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| Death: Maura Braganza | |||
14 July, Langen-Oberlinden, Germany. MAURA DEUDITA BRAGANZA (nee Rebello;
Ex-Mombasa/Nairobi). Wife of Dominic Braganza (ex NBI, Nairobi). Mother of Egwin/Rosita.
Sister of late Margaret & Nora; Rose/Joaquim Furtado, Emiliano/Genevieve Rebello,
Clara/Cyril Cardozo. Sister-in-law of Carol/George Noronha, Ben/Martha Braganza,
Seby/Flora Braganza, Angelo/late Barbara Braganza, Netty/Silvester Fernandes.
Aunty of Malcolm, Ivan/Ruby, Samantha/Nick, Alison, Gareth, Kevin/Shabz, Melwyn,
Daniel, Cedric, Matthew and Clyde. The Requiem Mass will be held on Fri. 23. July, at 9 a.m. - St. Albertus Magnus Church, Bahnstr. 60, 63225 Langen, Germany - followed by a service at 11. a.m. at the Cemetery in Langen, Friedhofstrasse in the "Trauerhalle". We kindly request no flowers, if desired please make a donation which we will send to a befitting charity organisation. Condolences to bragadois@hotmail.de | |||
| Australia: Gary Pinto: A song about Mother Mary | |||
 14 Jul: The Daily Telegraph (Aus). The tribute to Mother Mary MacKillop's canonisation was
performed live for the first time in Sydney on Tuesday by ARIA award-winning singer-songwriter
Gary Pinto... Pinto is the former lead singer of 1990s rhythm and blues group
CDB ... A video clip featuring the song is also available on YouTube. For text,
228 words, click
here. For the video clip, 4m. 54s. click here. Gary Pinto, his brother Brad, Andrew De Silva and Danny Williams formed the CDB Band For the website with bios, photos, videos, MP3 downloads etc, click here. | |||
| Death: Dr. Edward D'Souza | |||
 9 Jul: Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA. DR EDWARD PAUL D'SOUZA. (Born Goa,1935). Husband of Heather. Father of David/Linda D'Souza (Washington); Dougal/George D'Souza (Chicago); Sharon/Bernie Gburek (Arizona). Grandfather of Ben, Jacob, Derek, Sloan, Alexandra, Kiran and Samantha, Brother of Herrick D'Souza (London), Oswald D'Souza (Mumbai) and Mabel D'Cruz. He practised in Mumbai, London, UK (Ormond Street & Brompton Hospitals), USA ( Houston & Aberdeen). Funeral was in Aberdeen on 15 July. Obituary and full details at the link below.
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| Goa serves up a delectable variety of street food | |||
 16 Jul: Economic Times. Goa has an enviable variety of evening snacks that are both tasty and healthy... potato chops, filled with minced beef and shallow fried... Raos Omelette, which is plain omelette dipped in spicy coconut-based gravy ... Pork Vindalho, flavoured with coconut oil and milk,... Chicken Xacuti ... chicken cafreal made up of green chillies, coriander and other spices, this dish was inspired by Africa where many Goans travelled for work... chicken cutlet pav ... fish cutlet ... Xacuti Burger ... 1353 words.
