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COMMUNITY NEWS
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12 Jun: New Statesman
(UK). Excerpts: … Rose Fernandes is a 45-year-old
widow and mother-of-four whose youngest child, Crystal,
20, is severely autistic. Rose's mother, Maria Fernandes,
aged 77, suffers from dementia, and she and Crystal
live with Rose, creating a huge bill of care. Rose feeds,
clothes, cleans and manages both of them around the
clock … |
| She says, “The
times when I feel like crying - that's when I have to
watch out, because I know that I could go right over
the edge. Recently I was feeling at the end of my rope
and I said to my social worker: 'I think I'm going to
have a breakdown. What would happen to us then? Who
would look after Crystal?' He just looked right through
me, though. No answer. People think that carers are
like robots or machines and can carry on endlessly without
a break. It's crazy." For full text, 2296 words,
click
here.
For more photos click
here
To listen to Rose Fernandes in a BBC interview click
here.
Rose Fernandes was born in Masaka, Uganda and lived
in Kampala before the UK. She has developed alternative
therapies for her daughter which has proved hugely beneficial.
You can contact her by writing to eddie@fernandes.u-net.com. |
| Fiona Dias: The new profit pick-me-up.
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20 Jun: Financial
Times (UK). Circuit City is the second- largest US consumer
electronics retailer … "We really didn't
think it would be this big," says Fiona Dias, Circuit
City's chief marketing officer, recalling the launch
of the in-store pick-up service in 1999 … Ms Dias
at Circuit City has had other surprises, too. Last year
the retailer saw a dramatic increase in "go-get"
online sales. "On Christmas Eve, we had this torrent
of people coming through the door for pick-ups,"
she says. 1267 words.
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Bio: A native of Kenya,
Fiona Dias joined Circuit City in 2000 as Senior Vice
President of Marketing and was appointed President of
Circuit City Direct in 2003. She earned her undergraduate
degree from Harvard University and began her career
as a financial analyst for Merrill Lynch. Prior to serving
as a marketing executive with various consumer brand
companies, Fiona earned her MBA at Stanford University.
For more info about her click
here. |
Loretta & Antu Braganza (ex-Tanzania).
Golden Wedding Anniversary
23 June: Loretta R. Braganza (nee Miranda) and Anthony (Antu)
Mario Braganza, former residents of Bandra, Belgaum, Goa,
Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Moshi, Tanzania and now residing in
Massachusetts, USA celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary
on Sat. June 23, 2006. They can be reached at telephone (508)
587-9348 or by mail at 20 Elmside Road, Brockton, Massachusetts.
USA or brag41@yahoo.com
| Canada: Mireille Gomes recognized
for volunteer contributions |
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23 Jun: Ministry of
Citizenship and Immigration. Seven young people will
be honoured with the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers
for their exceptional voluntary contributions that have
changed communities across Ontario, Canada and around
the world … Mireille Gomes of Mississauga for
leadership to both the St. Peter and St. Paul Youth
Group and for spearheading research in biomedical computing
at Queen's University. Click
here.
Mireille Gomes was born in Mumbai, India. She is the
daughter of Randall and La-Rita Gomes. |
| New Zealand: Ruth DeSouza: Ethnic
network to launch journal |
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26 Jun: Scoop (NZ).
A year after the launch of the Aotearoa Ethnic Network,
Ruth DeSouza and Andy Williamson are set to launch the
AEN Journal. Providing critical discussion on issues
facing ethnic communities, the AEN Journal features
articles from New Zealand’s ethnic community and
from overseas. … |
AEN founder Ruth DeSouza says that the AEN Journal
“is about communication; telling our stories,
giving our views and having our say. It’s a
place for smart and creative thinking, somewhere to
raise issues and challenge assumptions”. Issue
1 is launched on July 3. It will be available on line
at www.journal.aen.org.nz
and is free. For full text click
here.
Ruth DeSouza was born in Tabora, Tanzania and is the
daughter of Edwin and Ivy DeSouza (ex Dar & Nairobi).
