FORTHCOMING

24 Oct. Colva Union Feast. Bishop Thomas Grant School, SW16. Rosy De Souza 0181-674 2266.

31 Oct. 15:00 Konkanim Mass + Get-together. Asian Chaplaincy.

1 Nov. 18:30 Meditation. 34 Potterne Close, Castlecombe Drive, London SW19

1 Nov. 19:00 The Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, Most Rev. Ferdinand Fonseca who is visiting UK will be saying a mass for Goans. St Anslems Church, Tooting. A reception in the Upper Hall will follow. Flavio Gracias 0181-723 1322

3 Nov. 18:30. Seby Gomes - Month's mind Mass. Mary Magdalene Church, Peter Avenue, London NW10.

5 Nov. 19:30 Meditation + Mass. Asian Chaplaincy

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 by 3 Nov. to book lunch.

7 Nov. 14:00-17:30 Goan Cultural afternoon. Goan Musical Society in collaboration with the Wandsworth Arts Festival. Elma Cota 0181-540 6660 (answerphone)

7 Nov. Nuvem Feast. Greg Cravalho 01245-261302

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

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.

To enable you to plan your millennium nite, below is a listing of events I know about. e-mail omissions to me.

31 Dec. South East Goans Millennium Ball - Sharon D’Souza 0181-301 5242.

31 Dec. 18:30 - 04:00 Dark Star Millennium Ball. Wembley Derrick Pereira 0181-952 8899

31 Dec. Saligao Gala Millennium Ball. Tolworth Recreation Centre. Zemira Fernandes 01895-259947

31 Dec. 19:00 - 03:00 West London Goans. Millennium Ball. Brentford. Marc Fernandes 01932-781221

The first Goan to hold the position of Recorder in a Court is recently appointed Mr Lawrence Lobo of Brighton.

Eustaquio Santimano of Denmark has launched Bosconet for ex-students of Don Bosco School, Panjim. E-mail ejs@image.dk for details.

The London Film Festival screens Cotton Mary on 5 Nov at 12:45 and 18:15 at Odeon West End 2. Gerson Da Cunha plays Dr Correa. Cast also includes Madhur Jaffrey, Greta Scacchi, James Wilby & Natasha Richardson. Director: Ismail Merchant. Telephone bookings: 0171-928 3232

Two new websites have been launched: www.popevisitsindia.com details Pope John Paul's visit to India next month. www.jesus2000india.org allows browsers to address questions and issues to the Church..

From Computers Today. 15-Oct. Saligaonet: Journalist, Frederick Noronha, offers this mailing list, dedicated to the village of Saligao, where he lives. The village has a high rate of expatriates overseas. To subscribe, send a message to saligaonet@goacom.com.

DEATHS

Oct 15. Colva: NAZARIO GOUVEIA brother of late Teofilo/Maria, Agapito/Antonette (UK), Franco Dubai)/Liberata, Roldao/Lizette, Leandro and Flavia/Eulario.

Oct 18. Canada. MARIA ELVIRA PERES E PERIERA, relict of John Castro, mother of Willy (UK), Zita/Victor (Canada), Noemia/Gabriel (Canada) and Octavio (UK).

Correction (issue 14): Oct. 9. Moira. MARIA BRIDGET RODRIGUES D'SOUZA. (ex Mombasa) Widow of Cyril. Should have been: Widow of Moses.

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

Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro accused `Brahmin' priests from the Catholic Church of trying to topple his government.

A State policy for the elderly people in Goa has been promised soon.

The Union Tourism Minister has ruled out any possibility of opening casinos in the country to rope in foreign tourists.

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

8404 & 8419. Teotonio R. de Souza & James Almeida. Re: Pope's visit to India
8393 Goan Nite in Calgary - Canada . Kieran Gonsalves
8392 Amriika - New Novel by Canada's M.G. Vassanji (ex. Dar) John D'Souza
8359 Goa Flight Schedules. Jerry Menezes
8350 Spice N'Jazz in Toronto (New Goan restaurant). John D'Souza
8320 Oh to be in Goa! Aires Rodrigues
8292 NRIs plan to computerise Goa's schools stuck in red tape. Shiv Kumar

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

*Independent 15 Oct. Keith Vaz, the Leicester MP was made Minister for Europe this week. Keith's rise through the ranks could be explained by stealth, charm and knowing on which side his bread is buttered (183 words).

