COMMUNITY NEWS

Sabrina De Sousa Says U.S. 'Abandoned' Her

14 May: CQ Politics. By Jeff Stein. Sabrina De Sousa is as cool as you'd expect a CIA operative to be in a hot spot... A dark haired woman who stills speaks with the lilting accent of Goa where she was raised... a young-looking 53... she was brought into CIA in the mid-1980's by her then-husband, a career CIA officer named Mike Herbert ...1,116 words. Click here.

14 May: Associated Press. ...Sabrina De Sousa resigned her job in February after she was denied permission to travel to India to visit her family... 527 words. Click here.
15 May Corriere Della Sera. ...There was a tiger, but a sweet woman with a great desire for a beautiful life... Click here.
19 Jul. 2006. Alexis.It. The ugly story concerning the abduction of alleged terrorist Abu Omar involves Sabrina De Souza, of Indian origin, the Mata Hari of the CIA . She is no longer young, but very glamorous, always in the company of younger Americans. She was the head of the CIA in Italy, with many influential friends in Rome and Milan, probably because this Indian woman, as well as being fascinating, always seemed aggressive, bold and unscrupulous... Click here.
Personal Communication: De Sousa's biological family largely resides outside of the United States. Her mother, whose advanced age remains a constant concern, and one of her sisters live in India. Other siblings live in Europe and Canada.
For a Wikipedia profile of Sabrina De Sousa, click here.

Tony Fernandes: Expanding Into a Downturn
15 May: New York Times. As a teenager at boarding school in Britain, Tony Fernandes dreamed of having his own airline to fly between London and Kuala Lumpur, where his family lived. This year, Mr. Fernandes, the 45-year-old chief executive of AirAsia, a low-cost regional competitor to Malaysian Airlines, has finally seen the fulfilment of that dream... This year he picked up his daughter, who is going to same school as he did, and took her home to K.L... "that was really emotional. It's the closest I've ever come to crying... 793 words. Click here.

Tony Fernandes: Epsom College and what it taught me
15 May: Tony Fernandes Web Blog. Many people ask me what it was like going to the UK at the age of 12. What was English public school like? Well here goes... I had five great years in Epsom and now I'm the governor of the school... Despite being a different colour and different nationality it taught me that you earned your rewards by merit... 553 words. Click here.

Francis Godinho: Discussing role of racism in Canada
16 May: The Toronto Star. From: Francis Godinho, Toronto. I disagree that there is racism in the job market in Canada. I came here with my son and wife through the points system in 1998 - no fake certificates or immigration lawyers. We are from India with dark skin... None informed us you don't have Canadian experience. All they saw was our educational background, our perfect response to questions and the experience - not our colour. 158 words. Click here.

Canada: Make yourself happy this weekend
16 May: Orillia Packet & Times (Canada). Buying art is a very personal thing, and quite often the process takes a very long time. "I have someone come by and see some of my work and then months later they'll come and buy it," said Zephyr Gallery member Xavier Fernandes... 852 words + Photo. Click here.
Xavier Fernandes was born in Karachi and is the coordinator of the Zephyr Art Gallery. For links to more information about him click here.

Canada: Market for Indian sauces improves
16 May: The Telegram, Cambridge, Ont. Sitting at a machine and filling dozens of jars of freshly made Indian sauces by hand isn't easy work, but from Sulana D'Souza's point of view, it beats working in a bank."I just wanted to be independent," says D'Souza, who started Himalaya Gourmet Sauces Inc. in 1989 when she was living in Montreal and working at a bank... 618 words + photo. Click here.

Francisco D'Souza: Unique strategies for a flat world
16 May: Livemint. ... Clean-shaven, almost baby-faced, D'Souza has an easy smile. Born in Kenya, D'Souza has lived in 11 countries ...A precocious child, he says his fascination with technology started at 13, when a friend of his father's got a computer... His Brazilian wife of Portuguese extraction speaks to their children only in Portuguese and he talks to them in English...Biggest Influence: His father, who was an itinerant diplomat, writer, accomplished portrait painter and social worker. D'Souza says he was a true 'Renaissance man'... 1,381 words. Click here.
Francisco is the son of Placido who was featured in this column last week.

Goans in Swindon sore over Sardinha's win
17 May: Herald. Goans in Swindon feel that they have been betrayed by the results of South Goa. "...Leopold, has been doing odd jobs in Swindon for the last eight years though he has a degree... Goans in Swindon have to slog it out here says Anthony from Goa Velha... Pinto asks why Sardinha does not think of helping Goans who have been displaced from Swindon during the recession and are back in Goa without any job... [Alert from Floriano Lobo via GoaNet]. 458 words. Click here.

Swindon: Elishma Fernandes is crowned Miss Wiltshire
18 May: Swindon Advertiser. Elishma Fernandes, 21, a telesales worker took the prestigious Miss Wiltshire crown. She automatically wins a place in the Miss England finals this summer... The loudest screams of joy came from Elishma's eight supporters, including a small baby, who raised the roof when her name was read out as Miss Wiltshire 2009... Click here.
Elishma is the daughter of Eurico and Josefa; sister of Eliston.
For more photos click here and also click here.

