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COMMUNITY NEWS
Jerome Mendes: Hindu – Catholic
Co-existence in Goa.
20 Jan: Herald. Consul General of Portugal in Goa Dr. Pedro
Adao voiced happiness over the close harmonious co-existence
between the Hindus and Catholics in the State during a visit
organized by Jerome Mendes proprietor
of Leonoras at Verna to the temple at Old Mardol which has
been re-built. Dr Adao later visited the hospital-cum-retirement
home for the senior citizens, which has been built by Mr Mendes.
[Info from Gabe Menezes]. For text click
here.
For a photograph and GVUK profile of Jerome Mendes click
here.
For the hospital-cum-retirement home website see http://www.saintanthonys.co.uk/
| UK: Sanjay Lobo appointed Legal
Director of lastminute.com |
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23 Jan. The Lawyer
(UK). Internet travel company lastminute.com has named
Sanjay Lobo as legal director
following the July 2005 takeover by US travel technology
giant Sabre Holdings … Lobo was head of legal
for Travelocity Europe, Sabre's flagship company …
Lobo plans to bring more corporate and employment work
in-house and rely less on external counsel … Lobo
heads a team of three, which besides himself comprises
IP solicitor Sophie Williamson and litigation barrister
Rachel Howell. For full text, 184 words click
here. |
Sanjay was born in
London, traces his Goan roots to Parra and is the son
of Sashi (ex-Tanzania) and Rita Lobo (ex-Nairobi); grandson
of Jerry and Rose Lobo who now live in Orwell, Cambridgeshire.
Sanjay earned his LLB from University College London
in 1997, where he was also awarded the Mishcon Award
for academic achievement. |
Tennis: Paes' double delight at Australian
Open
26 Jan: WebIndia123.com. It was a day of twin wins for Leander
Paes as the Indian ace first stormed into the doubles
final and then followed it with a straight set victory in
the mixed doubles to book a semifinal berth in the Australia
Open here today. 374 words. Click
here.
Leander Paes was born in Goa on 17 June 1973. In an India
Express interview, Leander said, “Grandpa actually designed
this home [in Velim] for us. He was quite a man. He came over
from Arusha, in Tanzania. He was a great doctor and when the
Indians were asked to leave from there, he got a boat with
his brother and sailed to Goa.” For the text of the
interview click
here.
UK: Dr Joseph Britto: Web-based diagnosis
to help course of treatment
27 Jan: Business Line. `Isabel' certainly hopes to become
a virtual Google for diagnosis, where an online search with
the patient's symptoms gives the doctor a list of diagnoses
to evaluate before deciding on the course of treatment. `Isabel'
is a clinical decision support system aimed at reducing and
managing diagnosis errors at the point of care, says Dr
Joseph Britto, co-founder and CEO of Isabel Healthcare
Inc. Dr Britto was recently in India to promote the system
to healthcare institutions … Manipal Hospital has installed
it. Click
here.
For a GVUK profile and photograph of Dr Britto click
here.
| Seraphino Antao: The Fastest Ever
Goan. |
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28 Jan: The Age (Australia) Kenya's
first Commonwealth Games gold medals were won by a sprinter.
Seraphino Antao, a tall,
lithe athlete from the Goan community in Kenya's major
port city of Mombasa, surprised the Commonwealth's best
to win the 100 yards and 220 yards in Perth in 1962
… These days, Antao lives in Lewisham, in London's
south-east. As an athlete, he spent a lot of time in
England. … |
He was ranked third
in the 100 and second in the 200 in the world by Track
& Field News. Antao was born in Mombasa in October
1937. The family lived in several towns, as his father
worked for the railways. Photo Nick Lockett. 752 words.
Click
here.
For the GVUK Seraphino Antao profile click
here. |
| Toronto: Derek Saldanha: Me and
My Money |
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28 Jan: The Globe and
Mail. A merchant marine in his native India, Mr. Derek
Saldanha, 48, had no desire to head back out
to sea when he emigrated to Canada. Spurred on by a
family member who was already running two coffee-shop
franchises, and liking the idea of being his own boss,
Mr. Saldanha became a franchisee in the mid-eighties
of what then was a new and little known operation, M&M
Meat Shops, and today still owns and runs two outlets
near his home in Burlington.
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Blue-chip stocks are
now a central focus of Mr. Saldanha's portfolio …
Rate of return: “Over five years I've achieved
a 13-per-cent compounded rate of return” …
“I felt I didn't have enough information, but
I didn't have time to do my own investigations.”
