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FORTHCOMING 12 Feb. 19:30-01:00 Goan Association UK. Valentine Special. Lola Jones Hall Greaves Place, London SW17. £7.00. Children under 13 free. Bring your own drinks. Food will be on sale. Theme: Red attire. Dress code: Jacket and Tie. Music: Fantasy disco by Stephanie. Irene De Mello 0181-567 9155 or Edna Moraes-de Souza 0181-672 1973. 4 Mar. 19:15 Assoc. of the Friends of Ven. Fr. Agnelo (UK). General meeting. Nina Pinto 020-8767 0663 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 1 Apr. 19:00-24:00. Mothers Day Social. Botwell Social Centre, Botwell Lane, Hayes, Middlesex. £6. Food for sale. Licensed Bar. Music by Velvet Orchid. Tel. Greg 020- 8579 8154, Tessy, 01784-433 302 or Irene 020-8567 9155. 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. 23 Apr. 19:00 Goan Association UK and Dark Star Social Club. Grand Easter Ball. Lola Jones Hall London SW17. Irene De Mello 0181-567 9155, Edna Moraes-de Souza 0181-672 1973, Savio Pereira 0181-679 4331 or Hazel Rodrigues 0181-357 6776 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 COMMUNITY NEWS Marie Pereira and Jude Lobo are canvassing support for establishing a Young London Goans Group. The questionnaire is attached as a supplement. Forward it to your friends and do not forget to fill it in yourself. Lady in SW London looking for a Goan lodger who must be of impeccable character with a mature attitude. Pleasant modern accommodation conveniently situated to all amenities. Please contact Edna 0181-672 1973. The
Goan Community Mombasa newsletter, Feb. 2000 is available at:
Martha Fernandes, Mitcham, together with her children Agnelo/Pam, Roy, Bernie/Dennis, and family wish to thank relatives, friends for their attendance, floral tributes, sympathy cards, phone calls, and masses offered for the soul of Peter (Pedro) Santan Fernandes. Please accept our thanks as we cannot thank individually. However a "Special Intention" Mass is to be offered on Sunday 16th April, 12:00 noon at St. Boniface Church, Mitcham.. Know
of a UK solicitor who handles property transfer (sale) in Goa? There has been another request to learn Konkani through conversation - this time the Streatham area is preferred. If you know any elderly persons who would like help, please get in touch with Jasmin Juvanteny, jasmin_juvanteny@hotmail.com Romeo Ferrao has for sale, copies a book, Life and exploits of Abaye Faria by Caetan Faria. £3.72 each. Write to him at 35 Lewis Silkin House, 10 Lovelinch Close, Beckham, SE15 1PQ. Tel 0171-358 0641. The Goan Association of Paris have launched their website. It's in French of course! See: http://www.goacom.com/goa-paris/ Basilio Magno and his wife Rosa were at the Goan Musical Society meeting at India Club on 9 Feb. To demonstrate the finer points of his work he sang some songs that included 'Come to Goa' and his operetta 'A day in Goa'. DEATHS Jan. 19. Malindi, Kenya ENGRAIUS D'SOUZA. Jan 25 Tanga, Tanzania. ORLANDO FERNANDES - Chairman St Xaveir's Society, Tanga. Jan 30. Mombasa, Kenya. OLIVER PICARDO Feb. 3. Cortalim. CALISTO DOURADO. Brother of Agnelo (UK) etc. FLIGHT CORNER http://www.travel-travel.co.uk/ had Manchester- Goa. £239. Dep. 10 Feb. Rtn. 13 Feb. (yes, 48 hours in Goa!) NEWS
HEADLINES The PWD has worked out the cost of construction. For bungalows with architectural features and superior specifications it is Rs.4620/m2. whilst for multi-storeyed RCC building up to six storeys it is Rs.4,200/m2. Goa's police force has had blue and white uniforms since 1997. The Director General of Police wishes to revert to khaki.. Majorda Beach Resort organised a beach cleanliness drive with the help of students from St Anthony High School, Majorda Elections have taken place in Goa this week for a new rural Council, the Zilla Parishad that will comprise of fifty members. Visit Goanet at www.goacom.com/goanet. Some of the highlights: 10134
Seminar on tourism due to be held in April 2000 in Goa. Fred Noronha IN
THE NEWS *5 Feb. Gomantak Times. Editorial: Bungling Government lets off paedophiles. (677 words) *8 Feb. Rediff . Sandesh Prabhudesai. Police lethargy allows German accused of paedophilia to be acquitted (554 words) *5 Feb. Independent . Young blacks and Asians have lost their militancy and are no longer interested in campaigning on social and political issues, Gurbux Singh, the new head of Britain's race watchdog said yesterday (450 words) *6
Feb. New Vision (Kampala) Carrasco's Body Still Missing (330 words) *6 Feb. Sunday Telegraph Minister (Keith Vaz) to be quizzed over 'cash payments' (444 words). *7 Feb. The Guardian. Ravers fight party ban in paradise. Goa ain't what it used to be with the ban on late night parties. 661 words. *8 Feb. New Vision (Kampala). The remains of Prof. Joseph Carasco is believed to be among the over 60 bodies still trapped in the wreckage of the plane at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.. (460 words) *9 Feb. Times of India. Ashley D'Mello interviews Keith Vaz on racism and the Asian community in Britain. (709 words) *10 Feb. Herald (Goa) Fred Noronha: Goa's Catholic Church says that the remnants of caste-based differences among its flock over four centuries after conversion, are causing some hurdles to the smooth functioning of the Church. (720 words) |
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