Her family migrated to Nairobi in 1967 and in 1975
to New Zealand. For a profile of Ruth see http://www.wairua.co.nz/ruth/
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| New Zealand: Sean D’Souza:
Taking charge of margins |
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26 Jun: Stuff (NZ).
Auckland marketing guru Sean D'Souza of PsychoTactics
says all small firms should be regularly pushing on
their pricing to discover exactly what the market will
bear. He says the biggest mistake in business is to
discount to get customers. It might seem an easy way
to get more sales but it will just kill a firm's margins
… Click
here. |
Sean was born in Bombay
and traces his Goan roots to Assagao. He is the son
of Winfred and Edmond; brother of Warner and Cherida.
His hobbies are travelling & food. For his bio see
http://www.psychotactics.com/ |
| Robin takes his gloves off to good
effect |
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26 Jun: The Weston
& Somerset Mercury (UK). Weston entered their latest
clash against Lansdown brimming with confidence …
Within 10 minutes of the start it looked like the Weston
wheels had finally ground to a halt as both openers,
Robin d'Souza and Shabil Ahmed, found themselves back
in the pavilion, d'Souza having spooned the first delivery
of the innings straight to point. For full text click
here.
Robin d’Souza was born in 1982 in Dubai and is
a member of the Goa cricket team. |
| Swindon, UK: Students celebrate
cultures |
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28 Jun: Swindon Advertiser.
At Drove Primary School differences are a reason to
celebrate. The school, along with four others, has made
a DVD called From The Inside Out, which looks at what
it's like to be a child from a different culture living
in Swindon. Pupils filmed the entire DVD themselves
and had overall editorial control. Children at the school
speak 27 different languages, including Goan [sic] and
Somalian … Photo showing Daisy Fernandes. Sian
Gannon and Jufen Fernandes. Click
here. |
Edna Fernandes: Recoiling from a
bruised past
29 Jun: The Pioneer. Book Review. Excerpts: Edna
Fernandes' Holy Warriors examines the prevalence of 'fundamentalism'
in Hindu, Muslim, Christian and even Sikh societies, in present
day India. Fernandes is no respecter of fundamentalism anywhere,
and she is as critical of fundamentalists among her own faith
as she is critical of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Importantly,
she does not take sides. Holy Warriors: A Journey Into The
Heart Of Indian Fundamentalism, Edna Fernandes, Penguin, Rs
450. 543 words. Click
here.
DEATHS
26 Jun: Siolim, Goa. ANTONIO FERNANDES.
Husband of Eva, father of Leonora, Orlando, Felicia, Olencio,
Jovita and Marylin. Will be missed by fifteen grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. Funeral in Siolim, Friday, June
30, 2006. [From Toronto Star 29 Jun}.
23 Jun: London, Ont. Canada. HILDA
DIAS (aged 81, ex-Karachi). Beloved wife of the late
Matthew. Much loved mother of Desmond/Paula, Trevor/Ann and
Karl/Pascale. She will be fondly remembered as the Matriarch
of the Pinto and Dias families and for her love of life and
refined culinary skills. Funeral was on 28 Jun. Condolences
to desmondslimo@hotmail.com
For full details click
here.
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GOA HEALTHCARE
Goldshield is building two health
centres in Goa
27 Jun: The Evening Standard (London). Medicines company Goldshield
has racked up £1.65 million of legal costs over the
year to 31 March in battling allegations of price-fixing and
criminal charges of conspiracy to defraud the NHS. It had
a £1 million legal bill the year before. Chief executive
Ajit Patel will seek shareholder approval at next month's
annual meeting for a company loan of £1 million to him
and fellow director Kitri Patel to fund their personal legal
bill. Goldshield is building two health centres in Goa, India.
For text click
here.
Goldshield Group PLC Annual Report
2006
27 Jun: Excerpts: Our new initiative of building "Wellbeing
Villages" across India is well under way. These villages
will cater for the Wellbeing of active people over the age
of 50. Each village will have facilities including a hospital,
nursing home, restaurants, shops, along with sports and leisure
amenities … Our target customers will include people
from various demographics both Indian and overseas.
… The last of the initiatives, Wellbeing Resorts, will
target a new breed of medical tourist … The land, measuring
about 810,000 square feet, to build the first dedicated resort
of its kind in India, has been acquired in South Goa. This
project is due to commence building by December 2006 and the
first phase is expected to be completed by December 2007.
It will house a Medical Centre, Spa, a Hotel and Leisure Facilities.
Full text at http://www.goldshieldplc.com/RandA2006.pdf
(pages 7-8)
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
Monarch Airlines: Better Economy Class Seating
On Goa Flights
20 Jun: Air & Business Travel News (U.K.). Monarch Airlines,
is to reconfigure the cabin of its two long haul A330 aircraft.
These traditionally operate on routes to Barbados, Calgary,
Goa, Orlando and The Maldives. The economy seating has been
reduced to 307 with an increased seat pitch between 31 and
33 inches and follows a similar and most successful reconfiguration
of the airline’s short haul fleet. http://www.abtn.co.uk/thisweek.html
Mehrotra enters cruise mode
23 Jun: Tradewinds (Norway). UK based Ravi Mehrotra has
just launched his new pet project, Indian Ocean Cruises
… Mehrotra turned his attention to cruiseships while
attending a wedding in the Indian city of Goa in January
2004. He describes the former Portuguese colony and popular
tourist destination as the "Venice of India".
His idea, he says, is to connect Goa with the Indian-controlled
Lakshadweep Islands … Conversion of the ship is expected
to cost $3.25m, bumping up the total price to close to $9m
… The 14-day holiday packages are geared towards higher-paying
tourists and will cost around $2,400 to $4,000 per person.
674 words.
Goa is an Experience so Why Not Experience Goa?
23 Jun: TravelMole. Dr Wilfred de Souza, Hon. Minister of
Tourism, Govt of Goa at an informative presentation in Sydney
this week. Click
here.
The taste of summer
24 Jun: The Times (UK). By Jill Dupleix … Luckily
the world is full of genuinely wonderful things to eat and
drink, and places in which to eat and drink them. Here are
50 of my favourites … Spicy Seafood in Goa: Britto's
laidback beach shack on Baga Beach serves freshly caught
fish. With sea views. Britto's (00 91 832 227 7331) …
Goa campaigns for family, up-market tourists
25 Jun: The Sydney Morning Herald. Goa is campaigning to
improve its image and attract family and upmarket tourists
… The equivalent of $A6 million bas been budgeted
for the project … Goa has been a meeting point of
races, religions and cultures of East and West over the
centuries. It has a multi-hued and distinctive lifestyle
different from the rest of India … Goan cuisine is
a blend of different influences, the basics being fish and
rice. 690 words. Click
here.
India’s most laidback state
29 Jun: Manila Standard Today (Philippines). … Truly,
life’s a beach in sunny Goa … Meander, soar,
dream, that’s all I did in Goa … Goa is unique
as it is distinctive … it is the only place where
you can dine in traditional modso fish vindaloo alongside
“chouricos,” Portuguese sausages. It is also
where Christmas is celebrated with as much fervor as Diwali
and temples and churches stand alongside each other with
mutual reverence. To quote John Keats: “The spirit
of tradition, the zephyr of the sea, Goa will always be
paradise to me. Was it a vision or a waking dream.... ”
618 words. Click
here.
Information on getting married in Goa (6 Replies)
Daily Mail (UK). Please, can anyone help me? I am planning
on getting married next year in Goa. I have been trying
to find info on the requirements for getting married there.
Unfortunately I have spent two weeks trying to contact the
High Commissions of India, based in London but no-one ever
calls me back!
To read the comments click
here.
PRIZE COMPETITION
Win a holiday to Goa
The prize is a seven-night holiday for two adults at the 4T
Kenilworth Beach Resort in the enchanting and peaceful resort
of Utorda in southern Goa – a secluded slice of paradise
within easy reach of some spectacular sightseeing. Click
here.
