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COMMUNITY NEWS

18 Nov. The Guardian. Excerpts: Following the discovery of Edgar Fernandes's body in an Istanbul morgue, a team of his relatives flew from Britain to Turkey, investigated the case and brought his killer Mohammed Aly, to trial. Though Aly was found guilty, he was immediately freed and put on a plane back to his home in Egypt. He is there now, a free man. Keith Vaz, the former foreign office minister, believes the foreign affairs select committee should conduct an inquiry into the service ordinary people receive when they turn to the department. For details click here

23 Nov. Minneapolis Star Tribune. Minnesota Orchestra records Tavener's 'ecstatic' 'Ikon of Eros' …the remarkable soprano, Patricia Rozario…Rozario displays her agile high register without signs of strain. http://www.startribune.com/stories/457/4223581.html

23 Nov. Sunday Mirror. MP Paul Marsden admits to being a Love Rat and having flings with two women. [Check out the Goan angle click here] See also:
24 Nov. Shropshire Star. For details click here
25 Nov. Shropshire Star. For details click here
25 Nov. Evening Standard. For details click here
27 Nov. The Guardian.For details click here
27 Nov. The Guardian. For details click here

	24 Nov. Travel Trade Gazette UK. Three articles in this issue refer to Manuel Mascarenhas, head of Sales at Thomas Cook Signature. He talks about a new selling system which being introduced; a fear that mass-market operators will slash prices in January and an admission that the Company is dogged by being "inaccessible" - both in pricing and means of booking its holidays. Manuel Mascarenhas moved to the UK from Uganda in 1967 with his Goan parents and attended school in Sidcup, Kent. As a family man with two daughters, Mr Mascarenhas also puts his negotiating skills to good use as a marriage counsellor. For a profile of Manual Mascarenhas, click here.
	25 Nov. Herald. Who Was Pio Gama Pinto? By Cornel da Costa. A brief biography of the Kenyan MP of Goan origin who was assassinated in Nairobi in 1965. Text at: http://oheraldteam.com/?q=node/view/310
	27 Nov. Herald. Headline: The Gazelle comes home for a short graze. By Fred Noronha, Seraphino Antao, antao_s@hotmail.com the fastest Goan in the world and the man who won a double-gold for Kenya in the Commonwealth Games in Australia in 1962, is now 66 years old and back on a quiet private visit to Goa, returning from London after over two decades. The Antaos were quite sports minded. Germano Antao was a big name in sports, and my cousin Effie Antao played football for Kenya. Pascoal Antao played for Salgaocars years back, and his son Trevor is also a good footballer. My sister, Iggy (Ignaciana) Antao, was also a good sprinter, while my brother Rosario was a long-jumper. Full text at http://oheraldteam.com/?q=node/view/346
	From Nina Pinto: Incessant rain did not deter the faithful who braved the weather to attend the 76th Commemoration Mass of Venerable Fr Agnelo at St George’s Cathedral, Southwark on Sunday 23rd November 2003. Just under 300 devotees attended the solemn High Mass, celebrated by the Patron of the Friends of Venerable Fr Agnelo – the Rt Rev Bishop Charles Henderson, who stressed in his homily the need for prayer and to realise that the beatification will happen in “God’s own time”. The Mass was followed by a get-together at the adjacent Amigo Hall. In his opening address the Chairman of the Friends of Ven Fr Agnelo, Rev Deacon Braz Menezes, spoke of the growing influence of Fr Agnelo on Goans living abroad and stated that although ten prayer centres have been established in and around the UK, more are required. He stressed the importance of prayer in achieving the objective of our very own Goan Saint. Deacon Braz Menezes also presented Rev Fr Oliver Antao, the Pilar Representative, with a cheque for £200 towards the Seminarian Fund.

DEATHS

23 Nov. Mombasa, Kenya. Rev. Fr MINGUEL D’SA of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Funeral was on 25 Nov.

