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COMMUNITY NEWS I received a cutting from an anonymous source of an article from The Universe 21 Apr., which refers to Fr Huebert Miranda of Sacred Heart Church, Wootton Bassett, Wilts., celebrating the Silver Jubilee of priesthood. The article dwelt on his success in transforming the Church building and the Parish into a vibrant Community. He was born in Mombasa in 1951 and went to the Star of the Sea and Sacred Heart Schools there. He came to England in 1966 and was ordained 11 years later. His mother lives in Streatham, London. Cliff Pereira was invited by the Families in British India Society (FIBIS) to write an article about how best to search for Goan roots. The article has been printed in the Journal of the FIBIS (No.7, Mar. 2002). Subscription is £10 in the UK. See: http://www.links.org/FIBIS/ Visiting Canada? 2 June: Aldona Assoc. Feast. Christ The King Church, Mississauga, Ont. Apply for tickets by 10 May, none will be available at the door. Details from Maureen Pereira, mpereira@osgoode.yorku.ca Former Thomson Holidays sales director Manuel Mascarenhas (ex-Uganda) is to become head of sales of Accoladia from 1 May. Accoladia is the joint venture of Thomas Cook Holidays and British Airways Holidays. Travel Trade Gazette 22 Apr. Patricia
Rozario – some forthcoming performances: 2 & 3 May @ 8pm.
Battersea Arts Centre. Lavender Hill SW11. Opera: Matins for the
Virgin of Guadalupe II. The
Meteor That Flew From Saligao To Skies More beautiful clothes were to be seen at Warren Noronha's show. Follow the links to the picture gallery at http://www.femail.com/pages/fashion/article.html?in_article_id=101361&in_page_id=111 Harvey de Souza is a native of Bombay, India, and began musical studies at the age of four with his father. He was awarded a scholarship to attend the Yehudi Menuhin School in England, where he studied with Mr. Menuhin…he has performed extensively throughout Europe, the U.S., China, and India… and has participated in numerous festivals… Harvey de Souza has also led the Academy in performing the music score of From Hell the movie about Jack the Ripper starring Johnny Depp. To order a copy, see: http://www.moviewave.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/titles/from_hell.html And also: Ralph de Souza (violinist), his elder brother was born in Bombay and began violin lessons with his father at the age of five. He came to England to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School and continued at the Curtis Institute in the USA …he is fond of playing or watching cricket.
DEATHS 17 Apr. London. VERONICA D'SOUZA (ex Vasco Da Gama) Wife of late Caetaninho D'Souza. Mother of Shila (Antonio), William, Cajviro. Grandmother of Karissa and Gavin. Funeral will take place on 26 April 2002 at 1230 hours at Church of Our Lady Queen of Apostles, The Green, Heston, followed by burial at Powder Mill Lane Cemetery at Hounslow. Condolence messages to: Antonio Fernandes, asfernan@cableinet.co.uk 21 Apr. London IRENE DE SOUZA. (Former teacher at St. Teresa's Girls Primary School, Nairobi). Wife of late Sydney. Beloved mother of Cedric/Lillian; Marie and Ann. Loving grandmother of Michael. Affectionately remembered by her sisters: Zita D'Cruz and Rita Dias (Toronto); sisters-in-law: Betty Fonseca, Clara de Mello & Sarita D'Souza (Toronto); nieces and nephews. Funeral will take place in Hounslow on Thursday, May 2 2002. Please call 020 8572 4052 for details. 22 Apr. Toronto. IRENE FERNANDES (nee D'Souza), 85, ex-Bombay and ex-Karachi. Wife of the late Emile. Mother of Melvyn (Elaine), Robin, Geoffrey (Lucinda), Kevin (Patricia) and Dana (Elaine). Details at: http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20020424/15594.html&qs=Goa (Info from John J. D’Souza, Toronto) 24 Apr. Dublin. EVIE PERIRA, aged 18 months. Daughter of Tiberius & Deidre. Granddaughter of Theresa Pereira (Kampala & Morden). Niece of Terence, Trevlyn & Jovita. Funeral on 27 Apr. in Dublin.
