FORTHCOMING

6. Nov. 10:00-15:00 Funeral of PETER FERNANDES (42), husband of Lorraine, father of Alicia and Cheryl. St Marks Church, Tollgate Road, Beckton, London E6. Plaistow Crematorium, Hermitage Road 11:30 followed by refreshments at St Marks Church Community Centre. Peter, ex. Mombasa, was bass guitarist for Savannah and Oasis. No floral tributes - donations to St. Joseph's Hospice. Tel. 0171-511-2270. (Sent in by Melvyn Fernandes).

7th Nov. 12:00- Guirim/Sangolda Feast Streatham. Joe Figueira 0181 653 7611.

7 Nov. 13:00 Mass for deceased members of Goan Association (UK). Followed by a 3-course fish curry meal. £5. ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Tel Bernie Gracias 0181-723 1322 asap to book lunch. Some tickets still available.

7 Nov. 14:00-17:30 Goan Cultural afternoon. Goan Musical Society in collaboration with the Wandsworth Arts Festival. Photographer Gavin Fernandes (see issue 4) will exhibit some of his works. Elma Cota 0181-540 6660 (answerphone)

7 Nov. Nuvem Feast. Greg Cravalho 01245-261302

7 Nov. 15:00 Mass at St Anslems, Southall.

7 Nov. 20:00. Channel 4 'Race Against Crime' deals with racism in the Police force.

9 Nov. 22:30 Channel 4 Small Potatoes. New sitcom series produced and written by Richard Pinto and Sharat Sardana who also script Goodness Gracious Me.

14 Nov. 12:15- 20:00 Navelim Union Feast. Streatham. Adolf Mergulhao 0181-594 9267.

14 Nov. 15:00 Mass + Novena + Get-together. Asian Chaplaincy.

21 Nov. 13:30- Fr Agnelo's Day. St George's Cathedral, Westminster Bridge Road, Southwark and thereafter at Amigo Hall. Celebrant Bishop Charles Henderson V.G. K.C.H.S.

28 Nov. 13:00- G.O.A. (UK) Ltd AGM/EGM. ATC Hall Wimbledon

28 Nov. 15:00 Requiem Konkanim Mass + Get-together. Asian Chaplaincy.

From Flavio Gracias: About 100 Goans attended Mass said by Most Rev. Ferdinand Fonseca in Tooting on 1 Nov. He leaves UK on 5 Nov. for Bombay via Rome.

Independent on Sunday 31 Oct.: "On 8 November the trial of two men accused of murdering the musician Michael Menson begins". Mario Pereira, (Goan father and Mauritian mother) aged 26, of Edmonton; London is one of them.

From Nina Pinto: The induction has taken place of the Our Lady of Assumption, Deptford, following the take over by the Pilar Society of Goa. Amongst those attending were Bishop Charles Henderson; Fr John Cavanagh, Dean of Lewisham and Rev. Tony Lopes, Vicar General of the Pilar Society, Goa. Sunday services are at 9:00, 11:00 and 18:30. The Church is at 131 Deptford High St., London SE8 4NS. Next door to Deptford (BR) Station Fr Joe Rodrigues is the Parish Priest.

From Aires Rodrigues: Goa's Tourism, Fisheries and Industries Minister, Churchill Alemao arrives in London on 15 Nov. for the Earls Court World Tourism Mart. His Secretary, and the Director and Deputy Director of Tourism will accompany him.

Message from Philip Stewart in Goa: Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 07:33:30 BST
Please thank the Goanetters for all their support. We still love Goa and look forward to a couple of weeks visiting our many friends here.

DEATHS

Colva. Oct 26. MANUEL VICENT RODRIGUES (Ex-Kenya,), husband of Gertrude, father of Rosy/Wendly, Maria/Rozel, Tony, Romaldina, Celina, Ida (London), Piety, & Angela.

NEWS HEADLINES
( mainly from Joel D'Souza in Goa, courtesy of GOACOM, e-mail: goanow@sancharnet.in )

Joaquim Dias (79) former Advocate General of Goa and head of Sanskruti Raksha Manch movement that is leading the anti-Pope protest, had quit his post and disassociated himself from the movement.

The Income Tax department raided editorial offices, owner's residence and the printing press of the English daily, "Herald."

The Goan Review Art Foundation has published a book of jokes in Konkani entitled "Hanskutleo" (Laughter) edited by Fausto Da Costa.

The United States Consul General indicated that there were several corporations in the US wanting to set up a base in Goa if the infrastructure is improved, particularly in telecommunications and power.

SBEC Systems AB, a Swedish Company was due to invest in a sugar refinery plant in Goa but has chosen Mauritius instead "because of its political and economical stability."

FLIGHT CORNER

Times 4 Nov. Goa on its own is on offer with a fortnight's B&B including return flights from Gatwick with Direct Line Holidays on December 9 at £369. Details: 0181-239 3399.

Visit Goanet at www.goacom.com/goanet. Some of the highlights:

8711 GOA DAY '99 IN KUWAIT. Gaspar Almeida
8672 Award to GOANET, our virtual Balcao Jaime Demello
8649 WHITE ELEPHANTS & BLACK MINISTERS. Aires Rodrigues
8636. NEWS-MIGRATION: Canada beckons Indians. Frederick Noronha
8590. NEWS: Merchants Chamber to campaign for NRI citizens Frederick Noronha

IN THE NEWS
(e-mail eddie@fernandes.u-net.com for the full text of items marked *) .

From Newton Fernandes: Hair-raising testimony from a newly released Human Rights Watch report documents the persecution of Indian Christians by right-wing Hindu groups. See
http://humanrights.about.com//library/weekly/blindia2.htm

*Daily Express 28-Oct. The GG2 Man of the Decade award was presented to two MPs at the forefront of Labour's drive to improve race relations, Keith Vaz and Paul Boateng. 162 words.

*The Daily Telegraph 29-Oct. Freed Drug-Case Briton Attacks `Corrupt' India 521 words.

* The Sunday Telegraph 31-Oct. Pope to hear of Mother Teresa's medallion 'miracle'. 970 words.

*The Express on Sunday ; 31-Oct.. End of the affair for Goa Drug Pair. 1042 words.

*Financial Times. 2-Nov. 'Besieged' Hindus prepare to air their grievances to Pope. 878 words