Derek Saldanha was born in Bombay and traces his Goan
roots to Saligao. For text click
here. |
Melbourne: Player ban for threat
to kill umpire Gerald Pinto
29 Jan: Sunday Times (Australia). Heatherton Cricket Club
coach and vice-captain Daryl Rose, 33 has been banned for
10 years for threatening to kill umpire Gerald
Pinto, 49 … heavily built Rose told Pinto he
was "going to f--- kill you" in a tirade from the
sidelines on Jan. 14 … Slight Pinto said it was his
most frightening moment in seven years and 100 games of umpiring.
Pinto said yesterday: "He (Rose) said, 'I know what sort
of car you've got. I know where you live. I'll catch you and
I'll get you'. They were personal and physical threats …”
380 words. Click
here.
Gerald Pinto, GPinto@flowserve.com
was born in Hyderabad and traces his Goan roots to Betim.
He is a Mechanical Engineer.
Jonathan D’Souza appointed
General Manager of BAT (West Africa Central)
30 Jan: Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra). Excerpts: Mr.
Jonathan D’Souza, a Ugandan, is the new General
Manager of British American Tobacco in charge of West Africa
Central … Jonathan D’Souza joined BAT in1993 as
a systems analyst and a computer programmer after graduating
with first class honours in Statistics from Makerere University.
In 1998, he was appointed IT Services Manager in Kenya. He
was then transferred to the Headquarters in London as IT Manager
in the Finance Department. He is married with three children.
585 words. Click
here.
Victor Menezes to Pay $2.6 Million
to Settle Insider Trading Probe
31 Jan: Bloomberg. Victor Menezes,
Citigroup Inc.'s former head of emerging markets, agreed to
pay $2.6 million to settle a federal insider-trading probe,
his lawyer said. Menezes, 56, didn't admit or deny the claims
as part of the settlement. The investigation focused on Menezes's
sale of $29.8 million in Citigroup stock on March 28, 2002,
18 days before the largest U.S. bank announced a $2.2 billion
loss in Argentina. Menezes sold 597,000 Citigroup shares that
day, an SEC filing showed. Menezes retired from New York-based
Citigroup a year ago. 205 words. Click
here.
Pakistan Goans & Sports
31 Jan. The Statesman (Calcutta). … Anthony
De Mello, the godfather of modern Indian cricket, founder
secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and
later its president and originator of our national championship,
Ranji Trophy, hailed from Karachi. The Goan community from
Karachi have also produced a hockey Olympian for Pakistan,
right half Jack Britto, who represented the country at the
Helsinki Games in 1952. However, today, the extant Goans here
are not so interested in sport, claims a local scribe. Nobody
wants to train hard. They would rather socialise and have
fun, claims Walter Fernandes, veteran reporter of Business
Recorder. Click
here.
Mafalda de’Sa adds: Jack Britto continued his Hockey
in Malawi and played Cricket & Badminton for Malawi as
well. He is now an octogenarian, lives in Wimbledon, UK and
still plays Badminton.
| Dr. Simão Nascimento de Sousa
feted |
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1 Feb 2006. Environment
International. Vol.32 no.2: The International Workshop
on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology was organized
to felicitate Dr. Simao Nascimento
de Sousa, Deputy Director, NIO who was born at
Corlim, Goa … This issue has a bio of Dr de Sousa
(p.148) and the proceedings of the Conference, including
papers on Carambolim lake (p.208-218), Mandovi estuary
(p.229-234) and the River Princess (284-291). Click
here. |
Canada: Field Hockey: Men's Commonwealth
Games Team Announced
Included in the team: Robin D'Abreo West Vancouver FHC; Wayne
Fernandes G.O.A Reds; Ken Pereira G.O.A Reds;
Louis Mendonca - Team Leader Thornhill, ON. For photos and
brief bios, check the site below http://www.fieldhockey.ca/
Europe: Soccer Officials Look to
Fight Racism
1 Feb. Reuters (UK). Calls for tougher sanctions and European-wide
legislation to tackle the problem of racism in soccer were
at the top of the agenda at a UEFA conference in Barcelona
on Wednesday … "I was horrified to see English
footballers abused here when they played in Spain," said
Claude Moraes, A UK member of
the European Parliament. "The most horrifying thing was
that middle class, professional people, families and young
people were involved and they felt it was normal. This is
a human issue which can be addressed by legislation, implementation
and enforcement. Only by enforcement will the racists get
the message." Click
here.
| Australia: Caji DeSouza and the
Uganda Open Squash Championship Trophy |
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Caji
DeSouza, cajides@bigpond.net.au
who now lives in Queensland, Australia, was the Ugandan
Squash champion and a representative of the Ugandan
Squash Association and was in possession of the Open
Squash Trophy from the time he left the country in 1972.
