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A Happy Diwali to our readers.

The Daily Mail had a two page spread on 17 Oct. with the headline “Anya Souza has a fulfilling career, her own flat and a loving boyfriend. She also has Down's syndrome. Here, in her own words she gives a touching insight into life with a condition that is still misunderstood.” Anya lives in London and is the daughter of the late FN Souza, Goa’s foremost artist.For another photograph and the supplement that has been created which brings together this and some other articles about this, most extraordinary woman, click here.

Leicester Mercury announced on 18 Oct. that Keyham Lane West School had decided to honour the late Merlyn Vaz by naming the new £1 million sports hall after her. It was officially unveiled by Lord Falconer of Thoroton. He told the audience of pupils, teachers, councillors, sports stars and other guests: “It is remarkable that coming here today I am able to open this sports centre and name it after Merlyn who did so much for all of us.” See: http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/supplement/MerlynVaz.html

From Ian Fernandes, Chairman of the Centenary Committee. The Nairobi Institute, formerly the Goan Institute in Pangani, Nairobi, will be celebrating its 100 years on the 11th of June 2005. It will feature a week of celebrations and festivities. All members, ex members and friends of the Nairobi Institute are welcome to attend. We are expecting guests from Australia, Canada, England and India. For further information please contact palomafdes@yahoo.com

Two items from Flavio Gracias, President of the UK Goan Association.

1. Cause for the Beatification of Ven Fr Agnelo – 4th October
A seminar, with the above theme, was held at the Goan Community Centre in North London. It was hosted by the Friends of Ven Fr Agnelo and chaired by Deacon Braz Menezes with 36 delegates in attendance, four of whom had come all the way from Paris (representing Les Amis du Pere Agnelo).

2. Senior Citizens Lunch - Sunday 5th October
This annual event organised by the Goan Association UK, catered for over 100 of our senior citizens at the ATC hall in South Wimbledon. Those who attended enjoyed a three course meal with entertainment provided by Nite Life and the Goan Cultural Society. Because of the size of the venue, numbers had to be restricted and we are on the lookout for a larger hall for next year.

Donations received.  £20 each: Celia Mascarenhas; Felicia Kemp. £500: Goan Association (UK).

DEATHS

21 Oct. Bombay. ALFRED ROSE. Husband of Rita. Father of Schubert/Stephenie, Engelbert and Alria/Pravin. Alfie was known as the Melody King of Goa. You can hear a bit of his voice at http://www.goacom.com/goanow/2003/sep/Music.htm#top He traveled extensively to the Gulf, East Africa, Canada and UK. Quote from http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=246319 “Goan philanthropist Jerome Mendes is credited with being the first Goan to take Alfred Rose and his troupe to Britain and produce his first Konkani long-play record called Londoncho Mog with English musicians.”

21 Oct. Ucassaim, Goa. EPIFANIA ROSARIA D'SOUZA. wife of late Sebastian. Mother of John/Merle (Canada), Theona/late Cupertino (Bombay), Cajie/Libby, Ivy/late Ronnie (USA), Amy/late Paul, Allan/Susan (Canada) and Frank/Agnes (Canada).

20 Oct. Raia, Goa. ALEX SE ALMEIDA. Husband of Joanita. Father of Angelina/Roney, Leonora, Ottera and Gemma. Grandfather of Aaron. Brother of Lydia/Augustino (UK), Mary, Ublu/Francis, Sacramenta/Pancracio, Lucy/late Leopoldin and Francis/Sylvia.

17 Oct: LUCIA PINTO daughter of late Duarte/late Carmeline, sister/sister-in-law of Emille/Justine Castelino, Gilbert, Eusebio/Patricia (London), Patrick/Felicia (London) and Maria.

