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Congratulations to Edwin and Stephanie Fernandes (both from Cortalim village) on the arrival of their twin daughters Rhea and Rachel who were born on Tuesday 22 July, Woolwich. Babies and mum are doing well. Donations
for the Goan Voice UK service received this week: DEATHS 25 Jul. Benaulim, Goa, ROSY FERNANDES (ex-Dar-es-salaam). Wife of late Constancio, mother of Max/Candy, Fausto/Eliza, Johnny/Amy, Tito/Meena, Jane/Mike, Joaquim/Pedrinha, Eugene/Netta. Condolences to candyrose2000@hotmail.com 25 July: Velsao, Goa. MARIA VICTORIA FROES RODRIGUES: daughter of late Leoncio/late Verodiana, mother of Succur Tony (Saudi)/Anita, Lachu/Annie (Bahrain), Zelia/Bonny Fernandes (Bahrain), Margret/Frank Sequeira (UK). 25 July: Santa Cruz, Goa: JOAO MARIANO DIAS JULIAO (ex-Nairobi) husband of Adelina, father of Cynthia/Thomas, Late Sheila/Lazarus, Francis/Alda, Finola/Alvarez, Zara/Peter. Correction. The e-mail address for sending Condolences regarding the death in Anjuna on 22 July 2003 of Mrs CARMEL MENDONCA (ex-Kampala) is ltsmendonca@aol.com FROM GOAN VOICE CANADA
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NEWS HEADLINES 23
Jul. Frederick Noronha writes on the extraordinary quest of Melvyn
Misquita, a Goa journalist, in piecing together the fate of the
40 Goans who were on board the S.S. Britannia, which was sunk
on the West African coast by the Germans in 1941. One of the lifeboats
drifted to Brazil with a Goan survivor, Louis Albino de Souza
of Aldona. Misquita even discovered an 83-year-old vice-admiral
in Britain who knew the Goans on board. He has also had queries
from USA and UK who have had relatives serving on the Britannia.
Read the compelling account at 23
Jul. Economic Times. A consortium of mobile phone operators have
launched a new revolutionary matrimonial service, Life Partner,
which will enable its subscribers to find their prospective life
partners through their mobile phones. 26 Jul. Indian Express. Two Goan women film-makers, Deepti Datt and Venita Coelho have teamed to form Fire Horse Films to break stereotypes of Indian womanhood as perpetuated by popular male directors. Deepti Datt is directing a documentary Bombay Stories and Venita Coelho is scripting the feature Monsters Under Bed. Datt’s next film, is about a couple from Bombay who start a five star restaurant in a Goan mansion. For full text, click here. 27 Jul. Gomantak Times. Satish Nayak writes. “The villagers of Santana, Telaulim, celebrate the Touxeachem Fest (the feast of cucumbers) today. It is the feast of their patroness St Anne, reputed to be a great giver and Christians and Hindus alike flock to her with offerings of spoons, 'urid' (pulses) and cucumbers, chanting: Senhora, tomai esta colher e dai-me mulher (Lady, take this spoon and give me a wife); OR (Lady, take this 'urid' and give me a husband); OR (Lady, take this cucumber and give me a child)” 29 Jul. Times of India. Goa to host international boxing championship in the first week of October 2003. Text at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=99812 29 Jul. Gomantak Times. Goa is high on the list of the British Council's priorities with plans afoot for greater interaction between Goa University, the National Institute of Oceanography and Kala Academy and peer institutions in the UK. IN THE NEWS India Post (USA). Headline: Goans Party On Queen Mary. The 6th biennial North American Goan Reunion was held in California and one of the events was at the Queen Mary hotel. For text and photograph click here. [Clipping supplied by Felix Pereira]. For Gerry Rodrigues’ detailed report of the Reunion, see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/message/4569 16 Jul. BBC 16 Jul. A Kenyan author Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, has won the Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story Weight of Whispers. Text and photograph at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3067681.stm with links to an audio interview. The winning short story is at: http://www.kwani.org/whispers.html [ This newsletter, issue 2003-22 of May. 30, 2003 reported her praising Mrs Carvalho, a teacher at the Loreto Convent, Valley Road, Nairobi who was her mentor. "Amazing women teachers and nuns like Mrs Carvalho, I wonder where she is now" she said.] 23 Jul. Buffalo News. Anna May Greene died on July 19, aged 98. She volunteered as a fund-raiser for numerous causes, notably the Catholic mission schools in Goa, India, where she sponsored the education of teachers, priests and disadvantaged children from the lowest castes of Indian society. 24 Jul. Montreal Gazette. Following a visit to Goa in 1999, Jane and Peter Hodgetts of St. Lazare, Montreal, have already hosted six garage sales in aid of the El-Shaddai Charitable Trust (www.Elshaddaigoa.com) which runs orphanages in Goa. Neighbors Maureen and Winston Rodrigues joined the effort. "That's where I come from, you can relate to the culture of the kids," Rodrigues said. “If everyone helps in a little way, it makes a big difference," she added. Hodgetts will hold her next sale on Aug. 23 and 24. 25 July. Khaleej Times (U.A.E). Goa, the favourite of tourists worldwide with its swaying palms and beautiful beaches has a signature of its own. This summer, there is a direct flight to Goa every week that holidayers can avail of. 25 Jul.
