FORTHCOMING

28 Aug. 12:00- St Anselms Church, 9 Tooting Bec Road, SW17. Fr Conceicao D'Silva , Sister Agnes Fernandes & Bro. Sydon Fernandes of Mandur Church, Goa, are holding a healing service. Melanie Colaco 0181-482 7176

29 Aug. 11:15- Goan Association. Sports Day. White Hart Lane School. N 22. Peter Rodrigues 0181-399 4883. peter@rungu.freeserve.co.uk

30 Aug. 11:30 Teenagers & Singles picnic at the Boating Lake, Hyde Park. Meet at the Dell Restaurant. No booking! No charge! Bring food and soft drinks. Raymond Lobo 0181-654 0268

3 Sep. 19:30 Meditation + Mass. Asian Chaplaincy.

5 Sep. 15:00 Mass at St Anslems, Southall.

6 Sep. 18:30 Mass + Novena + Get-together. Asian Chaplaincy.

11 Sep. 19:00-03:00 HAPC annual Gala Ball. Harrow Leisure Centre. Derrick Pereira 0181-952 8899 HAPC_UK@compuserve.com

12 Sep. Senior Citizens lunch. Wimbledon. Diego Pinto 0181-767 0663

26 Sep. Konkanim Mass + Get-Together. Asian Chaplaincy.

26 Sep. Mapuca Union Social. Streatham. Eusebio Pinto. 0181-304 9089

IN THE NEWS
(e-mail eddie@fernandes.u-net.com for the full text of items marked *) .

*Herald (Goa) 17-Aug. Feature on goanet-uk

The Express 20-Aug. (852 words) Can you really find love under the sun? "So when a handsome actor I met on an idyllic Goan beach asked me to marry him, I actually believed the guy. I first locked eyes with Gunter at a beachside cafe in the hippy resort of Calangute..."

The Express. 21-Aug. Key to holiday fun. Summer computer camp at Royal Holloway University of London camp in Egham, Surrey. "If I wasn't here I'd just be bored at home watching TV," says 11-year-old Joe Fernandes.

*Gomantak Times 22-Aug (1743 words) Alexyz : Oh, to be in England! Excerpt: Before flying to England I was warned by friends who had been there, "Get hold of a London Tourist Guide" you'll have to fend for yourself. The British, inclusive of British Goans have a perpetual snooty, snobbish, nose-in-the-air virus affecting them. They're extremely busy. They won't make time for you.

The Jerusalem Post. 23-Aug. "Goa and Manali in India attract Israelis looking for drug orgies."

South China Morning Post. (Hong Kong) 24-Aug. Harmful nature of politics. Report on the corrupt Goa CM and the upright Governor on an environment issue. Full text at:
http://www.scmp.com/News/Asia/Article/FullText_asp_ArticleID-199908240219208

The Dominion (New Zealand) 25-Aug. Eoghan McBride, detained in connection with paedophilia offences in Goa, has been granted bail. The extradition hearing is set for Sept.27.

DEATHS

Aug-13 Timor: FR ANTONIO EDUARDO DE PAULO BRITO (Missionary of Timor-Indonesia), son of late Dr Cipriano and late Angelica, brother of Joaquim/Lira (UK),

Aug-21. Toronto: ROBERTINA DE SOUZA (Ex. Nairobi) aged 91. Mother of Anthony /Elma, George /Irene, Amy/Adolf, Dominic/Rose, Raymond /Julie, Diana /Joe, and Mervyn/Purie.

Aug-22. Navelim: MARIA DELFINA REBELLO, wife of late Bobela, mother of Filu/late Romeu (London), Elite/Elias (London), late Salu, Bridget/Tony (Toronto), Tinny (L.A.), Rosario/Sita,

Aug 23. Colva: JOSE GLORIO ALMEIDA (Ex-Zanzibar), husband of Julieta, father of Peter/Zolmira, Edwin/Jennifer, Alex, Ursula/Carlos and Newton/Audrey.

Aug 24. Calangute: CACILDA MENDES ATHAYDE (Ex Uganda) Relict of Caetano, mother/ mother in law of late Freddie/ Mena, Antoinette/Romesh, Laura/ Antonio, Martha/ Nolasco.

Aug 24. Margao. MINGUELINA F FERNANDES. Wife of late John Ignatius Fernandes, mother of Alex (UK), Norbert/ Appy (UK), Pauline (Fatima Convent)/Simon (SCI), Anita/Errol (UK)

NEWS HEADLINES
( mainly from Joel D'Souza in Goa, courtesy of GOACOM, e-mail: goanow@sancharnet.in )

A panel discussion on Goan Identity was held at the Institute Menezes Braganza on August 24 in Goa. The discussion was initiated by Prof Teotonio R de Souza of Lisbon.

In a move to combat child abuse the Goa police organised a two-day sensitisation training programme.

The MGP Goa candidates have withdrawn from the national elections.

*Full text (869 words) now available of Goa's Archbishop Raul Gonsalves' message "Something seems to be going drastically wrong somewhere. Goa's infrastructure is apparently collapsing."

Visit Goanet at www.goacom.com/goanet. Some of the highlights:

6951 Aires Rodrigues. CM Faleiro faces Public Interest Litigation.
6957 Ambert Pimenta. Free e-mail to letter in Goa service offered for a two-week trial period.
6966 Tim de Mello. Report of the Toronto Goan Villages Festival of 22 Aug.