16 Oct. Toronto. JOSEPH CAJETAN D'SOUZA. Husband of Enid. Father of Bridget, Marilyn, Kathleen, Annette, and William. [Brother of Archbishop (retd) Henry D'Souza of Calcutta]

FLIGHT INFORMATION

17 Oct. Rediff. Direct Leicester-Amritsar flights from Oct 20. The standard fare for the Monarch Airlines flights is £425 including tax, and will run throughout the winter. Manchester-based SunFlight Travel will operate the service. http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/oct/17shyam.htm

18 Oct. The Mirror. GOA: One week at the Nizmar Resort in Calangute is available on November 20 for pounds 459pp. Price based on two sharing and includes flights from Gatwick, transfers and half-board accommodation. Avion Holidays: 020 8492 3531 www.avionholidays.co.uk

19 Oct. Sunday Telegraph. Jewel in the Crown Holidays (01293 533338) has two weeks' b & b in Goa at the two-star Renton Manor Hotel (with pool and restaurant) in the resort of Baga, for pounds 406 per person. Departures are from Manchester on October 30.

19 Oct. People. Goa. (14 nts, b/b) Nov 22, Gatwick, £495, (0870 429 4242).

GOA NEWS HEADLINES

17 Dec. Navhind Times. The International Goa Convention will be held in Goa from 3-5 Jan. 2004. Some selected NRIs would be honoured during the occasion, in recognition of their achievements in professional and public life. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=101717

18 Oct. Times of India. A Swiss consular official visited Goa in connection with the rape of a tourist from Switzerland. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=239996

19 Oct. Indian Express. ‘Caravela’ is a yacht housing Casino Goa, India’s only licensed live gambling casino. 1416 words See: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=33662

19 Oct. Times of India. The Goa Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized Cadbury chocolates worth over Rs five lakhs from three cities in Goa, following reports of worm infestation. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=240672

20 Oct. Navhind Times. It is the prime duty of the mother to prepare low cost nutritious food at home and discourage the family members to go for fast foods, emphasised the Shiroda MLA, Mr Subash Shirodkar. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=10209

21 Oct. Deccan Herald. 37 tourists drown off Goa’s beaches this year. By Devika Sequeira. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct21/n13.asp

22 Oct. Times of India. The Goa Government has signed a contract for a Skybus (Monorail) service. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=245765

22 Oct. Times of India. A new boat service between Bombay and Panjim is to start next week covering the distance in seven to eight hours with ticket of 1500 rupees for economy class and 1900 rupees for luxury class. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=245744

23 Oct. GoaNet. Getting to Goa by Fred Noronha. The travel chaos starts with your arrival in Goa. See
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/oct/msg00107.html

IN THE NEWS

16 Oct. Metro (London). From Oct.15 to Nov. 30, La Porte Des Indes offers a Wedding Banquet. The menu includes Goan Pork Sorpotel (pork loin, liver, palm vinegar and spices). Banquets cost between £35 and £40 a head. The restaurant is at Bryanston Street, London W1. Tel 020 7224 0055

16 Oct. Daily O'Collegian [Oklahoma State University]. Discrimination against homosexuals varies across cultures. Alan D'Souza was a panelist at the Sexual Orientation Diversity Association' s meeting, which highlighted international perspectives of homosexuality. In India, homosexuality is considered "masti" or an occasional wayward behavior, not a sexual act, D'Souza said. "The solution to homosexuality is marriage," he said. See: http://www.ocolly.com/new_ocollycom/archives/show_story.php?a_id=20040

18 Oct. Khaleej Times (Dubai). During the Commonwealth meet in Goa, Canada's Pierre Trudeau who died recently, decided to go for a jog. He put on his shorts and singlet and trotted off onto the beach. Only to be taken into custody by cops who thought this barefooted runner was just another hippy. It took a lot of talking to get him out of there. See:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ColumnistHome.asp?section=bikramvohra&col=yes

18 Oct. BMJ. Recruiting doctors from poor countries: the great brain robbery? By Vikram Patel, Sangath Centre, Alto Porvorim, Goa. http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7420/926

21 Oct, Globe and Mail (Toronto). The University of Toronto alumnus has given $2-million to establish the Murray B. Koffler chair in pharmacy management, with inspiring business professor Joseph R. D'Cruz stepping up to fill the role. The position represents a partnership between U of T's Rotman business school and the pharmacy faculty. Mr. D'Cruz said: "Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to play a role in improving health care because of their professional training as well as frequent patient contact. Our mission is to provide them with management tools for this role." See bio at http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/faculty/bios/dcruz.htm

