Goan Voice Newsletter: Saturday 28 Oct. 2017
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Aires Fernandes: Funeral Details
Tooting: London: AIRES FERNANDES (ex Nairobi) sadly passed away on 22nd October 2017. Married to his beloved wife Josephine (nee Rosa) for almost 60 years, he was a devoted father to Chris/Leonie, Derek/Edna, Steve/Sally and a proud grandfather to David, Rachael, Ryan, Nicholas & Holly. Loving brother to Tony/Clare (Canada), Alzira/John DeSouza (Australia), Dora/the late Augie Cardoso (London). He will always be fondly remembered by all his nieces, nephews and extended family. Aires, a well-respected, popular and prominent member of the Goan Community, both in Nairobi and London, will be greatly missed by all.
Requiem Mass will be on Thursday, 9th November 2017, 11.30 a.m. at St.
Boniface Catholic Church 185 Mitcham Road Tooting, London SW17 9PG. Followed
by a service at Lambeth
Crematorium, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, London SW17 0BY at 2pm and the reception
thereafter at: Chak
89 at 105 Bond Road Mitcham, CR4 3HG . As there is limited space at the
Crematorium, those that prefer to, please make your way straight to the reception
after the Mass, where Josephine and family would like you to join them to celebrate
Aires' life and raise a toast to him.
Josephine and family would like to thank everyone for their prayers and messages
of sympathy at this difficult time. Aires would have been very touched by the
love and support shown. In lieu of sending flowers, a donation page has been set
up: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/aires-fernandes
for those wishing to make a donation.
Condolences to: derek.fernandes@virgin.net
or sdfern5@hotmail.com or chris20fer@gmail.com
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Death: Peter Soares
27 Oct: Utorda, Goa, PETER SOARES. Born 1926. Ex Nairobi. Husband of Olga. Father of Brian/Komala; Brenda/Gerard. Grandfather of Nikita, Edgar &Warren. Brother of Late Fransquinho / Late Dulcina, Late Alexino / Catherine, Late Cipriano; Late Lusitano, Late Olive. Late Evangelisto; Late Mercy, Jose/ Jesoinha & Philomena Soares. Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Utorda at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday 29 Oct. followed by burial.
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Goan diaspora provide succour to California wildfire victims
27 Oct: The Goan. By Frankey Fernandes. With huge loss of life, property and many displaced, Goan families have opened their homes to victims of the wildfire, offering free supplies and emergency boarding at no cost. Fellow Goans Angel Angie TJ Fernandes, Frank Fernandes and his team at Arti Organic Indian Cuisine in Lagunitas have been providing meals to the displaced families. Similarly, Sharon and Lino, owners of another popular Goan restaurant ‘Little Goan Indian Café', along with Eulogio Pereira have extended their help in time of great need. Both restaurants and their teams have been providing meals to several displaced families in collaboration with the local community organizations.,, President of the Californian Goans Joseph Lourenco applauded the generosity of the Goan families during this moment of crises… click here
For the website of the Little Goan Café in California,
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For the Arti website,
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The business of getting married
27 Oct: Herald. With the major wedding season in Goa almost upon us, Café looks at the trend of getting married in Goa, and all that it entails from a planner’s viewpoint … Ever since the domestic market discovered the pleasure of saying ones vows on the beaches of Goa, the skill levels of Goan wedding planners have improved drastically. Many have no problem looking beyond the shores of Goa to hire services of entertainers or expertise for designing sets… Clients are coming in from locations as diverse as Dubai, Singapore, Zambia, UK, and most of them are of Indian descent… A large number of the big wedding planners in the state only organise weddings for domestics or NRI’s and will not touch local weddings, because the budgets are not large enough… click here
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Editorial: Making Fish Cheaper For Goan Consumers
27 Oct: Navhind Times. Fisheries Minister Vinod Palyekar is considering transfer of a part of the fuel subsidy given to trawler owners to consumers to make fish available at cheaper rates… fish prices have been soaring up … The government plans to review the subsidies it has been giving to the fishermen for purchase of fuel and financial assistance on value added tax … More than a third of the total fish catch is being exported from Goa port alone, to China, USA, UAE and European countries. The export of fish in 2014-15 stood at 44,684 tonnes, giving the exporters an income of over Rs 569 crore and in 2015-16 exporters earned over Rs 490 crore by exporting just 31,681 tonnes of fish… click here