BBC News. More than 40 years after Portugal was forced to abandon
its tiny imperial outpost of Goa on India's west coast, new attempts
are being made to revive some of the cultural markers of its colonial
past. Text, 610 words and 3 photographs at 25 Jul. The Guardian. Goa is no longer just the hippie hang-out of your parents' era. Find out for yourself - get a round the world ticket and dance on the beaches of India. 27 Jul. The Jakarta Post. Goa-based fashion designer Wendell Rodricks says "I'm a working person's designer. I believe in the democracy of fashion. I don't want only rich people to buy my clothes.” Rodricks, who has shown in Germany and also in Paris and Southeast Asia, is among the few who want "to stay small and treat the clothes like art". 27 July. Sun Herald (Sydney). The Top 10 Beaches of the world. Calangute Beach, Goa, India. "Christmas in Goa" was the mantra for thousands of helio- and psycho-tropic hippies on the 1970s overland trail. Calangute's palm-fringed kilometres were invaded annually by some of the most up-beat and beat-up minds of their generation. The beach today is both more built-up and calmed down. Overdevelopment hasn't been kind to its little fishing hamlets but the Arabian Sea full moons are as spellbinding as ever. 27 July
The Guardian. Revealed: Bollywood craze that is fuelling London's
vice rackets. Teenage girls hoping for jobs are being imported
for prostitution. Tony Thompson reports on the rise of crime in
the Asian 30 July. Yahoo News. Unusual medicinal tales from colonial Goa. By Frederick Noronha. Traditional Indian healers, or 'hakims', were once in great demand among Goa's Portuguese rulers, who were often offered cures like cow's urine to "gain colour", says Fatima da Silva Gracias, a researcher. Full text at: http://in.news.yahoo.com/030730/43/26ha5.html 30 July.
Ealing Times. Tiger Cubs restaurant Oxford Road, Uxbridge is having
a Goan Beach Festival till the end of August. Excerpts: Goa is
the antidote to frantic Bombay, a place where there's always time
for a swim, or a stroll in your newest Hawaiian shirt, which says
something about the Goans' relaxed attitude to life. But they're
serious about good food and drink. Try the balchao with its hot
pickled prawns, the Goan fish curry, or a proper vindaloo. The
dishes were produced by a visiting chef from one of the best five-star
hotel groups in India. Full text, 335 words at: FORTHCOMING Click here for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon Sun. 3 Aug. The Goan Cultural Society UK presents for your entertainment the GCS VARIETY SHOW at St John’s Hall, Bourne Hill, Palmers Green, London N13 at 3.00pm sharp. This nostalgic show of your old time favourites will be performed by children. LIMITED TICKETS, Adults £ 6.00, children under12 £ 4.00. Please contact: Bella 020 8352 0373, Rosy 020 8352 9450 or Ida 020 8881 2921. Sun. 10 Aug. Bastora Union Feast of St Cajetan at Archbishop Lanfranc School. Mass at 12:30. Music by Equinox. Tickets Adults £9; children (5-12 yrs.) £5; <4 free. Contacts: Peter 020 8672 3232; Agnelo 020 8361 2561; Lester 020 8361 8732; Peter 020 8531 1476. More info at www.bastora.com Sat. 23 Aug. 7pm to midnight. Goan Association (UK) Disco Fever for ages 16 and over. Dynamic Duo playing all your favourites. Bina Banqueting Hall, 4-8 Upper Tooting Road, SW17 (opposite Tooting Bec Station). Licensed bar. Entrance: £5 including snacks. Contact: Lily/Tony D'Souza 020-8644 5310; Wilma/Cedric D'Cruz 020-8954 1596. Sun. 24 Aug. Chorao UK celebrates the feast of St. Bartholomew at Merton Hall, 76 Kingston Road, Mass at 4pm followed by a get together till late. Music by Nite life. Please contact Claver D'Mello 020 8672 4562 or Mervyn Ramos on 020 86892970 Sun. 24 Aug. GOA (UK) Five a side football tournament at Canterbury Road, Croydon. For further details please contact Val Nunes on 01322 44 5743 or Darren Fernandes 07956 117703. Mon. 25 August. The Aldona Association is organising a Day trip to Bournemouth for members and guests. Pick up from bus stop outside Wood Green Bus Depot, London, N22. Coach departs at 7 am. All one price of £10 each. Book early to avoid disappointment. First come first served basis. Contact Nigel Moniz 020 8441 9075 / Lana Moniz 020 8931 2323. Sat. 30 Aug. YLGS presents 'ALOHA GOA' Hawaiian Luau at The River Suite (Private Function Room), Walkabout Temple. Nearest Tube: Temple/Embankment. Music by Guava Groove & DJ Dooza. Dress Code: Hawaiian/Casual (Undress to Impress!). Tickets £8 before 10th August, £10 Thereafter. Contact Alison 07799 586793 or alisonbraganza@hotmail.com See flyer at: http://www.ylgs.org.uk/aloha.html Sun. 31 Aug. G.O.A. SPORTS DAY at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Contacts: Glyn Albuquerque 020 - 8680 2401. For offers of help: Peter Rodrigues 020- 8399 4883 Sun 31 Aug. 4pm - The Asian Chaplaincy. Konkani Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex. Sun. 7 Sep. Anjuna Association will be celebrating the fourth centenary of the Anjuna Church dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel at the Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Holy Mass at 12.30pm followed by a get together. Maz & Co in attendance. For details please contact Felix on 020 8686 1876, Mel on 020 8653 7564, Orlando on 020 8697 4067 and Albert on 020 8656 8745. FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk |
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