Competition: Holiday in Kenya
25 Jun: The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, in association with
Airtours Holidays is offering an all-inclusive two-week dream
holiday for two at Bamburi Beach hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. Competition
closes July 31 2006. Click
here.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES
Goa to get amusement park
22 Jun: ATE Online (London). Goa's Tourism Development Corporation
(GTDC) has identified three sites, Baga and Vagator in North
Goa and Colva in South Goa, for a planned amusement park…
Proposals for an amusement park are not new though, as the
government has been toying with the idea intermittently for
a decade. Click
here.
Goa tourism to have artificial showers
on vessel
24 Jun: The Hindu. With unpredictable rains threatening to
play spoilsport, the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC)
has hit upon a novel idea of having artificial showers on
board its river cruise vessel Santa Monica to celebrate the
annual rural feast of Sao Joao on Saturday. Click
here.
‘Harassment’ cuts short
promising IAS career
25 Jun: NewIndPress. M Suryanarayana, an IAS officer, was
forced to resign due to harassment meted out to him by Goa
Chief Minister Pratap Singh Rane and his son Viswajit Rane.
The sin he committed was he did not okay the proposal of the
Ranes to sell away prized Tourism Corporation land, worth
crores of rupees, to a private builder in violation of the
corporation rules. 332 words. Click
here.
Goa: Anti-Narcotic Cell to go high-tech
26 Jun: Herald. The Anti-Narcotics Cell of Goa Police has
received some high-tech equipment and vehicles from the Narcotics
Control Bureau, New Delhi, to make the cell more effective
in combating drug trafficking. The spokesperson however, refrained
from giving further details about the type of equipment. http://oheraldo.in/node/15646
Indian airports get scanners to check
drug trafficking
26 Jun: Times of India. Scanners are to be installed at all
international airports in India to catch drug traffickers
in the wake of increased smuggling of narcotic drugs in the
country … “Many tourists who come to Goa demand
drugs. This demand has made Mumbai the most favoured destination
for traffickers,” the official pointed out. According
to the latest figures, 172 foreign nationals, including 41
Nigerians and 42 Myanmarese, were nabbed last year. 570 words.
Click
here.
Football: Goan Team targets Ghana’s
World Cup coach
27 Jun: GhanaWeb. Churchill Brothers is trying to rope in
Edward Ansah as the team’s coach this season. Ansah
had represented Churchill Brothers in five National Football
League editions since its inception in 1996. Churchill president
Joaquim Alemao told Newsline over phone: “We are negotiating
with three coaches now … The deal is expected to be
finalised within the next two weeks.” Click
here.
Taxi panel want digital meters dropped,
serves ultimatum
27 Jun: Herald. The All Goa Rickshaw and Taxi Operators Association
on Monday served an ultimatum on the government to either
drop the decision to install digital meters for auto-rickshaws
and taxis or face a morcha on the Assembly on July 18. http://oheraldo.in/node/15697
Goa monsoon leaves 11 European boats
stranded
27 Jun: Yahoo. At least eleven European yachts have been stranded
off the Goan coast for the last six weeks due to the monsoon.
The yachts had arrived from abroad to participate in the Vasco
de Gama Yacht Rally … the foreigners manning these vessels
are having a ball in Goa. “Here the rain is warm, it
is good. It’s better than the rains in Germany, which
are cold and biting,” said Winfreit, a German. Click
here.
Goa Institute of Management leaves
its shell
28 Jun: PaGaLGuY.com. After years of low-key existence, Goa
Institute of Management (GIM) is springing into action. 1333
words. Click
here.
IN THE NEWS
Goa checks foreign land transfers.
By Pamela D’Mello
21 Jun: Asian Age. The Goa home department says it has begun
the process of examining some 200 land sale deeds purchased
by foreign nationals in North Goa for Fema violations. Fema
provisions, effective from 2000, permit foreigners with a
long-term business visa and residing for 182 days in a year,
to purchase property in India … The government’s
move has already begun to create ripples in the real estate
and hospitality industry, besides leading to considerable
worry and anger among Western settlers here. Click
here.