26 Oct: Herald. You can eat fish only if you can afford it!...
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Archbishop in India concerned ‘Amoris Laetitia’ doesn’t discuss interreligious marriage
26 Oct: Crux. By Nirmala Carvalho. Although Amoris Laetitia has caused controversy over what it says - or doesn’t say - about divorced and remarried people receiving Communion, one archbishop in India is pointing to an area that he says the papal document on marriage and family life has almost entirely ignored. Archbishop Felix Machado of Vasai said he was “disappointed” the document didn’t really discuss interfaith marriages - where one of the parties isn’t baptized - adding he “expected some clear light” on the subject. “However, I find only a passing mention made about the phenomena of the increasing number of interreligious marriages,” Machado said during a symposium on Amoris Laetitia in the context of India held in Mumbai from October 13-15… click here
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Attack on Swiss couple is not the message India should be sending to tourists
27 Oct: Daily O. The recent attack on a Swiss couple at Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh has once again raised questions on whether India is a friendly and safe destination for foreign tourists… Early in October, tourism minister KJ Alphons said that India is one of the safest countries in the world and "stories" of the nation being unsafe for foreign tourists are "exaggerated"… According to an RTI reply accessed by a local activist in support of relatives of the victims, a shocking 245 foreigners have died in Goa in the last 12 years… The livelihood of a very large number of people in the country is linked to the tourism industry. It is imperative that we make this country safer for those who come to see and admire its beauty. click here
Video: 26 Oct: NDTV. Incredible India Nightmare: Swiss Couple Attacked… 23m. 42s.
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27 Oct: NDTV. 3 Underage Boys Among Those Who Attacked Swiss Tourist Couple…
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Hanging out on Goa airport’s runway: Dogs, birds, pythons
26 Oct: Times of India. By Newton Sequeira. The presence of stray dogs and birds around Goa's sole airport at Dabolim is worrying authorities, especially since the airfield is critical for domestic as well as military purposes. Even though animal strikes are few and far between, they certainly pose a constant threat to Goa International Airport's operations… Sources said that stray dogs often ventured into the airport area through gratings in the compound wall and storm water drains that are meant to release surface run off water. In once instance, there was even a python on the runway. A circular issued by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) warns that presence of wildlife such as birds and animals near an airport poses a serious threat to aircraft operational safety. " … click here
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UK: Woman pens 14th book after swapping Derbyshire for Goa and Malaysia
27 Oct: Burton Mail (UK). A former Swadlincote woman who swapped landlocked Derbyshire for the exotic coastline scenery of East Asia has penned her 14th book in six years. Joanne Rawson splits her time between Goa and Malaysia…
In 2005 Mrs Rawson and her husband decided to give up their hectic lifestyle, and now share their time between Candolim, Goa, and Pangkor Island, Malaysia. She said of her latest book: "I am so pleased. This will be my 14th published book. So much has changed since 2011. click here
To order the book on Amazon,
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New Zealand: A day in the life of Neill Rea
28 Oct: Dominion Post – Your Weekend, Page 6. Actor and casting director Neill Rea plays a leading role in The Brokenwood Mysteries, the Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd. Rea, who is in his mid-40s, is pictured aged 20, on the beach in Goa, India, on a holiday following his second year at university… Me and a mate went to Goa … The photo kind of reminds me of a carefree younger self, but when everything was probably also more chaotic and dangerous, I think. When we first got to Goa, we'd gone to a bar at the seaside and I'd met the kind of quintessential ageing American hippie, who was drinking a beer and smoking what I thought were "bindis" - vine leaf tobacco rolls - and he kind of offered it to me as I was chatting to him. It was hash and baccy… The other thing that photo reminds me of is, I need to do some yoga… The new series of The Brokenwood Mysteries begins on Prime on October 29 at 8.30pm. click here
28 Oct: Dominion Post – Your Weekend, Page 19: Restaurant Review. Visit to WBC restaurant: “As a spicy version of Pacific Island-style marinated raw fish, Goan Raw Fish Curry is a great concept, even if in the execution it seemed to me the raw edges of cardamom and turmeric could have been tempered with more heat. After years of eating sashimi, I would have preferred the fish had spent less time in the marinade – but that’s just me…
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