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Goan Professionals and Associates (UK) have published their first newsletter - For the full text click here. Future issues will not be posted on this site - you will need to subscribe to the service - it's free! Write to: ukgpa@yahoo.co.uk

16 Jun. The Evening Standard (London). Feature article on Tony Fernandes, chief executive of Malaysia's Air Asia who was previously with Warner Music.For more text click here. [Tony Fernandes worked for Warner Music in London before transferring to Malaysia. He left Warner last year after buying AirAsia and has been compared to Richard Branson who also started in music before branching to air travel]. Another article about Tony in Fortune magazine at: http://www.fortune.com/fortune/articles/0,15114,370816,00.html

15 Jun. Sun Herald (Sydney). Lament For Jerusalem, commissioned by Ars Musica Australia, will premiere at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday, July 24, at 8pm. Patricia Rozario will be singing alongside counter tenor Christopher Josey and backed by the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and the Australian Youth Orchestra. Tickets $30-$52. Phone 9250 7777 or book online at www.sydneyoperahouse.com

12 Jun. The Times. Emma D'Souza, 30, from London was one of the five winners of The Times /National Academy of Writing screenwriting contest. Emma D’Souza, a lawyer, was picked for Five Rupees, her first attempt at writing a feature. Inspired by an article she read about child slavery, and a subsequent visit to India, her film, she says, “is mainly about relationships and people who are very different yet find a way to communicate with each other”.
For her, winning is just the beginning: “I feel like I’m at step one and now I want to reach step two, so someone can watch it somewhere in the world,” she says.

From Marlon Menezes: Go-an' Connect http://www.goanconnect.org Log-on to Goa’s premier online matchmaking and socializing forum. You can invite your own friends to join you and form your own online community … and they can invite their friends - perhaps one of them might be that special someone. What better way to meet such a person through someone you trust, while still maintaining your anonymity?

Some special features of the service ... * Communicate in a secure and anonymous manner * Efficiently search and connect with people * Picture uploads, live chat, discussion forums, … all FREE! * Build your own community and make new friends * Handy online calendar and reminder service to better help you manage your online relationships Still not sure? Check out the interactive animated guide: http://www.goanconnect.org/help/

New Events:
20 Aug. World Goa Day. http://www.goaday.com

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

DEATHS

16 Jun. Bexleyheath Kent. THEONA ALPHONSO (ex-teacher, Star of the Sea School, Mombasa). Wife of Gabriel, mother of Sr. Daphne, Arlene/Cedric de Souza, Malcolm/Paula.
Funeral on Friday 27 June 2003 at 10am at St Thomas More Church, Bexleyheath, Kent. Burial at Sidcup Cemetery. Condolences to malcolm.alphonso@spcorp.com. In place of floral tributes, the family would appreciate donations (either in cash or by cheque) to the Stroke Foundation. These can either be sent direct to 25 Heathside Avenue, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4TZ, or placed in the collection box at the funeral.

16 June: Utorda: SANTANO RODRIGUES (ex Kenya), husband of late Leandrina, father of Rosario/Anne (UK), Francis/Felista (Kenya), Helen/Francisco (Kuwait), Polly/Babina, brother of Helen Dias (UK), grandfather of Egon, Sarha, Daniel, Santano, Sharlet and Cyron.

14 Jun. Wimborne, Dorset, UK. JOHN BONNIE SIMON LOBO ( born 1933, ex-Kampala). Son of the late Joaquim C.M. and Mary Lobo (nee Machado); beloved husband of Louise (nee Fernandes); father of Terence, Kevin and Jonathan. Brother/brother-in-law of Justin/Barbara (UK), Ulric/Ursula (UK), Maura/Johnny (Canada), Florence (Canada). Uncle of John Edmund, Mary Ann/Neil, James/Fiona, Gerry/Celine, Michelle and Melita (Canada).
Funeral Fri. 27 Jun. 12:00 noon. St Mary’s RC Church, Poole, Dorset followed at 1:30 by burial at Broadstone Cemetery. Telephone: Justin/Barbara 01582 615476. e-mail: dsilva.family@lineone.net Messages will be passed to the family by Lorna D'Silva. [Bonnie died in Nairobi, en-route from Kampala to the UK]

13 June: Chicalim: MARIA ESTELLA VALES, relict of late Manuel, mother of Miguel/Rosa (Canada), Angela/late Norman, Apollo/Luiza, Espy/Caracio, Savio/Flavia (Canada).