St. Teresa's School (Nairobi) Reunion Cruise of February 2010
18 May: From Barb Coutinho. We would like to advise you that we have a registered website for our Reunion Cruise of February 2010 to the Caribbean. Please forward this message to any ex-students you may know. For full details, click here.

Dr Ribeiro Goan School (Nairobi) Reunion, Sept. 2009, Toronto, Canada
18 May: From Merwin D'Souza. The president of the 2009 Toronto Dr Ribeiro Goan School Ex-Students Reunion committee, Silu Fernandes, announced that the ex-students will be holding their eleventh reunion Sept 23 - Sept 27, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. Events planned include a coach trip to Niagara falls/Casino, a Pub Nite, a Golf Tournament culminating with the Grand Reunion Gala Ball at the picturesque Lionhead Golf & Country Club and a picnic, the following day. For detailed information about the events and reservation forms click here.

Melbourne: David De Souza is an angel to patients in need
18 May: Bayside Leader (Australia) To some patients, David De Souza is the closest thing to heaven. The Brighton East pilot is part of the generous Angel Flight crew. He flies patients in his plane, at his own expense, to and from hospitals across southeastern Australia. Mr De Souza recently undertook his 50th mission... He said he hoped to conclude 100 flights... Details at www.angelflight.org.au 247 words.
David moved to Melbourne from Bandra. He is married to Debbie and they have a son Keith.

UK: Hockey: Warren D'Souza: Reading wins the England Hockey Cup
18 May: Reading Evening Post. Two late goals in the space of a minute saw Reading win the national cup on Saturday... goals from Warren D'Souza and then Jon Codling secured the win... With 2 minutes 55 seconds left on the clock, D'Souza found space in the area to unleash a reverse-stick shot... 522 words, click here.
Warren D'Souza is the son of Roger (Nanyuki, Kenya) & Nicolette; brother of Ryan. For a photograph of him, (Community news section of GVUK 2005-24, click here.

Mississauga: Shirley De Souza shares Afghan experience with Scouts
20 May: Mississauga News. Corporal Shirley De Souza, who returned from an eight-month tour of duty in Kandahar, made a special visit to the 1st Sandalwood Scouts regular Tuesday night meeting at Huntington Ridge Public School... De Souza is a former Mississauga resident... her brither, Colin, is a leader with the Scout troop... She was born in war-torn Uganda... 545 words. Click here.

Keith Vaz writes to readers on expenses
21 May: Leicester Mercury. MP Keith Vaz has written an open letter explaining his personal claims for more than...80,000 over four years on his second homes, and his views on the issue as a whole... 621 words. Click here.

DEATHS

19 May: Candolim, Goa. INACIO CAETANO MASCARENHAS: (Ex-Modern Bakery, Dubai). Husband of Maria Philomena. Father of Miguel/Estella, Lawrence/Josephine, Josephine/Xavier, Connie/Peter.

18 May: Corlim, Goa. LAURA AFONSO. Wife of late Andre Flaviano. Mother of Resvi/Emilia Fernandes (Portugal) and Milena/Bonifacio Dias. Sister of late Prudencio, late Renato/Hilda (Portugal).

17 May: Goa. FELIX ALPHONSO. Former Mumbai hockey player Felix Alphonso, who was also adept in playing football, passed away in Goa early this morning. He was 67, according to family sources. Alphonso, who played for the famous Lusitanians club, represented Mumbai in two nationals in the mid 1960s as a left winger. Source: PTI. Click here.

17 May: Mumbai. ADELAIDE CARVALHO. Wife of late Bona. Mother of Anita/Robert, Noel/Sandra, Linda/Steve (Canada), Kelly/Elena.

15 May: Scarborough, Canada. H. AYRES MASCARENHAS (age 79). Husband of Mary Rose. Father of Sandra (Randy) Wetzel, Malcolm (Jolyn), Lyndon (Elena), and Alwyn (Viveka). Grandfather of Richard, Jasmine, Amelia, LeRoy, Roland, Wendall, Colette, Lucas, and Samara. Dear brother to Eddie, and Max (Alice). Predeceased by sister Anne (late husband Cajetan), Olinda (late husband Marcelino), and sister-in-law Mita. Visitation on Wed. May 20 at the Highland Funeral Home, Scarborough. Funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Thu. May 21 at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 21 Simonston Blvd., Thornhill. Interment to follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. For full details click here.

