Newsletter. Issue 2003-13. Mar. 28, 2003
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COMMUNITY NEWS
21 Mar. The Times (London). The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh held a luncheon at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The guests were: Professor Dame Julia Higgins, Mrs Linda Hingley, Air Marshal Sir Christopher Coville, Mr John Doran, Mr John Halstead, the Ven William Noblett, Mr Dominic Pinto (consultant surgeon) and Mr Andrew Summers.
The Guardian reported on 6 Oct. 2000 re. the Omagh bomb:
Dominic Pinto, the sole surgeon at the town's Tyrone county hospital, performed heroically on the Saturday afternoon of August 15 1998, when 240 injured arrived within 45 minutes of the blast.
In May 2002 the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh toured the Omagh bomb site. Among the people she was introduced to was surgeon Dominic Pinto, OBE, current Sheriff for Tyrone.
Dominic Pinto, djdtpinto@yahoo.com was born in Marna, Siolim, Goa and was brought up in Nairobi. He attended the Catholic Parochial School and Dr Ribeiro School there before qualifying in medicine in London in 1962. He later taught at Makerere University, Kampala. He is the brother of Fr Tony Pinto who is based in Nairobi and was active in the Nairobi Heroes.
More information can be found at http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0914/omagh.html and
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/northern_ireland/latest_news/152168.stm

27 Mar. Croydon Advertiser. Lottery Community Funds. Three Croydon projects received the top award of £5,000 - one of them is the Croydon Goan Community Oral History Project (GCOHP). Shirley Gonsalves, project co-ordinator of the GCOHP, which records the social history of Goans in Croydon, said: "There was no way we could do this project without the grant so we're delighted. It's fantastic news." For full text, click here

26 Mar, The Independent. New at Mufti on Fulham Road is a leather wardrobe, £2,800. Mufti is a lifestyle interiors shop that sells original, elegant designs in leather and natural raw materials. Owner Michael D'Souza's philosophy is based on minimalism, discerning design, clean lines and interesting textures - but with the emphasis always on the comfortable and lovable. Mufti, 789 Fulham Road, London SW6. www.mufti.co.uk [After India, Africa and New York (where he was an advertising guru), Michael D'Souza arrived in London five years ago to set up this Store].

27 Mar. Leicester Mercury. Merlyn Vaz is marking her retirement from Leicester City Council by launching the Pensioners' Prize scheme, an annual award to an individual or organisation in Leicester and nationally who has furthered the cause of pensioners. There is a cash prize of £1,000 for each of the two categories. Her son, Keith, said: "This is like the Nobel peace prize for pensioners. I hope my mother's award scheme will be a great success." Text at Click here
Following the AGM, Thornton Heath Goans have nominated their new President, Jason D'Costa. The new board and their working Committee are planning a list of events to include the youngsters in Thornton Heath, Streatham, Norbury and Croydon. Jason will be assisted by his Social Secretary, Juliette DeMenezes, Treasurer, Mario Fernandes and Auditor Alan DeSouza

25 Mar BBC News. Two boys who died when their stolen car hit a police roadblock in a tunnel under the river Mersey were unlawfully killed, an inquest jury decided yesterday. The verdict at Liverpool coroner's court followed evidence that Mersey tunnel police had ordered a lorry to block the path of the 14-year-olds, who were said to have been driving at up to 100mph. Coroner Andre Rebello said he would ask that the tunnel police be trained to meet national policing standards or that control of the tunnel be passed to Merseyside police. Natalie Murphy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2884525.stm

The March 2003 Newsletter from The Goan Community in Mombasa is at
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/mar/msg00070.html

DEATHS

18 Mar: Canada: DAMIAO RODRIGUES, husband of Clara, father of Rosy/Evaristo (Canada), Fr Jose (London/Pilar), Manuelita/Inacio, Victoria/Albert (Dubai), Joasinho/Juliet (Canada), Xavier/Savita (Canada),

19 Mar. Mapusa, Goa: Fr LINO D'SOUZA S.J. Former Rector of St Britto's Mapusa. Formerly on the staff at St Paul's (Belgaum), Loyola's (Margao) and Bom Jesus (Old Goa). Funeral was at St Jerome's Mapusa on 20 Mar. [Info. from Ilona Carneiro].

21 Mar: Tivim, Goa: ROSARIO (DOMNIC) FERNANDES (Ex-EAR & H, Nairobi), husband of Joanita, father of Matty/Galdino Lobo.

Correction to last issue: The name of the brother of Fr Agnelo Noronha who died on 15 Mar, is Jonas and not James.

LOOKING FOR


From Madeleine Ensor, madeleine.ensor@dailymail.co.uk tel- 020 7938 6120:
I am a researcher at the Daily Mail looking for a Goan family, living in UK, with the surname Ferreira. The Daily Mail wants to do a feature profiling a real life Ferreira family, to link in with the new family arriving in EastEnders, also called Ferreira. It would cover a page in the main body of the paper and I would be interested to hear from anyone willing to participate.