LOOKING FOR From Jeffrey Richards: I am still after staff for my new Goan Restaurant opening soon at 24 Market Street, Dartford, Kent. I said chefs maybe that put a lot of people off. I need COOKS. Can you cook REAL Goan food? Do you want part-time work? Perhaps working just the lunch hour shift, or only the evenings...then call me at 07903 947 049 (don't worry about the cost, I'll ring you back) or e-mail goanspice223818@yahoo.co.uk
COMPETITION CORNER Two Holidays To The Maldives to be won. No purchase necessary. Apply online by 5pm on Friday April 26, 2002. http://www.thisistravel.co.uk/travel/home/article.html?in_article_id=22186&in_page_id=1
NEWS HEADLINES J.B. Sequeira has single-handedly compiled, collated and categorised nearly 25,000 Konkani idioms, proverbs, sayings, popular quotes, indirect hints and similar expressions in his new book. Times of India 24 Apr. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_Id=7799631 The Congress Party in Goa is willing for a seat-sharing arrangement with like-minded parties to rout Bharatiya Janata Party at the coming election. Dr Wilfred De Souza of NCP is in talks with them. Goa University is planning to establish an International Centre for Research on Goan studies and put all holdings in digital form into it. Among these will be two priceless collections, those of Dr Nuno Gonsalves and Pissurlekar. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=7598720 The April 2002 issue of Goa Today is online at http://www.goacom.com/goatoday/ Social
outlook towards senior citizens. Navhind Times 24 Apr at
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Apr. BBC. The Indian health ministry has drawn up a plan to insist
that visitors from abroad present an HIV-free certificate on arrival.
24
Apr. The Age (Australia). India to bid for 2012 Olympics.
IN THE NEWS 2 Feb. Travel Agent. Cover Story: Micato the family-run safari operator. Extracts: In Africa, the company is run by Jane and Felix Pinto, whose family moved from Goa to Nairobi in 1901. In New York, operations are headed up by the Pintos' son, Dennis, who was born in Kenya, and his wife Joy. Meanwhile, the Pintos' daughter, Anna, runs the office in Los Angeles…Says Joy: "The Kenyan sense of hospitality is so different than ours. They couldn't imagine visiting someone and not bringing them a gift. And they couldn't imagine not picking someone up at the airport." Full text, 2,879 words at: http://www.findarticles.com/m0VOU/2_307/82783361/p1/article.jhtml follow the links to the other pages. 18
Apr. Bristol Evening Post. 79-year-old Ted Moreman has raised
£39, 000 to buy the house the El Shaddai Trust in Goa currently
accommodate 45 orphans. They are being forced out of their orphanage
by their landlord who wants to reclaim the building. Ted is hoping
to reach the target of £40,000. If you would like to make a donation,
please send a cheque, made out to El Shaddai TMC, to 5 Sheridan
Way, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 9UE. Click
here.... 19 Apr. The Independent. Review of new film: The Count of Monte Cristo. Extract: Richard Harris plays the Abbé Faria, a prisoner whose escape tunnel has taken a wrong turn into Dantès's cell. While the pair get digging together, Faria schools Dantès in economics, philosophy, swordsmanship and the delicate cuisine of flambé rat, instruction that the younger man believes will equip him for cooking up revenge. But Faria warns him that the dish mightn't be as tasty as he expects. See: http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/film/reviews/story.jsp?story=286737 For a photograph of Richard Harris as Abbe Faria, go to: http://movieweb.com/movie/countmonte/ 19 Apr. Gulf News (Dubai). Keith Vaz urged the liquidators of the failed BCCI to end liquidation and give the remaining dividend to creditors. By Stanley Carvalho.515 words. http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/News.asp?ArticleID=48219 20 Apr. The Daily Telegraph. Margaret Taylor writes on bird watching in Colva Beach, Goa. 210 words 20 Apr. Hamilton Spectator (Canada). Travel to Portugal and savour the eternal link between the Portuguese and the sea. By Katrina Simmons…I feel like Tom Hanks playing the stepping-stone piano in Big as I hopscotch from one Portuguese trade port to the next. Madeira, Mombasa, Goa... 21 Apr. The Baltimore Sun. All the four children of Amrut and Saroj Shirodkar have qualified as doctors in the nearby Univ. of Maryland. He and his wife worked long hours running a convenience store… They lived in a rural enclave in western India, not far from Goa, when it was a Portuguese province. Proficiency in Portuguese was required to pass fifth grade… Amrut Shirodkar trained as a printer and found a government job in Uganda. In 1972, the couple moved with their two young daughters to Maryland… 997 words. http://www.sunspot.net/news/custom/education/bal-e.family21apr21.story 21 Apr. Sun. Canadian CTV News @11. Threats of racial violence across Russia. Canadian Vinay Saldanha has been living in Russia for almost eight years and he's never been this nervous. He says visible minorities can expect little protection from the government or police. 22 Apr. Western Daily Press. West Country therapist Kathy Smith was on holiday in Goa two years ago when she was offered head massage and decided to give it a try. She was keen to learn Indian head massage and found a training course at Filton College, Bristol. Now she has made head massage a major part of her practice. Kathy Smith practises at Frampton Cotterell in South Gloucestershire and Portishead in North Somerset. Contact: 01275 848117. 23 Apr. The Guardian. Claude Moraes writes: While it is clear that major factors in Le Pen's vote are due to apathy and Jospin's campaign, I believe that there has been a major resurgence for the far right ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4399539,00.html