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| Garbage menace could sully Goas global tourism destination image- Governor 16 Jul: Digital Goa. The Goa Governor has expressed concern over Goa's image as global tourism destination being sullied due to solid waste management problems... He said World Tourism Mart was also seized with this problem... 384 words. Full Text. | |||
| 15 injured in stray cow attack 17 Jul: Herald. About 15 persons were injured, after they were attacked by a rabies-infected stray cow at Bicholim on Wednesday morning... Full Text. | |||
| Scarlet Keeling case: CBI wants to bar Adv. Jos 17 Jul: Herald. The CBI has moved an application before Children’s Court to bar Adv Jos Peter D’Souza who represents one of the two accused in the death of Scarlet Keeling from appearing in the case as he has been one of the witnesses named in the charge-sheet filed by it... 381 words. Full Text. | |||
| Nadia’s mother remanded to 7 days’ judicial custody 16 Jul: Deccan Herald. Sonia Torrado was remanded to seven days’ police custody by a Margao judicial magistrate on Friday after her sudden arrest on Thursday night... the public prosecutor told the court that Sonia, 56, played a key role in trying to wipe out crucial evidence that linked Nadia to Micky Pacheco and she had refused to cooperate with the investigation so far. 262 words. Full Text. | |||
| Scarlett death case: Stenographer absent, court adjourned 16 Jul: PTI. Absence of a court stenographer postponed the hearing of British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling death case in Goa by a week... The court could not record the statement of a key witness Murli Sagar who had brought Scarlett to Anjuna in his car ... 235 words. Full Text. | |||
| BJP demands CBI probe into Goa drug nexus 16 Jul: IANS. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Friday alleged that the chief minister and home minister in collusion were sitting on recommendations to transfer the police-politician drug nexus probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)... 233 words. Full Text. | |||
| Court extends Pacheco's police custody by four days 16 Jul: PTI. A local court on Friday extended by four days the police custody of Mickky Pacheco ... He is allowed to attend the assembly session on Monday and on the same day Justice A S Oka will hear his plea to be granted bail... 213 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mumbai: Anjali Mendes: Months Mind 17 Jul: Bandra, Mumbai. PHYLLIS ANJALI MENDES. Expired in France 17 June 2010. A Mass is being offered on 17th July at Bandra, Mumbai, at 6 pm. Photo and full details at the link. Full Text. | |||
| UK: Forthcoming Events Fri. 16 – Sun. 25 July 2010. Goan Chaplaincy UK: Retreat and Healing Services Preachers: Right Rev.Alwyn Fernandes Barreto Bishop of Sindhudurg Diocese & Rev. John Joseph Santiago Pune Diocese. Locations with dates: Harrow (16); Southall (17); Wembley (18); Heston (20); Welling (21); Forest Gate (23); Croydon (24 & 25). Main Coordinator: Fr. Francis Rosario, Goan Chaplaincy, 020 86652176 goanchaplaincy@yahoo.co.uk Services Assistant: Ben Vaz 07957271381. For locations, times, and local contacts, click here. Sun. 18 Jul. Tivim 33rd Annual Social at St Boniface Church Hall, 185 Mitcham Road, Tooting. London. SW17 9PG. Mass at 1.30 followed by an afternoon of celebration and dancing to Maz & Co. For the flyer, click here. Further details from Norma 0208 771 4457; Roland 7485 7878; Ronald 8298 9263; Ingrid 8905 3872; Helen 8304 5585; Elu 8654 1281 or Fiona 8656 3317 Sun. 18 Jul. G.O.A. UK 2010 GOLF OPEN TOURNAMENT at Farleigh Court Golf Club. First tee is 11:02 a.m. on the Members course. Contact: Jacinto D'Silva 020 - 8723 1233 or Menino Mascarenhas 01784 21183 Sun. 25 Jul. G.O.A. GOAN FESTIVAL at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon in conjunction with Goan Organisations. Sponsored by TILDA LEGENDARY RICE http://www.tilda.com. Starts with Holy Mass at 12.15 pm. Enquiries to Herbert Fernandes, (Chairman of the Festival Organising Committee), Tel: 01277 651052. For updates, the flyer, admission charges, parking, coach services, programme including Fenny Fever's Got Talent Contest, contact details, stall applications, photos of the 2009 and 2008 Festivals, etc. visit the dedicated Festival website at http://goafest.itpsworld.net Sat 7 Aug. G.O.A. Senior Citizens' Trip. This year the outing is planned for Littlehampton (subject to confirmation). Contacts: Norma on 020 8771 4457 or Bernie on 020 8723 1322. Sat 7 Aug. G.O.A. 'World Cup' Football Tournament at HSBC Sports Ground, Lennard Road, New Beckenham, BR3 1QW. Age Groups: 18+ 6-a-side (maximum 8 players per team). Cost - £50 per team (that's only £6.25 per player). Any individual or team wishing to participate in this annual tournament, please contact Blasco Junior Goes on 07946432747 or blasco_jnr_goes@hotmail.com Closing date for applications - Friday 30 July 2010. Sun. 22 Aug. G.O.A. Annual Sports Festival. Archbishop Lanfranc School. Make it a "Fun Day for all the family" by participating in the various events. Contact: Fidelis D'Mello 020 - 8698 9678. For Later Events see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/forthcoming.php
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