COMMUNITY NEWS

From Candy Fernandes: "Competition: Looking for budding young Artists to sketch a scenery on the walls of the Goan Community Centre. Clue: It has to include all the villages in Goa & a symbol. Closing date 9/2/02. Post to Goan Community Centre, Keston Road, N17 6PW.Photo of winner & signature will be imprinted on wall."

Goan Fashion Designer, Warren Noronha, whose private clients includes Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Kylie Minogue is to present his London Fashion Week show on Wed. 20 Feb. at 12.00.
Check his page at
http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/aw2002/index.php?f=designers&p=profile_room&designerid=453

Patricia Rozario will be singing in the new performance of Vision Of Lear an opera in two acts by Toshio Hosokawa. Adapted from Shakespeare by Tadashi Suzuki. UK Premiere. Dates: 31 Jan; 1 Feb and 2 Feb., 7.45 p.m. at Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Box Office: 020 7304 4000

Details of the forthcoming Toronto meeting of Goan Engineers & Technologists, Feb. 10, 2002 are at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goanet/message/19477

Joe Fernandez, a Kenya-born Goan businessman from Ratoath, Co Meath, Ireland paid the EUR1,800 bill of Mary Harney's return flight to open an off-licence in Leitrim. Harney, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland was at the centre of a controversy after it emerged that the taxpayer might have had to foot the bill. (Joe Fernandez had stood for the Progressive Democrats in the 1989 Irish election.) Daily Mirror 24 Jan. Also, article and his photograph in the Irish Times 24 Jan at: http://scripts.ireland.com/search/highlight.plx?TextRes=Fernandez&Path=/news paper/ireland/2002/0124/905005334hmharney.html Also, Irish Independent 24 Jan at: http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=676701&issue_id= 6770

It does not seem to be widely realised that Blessed Jose Vaz was officially installed as the Patron Saint of Goa on Jan. 16, 2002. Basilio Magno has composed a song in English and Konkani which will be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goanet/message/19446
Some of the sites with information on the Blessed Jose Vaz are: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15317b.htm
http://www.geocities.com/rdapp/jv01.htm
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintj76.htm http://www.oratorio.org.mx/english/ibiblioteca/iroma2000/ivaz.html

From George Pinto, georgejpinto@yahoo.com : "The annual Goa Sudharop Raffle (formerly the Computers for Schools Raffle) is intended to raise funds for a variety of projects supported by Goa Sudharop including the Goa Schools Computers Project. Tickets: $5=1;$10=3; $20=7; $40=15. Prizes: 1= Return tickets for two UK-USA: 2=Return tickets for two the Alaska Airlines system; + many other prizes. Enter by secure card credit card online at
http://www.guidestar.org/partners/helping/donate.jsp?ein=68-0448361 or go to
http://www.goasudharop.org/raffle.htm for full details and alternative payment methods. Closing date: THURSDAY 31 JAN 2002."

From George Pinto, georgejpinto@yahoo.com : "On behalf of the Board of Directors of Goa Sudharop, I am pleased to announce that among the illustrious Goans of impeccable repute and known achievement who have joined the Advisory Council is Mr Rene Barreto, London, UK. (GOADAY and Rene are now synonymous in Goan folklore)."

DEATHS

16 Jan. Streatham, London. AMELINO (LINO) D'MELLO, (ex-Mombasa). Husband of Grace. Father of Martin/Lydia and Marilyn/Dave. Grandfather of Jason, Nadia, Daniel and Craig. Son of Mary Mendonca (Australia) and the late Martin De Mello and the late Romao Mendonca. Brother of Lupino (Australia), Ramilla Alphonso and Barbara Correia. Funeral at English Martyrs Church, Streatham, London on Thursday, 31st January at 11.30am. No floral contributions. All donations to the "Diabetes Trust Research and Care Fund." Condolence messages to marilyn.growns@btinternet.com

18 Jan. Maidstone, Kent. CELSA SOARES (ex-Dar-es-Salaam) Wife of late Albino Soares. Mother of Alan, Cheryl, Charmaine, Christobel. Sister of Gines (Goa), Olavo(Goa), Tita(UK), Fulu (Canada). Funeral Mass on Friday 1st February 12.30pm at St Francis Church, Week Street, Maidstone followed by Cremation 1.30pm at Vinter's Park Crematorium, Maidstone. Info. from Elma Cota.

18 Jan: Carmona-Bombay-Houston: ARNOLD RODRIGUES (ex-Nairobi), husband of Aura (ex-Teacher, Dr. Riberio Goan School) Father of Alan, Adrian, Ashley, Arthur/Andrea and Andrea (all in USA), Son-in-law of Dr ACL de Souza/Dr Mary (Nairobi) and bro-in-law of Theo, late Peter/Sofie (Nairobi).

20 Jan: Sinquerim: MARIA ALZIRA GOMES LEMOS, wife of late Dr Matias, mother of Maria Lourdes (Maluda)/Dr Rui Souza (Portugal), late Jose Manuel/Sonia, Maria Fatima (Mafatinha)/Solon Jaques (Canada), Nirmala/Remedios, Sandhya/Edwin Luis.

