COMMUNITY NEWS

Goan School Mombasa to mark 75th Anniversary click to enlarge 29 Jun: Coastweek. On Aug 14 2007, the Sacred Heart School Mombasa (formerly the Goan School Mombasa) will mark its 75th anniversary since its foundation in 1932 … A sub-committee comprising Ivan Fernandes, Ignatius Pereira, Franklyn Pereira, Theo Souza, Michaela Nicholls, Angelo Pereira, Andrew Abreu, Raymond Braganza, Hervinder Singh (Papu), Major General Samson Mwathethe and Mike Fernandes has been formed to lead and co-ordinate this event. They can all be contacted at goanschoolplatinum@swiftmombasa.com or call Evelyn Pereira on tel No. 00 254 20 208 0678 (Mombasa). … A Souvenir brochure is being compiled and you are welcome to submit articles, pictures that will be considered by our editorial team for publication. An editorial team headed by Nuala Alibhai, Rev. Fr. Correia and Bernadette D'Souza are looking to interview former students and teachers, so that they prepare articles for the souvenir brochure. For the programme and full details check the link below. Full text, 679 words, click here. Mombasa: Goan School Calendar: An Appeal From Eddie Fernandes: The organising Committee of the 75th anniversary celebrations wishes to locate a copy of the School Calendar. I have a copy of the 1962 edition but if you have or know of a later edition, please get in touch with me urgently – eddie@fernandes.u-net.com For those who may have forgotten, the Calendar contains the School Hymns (Come Holy Ghost, Act of Contrition, Immaculate Mary etc.), School rules and regulations, recommended books, list of successful pupils at the Cambridge examinations 1940- , etc.

UK: Katee Dias, employment solicitor, Goodman Derrick
7 Jun: Caterer & Hotelkeeper (UK). Employing children. Katee Dias, employment solicitor at Goodman Derrick, describes the strict rules governing ages, hours and job suitability when taking on young people. 656 words.
28 Jun: Caterer & Hotelkeeper. Vicarious liability. To what extent are employers liable for acts of discrimination or harassment by third parties against their staff Solicitor Katee Dias has the answers.
For a photo and profile of Katee Dias click here.

UK: Cornwall: Truro: Mr Reg D’Souza
27 Jun: Cornish Guardian. Women’s Institutes: St Stephen-in-Brannel. Excerpts: … The eminent Mr D'Souza our guest speaker was then introduced. Mr D'Souza runs a private practice in Truro dealing with acupuncture and physiotherapy and he also runs a pain relief clinic … He also took part in a study which appeared on TV approximately three years ago where 40% of patients showed a positive reaction to acupuncture. He showed us slides and gave us some wonderfully humorous accounts of how he has helped some of his patients. For full text click here.
The Reg D’Souza website is at http://www.dsouza.co.uk/

Joan Pires: London-based choreographer 28 Jun: PTI. A three-month long festival showcasing Indian art, food, music and other facets of India will be kicked off here next month to celebrate the country's special relationship with this city … An exciting collaboration between London-based choreographer Joan Pires [ex-Nairobi], composer Niraj Chag and the French aerial company Les Passgers will be held from August 16-20 … For a GVUK profile of Joan Pires, click here.

UK: Dr Marisa Viegas: Alternative cure doctor suspended
29 Jun: BBC. A doctor who practised alternative medicine has been suspended for a year after advising a patient to stop heart medication which led to her death. Dr Marisa Viegas, 50, was found guilty of professional misconduct by a General Medical Council (GMC) tribunal. Dr Viegas's clinic draws patients from many countries who are promised integrated healthcare based on acupuncture, homeopathy and hypnotherapy… For text, 175 words, click here.
For the Dr Viegas website click here.

Edna Fernandes: State of disunion 30 Jun: The Guardian (UK). Naseem Khan reviews Edna Fernandes's Holy Warriors, a sharp-witted dissection of the issue India can't resolve … Edna Fernandes has undertaken to track down figures who epitomise the most depressing facet of Indian life - its holy warriors - as well as some of their victims … In Goa, Fernandes is forcibly reminded of the Portuguese inquisition started by Francis Xavier in 1560 - justice is still being demanded for 15 village elders killed by the Portuguese in 1583 in retaliation for five murdered priests. For the book review, 756 words, click here. Holy Warriors is to be published in the UK on 12/07/2007 at £15.99 – check the Guardian link to buy it at a discount. Edna Fernandes was born in Nairobi and traces her Goan roots to AVC. She was educated in London and has worked as a journalist with Reuters and FT. For a photograph and profile of her click here.