14 May: Willesden, London. THEODORA ESTELLA DIAS (born 1917, ex Nairobi, nee Coelho). Beloved Mother of Eddie/Julia, Nelson and Vivienne. Much loved sister of Reggie/Latina Coelho and Jane Braganza. Adored Gran to Lee/Chloe, Candice, Tracy, Madeline/Jakob and Jonathan. Great Grandmother to Isobel Mae. Funeral Service for relatives and close friends to be held at St. Mary Magdalen church, Peter Avenue, Willesden Green, London NW10 2DD on 27th May at 12.00 noon. No flowers please. If you wish to make a donation, send cheques to the Stroke Foundation or to donate online click here. Condolences toVivienne.dsilva@ntlworld.com

14 May: Benaulim, Goa. FR. MAURICE FIGUEIREDO (Born 1953 in Nairobi). Son of Victor and Helen Figueiredo. Died after a tragic accident on 11 May. He was the Director of Don Bosco Youth Center, Benaulim, Goa. 899 words. Click here.

14 May: Steyr, Austria. REV. DR. ALCANTRA (TATINHO) GRACIAS. Son of Lilia and late Raimundo. Brother of Olencio/Eva. Tagore/Fatima. Matano/Annelore, Florencio/Marilea, Bosco/Gabriela, Savio/Annabelle and Capt. Jairo/Chantal. Memorial mass offered on Sunday, 17th May at 4 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Don Bosco, Panjim.
16 May: ORF (Austria). Dr. Gracias in recent years had opposed compulsory celibacy. Gracias was born in 1944 in Verna, Goa and ordained in 1967. The funeral will take place on 30 May at Steyr city cemetery. For a machine translation from the German, click here.

11 May. South Norwood, London. JOAO ANTONIO LEITAO (aged 94; ex-Nairobi). Loving husband of Filipina Leitao. Father to Raymond, Lourdes, Liara and Joseph. The family would like to thank all for their condolences, love, support, kind words of comfort and prayers at this sad time. The funeral service will take place on Wed. 27 May at 11.30 a.m. at St Chad's Church, 5 Whitworth Road, South Norwood, London SE25 6XN. Burial at 1.30 p.m. at the Beckenham Crematorium/Cemetery, Elmers End Road, Beckenham BR3 4TD followed by a reception at St Chad's Church Hall, Burgoyne Road, South Norwood, London SE25. Condolences to lourdes.leitao2@btinternet.com

Mombasa: MSOLA Sisters Recall Late Sister Cecilia
30 Apr: SISTER CECILIA. Coastweek. As Star of the Sea Primary School prepares to celebrate its centenary this year, her last missionary headmistress succumbed to eternal rest at a Nairobi Hospital. At 84 years of age, Sr. Cecilia passed away peacefully in Nairobi on the Feast of Our Lady of Africa- 30th April, 2009... 803 words. Click here.
Mombasa: Sister Cecilia Was Star Of The Sea School 'Icon'
15 May: Coastweek (Mombasa). By Lily Apiyo. ... As a former student and a Catholic, I celebrate her life; for being faithful to the school's legacy and keeping the intentions of our founders, and that of our faith, burning bright in the sky... 430 words. Click here.

Death: Johnny Moke - Style guru in Swinging London
28 Apr: Majorca, Spain. JOHNNY MOKE, who has died aged 63, illuminated the London fashion scene in the 1960s... Johnny Moke had a daughter with a former girlfriend, Mary Bee, and another daughter with his wife, Hazel Gomes. For the Daily Telegraph obituary of 16 May, 931 words & photo, click here.
For a photograph and more info on Hazel Gomes (GVUK 2008-36) click here.

WHO THE BLEEP CARES?
Weekly column by Selma Carvalho.

Who the bleep cares about poor Goan girls?

A few months ago, while writing in connection with the Scarlett Keeling case and the role of Goan police on GoanVoice UK, I posed the questions: "If a woman with the weight of a British Press and Foreign Office, cannot get answers, what chance do insignificant mortals without recourse to the echelons of power, have in expecting justice?" It seems we now have the answer to this question. None.

As of May 13th, 2009, one Mohanand has admitted to killing 9 Goan girls in the Ponda region of Goa. If the charges happen to be true, he could become Goa's first serial killer. It seems ordinary Goans cannot expect any protection from the police. The tragedy of Goa is not that it is an unsafe place; it is still by far a safe place. The real tragedy of Goa is the lethargy and apathy of the police.

Take the case of Mohanand. His modus operandi was similar. He would befriend the hapless girls, promise them marriage and on the day of the secret assignation, request them to dress in their finest clothes and jewellery. That would be the last they were ever seen. Even if we allow for the fact that the crime spree was spread over a 15 year period and similarities could not be pieced together for the authorities to see the commonality, a very basic and cursory investigation would have revealed a suspect and an artist's sketch. Someone would have seen or heard about Mohanand. Girls are known to confide in girlfriends or they might have been seen in his company. Presumably Monhanand did not have a magic coat which made him invisible. It becomes obvious that our fattened police fed on indifference and callousness did not bother to question anyone remotely related to these crimes. Instead, no doubt, once the missing persons report was filed it was put away in some dusty filing cabinet never to see the light of day again.

