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| WORLD GOA DAY 20 August 2009 | ||
 Viva Goa Resounds Across the Globe 20 Aug: Times of India. By Joeanna Rebello Fernandes. On 20 August, 30 International cities via 40 global Goan associations will gather Goenkars to celebrate World Goa Day started by the London-based, Goa originated Rene Barreto in 2000… Tony Luis from London says the city and its suburbs have over 25,000 Goans, and preparations for G-Day have been on for six months… In Kenya, the Goans will accommodate the party… In Toronto, communal excursions such as these do more than just bring out the banjo… The Tanzanians have upped the adrenaline … There’s prayer and pulao for these Goan Britons who will have a pilgrimage-picnic to The Friars-Aylesford Priory in Kent… For photo + 619 words select the link below | ||
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| Death: Vincy Gonsalves | ||
 18 Aug: Kampala. VINCENT (VINCY) GONSALVES (Ex Rwanda & Utorda, Goa). Beloved son of late Jose Filipe/late Maria Antonio, Father of Theo. Brother of late Maria Angelica/Domnick, late Augustus/Philo, Teresa/late Balthazar and Philo. Funeral cortege at 3.45 pm on 22 Aug. at Utorda.
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| UK: Natasha D'Souza: 5 top A-level grades after losing her parents | ||
 21 Aug: The Mail. The 18-year-old has lived alone with her twin brother, Aaron, since their parents passed away within 12 months of each other. Head girl at Kendrick School in Reading, Berkshire, she will now study at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her brother is heading to Queen Mary, University of London to study history and politics. Their mother, Mita, died of cancer February this year, while their father Anictues, died in February 2008. | ||
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| Death: Lina Lopes | ||
 14 Aug. Addiscombe, Surrey, UK. CAROLINA (LINA) LOPES (ex Nakuru). Beloved wife
of the late Eufem Lopes. Devoted mother of Zena/Agnelo D'souza, Zita/Ben Vaz and
Zara Lopes. Beloved grandmother of Karen/Donovan Pinto and Sean Vaz. Loving great
grandmother of Joshua, Joseph and Rebecca Pinto. Funeral on Fri. 28 Aug. at 1pm at Our Lady of Reparation Church (St. Mary's), 70 Wellesley Road, West Croydon, CR0 2AR, and 2.30pm at Croydon Cemetery, Mitcham Road CR9 3AT. Condolences to zitavaz@btinternet.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The British Heart Foundation, Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London NW1 7AW, or online @ www.bhf.org.uk | ||
| Death: Luis Mendonsa | ||
19 Aug: Toronto. LUIS GONZAGO DE MENDONSA. Husband of Elsa. Eucharistic Celebration on 22 Aug. at 4.30 pm at St Agnes Church, St. Inez, Goa.
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| Leicester: Suella Fernandes: Parking limit plan | ||
 19 Aug: Leicester Mercury. A developer trying to build homes for 252 students
at Tudor Road, Leicester has offered to stop most of them bringing cars to university
but their planning application was rejected … Suella Fernandes, the lawyer
acting for the council, said there was currently an over-supply of student flats
in the city… 404 words. Click
here. For the GVUK Suella Fernandes supplement, click here. | ||
| Andre Rebello: Consent conundrum cripples coroner CJD census | ||
 19 Aug: Nature (UK). Potentially vital information on the prevalence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the UK is still not being collected, as coroners believe they are unable to test for it… The coroners’ society secretary, André Rebello said that “Coroners have neither the resources nor the time to be involved." … 311 words. Andre is the son of Alan & Maisie Rebello who were married in Bombay in 1953 and moved to the UK in 1954. | ||
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| More citizens opt for Goa post retirement 21 Aug: Daily News & Analysis. (India). An increasing number of retired citizens are increasing looking at Goa for spending the second innings of their life, according to experts… "Pleasant weather, urbanised state with good medical infrastructure, peaceful and hospitable society are the main factors which lure retired people from metros to settle down in Goa." 221 words. more details.. | ||
| Indian navy fighter jet crashes in sea 21 Aug: Times of India. An Indian navy fighter jet crashed into the Arabian Sea off Goa on Friday, with the pilot presumed dead … The jet, a British-made Sea Harrier, plummeted into the sea 15 kilometres off Goa's coast … Click here. Sea Harrier crashes... factsheet. By Frederick Noronha. Click here. | ||
| Dr Leon Lobo: System helps check aircraft 20 Aug. Leicester Mercury (UK). Laser Optical Engineering, of Loughborough has created a system for organisers of an aeroplane racing competition to check if the aircraft meet its strict criteria… it was designed by Dr Leon Lobo … 129 words. Dr Lobo is the son of Oscar & Fatima; brother of Wendy & Tanya [ex Mombasa]. For a photo of him (GVUK 2007-32) select the link below. / more details.. | ||
| Goan Artist gets threats for depicting Ganesh naked 20 Aug: The Telegraph (UK). Subodh Kerkar, 49, said extremists had threatened to chop off his fingers for producing the sketches, which also show the elephant-headed god performing a Maori dance, walking naked carrying a garden rake, and in the pose of Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker… Dr Gareth Price, head of the Asia Programme at London’s Chatham House, said extremism of the kind experienced by Mr Kerkar has intensified in some groups since the BJP lost power… 700 words + photo. more details.. | ||
| Deport order on model’s husband 20 Aug: The Telegraph (Calcutta). Model Ujjwala Raut’s estranged British husband was today asked to leave India within 72 hours in a deportation order that he alleged was meant to “victimise” him…. the Indian government has revoked Craig Maxwell Sterry’s PIO card … the Court is to hear his appeal on August 28… 446 words. more details.. | ||
| Home is where the action is 21 Aug: The Telegraph (Calcutta). Charlotte Hayward is now parked in Goa, running Vivenda Dos Palhacos, a boutique hotel set up with her brother Simon. She says, “My brother bought an old house in the Goan village of Majorda, restored it and we made it habitable.” more details.. | ||
| Goa: Converting a Ramshackle Ruin to An Elegant Casa 20 Aug: News Blaze. In 2006 Ritu Prasad and little daughter Astha moved into her sister's 18th century property in Saligao with consummate devotion to restoring the place, preserving the old and making it functional for today… 1702 words. more details.. | ||
| Goa: Inquisition eliminated all Muslims 19 Aug: Rupee News (Pakistan). By Moin Ansari. Goa was a Muslim Sultanate taken over by the Portuguese. Five hundred years later, very few Muslims remain in Goa, and it is still a Catholic enclave in a Hindu country. In the 16th century Inquisition the Portuguese imported and enforced their infamous methods of interrogation to subdue troublemakers … 4444 words. more details.. | ||
| Jude Dias Honoured in Canada 21 Aug: Navhind Times. The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr Stephen Harper, recently honoured Jude Dias, a Goan based in Toronto, Canada with the ‘Long Service Award’ for his service to the Government of Canada… Mr Dias originally hails from Navelim was a former staff reporter with ‘The Navhind Times’ … Mr Dias is also an avid compere, dancer, volunteer, and loves everything Goan. 263 words. more details.. | ||
| Goans lived in misery under Portuguese: Teotonio 21 Aug: Navhind Times. Well-known Goan historian and head of the department of history, at Universidade Lusofonia, Lisbon, Teotonio R De Souza speaks in an exclusive interview with Ramnath N Pai Raikar about the second edition of his book ‘Medieval Goa: A Socio-Economic History’, which will be released on August 21… 1660 words. more details.. | ||
| Russian film fund scheme off to a slow start 20 Aug: Hollywood Reporter. A $20 million scheme for financing local film projects includes a story about Russian downshifters to Goa by writer/director Pyotr Buslov… Click here. For details about the film, see: A Russian pens his Goa inexperiences. By armstrong vaz. Click here. | ||