Anthony B. Almeida: A serious look at Dar`s architectural face 1 July: Sunday Observer (Dar es Salaam). The just premiered documentary of Dar es Salaam\'s architectural heritage `Many words for Modern`, has sparked off criticisms … The film chronicles the architectural heritage of Dar es Salaam using Anthony B. Almeida who was one of the first Tanzanians to introduce the new architecture in the country … Asked for comment, the chief character of the film, Anthony D. Almeida said he has been more than honoured with the opportunity accorded to him in the preparation of the film … He said that the film had already made architectural landmarks like The Central Library (1968) … Goan School - Kibasila, Dar es Salaam … St,. Francis Xavier Church - Chang`ombe, Dar es Salaam … 940 words. Click here. Anthony B. Almeida was born in 1921. For a profile of him and his work click here. For more photographs of him and his 2005 article, "To be or Not to be …” Click here.

Wimbledon: Leander Paes: I am just a simple boy from Goa 2 Jul: Rediff. Leander Paes is fast becoming the Andre Agassi of India. … “I am just a simple boy from Goa who has worked very hard to get here”, he says. 762 words. Click here. 4 July: PTI. Leander Paes and Martin Damm had a smooth passage to the men's doubles quarterfinals … 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: Mr Trevor Paes Spared My Blushes 3 Jul: Daily Mail (UK). Around one in ten people suffers from excessive blushing. Clive Benson, 35, a property developer from East Lancashire, underwent a new form of surgery for it last year and is now cured … Mr Trevor Paes is a consultant surgeon based at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital NHS Trust in Hillingdon carried out the operation which cured Clive … The operation costs the NHS £3,000, and is £4,000 done privately. 1428 words. Click here. Trevor Paes was born in Dar-es-Salaam in 1953, the son of the late Dr Joao Franco Paes (was President Nyerere's personal physician) and the late Celia Paes (an MP from 1961); brother of Thomas and Tessa Paes (both in UK). Trevor’s wife is a Dermatologist and they have two children, Sebastian 9 and Olivia 6. His hobbies include clay pigeon shooting, chess, keeping fish and eating sorpotel and Goan samosas! For a professional profile of Mr Paes with a list of publications, professional qualifications etc. see http://www.sympathectomy.co.uk/

Melbourne: More sex charges for priest
3 Jul: Waverley Leader. A hearing will be held at Shepparton Magistrates' Court next month to decide if a Clayton South priest will face trial over rape and sexual assault charges. Adelrick D'Cruz, 77, is facing 16 charges but due to ill health was not present at a committal mention held at the court on June 19 … Det-Sgt Boyd said following earlier media reports another female victim had come forward and two more counts of indecently assaulting a girl had been added to the original charges. 212 words. Click here.

AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes spreads his wings
4 Jul: Reuters News. AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes sees himself as Asia's answer to Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson or easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou. But he has a problem: how to fund his grand plans but he isn't fazed … Fernandes was born in an upper-middle class family, went to Tupperware parties with his business-minded mother and studied at Epsom College before going to the London School of Economics. He worked for two years as a financial controller for Branson's Virgin and later became regional vice-president at Warner Music Group, helping sign local acts … 832 words. Click here.

DEATHS

2 Jul: CNN-IBN. Former India cricketer DILIP NARAYAN SARDESAI passed away in Mumbai on Monday evening due to multiple organ failure. He was 66. Born in 1940, Sardesai held the distinction of being the only Goa-born cricketer to play for India and donned 30 Test caps between 1961 to 1972 … He is survived by wife Nandini Sardesai, a sociologist and a member of the Indian Censor Board, and son Rajdeep Sardesai, the Editor-in-Chief of CNN-IBN. His daughter, Shonali works on conflict related issues at the World Bank in Washington DC. For a Video clip tribute, 5m.12s, click here.

1 Jul: Sirvodem, Goa. ANTHONY PIEDADE BARETTO (TONY) (born 1947, ex-Zanzibar & Dubai). Husband of late Josephine. Father of Lavina/George (USA). Grandfather of Adora. Brother of late Camillo/Monica, Elvira/Candito (Paul). Son of the late Domingo/late Joanita.