22 Jan. Mombasa. ROSY FERNANDES. Wife Of Late Alex Fernandes. Mother of Ernest (Nairobi) and Danny (USA). Info. from Maureen D'Souza.

25 Jan. Mombasa. Mrs. ALLELUIA D' SILVA. Mother of the late Joe D' Silva [Ex-Eldoret], Anthony D' Silva [Msa], Mary D' Silva and Reneza Gomes [Eldoret]. Mother-in-law of Agnela D' Silva, Shashi D' Silva and Seby Gomes. Grandmother of Donovan, Anita, Sharon [Pinky], Joe [Billy], Dominic, Linus, Victor and Isabella. Condolence messages to Maureen De Souza, jam@wananchi.com

LOOKING FOR

Ex classmates/teachers of St. Teresa's Girls Secondary School, Nairobi, class of 1968 (Fernanda, Milly, Noe, Martha, Ghislaine, Yvonne, Fatima, Maureen, Thelma, Perrin, Pamela, Olivia, Marlene, Eva, Alina, Juliet, Rachel, Loretta, etc.). We're planning a reunion in England the first week of June this year. If interested, please contact Adeline (Gonsalves) Gomes at agomes@osler.com ASAP.

COMPETITION CORNER

Sainsburys Supermarkets. Next to the "Be Good to Yourself" range of curry sauces. 7 night holiday for 2 to Goa at 5* Taj Exotica. 10 r/u prizes of Curry hampers. 20 3rd prizes of Rough Guides to India. Enter name/address/daytime phone no. on leaflet, or on plain paper. Post to: Sainsbury's Monsoon Wedding Competition, PO Box 30789, London WC2H 8EG by 28 Feb 2002. One entry per household, entrants must be over 18.

Win a seven-night holiday to Kenya. Login, by Fri. 25 Jan., at: http://promotions.telegraph.co.uk/

NEWS HEADLINES

Goa may make HIV test compulsory before marriage registration http://www.goacom.com/news/news2002/jan/msg00045.html

"Kanteantlem Ful", a new Konkani film, was premiered on Jan. 20 at the Kala Academy in Panjim.

Never Go To Goa is the title of a film by Klaus Lemke, which was released at the Frankfurt International Film Festival last week. Details of the film are at: http://www.filmschau-frankfurt.de/e/cont_film169.htm For a listing of other Lemke films,
see: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Garage/9942/lex/lemke_klaus.html

Greenpeace activist, Samir Nazareth, was sentenced to a one-year non-supervised probation in the United States. See: http://www.greenpeace.org/ >Stop Star Wars > Photos and Biographies > Samir Nazareth

Some of the owners of 'rent-back' high-rise apartment blocks that have crowded Calangute are facing tough business times and are reportedly contemplating breaking their agreements with the promoters. Meanwhile, the municipal authorities, in assessing house tax, are attempting to classify such premises as commercial rather than residential. Herald 20 Jan. http://www.oherald.com/Archives/sun_20jan.htm

The Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) is operating a special Hi-Tech luxury bus from Panjim to Dabolim from 21 Jan.

Three British tourists declare, "Never Again To Dudhsagar." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goanet/message/19470

Goan cultural café promotes holistic living. It's a café with a difference -- you can read books here, browse through works of art, attend readings or buy organic foods and flavoured tea. Frederick Noronha on the new BB Café in Panjim. 1249 words. See: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goanet/message/19499 See also: http://www.pranaline.com/

Goa has been letting the sandy beach in its capital languish in shocking neglect with sewage and effluents taking a heavy ecological toll, notes a government-commissioned study. By Frederick Noronha. Times of India 24 Jan. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?catkey=88360151&art_id=1445558879&sType=1

The High Court recently set aside the sentence imposed by the trial court on a man accused of rape as he married the victim after being convicted and sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment. Times of India 21 Jan. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=323732835

IN THE NEWS

19 Jan. Mirror. It is predicted that more than half the population of Leicester will have ethnic roots by 2011. Until the 1960s, the East Midlands city was mainly white, with a few Caribbean immigrants. Attracted by the city's hosiery and light engineering industries East Africans first boosted the ethnic population.

19 Jan. The Guardian. Travel tips. Sam Kirk writes: When travelling long distances in India, buy your train tickets from a travel agent rather than at the train station itself. We were hoping to travel from Goa to Kerala by train only to be told after queuing for an hour that there were no first-class train tickets available. Later, we were told by a fellow traveller that travel agents purchase most of the train tickets and sell them on to travellers like ourselves, hence the station being sold out. The fellow traveller said that he had come back from Kerala in a near-empty first-class carriage.

20 Jan. BBC. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley arrived in India from Pakistan for discussions on the need for resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue. Manley's eight-day visit will also take him to Amritsar, Mumbai, Chennai, Agra and the western Indian "city of Goa."

20 Jan. The Sunday Telegraph (UK). Minimal rainfall and temperatures in the high 80s makes Goa a good option for winter sun. Sea breezes keep the beaches fanned and humidity is low. Best to go before March, as seas start to get rough towards early spring.

20 Jan The Sunday Telegraph (Australia). …The hot destinations in the subcontinent have moved south to Kerala and Goa, where tourists can enjoy laid-back, tropical experiences in colonial luxury…

21 Jan Economic Times. Hotels across the world can be bought at much cheaper rates post 9/11. In India too, hotel values have declined considerably in all major Indian cities. Goa is expected to witness a value loss of 25 per cent as it is a tourist destination which is heavily dependent on international charters." http://www.economictimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=933207721

23 Jan. Toronto Star. Brendon de Souza, aged 10, is in a life-and-death struggle with leukemia. 812 words. Click here.... See also: http://www.brendondesouza.com Info from John J. D'Souza (Toronto).

24 Jan. Agence France-Presse. Clare Georgina Mathew, a British woman was remanded to judicial custody for allegedly trying to ship hashish home from the coastal holiday resort of Goa. She is alleged to have tried to send by parcel to London 1.125 kilograms of hashish concealed in two bronze statues.

24 Jan. Far Eastern Economic Review. Perth-based exploration firm Australian Indian Resources is looking for gold in Kolar, nickel and platinum in Goa, zinc in Nagpur and diamonds in Wairagarh. http://www.feer.com/articles/2002/0201_24/p051money.html

24 Jan. Folha de São Paulo(Brazil). Jantar em Nova York - A verdade no peixe e a verdade no vinho. Tabla 11 Madison Avenue (25th St.)… Mas, se você gosta de comer e tem coragem para se endividar, vale a pena conferir o Tabla, onde o chef Floyd Cardoz pratica cozinha de influência indiana (de Goa), incluindo aventuras como a "samosa" (pão recheado) de rabada com erva-doce confit e o curry de lagosta com camarão, berinjela japonesa e coco queimado…

FORTHCOMING

Fri. 25 Jan. 7-11pm. GUAVA GROOVE PARTY. R&B, Hip Hop, Garage..... Free entrance. The Princess Louise Pub - function room 2nd floor, 208 High Holborn, (Holborn tube station). (Collecting donations for charity). Check out the new website. http://www.guavagroove.co.uk Contact Ian Pinto, tel : 020-8337 1563, GuavaGroove@Yahoo.Com

Sat. 26 Jan. THE 'BOOZE-ARDS' aim to organise and promote social activities which are specifically geared to the younger Goan generation. Join them: Venue: Soho Spice, 124, Wardour St, Soho, London. 8pm-3am (free b4 10.30pm) e-mail: booze_ards@yahoogroup.com Jason: 07958902820. Amanda: 07941243302. Sandra:07813603142

Sun. 27 Jan. 3 pm. BLESSED JOSEPH VAZ MASS ( Konkani). Asian Chaplaincy, St. Augustine`s Priory, 55 Fulham Road, Hammersmith, London W6. Also, short video on Blessed Joseph Vaz; Fr. Cosme Joe e Costa. Sfx on the miracle which was accepted for the Beatification; Bingo, Carrom & Tea. Contact: Fr. Oliver Antao 020-8563 9102.

Sun. 27 Jan. 2-6pm. Goan Association (UK) Family Day at Archbishop Lanfrance School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Free to all members and their guests. Food and bar available. Whist, carrom, football have been planned. Come along and meet your friends. For further information please call Juliette on 020 8765 0258 or email jules4jas@yahoo.com

Sun. 10 Feb. MUNGUL UNION [UK] celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, London N22. Live Music by Silver Stardust and Disco by Nite Life. Mass at 12 noon. For tickets and details contact Cos Fernandes 020-8884 3124, Lucas Fernandes 020-8967 7471, Rosy D'Silva 020-8352 9450, Robert Fernandes 020-8524 1762.

Sat. 16 Feb. 7-11pm GOAN COMMUNITY ASSOC., North London. Joint Mauritian/Goan Valentine's Night, at the Goan Community Centre, Keston Rd. N17. Music By 'Nuvel Vision' playing Sega etc. £8 adult/£5 child. For tickets contact Jacques 020 8888 5106/Candy 020 8245 4513. Band playing free to raise funds for Security Grilles. Bring your own food and drink & share with your group.

Sat. 16 Feb. 8.00-late. VALENTINE'S DANCE. Jasmin's Club, 202 Upper Tooting Road, SW17. Music by Shades. Tickets (inc. meal) £7 adults; £5 children 2-13. Tickets and further info: Tony Lobo, 020-8542 0528; Jo or Audrey DaSilva 020-8296 8332; Joaquim/Tony Rodrigues 020-8767 6942 or Reg Da Cunha 020-7732 2659.

Sun. 7 Apr. Kick-off at 12.00pm - 8.00pm. NAKURU DYNAMOS Re-union invites all Ex-Nakuru Dynamos players, all Ex-Nakuru Goans, their families and their guests to their first ever re-union to be held at: Bishop Thomas Grant School, Beltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16. Contact: Sal Rodrigues Tel: 0116 2689234 (Day), 0116 2205003 (Evenings). e-mail: salsue_rods@hotmail.com Info. from: Henry_Castellino@computacenter.com