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NOTE: I will be on holidays from 26 Aug to 9 Sept. There will be no issues of the newsletter during this period unless you contribute items for publication by sending them to John D'Souza, jjds@ican.net who will edit the Newsletter during this period. DONATIONS Please
post them to me, cheques made payable to E. Fernandes. Address:
1 Onslow Gardens London N10 3JT. Recent contributors: UKP 10:
Alvira Almeida, Carmella De Souza, Diana Rodrigues, Edmund Dias,
Flavio Gracias, Ignatius Tavares, Joseph De Souza, Joyce Gomes,
Paul Nunes, Peter Rodrigues, Plino Martins, Portia Da Gama Rose,
Ricky Rebello, Rose Remedios, Sophie Lobo, Stevie DeSa, Tom de
Souza. UKP 15: Monica Pereira. COMMUNITY NEWS From Flavio Gracias: Goan Association (UK) - Annual General Meeting - Sunday 9th September 2001, is being held at Archbishop Lanfranc School, starting at 1pm. An important item on the EGM Agenda will be the future direction of the Goan Association (UK) and it is hoped that a constructive debate will generate a lot of items. The board wishes to canvass the views of Goans, members and non-members on this subject and these can be communicated to the General Secretary by e-mail on berniegracias@aol.com You can read the Discussion Paper by Frank Carvalho at: http://www.goacom.com/community/associations/gauknew/discussion.html or e-mail berniegracias@aol.com Patricia Rozario, soprano, sings in the Chamber Music Company, "Matins for the Virgin of Guadalupe II." BAC Opera 2001. 25 & 28 Aug @8pm. 26 Aug @6pm. Tickets £12.75/£6.50. Lavender Hill, Battersea SW11 Tel. Battersea Box Office, 020 7223 2223 (unreliable!) or Patricia Rozario/Mark Troop at 020 8452 8983.
From Flavio Gracias GOA Sports Day 2001. Sadly it was a wash-out
on Sunday 19th August. Attempts to re-schedule it have proved
unsuccessful and the event has now been CANCELLED. However, those
who attended on this very rainy day, enjoyed an impromptu social
occasion with music provided by Mariano Gonsalves. The highlight
of the afernoon was a rendition by Basilio Magno of the song he
composed for GOA Day (which was an International celebration),
entitled 'Proud to be a Goan'.
Jarvis
D'Souza of Leicester, Evington Pool gym supervisor, raised about
£1000 for Macmillan Cancer Research. Celina Rodrigues, 41, of Thornton Heath, (ex-Nairobi), admitted attempted murder when she slashed a schoolgirl's throat with an 8in kitchen knife at a bus stop. She was sentenced by the Old Bailey to be detained indefinitely at a mental hospital. See The Telegraph 14 Aug: Click here.... Mombasa Institute (M.I.) 100th Anniversary Celebrations This is a Final Call to all ex-Members and guests who wish to go to Mombasa to participate and enjoy the Centenary Celebrations. Ex members and guests from all over the world inc Australia, Canada, United Kingdom have booked to attend. Centenary Celebration festivities daily from: Monday, 29 October to Sunday 4 November 2001 inclusive Last few 2 week packages available Please contact Tony Luis asap for flight and celebration details: Tel 01689 602074 e mail address Tony@luist.freeserve.co.uk DEATHS 16th Aug. Wales. MARIETTA MENEZES (Born 1902) ex-Kampala. Mother/mother-in-law of Tony/Angela (London), Mary/late Alfred Pais (Wales), passed-away after a brief illness in Wales. Funeral will take place on Friday 24th August at 9:15am at St Edmunds Church, 115 Hertford Road, Edmonton, London N9, followed by burial at 11am at St Pancras' Cemetery (St George's Section) North Circular Road, London N2. 17 Aug. Dar es Salaam. MICHAEL FRANCIS RODRIGUES. Husband of Sabine Rodrigues. Father of: Joseph, Serena, Stephanie and Vizi.
20 Aug Calangute RITA JOANA ROSARIO (Ex-Nairobi),
wife of late Marcelino, mother of Joe/Margaret.
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Aug. Welling, Kent, UK. TOLENTINA FERNANDES.