30 Jun. Tulsa, Oklahoma. JOE DESILVA (aged 60, ex- Zanzibar & Dar-es-Salaam). Husband of Elisabeth. Father of Ian (22) and Aaron (19) in Tulsa. Brother of Agnel/Tina and children Tania, Andrew (Pittsburgh); John/Rolina and children Caroline and the late, Alison (Toronto); Annie/ (the late Manu DeSouza); Ida/Ernest Remedios, and children Edmond/Bernadette, Egbert, Evans; Hilda/Colin Franco and children Natasha, Nadia and Nazarah, (Rhode Island). The funeral will be held on Saturday July 07, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Condolences can be sent to: agneldesilva@hotmail.com [Info from Stephen de Souza]

28 Jun: Moshi, Tanzania. LUCIA ANCETINA FORTES (born 1924). Wife of late Placido. She is survived by her sons: Des Fortes (Cambodia -- U.N.) his wife Olga, children Desmond and Ninette (UK) and Herbert Fortes, wife Josephine, children Heidi and Haddon (all in Canada). Condolences to kazingumu@hotmail.com

27 Jun. Candolim, Goa: BELINDA OLIVEIRA (Internationally renowned jazz singer). Daughter of accomplished jazz pianist, the late Remy Oliveira. Belinda made waves at places like Ronnie Scots in London, Knitting Factory in New York and the Basement in Sydney.

26 Jun: Milton Keynes, UK. LEO CORREIA (aged 70, ex-Mombasa). Brother of Victor/Mabel (UK) and Esmeralda (Perth, Aus). Funeral at 1.45 pm on Wed. 11 July at St Augustine’s Church, Langcliffe Drive, Heelands, Milton Keynes MK13 7PL followed by 2.45 at the Crematorium. In lieu of flowers, please make offers of masses for his soul. Condolences to victorc@cwctv.net

HOLIDAY INFORMATION

GOA REAL ESTATE:

Goa: CM orders chief town planner to stop works under RP-2011
30 Jun: Navhind Times. Reiterating that the Regional Plan 2011 stood revoked and that all permissions given under it were null and void, the Chief Minister Mr Digambar Kamat today instructed the chief town planner to submit a status report by July 15 on the ongoing constructions under the RP-2011 and to seal those constructions. 434 words. Click here.

NRIs keen on real estate investment
1 Jul: Times of India. Real estate investment tops the list of queries received by the Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) launched by the government … There are an estimated 25 million overseas Indians across 130 countries. 553 words. Click here.

Goa closes in on foreign land mafia
3 Jul: Times of India. Goa is no longer ‘susegaad’, or cool, about foreigners scooping up its land. The government has woken up to alleged violations in the sale of land to non-Indians. It has banned registration of land belonging to foreigners based on affidavits alone, and wants the documents cleared by the Goa police and home department before any registration is done. The state has also set up an enquiry committee to scrutinise all land dealings involving foreigners. 601 words. Click here.

Foreigners’ land deals referred to RBI
5 Jul: The Herald (Goa). Around 150 cases of purchase of immoveable properties in Goa by foreigners have been referred by the State-Government Committee to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking necessary action. 454 words. Click here.

GOA NEWS HEADLINES

Goa: Victoria Fernandes calls off strike 29 Jun: Herald. Following fervent appeals from the general public, party workers and women groups from St Cruz constituency, Victoria Fernandes finally withdrew from her indefinite hunger strike even as the fight against her non-inclusion in the Kamat-led Cabinet continues. 287 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/25898

Goa: Overseas Employment Agency to conduct courses for jobseekers
1 Jul: Navhind Times. The Overseas Employment Agency of Goa has finalised plans to conduct a series of free, six-day courses from August 2007 to March 2008 for Goan youth seeking jobs abroad in what is officially termed as – ‘scheme for skill upgradation and pre-departure orientation training for prospective emigrants.’ The programme has a target of training 1680 Goan youth in 27 different trades as diverse as drivers, data entry operators, electricians, accountants, machinists, draughtsmen/architects, welders and secretarial stenographers. Click here.

Now, Goans get to know their CM's humane side
3 Jul: DNA - Daily News & Analysis. Residents of Goa got to see the humane as well as firm side of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Monday morning during his first interaction with the public since taking over the hot seat on June 8. 299 words. Click here.

