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London: Terror suspects includes Goan
Banker
26 Sep. BBC News. Excerpts: Police holding four men arrested on
suspicion of a terrorist plot to buy radioactive material have
been given more time to question them. Three of the men were arrested
at a Brent Cross hotel on Friday and a fourth in a north London
house.According to the News of the World, meetings were held with
men hoping to supply the radioactive material to their Middle
Eastern buyer. Gary Thompson, associate editor of the News Of
The World said the story followed covert investigations by its
reporter Mazher Mahmood. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3691496.stm
[It was reported elsewhere that the gang consisted of a banker
originally from Goa, India, his "sidekick" from Mozambique,
a Somalian and a man from Saudi Arabia. The banker is "married
with two young children."
25 Sep. Birmingham Post. Amancio
D"Silva - Integration (Universal 986 689 3) £8.99.
Guitarist D"Silva, who died in 1996, reminds us that there’s
nothing new about world jazz as, in the company of trumpeter Ian
Carr and saxophonist Don Rendell with Dave Green on bass and Trevor
Tomkins on drums, he tackles tunes called Ganges, Jaipur, Maharani
and others, all influenced by his Goan background.
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G.O.A. Toronto: New website
Toronto Goans have launched their redesigned website at
http://www.goatoronto.com/
Check it out for the latest news, their quarterly magazine
Pulse, photographs of recent events and much more.
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DEATHS
27 Sept. Assolda, Goa. ROSALINHA (ROSA)
MASCARENHAS. Wife of Xavier. Mother of Peter (Edu), Pascoal,
B Thomas, Frank, Jacinta, Rita, Archangella, Filomena (UK), Lourdinha,
Bena and Fatima (UK). Mother-in-law of Peter, Uday, Nicholas (UK),
John (UK), Tony, Ragunath, Maria, Agnes, Leena and Filipina.
26 Sep. Mississauga. Canada. PETORNILLA
(PETTY) BARRETTO (aged 76, ex-Tanzania). Wife of the
late Rio Barretto. Mother of Michael/Brenda and Millie Roberts.
Funeral at 10am on 2 Oct, St Bernadette Catholic Church. Followed
by interment at Christ the King Cemetery. [Info from Doris &
Oscar Demello].
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25 Sep. Sydenham, Kent,
UK. ABE FRANCIS ALMEIDA (ex Nairobi). Brother
of late Stanley, late Lydia, late Nolasco, Rosana, Eva,
Bella, Ida, Zia and John Eli. Funeral details to follow.
[Abe Almeida worked for the Civil Service in Nairobi and
his last posting was in Mombasa. In the UK he worked in
the accounts department at Scotland Yard before he retired].
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Funeral on Friday 8th October
2004 at 11am at the Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Philip
Neri, 208 Sydenham Road, Sydenham, London SE26, followed
by private cremation. Family flowers only. Donations if
wished to the 'D'Almeida Charitable Trust' (for research
into lesser known medical conditions). Please send donations
to Francis Chappel & Sons, 41 Sydenham Road, London
SE26 (Tel: 020 8778 6658). Enquiries and condolences to
berniegracias@aol.com
tel 020 8723 1322. |
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25 Sep. Vancouver, Canada.
MALVINA JOSEPHINE ATHAIDE (born 1955, ex-
Dar-es-Salaam, nee Cordeiro). Wife of Dileep. Mother of
Jacinta, Lucas, and Olivia. Daughter of Florrie and Venancio.
Sister of Maura (Francisco), Merlyn (Oswaldo), Mavis (Pralad),
May and Milena (Leslie). Malvina worked as a casual R.N.
most recently at Vancouver General and G.F.Strong. Funeral
at 10 am on Sep. 29 at Sacred Heart Church, Ladner, followed
by Internment at Gardens of Gethsemani, Surrey. Condolences
to dathaide@fpse.ca |
25 Sep. Guirim, Goa. EUPLIO MICHAEL CRESCENCIO
D'SOUZA (Ex Post-Office, Dar-es-Salaam). Husband of Lucia.
Father of Gislain/Lourdes, Lester/Vera. Grandfather of Gwyneth,
Roseanne, Kariel and late Brianna. Brother of Ema/Lucas &
Lourdes.
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24 Sep. Tolworth, Surrey,
(UK). SIMAO ANTERO RODRIGUES (ex-Eldoret,
born 1916 Verna, Goa). Husband of Francisca Da Cruz. Father
of Peter, Adelaide, Delfina/Colin, Francis/Joana. Grandfather
of Annette, Craig, Davinia and Mark.
Funeral on Mon. 4 Oct. Mass at 11.00 am at Our Lady Immaculate,
401-403 Ewell Road, Tolworth. Burial at Surbiton Cemetery,
Lower Marsh Lane, Kingston upon Thames. Condolences to peter@rungu.freeserve.co.uk |
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23 Sep. Margao, Goa.
ALVITO FURTADO (born 1948, ex-Mombasa). Husband
of Deomira. Father of Michelle and Nicola. Son of late Emerquinho/late
Maria Consolacao. Brother of Linda/Harry, Lira/Exano (UK),
Clara/Socorro, Agnello/Sarita, Gracie/Tony(Nairobi), Zemira(U.K),
Olga/Des , Ivy/Francis, Wanda/Romeo. Condolences to Exano.Pereira@telinco.co.uk |
18 Sep. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. MARIA
PIA DeBRAGANZA (nee Alphonso) Wife of Noel, her husband.
Mother of Ninoska and Agostinho Joel. Born in Goa, India, Pia
received her Masters' in Education and History before immigrating
to the United States with her family. Miss Pia was the successful
owner and operator of Children's World South, a preschool in Fort
Lauderdale, and will be greatly missed by all the children and
their parents. Sister of Aduzinda/Rufino Dias, Bento, Maximiana/Paul
Fernandes, Timotio /Rita, Helen Fernandes/Ross, and Tina. From
24 Sep. South Florida Sun-Sentinel, http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
HOLIDAY
INFORMATION
25 Oct. Belfast Telegraph. Odyssey Worldwide:
£328 for a week at the two-star Park Avenue Hotel at Calangute
in Goa, including return Gatwick flights on October 16, transfers
and seven nights' with breakfast. Tel 0870 429 5090, www.odysseyworldwide.co.uk
[Current online price is £290]
25 Sep. The Independent. Goa. Package holiday
bargain-seekers have taken over from backpackers. Before the "longhairs"
arrived, the Portuguese ran Goa as a colony. Even though it was
annexed by India in 1962, Goa has a big Christian community. Visit
Old Goa for the best old churches, Panaji (Panjim) for a curious
mix of Portuguese and Indian architecture, and the beaches for
the Indian Ocean. From Gatwick flights cost £1,069 including
transfers; from Manchester, £1,089, both on Excel Airways.
http://travel.independent.co.uk/news_and_advice/story.jsp?story=565275
GOA
NEWS HEADLINES
Goa Govt to regulate nursing homes and
pathological labs
26 Sept. Navhind Times. The government will soon introduce bills
to regulate nursing homes as well as to curb the mushrooming pathological
laboratories around the state.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=092616
Around 3000 aged Goans may be suffering
from dementia
26 Sep. Navhind Times. A study of only two Goan villages, Mandur
and St Cruz, has revealed a prevalence of 2.9 per cent cases of
dementia among people over the age of sixty.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=09267
Skybus falls from sky
26 Sep. Times of India. One person was killed and two others injured
today when the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd's Skybus Metro dashed
against a pole on the track during its trial run at Madgoan in
Goa. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/863666.cms
Sports: Goan delegation for Portugal
26 Sep. Navhind Times. Dr Susana de Sousa, Director of Youth Affairs,
will lead a 7-member delegation to participate in the 10th Congress
of Sports Sciences and Physical Education of Portuguese-speaking
nations, to Porto, Portugal, from Sep. 27 to October 1. The Goan
Football Assoc. is represented by Mr Savio Messias [ex-Mombasa]
and Mr Jovito Lopes, http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=09262
See also
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=093015
Wooing tourists the Goan way
27 Sep. Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequeira. Younger Goan travel
operators like Norman de Souza are bringing dynamism into the
leisure business in Goa rarely seen in the large chain operators.
A charter with tourists from Greece, Portugal and Spain could
begin operations by August 2005 …the Mediterranean charter
will run through for nine months. Most of the long-haul flights
into Goa operate for barely five months in comparison. 461 words.
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep272004/n9.asp
Shacks on Goa beaches to be better regulated
this season
27 Sep. Business Standard. Only 228 shacks are to be licenced
against 282 last year. The licence fee has also been hiked this
year Rs 30,000 for the northern ones and Rs 20,000 for the southern
ones. Last year’s amounts were Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000,
respectively. These shacks will have garbage disposal arrangements,
mobile toilets and at least one person trained in life saving
techniques. For full text click
here
Bon Appetease
27 Sep. The Telegraph (Calcutta). By Victor Banerjee. A look at
the similarities between Goans and Bengalis – laid back
attitude, love of football, fish, and music. Includes a recipe
for Sausage Pulao. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040927/asp/calcutta/story_3809707.asp
Glenn Saldanha in record licensing deal.
