FORTHCOMING

21 Oct. 19:30-23:00. St. Thomas More Church Hall, 420 Long Lane, Bexleyheath, Kent. Charity dinner dance in aid of ‘Harbour Trust’ and aimed at creating awareness and acceptance of HIV or AIDS victims within the Goan community. Tickets £10 each. Edna Pereira 020 8304 9839, Cecil D’Cunha 020 8304 3161 or Tony Luis 01689-602074. Contributions in cash, raffle prizes or food stall items welcome.

22 October 11:15 Peter Fernandes 1st Death Anniversary mass, St Marks Church.Tollgate Road,Becton London E6 (Sent in by Melvyn Fernandes). Peter, ex. Mombasa, was bass guitarist for Savannah and Oasis.

28 Oct. 19:00 - 03:00 Help A Poor Child. 20th Anniversary Gala Ball, Harrow Leisure Centre. Elvis Presley and Ricky Martin impersonators. Coach travel from all parts of London, Essex, Kent, Leicester, Slough, Southampton and Surrey. The major social event of the Year & a worthy cause. Derrick Pereira 020-8952 8899. Members tickets from Bernie Gracias 020 8723 1322

29 Oct. 12:30 - Crusaders Football Club Millennium Reunion Dance at the White Hart Lane School Hall, Wood Green, London N22. Holy Mass followed by dancing to the beat of "Karibu" from Leicester. For tickets please contact Nicholas Fernandes on 020 8967 3726, Luis Gracias on 020 8764 4353, Peter Mendes on 020 8809 1782 or Tony Jo Fernandes on 01895 259 947.

4 Nov. Goan Association UK. Mass for Deceased Members. Church of the Assumption (Pilar Fathers), 131 High Street, Deptford. Followed by 3-course fish meal £6. Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322

5 Nov. Nuvem Feast. 12:30- White Hart Lane School, Wood Green, London N22. Music by "Karibu" the Leicester Band. Tickets £7 which includes snacks, a free drink, and meal, with bar prices at £1.30 incl. mixers! Please contact Florian Carvalho 0208 452 8362, Johnson Carvalho 0208 303 5822, Hilary Fernandes 0208 854 4547, Jack Carvalho 0208 317 7686, Marc Fernandes 01932 781221 or Greg Carvalho 01245 261302 greg@god.co.uk

11 Nov. 18:30-22:00. ADT College Hall, 100 West Hill, Putney, London SW15. The Goan Musical Society in conjunction with the Wandsworth Arts Festival 2000 presents a Variety Show, "A Goan Cultural Evening". MUSIC-SONG-DANCE-ART-DRAMA presented by dedicated artistes. A unique celebration of Goan culture. Tickets: Kerwin Fernandes 020 8230 6935. For Coach Travel: South East Goans - Lloyd 020 8301 5242; South West Goans - Mark Fernandes 01932 781 221; North Londoners - Candy Fernandes 020 8245 4513. Full details at: http://www.geocities.com/g.m.s

19 Nov. 12:30- Moira Association. Feast of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception ATC Hall, 192 Merton Road, South Wimbledon. Music: 'MAZ N CO' Disco: 'SAY ONE DO ONE' Other Entertainment: 'MAGICIAN'. Lots of Prizes. Coach travel from South East (subject to response by 20th Oct 2000). Price £5 pp. Contact: Myra Mendes on 020 8303 3974.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Dr Aswani Kumar, head of the Malaria Research Centre in Goa, is visiting the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine until mid-November. If you are interested in hearing about his work on malaria control in Goa and the current malaria situation there, please contact Ilona Carneiro, ilona.carneiro@lshtm.ac.uk by 25 Oct. We will try to arrange an informal lunch or an informal presentation, depending on the numbers interested.

One week Pilgrimage to India: Vailankani, Madras, Mysore AND one week in Goa. Dep. 10 Nov., 12 Jan. and 2 Mar. £675.00 inc. half board, flights and tax. Also return flights to Goa: £300 + tax. Contact Rev. Fr. Arthur Moraes, Tel: 020 8977 5682.

DEATHS

8 Oct. Siolim. ANTHONY S R FERNANDES (Ex-Police, Nairobi), husband of Maxie, father of Alicia/Goldwyn, Audrey, Dr Arnold, Andrew and Anette.

10 Oct. Navelim: EUGENIO CRAVEIRO VAZ, HUSBAND of Olinda, father of Aristo/Mina (USA), Oliver/Philu (Austria), Joanita/Eliazar D'Silva, Artimizia/Joe Fernandes (UK), Joseph, Rosy/Tony Mazarello, Johnson and Godfrey (USA).

11 Oct. Moira/London: CALISTO NAZARE, husband of Felicia, father of Francis and Charles.

12 Oct. Benaulim: AVELINA LAVINA FERNANDES (Ex-Kampala), wife of late Protasio, mother of John, Norman, Marina, Anna (London), Alice, Felix and late Fatima.

15 Oct. UK. MARIA AIDA MENDES. Wife of Dominick Mendes. Mother of Daniel, Maria Sena Rose, David and Dylan, sister/ sister-in-law of Lydia Fernandes/ Roque Fernandes, Late Roque Barreto, Late Maggie Antao/ Anthony Antao

18 Oct. Merces: FRANCISCO XAVIER D'SOUZA (Ex-Tanzania Railways, Outstanding Sportsman & National Referee), husband of Aurita, father of Dr Avita/Dr Edward Freitas, Silvino/Jacinta, Andrew (A Lua)/Cerolina and Goretti.

18 Oct. Velim: CONCEICAO FRANCISCO CANDIDO COLACO, husband of late Bertha, father of Mauricio/Cynthia, Blanch/late Felix, Dr Jose/Emma (Bahamas).

FLIGHT CORNER

2. Pick of next year's carnivals around the world. India: thanks to Portugal's lingering influence, Goa fully enters into the carnival spirit; with four days of paint-throwing, music, cross-dressing and masked balls as King Momo, lord of misrule, takes charge. Panjim, the capital, is centre of the festivities. Getting there: First Choice (0870 750 0001); from £479pp.

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

Producer and Director Domingo Fernandes of Paris has opened a Goa office for the production of the Konkani and French feature film "Gavanthan Pois Mhaka Tuzo Mog", to be shot in Goa and Paris in 35 mm Cinemascope.

CM Sardinha told Australian businessmen in Sydney that Goa is seeking investment for projects like golf courses, theme parks, wildlife parks, Go-cart and bowling centres, multiplexes, shopping malls, integrated entertainment and cinema theatres.

In Goa, the delicious dietary staple, fish curry and rice, is losing its primary ingredient - fish, due to overharvesting by fishing trawlers. The trawler owners, some with links to prominent politicians, are lobbying to water down a ban on coastal mechanized fishing during the crucial spawning season. Fred Noronha in Lycos Environment News Service. Story and photographs at
http://ens.lycos.com/ens/oct2000/2000L-10-16-03.html

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

14096 New USA based Goan non-profit (NGO) George Pinto
14065 Goa's Helmet Rule being challenged in High Court. Aires Rodrigues
14066 New Research Bulletin on the study of the Konkani language. Gaspar Almeida
14047 Teachers Exchange with Goa. David Futers
14030 Donated computers reach Goa, giving donors giving donors a bitter pill. Frederick Noronha

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

*15 Oct. The Times of India. Article on Vera Maria Fernandes, Portugal's Consul in Goa. Quotes her saying: "Goa is naturally Portugal in many respects"…" the influence of the two cultures manifested in architecture, furniture, food and dresses. There is a good scope for boosting tourism between the two countries". 504 words

*15 Oct. Straits Times (Singapore) Going, going Goan. Review a new Goan restaurant in Singapore. 581 words

16 Oct. The Guardian. Labour: Race and gender prove a hindrance. Valerie Vaz, the sister of the Europe minister Keith Vaz and a highly articulate lawyer, had been tipped to win the nomination to fight the by-election in West Bromwich but it was won by Adrian Bailey. Ms Vaz, a veteran of the 1999 European parliamentary elections and the 1987 general election when she contested the hopeless seat of Twickenham, said she did not encounter blatant sexism. The local party had made up its mind that it wanted a local candidate who was a man. However, the twin disadvantages of being Asian and a woman appear to have counted against her.
"I knew it was going to be difficult because I was told that they could not run an Asian candidate in the byelection because of the threat from the National Front," Ms Vaz said. "I would have been a high-profile Asian woman and that counted against me." Ms Vaz said her experience shows that the Labour party suffers from the sort of "institutional racism" identified in the Macpherson report. "People are not racist to your face," she said. "But there is an inherent culture in the Labour party where many do not see an Asian woman as MP potential. Thankfully, there are many people in the party who are supportive."

18 Oct. BBC News Online. Headline: Goa shuns backpackers. …Goa turns its back on low-budget tourism after earning a reputation of being the hippie capital of the world… "they no longer want tourists who fly down in charter flights" For text and photographs, go to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_978000/978530.stm

20 Oct. Times of India. Dr Sharad Vaidhya, a renowned physician and surgeon from Panaji died on Thursday in Mumbai after a massive heart attack. He was in London for the last three months with his son there and was returning to Goa. [The son, Dr Jayant Vaidhya, is a surgeon at University College London Hospital and is due to be featured in a BBC Tomorrow's World TV programme soon].

GOACOM has a new online audio konkani tutor consisting of the following modules: Basic conversation; On Arrival: At the Hotel; At the restaurant; Tips during sightseeing: At the marketplace. The tutorials were developed by Joel D'Souza (who gives us Goa News), Frederick Faria of GOACOM and Orlando of Angel records. You can also purchase the accompanying books and guides online. For more details, please visit: http://www.goacom.com and see the Whats New section.