Video: Goa beach gets washed away, others under threat
4 Jul: CNN-IBN. The beaches in Goa are fighting a battle for survival. The famous Coco beach in North Goa has already been lost to sea erosion, and more beaches are under threat too. 1m:13s. Click here.

'No tolerance attitude' towards rave parties: Goa govt
4 Jul: PTI. The Goa government said it will adopt a "no tolerance attitude" towards rave parties in the state. "You just wait and watch...There will be no rave parties this year. Curbing the trade in narcotics in the state is top among our priorities," Home Minister Ravi Naik told reporters here … All foreigners, who overstay in Goa under false pretexts, will be asked to immediately leave the country. 382 words. Click here.

IN THE NEWS

Indian takeaway has London drooling
29 Jun: Times of India. Everyone seems to be talking about Indian takeaway food at London's first Whole Foods store. The store - part of Whole Foods, the US food-retail phenomenon - opened this month at Kensington High and offers a superabundance of choice and eco-idealism … The Indian menu boasts roasted lentils, matar paneer, spinach and carrots, potato curry and tandoori rotis as well as naans and lachha parathas that can all be micro-waved and served hot and homey … The Indian dishes come for 1.69 pounds for 100 gm. The London store is spread out over three floors offering 10,000 grocery items. The Whole Foods Market is at The Barkers Building, 63–97 Kensington High Street, W8. 414 words. Click here.

India: UK student visas
29 Jun: Rediff. UK universities are pushing for more Indian talent. But a common misconception here in India is that a UK education is unaffordable. Nick Jagger, Entry Clearance Officer with the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai, answered questions about UK universities and student visas during a June 20 expert chat. He discussed employment in the UK after graduation, the student visa process and resources for prospective students. For the transcript click here.

Understanding your child
29 Jun: Goa Plus. What children need most from their parents is ‘quality time and companionship’, discovers Christina Viegas. 589 words. Click here.

Gomantak food in Mumbai
29 Jun: Time Out (Mumbai). In the 15th century Portuguese influence in Goa took hold and so did their diet, edging out the region’s traditional Saraswat dishes from the Konkan region. What we now call “Goan food” is a mix of influences that would be nearly unrecognisable to a fifteenth century Goan … Gomantak delicacies are still there to be found: try sol kadi, mutton shagoti, fried bombil, ambot tik and teesrya sukhem. 697 words. Click here.

Spice of 'Little Indias' adds to Australia's cultural pot
30 Jun: The Age (Australia). Melbourne is now home to over one-third of Australia's burgeoning Indian population. Australia's Indian population includes the distinctive Goan community. But in his tome on multicultural Australia, The Australian People, the Australian National University's James Jupp said it has been this diversity that helped forge a collective Indian identity. 731 words. Click here.

Fr Raymond J. De Souza: A contrast in memory
30 Jun: National Post, Canada. After three weeks down under, and trying the patience of those readers who don’t find Australia as fascinating as I do, this Canadian leaves principally surprised at how similar the two countries are … 820 words. Click here.

Why immigrants say Canada is the best country on Earth
30 Jun: Calgary Herald. … although they’re referred to as Indo-Canadians, they see themselves as Canadians first and foremost … According to the Canadian High Commission in India, India is the single largest centre in the world for Canadian immigration, and people hailing from that country are considered one of the most successful immigrant populations — in terms of numbers, achievement and contributions to their adopted home — to ever come to Canada. 910 words. Click here.

Mombasa: O Gosto do Sangue
30 Jun: Expresso (Portugal). Double page photo spread. Click here.

We are Canadian. What makes our cuisine distinct?
30 Jun: Vancouver Sun. What makes our cuisine distinct? Four top chefs speak out …Vikram Vij, owner of Vij's says, “… the bouillabaisse with sturgeons and mussels is Goan style with a broth.” Canadians can relate to that Indian-style flavour with local products. Click here.

India’s hue and cry over paler skin
1 Jul: Sunday Telegraph (UK). Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been accused of peddling a dream too far – in an advertisement for skin cream … While darker-hued Indians spend a total equivalent to £160million a year on such products – despite doubts about their effectiveness – the sight of Khan’s chiselled features endorsing the cream has angered campaigners, who say it is “racist” to promote lighter skin as superior … In the matrimonials, the classified newspaper advertisements through which brides and bridegrooms are sought, a potential bride’s porcelain skin is ranked as a more desirable attribute than a university degree. Film stars who are not naturally light-skinned are touched up to look paler on screen. 477 words. Click here.

