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COMMUNITY NEWS
UK: Swindon: Vandals in wrecking spree Dr John Britto of Acron
properties in Goa is visiting UK to participate in various Overseas
Property Exhibitions: 19 Sep. Sunday Nation (Nairobi). The current
edition Awaaz (www.awaazmag.com)
carries a number of stories about South Asians in East Africa.
The cover story is that of Pranlal Sheth who was deported from
Kenya in 1966, ostensibly for his close ties with Odinga [There
is a photograph of him with Pio Gama Pinto].
Also featured is a profile and photograph of Fitz
D’Souza. Issue 2004-34 of this newsletter featured Edmund de Souza who, in an essay competition, took first place in his age group with an entry called The Field. Following interest in the short essay, he has been persuaded to make it available in a special supplement – see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/supplement/EdmundDeSouza.htm Wed. 27 Oct. 7:30pm Song Recital in aid of Children in Need Institute UK (www.ciniuk.org). Patricia Rozario OBE (Soprano) Mark Troop (Piano). Sir Mark Tully (Guest of Honour). St John’s Smith Square, London SW1. Details and online booking at www.sjss.org.uk
DEATHS 20 Sep. Calgary, Canada. ANDREW RIBEIRO (born 1918, ex-Nairobi). Father of Margaret, Winifred, Rozendo, Michelle and Andrea. Funeral at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 24th. [Andrew was the son of Dr Ribeiro after whom the school in Nairobi is named. He was the first Goan to compete in the East African Safari]. 20 Sep. Brampton, Canada. JEROME UBALDO DE ROSARIO BRAGANCA. (Ex- Karachi & Mapusa) Husband of Ursula. Father of Frederick, Jerome Stephen (Leela), Anita, Peter (Corinne), Gerard, Ruth (Joel), Ellen (Stephen) and the late Michael. Funeral on Sat. Sep. 25th at 9 a.m. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church. Interment Meadowvale Cemetery.
FROM GOAN VOICE CANADA
HOLIDAY INFORMATION 18 Sep. The Guardian. For travel between November-April, Lastminute.com (0871 222 5970) has seven nights' B&B at the three-star Alor Holiday Resort in Calangute, Goa, from £459pp, including Gatwick flights 19 Sep. Sun-Times (Chicago). Stay multiple nights in Goa, save multiple dollars. http://www.suntimes.com/output/travel/tra-news-deal19%20.html 19 Sep. Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia). Yoga: The Purple Valley yoga centre in North Goa, close to Varkala Beach, offers a variety of courses from guest instructors year round. There are one-week or two-week packages including accommodation, or you can drop in as a non-resident. Prices range from $900 for a single person for one week sharing a room to $3335 for a couple for two weeks. See www.yogagoa.com for details of the courses and about holidaying in India. 20 Sep. Sify. India and Britain have agreed to raise the number of direct flights between the two countries from 19 to 40 per week and also increase the number of destinations to be served. Third party airlines and charter operators are reportedly making a flying kill in the sector. While charter operators, particularly to Goa and Amritsar are making hay, airline companies like Gulf Airlines and CIS-based airlines are stepping up the gas. http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13570716 22 Sep. Evening Times (Scotland). Glasgow Airport
to operate direct flights to India. Glasgow Airport is poised
to hold talks to develop both scheduled and charter flights to
increasingly popular Indian holiday destinations such as Goa…
Goa is being marketed as a relaxing destination away from lager
lout problems that afflict some European resorts. PRIZE COMPETITION Tesco Magazine Competition. Win one of two Family Holidays Down Under for two weeks. The holiday includes return flights from London to Brisbane for two adults and two children under 12, a hire car and hotel vouchers for 14 nights' accommodation. The trip must be taken by 30 June 2005 (excluding Christmas). Apply by e-mail to oz@cedarcom.co.uk Closing Date: 31 October GOA NEWS HEADLINES 10 Sep. The Herald. The Secretariat building
will be converted into a museum. 16 Sep. The Hindu. First public test of Sky Bus
Metro Rail. 416 words. 17 Sep. Times of India. If you live in India and are pregnant, pack your bags and head abroad -- to the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Such is the value of foreign citizenship that a whole lot of young parents-to-be are putting much thought and planning into making sure their child is born abroad. And therefore becomes a citizen of whichever country he or she is born in. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/853461.cms 17 Sep. Navhind Times. The Goa Tourism Development Corporation has proposed to start a river ferry service between Panaji and Old Goa during the exposition of St Francis Xavier's relics for the period of 43 days from November 21 to January 2. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=09179 17 Sep. Business Standard. With Goa gearing up for the oncoming tourist season, along with the travel and hotel industry, the money changing market worth around Rs 1,500 crore is also gearing up for the busy season ahead. Among the new entrants in the field in the state are Travelex, Travelmate-a subsidiary of Kuoni, Bank of Punjab and WallStreet Interchange. 401 words click here. Mumbai. The Bandra Fair. 18 Sep. Mid-Day [Mumbai]. The Romance of Goa. Film-maker Pimmi Pande married musician Steve Jones in Clapham, South London on 11 Sept. Steve, who first met Pimmi many years ago, followed her to India and was so moved by the romance of Goa that he “got down on his knees and proposed to Pimmi near the toilet door of the second class compartment of the train.” http://web.mid-day.com/columns/amit_roy/2004/september/92654.htm 20 Sep. Hindustan Times. My wedding by Pooja Bhatt, actress. “I got married in Goa. On a protected beach full of Olive Ridley turtles. I wore a white linen skirt and kurta by Wendell Rodricks, kajal in my eyes and my only ornament was a frangipani flower behind my ear. The guest list consisted of 20 people who are extremely close to us. And the wedding was performed according to Hindu rites. Not because we are religious but because it was the easiest and fastest way to get the formality of 'marriage' out of the way. We had the most delicious Goan spread - sorpotel, vindaloo and the rest - and crate loads of champagne and we danced long into the night under the stars on the isolated beach. There were no formalities, no tears, no limp naans and butter chicken.” 20 Sep. The Navhind Times. Thousands of one-and-half-day
old Ganesh idols were taken in ceremonious procession for immersion
at various immersion points across the state, marking the end
of the first phase of Ganesh celebrations. 19 Sep. The Navhind Times. The week-long coastal
clean up drive concluded yesterday with the cleaning of the Baina
beach. 2100 kg of debris was collected comprising of hospital
wastages, plastics, fishing nets, plastic bags was collected from
the beach. 21 Sep. Project Monitor. Goa Budget. Plan expenditure
to rise 30% 23 Sep. The Hindu. Governor urges people to turn Goa into a ‘paradise on earth’ The Goa Governor, S.C. Jamir, has stressed the need for "high levels of commitment" among the people of Goa to transform the State into a "paradise on earth" not only for the tourists but also for themselves. He also said that he was yet to assess whether the bureaucracy in the State was responding to the people's requirements. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/23/stories/2004092301960300.htm 23 Sep. MidDay (Mumbai). Want to learn from Beckham's
coach? The Indian Youth Soccer Academy has organised a football
camp for children between eight and 18 years of age in Goa. The
six-day camp will be held from November 5-11 and coaches from
the Bobby Charlton Soccer School, Manchester (BCSS), will train
the participants. on the lines of the academy. IN THE NEWS
15 Sept. The Edmonton Journal (Canada). Forthcoming: Oct. 16: Master chef and Culinary Olympics gold medallist Simon Smotkowicz joins with the Portuguese consul Aurelio Fernandes and the Portuguese Wine Club "Body and Soul" at the club's annual dinner. Typical Portuguese cuisine with wines to match at the Shaw Conference Centre's Riverview Room. Walter Yakimets from the Edmonton Tasters' Guild will present the wines. Cheese and port to follow. Tickets $75. Call 476 9099. [For a profile & photo of Aurelio Fernandes see issue 2004-19] 17 Sep. The Times (UK). Goa: villas and plots for sale in a new development with all the facilities of a health club. For text of The Times at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ Getting hungry in Hungary 17 Sep. Radio Netherlands. Ode to Josephine:
memories of a parallel mother. Dheera Sujan talks about Josephine
Fernandez, her Goan ayah. Excerpts: During those early years of
our lives my sister and I loved Josephine as completely as we
loved our mother… Josie would feed us her fiery coconut
fish curries. Over the years, I've been haunted by the memories
of the smell and taste of these Goan curries, but despite trawling
through cookbooks and internet recipes I've never managed to replicate
the taste. 18 Sept. This is the North East. TV review: Get A New Life (BBC2 ). By Viv Hardwick. My wife and I have become hooked on the Get A New Life (BBC2 Mon-Thurs) series. You can't help noticing that the more successful of the escapees from our shores are childfree couples with enough spare cash to survive the red-tape roastings should you be stupid enough to want to buy a legitimate scooter in Goa. And none of them learn the lingo. "I don't wish to appear rude," said my fellow sunseeker, in an unexpectedly restrained moment, "but a lot of them come across as big, fat, bad-tempered Brits." 18 Sep. The Guardian. Book Review: MG Vassanji's
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall, a story about revolution
and corruption in the making of Kenya. 436pp, Canongate, £14.99.