22 Nov. Thornton Heath, Surrey. JULES FERNANDES (ex Nairobi). Brother of Zac. Funeral will take place at St Andrews Church, Brook Rd, Thornton Heath. Surrey on 15th Dec. at 10 am. For more information contact Zac on 0790 396 081. Condolences to rechozac@yahoo.co.uk

22 Nov. Brisbane, Australia. FELICAO (FELIX) EDMOND AGUIAR. (Ex Tanga, Tanzania). Husband of Luisa. Father of Romana, Fiona, Dominic and Josario. Brother of Alex, Jane and Assecen. Funeral was on 27 Nov. Condoleneces to aguiar_fiona@yahoo.com.au

22 Nov. Raia, Goa. DR ANTONIO SEQUEIRA (ex Mombasa: House & McGeorge and Wardells chemists). Husband of Ermelinda ( ex teacher at Coast Girls High School, Mombasa). Father of Fatima/late Brian Figueiredo, Dr Sushila/Dr Eduardo Fonseca, Aleixo/Genevieve, Norman/Ruth, Mario/Jean. Condolences to aleixo@sancharnet.in

21 Nov. Vancouver, Canada. JANE GODINHO (nee Fernandes, ex Kampala). Wife of Carlos. Mother of Lisette, Rory and Derek. Funeral is at 10.30 a.m. on Friday 28 Nov. at the Holy Cross Parish Church, Vancouver. Condolences to rory@gsslawyers.com

10 Nov: London. DR ODETTE PEREIRA ANDRADE KINGSBURY. Wife of Dr John Garrow Kingsbury.Mother of John, Charles and Henry. Daughter of late Dr Elvidio/late Leonissa Pereira Andrade.
Funeral was held on 18 Nov at Norwood cemetery.

FLIGHT INFORMATION

22 Nov. The Guardian. Departing November 29 or December 4, Goaway (020-7224 7070, goaway.co.uk) has two weeks' room-only at Alphaville Resort Hotel in Goa from £349pp including Manchester flights

22 Nov. Birmingham Post. Dec 8. .GOA: Kuoni (01306 747008) offers seven nights' B&B at four-star Majorda Beach Resort for £519, saving £367, ex-Gatwick Dec 6.

22 Nov. Daily Telegraph. Goa. Depart on December 21 for 14 nights' b & b at the Valentine Retreat in Candolim for £1,049 per person through Cosmos (0870 443 1823, www.cosmos-holidays.co.uk).

23 Nov. Sunday Mirror. Pack your bags for a last-minute budget holiday to India. Spend two weeks at Goa's Alphaville Resort Hotel for just £349p.p., flying from Manchester on November 29 or December 4 through Goaway. Details: 020 7224 7070 www.goaway.co.uk

23 Nov. The Sunday Telegraph. Spend one or two weeks in Goa for £256 per person with Jewel in the Crown (01293 533338; www.jewelholidays.com The package includes b & b at the two-star Hotel Renton Manor (with swimming pool) in Baga. Flights leave from Manchester this Thursday.

FOR SALE

Auction: Air line ticket for Goa. Dep. Gatwick Dec. 6 2003. Return Mar. 7 2004. Ends 27-Nov-03 19:19 GMT. See: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2205979295

GOA NEWS HEADLINES

20 Nov. Navhind Times. The Provedoria, - Goa’s Old Age homes for the destitute receives lots of applications from affluent people wanting to commit their old parents to these free Homes. A Spokesman said, “We refuse applications of people who work abroad and want to send their old parents to us… The inmates occupy themselves in simple activities; sometimes women clean the rice, men do gardening or watch television.” 506 words. See:
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/nov/msg00097.html

21 Nov. Navhind Times. Three young girls aged between 20 and 22 in a suicide-pact ended their life by jumping in the river Mandovi near the Campal swimming pool, leaving behind a note saying that they were taking the extreme step as they were frustrated in life.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=112132

21 Nov. Deccan Herald. Goa sees International Film Festival of India as chance to mix business with pleasure. By Devika Sequeira. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov21/n9.asp