24 Apr. The Hindu. Will BJP win the mandate in Goa? http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/04/24/stories/2002042401650600.htm 24 Apr. The Daily Telegraph. The far Right's poll success in France must not be repeated elsewhere in Europe, Keith Vaz warned yesterday. Speaking during a debate in Westminster Hall he urged Britain to appoint more ethnic minority members to public bodies to prevent this happening. 25 Apr. The Guardian. In last night's Commons debate Keith Vaz urged Labour to take a leadership role to stress that immigrants were not spongers. The immigration system was in chaos, he said. To read his speech in full, click here... 25 Apr. The Independent. Claude Moraes, a leading Labour MEP, also led a chorus of criticism against the Government's central claim that its hardline stance on asylum and immigration was an attempt to undermine the far right. In the same issue Moraes, (cmoraes@europarl.eu.int) wrote an article of 883 words entitled: Stop Using The Racist Language Of The Far-Right. See: http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=288690 25 Apr. Coventry Evening Telegraph. An under-13 football team from the St Stephen's Football Academy, Punjab, starts a 14 day UK tour next Thurs. Click here.... 29 Apr. India Today. Voters are less likely to favour British Asian or black candidates than white ones at general elections, reveals recent research. 1046 words. http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20020429/uk-art.shtml&SET=T
GOANET It has been a fascinating week on GoaNet. Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas of Saligao wrote about the Wedding Customs – the bangle wedding ceremony and Victor Hugo Gomes on the Great Music Revival. Margaret Mascarenhas has kept us enthralled with her down to earth observations of Goan life. Then we have had a flurry of contributions on Ancestral Home Remedies: aajuth; dried ginger paste on the forehead; tying cloves of garlic around the belly; massad (egg yolk, sugar and brandy) and a whole lot more. Subscribe to GoaNet. It is free. Write to eddie@fernandes.u-net.com
FORTHCOMING Sun. 28 Apr. 3pm Konkani Mass at St. Augustine's Catholic Church, 55 Fulham Palace Road London W6 followed by bingo and tea. Further information from Fr Oliver Antao 0208-563-9102 ((n.b. there is generally a Konkani mass at the Chaplaincy at 3pm on the last Sunday of each month) Sun. 28 Apr. 11.30pm. TV programme. BBC2. Bombay Blush. Bryan Furtado learns to drive in Bombay. Fri. 3 May. 7.30pm. TV programme. Ch.4. Honky Panky. Anvar Khan wonders why some white men only date Asian women. And how do they rate race and sexuality? Sat 4 May. 1pm-6pm. Goan Community Oral History Project There are still a few places left on the oral history training workshop near East Croydon Station. Please contact Shirley on xuelian55@hotmail.com Sun. 5 May. CORTALIM UNION. Feast of St. Phillip & St. James at White Hart Lane School Hall. Wood Green. London N22. 12 noon till 8pm. Ticket inc Meal. Members £7.00(deadline 28th April).NonMembers £8.00. Children: 11-16yrs £4; <11: £2.50. Contact Luis 020 8889 2278, Maria Dourado-Alfonso 020 8803 5146, or Melvyn Fernandes 020 8809 1128. All Welcome. Cortalim website http://home.earthlink.net/~nsequeira for details Sun. 5 May. Mass at 11.45am. SALIGAO ASSOCIATION Mae de Deus Feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School Hall, Belltrees Grove, Streatham, SW16. All are welcome. Check our website www.saligao.co.uk for details of how to apply. Alternatively contact: Nathan De Souza 020 -8898 4124, Zemira Fernandes 01895 259947 or Jerry D'Souza 020 - 8640 2383. Mon. 6 May. 12-7pm Maths Fest at the Goan Community Centre, Keston Rd. N17. Stalls to promote Maths are Free. Snack stalls:£20, Hot Food Stalls: £40. Prize for the most original Stall. If promoting Maths, GCA will pay £10 worth of material for the first 10 stalls. Contact candyrose2000@hotmail.com Sun. 12 May 12:30 - 8pm. Assolna, Velim & Cuncolim Union (AVC) Annual Feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham. Dancing to Maz & Co + Disco & great Goan cuisine - Contact Uniece Barros 020 8672 0807 OR Alvira Almeida 020 8300 6154 Sat. 25 May. 4.00 pm. Novena Mass for the Beatification of Ven. Fr Agnelo De Souza at St Andrews Shared Church, Elmshott lane, Slough. Contact Millie Fernandez on 01753 576908. All welcome. Sun. 26th May 1.30pm - The Asian Chaplaincy invites everyone to join in celebrating its 17th Annual Festival of Our Patron Saints Multicultural Mass at St. Augustine's Catholic Church, 55 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, with an entertainment programme afterwards. Snacks and food on sale. Information from Fr. Oliver Antao 0208-563-9102. Fri. 31 May 5.30pm – late. YLGS (Young London Goans Social - free membership for 21 to 40+ ) Langley Bar & Restaurant, 5 Langley Street, Covent Garden WC2H 9JA email dsouzajj@hotmail.com or marie.pereira@talk21.com |
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