10 things I hate about India. By
Claude Arpi
22 Jun. Rediff. Claude Arpi left France in the early 1970s
to settle in India. He writes: here is my list of the 10 things
I still can't 'digest' about India: 1. Power cuts. 2. Indian
babus. 3. No access to historical documents. 4. Discrimination
against the white tourist. 5. Paranoia about maps. 6. And
photographs. 7. Politicians. 8. Neglect for the environment.
9. Traffic. 10. Corruption.
… Apart from the above, India is an incredible place
and I have never regretted, even for one day, to have settled
here. 1702 words. Click
here.
Canada: Who we are, who we'll be.
Special Report
24 Jun: Toronto Star. Excerpts: A new and detailed survey
of Canadians gives new insight on our country and its people
-- who we are, where we're from and how we live. The Saturday
Star has produced a special report on our differing origins
and shared future … A groundbreaking poll of Canadian
immigrants shows a country pointed in a fresh direction. Our
nation’s newest builders are younger, smarter, healthier
and committed to Canada … Canadian immigrants feel great
affection for this country, while maintaining strong ties
to their native cultures … What's it like to be part
of an ethnic minority in Canada? The experience may depend
hugely on where you came from originally, what you look like,
how the media view you and whether your ethnic community has
a voice in the political arena … Discrimination, Unemployment
are clouds on the horizon … Click
here.
Portugal: Goeses em festa
24 Jun: Agência Ecclesia. A comunidade católica
com origens em Goa (Índia) vai celebrar no próximo
domingo, 25 de Junho, a festa em honra de Nossa Senhora do
Perpétuo Socorro. 182 words. Click
here.
Global investors park fund in Goan
real estate.
24 Jun: The Tribune (India). By Shiv Kumar. Projects catering
to well-heeled foreigners are a rage … property is being
offered mainly to foreigners from the UK and other parts of
Europe … local politicians and NGOs break their heads
over the legalities of foreigners buying property in Goa …
While the foreigners throng the beach belt, Indians are finding
value in the interiors of Goa … But be warned: local
residents known for their laidback attitude are developing
a backlash against visitors … local industry particularly
the mining lobby is quietly fanning sentiments against outsiders
buying properties in Goa. 843 words. [info from Herman Carneiro’s
post on GoaNet]. Click
here.
The wheel thing
25 Jun: The Sunday Times. Book review: Magic Bus: On the Hippie
Trail from Istanbul to India. This book reminds us that the
origins of contemporary travel writing lie in the impulse
of a generation of 1960s longhairs to head off for extended
vacations on the Indian subcontinent … The least attractive
person he meets is Geoff Crowther, one of the original eastern
travellers turned Lonely Planet author, now holed up in Goa,
where he is steadily drinking himself stupid. His memory for
places shot, Crowther has turned into a sad embodiment of
the adage that “if you can remember the 1960s you weren’t
really there”. Click
here.
Feni, Vidi, Vinci
25 Jun: The Economic Times. Virgin beaches, sea food and some
real good feni - synonymous probably, with your great Goa
holiday … though feni has a harsh fragrance that can
sometimes deter a first timer, there's something homely about
its taste that's very distinct … But today the drink
has moved a long way from being a local drink available in
Goa, to an international drink that represents Goa …
Goan Feni has now entered the white spirit segment especially
in USA and European Union … Goa has above thousand cottage
industries that produce over 800,000 litres every year …
a large amount of foreigners today, especially Russians, are
trying it out with the local fish curry and rice. 481 words.
Click
here.
Karn Christensen takes her Dad on
a Biking Odyssey
25 Jun: The Observer (UK). As long as I can remember, my dad
has encouraged me to ride motorbikes … we embarked on
a father-and-daughter adventure to ride Enfields from Goa
to Kerala. Setting off with my 68-year-old Dad, on his first
trip out of Europe … I saw him fumble through the gears
while swerving not so elegantly around cows, dogs and children
- and even elephants … Now, six months on he has tears
of joy in his eyes when we remember the trip and always remarks:
'I want to go again.' It seems you're never too young, or
old, for an adventure.