Wife of the late Dominic Fernandes. Mother of Anne, Pius, Tony[Kid],
Flav, Cosmos, Giles and Patrick, mother-in-law to Stan Franco,
Sally, Bennie, Mary, Audrey, Shirley and Judy and grandmother
to Trisha and Mark; Melanie and Lincoln;Trevor;Jocelyn and Gavin;
Tanita, Shoena and Kyran; Victor and Stacy; Alysia. LOOKING FOR From: Lisa Dias-Noronha: I am studying Sociology at the Open University, UK. This year, my course is on 'family and community history in the 19th and 20th Century'. For my project assignment, due on 10th Sept. 2001, I need some 'live data' on immigration of Goans to the UK. If you have immigrated between 1945 and 1999, and are willing to tell me some of your early experiences as an immigrant, I would be most grateful if you contacted me via email. I would then e-mail you a questionnaire and survey. Thank you very much. e-mail: Lisa.Dias-Noronha@gmx.net NEWS
HEADLINES The Director of Tourism revealed that 425 charter flights are expected this year compared with 419 last year. Herald 20 Aug. at http://www.oherald.com/Goanews/mon-Aug20-3.htm Victor Menezes, CEO, Citibank, New York, and Romulus Pereira, CEO, Riverstone Networks, California, have joined the GoaSudharop Community Development, Inc.. The US-based group launched its own website www.goasudharop.org Catholic leaders slammed the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Vajpayee, for his remarks on Christian missionaries. The PM had said there was a "conversion motive" behind the welfare activities being carried out by some Christian missionaries in the country's backward areas and it was "not proper" though conversion was permissible under the law. Suresh Amonkar who taught at the Goan School, Mombasa, and is now based in Goa, received an award on Aug. 21 for his Konkani book 'Dhammapada -- Teachings of the Buddha'. The
government plans to unleash a media blitz through newspapers in
the UK, Germany, Gulf nations, Sweden and Russia. Times of India
22 Aug. Thomas Cook (India) Limited will bring in about 30,000 foreign tourists to Goa during the next six months It will also bring in at least five charter flights per week to Goa from JMC and Neckerman Reisen. http://www.gomantaktimes.com/news%20page%204.htm#11 IN
THE NEWS Goa Day - reports can be found at: http://www.supergoa.com/goaday 18
Aug. The Daily Telegraph. Chorizo gets a slice of the foodie action
…"Even Indian chefs are introducing chorizo. During his 'Salaam
Bombay' festival, Mehernosh Mody of La Portes Des Indes served
a Goan sausage masala, which featured chorizo, slow-cooked for
three hours until meltingly soft with a rich spiced tomato and
onion sauce. The humble chorizo has certainly travelled a long
way." 19 Aug. The Sunday Age, Australia. Tony Wheeler, co-founder of the Lonely Planet guides: "People talk about Goa being over-run, and it probably is if you compare it to 30 years ago. But the Goans probably think this is great! Thirty years ago, they were pulling a few fish out of the sea and growing some rice. Now it's like, 'I've got a little restaurant, my kids are at school and I've got a motorbike parked out the back'. What an improvement." http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/2001/08/20/FFXB6675LQC.html 19
Aug. The Observer. Mother Teresa's 'miracle'. A 34,000-page report
is proposing sainthood but examination of just one 'cure' throws
up doubts. 20
Aug. Times of India. Goa is thinking big on IT. 22
Aug. Navhind Times. Government to provide better facilities to
tourists: CM … multi-lingual road signs, in German, French and
English …able life guards along the beaches… a parking lot in
Panjim constructed by a UK based firm. 23
Aug. Airwise News. Canada 3000 plans to operate weekly two direct
Toronto/Delhi from October 9 and two Vancouver/London/Bombay flights
from November 5. 23 Aug. Asia Pulse (Australia). Brazilian Delegation keen to set up Call Centres in Goa. "The presence of a large number of Portuguese speaking people in Goa makes it an ideal destination for outsourcing." FORTHCOMING 25 Aug. 5.00 - 11.00 p.m. Anrickco Entertainment presents A Goan Elvis Dance at the Old Barn Community Centre, East Finchley N2. Live band Silver Stardust playing Elvis and Konkani. A ticket, £8 in advance, includes a plate of snacks. Contact Ricky 0208 368 5743 / 07958 930012. Ellie 0208 346 9993. Email Anrickco@aol.com 2 Sep. Teenagers & Singles - Summer outing at Hyde Park. Meet 12:00 Noon at Dell restaurant, Boating Lake. Bring snack lunch, soft drinks, trainers, games etc. No booking & no charge! Just be there. Raymond Lobo 020-8654 0268 9 Sep. 1pm. Goan Association (UK) - Annual General Meeting. Members Only. Archbishop Lanfranc School. berniegracias@aol.com 9 Sep. Parra Village Feast of St Anne. ATC Hall, 192 Merton Road, South Wimbledon. 12:00 Noon. Mass followed by Social. Raymond Lobo 020-8654 0268. 16 Sep. GOA Open Six-a-side Football Tournament. Coldharbour Leisure Centre, Chapel Farm Road, SE9. Val Nunes 079390 91453 or Darren Fernandes 020 8696 9886 16 Sep. GOA Trook Tournament. ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Jacinto Fernandes 020-8542 4472. 22 Sep. 5.00pm. TIATR. The Goan Cultural Society UK proudly presents a hilarious three act comedy " MINI-SKIRT CAZAR written and directed by Minguel at St Monica's Hall, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London N13. For information contact: Bella 020 8352 0373, Rosy - 020 8352 9450 or Minguel - 01162210595. www.goanculturalsociety.com |
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