Goan Voice Newsletter: Thursday 15 Jun. 2017
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Funeral Update: Joe Gonsalves
13 June 2017: Sydney Australia, JOSÉ (JOE) GONSALVES. Soccer Star and Athlete. Born 24 February 1933 (ex-Mombasa and Nairobi, Kenya). He lost a tremendous battle with Alzheimer’s. He fought so hard, long after he lost the ability to recognise family and friends. Beloved husband of Natty and father to Jocelyn, Sharlyn, Tashlyn/Joshua and grandfather to Jonah. Joe’s parents were the late Josino and Violante Gonsalves (Navelim). Brother of late Phyllis/late Francis, late Sophie/ late Walter and Monica/late Neves. Funeral arrangements: The funeral will take place on Saturday, June 17 at 11 am at Mary Mother of Mercy
Chapel, Barnet Avenue, Rookwood 2141 NSW. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate if donations could be made to
Alzheimer’s Australia
https://www.fightdementia.org.au/ Condolences to gonsalvesj2000@gmail.com
Funeral arrangements: The funeral will take place on Saturday, June 17 at 11am at Mary Mother of Mercy Chapel, Barnet Avenue, Rookwood 2141 NSW. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate if donations could be made to Alzheimer's Australia https://www.fightdementia.org.au/
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Death: Joenell Lobo
13 Jun: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JOENELL LOBO. Ex-student of St. Joseph Convent School, Zanzibar. Beloved Son of Late Palladius and Late Marcellia. Husband of Rose. Brother of Grace, Anita, Rommel, Juliette, Daphne, Marilyn and Kevin. Father of John, late Nelson (who tragically passed away 3 months ago), Happy, Juliet, Daphne and 3 Grandchildren. Funeral Mass will take place at Magomeni Catholic Church, Thursday, 15 June at 2:00pm, Followed by burial at Kinondoni Cemetery. May Joenell's Soul Rest in Eternal Peace. Messages of condolences may be sent to: Anita at nitulo@yahoo.com or Rommel at romandsue@yahoo.co.uk [Info: Claude Fernandes]
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Death: Holland Alexander
11 Jun: Toronto. HOLLAND HENRY ALEXANDER. Passed away peacefully at Toronto General Hospital in his 69th year. Beloved and devoted husband of Maureen nee Pinto [ex-Somerset Street, Saddar, Karachi]. Loving father of John Henry Holland. Will be missed by brothers Edward (Louise), Wayne (Mabel) and sister -in-law Rose (David). Will also be missed by brother-.in-law Trevor Pinto (Jean -dec), sister-in-law Penny Almeida (John). Predeceased by parents Robert Henry and Catherine and Brothers Robert (Pat), David (Rose) and Sisters Elsie Duffney (Ray) and Kay Kelly (Matt) as well as brother-in-law Sydney Pinto (Carol). Predeceased by Maureen’s parents Louis and May Pinto. Family and Friends will be received at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home, 8361 Yonge Street , Thornhill, Ontario on Friday June 16th 930am-11am. Service to follow in the chapel at 1130am. [Info: Pompie Gois]
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Mervyn Maciel meets Prince Charles at the Overseas Service Pensioners' Association Farewell Reception
13 Jun: British Empire. Speech given at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms on June 8th 2017 on the occasion of OSPA's Farewell Reception ... “I was brought up at a time when you, I'm sure ladies and gentlemen, were all carrying out your service in far-flung parts of the then Empire and Dependent Territories and I grew up with stories of these fascinating places … You travelled far from home and loved ones to start a new life in foreign climes in often unbelievably difficult and lonely conditions. So many of your fellow members fell in love with those wonderful places and their people, made their home among them and never returned. I do so hope that you can all look back with immense pride that your tireless, selfless efforts very much laid the foundations for the modern Commonwealth … 1034 words.
[Photo shows Mervyn Maciel sharing some of his memories with Prince Charles] click here
Congratulations to Mervyn Maciel, mervynels.watuwashamba@gmail.com
who has had an incredibly eventful fortnight! On 23 May he attended the Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. On 12 June he participated in a Workshop at University College London discussing his experiences of serving in Kenya. Unfortunately, Elsie, his wife, is unwell and unable to accompany him. Out best wishes for her speedy recovery.