| UK: FORTHCOMING EVENTS Sat. 22 Aug. VIVA GOA ENTERTAINMENT presents RED&BLACK Summer Dance in WEST London - Old Actonian Assc. Sports Club (opp. Gunnersbury Park) Ealing, W5 4LL. Music by - band "ELECTRIC DREAMS" & "CHICO" Doors open 4.30pm onwards. Limited admittance; Tickets £10/adults & £2/child. Contact Francisco- 0208 932 9375/07957206169, Norman- 02086471887. chicokey72@hotmail.com or normancortez@hotmail.com For the flyer, click here. Sun. 23 Aug. G.O.A. SPORTS FESTIVAL. at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Commencing at 1pm. This year in addition to Athletics the following activities are planned: Carrom, Volleyball, Fun 5-a-side Youth Football. Whist Drive and Children's Entertainment. Free Disco 730 pm to 10.30 pm. Contact: Peter Rodrigues 020 - 8399 4883. For stall applications: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457. For the flyer and details of events click here Sun. 23 Aug. Come celebrate the 10th Anniversary of World Goa Day with a Goan Pilgrimage-Picnic at The Friars, Aylesford , Kent ME20 7BX from 11am. Mass at 11.45am followed by a picnic, in the grounds with games, sing-song, talks/workshops and Goan food for sale! Sheltered facilities also available. Rosary and Benediction at 3.30pm. Organised transport to and from Aylesford to cover North and South London . Contact: Lara Pereira; Tel: 07792 446486; lara.pereira@btinternet.com or Fiona Lobo; Tel: 07796 238009; fiona.lobo@blueyonder.co.uk ]. For the flyer, click here. Sat. 29 Aug. 7.30pm-1.00am. "Worldview of a Goa Night" by GOLD (Goan Ohana Leicester Dreams) at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Peebles Way, Leicester LE4 7ZB. Dress code: Palm trees, sun & sea prints. Music by our Goan band J Lads plus disco from Milton Keynes. Contact: Clara 0116 2767336, Victor 0116 2555891, Joyce 0116 2664202. Crowning of the Prince & Princess, prizes, raffles, food, etc. Flyer with full details at www.goanevent.com Sun 30 Aug. 2 pm. Goan Chaplaincy: Tiatr! Tiatr!. at Archbishop Lanfranc High School, Mitcham Road, Croydon CR4 3AS. 'Punn…Tum Goykar'. Written and directed by Fr. Lucas Rodrigues. This thought provoking Konkani drama includes inspirational songs, rib-tickling comedy and a powerful script featuring stalwarts of Konkani stage from Goa and UK. For tickets please contact: Nina Pinto 020 87670663 / Pilar Fathers 020 86482101. For the flyer click here. Sun. 6 Sep: MAPUCA FEAST at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon, Surrey CR9 3AS. 12.30 p.m. For further details and tickets please contact Eusebio Pinto - Mobile: 07941 354756 or 020 8304 9089 (after 7p.m.) Sun. 6 Sep. at 11.30 am and 5 pm. Goan Chaplaincy: Tiatr! Tiatr! At Wyvern Theatre – Swindon SN1 1QN. 'Punn…Tum Goykar'. Written and directed by Fr. Lucas Rodrigues. This thought provoking Konkani drama includes inspirational songs, rib-tickling comedy and a powerful script featuring stalwarts of Konkani stage from Goa and UK. For tickets please contact: Elvis: 07882097861, Francis: 07708160479, Alvaro: 07745773919. For the flyer click here. Sun. 13 Sep. at 2 pm. Goan Chaplaincy: Tiatr! Tiatr!. Copland Community School, Cecil Avenue Wembley, HA9 7DU. 'Punn…Tum Goykar'. Written and directed by Fr. Lucas Rodrigues. This thought provoking Konkani drama includes inspirational songs, rib-tickling comedy and a powerful script featuring stalwarts of Konkani stage from Goa and UK. For tickets please contact: Francis D’ Silva 07908591759, Pilar Fathers 020 86482101 Damacian Moniz 020 83761609 07940501196 For the flyer click here. Sun. 20 Sep. 2nd NAKURU DYNAMOS RE-UNION, Bishop St Thomas Grant School, Streatham, London SW16 2HY at 12.00 noon, Social Gathering & Dancing to the sounds of Rainbow's End of Swindon. Tickets: Adult £10.50, Children 6 - 12 years £6.00, under 6 year Free. Price includes a Free Drink, Snacks, Buffet meal & Dessert. For further information and tickets contact: Salvis Rodrigues - 01162205003 mob: 07870290966; Loy Rebello - 02082419246 mob: 07789154499; George Noronha - 01293511082. For the flyer click here. Sun. 25 Oct. G.O.A. Trook Tournament at ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Contact: Jacinto Fernandes 020 - 8542 5427 Sun. 25 Oct. St. Diogo's Association (UK) Guirim/Sangolda. Annual Social to celebrate the Feast of our Patron Saint Diogo at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Rd., Croydon. Starts with Holy Mass at 12.15 followed by a Social. Music by Maz & Co. For tickets and further information please contact: Apolonia DeSouza: 020 8686 1876; Jane Gracias: 020 8543 5454 or Gilbert Fonseca: 020 8670 1955. For help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon, click here. FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/forthcoming.php | ||