FORTHCOMING

23 March 5.30pm - 8.30pm YLGS (Young London Goan Social - 21-40+ Free membership). Strand Theatre, Aldwych WC2 - Buddy - Half-price matinee. Meet outside theatre at 5.10pm. marie.pereira@talk21.com

25 Mar. 12.00-18.00. Leicester Goans. Mothers Day Dance. Sacred Heart Church Hall, Mere Road, Leicester. Music by Nite Life Noel 0116 221 9790 or Yvonne 0116 220 1845.

27 Mar. 8.30 - 9.00 p.m. Channel 5 TV Programme. "Danger Abroad." Edgar Fernandes was murdered in Istanbul and Roy Chivers was killed in Kenya. The events surrounding these two traumatic deaths are discussed by their families.

16 Apr. 12 noon - 10 p.m. Goan Community Millennium Celebration in conjunction with the Goan Association(UK) on Easter Monday at the Goan Community Centre, Keston Road, London N15. Opening Ceremony by the Mayor of Haringey at 12 noon. Stalls. Performance Football nearby in Downhills Park. Entertainment in Keston Centre from 2-6 p.m. followed by dancing to live band. Disco for the youth will be in the Goan Community Centre. Entrance £1 for 16 yrs and over. Event to accommodate 2000 people covering the areas of the Park & the two Halls so everyone is welcome. Ample car parking. If you wish to put up a stall or participate in the entertainment contact Nina Pinto on 020 8767 0663 or Candy on 020 8245 4513:e-mail candyrose2000@hotmail.com

29 Apr. Rocky's Trook Tournament. Near Oval LT Station. Rocky Fernandes 020-7274 3585.

6 May. 5 p.m. The Goan Cultural Society UK proudly presents a modern comedy Konkani play, " FARICPON" written and directed by Larryboy. St Monica's Church Hall, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London N13. Tickets: Adults £ 6, OAPs £ 5 and children under 14 years £ 5. Contact: Rosy 020 8352 9450, Bella 020 8352 0373, Ida 020 8881 2921 or visit our website: www.goanculturalsociety.com

6 May. Saligao Feast. Zemira Fernandes 01895 259947

20 May. Malawi Goans. 25th Anniversary Reunion.

27 May. 12:00-20:00 Cortalim Union. Feast of St. Phillip & St. James at White Hart Lane School Hall. Wood Green. London N22. For further details contact Luis Fernandes 020 8889 2278 luisf@lineone.net, Maria Alfonso 020 8803 5146, or Melvyn Fernandes 020 8809 1128. See Cortalim website for further info at: http://home.earthlink.net/~nsequeira

27 May 12.30pm - 8pm.The members of the Assolna, Velim and Cuncolim Union (AVC) will celebrate their annual feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham. Alvira Almeida 020-9300 6154 or Plino Martins 020-8657 8951.

27 May. 1.00pm to 8.30pm. Third Bakuli (Kampala, Uganda) Reunion at the Jasmin Club, Tooting. Music by "Zodiac" and "Ben's Formula 21". Tickets £10 and £5 children. Snacks and meals included. Leave name, address and telephone number at 01666 824122 or email ediasuk@email.com or regdacunha@aol.com Details to follow.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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The Evening Standard is currently running an online poll: Can Keith Vaz hang on? To vote: click here...
The Standard had recently observed: The papers fell over themselves yesterday to discover the ultimate scandal which would topple this amiable-seeming Goan lawyer from his job as a Junior Foreign Office Minister.

Goanet-Canada March 2001 is at: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2001/mar/msg00042.html

DEATHS

15 Mar. Verna. ALEXIO REDEMPTOR FERNANDES (72). Ex-Zanzibar/Saudi Arabia. Husband of Maria Guilhermina. Father of Flora/Kishore Rita/Hipolito, Fidelis/Clara, Raymond/ Lynette and Cynthia/Henry(England).

15 Mar. Vancouver. BRIAN FIGUEIREDO, 62 (ex-Nairobi). Husband of Maria Fatima. Father of Trevor, Kevin and Nigel. He is also survived by his father Joachim, sisters Doreen, Stella and Evelyn and brother Alex.

FLIGHT CORNER

18 Mar. The People. Goa (14nts, b&b) 24 Mar., Birmingham, pounds 429, Lunn Poly (0870 333 4400).

Manchester- Goa dep 12 Apr. 2w. £315. Hays Travel Tel:0870 1200 544. Quote Ref: Travelfind

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

A self-learning Konkani guide in the Roman script for third generation Goans abroad and visitors to Goa, written by Edward de Lima, was released on March 20 at the Kala Academy.

An alleged case of paedophilia has been unearthed with the arrest of a 71-year-old British national, John Middleton at Colva on March 19. Middleton has been visiting India for the last five years and had been convicted on a similar charge in New Zealand. Lawrence Fernandes (63), a resident of Verem was arrested by the Porvorim police on the same day accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. See: http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/mar/20goa1.htm

Goa's traffic police have stated that they will start a drive from 27 March to check the glare of vehicle headlights.

Sarita Carvalho of Rosary High School in Miramar and Uday C Gaunkar of Abhinav Vidyamandir in Mollem have been selected to visit Northumbria in England, to study the British system of education, under the Goa-Northumbria Schools Exchange (GONAS), according to the co-ordinators Emmanuel D'Silva and David Futers.

"In a bid to stop the use of the beachside as an open air toilet, Panaji Municipal Council has deployed its personnel to patrol the more dirtied areas. The ten municipal policemen will keep a vigil on the beach from dawn to about 10 am every day to prevent squatters from using the beach." From the Gomantak Times, 20 March 2001.

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

*16 Mar. PR Newswire and Sun-Sentinel (Florida). Casinos Austria International Opens Casino on Boat in Goa. 386 words

*17 Mar. Daily Record (Scotland) Food. Angus Boyd with the recipes for Goan Masala Paste, Goan Chicken and Coriander With Coconut. 634 words

*17 Mar. Leicester Mercury. Keith Vaz is to downplay representation of Asian interests in the UK and concentrating on his own constituency of Leicester East from now on.
See: this website.... and also this.....

*17 Mar. Daily Mirror. Keith Vaz let his public mask slip yesterday to reveal the heavy price he paid as he was engulfed by allegations of sleaze in what he calls a "feeding frenzy" of claims. But in private there has been acute personal pain. Mr Vaz has not always been able to be at the side of his cancer-stricken mother Merlyn, 71, when she most needed him. 1042 words. See article: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2001/mar/msg00034.html

*17 Mar. The Independent. Feature on South India and has many references to Goa. It also has a 304 word report of the Venite restaurant in Panjim. http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/

*20 Mar. Times of India. Govt plans to put Goa on IT map. Goa Information and Technology Minister Ramakant Khalap inaugurated the new office premises of GoaCom Infosys Pvt. Ltd. at Campal Trade Centre, Panjim. 326 words. Full text at http://www.timesofindia.com/200301/20mpan2.htm Congratulations, GoaCom!

*22 Mar. Daily Telegraph. Police seize sunbeds in Goa beach raids. Holidaymakers have been lifted off their sunbeds and forced to lie on the sand in a police swoop aimed at preserving the natural beauty of beaches in the Indian state of Goa. 328 words