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FORTHCOMING 5 Feb. 19:00- GUAVA GROOVE band and disco at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove, Streatham. Tickets £5 at the door or tel. Vincent 0181 764 8780 6 Feb. 14:00 University of London ACADEMIC MASS. Westminster Cathedral, Victoria Street SW1. Principal Celebrant: HE Archbishop Pablo Puente, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain. 9th Feb. 18:30 - 21:00. India Club, 143 Strand, London WC2. The Goan Musical Society would like to invite all to meet Basilio Magno, noted Goan journalist, composer and songwriter who is currently visiting the UK from Spain. It is hoped to adjourn nearby for Dinner. Contact Joao Paulo Cota 0181 646 6390 (evenings). 12 Feb. Goan Association UK. Valentine Special. Lola Jones Hall London SW17. Irene De Mello 0181-567 9155 or Edna Moraes-de Souza 0181-672 1973. 4 Mar. Botwell Social Centre, Botwell Lane, Hayes. Fund raising dance for St Gabriel's Church. Tickets £8 available from Ulric Pinto (020 8422 1479) or Ron Mathias (020 8422 5315) 5 Mar. 12:00- Mungul Union feast. White Hart Lane School, N22. Rosy D'Silva 020- 8352 9450. 12-19 Mar. Holy Land Pilgrimage. £499.50 (inc. flight, half board, tours and tips). Edna Moraes-de Souza 020-8672 1973 9 Apr. 15:00 Moira Assoc. Asian Chaplaincy, St. Augustine's Priory, 55 Fulham Palace Road London W6 Mass offered for the repose of the soul of Robert D'Souza. COMMUNITY NEWS Young goanet-uk member who wishes to learn Konkani through conversation would like to contact elderly Goan single person or couple who need help with household chores, shopping etc. South London area. Telephone Eddie Fernandes 0181-883-4786 (evenings or weekends). The leaked news of the proposal to secure a £10,000 bond from some visa applicants from the Indian subcontinent was greeted by outrage. UK sponsors of relatives and friends may be required to provide the facility. Keith Vaz was plainly embarrassed by the leak which coincided with his official visit to India, billed to ease visa restrictions. The Indian PM and Foreign Ministers cancelled their scheduled meetings with him. The Indian Government is reported to be considering imposing reciprocal restrictions on British citizens wishing to visit India. The British High Commission in India quotes Keith Vaz as saying that the project is in response to proposals from minority ethnic communities in the UK. For
John D'Souza's Goanet-Canada Newsletter Jan. 30 see: DEATHS 10
Dec. Charleston, U.S. Prof. KLAUS DE ALBUQUERQUE
(ex. Mombasa). Obituary by Eddie D'Sa at 10 Jan. Manitoba, Canada. FILU CARVALHO ex. Kampala. Brother of Mario, Sr. Nellie, Leo, Agnelo and Leslie. 30 Jan. Abidjan, Nigeria. Prof. JOSEPH CARASCO of Kampala in the Kenya Airways crash. See In the Press section. FLIGHT CORNER For early birds - Dep. 15th Dec. Rtn.30th Dec. £448.00 inc. Only 20 seats available at this price & up to 29th Feb. Saldanha Holidays, 0181 686 5888, SALDANHAGOA@aol.com NEWS
HEADLINES Minister for Power Mr Digamber Kamat said that uninterrupted power supply was his top priority: The Goa float titled "Goa: A Tourist Paradise", designed by Francisco Martins was presented at the Republic Day pageant in New Delhi and won the first prize. The float depicting a river cruise in the Mandovi.. The shabby state of the Bal Niketan Children's Home at Ribandar, came to light only after the tragic death of an 8-month-old infant girl after being attacked by ants. Governor Mohammad Fazal has said that the government proposes to set up in Goa a large hospital of international standards, both for the needs of the state, for patients from other states and also from other countries. Aires Rodrigues, has written to the Panjim High Court bench in Goa, complaining that the Goa Medical College is floundering and succumbing to "political interference". The 13-member British business delegation lead by British High Commissioner in India Sir Rob Young and Deputy Michael Bates envisage trade opportunities in infrastructure development, power, health care and food processing in Goa. There was a need to simplify the procedure for granting clearance to the trade-related projects they said. Goa's
Chief Minister, Francisco Sardinha will meet the members of the
public without appointment at his Altinho residence from 08:45
- 10.45 every Tuesday and from 9:00 - 11:30 on Wednesdays and
Sundays at Curtorim. Computers
for Goan Schools Raffle. HURRY! Closing Date: February 29, 2000. Visit Goanet at www.goacom.com/goanet. Some of the highlights: 10040
Diary of my Goa Holiday. Gordon Shepperd on his 2 week holiday IN
THE NEWS *28 Jan. The Globe and Mail (Toronto). Business is blooming for Cellie Gonsalves and the on-line flower seller. 287 words * 2 Feb. The Independent. The intelligent person's guide to trance: many of us see it as a mindless terminus. In fact, it's the beginning of the first global pop music. Excerpts: Goa, the spiritual home of trance music and the cyber- hippie lifestyle that surrounds it …the twiddly psychedelic music played at the full-moon parties in Goa (hence "Goa trance") …(984 words). *2 Feb. The Monitor (Kampala). Excerpts: Joseph Carasco of Kampala died in the Kenya Airways plane crash. He had gone to attend a conference in Dakar and was a Ugandan of Goan origin, the son of Principi Carasco, a prominent Ugandan lawyer in the 1960s. He was one of seven children and unmarried. The rest of the family lives abroad. Carasco's body had been recovered and two tickets had been sent to his family in London for them to go to Abidjan to see the body. (1011 words). *2 Feb. The Edgar Fernandes murder trial in Turkey received extensive coverage on the radio, TV and Press. The case has been adjourned to 29 March. Pressure is being applied on Malta to have the suspect extradited. |
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