‘Hillbilly Heroin’... at just £2 from a UK cornershop
1 Jul: The People (UK). Lethal banned drugs similar to notorious hillbilly heroin are being sold for as little as £2 in cornershops … It is unlicensed in Britain but in less than an hour we visited three shops in Southall and bought enough to get high for a week – spending less than £10. The drug is brought in from India – where it is sold under prescription to treat colic pain …
It is believed that the drugs are mailed from India by contacts or brought in by visiting relatives and friends. 391 words. Click here.

Editorial: Canada’s values worth celebrating
1 Jul: Toronto Star. More than 250,000 immigrants and refugees chose to begin new lives here last year. And scores more are waiting in line for a chance to start over in a country known around the world for its diversity, tolerance and prosperity. Click here.

Stephen Bennett murder: Holes in police theory
1 Jul: Hindustan Times. British tourist Stephen Bennett (40) was found hanging from a tree in Malasai village on 11 Dec. 2006. The police claimed he was murdered by villagers after he molested a woman and, subsequently, six people were arrested but a British security agency tracked Bennett's last call to his family in Cheltenham, UK, to a phone booth in Whadkal, 45 km from Malasai, on 7 Dec.,,, Even the claim of Bennett having travelled on the Mandovi Express is under a cloud as the reservation chart of the S-5 coach that he was supposed to have been in does not list his name … 485 words. Click here.

Audio: UK: Racism in Reverse
2 Jul: BBC. Manjot Sumal investigates whether there’s a growing problem of racism within the Asian community. Click here.

UK lags behind in prosperity league
2 Jul: The Guardian. The UK has come low down, (17th ) on a list of the most prosperous countries in the world to live in … Norway came top followed by the United States and Sweden in the survey, which considered both material wealth and general life satisfaction and was dominated by European and North American countries. India was placed 46th of the 50 countries ranked. Click here.

Canada gradually becoming a great tossed salad of humanity
3 Jul: Edmonton Journal (Canada). Editorial: Is multiculturalism working? Aboriginals are blockading. Muslims are terrorizing. Blacks are shooting. Surely we can now see that multiculturalism is a colossal mistake. This is the conclusion many Canadians seem to have reached. I think they're wrong. And the proof is in the curry. Click here.

Videos: India Are sex determination tests misused?
4 Jul: CNN-IBN. Should pre-natal sex determination tests be allowed? click here.

Stephen Bennett murder: brother meets police chief
5 Jul: Daily News & Analysis. Murdered British national Stephen Bennett's brother Paul on Wednesday met the Maharashtra Police chief and listed "irregularities" in the investigation into the killing while seeking a fresh probe. Bennett was allegedly lynched and hanged from a tree by some persons at Malsai village near Roha while returning from Goa in December last year.
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For another Indian Express report click here.

Charity drive with extra spice
5 Jul: Ilford Recorder. Derek Moul plans to drive 2,000km across Southern India in a 1950s car for charity. He will drive from Goa, across mountains, desert and jungle, to Cochin in a Hindustani Ambassador - a 37bhp car with no air conditioning or power steering. 358 words. Click here.

GOANET HIGHLIGHTS BY CORNEL DACOSTA

UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes

HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: The First Black Britons. History Channel
Sat 7 Jul. 16:00 to 17:00. The all black West Indian Regiment went from slaves to the heroes of the grand imperial age. Their struggle for equality shows how our colonial past shaped modern Britain.

MUSIC: Iain Burnside. BBC Radio Three
Sun 8 Jul. 10:00 to 12:00. One hundred years ago, Pope Pius X tried to veto modernisation in the Catholic Church, so Iain Burnside looks at spirituality in music that ranges from Palestrina to Arvo Part.

NEWS: Asian Network Report. BBC Radio Asian Network (also online)
Mon. 9 Jul. 18:30 to 19:00. While their white counterparts now feel accepted by society, most gay Asians find it difficult to come out. Former EastEnders star Bindya Solanki examines the difficulties they face when wanting to tell their communities and families the truth.