12 Jun. Toronto. EDGAR SALDANHA, (87). Retired Surgeon Commander of the Indian Navy. Husband of the late Marie. Father of Ellen and Clint Ayling (Australia), Carol and Denis D'Silva, Gloria and Rajiv Rodrigues, Derek and Peggy Saldanha, Austin and Anna Marie Saldanha.

Friday 20 Jun. 7pm. Month's Mind Mass at St John Vianney RC Church, 4 Vincent Road, West Green, London N15 for Mrs CAROLINE RODRIGUES (nee Fernandes) who died peacefully in Utorda, Goa on 20th May 2003. Born in Cortalim, she lived in Nakuru, Nairobi and N. London. Auntie Caroline is mourned by Teresa, Maria, Marcus and their families.

FROM GOAN VOICE CANADA
http://www.goanvoice.ca/2003/issue12/

Neves Menezes, (ex-Nairobi), one of the founders of the GOA (Toronto), and wife Mabel, celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on June 8th, 2003.

The reconstruction of Shri Mahalasa Temple in Verna. Jerome Mendes (UK), is supporting the appeal for funds to reconstruct the temple which was destroyed by the Portuguese in 1567. For more information go to the web site at http://www.shrimahalasa.com/facts.htm

FOR SALE

Bookhouse, the bargain bookstore, 24 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HJ has just two copies left of “Window on Goa” by Maurice Hall, 2nd ed. 1995 reduced from £12.95 to £4.99 each.
They also have two copies left of “Palaces Of Goa” By Helder Carita, 1998, reduced in price from £35 to £25. This is a lavishly produced book with 270 photographs and drawings – for details see: http://www.cartago.net/html/english/book24/book24.htm However the book has also been remaindered in the US where it is down in price from $60 to $30. See,
http://www.fetchbook.info/compare.do?search=1900826100

PRIZE COMPETITION

From Maxim Magazine. Win a holiday for 2 to Goa. Closing date: 26 Jun. Answer the question: How many red dots are there in the redtape logo at www.redtapeshoes.com ? [Answer: 3]

GOA NEWS HEADLINES
mainly from Joel D'Souza in Goa, courtesy of GOACOM

13 Jun. Indian Express. Goa in for a heady punch of fun, films. The Central Government couldn’t have chosen a better venue to host the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=25693

13 Jun. Hindustan Times. There is no place in India where one can have more fun in the sun than in the state of Goa. But can it be another Cannes?
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_279359,001100030008.htm

13 Jun. Navhind Times. It is now possible to book a railway ticket and even get it delivered to the doorstep in Goa, using the Internet by logging on to www.irctc.co.in Full text at :
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=061339

14 Jun. Navhind Times. Four persons were killed and 27 others injured, when a Vasco to Ponda bus skidded off the road. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=061451

14 Jun. Business Standard. The latest international-style resort to open in Goa is the Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, close to the airport, located at Arossim beach. Designed by an architect from Spain, and landscaped by a Californian, it is built to recreate the informal atmosphere of a Goan village. Text at http://www.business-standard.com/weekend/story.asp?Menu=17&story=15450

15 Jun. Herald. The driver of a car was arrested in Goa for overtaking the official vehicle of Mickky Pacheco, Goa’s Tourism Minister.