27 Sep. Financial Times. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals will receive
$190m over five years from Forest Laboratories of the US after
signing the biggest ever licensing deal between an Indian drugs
maker and a global pharmaceuticals giant. The deal will see Forest
develop Glenmark's asthma molecule which is ready for early clinical
trials. "We can only take innovation so far because the risk
profile (of molecules) rises through clinical trials," said
Glenn Saldanha, chief executive of Glenmark. 338 words. [For a
photo and profile of Glenn Saldanha see issue 2004-33] http://news.ft.com/cms/s/366d50da-1023-11d9-ba62-00000e2511c8.html
Goa expects 400,000 more tourists this
year.
28 Sep. The Pioneer. Goa expects four lakh more tourists to visit
the State this year. The rise is being attributed to two major
events - exposition of St Xavier's relics and the International
Film Festival of India (IFFI) - lined up for the year end.For
full text click
here.
Bharti Teletech Launches Cordless Phones
29 Sep. Financial Express. Bharti Teletech is launching the 2.4
GHz band cordless phone range of six models, in likely to hit
the market by October. These will be priced between Rs 1,195 to
Rs 4,995 and are being manufactured out of the company’s
plants in Ludhiana and Goa. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=69992
A lot to look forward to at Goa Film
Festival.
29 Sep. The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/29/stories/2004092902260500.htm
Child Abuse: What No One Talks About
29 Sep. India Times. The Goa Expose by Tehelka. This is a story
about children in the age of 8-13 being abused by those aged 50
and above. The most shocking thing that comes out of this sting
operation which Tehelka did that the lawmakers like police, special
branch, etc. and bureaucrats working in the Directorate of Women
and Child Welfare are not even sticking to basic rules to protect
children. http://health.indiatimes.com/articleshow/865196.cms
IN
THE NEWS
Born in India, marry in UK
25 Sept. Times of India. Migration of young brides and grooms
from the Indian subcontinent to Britain for arranged marriages
has touched an all-time high.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/863034.cms
All India Catholic Union Elections
25 Sep. Hindustan Times. John Dayal has been elected as the president
of the All India Catholic Union (AICU). Dolphy D' Souza is the
new vice president, Eugene Gonsalves has been appointed its honorary
treasurer and Elias Vas of Goa its secretary general.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1023606,000600010001.htm
Richard Zimler’s next novel is
set in Goa
25 Sep. The Sydney Morning Herald. Richard Zimler’s next
novel is set in Goa, India, where the Portuguese took the Inquisition.
"I'm incredibly passionate and obsessed with my subject,"
he says, "but when I'm writing I know I'm exactly where I'm
supposed to be." His bestseller, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
was published in 20 languages. For more about Zimler check the
link below. http://www.zimler.com/
Equal work, unequal pay
25 Sep. Gulf News (Dubai). Equal pay for equal work seems to be
a myth here - your passport, apparently, holds the key. S.M. Kumar,
an IT engineer, was offered a monthly wage of Dh4,000 while working
in his home state of Goa, on the west coast of India. He thought
his dream had come true. Dh4,000 meant Rs52,000. Only when he
arrived in the UAE did he realise he had been hoodwinked. His
Arab counterpart with the same qualifications, skills and experience
was being paid Dh7,000, and his Western colleague still more -
Dh10,000. 1490 words.
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/Nation2.asp?ArticleID=133203
Efforts of Indian doctors being ignored,
says BMA
25 Sep. Hindustan Times (UK). Three quarters of a key group of
hospital doctors, most of whom qualified in India, believe their
skills and hard work in the UK are not adequately recognised.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_1023502,00430005.htm
25% of Asian football fans face racism
25 Sep. The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1312404,00.html
Bahrain: Art Exhibition features Boys
from Goa.
26 Sep. Gulf Daily News. (Bahrain). Faika Al Hassan painting of
two Indian boys, who she met when she was visiting Goa is one
of the items on display at the Dar Albareh Art Gallery, Adliya
until October 7. For full text click
here.
UK: TV Soap: EastEnders
26 Sep. People (UK). EastEnders star Dalip Tahil who played romeo
Dan Ferreira has launched an astonishing attack on the soap. He
said, “The Ferreira family were left running around with
silly storylines. A lot of pre-planning, at least six months,
went into bringing the first Indian family into the show.”
591 words
Let's all go on a Goan holiday!
