4 Aug: Crow's Auction Gallery, Dorking, Surrey, UK. Lot No 163. A 19th century Goanese carved ivory and hardwood temple with figures, 9½" high, 9" wide, 7½" deep. Estimates: 200 to 300 (GBP).

3 Aug: Navhind Times. On Sunday, after the first novena Mass of patron St. Lawrence in Agacaim, the Asst. Parish Priest Fr. Mariano Travaso blessed the new wood carving of St Lawrence with holy water. The Parish Priest, Fr. Johnsie Colaco blessed it with the relic of the Saint. The 45 inches tall teak wood carving of St. Lawrence the Martyr (photo) was executed by Rosario Rodrigues. The statue will be kept in the Holy Rood Church, Swindon and is donated by Erasmo Gonsalves of Swindon (ex-Moita, Agacaim).

31 Jul: Toronto Star. Brendan Fernandes (photo) just 30, has become a brand-name on the Canadian and international art scenes... Born in Nairobi, Fernandes' family was of Indian descent, having settled in Kenya four generations before. In short, they were African, but the British colonial establishment identified them not only as Indian, but Goan ... "It was the British colonial idea of divide and conquer," he said. "There were Goan schools, Goan churches." When Brendan was 9, his family decamped from Nairobi ... his father worked in the safari industry as an accountant before coming to Canada... 1381 words + photos.
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