Bombay Catholics remember pastoral
leadership of Cardinal Dias
26 Jun: Indian Catholic. With prayers and best wishes, Catholics
of Bombay archdiocese said farewell to Cardinal Ivan Dias,
who goes to Rome on June 26 evening to head the Vatican's
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples … 2,000
Catholics gathered on June 25 at St. Stanislaus School in
Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai. A prayer-dance, songs and messages
of congratulations highlighted the function. 639 words. Click
here.
Of straight lines & curvy figures
26 Jun: Moneycontrol India. Wendell Rodricks’ clothes
inspire poetry … He moved away from the hub of fashion
in Bombay at his zenith, to live in the remote village of
Colvale in Goa … The Wendell Rodricks signature style
is unique in India, blending ancient Indian geometry with
a relaxed Goan attitude … He is presently researching
the history of Goan costume, as part of a programme that has
involved interning at the National Costume Museum in Lisbon
and the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New
York. The designer aspires to open a museum in Goa, based
on this research, to document and exhibit this undocumented
facet of Goan culture … 709 words. Click
here.
The Wendell Rodricks website is at http://www.wendellrodricks.com/
Book Review: Um Estranho em Goa by
José Eduardo Agualusa.
27 Jun: Rascunho. A Stranger in Goa is a biographical novel
by José Eduardo Agualusa. 432 words. http://www.rascunho.net/critica.asp?id=908
Maggie’s charity mission to
Goa ends – for now anyway
28 Jun: The Carlisle News & Star. Grandmother Maggie May,
41, a Cumbrian social worker who gave up her year’s
holidays and shelled out £1,600 to help needy children
in Goa has returned home. She returned from a one-month volunteer
trip to Goa, India, at the start of June and has already started
planning her return. Now Maggie is aiming to raise £300
to buy a buggy for Teco, a 12-year-old boy who was born mentally
and physically disabled … Maggie said: ““We
saw some harrowing things. I just want to go back and help
as much as I can.” 246 words. For photo and full text
click
here.
On the path of a missionary in Asia
... on a jet-ski
29 Jun: Today (Singapore). Five centuries after Francis
Xavier became the first Christian missionary to reach Japan,
one of his descendants is paying him an unlikely tribute --
crossing Asian waters on a jet-ski. Alvaro de Marichalar,
a descendant of the celebrated Jesuit, on Wednesday sped into
Tokyo Bay after becoming the first person to jet-ski 5,320
kilometers (3,300 miles) from China to Japan … The adventure,
he explained, was his own 21st-century way of celebrating
the 500th anniversary of Francois-Xavier's birth this year.
601 words. For photo and text click
here.
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA
Sao Jose or St John's Feast has received a surprisingly
large number of interesting posts on Goanet. This relates
to the history, practice and significance of the annual
activity of jumping into wells.
Under the title of "Exclusive vegetarianism can lead
to Fatal Diseases" we learn that extreme vegetarian
eating among Indians can lead to hyperhomocysteinemia and
high homosysteine levels resulting in diseases including
strokes, heart attacks, diabetes and other fatal diseases.
Anyone interested in the early history of Goa/India at the
time of the Portuguese arrival can find rich source material
in accounts left by two contemporary Portuguese businessmen.
These sources can be found in an English version in the
Gutenberg (online) project.
In an article titled: "Should not anti-Brahminism stop?"
an unusual point of view is expressed and developed which
asks... "What, Brahmins as toilet cleaners, coolies,
rickshaw pullers, priests earning less than Rs 150 a month?
How is this possible, we always thought that the Brahmins
were a rich, fat, arrogant community?" Find out more
about this topic from Goanet.
There is a lot of new information on Goanet about exactly
who may or may not buy/sell land in Goa. In one article,
titled "Tourists upset as Goa Begins to Act over Foreigners'
land deals" we learn that the Goa Home Department has
begun the process of examining some 200 land sale deeds
purchased by foreign nationals in North Goa for FEMA (Foreign
Exchange Management Act) violations.
Finally, visitors to Goa may not have to wait too long for
Goa-made Tamarind toffees. Currently, tamarind toffees are
delicacies much enjoyed in Thailand where tamarind pulp
is made into a toffee which has a sweet-sourish taste which
appeals to Asian palates.