Al Mathias a former Ugandan international recently suggested
that the trophy be handed over to Austin Malcolm who
won the Open championship for seven years consecutively
from 1953 to 1959. |
Al Mathias tracked
down the late Austin’s wife in the UK who indicated
that their son lives in Australia. Caji met Austin Malcolm’s
grandchildren when attending the Australian Open Tennis
in Melbourne in January 2006 and handed over the trophy
to them. [Does anyone have information about the present
location of the M.R. D’Souza Gold Cup?] . |
| Unusual dishes are a passage to
Portuguese India: By Linda Bladholm |
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2 Feb: The Miami Herald.
Ayesha D’Mello was
born in Gujarat, in western India, to parents from Goa
… Ayesha only learned to cook when she moved to
Canada to attend university … She and her Goan
husband, Bruno, recently moved with their two children
to Pinecrest from the San Francisco Bay area due to
his job transfer ... At a recent get-together for their
new neighbors, they serverd potato chops, Rechad, Shrimp
curry, Pork vindaloo and Bebinca. 594 words. Click
here. |
Goan Okra:
Recipe by Linda Bladholm
2 Feb: The Miami Herald. This spicy, slightly tart dish
goes well with steamed rice and any meat or seafood
curry. 202 words. Click
here. |
UK: Swindon: The Sharp end
2 Feb: Swindon Town. Football could bypass future generations
of black and Asian prospects unless a generous backer steps
forward … funding for the current project runs out in
March 2007 … currently 250 children receive coaching
each week … “We also have a group of Goan youngsters
and run an anti-racism workshop to help raise awareness around
Wiltshire. If we are forced to pack up, all these youngsters
will have no structured football sessions.” 705 words.
Click
here.
DEATHS
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28 Jan: Parra, Goa.
ELVIRA DE SOUZA
(ex-Mombasa). Wife of late Ildefonso de Souza (ex Headmaster
of Goan School, Mombasa). Loving mother of Leela/Archie
(Goa), Jeanette/Arthur (Aus), Camillo/Yvette (UK), Joseph/Gwen
(Aus), Damien/Nancy (Goa) & Comas/Margaret(Aus).
Funeral on Thursday 2nd Feb at St. Anne's Church Parra,
Goa. Condolences to casa_casam@hotmail.com |
28 Jan: Siridao: INACIO PINTO:
Husband of Cristalina, father of John Manuel/Joana (Paris),
Francis Cruzinho/Maria Caitana, Agnelo (Ex-Sesa Goa)/Filomena
(Paris), Dr Isabel/Dr Gustavo (UK); grandfather of Jerillee/Raoul
(UK), Cheryl, Lorettee, Ambika, Anita (UK), Gordon (Paris),
Nash (Paris), Reuben (Paris) and Arlinda. Funeral on 29 Jan
at 4 pm at Siridao. No condolence visits.
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27 Jan: Lisbon. DR
ORLANDO DA COSTA (ex-Margao). Husband of Inacia.
Father of Antonio/Fernanda, Ricardo/Claudia.
28 Jan: Jornal de Notícias. (Portuguese). Orlando
de Costa, 76, died yesterday after a long illness. Born
in Mozambique and raised in Goa, he came to Lisbon for
university studies in 1947 and stayed on, writing and
opposing the Salazar dictatorship, with the result that
for a time his works were banned and he was imprisoned.
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Orlando was the father
of the current minister of the Internal Administration,
António Costa and of journalist Ricardo Costa.
The funeral is at 6pm today. 254 words. Click
here.
For the tribute by Teotonio R. de Souza click
here. |
25 Jan: Chicalim, Goa. Mrs. DAISY
CARVALHO (Ex Dar- Railway Qtr Changombe). Wife of
Sabine. Mother of Damian, Shevonne and Shawn. Sister of late
Carmen/Cliff, Brigitte/Rafael and Annie/Alex. [Info from Claudette
Martins].
22 Jan. Montreal, Canada. LESLIE
D'SOUZA (ex Karachi) Beloved husband of Joanna. Loving
father of Gerry/Jessie, Wendell/Mavis, Maryanne/Christopher
and Warren/Sharla. Brother of Bella Miranda.
Visitation: Fri. Jan. 27 pm: 2 – 5; 7-9. Feron's Funeral
Homes, 1010 Shevchenko Blvd. LaSalle.
Funeral: Sat. Jan. 28 9.30am. Trinity Church, 7780 Champlain
Blvd. [Bishop Power], LaSalle. For full details and Condolences
click
here. [Info. from Felix D’Sa in Montreal]
Obituary: UK: Edmund Pereira
28 Jan: The Pharmaceutical Journal (UK). WISEMAN JOSEPH
EDMUND PEREIRA, MRPharmS, aged 71, of Grove Gardens,
Enfield, Middlesex. Excerpts from the Obituary by Peter Troughton:
Edmund, as he was always known, originally registered in Britain
in 1959 before working for Hawse & McGeorge in East Africa,
initially in Kenya and then at a later stage in Kampala, Uganda.
The regime of Idi Amin resulted in Edmund and Lucy moving
to Enfield … it was a privilege to have known Edmund
… A wicked sense of humour, a genuine care for others
and an ever-present courtesy are characteristics that marked
Edmund as special and which we shall all miss. Deepest sympathy
goes from all his friends to Lucy, Rebecca, David and family.
Click
here.
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
Lisbon to Goa Direct Charter Service Announced
18 Jan. Presstur (Portuguese). Soltrópico has announced
the launching of charter flights to Goa, between mid July
and ends of September with prices from 899 euros for 15
days holidays … the Goa service will be Hi Fly planes
in Airbus A330 with 387 seats. The service is expected to
attract the ethnic market in Portugal … For Goans
the operator may offer a cheaper package with just one night’s
accommodation. 311 words. Click
here.
Goa For the Cricket
26 Jan: The Times (UK). You have heard about the beaches
and hippies in Goa - but what about the England cricket
team? They will be playing a one-day international there
on April 3 against India, and a ticket and transfer to the
game is included in a fortnight's holiday with Jewel in
the Crown. Prices start from Pounds 629 with B&B and
flights from Gatwick or Manchester on March 23. 01293 533338
Make holiday money go far
27 Jan: The Scotsman. According to money-saving expert Martin
Lewis of www.moneysavingexpert.com,
the vital part of holiday booking is haggling, especially
when it comes to Teletext deals … "For instance
my vacation choice is a four-star all-inclusive holiday
for two to Goa leaving three weeks after my call and the
price advertised is £529 per person. Airport transfers
and plane food make it a total of £566 each. I call
another operator asking if it can beat the price, which,
shaving a few quid off, I tell them is £535 per person.
They replied they would do it for £520. "Repeating
this process three times the price soon dropped to £485
per person. Then I shifted to Teletext ads stating 'we will
beat any quote'. These companies then knocked the price
to £452. Click
here.
Goa carnival to attract tourists
27 Jan: Zee News. A three-day Goa carnival would be held
from February 25 to 28, with float parades planned in important
cities of the state, including Panaji. "In Panaji,
we expect at least 50,000 people to witness the float parade
and the crowd will comprise a sizeable number of tourists
who would come to Goa specially for the carnival",
Surendra Furtado, Chairman, Panaji Carnival Committee said.
Click
here.
Fumes and Friendship: Mumbai to Kerala by train
28 Jan: The Telegraph (UK). Rosemary Behan takes the train
from Mumbai to Kerala … the exquisite Goan landscape:
deep forests, paddy fields and palms, woodsmoke from tiny
villages and children playing … 809 words. Click
here.
Mumbai to Goa by Kingfisher Airlines
29 Jan: Take Back the Times. Retired Journalist Ken Reich
(L.A. Times for 39 years), writes about the Kingfisher Mumbai
to Goa flight and of his experiences in Goa. 477 words.
Click
here.
Susegad Mode In Goa
1 Feb: Hindustan Times. Goa has more churches than sinners,
more musicians than audiences, and by the look of it, more
tourists than locals. Its popularity as a holiday destination
for foreigners and Indians alike continues to do a Vertical
Charlie. Where else are the girls totally comfy in skimpy
clothes? [The article focuses on Pousada Tauma, Siolim House
and Mandrem. 811 words. Click
here.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES
Republic Day Parade: Goa Comes To
Delhi
27 Jan: The Hindu. … The colourful Goan float had the
audience on their feet swaying to its foot-tapping music.
It depicted some of the popular festivals including `Sangodd,'
`Zagor,' `Bonderam' and `Shigmo Mel' … For photo and
text click
here.
Telemedicine project inaugurated
29 Jan: The Hindu. The KLE Society launched its Telemedicine
and Tele-health project on Wednesday. Under the project, online
medical services will be extended to the patient through telemedicine.
KLES Goa Liaison Office, Goa, and KLES's ICCU, Hubli, will
start delivering services with immediate effect.
Goa wakes up, boards the IT bus
29 Jan: Daily News & Analysis. After several hiccups over
the past 10 years, the Goa government looks set to revive
the state’s only IT enterprise called IT Habitat. And,
state IT minister Dayanand Narvekar is a man in a hurry. Click
here.
Salesians Donate Mobile Classroom
to Goa
1 Feb. Agencia Fides (Spanish). To celebrate the centenary
of the arrival in India of the followers of Don Bosco, The
Salesians have provided a mobile classroom for areas of Goa
without schools. 370 words. Click
here.
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA
There is a stirring piece titled Stand up. Speak up. It
is by Ethel Da Costa. In her words, it is about "taking
stock as citizens, exercising our right to information,
awareness and empowering the younger generation as responsible
custodians of their community." A fine piece, yet again,
from Ethel in her distinctive style.
A lively debate is on-going about the role of Goan Associations
in the Goan Diaspora. At heart, the issue is whether current
Goan Associations are continuing practices which were appropriate
in past decades, or whether their pervasive insularity prevents
Goans from making inroads into the mainstream of societies.
Do we have a view on this issue as Goan Voice (UK) readers?
The Goa Knowledge Commission is taking a critical look at
education and in particular, for its employment generating
capacity. It is keen to draw upon many opinions, suggestions
and ideas from all and sundry. Its website www.knowledgeforgoa.com
is worth visiting and for posting inputs on its bulletin
board.
Attempts to undertake a digitised/computerised Land Survey
of all properties in Goa are proving to be surprisingly
difficult. An informative piece by Valmiki Faleiro explains
how old and new maps seem to be at considerable variance
with each other. His advice to us is to hold on to our old
maps done on tracing paper!
An amazing list of names like Goa or sounding like Goa has
been presented by Frederick Noronha. According to his long
list, apart from our very own Goa, it is to be found in
Botswana, Kinshasa Orientale, Spain, Indonesia, New Caledonia,
Norway, Russia, Chad and so on. Any sceptics of this unusual
brand of knowledge need only to refer to Goanet to be persuaded
that our Goa is the best of the lot of course, but is by
no means alone by name!
Finally, if anyone can, Domnic Fernandes can! Previously,
Domnic provided very unusual detailed accounts of many facets
of Goa of old. So fascinating were such accounts that he
was prevailed upon to publish a compilation of his substantial
articles. Now, we have one more of his gems--The Good Old
Days of Radio.
More details can be found at the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org
Or to subscribe to Goanet, send an email to subscribe@goanet.org
IN THE NEWS
UK: Sex for visas scandal
12 Jan: Croydon Guardian. Excerpts: Young girls working at
the visa centre looking for a little bit of fun used to proposition
Australian and New Zealand men and then talked about it casually
in the tea room … female asylum seekers threw themselves
at staff in a bid for visas … women paraded like contestants
in a beauty pageant … 471 words. Click
here.
| Floyd Cardoz: Cook with sun-fresh
citrus |
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25 Jan: Times Union
(New York). … "Citrus is a wonderful thing
to cook with," said chef Floyd Cardoz of Tabla,
a restaurant offering "new Indian" cuisine
in Manhattan's Flatiron district … Some of the
citrus-enhanced dishes he has put on the menu recently
include crab cakes made with lime zest and juice …
Text, 1703 words, Click
here.
For the Floyd Cardoz profile and recipe of his award
winning crab cakes click
here. |
Nightlife: Goan Culture at Wandsworth
Palais
25 Jan: Time Out (London). Seekers of psychedelic trance,
enlighten yourselves: it's now easier to find great trance
parties in London than it is in Goa. The infamous Christmas
and New Year raves in Goa just weren't happening this year,
part of a long-term decline in Goa's informal party scene.
Police clampdowns have ensured that most of Goa's nightlife
action, once driven by demob-happy Israelis, has moved on
from trance parties to more conventional Indian-run club nights.
Goa's rave culture of the 1990s is being replaced by top-dollar
clubs such as Club Cubana, which is hugely popular with rich
Indians down from Mumbai. If you're looking for trance parties,
you're better off looking in Wandsworth on Sat Jan. 28 …
The party kicks off at 9am and finishes at 6am, so you'll
have plenty of time to bump into those fun-loving Israelis
that you met in Arambol over Christmas.
London: Met chief accuses media of
racism
26 Jan: BBC. Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair has accused
the media of "institutional racism" in its reporting
of murders. The head of London's police said murders in minority
communities appeared "not to interest the mainstream
media". Click
here.
A Church devoted to love and charity.
By Father Raymond J. de Souza
26 Jan: National Post (Canada). Pope Benedict declares love
his mandate in his first encyclical, God Is Love, released
yesterday. Man, he said, has a natural desire to love. A first
encyclical has added importance, as it usually indicates the
principal direction of a new pontificate. 1025 words. Click
here. [Fr Raymond D'Souza is the son of Greta (ex-Mombasa)
and Cedric D'Souza (ex-Uganda and Nairobi) of Calgary, Canada].
Taxi Driver's Pool Death on Holiday
26 Jan: Cornish Guardian (UK). Denis Carne, 56, a taxi driver
from Cubert died after drowning in a swimming pool while on
holiday in Goa in March last year … An ambulance had
been requested and a doctor had been found who came and assessed
Mr Carne. When no ambulance arrived the holidaymakers carried
Mr Carne to a waiting taxi which took him and his wife to
hospital, where Mr Carne was confirmed dead ... the hotel
management had been made aware about the lack of first aid
equipment … 365 words. Click
here.
Deacons are fine, but what are the
priests doing?
27 Jan: Cybernoon (Mumbai). Two deacons were appointed on
Sunday; does this mean the priests take a back seat? Click
here.
Curry: A Biography
28 Jan: The Age (Australia). Bebinca was a Goan adaptation
of a Portuguese sweet - coconut milk, eggs and jaggery (palm
sugar lumps) - that travelled through India, on to Malaya,
then the Philippines, coming to rest in Hawaii as butter mochi.
India was a mere transit lounge for the dish. Click
here.
Dinesh D’Souza labelled a neo-Nazi
28 Jan: WorldNetDaily.com. Lakeside School has canceled an
appearance by conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza after
complaints from a group of teachers and some parents. D'Souza,
a Hoover Institution fellow and former Reagan administration
policy analyst, was scheduled to speak in March on U.S. foreign
policy and Iraq at, but faculty members objected after reading
some of his writings on race-related issues. A Lakeside staff
member wrote, "Even if an intention was simply to offer
diverse viewpoints, I wouldn't want to offer a forum to a
neo-Nazi either." Click
here. See also http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/257100_robert26.html
Hymns of success
29 Jan: Deccan Herald. ‘Think Again’, the first
Indian compilation of gospel music, was the initiative of
Mumbai-based media company known as Ozone Media which was
headed by Brian D’Souza, ex-member of the band called
Dementra. He grouped 14 bands in India and compiled 14 Gospel
songs on a CD. These songs can be downloaded free from the
website http://www.greenozone.com/.
Click
here for text of article.
'Britain keen to prevent reverse
brain drain to India'
29 Jan: Manorama online. UK is keen to prevent the reverse
brain drain of British Indians, who were returning to India
to set up businesses, Immigration Minister Tony McNulty has
said. India has currently become the most attractive destination
and “our efforts are to prevent bright Indians youths
from leaving this country. We want them to contribute to the
growth of this country,” he said. Click
here.
The actress, the virgins and the
lads' mag in India
29 Jan: The Observer (UK). Wealthy young Indian men are being
targeted by a 'culturally tweaked' British publication. Click
here.
The Way We Eat
29 Jan: The New York Times (Magazine). Recipe for Baked Goan
Fish with Fresh Green-Chili Chutney. 380 words. Click
here.
Medical tourism takes wing as Americans
seek out vacation-surgery getaways
29 Jan: Los Angeles Times. Exceprts: Medical tourism, as it's
called, isn't new… but now, some facilities outside
the U.S. are aggressively marketing their services, courting
American travelers with the promise of cheaper medical care
and a nice vacation. India, South America, the Middle East,
Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe are among destinations listed
at www.medicaltourism.com,
a website that provides information on countries that promote
such journeys. The Louisiana-based site, launched in 2005,
gets 70,000 hits a month, says Dr. Andrew Gomes, chief executive
and founder. He says the site's organizers are working on
setting standards for which organizations should be listed.
For full text, 1393 words click
here.
Dr Gomes is from Uttar Pradesh originally but his father's
side of the family from a few generations back was from Goa.
President of Portugal to inaugurate
St Francis Xavier Exhibition
30 Jan: Agência Ecclesia (Portuguese). The President
of the Republic, Jorge Sampaio, will inaugurate on 1st Feb.
an exhibition on “St Francis Xavier – his Life
and Times” as part of programme to mark the 5th centenary
of the birth of the Saint. The exhibition will run in Lisbon
till 17 Apr. 2006 and will have 250 items.
For the exhibition website see http://www.sfx.eventos.lisboa.ucp.pt/
For text of article click
here.
Portugal Exports Beer to Goa
30 Jan: Agência Financeira (Portuguese). Sagres and
Imperial Portuguese beers are to be marketed initially in
Goa which has with a high consumption of beer per capita.
It is hoped to widen distribution later to other parts of
India. 308 words. Click
here.
UK: ITV jets to India with new drama
30 Jan. Guardian (UK). ITV is to explore the perils backpacking
in a new drama called Losing Gemma, in which two friends go
to India and only one returns. Based on the first book by
novelist Katy Gardner, Losing Gemma is set against a backdrop
of India's top tourist destinations. Holby City actress Rachel
Leskovac plays Gemma, a needy girl who is thrown together
with hardened travelling partner Esther (Alice Eve) …
the two-part thriller will start a six-to-eight week location
shoot in Goa, Delhi and Agra at the end of this month. 316
words. Click
here.
The Indian American Dream. By V.
M. de Malar
30 Jan: The Herald. When I first went to the United
States of America, way back in 1977, there were just 200,000
Indians in the whole country … Fast-forward twenty-five
years, and America is awash in Indians and we’re still
heading there in as large numbers as they’ll let in.
From 200,000 to 1 million in well under two decades, then
another doubling to comfortably over 2 million in the 1990’s,
there are now officially more Indians in the USA than in any
country other than the homeland … http://oheraldo.in/node/9193
New Zealand: Lobbying for Asian voices
on health
31 Jan: New Zealand Herald. Health experts are setting up
a foundation to lobby for Asian health interests at Government
level … The trustees are Dr de Silva … and Ruth
de Souza, a nurse and researcher at the Centre for Asian and
Migrant Health Research at Auckland University of Technology.
Over the next two decades, New Zealand's Asian population
is projected to increase from 270,000 people to 670,000. Most
of this growth will be in Auckland. Dr de Silva said it was
already known that Asian disease rates climb with acculturation.
Asians with chronic disease tended to seek medical help late,
she said, and women did not have mammograms and cervical screening
tests at the rates of other population groups. 309 words.
Click
here.
For a photo of Ruth see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
India: Attack on Bishop “barbaric”
31 Jan: Indian Catholic. Church leaders in India today condemned
the attack on Bishop Thomas Dabre of Vasai and three priests
allegedly by pro-Hindu activists during a public function
to open a hostel for tribal children in a village in Maharashtra.
Deploring the incident, Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Ivan
Dias termed it “a barbaric and unwarranted outburst
of violence.” Click
here.
Bebinca: Recipe by Linda Bladholm
31 Jan: The Miami Herald. Multi-Layered Goan Cake called bebinca,
this is the cake no Goan celebration is without, Traditionally
served for breakfast with spiced chai … Most egg-yolk
desserts in the former Portuguese colonies had their start
in convents, where the egg whites were used as glue for the
gilding on altars … 544 words. Click
here.
How Curry, Stirred in India, Became
a World Conqueror
1 Feb: New York Times. Excerpt: Portuguese brought carne de
vinho e alhos, or pork cooked slowly in wine vinegar and garlic.
Local cooks in Goa, Portugal's trading headquarters, reinterpreted
the dish. They fashioned an ersatz vinegar from tamarind,
and threw in lots of spices, especially chilis. Thus vindaloo,
a corruption of vinho e alhos, was born, and with it a new
traditional Indian food. Click
here.
India’s airport sell-off triggers
strikes
2 Feb: Financial Times. India’s long-awaited airport
privatisation contracts on Wednesday triggered strikes by
22,000 airport workers who face job cuts when private operators
take over the running of the country’s two biggest airports.
Click
here.
Gangsters, guns and corruption trial:
The Dirty Harry of Bombay
2 Feb: New Zealand Herald. He is an idol in India, a policeman
who made his name gunning down gangsters and boasts of killing
83 men in just four years. But now Daya Nayak is in the dock
himself … Although he continues to live in a crumbling
apartment block in official police accommodation, Indian newspapers
have reported that the investigation found he also owned a
flat in Switzerland, a fleet of tourist buses and "probably"
owns two hotels at a holiday resort in Goa. 1839 words. Click
here.
Hooters set to cheer India
2 Feb: Economic Times. The All-American Hooter girls will
be in India, finally. A recent Delhi High Court ruling allowing
women to work as bartenders in pubs and bars has got the Hooters
of America excited. Famous worldwide for the trademark cheerleader
waitresses in hip-hugging orange shorts, sneakers and white
socks, spicy American food, beer and TV sports, the Atlanta-based
restaurant chain has zeroed in on Goa and Bangalore for its
India venture. The Hooter girls, as the women servers of the
restaurant chain are popularly called, will fly down from
the US to train their Indian counterparts. 416 words. Click
here.
Lovelorn In Goa
6 Feb: India Today. Book Review of The Girl By Sonia Faleiro,
Viking/Penguin Price: Rs 250. Excerpts: The Girl is unabashedly
sentimental … the real treat of this book: the dazzling
and often strangely dark visual imagery … what really
engages here is the gloomy, monsoon-drenched richness in the
descriptions of Goa, its Portuguese Catholic ethos …
723 words.
Read the reviews, hear the author, look at her photos, buy
the book… http://soniafaleiro.com/press.htm.
Association of Parents of Indians
Resident Overseas
6 Feb. Outlook. Aging parents of NRIs form support groups
to make friends and influence people … parents of NRIs
have banded together into formal associations … they
meet every month … bring out newsletters and directories
of members; and in times of need provide a rock-solid support
network. At a more practical level, they provide lists of
recommended vital service providers, hold lectures and workshops
on typical concerns, organise overseas visits … Now,
an all-India body called the Association of Parents of Indians
Resident Overseas (APIRO) has been mooted for greater synergy
among these associations. 648 words. Click
here.
UK: TV HIGHLIGHTS By Mafalda de’Sa
Television
Sat. 4/2: UKTV History: 7.30pm (30mins)
Sex, Race & Empire
Ruling Passions. Mixed race children who encountered
prejudice from both sides of the family.
Sat. 4/2: BBC 3: 9.10pm (110mins)
Bend It Like Beckham
Yet another chance to see the comic tale of a young Asian
girl, who joins the local semi-professional football team
but opts not to tell her traditionalist parents, who want
her to go to law school and settle down with a nice Indian
boy.
Sun. 5/2: Channel 5: 11.35pm (30mins)
Arthur's Trip to India
The teenage son of former ‘Blue Peter' presenter Peter
Duncan, embarks with his family, on a journey around India.
After months of planning, the family arrives in Delhi, to
find bustling street markets and bazaars and visit India's
largest mosque.
Sun. 5/2: BBC 2: 1.25pm (15mins)
Kenyan Athletics Feature
A look at the state of distance running in Kenya, for so long
the dominant force in athletics, but now at a crossroads following
their worst ever world championships.
Mon. 6/2: Sky Movies 10: 5.00pm &
11.00pm (120mins) Bride & Prejudice
Another chance to see the lavish Bollywod makeover of Jane
Austen’s classic story, in this colourful romantic comedy.
Mon. 6/2: Channel 5: 11.00pm (60mins)
Nazi hate Rock
Award-winning documentary-maker Donal MacIntyre investigates
the hate-filled world of the white power movement, and how
the music of racist bands is funding global racism and aiming
to reach a new generation of rebellious youth.
Mon. 6/2: Channel 5: 12.00 midnight
(40mins) The Race Hate Debate
A panel discusses the issues raised by the preceding programme.
Wed. 8/2: BBC 2: 11.20pm (30mins)
Desi DNA
Asian arts and lifestyle magazine. A look at why four British
Pakistanis have decided to put their lives on hold and fly
out to Pakistan to help victims of last year's devastating
earthquake. There's a sneak preview of a new BBC 2 drama,
Bangla Nights Banquet, and there's music from rap singer Ms
Scandalous.
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sat. 25 Feb. 4 pm to 10:30 pm at Archbishop
Lanfranc School, Croydon. Traditional Red
& Black evening to celebrate Goan carnival, partly
in aid of PEACE HAVEN. Enliven yourself with live bands -
Level 4 and Chicco. Dress - Red & Black combination. Tickets
(inc. Buffet & snacks) adults £15.00, children 4-12
years £5.00. contact- 0208 932 9375, 0208 640 6589,
0208 681 8716 or email: normancortez@hotmail.com,
chicokey72@hotmail.com
or cornmonty@tiscali.co.uk
Sun. 26 Feb. Mungul
Union (UK) celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel at White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, London
N22. Live music by "MAZ & CO" and Disco by "FANTASY".
Mass at 12.30 pm. For tickets and details, contact by email,
piadsilva@hsbc.com
FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
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