COOKERY: Indian Food Made Easy. BBC 2
Mon. 9 Jul. 20:30 to 21:00. Food writer and chef Anjum Anand is on a mission to show novice cooks how to cook simple yet delicious Indian food. In this episode she cooks chicken tikka, lamb brochettes, tandoori mushrooms and samosas.

DOCUMENTARY: Jatropha: The Wonder Plant. BBC Radio Four Longwave
Mon 9 Jul. 21:00 to 21:30. Jatropha is a wild plant that is being cultivated and planted on a massive scale in India for use as a biofuel. This extraordinary plant may be the solution to the world's energy needs.

DOCUMENTARY: The Empire Strikes Back. More 4.
Mon. 9 Jul. 22.00 to 22.30.On the new foods brought to Britain by returning migrants. e.g. curry, sweet potatoes and yams. Not forgetting the nation's obsession with tea drinking.

CONSUMER: 40 Years of Tanzanite. QVC
Mon 9 Jul. 22:00 to 23:00. From the programme notes: “40 years ago, Manuel de Souza discovered fragments of a beautifully vivid blue-purple crystal in Merelani, Tanzania. This gorgeous gem is now known as tanzanite and is prized the world over.”

COOKERY: Great British Food. Discovery Home and Health
Tue. 10 Jul. 15:30 to 16:00. Tom celebrates the influence of Indian food on British cuisine, as he goes shopping with a spice and chutney queen and whips up vegetable pakoras.

FORTHCOMING

See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon

Sun. 15 July. Tivim 30th Anniversary Celebrations. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove Streatham, London. Commencing with Mass at 12.30. Dancing to the sounds of Maz & Co and Nite Life. Tickets available from: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457; Elu Pires 020 8654 1281; Helen De Souza 020 8304 5585; Ronald De Souza 020 7485 7878; Ronnie Fernandes 020 303 3386 or Ingrid De Souza 020 8905 3872.

Sat. 15 Jul. 3.30 P.M. Archbishop Lanfranc High School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Konkani Dramatic Association proudly presents Tiatr "GOODBYE LONDON" Written and Directed by Jr. Nelson. First show in U.K. with talented artistes from Goa. Heartthrob, Olga Vaz, Singer and actor Menino Mario, Jet speed singer William de Curtorim, Master Comedian Ben Evangelisto, Comedian superstar Philip, Multi-talented Rosita and Topmost Maestro Josinho. For tickets please telephone Judy on 0208 7632606 or 07949403741, Nina Pinto 0208 7670663 or Cornelius Monteiro 0208 6818716.

Sat. 21 Jul. 6.30 P.M. in Swindon. Konkani Dramatic Association proudly presents Tiatr "GOODBYE LONDON" Written and Directed by Jr. Nelson. First show in U.K. with talented artistes from Goa. Heartthrob, Olga Vaz, Singer and actor Menino Mario, Master Comedian Ben Evangelisto, Jet speed singer William de Curtorim. Comedian superstar Philip, Multi-talented Rosita and Topmost Maestro Josinho. For tickets phone Xavier Soares on 01793322 661/ 07961560935.

Sun. 22 Jul. 12.00 noon Copland Community School, Cecil Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7DX. Konkani Dramatic Association proudly presents Tiatr "GOODBYE LONDON" Written and Directed by Jr. Nelson. First show in U.K. with talented artistes from Goa. Heartthrob, Olga Vaz, Singer and actor Menino Mario, Jet speed singer William de Curtorim, Master Comedian Ben Evangelisto, Comedian superstar Philip, Multi-talented Rosita and Topmost Maestro Josinho. For tickets please telephone Damacian Moniz 02083761609 or 07940501196, Mr. Francis D' Silva on 07908591789, Mr. Antonio Fernandes 02084529406 and Rosy D’ Silva 02083529450

Sun. 29 July. 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. A coach is being arranged from Harrow Wealdstone/Edgware/Wembley & Greenford. Price £6. Departure 10.30 am. BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. For further details contact: Amelia Gomes 0208 861 2073

Sun. 12 Aug. Legendary Echoes is proud to present “A Tribute To Elvis”, to mark the 30th death anniversary of the King. A musical concert featuring Ron Coelho as Elvis Presley, and supporting cast, at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. For flyer details and ticket application form please click here.

Sun. 26 Aug. G.O.A. Sports Day at Archbishop Lanfranc School. Contact: Peter Rodrigues 020 - 8399 4883. For stall applications: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457

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