Asian Age Oct. 16. Goa no longer a tourist paradise for Europeans. (re. drug-trafficking charges).

From Steve Ferros: *Daily Mail Oct. 17. Melba Correia is Britain's 5th highest paid woman. Extract: In spite of their success, the Correias always longed to return to their beloved Africa. So in 1998, when they were offered a good price for Hayes & Jarvis they gladly, took the money, and are using it to build up a hotel empire in Kenya where they now live - and the Caribbean.

Observer Oct 17. Twenty top places to escape the cold. Goa …India may not be the obvious choice for a beach holiday but Goa proves the fascinating exception and is worth enduring the 10-hour flight. This former Portuguese colony beside the Arabian Sea is a hippy, laid-back blend of Indian and Portuguese cultures; whitewashed Catholic churches sit harmoniously alongside Hindu temples.

*Sunday Express. Oct. 17. Book review . Extract: "…Homework, a novel written with some panache by 23-year-old Suneeta Peres da Costa. Born into a Catholic family of Goan descent in Sydney Australia …" 509 words.

*Business Line Oct. 18 Visit a 320-year-old house in Goa, home to Mario Miranda, the cartoonist. While many urbanites dream of retiring to their home village or town, well-known cartoonist Mario Miranda has been living and working out of his 320-year-old house in Goa ... ( 741words)

*The South China Morning Post - Hong Kong ; Oct. 19. Militant Hindu offshoots of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party have threatened to disrupt the state visit by Pope John Paul next month. They are demanding a public apology from the Pope for "forced conversions" and "ghastly atrocities committed by foreign missionaries against Indians during inquisitions in Goa until 1812". 397 words

The Independent. Oct. 20. The fate of two British travellers serving 10 years of"rigorous imprisonment" for drugs offences in Goa will be reviewed today when a court in the capital, Panaji, hears their appeal. (404 words)

From Gordon Shepperd. Demon Internet Magazine, Autumn 1999. Goa goes for net access. Feature on David Futers and his work in the Computers for Goa Schools Project.
For more information, see: www.f-w-a.demon.co.uk/goa

From Olav Menezes in Goa omengoa@goa1.dot.net.in

GOAN SOCCER WORLD CUP And WORLD CUP DINNER-DANCE

The first ever Goan Soccer World Cup is being held from January 9 to January 22, 2000 in Goa.

Eight Goan teams, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar, Bahrain, India and Goa have already confirmed their participation. Karachi Goans are very eager to compete and will certainly do so if the present dark clouds of politics are driven away by the winds of time.

Canada Goans are on the point of confirming their entry and hopefully the USA and UK Goans will follow. Attempts are being made to see that Goans from Portugal, Brazil and East Africa take their rightful place with their other Goan brethren on January 9.

During the two weeks of the tournament, there will be discussions/seminars on ways and means to improve sports in Goa and for establishing an International Goan Sports Federation.

Daily evening entertainment has been planned for the players and thousands of their supporters who will be here to cheer their respective teams. Funfair, Mando Festival, Goan Dance Festival, River Cruises, Moonlight picnics and many more activities are on the anvil, but the pièce de résistance will be the World Cup Dinner-Dance to be held on Sunday January 16, 2000 at the impressive Cotta Mansion, Agacaim. Limited to the first 1,000 persons, it will have a “Carnival in Goa” theme with authentic Goan -Portuguese cuisine, unlimited food and drink and Goa’s topmost band, “The Alcatrazz”, to keep you in high spirits till the early hours of the morning! All for £ 15 per person!

Advance booking for UK open. For more details contact Eddie Fernandes, 0181-883-4786 or email: eddie@fernandes.u-net.com Cheques, made payable to the Goan Association, UK Ltd. endorsed World Cup on the back should be sent to Flavio Gracias, President G.O.A., 76 Middleton Avenue, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8BS . Please note that no responsibility is taken or implied for the event itself.

Soccer players desiring to represent the UK Goans team please immediately contact Milton Rodrigues M1goa@aol.com tel. 07932-047248 or Tina Rodrigues tinarod@nortel.com