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Goan Voice Newsletter: Monday 15 Dec. 2014




Obituary

Death: Zemira Fernandes

7 Dec: London. ZEMIRA PRISCILLA FERNANDES (ex Narobi). Beloved Wife of Tonyjo Fernandes. Sister to Francis. Loving Mother of Audrey/Latif, Bobby/Michelle and Charmaine/Bruce. Grandmother to Daniel Lisa, Joshua and Nathan. Funeral Mass to be celebrated on Monday 22 December at 10 am at St Bernadette R C Church 180 Long Lane Hillingdon Middlesex UB10 OEH Cremation Service at 11.30 am at Breakspear Crematorium Breakspear Road Ruislip Middlesex HA4 7SJ.Wake following the Cremation at Most Sacred Heart R C Church 73 Prembroke Road Ruislip HA4 8NN. In lieu of flowers donations to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Condolences to  email


News Summary

Kenya's Lasting Goan Connection

14 Dec: Herald. By Alexandre Moniz Barbosa. To a large number of Goans the first name they associate with Kenya is that of Pio Gama Pinto… A journalist, politician, freedom fighter, Gama Pinto was one of the many Goans who helped build the Kenyan nation and among the few from Goa who actively participated in the movement for the East African country's Independence… Besides Gama Pinto, there is Fitz de Souza, a lawyer who went on to become the deputy speaker of the Kenyan Parliament and was part of the constitution team and Joseph Zuzarte Murumbi, who had a Goan father and was the second vice president of Kenya… 966 words.  click here
Kenyan Goans History Laid Bare And Naked. 14 Dec: Herald. Cyprian Fernandes reviews Community, Memory and Migration in a globalising world The Goan experience c. 1890- 1980 Oxford University Press 2014 by Margret Frenz.. On the face of it, it would appear to the seasoned Kenyan Goan that Margret Frenz, in her new tome, has little or nothing to offer about their saga in Africa. If you have a really good read of this book, it will surprise you pleasantly… 870 words.  click here

‘Visa-on-arrival for Brits will benefit tourism’
14 Dec: Times of India. Calangute MLA Michael Lobo has sought the visa-on-arrival facility for British tourists to avoid a meltdown in tourism industry along the Bardez coastal belt… Lobo said, “Russian charter tourists have dropped by 60%. The British charters have also dropped. During the peak period a few years ago, there used to be 18 charter flights from the UK. That has dropped to around 4-5 flights. Another factor is that they have to visit the Indian embassy to apply for the visa. Other south Asian countries such as Sri Lanka issue free visas on arrival to British tourists. Even countries like Cambodia are only charging 20 dollars for a visa on arrival for British tourists. That is why they're not coming to Goa," Lobo added. He suggested that the Union government reduces the visa fee to 40 dollars and provides the visa on arrival…  click here

For Celia Lawson, it is always about the music

14 Dec: Times of India… Currently living next door to Goa's music legend Remo Fernandes in Siolim is another illustrious singer who has decided to return to her Goan roots… Celia Maria Fernandes Lawson was Portugal's 1997 entry to the renowned Eurovision contest … Her Lisbon-based parents Walter (of Anglo-Indian ancestry) and Theresa Fernandes Lawson, who traces her roots to the village of Verem, are singers in a league of their own… She says, "I love the weather. It's better than waking up to a cold England. Also, I love the spicy sorpotel, xacuti and prawn balchao. It reminds me of my mum's cooking in Portugal. I plan on starting a voice training school here." …  click here
Video: Celia Lawson sings Antes do Adeus - Eurovision Portugal 1997. 2m. 38s.  click here
Video: Celia Lawson live in Goa. 2014. 3. 52s. click here.

Mumbai: Paul Fernandes: Humour in the City
14 Dec: Indian Express. Paul Fernandes has preserved — in the cartoons he drew over 20 years. These now hang at the 700 sq ft aPaulogy Gallery in Worli. It will permanently house 100 watercolour works by Fernandes that are reminiscent of the years spent in the four cities he lived in — Bangalore, Mumbai, Goa and Mangalore … Photo.  click here

Football: Atletico de Kolkata held to a draw by FC Goa in home leg of semi-final

14 Dec: Indian Express. Atletico de Kolkata on Sunday spurned the golden opportunity of making best use of home advantage as they were held to a goalless draw by FC Goa in the first-leg semi-final of the Hero Indian Super League, in Kolkata…  click here
Video: Prudent Media Match highlights.  click here

Nigeria wins first Church World Cup
14 Dec: The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos has emerged champions in the maiden Church World Cup in Goa, India. The country’s flag bearers thrashed Colombia 7-0 in the final of the unique tournament on Sunday…  click here

Video: Leoncie premiere Christmas song: Greedy Christmas fool!

12 Dec: Nútíminn (Iceland). Indian Princess Leoncie premiered Christmas Song Christmas Bluff in an episode of Studio A RUV yesterday. Leoncie criticizes consumer society in the song… Razor sharp social satire from Leoncie…  click here
For the Wikipedia profile of Leoncie,  click here

Goan Astronomer leads discovery of new facts
14 Dec: Herald. An international team of astronomers led by Goan Astronomer, Dr Vithal Tilvi, has found evidence that the entire universe was permeated with giant bubbles filled with hydrogen gas, when the Universe was very young… This research finding was recently published in the prestigious international journal, ‘ The Astrophysical Journal’… Presently, Dr Tilvi is working at the Mitchell Institute of Fundamental Physics and Astronomy at Texas A& M University, USA,.. Photo.  click here

Dancing with the stars of yesteryear

14 Dec: Times of India. The film, Nachom-ia Kumpasar ('Let's dance to the rhythm') has already left an indelible mark in the hearts of music- and Konkani-loving Goans. Physician Oscar Rebelo, writing in the TOI, called it 'the Konkani magnum opus of our generation'. It's a view shared by many, and for good reason. Apart from production and cinematography levels perhaps unparalleled in Konkani cinema, Nachom-ia Kumpasar serves two main purposes — One, to remind old-timers of that era, not so long ago, when a Goan's life revolved around music; two, to tell young Goans a story they weren't around to witness… It will go to festivals and to the vast Goan diaspora worldwide. From Canada to Kuwait, Dubai, London and Australia, people are writing in… 948 words.  click here
Video: Trailer 5m. 54s.  click here

Latin quarters of Goa
14 Dec: Free Press Journal. The Latin Quarters of Panjim, Goa still has its old Portuguese ambience… Once upon a time they said you need not see Lisbon, if you see Panjim…  click here




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