The novel is an account not only of Kenya's colonial past, but
also its post-colonial and neo-colonial present; it is about the
three races whose intersection in that place and at that time
shaped the present reality. Excerpts: Indians are almost as racist
as the whites - and lazy… Vikram's father, Ashok, is one
of those peculiar products of the colonial period - loyal to the
Queen, a member of the Asian Home Guard troops used by the British
to suppress the Africans. Vikram's mother, Sheila, is a racist
Punjabi housewife who just can't understand why her only daughter
would fall in love with Njoroge, "that Kikuyu". http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,6121,1306827,00.html
19 Sep. Times of India. India’s Ministry
for Overseas Indian Affairs' plan to appoint welfare officers
overseas to check antecedents of prospective grooms and brides. 20 Sep. BBC News. Allan John Waters, 56, from
Hampstead, north London, was charged in connection with offences
at the Anchorage Shelter orphanage in Bombay. Another Briton,
Duncan Grant, who set up the orphanage for male street children
in 1995, was recently arrested in Tanzania but he has since been
released on bail. The orphanage was managed by William D'Souza,
who was arrested on similar charges, which he also denies. 20 Sep. Nine to Five. UK: Marks & Spencer: Goan Chicken. New dishes to be cooked from the raw … ingredients come in see-through packages … Goan chicken is ready-rubbed with a coconut-based paste and infused with curry leaves and green chillies for a delicious, fragrant, delicately-spiced dish, £4.99 for 2 servings. 22 Sep. Contra Costa Times (California). Ed Blonz On Nutrition. I am often asked what precisely I eat, but I usually refrain from reporting on my own habits. But I'll open the door this one time for a peek…For dinner I had a meal made fresh at home: Indian saag paneer (spinach with cheese) and Goa fish curry made with halibut. Ed Blonz is a nutrition scientist and the author of "Power Nutrition." http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/living/9728658.htm 23 Sep. Leicester Mercury. Keith Vaz meets Indian PM. Mr Vaz said he had discussed a range of issues with Manmohan Singh. Mr Vaz added he was pressing for direct flights between India and Birmingham. Click here. GoaNow. Sept. 2004. Some Highlights FORTHCOMING See http://www.lanfranc.com/publications/location/directions.htm for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon Sun. 26 Sep. Feast of St Jacinto. St Michael’s Hall, 37 Bounds Green Road, London N22 8HE. Mass at 1.30 followed by social gathering with Nite Life in attendance. Tickets – Adults: £8; 12-16: £4; 3-11: £2. For tickets contact Regina 020 8808 7091; Felicity 020 8245 4897; Agnelo 020 8577 8528. Sun. 26 Sep. 4.00pm - The Asian Chaplaincy. Konkani Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex Sun. 17 Oct. 2pm to 8pm. Help A Poor Child (HAPC) Helpers Bottle Party. Lola Jones Suite, Garratt Lane, Tooting. Tickets: £4.00 (including food). Music by Say One Do One. Contact details: email: dpereira@etesting.com Tel: 020-8952 8899. Sun. 24 Oct. Colva Union. 31st Anniversary Feast of Infant Jesus, Bishop Thomas Grant School, Beltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16. Mass at 12.30 p.m. Music by ‘Say One Do One’ Tickets includes meal: Adults £10; Children £3 (up to 12 years). For tickets contact Bento Fernandes 020 8672 0283; Ames Fernandes 020 8672 4753; Arlene Fernandes 020 8930 7679 or email fiona.fernandes@haringey.gov.uk Sun. 24 Oct. 2.30pm Croydon/Thornton Heath Novena Mass for the Beatification of Ven. Fr. Agnelo De Souza at St Mary's Catholic Church, Wellesley Road, West Croydon. For details please contact Felix Tel: 020 8686 1876, Anthony Tel: 020 8689 6447 and Simon Tel; 020 8240 0148. Sat. 30 Oct. G.O.A. Trip to Belgium and France. £25 each. Bruges for sightseeing and lunch then Calais for shopping. Further details from Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457 Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322 Sun 31 Oct. G.O.A. Snooker Singles Knockout Tournament. 9.30 am – 5.00 pm Venue: The Royal Surrey Snooker Club, 1/9 Abbotsbury Road, Morden, Surrey (Opposite Woolworths). Entries by email to Felix Pereira, malawifelix@hotmail.com by 10th Oct. Sun. 31 Oct. The Asian Chaplaincy. Konkani Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex. Sun. 31 Oct. The Uganda Reunion is celebrating its 31st Anniversary. Social from 1pm till 7pm. Music provided by Maz &Co. Location: Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London SW18 2PU Ticket Prices -Adults: £15, Children Under 13 : £5 (All Prices Include A Meal and Snacks) Please Contact Christine De Souza 020 8310 2332 For Tickets. All Welcome. Sun.7 Nov. G.O.A. MASS FOR DECEASED at the ATC Hall, South Wimbledon followed by a 3-COURSE MEAL. Contacts: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457 Nina Pinto 020 - 8767 0663 Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322. FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk |
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