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| Auction: Indo-Portuguese carved rosewood campaign desk | |||
Sun. 22 Nov. Millea Bros, Morristown, New Jersey. Lot 592. Indo-Portuguese carved
rosewood campaign desk. 19th Century. 44"h x 41.5"l x 16.5"d. Estimate:
$700-$1,000. Click
here. Also Lot 588: Indo-Portuguese carved rosewood wardrobe cabinet. 19th Century. 75"h x 47"w x 18" Estimate: $700- $1,000. Click here. | |||
| Death: Peter Coutinho | |||
 5 Nov: Fatorda, Goa, PETER (PEDRO) COUTINHO. (Born 1929; ex-Nairobi). Beloved husband of Piedade (Pidu). Father of Martha/Peter, Cleta/Benny, Tony/Genny, Julius (P&O), Joyce/Savio (Kuwait). Grandfather of late Oswin, Ivan, Lavina/Orlando, Shian, Shania, Kurt, Rachel; Great-grandfather of Kelly. Funeral on 6 Nov. at Margao. | |||
| Death: Mary Borges | |||
4 Nov: Davis, California. MARY BORGES (Born 1918). Wife of of the late Joseph
Borges (ex Barclays Bank, Kampala). Mother of Edwin and Sal (Salvador). Mother-in-law
of Sally. Grandmother of Brian, Colin and Julia. Mary lived in Uganda until 1965,
in London, England until 1977 and then moved to Bombay. Since 1993 she has lived
in California. She was a badminton player who won many National Championships
in Uganda and was also an extremely good seamstress. Condolences to Edwin, edjborges37@gmail.com or to Sal, shborges@ucdavis.edu [Info from Al Mathias] | |||
| Death: Dr Francis Menezes | |||
 3 Nov: Pune, India. DR FRANCIS A. MENEZES. Memorial service at De Nobili College, Pune on 6 Nov. at 5 p.m.
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| Video: Catholics of Goa | |||
 5 Nov: CNN-IBN. How often do you get a top most photographer and a bestselling author working together for the same project. What's on offer is a photography book by Prabuddha Das Gupta with an essay by William Dalrymple on the Catholics of Goa. 1m. 51s. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| A Strategy to Combat Communalism. By Selma Carvalho 6 Nov: Herald. … We in India have profound problems with communalism but until now our response has been ad hoc… In reality, our problems with minorities are very similar to America’s problems with race, in that we can no longer afford the luxury of a segregated existence… In the US, as in the UK, one month per year is dedicated to the celebration of Black History month. A similar concept must take root in India … 1235 words. Full Text. | |||
| Exposed: Goa's murky drug world 6 Nov: Rediff. The statements made by witnesses in the Central Bureau of Investigation's chargesheet in the Scarlett Eden Keeling case has exposed the underbelly of drug cartel run in Goa through beach shacks… 522 words. Full Text. | |||
| Aires Rodrigues slaps legal notice on Goa's Advocate General 5 Nov: UNI. Aires Rodrigues today served a legal notice on Goa's Advocate General Subodh Kantak, threatening to file a criminal Contempt of Court petition, if the latter fails to apologise to Justice N A Britto … he gave 48 hours to the AG for retracting the allegations and apologising to Justice Britto… 219 words. Full Text. | |||
| NRI commissioner offers to assist Goans 6 Nov: Oman Daily Observer. The two-day Fourth Global Goan Convention opened at the Indian Embassy yesterday amid high hopes that various issues regarding Goans living in Gulf countries would be raised and taken to the right forum for their redressal… 572 words. Full Text. | |||
| Two hot Goa nightclubs to be partially demolished 6 Nov: PTI. The Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) has ordered the partial demolition of the state's most popular nightspots – Club Tito's and Mambos -- for violating coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) norms… Both clubs are located in the Calangute-Baga beach belt and are visited by celebrities… 320 words. Full Text. | |||
| Death: Francis Lobo 2 Nov: Bombay. FRANCIS JOSEPH LOBO. Husband of Gladys. Father of Cheryl/Tony Silveira (California); late Colleen/Drobny Fernandes; Charmaine/Godfrey D’Souza (Muscat); Vernon/Ethel (Goa); Russell/Lynette (Toronto). Funeral on 5 Nov. at Mahim. Full Text. | |||