21 Oct. Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel. Tours that focus on food tend to cost two to three times as much as the standard sightseeing tours. The Indian tour (15 days for $1135) traverses vast swatches of the subcontinent in just 15 days finishing up in the former Portuguese colony of Goa, with its unique seafood-based cuisine. http://www.msnbc.com/news/981330.asp

21 Oct. Philadelphia Inquirer. The newest addition to weddings is the personalized Web site. Pooja Verma and Rohan D'Souza's Hindu-Catholic wedding was at Drexelbrook Mansion in Philadelphia on July 4. Their website is http://www.rohanandpooja.virtuallymarried.com

22 Oct. BBC News. Seven police officers have so far been suspended after BBC TV this week screened the results of an undercover operation to investigate racism in a police training school. The scenes shown included that of one officer wearing a Ku Klux Klan mask who also said that Hitler had had the "right idea" but had gone about it in the wrong way. The terms "nigger" and particularly "Paki" were used with regularity. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3203287.stm and follow the links for more. Click on the button for some clips

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

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Fri, 24 Oct. 19:30 (60 mins). TV Programme Title: Mother Teresa: The Saint Making Business. Pope John Paul II will declare the late Mother Teresa a full saint following her supposed miracle cure of a dying Indian peasant. But how can this controversial miracle be proven

Sat. 25 Oct. 08:30 repeated at 11:30 (30 mins). TV Programme. Channel: UK Food. Title: Safari Chef with Mike Robinson. He visits Mombasa’s Biashara Market and prepares seafood pilaf and Swahili lobster on the Tamarind Dhow.

ALL PLACES FILLED! Sat. 25 Oct. 12 noon to 5 pm. Join Amche Historr, the Goan Oral History Group.

Sat 25 Oct. 8pm-1am. YLGS presents "GOAN IDOL - THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS..." (A Halloween Karaoke & Disco Party!) at The River Suite (Private Function Room), Walkabout Temple. Nearest Tube: Temple/Embankment. Music & Karaoke by Say One Do One. Tickets £6.00. For Info & Tickets pls contact Alison on 07799 586793 or at events@ylgs.org.uk

Sun. 26 Oct. Goan Association TROOK TOURNAMENT at the ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Contacts: Jacinto Fernandes 020 - 8542 5427. Diego Pinto 020 - 8767 0663.

Tue. 28 Oct. 09.05 (25 mins). Repeated at 13.05 & 19.05. Radio Programme. BBC World Service Radio. Title: Masterpiece: My African City: Kampala.

SOLD OUT! Sun. 26 Oct. The Uganda Reunion 30th anniversary. SOLD OUT!

SOLD OUT! Sat. 1 Nov. G.O.A. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TRIP TO FRANCE. SOLD OUT.

Sun. 9 Nov. G.O.A. MASS FOR DECEASED at 1.00 pm followed by FAMILY DAY at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Free to all members and their guests. Three course meal available at £6.50 per head. ADVANCE BOOKINGS ONLY. Contacts: Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322. Nina Pinto 020 - 8767 0663

Sun. 9 Nov. St Diogo's Association (Guirim / Sangolda) Feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School.

Sun. 9 Nov. Nuvem Feast at White Hart Lane School. For tickets contact: Greg Carvalho 01245 261302 - e-mail: greg@god.co.uk

Sun. 16 Nov. The Union of Navelim. Feast of our Lady of Rosary at Bishop Thomas Grant School.

Sat. 22 Nov. 06:00am. South East Goans Sports & Social Club. Day trip to France via Le Shuttle departing Folkestone 08:45. Members and guests at £20. First come first served basis. Please send form details and remittances to Chris Pinto, 4 Plaxton Road, Erith, DA8 1NL. Contacts: Chris: 01322 400732; Victor: 020 8303 5106

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.

FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk