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COMMUNITY NEWS

BBC, 17 Jun.: Dr Joseph Britto, a Consultant in paediatric intensive care at St Mary's Hospital London, has led the team that set up ISABEL, a free to use, online diagnostic tool and clinical decision support system for health care professionals. The system was named after a three-year-old girl whose life Dr Britto helped to save. Text and his photograph at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_2049000/2049248.stm He has also been featured this week in the Daily Telegraph, British Medical Journal, and elsewhere. See also the article and his photograph in Goa Today, Jan. 2002 at http://www.goacom.com/goatoday/2002/jan/spotlight.html The online system is at http://www.isabel.org.uk/ Dr Britto’s mother is from Porvorim and his father from Moira. He did his MD in paediatrics at the Grant Medical College in Bombay in 1990. He was appointed a consultant and Honorary Senior lecturer in Paediatric Intensive care at Imperial College School of Medicine at St. Mary's, London in 1996.

Mavis Fernandes, aged 10, daughter of Lamberto and Angela Fernandes of Hanwell, London, is a member of the Our Lady of Visitation RC Primary School team that won the Ealing Borough Tag Rugby tournament and will now play in front of the Queen at Crystal Palace on July 4. Text and photograph in the Ealing Informer, Jun. 19.

Free anger management workshops are available for people in Putney or Roehampton. Public health and mental health lead worker Ros Lobo said: "The workshops, which involve teaching and discussion, are not a substitute for specialist counselling." For more information phone South Thames College on 020 8918 7676. From Local London News at: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/local_london/archive/2002/06/14/xml.vii.2 00811786ZM.html

What the celebrities are reading? ... Keith Vaz MP said: "I am reading Witness to Hope the biography of Pope John Paul, as well as the definitive edition of Rudyard Kipling's verse." From Leicester Mercury, 17 Jun.

The Goan Welfare Society Nairobi has this week issued its Newsletter. Some of the highlights: Jack De Souza is the new Chairman. The 3rd East African Goan Convention takes place in Nairobi, 23-25 Aug. And stone the crows: The Goan Gymkhana and the Nairobi Institute in March 2002 entered into a reciprocal agreement where members can enjoy the facilities and are welcome to the functions of either club! You can receive your free copy of the newsletter from the new Secretary, Sylvia Pires, at sjpires@cba.co.ke

From Bel Vaz: Following on from the Kololians (Kololo School, Kampala) love fest of August 2001, in Toronto, Canada, we in the UK are organising our own International Get-Together in London on Saturday August 31. For details see: http://www.totallyafrican.com/Kololian

DEATHS

18 June: Sarzora/Cavelossim: GOMES DOROTHY BIBIANA, wife of Egidio, mother of late Dr Yvonne, Yolanda/Ashley Vaz, Theona/Raymond Yates, Vivian, Myola/Carmo Nunes (all in Canada), Yeovil/Sennes Gonsalves.

20 June: Chinchinim/Navelim: ROSE CATHERINE PEREIRA, Wife of Antonio, mother of Melwyn/Sandra, Tanya/Lionel Baptista (UK).

20 Jun. : USA: ABELINA GONSALVES (ex-Zanzibar) Mother of Larry/Annette, Jo/Bob Birkmeyer, Jane/Jim Collins, Les/Maureen.

22 June: Anjuna: ROMALDO D'SOUZA (Ex-Kenya), relict of late Josephine, father of Filomeno/late Eulalia, Inocencia/Henry (Canada), Alberto/Dina (Canada), Diogo/Joy (London), Eudes/Carmen (London).

LOOKING FOR

Paul Barreto - 22-year-old Goan, ex-Nairobi/Nakuru, recently graduated in Mechanical Engineering (MEng Hons.) at UMIST, moving to Bristol to work. Looking for single-bedroom/studio apartment to rent in the Bradley Stoke area, or within walking distance of Aztec West Industrial Park. Would like to move in from the middle of July. Interested to meet Goans in Bristol. Please email paul_barreto@hotmail.com

CANADIAN CORNER

Tim D'Mello of Toronto, a co-owner of GoaCom, retired last week from the Atomic Energy Canada Limited. He arrives in London this weekend en route to Goa. He and his wife, Jenny, will be in the UK till Sat. 6 July and may be contacted at 020-8742-3016.

Forthcoming Events: Villagers of Moira in Toronto: 14th. July: Picnic at the Centenial Park Etobicoke. 6th. October: Social, Brampton. Details at http://www.geocities.com/moirasocial Info. from Edgar Martins.

30 May. Dotmusic. The father of Tiga, the Montreal based DJ, used to be a DJ himself, in Goa, in the Seventies. Tiga, was baptised with a background of full moon beach parties but didn't think of bringing the party scene of his Indian holidays home to Montreal until the end of the Eighties. He organised Canada's first ever proper 'rave'. Photograph and text, 496 words, at http://www.dotmusic.com/interviews//May2002/interviews25251.asp

21 Jun. Ottawa Citizen. On July 7 at 7 p.m. If Only I Were An Indian will be screened at the Canadian Film Institute. It will be preceded by 24-minute film, The Actor, a portrait of Ken D'Cruz, originally from India, who worked as a photographer in Winnipeg. "Both [D'Cruz] and the film are infused with the innocent delight and laughter that only babies can provoke, and the film, slight as it is, is pure pleasure to watch" (John Haslett Cuff, The Globe and Mail).

23 Jun. The Edmonton Sun. Rudy J. Fernandes questions the “vaunted accomplishments” of ex finance minister, Paul Martin.

FLIGHT INFORMATION

24 Jun. Travel Trade Gazette. HEADLINE: Aircraft on Goa routes likely to be redeployed. Text: Up to seven aircraft normally dedicated to Goa charter flights over the winter could be redeployed due to the threat of war between India and Pakistan. The aircraft may be switched to serve the Canary Islands, Cyprus and Alicante for the first half of the season if the crisis over Kashmir continues. Cosmos commercial director Stuart Jackson said: "Goa is one of the most popular winter destinations for the industry - there are seven aircraft flying just to Goa. "We have two Airbus 330s and JMC has another two, but the season could be put back to the end of December or early January if fighting continues."

UK Official Government advice revised on 26 June: We advise against holiday and other non-essential travel to India for the time being. British nationals resident in India should consider their need to remain…Visitors should respect local codes of dress and behaviour. There have been several recent incidents of sexual assault against women in Goa…British Consular Office in Goa: 302 Manguirish Building 3rd Floor 18 June Road (Opp Gulf Supermarket) Panaji 403001 GOA (tel: +91 832 228571) E-Mail: bcagoa@goatelecom.com

NEWS HEADLINES

The Directorate of Social Welfare, Panjim, is giving an award of Rs.10,000 per couple for inter-caste marriages.

It's brisk business in used car segment. There has been a slump in prices this year. Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_Id=13093756

Information and communication technologies (ICT) could make you more aware of your village. Linux Journal. June 25, 2002 by Frederick Noronha. http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6165

Nigel Dixon, 52, who studied music at the University of Durham and is a former member of the choir of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, is in the process of forming the Goa Strings Orchestra. The orchestra will have 13 players. Read the article by Frederick Noronha at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_Id=13994260 Nigel Dixon is appealing for support from expatriate Goans. His wife, Carole Lobo Dixon, will be visiting London in July and can be contacted at nigel_dixon48@yahoo.co.uk

IN THE NEWS

21 June. Evening Standard. A 15-year-old Swedish girl, who cannot be named because of her age, was sentenced to 30 months youth custody after she pleaded guilty to importing 646 grammes of heroin from India. She had been persuaded to act as a courier by "Henry", a 23-year-old Nigerian, who she described in her diary as her "boyfriend". The couple met in September last year after a plan to open a restaurant in Goa with her mother was thrown into disarray by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Click here....

22 Jun. The Guardian. I lost my heart in...Kerala. By Tim Wapshott. The best thing? It's deep in the south of India and next to Goa, but thankfully the folk who like Goa haven't worked out that Kerala is a lot nicer and just next door. http://travel.guardian.co.uk/lostmyheart/story/0,8634,741632,00.html

21 Jun. Winston-Salem Journal. Restaurant review of Basmati Indian Cuisine owned by Edwin Fernandes (ex-Illinois). …The vindaloo sauce here has a nice balsamic vinegar tang that I hadn't tasted before… I do wish for some fresh fish specials to show off more of those Goan specialties… 959 words http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/entertain/dining/MGBETK32P2D.html

22 Jun. Financial Times. Feature article, 980 words, on Landscape artist John Miller. http://www.the-artwork.com/miller.html …Because of the onset of arthritis Miller spent three months in Goa last winter, and he has now leased a house there. His plan is to go to the Indian Ocean island for the winters and paint Goa's beaches even though the light there is hazier than in Cornwall, and to interact with Goans whom he loves to paint. "People in Cornwall have time to talk to each other. And in Goa now it's as it was when I first came here - children stop and talk to you."

23 Jun. SJ Mercury. In 1664, Sweerts was reported dead in Goa. It is unknown what this ``misconduct'' was, how Sweerts died and what art he was producing at the time. http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/3528565.htm Also, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jun. http://www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/3316831p-4344836c.html

23 Jun. New York Daily News. Review of "Video", a collection of five short stories by Meera Nair. Pantheon, $21.95. One features the Catholics of Goa in "The Sculptor of Sands" …

25 Jun. Human Resources. Larissa Bannister on the Oriana, a P&O cruise ship: I was struck by how efficient and friendly the Oriana staff were. These men and women come mainly from Goa and the Philippines, and work from early morning to late at night, seven days a week for nine months - with only occasional afternoons off - for what could be described as a pittance. There is, however, no shortage of applicants for these cruise ship roles. The staff spend little or no money on board and as one waiter put it, 'It means I can send a lot of money to my family for two years and then go home.' The effective use of cheap foreign labour is something that businesses have to consider, and it worked well here although a number of times I did overhear ethical debates on the poor pay and conditions.

25 Jun. The Guardian. Weatherwatch. Heavy monsoon rains have been falling on the west of India - in nine hours on Thursday, 97mm of rain was recorded in Goa, making a grand total of 669mm over the last 10 days.

26 Jun. The Independent. “Our main problem is forcing immigrants to rely on social services and not allowing them to find employment.” Extract from letter by Rodney Fernandes (Chippenham, Wilts).

26 Jun. Gulf Daily News (Bahrain) : Men of all nationalities are welcome to join the Young Goans Club's search for the June King 2002 (181 words). http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Articles.asp?Article=26304&Sn=BNEW

27 Jun. Gulf News. Bombay students craving for 'party drugs'... Westerners who come into the country through Goa bring in cocaine and Ecstasy and exchange them for heroin and brown sugar. http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=55720

27 Jun. Libération. Etoile, a young French girl together with her friends Peter and Sandy, offer to paint the faces of World Cup football fans in Japan. Charging 300 yen per face, they are well on the way to building a school for orphaned children in Goa, India. Full text, 421 words, in French at: http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Template=MONDIAL_AR&Article=38273

27 Jun. Financial Times. Khalid Sheikh, who runs Clifton Packaging in Leicester needed skilled labour for his factory so he approached the British Council. The Council's Bond scheme places middle managers and high-fliers from outside the UK into British companies and arrange visas and work permits. Mr Sheikh, took on 10 software specialists after a visit to Goa in India. "I was not prepared to take a chance," he says. "I knew there was a surplus of talent in India's silicon valley. I knew I could drive my machines by tapping into that resource. But I did not want to be used by anybody. I wanted to know exactly what I was dealing with." The results have been startling. "These guys are so well motivated and qualified that they do in two weeks what my guys might do in six months. One machine started packing biscuits at 25 a minute. Now it's doing 53 packs a minute," he says. [The FT has a photograph of him and some of the workers].

Current Issues In Tourism Vol. 5; No. 2 (2002) pp. 94-111: Identity, Spatiality and Post-colonial Resistance: Geographies of the Tourism Critique in Goa. By Saldanha, A.

Journal Of Coastal Research Vol 18; Part 2 (2002) pp. 362-371: Over-estimation of sea level measurements arising from water density anomalies within tide-wells-A case study at Zuari estuary, Goa. Joseph, A.; Vijaykumar; Desa, E.; Desa, E.; Peshwe, V.

FORTHCOMING

Fri. 28 Jun. YLGS (Young London Goans Social - free membership 21 - 40+) Monthly Social. 5.30pm - late. Venue:Los Locos Bar/Restaurant, 24/26 Russell Street, Convent Gardens, London WC2. website: www.los-locos.co.uk New members welcome. Contact marie.pereira@talk21.com

Sat 29 June, Join Say One Do One Disco in an evening playing R&b, Garage and latest tunes. All welcome. Free Entry. Upstairs in the Princess Louise Pub, 208 High Holborn from 7 till 11 For Details call Paul on 07956 496190/Nigel on 07956 984 532 or Email say1do1@hotmail.com

Sun 30 Jun. - Benaulim Feast (the feast of St John the Baptist) at White Hart Lane School, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22 (opp the New River Sports Centre). Mass at 12.30 followed by social with music by Maz & Co ( Mariano). For tickets and further info please contact Gasper - 0208 6254728, Mary 0208 8039752 or Josephine 0208 9677471

Sun. 7 Jul. 12 noon- 6pm. Saligao Association Summer Barbeque @ Tolworth Girls School, Fullers Way North, Surbiton, Surrey. Click here..... Plenty of food, fun and games. Bring all your family and friends! Ticket prices are £5 members, £6 non-members and £3 for all children. Contact Nathan DeSouza on 0208 8984124. E-mail: ron_vaz@hotmail.com http://www.saligao.co.uk

Sun 7 Jul. Calangute Feast at Archbishop Lanfranc School. Mass at 12 m'day followed by Social. Contact: Rose Remedios 020 - 8658 7769

Sun. 7 July. 2 pm. TIATR! Leicester: YMCA Theatre, 7 East Street. The Goan Cultural Society UK proudly presents Alfonso Bros, Konkani play, "CHUKH" written and directed by Mike Alfonso. Contact: Charlie D'Souza 2125829, Francis Ferrao 2354732, Lorraine Fernandes 2738326, Lionel Baptista 2124921. Subject to demand, there will be a coach for the London – Leicester return journey. £10. inc. travel & admission. Contact Rosy 020 8352 9450, Bella 020 8352 0373 or Ida 020 8881 2921 NOW!

Mon. 8th Jul, 7pm. Wimbledon Community Centre, St Georges Rd, SW19 Merton Multicultural History Group host a fascinating exploration of the Goan communities both in the UK and beyond with writer, Clifford Pereira. Entrance is free.

CANCELLED: Sat. 13 Jul. G.O.A. Viva Le France CANCELLED

Sun. 14 Jul. 25th Priestly Silver Jubilee celebration of REV. FR.ANDREW FERNANDES. Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19. Mass 1.30 p.m. followed by social. Tickets inc. snacks/meal - Adults £12, children aged 4-12 yrs £6.. Limited tickets. Felix Pereira: 0208 640 4151; Uniece Barros: 0208 672 0807; Sofia Cota: 07813 777981; Colin Almeida: 0207 228 4405; Sandra Fernandes: 0208 6851674

Sat. 20 Jul. 6.30pm-10.30pm. GCA presents... A memorable evening for all youngsters aged 13-19 Music: Djdex (Sound system provided by Say One Do One),Venue: Goan Community Centre Keston Road ,London, N17. Entrance £1 members, £2 non-members. Bring your own food and drinks. For info call Dexter: 0208-376-1068/07929-781-653. Sarita: 07961-404-079 or email djdex_sosolidcrew@hotmail.com

Sun. 21 Jul. Aldona Association ( London ). Feast of their Patron Saint, Thomas, The Apostle. White Hart Lane School Hall, Wood Green N22. Holy Mass at 12 noon, followed by a Social. Music provided by Say One Do One.For tickets please contact Luis Gracias on 020 8764 4353, or Felix Fernandes on 020 8800 5413, or Tony Fernandes on 020 8804 5276, or Joanita Fernandes on 01908 696 882.

Sun 21 July. Tivim Assoc. Feast - 25th Anniversary celebrations at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457 or normamenezes@aol.com