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
UK: TV HIGHLIGHTS By Mafalda de’Sa
Television
Sat. 1/7: UKTV History: 7pm: 60mins)
Ray Mear’s Bushcraft
The survival expert is in Tanzania, where he teams up with
a Masai warrior to go on safari.
Sun. 2/7: Travel Channel: 11.30am
(30mins) A Fork in Africa
Kenya. Pria Viswalingam meets the four main groups of people
who live in Kenya, the Bantu speaking majority, the Indians
who control the economy, the remnants of the white planters,
and the Nilots, or Nomadic tribes. His journey takes him to
Nairobi, the great Rift Valley and to the Masai Mara for a
safari.
Fri. 7/7: Sky One: 8pm (60mins) Final
Chance to Save
New series. Sanjeev Bhaskar visits India to discover why the
Bengal tiger is nearly extinct.
Radio
Wed. 5/7: BBC Radio 3: 2.15pm (85mins)
Music: Afternoon Performance.
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 3. Patricia Rozario (soprano).
(Another performance by her, in Vaughan Williams: Symphony
No 7 is scheduled for 12 July).
| Fri. 7/7: BBC Radio 4: 2.15pm (45mins)
Afternoon Play |
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Church Ladies. Written
by and starring Aileen Gonsalves (ex-Nairobi). About
two Goan grandmothers in their church choir in Croydon,
Surrey. Non-UK readers can listen live or listen again
for 7 days after broadcast – go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/
Aileen is the daughter of Pam & Donald Gonsalves.
For the Aileen Gonsalves home page go to http://www.aileengonsalves.co.uk/ |
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sat. 1 Jul. G.O.A. Ruby
Golf Open 2006 – Golf Tournament at Traditions
Golf Club, Pyrford Road, Woking, Surrey. First tee off at
12 noon. Further details from: Jacinto D'Silva 020 - 8723
1233, Menino Mascarenhas 01784 211832
Sun. 2 Jul. 30th Anniversary. Aldona
Association (UK) celebrates the feast of St Thomas
at Haringey Irish Centre, Pretoria Road, N17. Mass at 1.00pm.
Music by Maz & Co. Fun for all: mandos, games for kids.
Members £10.00; Non-members £12.00; Children (5
– 12) £ 5.00. Alfred Louzado 020 8737 7786; Kelvin
Fernandes 020 8931 2943; Caroline Fernandes 020 8952 0435
Sat. 15 Jul. G.O.A. Ruby
Summer Bash for 13 to 17 year olds. 7 pm to 11pm at
ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Disco – Say One Do One. Contact:
Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457, Alison Braganza 07799
586793, Rosy De Souza 020 - 8677 0390 or any member of the
Social Committee.
Sat. 15 Jul. 3.30 P.M. Archbishop Lanfranc
High School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Konkani
Dramatic Association proudly presents Tiatr "TUMCHEA
MOGA PASSOT" Written and Directed by the King of Tiatr,
Rose Ferns. Producer Xavier Soares de Swindon. First European
tour, with artistes from Goa. For tickets please telephone
Judy on 0208 7632606 or 07949403741, Nina Pinto 0208 7670663
or Cornelius Monteiro 0208 6818716.
Sun. 23 Jul. G.O.A. Goan Festival
in conjunction with Goan Organisations at Archbishop Lanfranc
School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Starts with Holy Mass at 12.15
pm. Contact: Diego Pinto 020 – 8767 0663 Alfred Rebello
020 – 8337 8022. For stall applications: Bernie Gracias
020 – 8723 1322
Sun. 30 Jul. Tivimnenses
Association. Annual Social. Archbishop Lanfranc School,
Mitcham Road, Croydon. Commencing with Holy Mass at 12:30pm.
Dancing to Maz & Co. Details from Norma Menezes-Rahim
020 8771 4457, Ingrid De Souza 020 8005 3872, Savio Pereira,
Helen D’Souza 020 8304 5585, Elu Pires 020 8654, Ronald
Fernandes 020 8303 3386, Roland DeSouza 020 7485 7878. Email
tivimtickets@hotmail.com
FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ |
