Goan Voice UK: Newsletter.IIssue 2007-25. Jun. 21, 2007

Albert: How football made us sane
13 Jun: The Times (UK). Playing in a team has restored hope for mentally ill patients … Albert, a versatile 42-year-old player who has suffered half his life with paranoid schizophrenia … Albert dates his descent into mental illness back to 1985, when, as a 21-year-old clerical officer, he fell in love with a woman of whom his late father disapproved … “The team has given me confidence, self-belief, happiness and motivation,” Albert says. He has poignantly humdrum ambitions: “To get married to a nice Goan girl, to have two or three babies, to get a job or a qualification.” For photo and text click here.

Canada: William D'Souza: Helping Canadians care for aging family
17 Jun: Med Broadcast. Researchers hope a number of high-tech devices with the ability to speak, instruct, and even tell a joke will become an invaluable tool in helping Canadian caregivers look after their aging family members. "There is a real need for technology that can assist in caring for others," said William D'Souza, the Ontario-based creator of Mon Ami, an assisted living device … D'Souza said he came up with the idea for Mon Ami after he was faced with challenges in his own caregiving experience with his elderly father-in-law. 662 words. Click here.

UK: Agnello De Souza jailed for nine months
18 Jun: Surrey Online. Agnello De Souza who duped Sutton Council and withheld homes from asylum seekers has been labelled a "coward" by a judge and jailed for nine months … The 68-year-old, of Mulgrave Road, Sutton, who was a former Crystal Palace Football Club director was caught after a newspaper launched a sting to trap him … James Boothby, defending, said De Souza had had two bouts of angina in the past and that he once owned a chain of travel agents. "Respectability had always featured very high in his inspirations and those of his family," he said. For text, 422 words, click here.
For photographs and background of the case,click here.

UK: Marisa Viegas 'Saved Patient From Risky Op'
18 Jun: Press Association. The diagnosis of an alternative medicine guru accused of misconduct helped a patient avoid a needless life-endangering operation, medical watchdogs heard today … Dr Viegas, 50, faces the fitness to practise hearing after claims she told another patient who later died to stop taking medicine in favour of 'homeopathic remedies'' … The case continues. 720 words. For a profile of Dr Viegas see http://drmarisaviegas.isonlinehere.com/

Priest faces more sex charges
19 Jun: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News. A Victorian court has been told that a Catholic priest charged with the rape and assault of a girl 30 years ago will now face three additional charges. Most of the 16 counts against 77-year-old Adelrick D'Cruz relate to offences against a girl between 1969 and 1978 … He will face a committal hearing in the Shepparton Magistrates Court next month. 96 words. Click here.

17 June: Ambora, Goa. MARIA ZENONE DIAS. Daughter of late Prof Bambino/Ismenia. Sister of Dr Patrick/Irene (Germany), late Plautilia, Tecla/Emiliano Mendonsa, Dr Bosco/Irene (Switzerland), late Lia/Anthony D'Souza, Joao de Brito/Eunita, Celso/Agnes and Goretti/Joseph.

17 Jun: Luton, Beds, UK. JUSTO EDMOND LOBO, (born 1931, ex-Kampala). Loving husband of Barbara. Brother of late Bonnie/Louise, Ulric/Ursula, Maura/Johnny, Florence/Denise and uncle to 7 nephews and nieces. Eldest son of the late Mr & Mrs J C M Lobo of Kampala. Funeral Mass will be held at Church Of The Sacred Heart, 148 Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AY on Tuesday 3 July at 12 noon and followed by burial at Vale Cemetery, Luton. Condolences to louise_lobo@hotmail.com or jm-lobo@hotmail.com

16 Jun. Mombasa, Kenya. VINCENT D'COSTA. Brother of Judith, Ivy/Joaquim, Liana and Leonard. Uncle of Kevin, Ivan, Michael and Sabrina. Funeral was on 19 June. [Info from Maureen de Souza, Mombasa].

15 Jun: Sanguem, Goa. BENJAMIN SEQUEIRA. Husband of late Antonete Cunha. Father of Carmu, Josephine/Seby (London), Paulina, Succorina/Custodio, Nasumenta/Domnic (Vaddem), Rosy/Alex. Clara/ Domnic.

13 June: Divar, Goa. ROBERT ALLISON BOOTLAND (Former Football Coach). Husband of Fatima, father of Al and Ron (Both from Newcastle, UK). The family was featured in GVUK 2007-16: Click here.

12 June: Agassaim, Goa. CUSTODIO FERNANDES. Husband of Rita. Father of Gilhermina/Johnny, Margarida, Joaquim, Isidor/Franklina (UK), Inacio John/Sushila.

10 Jun: Nairobi, Kenya. MARTHA DACOSTA. Daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. J.B. DaCosta. Sister to Agnelo, Lydia, Aura (UK) and Nancy (UK). Sister-in-law to Alan & Cedric. Funeral will take place on Wed. 13 Jun. Mass at 2.00pm at the Consolata Shrine, Westlands and burial at the Langata cemetery thereafter. Condolence to lydiadacosta9@yahoo.com [Info from Goan Welfare Society, Nairobi].

UK: Chill out...
13 Jun: Westmorland Gazette (UK). Well-being breaks have taken over from the traditional fly and flop' holidays, according to the latest research … Book a stress-relieving package for £250 aimed at easing fatigue, headaches and improve concentration and general well-being. Stress is believed to kick start a number of medical problems and it is a common problem. The programme includes body massage, shirodhara, njavar-akizhi, kati vasthi, nasyam, pichu, thalam with an Ayurvedic diet and daily half hour yoga. For reservations, contact Goa Way, tel 0870-890-7800, or log on to www.goaway.co.uk For text click here.

Vijay Singh to design golf course in Goa
14 Jun: Economic Times, India. Golf legend Vijay Singh of Fiji will design a golf course in Goa, according to Mark Adams, senior vice president, director of Golf Course Services, Asia. He said a resort at the southern tip of Goa near the Karnataka border had asked to build a course for them. 327 words. click here

Monsoon Minders at work in Goa
15 Jun: NDTV, India. As the monsoons make an entry in Goa, foreigners drawn to the sun and beach head home … Locking up homes came with its own set of worries but some British expats run businesses of taking care of the homes of those who move out … 210 words. Click here.

Goa, a Hot Destination for Weddings in India
17 Jun: OhMy News (South Korea). Over the last three decades, Goa has been drawing foreign tourists in the thousands from Europe with its beautiful beaches. In the last few years, tourists who want to get married and those looking for cheap and reliable medical treatment have also been attracted to the state. Goa is also a hotbed for glamorous, high profile rich Indians and non-resident Indians to solemnize their marriage … A Goan wedding would cost 200,000 to 400,000 rupees, says Stan Martins, a wedding planner from south Goa who has been in the wedding business for the least eight years. 902 words. Click here.

Give your bank account a break when you splash out on a holiday
18 Jun: Yorkshire Post. One way of calculating what a holiday really costs is to look at the price of popular items at destinations you are considering … Thomas Cook have come up with a Cost of Holiday Living Index based on a survey of 16 typical holiday items across 23 popular destinations … The survey reveals that Goa in India offers the lowest prices of any holiday destination … 796 words. Click here.

Need a break? Find your ‘susegad’ in lovely Goa
18 June: New Straits Times, Malaysia. To anyone who asks which is the best place to visit in India, without hesitation, I recommend Goa … Goa is like a battery charger … Goa is one place where streets are lined with fruits and flowers — and nobody greedily plucks them … Goa has always been the favourite hangout of the rich and famous … Goa’s ability to be cosmopolitan without losing its small town charm attracts visitors by the hordes … The hippy and drug culture, the no-bra women, the "free love" movement, all came to Goa first …Times have changed and so has Goa. But the basic goodness of its people remains. 850 words. Click here.

UK: Premier Travel Inns head to India
19 Jun: The Telegraph (UK). UK Leisure group Whitbread has unveiled plans to spend £150m on expanding its budget hotel brand Premier Travel Inn in India. The group, which also runs Costa Coffee and Beefeater restaurants, is teaming up with Emaar-MGF, one of India's leading real estate developers, to create 80 new hotels over the next decade, targeting sites in the Delhi Region, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad and Chandigarh. Click here.

Rush to buy property in Goa
18 Jun: Villas Valencia, Spain. The Spanish property market is slowing down, or as some would have it – even come to a full stop, or heaven forbid, dare we say it, even dropping!!! We all know about the so called `overbuilding´ in Spain which could be a factor, as well as, the rise in mortgage rates, add to that the `drop´ in foreign buyers as they rush to buy in Estonia, Goa, etc. and there you have it. Click here.

Go For Gold In Goa – The Hottest Property Market!
20 Jun: PRLog. Goa is famous in India for its beautiful relaxing beaches, ethnic markets and bustling businesses. It is now also the hottest residential and commercial property market on the planet … 433 words. Click here.

Multiplex, Leighton carve up India
21 Jun: The Australian. Two of Australia's biggest builders will carve up the Indian construction market … Multiplex has $3 billon worth of contracts over eight years in southern India: Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi (up to 10 projects in total). Click here.

GOA NEWS HEADLINES

Tourism and Sexual Behavior: Experiences of Youths in Goa
2006. Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 52; Numb. 2, Pages: 59-72. By Ram, U.; Bhat, R.; Dwivedi, L. K. ISSN: 0022-1074. http://medind.nic.in/jah/jahai.shtml

Goa's new Chief Minister: 'I will not be remote-controlled or bullied by anyone'
11 Jun: Deccan Herald. Digambar Kamat, a former BJP man now with the Congress, spoke to Devika Sequeira of Deccan Herald about his political leanings and his plans for the state. 973 words. Click here.

Govt warns against making delicacies out of frogs in Goa
14 Jun: UNI. The Goa government today warned against serving frog meat as delicacy … ''Catching, killing and selling of frogs or serving frog meat in eating places contravenes the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 attracting stringent punishment with fine and imprisonment,'' the authorities said. Click here.

Ryan Fernandes gets death for Verenkar murder
16 Jun: Herald, Goa. The South Goa Sessions Court sentenced to death Ryan Fernandes, the mastermind behind the brutal killing of his father-in-law and prominent physician, Dr Shrikant Verenkar. Click here.

Break a record
16 Jun: Herald, Goa. For a state that prides itself as being progressive and advanced, one can say with clarity that Goa has one of the most abysmal system of records or methods of maintaining records … Consider the birth and death records which is part and parcel of everyone’s lives. Complaints have been pouring in … 534 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/25594

Australian panel to explore business possibilities with Goan companies
19 Jun: Navhind Times. A high-powered two-member Australian team is in Goa to explore possibilities of doing business with Goan companies … The spectrum of business opportunities would be wide-ranging including tourism, entertainment, mining and other sectors … 349 words. Click here.

Two arrested for sending drugs by courier
20 Jun: Daily News & Analysis. Due to its rave parties, Goa has acquired the reputation of being a transit point for drugs. The Goan police come across a case where an attempt was made by Ainslee O'Kelly and Clive Ellens to send drugs to an address in Manchester through a courier agency. 336 words. Click here.

Goa: Recent Incident of Persecution
20 Jun: Journal Chrétien, France. Goa – Members of the Hindu extremist group Bajrang Dal attacked Pastor S. Zachariah of the Prayer House in Bambolim on June 10, according to Dr. Sajan K. George, national president of the Global Council of Indian Christians. 173 words. Click here.

After 30 years, a doctor returns to pay back his debt
11 June: Indian Express. Thirty years after he left Kashmir as a young doctor, Fayaz A Shawl is coming home with a mission. Shawl, 54, Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine and Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University Medical School, is setting up a super-specialty cardiac care centre in Kashmir. He plans to set up two more such hospitals, in Dubai and Goa … click here.

