Goan Voice Newsletter: Wednesday 19 May. 2021
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Death: Tony Da Costa. Ex Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
4 May 2021. San Diego, CA TONY DA COSTA. Ex Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Passed away at the age of 87, with his family by his side. Tony is survived by his loving wife Thelma, son Dirk & wife Maggie, son Trevor. Grandchildren, Dane, Morgan, Jillian, Cassius, and Great Grandson, Damian. Tony will be fondly remembered and missed by family and friends for his positive attitude, witty humor throughout his life, and during his last days. Family & Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services which will be live streamed and saved on the church website for a week. Service will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 @ 10:00 am. St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 11451 Blue Cypress Drive, San Diego, CA 92131. Website: https://stgg.org/ Go to Mass Schedule. Follow down to Stream Spot, tap (open) Scheduled event: Tuesday, 1st June, 10:00 am. (6:00 pm UK; 17:00 GMT).
Condolences/enquiries to Thelma DaCosta tonythelma@sbcglobal.net
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Goa: COVID: Diaspora Online Fundraising Campaigns
Name: Organiser: Date created: Amount raised so far: No of Donors so far: For
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1: Funds for Goa Covid. Deepak Kamat on behalf of Pioneer Medical Research Foundation
(Texas). 2 May $14,007. 33 https://gofund.me/c5052efa
2: Distribute Free Oxygen to Covid patients in need in Goa. RiseNation Trust
http://risenationarmy.com/ 2 May. £2510. 27 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/risenation-rn
3: Support Goa Get Help Covid Relief (Red Cross Goa). Charmaine Abreu Lobo.
6 May €6,521. 51.
https://gofund.me/c2f3fff2
4: GOANS4GOA. Reading (UK) Goans. 7 May. £9,361. 69. https://gofund.me/6143cce3
5. We’re raising £1,000 to help send emergency oxygen to India. Richard
Lees. 10 May: £803. 18 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/oxygentoindia
6: GSA Covid Donation Appeal. Goan Swindon Association. 12 May. £3,724.
77. https://gofund.me/731fc684
7: GOA Covid Emergency Fund. Goa Sudharop (USA). 13 May. $16,870. 56 https://gofund.me/e57f503d
8: Covid India - Desperation & Hope. Fabiola Lobo (Ireland). 14 May. €552.
14. https://gofund.me/337a17c0
9: Save Lives - Goa Covid-19 Medical Equipment Fund. Ralph Figueiredo on behalf
of Goans of America. 16 May. $12,905. https://uk.gofundme.com/f/save-goa-a-covid19-fund
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UK: COVID Indian Variant
18 May: The Independent (UK). Mapped: Where is the Indian Covid variant in the UK? The rapid spread of the Indian coronavirus variant could lead to the return of local lockdowns in England, government ministers have acknowledged… Health secretary Matt Hancock has said there have been 2,323 confirmed cases of the variant of concern in the UK – with cases doubling in some parts of the country over the last week… There has been a 44 per cent increase in the number of areas in England detecting the Indian variant over the past week. The variant of concern was found in 127 areas in the week ending 8 May, compared with 71 in the week before… The Wellcome Sanger Institute data shows Indian variant hotspots in London, some parts of the south and Midlands, and across much of north west … click here
18 May: Daily Mail. Indian Covid mutant has now reached 40% of England's local authorities and is dominant in 23 of them. So how many cases have been recorded in your area?
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18 May: The Guardian. India variant will be dominant UK Covid strain ‘in next few days’. Scientists’ warning comes as government comes under pressure to explain border policy …
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Goa: COVID News In Brief
19 May: Navhind Times. Goa recorded 45 new deaths linked to the dreaded COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the COVID death count to 2,197. The COVID fatalities also included three patients who had reportedly received the first dose of the anti-COVID vaccine … 1,358 new COVID cases were detected during the same period with the test positivity rate of 34.83 per cent … click here
Video: 18 May: India Today. Oxygen crisis continues at Goa Medical College | Ground Report. 4m.13s
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Video: 18 May: Times Now. No beds for COVID patients at Goa Medical College …
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UK: Goan family from Divar celebrates Foxes’ FA Cup Triumph
18 May: Herald. Leicester City’s surprise victory against Chelsea, clinching their first ever FA Cup in their history stunned the entire English football… a Goan family from St Mathias, Divar Islands, a die-hard Leicester City fans --too joined the party in England. Marius Fernandes (popularly known in Goa as Festikar) and his family have been supporters of Leicester City since 1976. To keep the Leicester tradition running in the family, Marius ensured to register his son Ashley Fernandes as a member of the club just 70 minutes following his birth, thus making him the youngest member ever. click here
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Are home weddings a new fad in Goa?
19 May: Times of India. By Kimberly Colaco. … For another bride from Loutolim, the spike in cases came as shocker, she had planned her wedding in May, but has decided to cancel all the bookings and have it at home. "I have a big place and the backyard is also very huge, so instead of risking many people who want to attend the wedding we decided to have it at home. We have asked only our families to attend which are around 20 people in total." She adds, “The food will be made simple - Pulao, one meat dish, one chicken and salad and a vegetable dish. Since there are just few people we are also asking them to wear smart casuals." … click here
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When you think of the Renaissance, think of Nagasaki, Goa and Oaxaca
18 May: Psyche. By Stuart M McManus. Japanese-born Martinho Hara (c1568-1629 was an accomplished Latin public speaker … He studied with the Jesuits who had founded colleges across Asia and Latin America… Hara delivered his Latin oration in 1588 in the chapel of St Paul’s College in Goa … the 17th-century Portuguese missionary Miguel de Almeida clothed classical references in eloquent Konkani in his ornate sermons to celebrate saints’ days… Of course, Almeida had to adjust their names to fit the needs of Konkani grammar and explain who they were … So, next time you think of the Renaissance and its influence, by all means think of Florence, Milan and Rome. But also leave some space for Mexico, Goa and Japan… 1521 words. click here
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