The traffic police are unable to maintain order even at a traffic junction. The narcotics division is busy taking bribes along the Calangute-Anjuna belt; burglaries in the South of Goa are becoming more the norm than the exception and now we can be assured the homicide division is possibly the most inept of all. The irate villagers in Mohanand's village set fire to his family home, driving them away. It is not Mohanand's house they should have torched. Instead it is the police department that has to come in for serious questioning and accountability. It is the police department that owes a serious apology to the people of Goa.

Still there is hope. A few weeks ago, a Russian tourist wearing the T-Shirt with the words Om, was apprehended. We can live with the peaceful reassurance that T-shirt culprits at least will be severely dealt with by our police.

Do leave your feedback at carvalho_sel@yahoo.com

TRAVEL & TOURISM NEWS:

Tourism and the Decline of Red Rice
14 May: The Atlantic Monthly (USA). By Jarrett Wrisley...Goa is ill-equipped for the wholesale tourism it has been subjected to... Water is scarce. Sewage and waste disposal are in dire need of regulation. The government does not pick up the trash... Red rice is a stout, unpolished grain. It has character. Though once a mainstay of the Goan table, it is very difficult to find now... In the early 1980s there were 22 to 23 varieties of local red rice. Now you can with difficulty find 2 or 3 varieties to buy... 564 words. Click here.

Things you should - and shouldn't - do abroad
15 May: CBC.ca (Canada).... In Arab and South Asian countries, thanking your hosts borders on insult...As one expat living in Goa says, "I have felt far more integrated since I dropped all the 'please's and 'thank you's, and [I] certainly attract far less curious looks."... Click here.

Goa converts a cynic
15 May: Ottawa Citizen. We can't stay here, I told my girlfriend. I'd never seen so many westerners in my life. Nor had I seen so many dreadlocks. This wasn't what India was supposed to be, with all these Pepsi umbrellas... I tried yoga. My cough disappeared. My back felt amazing. Soon, once a day wasn't enough. I needed more, and ended up doing yoga on the beach, shirtless, taking in the ocean air... 364 words. Click here.

GMTV newsreader Priya Kaur-Jones tells why she went holistic
17 May: Mail on Sunday (UK). My health problems started in 2004 ... my GP diagnosed viral pneumonia... I found a holistic retreat in Goa called Yoga Magic and booked myself in as a treat... Now I try to go back every year to rebalance as the experience made me so much more aware of my body...My Goa experience prompted me to embark on a six-month diploma in holistic massage...Photo + 676 words. Click here.

Russians tourists helped to boost Goa tourism
18 May: PTI. The sagging Goan chartered tourism industry was salvaged a bit by Russian tourists' arrival but it could not prevent the overall drop of 10 per cent in the chartered tourists arrival compared to last year. The chartered flight arrival data indicates a drop of almost 30 to 35 per cent from English countries...364 words. Click here.

'Shyam's Secret'... Swiss film to be shot entirely in Goa
19 May: Zimbabwe Star. Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, who played the youngest Jamal Malik in 'Slumdog Millionaire' has been signed up by Swiss producer-director Deborah Mangola for 'Shyam's Secret', to be shot entirely in Goa by this end of the year. The film revolves around the friendship that develops between two children from different cultures, one an Indian boy, the other a European girl, who meet in Goa. Click here.

Judi Dench to play Scarlett's mom?
19 May: Daily News & Analysis. Film-maker Prabhakar Shukla, who is making a film based on the horrific rape and murder of Scarlett Keeling claims to have approached Hollywood actor Judi Dench to play the role of Scarlett's real life mother Fiona MacKeown...222 words. Click here.

Ingo wins deportation battle
19 May: Herald. German national Ingo Grill has won a long drawn legal battle against the order seeking his deportation from India. Grill, famous for his Saturday Night Bazaar at Arpora, was served deportation order in 2006 under Section 3 of Foreigners...Act, 1946...He stated that he and his wife were in India on multiple entry business visas...Grill had so far invested Rs 1.5 crores in Goa and has business interests which serves as a source of livelihood to hundreds of families...349 words. Click here.

Embark on a holiday adventure with kids
20 May: The Province (Canada). East African safari. For a once-in-a-lifetime splurge, consider an African safari...Micato Safaris, founded more than 40 years ago by Nairobi-based Felix and Jane Pinto, is just such an outfit. Its 15-day East African safari isn't cheap -- prices start at US$7,670 per person, based on double occupancy, excluding airfare -- but well worth the cost ...Click here.

Jailed Russian girl in Goa refuses to speak
21 May: Daily News & Analysis. Violetta Gasanova, a 25-year-old Russian girl, jailed for overstaying and passport rule violations in Goa, has confounded prison authorities with her ten-month-long silence, while her counsel said she was in a state of shock...Gasanova's mother visited her in the jail in January 2009 but even then she did not break her silence...221 words. Click here.

DEATH OF ELENA SUKHANOVA

Elena's death should be probed from homicidal angle: Consulate
15 May: Zee News. The Russian Consulate on Friday said Goa police should investigate the death of the Russian teenager Elena Sukhanova from the "homicidal" angle and not "accidental angle"...292 words. Click here.

Rail men split over Elena's death
16 May: Times of India. Konkan railway officials appear to be divided over the manner in which Elena Sukhanova, 19, could have died...While KRC PRO Baban Ghatge, says that in his six years of service as PRO he has never seen anyone fall from the train onto the tracks, two ticket checkers told the police this was possible...The Konkan railway official reiterated that his statements to the media were not in his official capacity but his personal opinion...374 words. Click here.

Opinion in Russian's death was wild guesswork: KRC official
16 May: Herald. Railway Public Relations Manager Baban Ghatge has now told Mapusa police that he did not possess any technical expertise to provide an expert opinion with regard to any death related to train mishaps.and has said that his opinion was just a wild guesswork...301 words. Click here.

Deceased Russian girl was not carrying passport: Police
17 May: Times of India. The Russian girl, found dead on Goa's railway tracks, had left for Mumbai without her passport, police said...Goa police had initially expressed the possibility of accidental fall, but later are investigating the death from homicidal angle...The police also found a mobile charger in her baggage left in the hotel room...223 words. Click here.

Dead Russian girl's friends say she didn't mention Mumbai plan
18 May: Times of India. Five friends of Elena Sukhanova who were with the Russian girl till a few hours before her death have told the police that she had made no mention of travelling to Mumbai. The statements put a further question mark on the police theory that Elena died due to an accidental fall from a train going to Mumbai. 431 words. Click here.

Goa beach shack owner called dead Russian teenager: Police
19 May: IANS. The mobile phone of Russian teenager Elena Sukhanova, who was found dead on railway tracks near here under mysterious circumstances, had several missed calls from Vishant Kudnekar, a Calangute beach shack owner who runs the O'Pinhal Buckingham...Interestingly, Kudnekar has already applied for anticipatory bail May 14, but was denied the same...385 words. Click here.

Police yet to send viscera of Russian girl for forensic test
19 May: Zee News. Goa police are yet to send the viscera of Russian girl for forensic test despite the investigating agencies banking on the viscera report to ascertain whether it was accidental or homicidal case. 219 words. Click here.

Elena Sukhanova: Goa cops ignoring vital clue?
20 May: IANS. Police investigating the death of Russian teenager Elena Sukhonova may have ignored a key piece of evidence - a paper napkin found near her body that had a map drawn on it. 340 words. Click here.

GOA NEWS HEADLINES

A comparative study of measures for children in conflict with the law in Goa and Singapore
May 2009: International Social Work. Vol 52; Numb 3 (2009) pages: 313-326. By Murli Desai. This article aims to compare the measures undertaken for children in conflict with the law in terms of strengths and gaps and similarities and differences, together with profiles of children who enter the juvenile justice system in a progressive state of India, namely Goa, and Singapore. Click here.

BIG Goemkars of 2009
14 May: Indian Television. The BIG Goemkar Awards, a first-of-its-kind initiative to acknowledge and applaud the individuals that bring laurels and pride to Goa, gets set to take centre stage yet again, though as the Gera BIG Goemkar Awards 2009...The nominees will be put forth by listeners via SMS, email, on ground etc., beginning 11th May 2009 and the winners will be awarded on June 6, 2009. 462 words. Click here.

Aires Rodrigues serves legal notice against Goa Tourism Minister
14 May: UNI. Advocate Aires Rodrigues today served a legal notice to the Chief Secretary demanding that Goa Tourism Minister Mickey Pacheco be chargesheeted for allegedly assaulting a junior electrical engineer on July 15, 2006...181 words.Click here

BJP, Congress win 1 seat each in Goa
16 May: UNI. Shripad Naik of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Francisco Sardinha, joint candidate of Congress-NCP, today retained their North and South Goa Parliamentary seats respectively in the state. While, Naik polled 1,31,905 votes to record a hat-trick and defeat his nearest NCP rival Jitendra Deshprabhu by a margin of over 6000 votes, sitting MP Francisco Sardinha defeated BJP's Narendra Sawaikar by a margin of over 12,000 votes...231 words. Click here

Goa re-elects sitting MPs, albeit with depleted margins
16 May: 4:15 am EST. Goa re-elected both its sitting MPs with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning one each of the two Lok Sabha seats in the state...Shripad Naik (BJP) and Francisco Sardinha (Congress)... had massively depleted margins as compared to their last wins. Naik won the North Goa seat with a margin of 6,471 votes, a startling drop from the massive margin of nearly 58,000 votes in the 2004 elections. Sardinha, who was elected to parliament from South Goa during the 2007 by-poll, has retained his seat with a lead of 12,516, a far cry from his earlier margin of 40,902 votes...268 words. Click here.
For a full breakdown of the results, click here.