26 Sep. Calcutta Times. Excerpts: Most of the 2,000-odd Goans
of this city make it a point to holiday at least once a year and
visit their native land…In 1911, the Goans formed a club
called the Goan Association of Bengal which was earlier known
as the Indo- Portuguese Association… Joel Braganza (19)
said, "I go to the disco but I also attend our community
programmes. I may not know Konkani, but I am proud to be a Goan."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-863823,curpg-1.cms
London: Terror suspects includes Goan Banker
26 Sep. BBC News. Excerpts: Police holding four men arrested on
suspicion of a terrorist plot to buy radioactive material have
been given more time to question them. Three of the men were arrested
at a Brent Cross hotel on Friday and a fourth in a north London
house…According to the News of the World, meetings were
held with men hoping to supply the radioactive material to their
Middle Eastern buyer… Gary Thompson, associate editor of
the News Of The World said the story followed covert investigations
by its reporter Mazher Mahmood. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3691496.stm
[It was reported elsewhere that the gang consisted of a banker
originally from Goa, India, his "sidekick" from Mozambique,
a Somalian and a man from Saudi Arabia. The banker is “married
with two young children.”
Indian call centres... the inside story
27 Sep. Evening Standard (London).
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/jobs/careernews/articles/13442016?source=Evening
There's no OfficeMax in Kuwait City.
Just Felix
28 Sep. Hampton Roads Daily Press - Newport, VA, USA. Excerpts:
For supplies, soldiers visit Felix D’Souza, a businessman
reputed to have everything from jewelry to computers. Felix, word
has it, is the man to know in Kuwait. Felix said he came to Kuwait
City 28 years ago. "I'm originally from India," he said.
"But the jobs there were no good. I came here searching for
work." 740 words. For full text
click here.
Top Goan band to make waves
29 Sep. Gulf Daily News (Bahrain).
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=92804&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=27193
Goa band to kick off Bandra Fair tomorrow
29 Sep. Bahrain Tribune.
http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?ArticleId=45981&CategoryId=7
Mumbai's macho men taught how to treat
women
29 Sep. Independent Online (South Africa).
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1096432381754B253
UK: British Asians invade primetime Channel
4 slot
29 Sep. Thu. 7 Oct. TV Programme.
9pm -11.05pm. Channel 4. The Great British Asian Invasion. A documentary
which explodes all the popular generalisations about British Asians.
It serves as an entertaining and irreverent user's guide to the
community that reveals how the professions and businesses that
are lumped together as Asian are each the preserve of a different
community, and each have a strange story to tell. With the aid
of archive footage and personal reminiscences the film explains
the diversity of Britain's Asians.
Telecommuting rises in U.S. executive
ranks
29 Sep. Ottawa Citizen. Globalization is making telecommuting
increasingly inevitable, as more managers supervise workers in
different cultures and across different time zones. Francisco
D'Souza chief operating officer of Cognizant, a Teaneck, New Jersey,
information technology services outsourcing company, spends about
five hours each day working from home, beginning work at 6 a.m.
and ending close to midnight. About 70 per cent of its 13,000
employees are based in India. He estimates that he spends 25 per
cent of his time travelling just to meet with employees and deal
with situations -- such as performance reviews -- that can't be
handled by phone or e-mail. "I spend a lot of time on the
phone, but ultimately I'm on a plane a lot," he says. For
a photograph and profile of Francisco D’Souza see issue
2004-26.
The best Autumn cookbooks by Jenni Muir
30 Sep. The Independent (UK). Sausage and Mash by Fiona
Beckett. One of the best curries I've ever had was a cured sausage
and lentil dish from Goa, so this clever collection of local and
international recipes resonates with me. Covering everything from
sausages with chunky chips to Chinese-style sausages with stir-fried
greens, Fiona's book is both fun and sensible and will make a
great present, especially for the chaps. Absolute, £17.50.
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/reviews/story.jsp?story=567117
Bombay on the line for Brits
30 Sep. Birmingham Post. In the latest twist in offshoring trends,
Indian firm GTL is to recruit British graduates to work in its
Bombay call centres at £150 per month. For full text, 757
words, click
here.
Book Review of Portugal: In Search of
Identity by Carmo D’Souza
Sep – Dec. 2004. World Literature Today Vol. 78:3–4
Review by Peter Nazareth (University of Iowa) of Portugal: In
Search of Identity. By Carmo D’Souza. 2003. 136 pages. Rs90.
Excerpts: Nisha from Cochin and Maria from Goa travel to Portugal
to research Portugal’s identity…They discover sossegado,
native to Goans, a state of mind that can lead to new discoveries
of the individual and national psyche. Full text at
http://www.ou.edu/worldlit/onlinemagazine/2004winter/28-Sept-Dec-Asia-Pac.pdf
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/publications/location/directions.htm
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Thu. 7 Oct. TV Programme.
9pm -11.05pm. Channel 4. The Great British Asian Invasion. . A
documentary which explodes all the popular generalisations about
British Asians.
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.
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