[Note: Some particulars of the EastEnders Ferreira family can be found at
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2003-11/
It may be highly speculative but the thought is that the BBC has selected a "Goan" family because the UK Goan Community is too small, diluted and fragmented to effectively protest at the excesses and stereotype casting of the screen characters. Evidently the last Eastern family in the series were Hindus and the producers had to be wary of the ethnic backlash].

FLIGHT INFORMATION

22 Mar. The Guardian. Departing March 29, 14 nights' B&B at the Riverside Guest House in Goa costs pounds 309pp (saving pounds 280 ) including Gatwick flights and transfers. Odyssey Worldwide (0870 4294242, odysseyholidays .co.uk).

22 Mar. The Mirror. India: £429 will buy 14 nights in Goa departing Gatwick April 5. Includes transfers and b&b at the Alphaville Hotel. 0870 89 89 890 www.hayesandjarvis.co.uk

25 Mar. Cape Argus (South Africa). War jitters keep Swedish travellers at bay.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=420&art_id=qw1048605481184T614&set_id=14

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

22 Mar. Navhind Times. The Goan identity.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=mag&Story_ID=032250

25 Mar. Times of India. Goa, unexplored destination for water sports.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=41267665

25 Mar. It was Budget Day in Goa today. The full text of the budget speech is at the new Government of Goa, Department of Information and Publicity website at
http://www.goainformation.org/html/modules.php?name=Sections&sop=viewarticle&artid=94

IN THE NEWS

20 Mar. East African Standard. Speaking in Nairobi, Mr Kariuki revealed that in 1965 during a Cabinet meeting the late President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta had said: "There is a certain Mhindi (Asian) who seems to be a problem. How can we silence him". The late Tom Mboya and Charles Njonjo then told Kenyatta "leave this business to us". Five days later, Pinto was assassinated. Text at
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/March/thur20032003/parliament/parl20032003008.htm See also
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/20032003/News/News60.html

21 Mar. Karen'gata Chronicle (Kenya). Low-down on Goa's high-life. By Francis Rodriguez. I'm often asked about particular facets of Goan life from the point of view of both the native and the foreign visitor. Goa's night life is a frequent topic. Goans are forever partying and merry-making, the quintessential Latins, feasting to gluttony. Much of this comes alive at night, spiced with all manner of music. Full text at http://www.africaonline.co.ke/karengata/news4.html

21 Mar. Business Week. (USA). The War Edges Closer to Kuwait. Excerpt: Among the few people on the street were Freddie Dias, 32, and Philip De Silva, 54, hotel kitchen workers from Goa and Bangalore. They were seated smoking on a bench. Asked if they had thought about purchasing gas masks, they said such items were out of their price range. A full ensemble of gas mask, chemical suit, and other can gear can run up to $700. These men make about $400 per month, sending perhaps $300 to their families back home.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2003/nf20030321_1393_db071.htm

22 Mar. Hindustan Times. Racist companies in the UK will be named and shamed by the Government under measures proposed to crack down on labour discrimination, and to improve job opportunities for ethnic community members. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_219294,00430005.htm

22 Mar. Brighton Argus. Former Brighton resident and manager of the Indian national soccer team, Stephen Constantine, 40, is preparing his team to play in the war zone. He faces the daunting prospect of ties in Iran, Jordan and the Lebanon during the Middle East conflict. His wife Lucy said: "It's terrible at the moment as we don't know exactly what is going to happen. I am worried but Stephen is in love with his game." Mrs Constantine is remaining at their home in Goa with their two young daughters Paula and Christiana. They moved there from Brighton when Mr Constantine took the India job last June.

22 Mar. Sydney Morning Herald. Excerpt: Clarence Da Gama Pinto, the program director in leadership with Mt Eliza Business School, says understanding and tolerance of religious diversity needs to go further than the Australian workplace. "Seventy-five per cent of Australian trade is done with non-English-speaking countries," he says.

22 Mar. The Detroit News. Inexpensive Decorating Tips For Spring, presented by HGTV Host and top-selling author Susie Coelho. March 29. Meijer stores. Madison Heights, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 1005 13 Mile; Livonia: 1:30-3 p.m., 13000 Middle Belt Road.

25 Mar. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Best Selling Books. Non-fiction:Susie Coelho's Everyday Styling, Susie Coelho (Simon & Schuster; $30) Subtitled "Easy Tips for Home, Garden and Entertaining"


23 Mar. Gulf Times. Portuguese citizenship issue discussed at the Goan Overseas Association meeting at Quatar. http://www.gulf-times.com/2003/03/23/locals.htm

24 Mar. Mumbai Mid-Day. Going for Goans By Amit Roy. The BBC has announced that the new Asian family in EastEnders will be Goan. All the Goans I know are impeccably behaved, family loving and high-achieving citizens. They include Britain's No 1 opera singer Patricia Rozario; Keith Vaz, the energetic Labour MP for Leicester East; Reynold D'Silva, managing director of Silva Screen Records; and H O Nazareth, a distinguished documentary filmmaker.
Text at http://www.mid-day.com/columns/amit_roy/2003/march/48002.htm [It is hoped to feature H O Nazareth in a forthcoming issue of this newsletter].

24 Mar. Birmingham Post. A third Canadian is believed to have died from the mysterious flu-like illness that spread from Asia and two suspected new cases have been reported in Ontario, health officials said. Dr Colin D'Cunha, Ontario's Commissioner of Public Health, said the victim died late on Friday and his death had been classified as a probable case of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. The coroner's office is now investigating the death.

25 Mar. The East African Standard. KTN television station has launched Channel 59 for its Nairobi City viewers. Managing Director, Mr Ian Fernandes, said KTN viewers will now get clearer and quality pictures through channel 59.

26 Mar. The Evening Standard (London). Restaurant review: TAAL, 247 Lavender Hill, SW11. Chef is Pankaj Kalko, who was trained by the Welcome group in India and spent 14 years cooking in Goa. Best of the main courses we tried was king prawn periperi where the creatures had been marinated in a Goan masala paste before frying and were topped with chopped shrimps dry-fried with fierce spices. Less impressive evidence of the chef 's stint in Goa was pork vindaloo which lacked the sting of palm vinegar and was too languid a texture.

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

See http://www.lanfranc.com/publications/location/directions.htm for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon

Fri. 28 Mar. YLGS (Young London Goans Society) Monthly Meet Up: 6pm -late. Free membership [18+] New Venue! : W A L K A B O U T, Temple Place, London, WC2R 2PH. www.walkabout.eu.com Nearest Tube: Temple (District & Circle Lines) New Members Welcome! For more Info, Contact: Alison 07799 586793 alisonbraganza@hotmail.com or Davina davdmello@hotmail.com

Sun. 30 Mar. G.O.A. - Family Day & Carrom Tournament at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon (2.00 pm to 6.00 pm). Free to all members and their guests. Food and licensed bar will be available.

Sun. 6 Apr. 1.00p.m. ALZIRA ZUZARTE-VAZ: Month's mind Mass for the late Alzira Z-Vaz who died in Nairobi. Location: Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 131 Deptford High Street, Deptford, SE 14. Followed by reception in the Church Hall from 2.00 - 3.30 p.m. For details, click here or contact Aurita Andrade tel: 0208 473 1522 (hse) ruthie@aurita-andrade.freeserve.co.uk

Sat. 12 Apr. 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. 20 Apr. 7.30pm Goan Association Grand Easter Dance. Lola Jones Suite, Greaves Place Off Garratt Lane. Members: £6 Guests £8 Children: 12-15yrs £4. SAY ONE DO ONE in attendance. Advance booking advisable: Contacts: Norma Menezes-Rahim 0208 771 4457 or email normamenezes@aol.com; Bernie Gracias 0208 723 1322 berniegracias@aol.com

Sat 26th Apr.: YLGS (Young London Goans Society) presents "I T ' S A GO A N T H I N G" [18+] Party!! 7pm-3am @ The VIP Room, ZOO BAR, Leicester Square, London. http://www.zoobar.co.uk/ Music by DJ Dooza & Say One Do One. Tickets £8. For more Details & Tickets Contact: Alison 07799 586793 alisonbraganza@hotmail.com For the e-flyer click here

Sun 4 May: CORTALIM UNION 25th Anniversary. Tickets are now Sold Out -- Tickets will not be available at the door. No Ticket, No Entry.

Sun. 4 May 12noon - 7pm Saligao Association Feast of Mae de Deus. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove, Streatham. Music by Ronnie Victor's band and the usual excellent Saligao Association bar prices. Tickets Members £9, Guests £12, price reductions for children. Please contact Serge Coelho on 020 8543 4681 or Selina de Sa on 020 8643 9675 or Nathan DeSouza, Desouza1@aol.com or http://www.saligao.co.uk/

Mon. 5 May. The Goan Cultural Society UK presents "TUJEA PASSOT" Written and directed by Goa's award winning writer JOSE I ROD at St Monica's Hall, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, at 3.00pm, For further information contact : - Bella Fernandes 020 8352 0373, Rosy D'Silva 020 8352 9450 and Ida D'Souza 020 8881 2921.

Sat. 10 May. 6.30 - 10pm. The Goan Musical Society presents a Goan Cultural Evening. Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Tickets will be on sale from March 2003. Visit www.geocities.com/g.m.s for more info.


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