FORTHCOMING

18 Jun. 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

20 Jun. 11:00 St. Stephens Church, Deepdene Road, Welling, Kent. Funeral of MARIA FELECIDADE DIAS. See below.

22 Jun. 20:00 - 20:30. BBC Radio 4. Southall Stories "the increasing tension between traditional and modernising forces among the third generation of young adults in Southall."

24 Jun. 17:00- Palms of Goa restaurant, 4 Meard Street, London W 1, tel.020 7439 2994. Meet Ivan Fernandes, Chairman of the Mombasa Goan Community Assoc. + goanet-uk first birthday. Drinks with optional dinner. e-mail eddie@fernandes.u-net.com

25 Jun. 12:30- Benaulim Association - Feast of St John the Baptist, White Hart Lane School, Wood Green, London N22. Mass followed by Dance. Music by band Maz & Co. Tickets from Mrs Josephine Fernandes (020 8967 7471)

2 July. 12:00- Aldona Association London. Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle. White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, London N22. For tickets please contact Tony Fernandes 020-8804-5276; Felix Fernandes 020-8800-5413; Luis Gracias 020-8764-4353; or Joanita Fernandes 01908-696-882.

9 July. 12:00- Calangute Assoc. celebrates their feast commencing with Mass. Venue: Shamyana Restaurant, 429 London Road, Norbury, SW16. Contact Ian Remedios 020-8658 7769

22 July. 20:00-24:00. Thames Cruise + Dinner Dance. Westminster Pier. Limited numbers. Edna Moraes-De Souza 020-8672 1973

23 July. 12:30- Tivim Social. Bishop Thomas Grant School Hall, SW16. Norma Menezes-Rahim 020-8771 4457

23 July. 12.00 - 20.00. Annual Guirim/Sangolda BBQ. Ewell Sports Ground, Banstead Road, Ewell. Jane Gracias (020) 8543 5454 or Laura Pinto (020) 8644 9588.

30 July. GOA Annual Goan Festival. Bishop Lafrance School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Diego Pinto 020-8767-0663 (offers of help). Norma Menezes-Rahim 020-8771 4457(organisational arrangements). Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322 (stall applications).

COMMUNITY NEWS

Ivan Fernandes, Chairman of the Mombasa Goan Community Association, is visiting London 21-28 June, with his wife, Desiree. Meet them at the Palms of Goa restaurant from 5 p.m. on Saturday 24 June, for drinks with the option of dinner. Please telephone Flavio, 020-8723-1322 or e-mail eddie@fernandes.u-net.com ASAP so that we can get an idea of the numbers likely to turn up. Admission is free! It will also be the goanet-uk first birthday party.

From Flavio Gracias: The Directors of the Goan Association are pleased to inform their members that the insurance claim for the loss of the clubhouse following the fire, has now been settled and a cheque for the net proceeds of £265,000 has been received. The Board is planning to proceed with the sale of the Playing Fields at Beckenham, Kent and are looking for offers in the region of £200,000. Contact Flavio Gracias 020-8723 1322.

Renowned Goan dancer Joan Pires is having a one-off Dance workshop, at the Asian Chaplaincy hall, Hammersmith, Sun 25 June, 15:00 - 16:30, for 10 children aged 6 - 10. They are going to be taught a modern jazz dance and the workshop is to be filmed on video. Tel. Joan Pires 020 8302 8066 or Judy 07718135117 ASAP.

DEATHS

3 June. London. JOSE FRANCIS JOANES (Tambo) Eldoret/London/ Benaulim. H/o Bendita, father/ father-in-law of Anthony/ Roseline, Veronica/ Paul, Sabina/ Vincy, Maria/ Piety and Conny/ Seby (Kenya).

7 June. Navelim. ANTONIO SANTANO S FERNANDES. Husband of Ida, Father/ FIL of Arcanjo/ Fiona, Yvette/ Johnny, Roy (UK)/ Alzira, Pravino (UK)/ Brenda.

11 June Welling, Kent. MARIA FELECIDADE DIAS, sister of P.M./Lucy (Bexleyheath), Jovito/Lourdes (Welling), Lazarus/Liz (Welling). Funeral on Tuesday 20 June at 11 a.m. at St. Stephens Church, Deepdene Road, Welling, Kent.