India: Christians elated by secular election win
18 May: Union of Catholic Asian News. The Church is "pleased" that the Indian voters have made "the right choice" to elect the UPA to lead the country, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India said in a press release soon after the results were announced on May 16...Father Hector D'Souza, who heads the Jesuits in South Asia, was happy that the people had opted for stability...681 words. Click here.

Mother-daughter duo assault cops
18 May: Times of India. The Panaji police have arrested a head constable's teenage daughter for abusing and assaulting a police sub-inspector on Sunday evening. The police had gone to arrest Arti Naik, wife of a head constable when Arti and her daughter assaulted the officer, tore off his uniform...195 words. Click here.

Serial killer confesses to tenth murder
18 May: UNI. Serial killer Mahanand Naik today confessed to killing a woman from Curca, thus taking the tally of number of his victims to ten...107 words. Click here.

Goa: Clarify misconception of pork consumption: MMC councillor
19 May: Times of India. Jhonny Crasto, a councillor, Monday said the "government's over reaction has led to destroying the pork and sausage trade in Goa and it was time that government published advertisements clearly stating that consumption of pork and sausage does not lead to any individual getting affected by the H1N1 virus.''... 147 words. Click here.

Elections 2009: Lessons for Goa
20 May: Herald. The Congress win in Election 2009 may lead that party to behave even more arrogantly in Goa, points out Frederick Noronha...1179 words. Click here.

Swine flu scare hits pork business rock bottom
20 May: Herald. Salcete's flourishing pork and sausages business suddenly finds in doldrums, courtesy the swine flu that gripped the western world a month ago...Slaughtering of pigs reared locally have come to a halt because of swine flu scare...Margao Municipal Councillor Johnny Crasto said that the number of pigs slaughtered daily had dropped from 200 to 25...Goans settled in India and abroad used to purchase sausages in bulk...498 words. Click here.

Panandiker snubs Goa government
20 May: Times of India. V A Pai Panandiker, academician and founder president of the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, has declined an invitation to be a member of the Goa State Planning Board...He noted that "the priorities and performance of planning have declined precipitously, especially in the 21st century" in Goa and that there is an "increasing dissonance between the priorities of the people and of the government". 259 words. Click here.

Goa election officers called 'morally inept'
20 May: IANS. The Goa chief electoral officer (CEO) and his assistant are "professionally delinquent and morally inept" to hold the public office, a legislative committee said Wednesday...321 words. Click here.

IN THE NEWS:

Lakshmi Menon: Vogue Fashion Shoot in Goa

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1 May: Vogue (US). Volume 199; Issue 5; ISSN: 00428000. Going to a Goa-Goa, everybody. The quintessential Indian Supermodel Lakshmi Menon summons her inner Bohemian throwback to the land of her native dreams, Goa, in a shoot that emphasizes a prosaic exoticness tweaked with a grand elegance of timeless beauty. Text, 513 words + 10 photos. Click here.

UK: South Asian children miss dentist
14 May: BBC. Children of Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani origin use NHS dental care less frequently than any other ethnic group, research shows. Three-quarters of under 16s in England have been for a check up in the last year - but the statistics are low for all British Asian groups? many South Asian children only visit the dentist when they have problems such as toothache, rather than for the recommended routine checks every six months? 624 words.Click here.

Racism in Canada.
14 May: Toronto Star. Darker the skin, less you fit. "We tend to believe racism is a minor problem in Canada, of little consequence. Someone looked at them funny. Or that many immigrants are doing well Click here.

How Lakshmi Menon put India in Vogue
17 May: independent on Sunday (UK). When US Vogue booked Lakshmi Menon for a lavish 12-page shoot in Goa she confesses that what most excited her about the job was that it was to be located in her neighbourhood ? For the first time, it looks as though India may have a bona fide international supermodel on its hands? the US Vogue shoot was a riot of Goan carnival colour ? Photo + 2066 words. Click here.

Toronto: Boom time for ethnic enclaves
18 May: Toronto Star. The number of ethnic neighbourhoods in Greater Toronto skyrocketed 55 per cent to 371 from 239 in the latest census... Enclaves have long been cause for alarm for critics, seen as a sign of an ethnic group's reluctance to integrate ? However, the study found earlier waves of immigrants and the enclaves they established did, in fact, become socially, economically and politically integrated? 1828 words. Click here.

Asian Americans Increasingly Adopting Risky Skin-Care Habits
18 May. Earth Times. A new survey suggests that a significant number of Asian Americans living in California adopt unhealthy sun-exposure behaviors as they become more westernized? researchers found that respondents who were more westernized were more likely to feel that a tan was attractive ? the more-westernized Asian Americans also spent more time in the sun and were more likely to actively tan either outdoors or on tanning beds than respondents categorized as less westernized? 825 words. Click here.

Text + Audio: A Brain Drain In Reverse, Back To India
19 May: NPR (National Public Radio) USA. For decades, the allure of the United States and its robust economy drew Indians looking for better jobs and better lives. Now, that brain-drain trend may be in reverse. Amid the global recession, the Indian economy is still relatively strong, and many Indians living in the United States miss the cultural experiences of India? 6m. 14s. 1203 words. Click here.