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Leona Noronha: 'Crowdfunding meets Dragons Den'
14 Jun: Oxford Mail (UK). Four budding entrepreneurs are preparing 10-minute pitches for a business contest on Friday 16 June. Billed as “live crowdfunding meets Dragons Den”, Oxfordshire SOUP takes place at Witney College campus in Holloway Road from 11am until 1pm. The four finalists include Leona Noronha’s Natural and Organic Hair Salon … click here
For the Leona Noronha Facebook page,
click here
Linkedin: Leona Noronha is a graduate of St Xaviers College, Mumbai …
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FemNet Issue 61 Highlights
From Renuka Mendes: June, for many, is a time for stock-taking. A reflection on goals set, what has been accomplished and what is the way forward. For us at FemNet, too. The new Editorial Team met at Founder Betsy Pinto Nunes' charming ancestral home nestled in Moira, Goa. We reviewed where FemNet is and where it should go next. And you, dear reader, are an important part of this exercise. We invite you to share your views. Tell us what you'd like more of... less of...what inspires you through the pages of FemNet. Please send your thoughts to femnet@goanet.org
For the latest issue,
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Dubai: Senior bank manager arrested for insulting Islam
15 Jun: Xpress (Dubai). A senior bank manager was arrested last week after a Muslim colleague filed a complaint accusing him of insulting Islam. E.D. from Goa, India, was taken into custody within hours of the incident at the Bur Dubai branch of a local bank on June 7. He was held at Al Raffa Police station before being released on bail. The complainant T.A., 30, from Bangalore, India, said his boss E.D. made religious slurs against him and ridiculed Islam when he asked him for leave to go to Makkah for the Umrah pilgrimage… click here
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Fringe Hindu groups meet in Goa today, agenda to turn India into ‘Hindu rashtra’ by 2023
14 Jun: Hindustan Times. Right-wing Hindu Janjagriti Samiti is holding a four-day national convention in Goa from Wednesday to push its agenda of making India a “Hindu rashtra” by 2023. “Our aim is to make India great again and this is something which can be achieved only by ensuring that it turns into a Hindu Rashtra,” claimed Ramesh Shinde, the national spokesperson of the Samiti. Around 400 delegates from across the country as well as neighbouring Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are expected to attend the convention. The event at Ponda, the state’s industrial hub, is likely to be dominated by contentious issues like beef ban, amid a major controversy brewing in the state over the red meat… click here
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4 Merces hoodlums run riot, attack 47 Mumbai tourists
15 Jun: Navhind Times. A spat in a hotel at Merces took an ugly turn on Wednesday after four persons from the village attacked with sharp weapons a group of 47 tourists – men, women and children from Vasai, Mumbai. The locals also damaged the bus carrying the tourists while it was leaving a guesthouse at Merces. The fight left ten tourists injured and two of them, including the bus driver, sustained bone fractures. Three of the accused were also injured as the tourists subsequently overpowered and beat them up… click here
Video: 15 Jun: Prudent Media.
click here
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10 most romantic hotel restaurants in India
14 Jun: Condé Nast Traveller. Among the 10,
1: W Goa. … If you're looking to splurge, book a ride on board a Kerala-style
houseboat and sail down River Chapora to where it meets the sea…
3: Grand Hyatt Goa: The butter chicken at the hotel's Indian restaurant Chulha
alone should be enough to put you and your partner in a good mood…
5: Novotel Goa Shrem Hotel. If you or your partner finds high-?tea romantic, then
The Little Place ?is just the venue for you…
6: Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa. … if you want to do something different,
opt for a Goan lunch in the verdant Savoi Plantation …
7: The Leela Goa … It has a strip of sand, an island of sorts, close to its
seafood grill restaurant, Susegado. Order from there or from the Italian restaurant
Riverside … click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
DOCUMENTARY: Nicola Benedetti's Indian Serenade. BBC 4. Sat. 17th June. 19:00
to 19:30. Documentary in which virtuoso violinist Nicola Benedetti joins the
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on the trip of a lifetime - a tour of India.
This film goes behind the scenes with Nicola, as she plays in Mumbai and New
Delhi and experiences the country for the very first time. Nicola also takes
part in workshops for local children and gives an informal performance to young
children in a Mumbai municipal school.
DOCUMENTARY: It Was Alright in the 1970's. more4 (Freeview 14). Sat. 17th June
. 21:00 to 22:00. Matt Lucas narrates a look at some classic TV paranoia, with
the comedies, the painfully honest documentaries, terrifying public information
films, and the satires that made people so anxious 40 years ago. From punk to
pot, foreign diseases to free love, gay rights, women's rights, and newly arrived
immigrants, 1970s TV and society saw danger everywhere.
TRAVEL: Great Canal Journeys. Channel 4. Sun. 18th June. 20:00 to 21:00. India
(Part 1 of 2). Timothy West and Prunella Scales have been exploring canals for
half a century. In this episode, they explore the extraordinary backwaters of
Kerala: a 1000 mile network of palm-fringed lakes, rivers banked by rice paddies
and some very familiar-looking British-built canals. For millennia the trade
in ginger, cardamom and black pepper has made the backwaters a thriving trade
route for spices.
DOCUMENTARY: Supermarket Shopping Secrets. BBC 1. Mon. 19th June. 21:00 to 22:00.
War. Gregg Wallace and journalist Babita Sharma get the inside track on the
latest tactics in the supermarket wars to help people stay one step ahead. In
this episode, Gregg discovers the high-tech acoustic kit being used to get an
edge in the battle to bring us a perfect avocado and subjects his taste buds
to the world's hottest chilli.
DOCUMENTARY: My Story. CBeebies (Freeview 121). Tues. 20th June. 12:25 to 12:45.
Polo. Preschool history series. Children discover their own and their family's
history through fun, adventure and play. Baba Bryn shares his memories with
his daughter Lily, as they learn about his history. Together, they find out
all about his life growing up in Kenya, and his love of horses and the fun he
has had playing the sport of polo. Lily gets to play a special game of polo
with her friends.
DOCUMENTARY: Who Should We Let in? Ian Hislop on the First Great Immigration
Row. BBC 2. Thurs. 22nd June. 21:00 to 22:00. Ian Hislop takes an entertaining,
provocative look at Britain's conflicted attitudes towards immigration the decades
from the Victorian Era to the First World War when modern Britain introduced
its first peacetime restrictions on immigration. Ian also examines the role
of the press in stoking fear and prejudice against migrants, discusses attitudes
to immigration then and now with Alan Johnson, Baroness Warsi and Katie Hopkins,
and takes the temperature of the nation in animated conversation with native
and foreign-born Brits in London, Liverpool and Folkestone.
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