11 June. Saligao. BRIDGET CARNEIRO (Ex-Uganda), wife of late Luis C Carneiro, mother/mother-in-law of John/Angela (London), Lydia/late Leo Fernandes, late Flora/Tony Menezes (UK), sister of late Bernard/Lily, Fr Lino D'Souza, S.J. Grandmother of Karena/Bernard D'Souza (USA), Sharon (UK), Lyssa/Sunil Mascarenhas (UK), Noreen/ Vivek Menezes (UK), Luis (UK), Ilona/ Enrique Marin (UK), Derek/Sandra, Denzil/Nalini, David/Pamela, Desmond/Caroline (Australia) and Donald. Funeral took place on 13 June at Mae de Deus Church, Saligao.

12 June Cuncolim: BENEDITO SANTAN D'SOUZA, husband of Inacinha, father of Molly/Anthony, Damaciana/John (UK).

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

Headlines from around the world following the bombs in Goa and other places in India last week:
*The Independent: Extremist Hindus Launch Anti-Christian Attacks.
*Agence France Presse Intl. Indian Christians Slam Church Attacks, Accuse Government Of Apathy.
*EWTN. Archbishop De Lastic Denounces Persecution Of Christians India.
*The Guardian. Who's Behind The Murders, Ask India's Christians.
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Hindus Blamed For Bombs.
*BBC. Pakistan Rejects Indian Charge Of Hand In Church Bomb Blasts
*Financial Times. Bid to halt anti-Christian violence.
*The Guardian: Indian Christian Murders Take On Sinister Pattern
*BBC. India: Christians' Body To Take Minorities' Case To United Nations and Amnesty International.

India's Defence Minister, George Fernandes, is getting the red carpet treatment during his stay in London 14-17 June. He will be officially received at Horse Guards Parade and inspect a guard of honour. He will visit 10 Downing Street, attend the Queen's Birthday Parade, an "Into Leadership" dinner organised by Keith Vaz and discuss India's defence concerns at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Government is hoping that he will sign the deal to buy 74 Hawk military aircraft.

Heavy rains, one third of the seasonal normal already, severely affected Goa last week particularly in the Bicholim, Sattari district. Over 100 houses collapsed and the train services on the Konkan railway services have been suspended

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

11983 Report of Goa Meeting on Violence Against Women. Mario Mascarenhas
11977 A Beginner's Guide To Goa Related Internet resources. Goa-World Team -Kuwait
11973 Rainfall 2000 In Goa Joel D'Souza
11937 Deccan Herald article on the Goa blast at the Vasco Church. Frederick Noronha.
11936 Death Of An Upright Officer. Aires Rodrigues on Mr Sahaye, former Director of Goa Police

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

31 May. Economic Times. Dempos plans to establish a chain of cyber cafes/IT kiosks in the four metros of Goa. 341 words

9 June. Times of India. Evacuee property at Mayem in Bicholim stirs up row again. Land belonging to those who left Goa in 1961 was redistributed. The original owners are making claims! See: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/jun/msg00035.html

*9 June. Navhind Times. The Chief Minister, Mr Francisco Sardinha constituted a core group of persons involved in tourism and travel trade to study and suggest steps for the systematic tourism development in Goa. 952 words.

10 June. The Guardian. …The authorities in new hippy havens such as Goa and Ko Pha-Ngan are becoming less tolerant of their 'like-minded' visitors' behaviour. The perception is that new hippies deliver negligible economic benefits (though studies show the average backpacker spend is actually higher than that of the average two-week Samsonite-packer), are less easily controlled, and create social and cultural problems. The number of arrests for drugs possession among new hippies in Goa and Thailand has risen sharply in recent years, and the Goan authorities are now actively discouraging backpackers…

12 June. Evening Standard. Travel article on Berlin. …Goa (00 49 30 2859 8451), an unusually excellent curry house laid out like a brothel, with velvety drapes, long benches for lolling on, opulent looking giant cushions and a shocking paucity of seating

13 June. New culture centre in promised for Indo-Portugal ties.
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/jun/msg00055.html

*13 June Daily Telegraph Obituary Professor Charles Boxer. "Epitome of the soldier-scholar who with no formal academic training became a world authority on Indo-Portuguese history." He also wrote: Fort Jesus And The Portuguese In Mombasa.1960

13 June Indian Express. …16 Iraqis and Iranians stowaways was arrested when they tried to escape from a ship berthed at Vasco-da-Gama harbour in Goa. They were believed to be part of a human smuggling racket…

*15 June Times of India. Poor infrastructure affecting tourism in Goa. 270 words