Goan Voice Newsletter: Friday 17 Dec. 2021

News Summary

London: New Year Events

Friday 31st December 2021. Impact Events and Calvin Presents: New Year's Eve Dine & Dance Party. At Honeymoon Lounge Hounslow 53 Bell Rd, TW3 3NX from 7pm to 2.30am. Loads of prizes to be won. Music by Top Most Band: Royal alongside DJ Jonathan NLR & Darkroom Demon. Early Bird Ticket with 3 course meal Veg or Non-Veg £29.99 till 26th December. There After £35.00 Children 8 years to 14 years £15.00 which includes meal. Food by Honeymoon Lounge. Licensed Bar at reasonable prices. Dress Code Strictly Formal. Tickets Selling Fast. Please contact Calvin on calncal@hotmail.com or call 07904661598 Somesh 07424000775. Organisers reserve right of admission. Tickets first come first basis and Limited Tickets on Sale, as half already sold. Please book early to avoid disappointment. Bring in 2022 in a Bang. C U There. Please see flyer for all info. click here

Sat. 1 Jan: London South East Goans. We’ve turned New Year’s Eve on its head and decided to host a New Year’s Day 2022 event on Saturday 1 January instead! Why spend an hour bringing in the New Year when you can have NYD 2022 from 6.30pm to 23.30pm dancing, eating and drinking with your friends and family. Our fun and child friendly venue is Under1 Roof, Unit 9, The IO Centre, Skeffington St London SE18 6SR (Woolwich). Free parking is available. Come and let us entertain you to set the tone for the rest of the year.
As per Government guidelines this event can go ahead and we have taken steps to make sure that the dinner and dance is safe from a high vaulted unit-venue, disposable face masks and hand sanitisers available for added protection. For full details see the flyer.

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VIDEO: EXCLUSIVE: Great British Bake Off finalist Crystelle Pereira invites OK! into her north-west London home

14 Dec: OK! (UK). Crystelle gave us a glimpse into her home life, so it’s lovely that her “tight-knit” sisters Corelle, 28, and 30-year-old Chanelle joined her for her first-ever shoot when we visited the family … I’m single. I haven’t got time for dating, but I’ve had a few marriage proposals via Instagram, which I’ve politely declined… We are Catholic so we always go to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, but first we have a Portuguese-Goan tradition to make these sweets with almonds and cashew nuts … 2030 words. 4m. 55s. click here

"With every grenade that exploded, the hair almost stood on end." Portugal lost Goa 60 years ago

16 Dec: Lusa (Portugal). By Ana Mendes Henriques. Filipe Monteiro, a pulmonologist, was 12 years old when the Portuguese State of India was annexed by the Indian Union, in December 1961. After 60 years, he recalls the events with the precision of each step he took in those days in search of the best refuge… “Every grenade that exploded, the hair literally stood on end. The oratory at home was shaking and we were all praying rosaries, it was all terrible”, he says, in an interview … Filipe Monteiro stayed in Goa until 1972. During his adolescence he became politically involved in defending a State of Goa, with Concanim as the official language… 1699 words click here
16 Dec: Lusa (Portugal). Keeping identity alive is never forgetting traditions, say Goans in Lisbon. By Alexandra Luís and Ana Mendes Henriques. … Mitzi Gracias, 74, born in Goa, considers keeping one's identity is "never forgetting" Goan traditions and proudly says that her five-year-old grandson already knows how to count in concanim… 2049 words. click here
16 Dec: Diário de Notícias. By Valentino Viegas. Portugal lost Goa 60 years ago and received hundreds of refugees … 784 words. Click here.

For more articles on this topic, published by Lusa today, click here.

Alina Saldanha quits as MLA, joins AAP

17 Dec: Herald. Former Minister Alina Saldanha resigned as MLA and joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday… On Thursday morning, Alina surprised BJP leaders by submitting her resignation as MLA and from the primary membership of the party and later flew to Delhi and joined AAP. Saldanha was admitted in AAP in the presence of AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Saldanha is likely to contest the 2022 Assembly elections on the AAP ticket from Cortalim constituency, which she has represented for two terms. After submitting her resignation as MLA, Saldanha said that the BJP had forgotten its core principles… click here
Video: 16 Nov: Herald TV. Alina resigns from BJP … click here

Boozin’ All The Way: Goa Edition

16 Dec. Mans World. By Joanna Lobo. Goa has emerged as the destination of choice for entrepreneurs interested in crafting new liquor brands. We find out why. Once upon a time, taverns in Goa were where people got together to discuss local sports, village gossip, and down a shot of that preferred Goan drink, feni. Today, Goan taverns still function, but many have renovated themselves into hip bars with new music, warm vibes, live music, and fun events. The biggest change, though, has been in the liquor cabinet. There are ‘local’ drinks but they aren’t feni. They claim to be small batch and craft. There are gins, vodkas, rums, wines, whiskies, and more… 1408 words. click here

UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes.

DOCUMENTARY: White Rose Racism. BBC Radio 4 FM (Freeview 704). Sat. 18th Dec. 07:30 to 08:00. As the scandal surrounding the racist dressing room environment exposed by Azeem Rafiq continues, cricket writer and senior medic Kamran Abbasi considers the roots of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's problems with racism.

DOCUMENTARY: Ross Kemp: In Search of Pirates. Pick (Freeview 35). Sat. 18th Dec. 15:00 to 16:00. India. The actor and his documentary team expose stories of crime and hardship around the world, beginning with sex trafficking in India. Ross visits the notorious red-light district of Mumbai, where secretly filmed footage reveals not only the scale of the industry but how young some of the girls trapped in it are. He also comes face to face with a sex trafficker who confesses to many shocking acts that leave the presenter and his team stunned.

DOCUMENTARY: Inside Ikea: Flatpack Empire. Together TV (Freeview 170). Saturday 18th Dec. 22:15 to 23:30.
It follows Mia Lundstrom as she takes on the company's biggest challenge - pushing into the market in India.

DOCUMENTARY: UK Border Force. Pick (Freeview 35). Sun. 19th Dec. 05:00 to 06:00.
Officers in Calais search lorries for illegal immigrants, while at Heathrow's Terminal Three a student is prevented from entering the UK after a trip to India.

TRAVEL: People Fixing the World. BBC World Service (Freeview 710). Tues. 21st Dec. 15:06 to 15:30. Creating an Alternative Gig Economy. The innovators who think that a fairer approach to gig work is possible - from a co-operative run by ex-delivery riders in London to a blockchain-based ride-sharing app launching in India. Can these upstarts provide the flexibility and convenience that both workers and consumers have come to expect? Presented by Craig Langran.

DOCUMENTARY: Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story. Sky Arts (Freeview 11). Wed. 22nd Dec. 13:00 to 14:15. Profile of the singer, featuring interviews with the people who knew him best - his family, former lovers, and the members of Queen. This full and frank portrait charts Freddie's life and career, from beginnings in Zanzibar and Feltham, through his outrageous stage performances and recording output, to his death from an Aids-related illness in 1991.

ENTERTAINMENT: HARDtalk. BBC News (Freeview 231) Wednesday 22nd Dec. 15:30 to 16:00. Nitin Sawhney-Musician and Composer. Stephen Sackur speaks to renowned British Indian musician and composer Nitin Sawhney. What are the common threads in his remarkable career?

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Edited by Eddie Fernandes editor@goanvoice.org.uk

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Goan Voice Newsletter: Friday 17 Dec. 2021