This is a paid announcement from Herald dt. 22.2.15
On 26th of this month, Kuwait marks the 24th anniversary of its liberation from Iraqi invasion. On 2nd August 1990 the dictator Saddam Hussein of Iraq invaded Kuwait by sending its mighty military that walked over Kuwait and kept Kuwait under its occupation for 7 long months till Kuwait finally was liberated by the coalition force of innumerable countries headed by USA.
One of the communities that very badly affected by this invasion of Kuwait was the Goan community having around 20,000 thousand members in Kuwait at the time of invasion, employed in different professions, a very few of them were engaged in business as well. They were all earning good amount of money compared to what they would get in Goa. Because of these earnings they built their empires - small, mediocre and big, because of their employment in Kuwait overwhelming majority of Kuwait Goans gave best of everything to their family members. Though the majority of the Kuwait Goans are coming from low and middle class background yet because of Kuwaiti Dinars earning, they gave best of social standing for their family members gaining good respect in society.
Some of the palatial houses, bunglows, elite education for the children, sophisticated life and enhanced social standing would not have been possible without employment of many of us in Kuwait. It was Kuwait that made many of us as somebody at least in life. Kuwait is a rare place in the world where you are made as somebody out of nobody otherwise as a non-matriculate Goan you will never get an opportunity to work in the Bank in Goa but in Kuwait yes. A car cleaner in Goa by showing his practical smartness in Kuwait can reach even to the position not only of a Foreman but also of a Service Advisor. By their remittance the economy of Goa was enhanced leading benefits to all Goans. By working in Kuwait an ordinary Goan became extra ordinary Goan.
We the direct beneficiaries of Kuwait employment are very grateful to Kuwait especially of its liberation on 26th February in 1991. Because of its liberation most of us got our jobs back, our end service benefits for the period ending 1.8.1990 and many other things otherwise Saddam Hussein would made us desperate. Out of this gratitude we organize this meet on 26th of this month to further the goodwill already existing between Goans and Kuwait. There will be many Kuwait Goans on vacation now, they must not miss this opportunity to come for this meet. And those whose families are based in Goa they must tell their family members to be present for this meet because they are greater beneficiaries of the goodwill between Goa and Kuwait.
The benefits of Kuwait’s liberation were enjoyed by others as well, like visiting Tiatrists, Priests, Nuns, Konkani promoters, recipients of our donations and other social activists and many more. They are all invited now to show their solidarity with us to Kuwait by attending the Meet on 26th of this month in Panjim at 10.00 AM, at Chamber of Commerce Hall, 3rd Floor., Opposite Azad Maidan.
Tel:7507394349.