Dubai: Subodh Kerkar exhibition
19 May: Time Out (Dubai). The opening of Repton School's 'The Arch' art gallery is marked with an exhibition by Subodh Kerkar. Through installations on the beaches of Goa, Kerkar captures ephemeral poems using shells, sand, light, and boats...The exhibition runs Sunday-Thursday until June 6, 8am-6pm. Click here.

Catch A Martyr By The Toe:
20 May: National Post (Canada). A pious Portuguese woman in Goa got so excited about seeing the body of Francis Xavier in 1554 she leaned over and took a bite out of the saint's foot. Mr. Manseau, viewing the remains today, notes: "To look closely at the foot now - with at least three digits missing - is to wonder if she got away with an even bigger bite." Click here.

Kenya: Protests as Cardinal bans Charismatic group
20 May: Daily Nation. A wave of discontent is sweeping the Nairobi Catholic community after John Cardinal Njue suspended the activities of a faith-healing group and ordered it investigated. The Catholic Charismatic Renewal is a global movement within the Catholic Church, whose members believe in faith-healing and speak in tongues...383 words. Click here.

Maradonna Rebello: No Full Monty
20 May: Star Box Office. The film Pankh has been stuck with the Indian Censor Board for 3 months...the board has raised a strong objection to the scene in which newbie actor Maradonna Rebello bares his behind...the film revolves around the story of a man confused about his sexuality after his mother parades him around as a girl in his childhood days. 266 words. Click here.

Toronto: Foods that reflect our diversity
21 May: The Toronto Star Page A 24). From Max Desouza, Toronto: After almost a year's delay, Torontonians will be able to savor "street eats" on its pavements. From samosas to souvlaki, soups to salads, from Jamaican jerk chicken to Sri Lankan dosa crepes...Way to go Toronto, we are well on our way to becoming a world class city. As your columnist Royson James once wrote, "we should stop crying in our hot curries." 153 words. Click here.

Election Results Fuel Optimism For Economic Reforms in India
21 May: Washington Post. Two days after India's Congress party was returned to power with a strengthened mandate, the country's sagging stock market experienced a record surge Monday amid such euphoria that trading had to be suspended... 826 words. Click here.

Will India Lose Its Charm as It Becomes 'World Class'?
21 May: New York Times...India has long been a jazz republic, functioning without a written score. People involve themselves in each other's lives without regard to propriety or privacy. They insist on feeding you even when you want nothing. They insist on paying a price other than the price listed...973 words. Click here.

Stephen Flett: Inspired to help by hit film Slumdog Millionaire
21 May: The Gazette (Middlesborough, UK). Hit Brit movie Slumdog Millionaire and the plight of its child stars hit home hard at the caring heart of 29-year-old Stephen Flett. So he decided to give up his job as a restaurant boss - and is in Goa helping the charity Children Walking Tall...Checkout the charity at www.childrenwalkingtall.com. For photo and text, 331 words, click here.

GOANET HIGHLIGHTS
BY Cornel D'Costa

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ARTS: Destination Art; Travel Channel
Saturday 23rd May. 16:30 to 17:00. Mumbai. We take a look at its ever changing landscape through the eyes of two very different artists, Hema Upadhyay and Sudhir Patwardhan.

FILM: The Darjeeling Limited: Sky Movies Indie
Saturday 23rd May. 20:25 to 22:00. Francis Whitman and his brothers, Jack and Peter meet in India to embark on a train journey of discovery to a surprising destination.

FILM: White Mischief. Alibi (Sky 132)
Sunday 24th May. 21:00 to 23:10. Greta Scacchi is a particularly radiant femme fatale in this elegant, decadent film about a group of British aristocrats living in Kenya's Happy Valley during World War II. 1988, 18.

FILM: The Untouchable. World Movies TV (Sky 331)
Sunday 24th May. 23:20 to 00:50. An actress is told by her mother that her father is an Indian she once met by the Ganges. Jeanne decides to drop everything to seek him out... 2006.

COOKERY: Masterchef Goes Large. UKTV Food
Monday 25th May. 06:00 to 06:30. Three winners cook at London Indian restaurant Mint Leaf, and create a two-course meal for the judges. Only one will get through to the quarter-final stages.

POLITICAL: Westminster Hall. BBC Parliament
Wednesday 27th May. 09:00 to 10:30. Recorded coverage of a debate on India in Westminster Hall, from Tuesday 12 May.

DOCUMENTARY: Air Crash Investigation. National Geographic
Wednesday 27th May. 23:00 to 00:00. Explosive Evidence. When Air India Flight 182 suddenly disappeared from the radar, controllers were left baffled. Investigators later discovered a sinister reason for the deadly crash.

