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note: I will be on holiday 15-30 April inc. During that period
John D’Souza of Toronto will send out the newsletters.
FORTHCOMING 23 Apr. 19:00 Goan Association UK & Dark Star Social Club. Grand Easter Ball. Lola Jones Hall London SW17. Edna Moraes-de Souza 0181-672 1973, Savio Pereira 0181-679 4331, Hazel Rodrigues 0181-357 6776 or Flavio Gracias 0181-723 1322. 23 Apr. 19:00-0100 Music Mania Dinner Dance Thamesmere Leisure Suite, Woolwich. Breakthru Band and Music Mania Disco. Tony/Roseline Joanes 0181 265 9644, Vincent/Sabina 0181 244 5598 or Paul/Veronica Barretto 0181 311 1195 23 Apr. 15:00-23:00 Mapuca Union Easter Dance. Say One Do One Disco. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Beltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16. Eusebio Pinto 0208-802 6373 or Matthew D'Souza 0208-304 9089. 30 Apr. 12:00-19:45. Cortalim Union Feast. White Hart Lane School, Wood Green, N 22. Mass followed by dance. Tickets: Rita, 0181- 800 5413; Manu, 0181-809 1128; Maria, 0181-803 5146 or Assumption, 0181-641 5995. Please book in advance. 1 May 13:00-19:30 Uganda Reunion Social. Wandsworth Town Hall, SW18. Open to all. Apply for tickets ASAP none will be sold at the door. Joe Mendes 020-8303 3974. 13 May 19:00-24:00 Xavierites Assoc. Annual Dinner Dance. Police Club, Aldenham Road, Bushey , Herts. Music by Velvet Touch. Members and Guests. £25.00 each. Cherie Martins, 020 8363 0086 or e-mail oscarmartins@compuserve.com ASAP 14 May 13:00- Annual Assolna, Velim, Cuncolim (AVC) Union Social. Bishop Thomas Grant School , Streatham, London SW16. Book early to avoid disappointment. Eunice Barros 0181 672 0807 or Nico Antao 0181 560 6559. 21 May. 13:45 - Asian Chaplaincy. Festival of Patron Saints. Mass followed by cultural programme. Tel. 020-8563 9102 27 May 18.30 - 22.00. BBC Music Live 2000. Merton Hall, 76 Kingston Road, Wimbledon. The Goan Musical Society ensemble is one of the 10 groups participating in the "Festival of Folk Music, Song and Dance from around the World". Adults £6, children £3. Ms Sabitri Ray 0208-648 0084 4 June. Wandsworth Town Hall Ex Students from Catholic Parochial and St Teresa's Boys and Girls School, Nairobi. Millennium Reunion. Norma Menezes 020-8771 4457 Menezrahim@aol.com or Tonyjo Fernandes 01895 259947. 6 -13 June. Asian Chaplaincy. Holy Land Pilgrimage. £599. Derek Gomes. 020-7263 5203 DEREKGOMES@compuserve.com 18 June. 12:00- Siolim Union. 20th anniversary & Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Beltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16 Mass followed by Dance. Maz & Co. and Fantasy Disco. Members and guests welcome. Derrick Fernandes 020-8395 1084 or Eugene Fernandes 020-8240 0818 COMMUNITY NEWS
Trudy Couthino's "Mai's Recipe Book" is based on her mother's (Amanda) recipes and the practices of her grandmother, Julie Alvares (of Alvares Hotel, Nairobi). Some of the dishes featured are Amot-Tik, Fish Mole and Ale-Bele. Price £10 plus £1.75 p&p from Trudy Couthino, 187 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, Kent DA16 3AW. Tel 020-8854 6636 or 0958 435 147 (mobile) The Goan Association, Calgary now has a website at: http://www.goacom.com/goa-calgary/ George Pinto, President of the San Francisco Goan Institute was in Rome last weekend to promote the cause of the canonisation of Blessed Joseph Vaz. He met the Postulator of the Cause who is also handling the Fr. Agnelo case. The outcome was disappointing. For an account of the visit, see http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/apr/gpinto.html DEATHS 10 Apr. Salvador Do Mundo, Goa. ADRIAN D'SOUZA Husband of Celissa. Father of Joan (London), Christina (London), Bernadine (London), Malcolm (Wipro), and Andrew (USA). 10 Apr. Margao: ALEIXO FELECIANO (Ex-Uganda), husband of Maria Esperanca, father of Libby/Elton, Luis, Lisa/Arjun Pinto and Fr Veis SJ. LOOKING FOR David Futers is anxious to contact anyone who hails from Anjuna. David Futers, 6 Victoria Terrace, Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland, NE64 6NL. Tel 01670 815297 or e-mail: David@f-w-a.demon.co.uk NEWS
HEADLINES Peace returned to Goa late last Saturday when the Meta Strips factory was sealed pending a Judicial review and the hunger strike was called off. The Order banning the meeting of more that five persons was rescinded. The composition of the Review Panel is waited with interest. For
a table of Goa's current property rates check out: Goa's
Political system needs to be cleaned. By Carmo D'Souza. See: COMMUNITY SERVICES Anthony
Fernandes 020-8204 4954 AFERNS@aol.com Please let me know what services you and your friends can offer. e-mail: eddie@fernandes.u-net.com IN
THE NEWS Video footage of Meta-Strips protests in Goa is at http://www.goacom.com/news/ April 7. *6 Apr. Press Trust of India. Greenpeace Flays Goa Project. They state that Goa's Meta Strips plant would be playing into the hands of western nations keen on getting rid of their hazardous waste. 179 words 8 Apr. Daily Telegraph. Antony Worrall Thompson presents `More Simply Antony' every day (Carlton Food Network, 2.45pm). He was asked "Where would you most like to be right now"? His response: "In Goa. India generally has got so much history, architecture and different styles of scenery. The food is good as well". *8 Apr. The Herald (UK). Travel: Easy Come, Easy Goa: Holidays in the heart of India may be hot, sticky and sleepless, but they're worth it for the sights, sounds and shopping. 1166 words. *9 Apr. The Hindu. Vibing in cyberspace.. Remo Fernandes, the bard from Goa has a new single, "Cyber Viber", which he says, is " about the meeting of two people in cyberspace, exchanging a virtual cup of chai". It can be downloaded, free in MP3 format from the www.fabmart.com site. 212 words *10 Apr. Herald (Goa).Goa is not quite suitable for retiring in advanced age, say expatriates. By Frederick Noronha. 981 words *13
Apr. Fox news (U.S.). "Every year thousands of travellers
flock to Goa, a sleepy beach province on India's West Coast, to
partake in Goa's Dionysian trance music scene". By Julia
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