Ernie's turning Goa red and white
11 Jun: The Sunderland Echo (UK). Ernie Muckles has returned home after a month in Goa, where he has been kitting out the local kids and handing out educational equipment. In visits to the village of Candolim over the past few years, he has kitted out three local football teams, the children of Candolim Primary School and boys in an orphanage … Ernie, 54, said he wanted to thank everyone in Sunderland who helped make the visit possible. For photo and text, 358 words, click here.

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: My favourite red and yellow curry
16 Jun: The Independent (UK). Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (ex-Kampala) writes, “I came to proper cooking shockingly late for an Asian woman, because my thoroughly modern mother believed daughters should concentrate on education, not domestic chores … Our grim, prim, Catholic Goan teachers trained us to make perfect cakes and scones, pies and crumbles. But not real food. Click here.

Portland, OR, USA. Restaurant Review: Vindalho.
16 Jun: The Oregonian. Eighteen months ago, restaurant pro and Portuguese-American David Machado broke from his successful Mediterranean formula at Lauro Kitchen, hit the Indian cookbooks and opened an upscalish restaurant in a scruffy neighborhood. But suddenly, Vindalho is buzzing … the Portuguese-influenced Goan dishes are flying: super-tender pork vindalho full of chile-vinegar sensations, and mussels steeped in tamarind and coconut milk, then shrouded with coconut. More Goan, southern options and family-style suppers are in the works, and that can only be a good thing. 362 words. Click here.

Kenya: JM Murder Mystery
16 Jun: The Nation (Nairobi). Mr Omar Juma Omar alias Peter Kinyanjui, alias Mark Twist, now lives in South Africa and has been linked to the brutal 1975 murder of populist politician Josiah Mwangi (JM) Kariuki … Born in Nairobi in 1949, Mr Omar studied at St Peter Clavers primary school before moving on Dr Ribeiro Goan School (Now Parklands School) for his secondary education. 2572 words. Click here.

Jazzy Joe: A song for the city
17 Jun: Indian Express. Age has failed to dim Joe Pereira’s passion for music. Even today, the 79-year-old, Jazzy Joe to Mumbai’ music lovers, picks up his saxophone to perform with the excitement of a young musician. 352 words. Click here.

‘Portugal is a new reality’
17 Jun: Financial Express. India. Luis Filipe Castro Mendes, Ambassador of Portugal in India explains how it is trying to forge new relations with India. 818 words. Click here.

Caring touch at home
17 Jun: The Hindu. Atty Lobo had come all the way from Goa to the Red Cross Society at Kottayam. She needed a home nurse for her 82-year-old mother-in-law … Inside Kerala, the nurses stay in a house for three months, but outside the State they can stay for six months, after which another nurse must take over … the Red Cross Society, started the concept of home nurses 20 years ago … Today, there are 6,000-odd agencies in Kerala who recruit home nurses … 1223 words. Click here.

Goan Voice (UK) readers should find Mahendra Ved's article, titled Need a Break? Find your 'susegad' in Lovely Goa, of much interest because he provides a number of interpretations for our understanding of 'susegad'. Do let Goanet know if you agree with Ved and can also provide more stimulating interpretations for the word 'susegad'.

Is your surname on the Wikipedia free encyclopedia? If uncertain, do check from a long list of Goan surnames compiled by Jason Monserrate on Wikipedia (website presented below).

Goanetter Neal Pinto informs us about the production and availability of his new CD "21:21". Also, of interest is Neal's account of his role as a singer/songwriter in Winnipeg and Toronto, Canada. Find more about Neal at http://www.pintomusic.com or obtain his CD at http://www.rcdmusic.com/musicstore.php

Many Goan Voice (UK) readers were originally from East Africa and a little nostalgia may not be out of place yet again. Do read on Goanet, Mervyn Maciel's (2002) speech presented at the River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames, Oxford.