NATURE: Monkey Thieves. Nat Geo Wild
Thursday 28th May. 08:00 to 08:30. Series following the audacious monkeys of Jaipur, India, who have become so urbanised that they happily rove the streets in gangs, stealing from its residents.

TRAVEL: Destination. Luxe TV
Thursday 28th May. Part 1: 20:05 to 20:30. Part 2: 20:35 to 21:00
A land rich in everything, history, art, culture, and architecture, we visit the Coconut Lagoon and recipes from chef Urbano do Rego.
Chef Rego's son was shot by terrorists in the 26/11 Mumbai attack. For details click here.

CONSUMER: Goa and Maldives Holidays. Sky3
Friday 29th May. 10:00 to 10:30. The Indian Ocean is the perfect setting for an idyllic tropical beach getaway.

ARTS: The Arts Show. BBC Radio Two
Friday 29th May. 22:00 to 00:00. Hardeep Singh Kohli explores how food drives notions of identity. Plus Talvin Singh, who blends classical Indian music and drum and bass, talks about the Indian percussion instrument.

FORTHCOMING

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

SOLD OUT! Sun: 24 May. 1.00pm - 8.30pm. The Bakuli Reunion at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon. Live music by Mellow Tones and disco by "DJO" Tickets Adults: £14.00 Children (2 -12 years) £7.00. Price includes a meal and snacks. SOLD OUT!

Sat 6 Jun. 3.00 p.m. Archbishop Lanfranc High School, Mitcham Rd. Croydon. Konkani Dramatic Association, Tiatr! Tiatr! Him Tujim Panvlam. KDA 8th production, written & directed by comedian Santana Fernandes performing with the most famed tiatrists from Goa. Felcy (Nightingale of Goa), Luis Bachan Top comedian, Joana (Queen of comedy), James Vaz, Philip De Chandor and UK Tiatrists. Tickets are £12.00 and £10.00 pre-booked. Contact Nina Pinto 02087670663 or Judy Pacheco 02087632606// 07949403741. For the flyer, click here.

Sat 13 Jun. 4.00 p.m. New College, New College Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AH. Konkani Dramatic Association. Tiatr! Tiatr! Him Tujim Panvlam. KDA 8th production, written & directed by comedian Santana Fernandes performing with the most famed tiatrists from Goa. Felcy (Nightingale of Goa), Luis Bachan Top comedian, Joana (Queen of comedy), James Vaz, Philip De Chandor and UK Tiatrists. Tickets are £12.00 and £10.00 pre-booked. Contact: Alvaro 07745773919, Domnic 07872064811 or Xavier 0179 3325686/ 07961560935. For the flyer, click here.

Sun 14 Jun. 12.00 p.m. Copland High School, Cecil Avenue, Wembley. North London. Konkani Dramatic Association. Tiatr! Tiatr! Him Tujim Panvlam. KDA 8th production, written & directed by comedian Santana Fernandes performing with the most famed tiatrists from Goa. Felcy (Nightingale of Goa), Luis Bachan Top comedian, Joana (Queen of comedy), James Vaz, Philip De Chandor and UK Tiatrists. Tickets are £12.00 and £10.00 pre-booked. Contact: Damacian 02083761609// 07940501196, Francis 07908591759, Anthony 02084529406// 07988896904, Santan 0208 7971950// 07904564658 and Rosy 0208 3529450. For the flyer, click here.

Sat. 20 Jun. Siolim Union (London) invites you to the first ever evening celebration of the feast of their patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua at Archbishop Lanfranc School Hall, Mitcham Road, Croydon CR9 3AS. Holy Mass will commence promptly at 5pm followed by dancing to the fabulous music of "Maz & Co" and "Say One Do One" till 12 midnight. Licensed Bar. Tickets £10 each includes a meal. Children under 12 free admission. Dress: Strictly Formal (strictly no Jeans or Trainers) - the Siolim Union Committee reserves the right of admission. No Table Reservations Allowed. No tickets will be sold at the door so please book early to avoid disappointment. For tickets and further details please contact Eugene Fernandes 0208 6654773, Charlotte 0208 6564836, Vanessa 0208 3951084 or Loretta 0208 3309307

Sun. 21 Jun. Goan Chaplaincy Day. Eucharistic Celebration at 1.30pm followed by a get together. Venue: Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon. Details to follow. Contact Chaplaincy Office: 020 8665 2176 - Tuesday & Thursday between 10 am to 2pm.

Sun 28 Jun: Benaulim Association (UK) invites you to celebrate the feast of their patron saint St John the Baptist at Woodside High School Hall (formerly known as White Hart Lane School ), White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22. Holy Mass will commence at 12.30pm SHARP followed by dancing to the music of Maz & Co (Band and Disco). Tickets Members £8.00 Guests £10, Children 10 - 16 yrs £4 and under 10 FREE. For catering purpose only tickets will not be sold at the door so please book early to avoid disappointment For tickets and further details please contact Josephine on joferns9@gmail.com or 0208 9677471 or Mary on 0208 8039752

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