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FORTHCOMING 23 Sept. 19:00- EX ALLIDINIANs (Mombasa School) Get-Together. Queen Charlotte Hall, Richmond Adult and Community College, Parkshot, Richmond, Surrey. Contact Tony Luis, on tel 01689 602074 or e-mail Tony@luist.freeserve.co.uk 23 Sept. TIATR, TIATR, TIATR, Londonache famad teatrist ani kantorist fuddem sorleat adum tumchea mucar ek gomoticho ani comicacho tiatr zachem naum “ GUSPOT “. Vo tiatr zatolo, jistuc sanghecha 5 ora, St Monica's Hollant, Green Lanes, Palmers Green. London. For further details please call: Rosy - 020 8352 9450, Ida - 020 8881 2921, Gregg – 020 8907 0545 Sun 24 Sept. 12:00-20:00 Mapuca Union celebrating the Feast of St Jerome. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16. Commencing with Mass at 12.30pm. Band - Guava Groove and Disco - Say One Do One. Licensed Bar. Jacket & Tie essential. Raffles/Novelty Prizes/Kids games with prizes. Adults £10.00 (includes meal), children £3.50 (includes child's snacks). Contact Mathew D'Souza 020-8802 6373 or Eusebio Pinto 020-8304 9089. 1 Oct. 12:45- Majorda Feast. Mass followed by a Social. White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22. For tickets contact : Eulogio Braganza on: 020-8888 9109 or Bernadette Dias on: 020-8361 9417. 7 Oct. Young Ones "Bow-Tie" function. Church Hall of Our Lady & St Philip Neri, Sydenham. 8 Oct. Goan Association (UK). Senior Citizens lunch. £5. ATC Hall. Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322 28 Oct. 19:00 - 03:00 Help A Poor Child. 20 th Anniversary Gala Ball, Harrow Leisure Centre. Derrick Pereira 020-8952 8899 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 11 Nov. 18:30-20:00. 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. Details at: http://www.geocities.com/g.m.s Information: Joao Paulo Cota (020 8646 6390). Tickets: 020 8230 6935 (Kerwin Fernandes). South East Goans have arranged COACH travel for £4 return. Contact Lloyd on 020 8301 5242. 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. Contact: Lloyd 8301 5242, Lloyd.d'souza@virgin.net Evelyn 8306 0974 COMMUNITY NEWS The World Wide Goans Convention will be held on December 30, 2000 in Goa. Other cultural and sports activities organised by GOA ONLINE ACTION NETWORK, (G.O.A.N.) are being linked to this event. The GOAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL Committee is headed by Tomazinho Cardoso and aided by Damodar Mauzo, Timoteo Fernandes, Prince Jacob, Victor Hugo Gomes, Caetan Abreu and Octavio Rodrigues. The GOAN MILLENNIUM GAMES will bring together Goans from all over the world, They will compete in Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Basketball, Billiards, Snooker, Pool and Bridge. The Millennium Marathon will be staged on Dec. 31 morning. Details from: Olav Menezes, omengoa@goa1.dot.net.in The Goan Association Trook Tournament last Sunday was a successful and enjoyable event with 15 teams participating. Basil Da Silva's team won. Thanks are due to Jacinto Fernandes for organising the event with his usual finesse. Roll on the next one! DEATHS 18 Sept. Loutolim: VICTOR (PEQUENO) ALVARES of Remo's band, son of Maria do Carmo Matos and late Jose Antonio do Rosario, brother of Hugo/Cheryl (Canada), Lourdes/Antonio (Venezuela) Flavio/Espe (London), Elsa/Bill (London), Wanda, Fernanda/Thomas (Germany), Carlos/Celiza (London), Allan/Sepsy (Bahrain), Mario (Dubai) and Bonny. LOOKING FOR Brenda Fernandes of New Jersey, brensyl@hotmail.com seeks Sylvie Menezes who moved to the UK from Dar. Sylvie has 3 children - Roger, Roslyn and another "R". SPECIAL Fred Noronha interviews Silicon Valley multi-millionaire Romulus Pereira, probably the world's richest Goan. Still in his early 30s, Romulus with two Indian friends set up a company, YAGO Systems in 1996. It was soon sold for US$285 million. Full text is at http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/sep/msg00079.htm Extracts: I have seen a tremendous interest in computing from the Goan community not only in the US but in Canada, the UK and Australia… Goans have traditionally followed the more acceptable paths to success such as being doctors, lawyers and traditional engineering fields…I would encourage the young Goans who are just graduating from colleges or early in their career to look at themselves as entrepreneurs and branch out on their own as early as possible. Even if they are unsuccessful in establishing their own high-tech businesses, they will make better managers later in life as they will have a broader experience and better business acumen from having tried their hand at being an entrepreneur… NEWS HEADLINES Goa all but came to a standstill on Tuesday (19 Sept.) following the news that three of Goa's top young musicians, Selwyn Pereira, Victor Alvares and Dharmendra Hirve who were in Remo's band, died in a road accident at Kanpur. Remo's assistant, Sunil Redkar and the driver were killed. Remo Fernandes was in Bombay and is safe. Indian tennis player Leander Paes was the flag bearer for the Indian contingent at the 26th Olympic Games at Sydney. The Indian Navy has conceded to the requests from Goa's tourism industry to review the flight timings at the Dabolim airport on Fridays. The first charter flight will land at Dabolim on October 8. The Corruption Commission has held former Mapusa Municipal Council chief, Subhash Narvekar. brother of Goa's Deputy Chief Minister, guilty of corruption. He was found guilty of favouritism, malpractice and flagrant violation of rules and procedures in the matter of the construction of 60 stalls in Mapusa Market. The Goa police have been able to round 125 head of cattle within a fortnight of launching their drive to round up stray cattle, and collected nearly Rs.19,000 as fine from 70 cattle owners. Despite a ban by the High Court, a bullfight was held at St Agostinho-Morod, Santa Cruz, Goa, on 17 th Sept. The Margao Municipal Council expects the computerisation of birth and death records to be completed by the end of Oct. 2000. Goa's weather on 20 Sept.: Min Temp: 24.4 deg C. Max Temp: 30.8deg C. Relative Humidity: 86% Rainfall: Nil. IN
THE NEWS In a survey of corruption conducted by Transparency International of 90 countries, Nigeria was the worst at position 90; Kenya 82; Uganda 80; Tanzania 77; India 69 and UK 10. See: http://www.transparency.de/documents/cpi/2000/cpi2000.html *16 Sept. Times of India. Lakhs throng Bandra fair for the feast of Mount Mary , which commenced on Sept. 10. 259 words. *16 Sept. The Independent. Travel advice for someone on a strictly controlled diet visiting Goa. "…consider renting a self-catering villa and do the shopping and cooking yourselves. I think you'll find it great fun, gaining an insight into local life that you couldn't get from staying in a hotel. As in most of the rest of the country, Goa's markets are very colourful. And, produce here is usually plentiful and of high quality…" 908 words. *17 Sept. Gomantak Times. Plea for ban on sale of children in Goa. Children's Rights in Goa President and Paediatrician, Dr Muriel Sequeira called for radical structuring and reforms in Bal Niketan (the remand home for children) in Goa. 664 words. *17 Sept. Times of India. Pomburpa spring a major tourist attraction. 620 words *17 Sept. Independent on Sunday. Departing 14 October, Jewel in the Crown holidays (tel: 01293 533338) has availability on their two-week Royal Enfield Bullet motorbiking holiday in southern India… 406 words *18
Sept. The Independent. The Indian IT brain drain. ...Perhaps the
boldest theme to have emerged from the Government this year is
the idea that Britain needs more immigrants…one Indian commentator
put it bluntly last week, "Indians are the software coolies
of the world."... let's not kid ourselves that we are doing
India any favours...(1267 words) Full text of article at: 16 Sept. ABIX - Australia. In September the beaches of north Goa are suffering oil pollution following the grounding of "River Princess". The ore carrier, which was to be re-built as a transhipper by Salgaoncar Shipping, drifted in strong winds onto a sand bar. Salgaoncar has promised to plug the leak in the ship and clean up the oil from the beaches. *19 Sept. The Christchurch Press, New Zealand. Lonely Planet's Goa focuses on the traditions and vibrant (bird)life of this former Portuguese enclave and the popular culture of India's former hippie beach capital. 319 words *19 Sept. Evening Standard. Restaurant Review of Café Spice Namaste, 16 Prescot Street, E1…If there is a glut of langoustines, then you'll find a Goan dish adapted to make the most of them….frango no espeto piri piri: chicken fiery with Goan chillies… *19 Sept. Navhind Times. Beef-eaters, beware! Illegally slaughtered cattle, transported in dirty gunny bags being sold in Goa. *20 Sept. Times of India. Divorce procedure for Christians made simpler. 440 words. *21 Sept. Times of India Dabolim airport wears a new look for tourist season. 725 words |
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