If there is one thing we probably can be certain about it is the 'raging' controversy whether 1961 in Goa represented a Liberation or an Occupation. This controversy has been encapsulated rather well recently by Aristo re the VCD on Goa by the Goa Education Department.Two sources provided by Aristo particularly caught my attention and they are at http://www.indialine.com/travel/goa/history.html Also, worth seeing is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/history-of-Goa. Hopefully, material in these sources will encourage GV(UK) readers to engage further in the controversy.

Selma Carvalho's very well written article titled Murky Waters of Secularism provides an insightful discussion on the dilemma facing many governments and societies in the modern world where there is tension between secularism and religious orthodoxy.

Finally, Goanetter Albert poignantly asks why it is that, so many well educated Goans, who could easily get good jobs in Goa and live well, still have the powerful urge to leave Goa for life abroad? This is an important and intriguing question and hopefully, many GV(UK) readers worldwide will share some of their thoughts on this matter on Goanet.

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Documentary: Deadly Dozen. National Geographic
Thu 21 Jun. 19.00-2000. On India's deadliest creatures, including mammals, reptiles and arachnids.

Documentary: Lost World of the Raj. BBC2
Fri 22 Jun: 21.00-22.00. 2/3 Sense and Sensibility. On the young British women (known as the 'fishing fleet') who sailed out to India in search of a husband amongst the Raj society.

Travel: Don't Forget Your Passport. Travel Channel
Sat 23rd Jun 07:00 to 08:00. Kenya.

Film: East is East. More4
Tue. 26 Jun. 22:00-23.50. Comedy Drama. A Pakistani father attempts to impose arranged marriages on his children who rebel.

Documentary. Office Tigers. BBC4
Wed. 27 Jun: 22:00-22.30. Day to day running of an out-sourcing business in Chennai, India.

Documentary. Lost world of the Raj. BBC2
Fri. 29 Jun. 21:00-22:00. Pomp and Power. The British in India – 1920-41.

Documentary. Monsoon Railway. BBC4
Fri: 29 Jun. 22:00-22.50. India’s rail network.

Sun 24 Jun. G.O.A. Summer Bash at HSBC Sports Club, Lennard Road, Beckenham, Kent commencing at 11am. Activates to include hockey, junior football, volleyball, whist drive. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 – 8771 4457, Richard Fernandes 020 – 8300 5347, Fidelis D'Mello 020 - 8698 9678, Bernie Gracias 020 – 8723 1322. See GOA website for further details. (Due to logistical reasons, the planned event for past office bearers and helpers has been postponed).

Sun 24 Jun Benaulim Association(UK) We are celebrating the our 25th Anniversary Feast of St John the Baptist at St Ignatius College Hall, Turkey Street, Enfield, EN1 4NP commences with Holy Mass at 12.30pm followed by dancing to the Music of "Breakthru" and disco by Nite- Life. Members £8.00, non-members £10.00, Children (10 -16) £4.00, Children under 10 FREE. For tickets contact Felipe on 0208 368 9663, Mary 0208 803 9752 and Josephine 0208 967 7471. Public transport to Hall: Buses 217 from Turnpike Lane or the overhead train from Liverpool St. Station to Turkey St.

Sun 1 July. Aldona Association - Celebration of St Thomas’ feast at the Irish Centre, Pretoria Road London N17 8DX... Mass 1.00pm, music by Maz ‘n’ Co. We have some great raffle prizes including two prizes of 7 nights BB hotel accommodation in Goa. Application form can be obtained from our website www.aldonalondon.org.uk or email aldonalondon@hotmail.com For more information contact Jude-020 83604102, Tino-01628 680529 or Les-0208 4408832.

Sun. 01 July. G.O.A. Golf Open at Blue Mountain Golf Course, Bracknell. Further details from: Jacinto D'Silva 020 - 8723 1233, Menino Mascarenhas 01784 211832

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. 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