21 Nov. Screen. The ‘Real’ Anthony Gonsalves. Gonsalves made his foray in Hindi film music in 1943. He is considered a pioneer since he changed the face of Hindi film music by introducing his unique art of orchestration. Today he lives in a village named Majorda, in Goa. Gonsalves is famous in Goa and his name features among the distinguished musicians like Chris Perry, Braz Gonsalves, Remo Fernandes, Sebastian D’Souza and others. http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=6675

24 Nov. Travel Trade Gazette UK. Headline: Goa rises up package list. Excerpt: Thailand, Mexico and Goa forged their way into the list of top 10 package destinations last month, pushing out Italy, Mallorca and most US destinations.

24 Nov. South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). Kamal Sidhu, the former MTV, AXN and MuchMusic VJ, made a pit stop in Hong Kong last week. The Canadian-born, India-based celebrity is now based in Goa, India, where she can be seen regularly on the National Geographic Channel.

25 Nov. Herald Express (Devon). Clive Baker, of Exmouth has launched his own charity known as Novi Sorvat, meaning Fresh Start-New Beginning. Previously he worked for another fund for poverty stricken people of Goa. “Goa presented a rich man's paradise on the surface with sandy beaches and luxury living, but beneath the surface there was abject poverty”, he said. For full text click here

26 Nov. The Navhind Times. The Goa Government will conduct a total land re-survey of the entire state. The re-survey begins from December 1 and is expected to take 2 years. The results will be computerised. See: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=112627

26 Nov. Economic Times. It's good ol' days for Goa as foreign tourists return. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/315179.cms

26 Nov. Asian Age. Goa Diary. By Sucheta Potnis. When Page Three characters come knocking at my door... For full text click here

Dec. 2003. Christianity Today. Blockbuster Evangelism. Millions have been converted after seeing films about Jesus, and Hindu radicals are responding with violence. Text at: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/012/12.28.html

IN THE NEWS

1 Nov. The Sun. One of most bizarre complaints from Thomas Cook customers, “ On my holiday to Goa, India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food at all.”

	20 Nov. Reuters. Stressful and Insecure Jobs Take a Toll on Health. Research lead by Dr. Rennie M. D'Souza of the Australian National University in Canberra, found that health problems among workers could be on the rise. For full text click here Listen to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview of Dr. D'Souza at http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2003/s983530.htm Dr D’Souza trained in Karachi, Boston and Canberra. See her bio at http://nceph.anu.edu.au/Staff/staff_pages/d'souza.htm
	20 Nov. Hamilton Spectator. Headline: Carolann Fernandes makes a life for herself by helping immigrants make a life for themselves. Extracts: Carolann Fernandes retired from the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School board, where she was a teacher, vice-principal and consultant. She is a volunteer on numerous bodies among them Chair of the Discover India Planning Committee; the Indo-Canadian Networking Council; the Anti-Racist Multicultural Educators Network of Ontario and the Hamilton-Wentworth Council on Police Race and Community Relations. She was honoured for her community work during the Woman of the Year Awards. Fernandes, who was raised in India and came to Canada in 1971, can relate to the isolation some women feel when they are introduced to a new country and culture. "I needed to connect with other Indian women and discuss things - especially health issues," she recalls. "Women are the foundation of the family in India and responsible to see that everyone eats properly."

21 Nov. Economic Times. Asians feel the pinch as more go jobless in the US. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow?msid=294246

Last week we reported on the brutal double murder in Mumbai when one-and-a-half-year old Dylan Lobo was hanged from the ceiling fan, while his grandmother Letecia Mendes was stabbed to death. The murder suspects were arrested and on 21 Nov. MidDay (Mumbai). Ran the headline: Well-off students killed duo for robbery. The suspects were identified as: Clay Fernandes (19), Ashish Dominic Baravale (20), Clinton Benjamin Fernandes (16), Wilfred Francis Dias alias Babu (19) and Karan Khanna. See: http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2003/november/69287.htm

23 Nov. Hindustan Times. Wanted a fair baby. Asians seek donor eggs from white women. Infertile Asian ethnic women in Britain are requesting donor eggs from white women for "designer" babies. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_468645,00430005.htm

24 Nov. MidDay (Mumbai). Pigs, priests and Pereiras. After a five year spell in New York Naresh Fernandes returns to Bandra and asks if the community had reached a new level of maturity: Even though people still know their neighbours’ business, they have stopped poking their noses into it. 1536 words. http://ww1.mid-day.com/smd/play/2003/november/69484.htm

24 Nov. Indian Express. “I still haven’t found a wife,” admits 35-year-old Simon Pereira, “Girls want education and money, and I don’t have either.” Better educated than any generation before them, today’s East Indian women are changing the ground rules for their community on everything from inter-caste marriage to traditional cuisine to parental authority. 637 words. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=68899

1 Dec. India Today. Goan artist Tanya Mendonca will exhibit her paintings at Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai between December 3 and 13. Mendonca is an earnest artist and while she attempts to give different hues to the erotic, it is the languid pace of her strokes that makes you pause and take more than a look.

FORTHCOMING

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

Fri. 28 Nov. YLGS Monthly Meet Up: 6pm till late. @ The Loop, Dering Street, http://www.theloopbar.co.uk/ Nearest tube: Oxford Circus - New Members Welcome! For further info check out www.ylgs.org.uk

Sat. 29 Nov. 10.30-4.00. Cliff Pereira is running a stand for Goans and Anglo-Indians at the Bexley Local and Family History Fair Hall Place, Bexley (just of the A2 Black Prince turn off). The Fair is free with talks and stands on a wide range of local and family history topics. See: www.bexley.gov.uk/service/lib-localevents.html

Sat. 29 Nov. 7pm to midnight. Goan Association (UK) Disco Fever for ages 16 and over. Say One Do One 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. 30 Nov. Moira Feast at ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Contacts: Anthony D'Souza 020 - 8689 6447.

Sun 30 Nov. 4pm - The Asian Chaplaincy. Konkani Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex

Sun. 30 Nov. 2.00 p.m. Norbury Manor High School for Girls, Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 8BT. Konkani Dramatic Association presents ROGTACHO FORS." Comedy written by Rosita Pereira and Michael Alfonso. Produced and Directed by Judith Pacheco Fernandez and Antonio Fernandes. Play written by Zeferin Silveira. Tickets adults £9.00. Children under 11years £6.00. Discounts for group bookings. Please contact Judy Pacheco Fernandez 0208 7632606/07949403741. Cornelius Monteiro 0208 6818716 or Domacian Moniz 0208 3761609/07940501196

Wed. 3 Dec. 7pm. Special Holy Mass to commemorate the 451st anniversary of St Francis Xavier at the Holy Family Church, Trelawney Avenue, Langley, Slough. The mass will be celebrated by Rev. Fr. Oliver Antao s.f.x., and will be followed by a get together after the service. Further information from Ciril de Quadros (ph 01753-540981, e-mail dequadrosc@halcrow.com)

Wed. 3 Dec. 7:45pm. The South East Goans Sports & Social Club will be celebrating the Feast of St. Francis Xavier. St. Stephen Church, Deepdene Rd, Welling, Kent. Principal Celebrant: Right Reverend Bishop Charles Henderson. Food and refreshments will be available in the Church Hall after Mass. Contacts: Victor: 020 8303 5106; Bonnie: 020 8851 4677; Damaciano:020 8316 1473.

Wed 3 Dec. 21:00 (60 mins). TV programme. Channel: 5 Title: MacIntyre's Millions. Investigative journalist Donald MacIntyre travels to India to find the surgeons who bribe the poor into selling their organs to the rich, and sees how profits are being made from body parts of the dead.