| Jose Vas: Revised Funeral Notice The funeral of JOSE VAS (aged 97; ex -Entebbe and Jinja) will take place on Wednesday 11th November at 10.00 am at the Church of St. Thomas More, 420 Long Lane, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5JW followed by burial at Hill View Cemetery, Wickham Street, Welling, DA16 3DA. Refreshments at St Michael's Community Centre, Wrotham Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LS Beloved husband of Bella, father to Ronnie/Kate; Lorraine/Danny, Gerson/Flavia; Sharon/Trevor. Grandfather of Stuart/Grace, Anna, Katharine/Jonathan, Christopher, Carl, Simon, Matthew, Daniel and Andrew. Great grandfather of Camile and Miriam. Brother in law of Lucille/Victor,Olga/Raymond; Joe/Alvita(Canada). In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to St Vincent de Paul at the church and hall | |||
| 2-day Global Goan Convention kicks off today at Muscat-Oman 5 Nov: UNI… The first Global Goan Convention was held in Goa in 2006, followed by the second in Portugal in 2007 and Canada in 2008… About 250 Goans from all over the world are attending the convention… The inaugural session began with a Goan welcome song by children of Goan community... 680 words. Click here. For photos, click here. | |||
| Rs 1 lakh honorarium for writers 5 Nov: UNI. In a bid to boost talent in official languages of Konkani, Marathi and English, the Goa government has formulated a Rs one lakh incentive/honorarium scheme for writers … 344 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: High speed mobile Internet connnection 4 Nov: GoaNet. From Gene Lobo via Cecil Pinto. The new Tata Photon broadband wireless was launched in Goa last week … It’s great for people who live in cities and beach areas the speed is superb… Its available only in post paid connection as of now… The cost is 3600 initially with plans 299 per month to 2000 per month. Speed is more than 256 kbps… Full Text. more info... | |||
| UK: FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Sat. 7 Nov. G.O.A. Shopping Trip To France. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457, Bernie Gracias 020 – 8723 1322. Sun 15 Nov. Navelim Feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School (BTG), Belltress Grove, Streatham, London SW16 2HY. Commences with Recitation of Rosary and Holy Mass at 12pm, followed by a social - music by a live Band "Rainbow's End" and a Disco "Magic Moments". For tickets and further information contact Vince Fernandes 020-8764-8780, Violet D'Silva 020-8642-3283, Loy Rebello 020-8241-9246 and Amelia Gomes 020-861-2073. Raffles prizes include Nintendo Wii + Wii Fit, iPod Nano, Magnum of Whisky, Hamper and many more. All proceeds donated to charities. For the flyer, click here. Sun. 22 Nov. FR. AGNELO'S DAY. 82nd Commemoration Mass. St Boniface Church, Tooting. SW17 at 1.30PM and thereafter at St. Boniface Social Club. Principal Celebrant Bishop Patrick Lynch ss.cc. Mass sponsored by the Goan Association (UK) in conjunction with the Village/Club Organisations Sun. 29 Nov. G.O.A. Feast of St Francis Xavier at St Boniface Church, Tooting. Contact: Alfred Rebello 020 - 8337 8022. For the flyer with details click here. Sat. 5 Dec. G.O.A. Children’s Christmas Pantomime – Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs at Fairfield Halls in Croydon. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457, Bernie Gracias 020 – 8723 1322 Sun. 6 Dec. North London Goans invite you to celebrate
the 30th Anniversary of The Feast of St. Francis Xavier at Woodside High School
Hall (Formerly White Hart Lane School, Opp. New River Sports Centre), White Hart
Lane, Wood Green, London, N22 5QJ. Holy Mass at 12:45pm.Followed by a social gathering.
Music by Rainbows End (Band) & Say-One-Do-One (Disco) Sun 20 Dec from 1pm - 4.45pm. SE Goans Christmas Special.
Children's & Senior Citizens party. St Stephens Hall, 26 Deepdene
Rd, Welling, Kent DA16 3QL. Senior citizens meal + wine, £3.50 member,
non member £4.00 - everyone is welcome. Kids £2.00 each includes
buffet & soft drink, kids under 2 years - FREE. Fun afternoon for all ages-
music, bingo, raffles, licensed bar, navity play, kids fun time and games, magician
and meet Fr Xmas. Tickets & Information: Ronald Fernandes 0208 298 9263,
Sharon Pinto 01322 400 732 or mobile 07990 821108, Tatanya D'Souza 0208 316
1473. Email- c.pinto2@ntlworld.com For help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon, click here. FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/forthcoming.php | |||