15 Jun. Warren Canary, a UK national was arrested on suspicion of stealing 15 pairs of shorts from a Calangute shop.

16 Jun. The Statesman. Futile bid to reproduce Cannes in Goa. The attractions of the Goa beach cannot compensate for lack of infrastructure. The Goa government has promised support but it is unlikely to be decisive. The cost to the exchequer from the Goa festival will certainly exceed the returns. http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=3&theme=&usrsess=1&id=15505

18 Jun. Times of India. Fred Noronha on Silvio Ciancia, an Italian in Goa who collects and sells Indian nostalgia. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=27966

18 Jun. Navhind Times. Lambert Mascarenhas is against Goa being a venue for India’s International Film Festival. He writes, “the government seeks to transform Goa into a Las Vegas or Pleasure Hunt already converted as such by the highly exaggerated concept of tourism as though it is the be-all end-all of Goa, is highly shocking and therefore unacceptable. I hereby appeal to my freedom-fighter colleagues to raise their voices against these tourist-drawing configurations designed to turn Goa into non-Goa. The cities of Margao and Vasco are already un-Goan.”
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=04102

IN THE NEWS

13 Jun. The East African Standard. Veteran Journalist Tom Mzungu Dies. He was a luminary especially for extensively covering the historic deaths of giant political names like Tom Mboya, Pio Gama Pinto and J M Kariuki.

Also, on 18 Jun. The Daily Nation reported that Mr James Kanyotu who was Director of Security Intelligence at the time of the assassination of Pio Gama Pinto, now lives quietly in retirement, as a farmer near Limuru. http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/18062003/News/News1806200356.html

15 Jun. The Observer. Sue Arnold: To meet the needs of five-star hotels in Goa, rivers hundreds of miles away have been dammed and diverted, depriving villagers of their water supply.

17 Jun. Courier Mail (Queensland, Australia). There's always something new at P. Samios and Co, 36 Annerley Rd. New Goan Cuisine delights from Western Australia start at $6.50 a jar and include baffad curry paste, Goa red masala and spiced blood orange marmalade.

17 Jun. Daily Record. To really stretch your holiday money head for Goa or Gambia.

	17 Jun. Tapei Times displayed this photograph with the caption, “A farmer tills his land in front of a billboard displaying an advertisement about baldness in the Indian tourism capital of Goa yesterday”
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17 Jun. The Guardian (UK). Use of the word "Paki" in football match chants is racially offensive, the high court ruled yesterday as it ordered magistrates to convict a fan previously acquitted on grounds that the term was no more insulting than "Brit, Aussie or Kiwi".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,979108,00.html

18 Jun. Financial Times. Hundreds of thousands of British citizens who have retired overseas will have to survive on "frozen" state pension entitlements, with no inflation-linked increases, after the appeal court
threw out a test-case. For more text click here.

19 Jun. The Globe and Mail (Canada). Goa's colonial past revived for tourists Excerpt: Portraits of her ancestors stared mournfully from parlour walls as Maria de Lourdes Figueiredo de Albuquerque sat in a
straight-backed teak chair and recounted her battles with tile-thieving monkeys and land-thieving squatters … 661 Words. Excepts from the New York Times article. See:
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2003-23/supp1/Loutulim.html

FORTHCOMING
(for a list of events scheduled for the next 12 months, visit: www.goanvoice.org.uk ).

Click here for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon

Thu. 19 Jun. 19:30 (30 mins) TV Programme. UK Food (Cable & Satellite). Madhur Jaffrey's Flavours of India - Goa. Madhur Jaffrey visits the state of Goa, where the marriage of Portuguese and Indian food is one of the happiest in the world, as the authentic vindaloo demonstrates. Fishing is Goa's most important industry, and seafood is central to the cuisine

Daily till 27 Jun. 7 pm, Novena & Mass to our Lady of Perpetual Succour. St. Pauls Church, Station Road, Wood Green London N21. On the Feast day, 27 June Mass will followed by refreshment in the Parish Centre [optimal: it would be nice if each person coming along bring a plate of finger food]. Enquiries to Tina Rodrigues, tel. 07957 272134 or Fatima Gomes 0208 378 5026.

CANCELLED Sat. 21 Jun. HAPC Beach Party. CANCELLED

Sun. 22 Jun. Visit by Bishop Filipe Neri Ferrao from Goa. Mass at St George's Cathedral, Southwark at 3.00 pm, followed by a reception in Amigo Hall. Food and refreshments will be available. Prayer session at 2.45 pm.

Tue. 24 Jun. Bishop Agnelo Gracias will be celebrating mass at 7.30pm at Our Lady of the Visitation Church, 358 Greenford Road, Greenford, Middlesex, before he returns to Mumbai on 25th June.

Thu. 26 Jun. 9.00 pm (60 min) TV Programme. Channel 4. Bernard Manning in Bombay.

Fri. 27 Jun.: YLGS (Young London Goans Society) Monthly Meet Up : 6pm - 1am. Free membership [18+] at NEW VENUE! THE LANGLEY (VAULT - Downstairs Room), 5 Langley Street, London, WC2H 9SA. http://www.thelangley.co.uk/ Nearest Tube: Covent Garden. New Members Welcome! For more Info, Contact: Alison 07799 586793 alisonbraganza@hotmail.com

Sun. 29 Jun. Goan Association (UK) Family Day at Archbishop LanFranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Open to members and guests - FREE OF CHARGE. Junior football tournament for ages 12 - 16 and Under 12's. If you are interested in participating, please contact Richard Fernandes on 020-8300 5347 or Maf deSa on 020-8330 0998. For Adults, there will be talks on health issues (diabetes/healthy lifestyle/men's problems).Football kicks off at 11am. All managers and players to report to Plino Martins for a briefing at 10.30am sharp, Ladies football exhibition - North Goa vs South Goa. Disco by Stephanie from 2pm to 6pm, Bouncy Castle, Ice cream/candy floss. Licensed bar and food will be available.

Sun. 29 Jun. Benaulim Association Feast of St John the Baptist, at The White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane Wood Green London N22. MASS at 12.30pm, Followed by a GET-TOGETHER. Music for all ages by MAZ & CO (Mariano). Tickets - Members £6 Guest £7, Children 11-16 £2; under 11 free. Contact :- Josephine on 0208 967 7471, Mary 0208 803 9752.

Sun 29 Jun. 4pm - The Asian Chaplaincy. Konkani Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex.

Sat. 5 Jul. Calangute Association will be celebrating the feast of St Alex at the Crown Conference Centre in South Ruislip. Tickets are £13 for members and £15 for guests. 'Dimensions' will be performing live and there is an 'eat as much as you like' buffet. Contact Kevin Coutinho on coutinhok@yahoo.co.uk or call 07956 389 194 for more information and tickets.

Sat. 5 Jul. YLGS Day Trip to Alton Towers. Details to follow. Contact Alison 07799 586793 or alisonbraganza@hotmail.com

Sat. 5 Jul. (7.30pm -10.30pm) UKGPA (UK Goan Professional & Associates ) - free membership. FILMHARMONIC - ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON WATERLOO (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays the best of British, including Out of Africa, Goldfinger, Ghandi, Shakespeare in Love, Poirot, Inspector Morse, etc..).
See:http://www.rfh.org.uk/main/events/78324.html?section=classical&file=index&month=1&week=3 Contact: ukgpa@yahoo.co.uk

Sun. 6 Jul. Aldona Association. Feast of St. Thomas at the White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22. Mass at 12 noon followed by get together. Music by Dark Star. Tickets - Members £8, Guest £8.50, Children 5-12 years £5; under 5 years free. Contact Nigel Moniz 020 8441 9075; Richard Fernandes 020 8482 9665; Martin Moniz 020 8903 5282.

Sun. 13 July 2003 - Tivim Traditional Fiesta, Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove, Streatham. Mass will commence at 12.30 followed by Social. Adults £12 and children £4 inclusive of meal. For further details telephone Norma Menezes on 020 8771 4457 or email normamenezes@aol.com

Sun 20 Jul. 4pm - The Asian Chaplaincy. Konkani Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex.

Sun. 27 Jul. G.O.A. GOAN FESTIVAL in conjunction with Goan Organisations at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Starts with Holy Mass at 12.15 pm. Diego Pinto 020 - 8767 0663 Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457 Cornelius Monteiro 020 - 8681 8716.