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| Mombasa: Fr. John Correa: Appointed Episcopal Vicar | |||
 2 Oct: Lwanga Communications (Mombasa). Archbishop Boniface Lele of the Catholic
Archdiocese of Mombasa has appointed two new Episcopal Vicars: Rev. Fr. Joseph
Kenga - Lower Coast Region and Rev. Fr. John Correa - Mombasa City ... Fr. Correa
is currently the parish priest of the Holy Ghost Cathedral, Mombasa… Fr. John Correa, correajohn11@rediffmail.com, was born in Nairobi, the only son among five daughters of Mariano Jose Correa and Romaldina Correa. He was sent to Rome in 1961 and ordained in Nairobi 40 years ago. Among the places he served are Parklands, Malindi, Voi and Mombasa. | |||
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| Gavin Fernandes: Facing East | |||
 7 Oct: New Zealand Herald. Despite NZ Fashion Week openly declaring the importance
of Asia as a market there was a definite lack of Asian models on the runway…
Fashion photographer Gavin Fernandes thinks it's high time Asian models took the
lead. ``There is a popular misconception that South and East Asian models are
too bound to the principles of their parents. But those stereotypes have been
broken down,'' he says… Full text at the link below. Gavin was born in Nairobi, the son of Marshall and Milly Fernandes; brother of Lynette Hickman and Ramona Fernandes. His bio, portfolio etc can be found at his website www.gavinfernandes.com For a video interview 8m. 18s. click here. | |||
| Politics simmers in Goa over flood relief | |||
6 Oct: PTI. The politics over flood relief is simmering in the coastal state of
Goa with Congress and BJP having claims and counter claims over the relief work…
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here. Video: 6 Oct: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Manohar Parrikar [photo] slams government's slow pace of relief work. 3m. 26s. Click here. | |||
| Auction 17 Oct: Ivory Carving of the Holy Family | |||
17 Oct: Skinner, 63 Park Plaza, Boston, Mass. Fine Asian Art. Lot 129. Ivory Carving of the Holy Family, Goa, India, 18th/19th century, scene of Mary holding Jesus, standing above the world with cherubs at either side, (minor loss), ht. 7 in. Estimate $300-500.
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| Death: Maria Santimano 6 Oct: Colva, Goa. MARIA CATARINA SANTIMANO. Sister of late Emeldina/late Moisinho Antao, Claude Santimano (ex-London, UK), Ema/late Assumpcao Fernandes, late Peter Canisus/late Ivy Santimano. Aunt of Vicente/Alvita, Ophelia/Vipul (Calcutta), Alzira/Pat (Canada). Funeral on 7th Oct. at Colva. more details.. | |||
| Audio: Laila Rouass wants to 'move on' 7 Oct: BBC. Laila Rouass says she wants to "move on" after the row involving her Strictly Come Dancing partner Anton Du Beke… Laila told the BBC's Natalie Jamieson that she is disappointed the story has come out at all. more details.. | |||
| Court directs Goa to set up rights panel by 2009-end 7 Oct: IANS. The High Court has directed the Goa government to set up a state Human Rights Commission (SHRC) by the end of 2009… In a letter addressed to the court last year, Charles D’Souza, a law student, had emphasized the need for a SHRC in Goa to look into cases of human rights excesses in the state… 258 words. more details.. | |||
| Hippie history makes Goa ideal for ‘Taking Woodstock’ premiere 7 Oct: Times of India. The flower-power back-packers who put Goa on the international tourism map back in the 70s would be proud of this one. ‘Taking Woodstock’ a movie directed by Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee will see its India premiere in Goa on Wednesday… 293 words. more details.. | |||
| High Court reserves verdict in health minister's case 6 Oct: UNI. The High Court today reserved its verdict in the petition filed by Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, challenging the police chargesheet filed against him for allegedly threatening to kill social activist advocate Aires Rodrigues… 287 words. more details.. | |||
| The Rosary Miracle Prayer 7 Oct. Navhind Times. By Clara Rodrigues. The Rosary is a Marian prayer recited by 1.7 billion Catholics around the globe … October is the month of the Rosary and October 7 is the day Catholics all over the world celebrate the feast of Our Lady of The Rosary… In Goa, the Church encourages the people to pray the Rosary everyday, more so during the month of October… 456 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa to see surge in tourists from Kazakhstan 6 Oct: IANS. Apart from Russians, a distinct Kazakh flavour will be added to Goa’s tourism this season with several charter flights already booked to ferry tourists from Kazakhstan between November and May … 219 words. more details.. | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: Child Labour in India. BBC 3 Thursday 8th Oct. 03:05 to 04:05. Kids For Sale. Indian fashion industry. EDUCATION: Difference and Discrimination. BBC 2 TRAVEL: Goa. Travel Deals DRAMA: An Urnful of Ashes. BBC Radio 7 FILM: Ganga Jamuna. Channel 4 Date: Sunday 11th Oct. 01:10 to 04:05. Story of a poor widow who raises her sons Gunga and Jumna against all odds. English Subtitles, 1961, PG. DOCUMENTARY: Saving Britain's Past. BBC 2 FILM: Sholay. Channel 4 DRAMA: A Suitable Boy. BBC Radio 7 HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Infamous Assassinations. Yesterday DOCUMENTARY: Home Grown. BBC Radio Four (Also online) | |||