Sat. 6 Dec.: YLGS Christmas Party (Thames Boat Cruise & Disco) from 7pm-11pm on M.V. Erasmus. Tickets are £12 (Including Snacks) B4 21st Nov and £15 thereafter. STRICTLY ONLY 250 TICKETS. For More Info & Tickets, Contact Myra 0798 449 6221 or funds@ylgs.org.uk

Sat 6 Dec. Thornton Heath Goans. Celebrate the Feast of St Francis Xavier. Mass at 6p.m. in St. Andrew Church, Brook Road, Thornton Heath followed by a social. Music by "Take Note". Limited tickets at £8 includes meal with a drink. Children under 12 free admission. Call Juliette DeMenezes 0208 765 0258.

Sun. 7 Dec. G.O.A. FEAST OF St FRANCIS XAVIER at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon starting with Mass at 12.30 pm. Choir by the GOAN MUSICAL SOCIETY Contacts: Diego Pinto 020 - 8767 0663 Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457 Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322

Sat. 13 Dec. 7.30pm to late. Christmas Dance at Jasmin’s Club, 202 Upper Tooting Rd. Music by “Mustang” . Tickets (inclusive of meal) - £10 adults, £5 children 2 – 12 years. Tony Lobo 020 8542 0528 or e-mail: regdacunha@aol.com

Sun. 14 Dec. G.O.A. Children's Christmas Party at Archbishop Lanfranc School 1pm to 5.30pm. Tickets: Members £5 per child, Guests £7.50 per child inclusive of kiddies meal and entertainment. Caterer & Licenced bar available. Contacts: Ilona Fernandes 020 - 8300 5347, Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457, Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322

Sun. 14 Dec. 1:00pm- 4pm. The South East Goans Sports & Social Club: Children's Christmas Party. St. Stephen's Parish Hall, 26 Deepdene Road, Welling, Kent. Includes Food and Drink, Entertainer, Competitions, Prizes, Games and Nativity Play. Members at £4.00 and Guests at £5.00. Contacts: Evelyn: 01322 433393; Chris: 01322 400732; Victor: 020 8303 5106; Terry: 01322 449486.

Sun 21 Dec. 4pm - The Asian Chaplaincy. Children's Konkani Mass and Christmas Party will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex.

Sun 28 Dec. 4pm - The Asian Chaplaincy. Konkani Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex.

Wed 31 Dec. (6.30pm till 3.00am). Dark Star Social Club. New Year's Eve Gala Ball at Harrow Leisure Centre, Byron Hall (capacity 1400), Christchurch Avenue, Harrow (nearest station Harrow & Wealdstone). Music by CALIBRE and DARK STAR. Tickets: Adult £15; Child £10. Contacts: Derrick Pereira 020-8952 8899; Hazel Rodrigues 020-8357 6776; Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322; Savio Pereira 020-8679 4331.

Wed. 31 Dec. (7pm till late). The Saligao Association (London) is holding its New Year’s Eve Ball at Tolworth Recreation Centre, Tolworth, Fullers Way North, Surrey, KT6 7LQ. Music by 'Guava Groove'. Members £17, Guests £19. Meals and snacks are included. Further details from Zemira Fernandes 01895 259947, Marlene Vaz 020 8669 5838, Sergio Coelho 020 8543 4681, Julius Sequeira 020 8460 6385

Wed. 31st Dec. (7pm till 12:30am). The South East Goans Sports & Social Club: New Year s Eve Ball at the Woolwich Town Hall, Market Street, London, SE18. Music and Disco by Mustang & Say One Do One . Entry inc. snacks: Members £14; Guests £18. Contacts: Eusebio: 020 8304 9089; Alex:020 8306 0974; Evelyn: 01322 433393; Chris: 01322 400732; Victor: 020 8303 5106; Bonnie:020 8851 4677; Terry: 01322 449486.

Sat. 3 Jan. G.O.A. GOAN EXTRAVAGANZA at Wandsworth Town Hall from 7.00 pm. Music by Calibre and Say One Do One. Further details from - Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457 Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322

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