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FORTHCOMING 19 Aug. 16:30 Chorao UK. Feast of St. Bartholomew. Charity Dance. Kelsey Park School, Beckenham, Kent. JD Sessions Band. £8 inc. meal. Tel. Mervyn Ramos 020 8689 2970; Joe Abreo 020 7723 7499 or Claver D'Mello 020 8672 4562 20 Aug. 10:00- Goa Day. Barnet Multicultural Community Centre, Algernon Road Hendon, London NW4. Details from Rene Barreto, barreto@dircon.co.uk 020 8445 2126 or Savio Fernandes, savfernandes@hotmail.com 20 Aug. 12:00- (doors open 10:30) Goan Association UK. Annual Sports Day. A Family orientated day with something for all ages! Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Oscar Fernandes 020-8654 4472 or Peter Rodrigues 020-8399 4883. 27 Aug. 12:30- St Teresa's School, Nairobi. Class of '65. Reunion at Whitehart Lane School. £7 including a free drink, snacks and meal Greg Carvalho or 01245 261302, Felix Cardozo 020 8482 3277 or Tony D'Costa 01293 425644. 3 Sept. 12:30- South East Goans - TROOK Tournament The Belfry Social Club, 100 Plumstead High Street, Plumstead, London SE18. Hilary 020 8317 1966 or 020 8854 4547 9 Sept. 12:00- E.A. Customs & Excise Reunion. Church Hall of Our Lady of Assumption, opp. 282 Links Road, Tooting, SW 17. For further details contact Conrad Monteiro 020-8715 4034. 9 Sept. Help A Poor Child. 20 th Anniversary Gala Ball, Harrow Leisure Centre, Christchurch Avenue, Harrow. 10 Sept. 11:00-18:00. Annual Festival of Our Lady of Health Vailankani. Cruise the river Thames on the Princess Royal. Rev. A.T. Moraes 0208-977 5682. 17 Sept. Goan Association (UK) Trook Tournament. ATC Hall South Wimbledon. Jacinto Fernandes 020-8542 5427 23 Sept. TIATR, TIATR, TIATR, Londonache famad teatrist ani kantorist fuddem sorleat adum tumchea mucar ek gomoticho ani comicacho tiatr zachem naum “ GUSPOT “. Vo tiatr zatolo, jistuc sanghecha 5 ora, St Monica's Hollant, Green Lanes, Palmers Green. London. Call: Rosy - 020 8352 9450, Ida - 020 8881 2921, Gregg – 020 8907 0545. See: www.larryboy.net for details. 24 Sept. Mapuca Union Feast. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Beltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16. 7 Oct. Young Ones "Bow-Tie" function. Church Hall of Our Lady & St Philip Neri, Sydenham. 8 Oct. Goan Association (UK). Senior Citizens lunch. £5. ATC Hall. Nina Pinto 020-8767 0663 or Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322 From Rene Barreto: GOA DAY. 20th Aug. 2000 has been set aside as GOA DAY in celebration of Konkanim being made an official language of GOA. GOA DAY commences at the Barnet Multicultural Community Centre at 10am. For details contact Rene Barreto barreto@dircon.co.uk or Savio Fernandes savfernandes@hotmail.com GOA DAY is supported by the Goan Association UK and the SPORTS DAY is a part of the GLOBAL GOA DAY celebrations here in London. The audio version of Basilio Magno's song PROUD TO BE A GOAN composed specially for the Goa Day in London on 20 August is on the Goa-World website at http//www.goa-world.net/music/proud_to_be_a_goan.HTM It is sung by Basilio Magno himself with Spanish orchestra. You may download it and learn the song in preparation to sing it on Goa Day in London. The family of the late Nascimento J. Fernandes wishes to thank all who attended the funeral service, sent cards, telegrams, e-mails, flowers, donations, visited, telephoned and in other ways supported and sympathised with them at their time of bereavement. UK Goan Festival 30 July. Saldanha Holidays offer of 3 days free stay for two at their holiday resorts are yet to be claimed. Winning raffle tickets are: Serial 993089 No. 525 / 530 / 541. All persons submitting their details to the UK section of the International Goan directory will be entered for the free raffle with a similar prize offered by Saldanha Holidays, sponsors of the UK section of the Directory. Go to: http://www.goacom.com/GOA_2000_DIRECTORY/ or email eddie@fernandes.u-net.com Goa Today, the monthly newsmagazine is being offered at £10 p.a. airmailed. Contact Melvyn Fernandes, melrose@dial.pipex.com Qupeleio De Souza and Loven Pereira, members of ‘Backwoods' are participating in the British Bird Watching Fair, being held in Rutland Water, Oakham, Rutland, UK, August 18 - 20. ‘Backwoods,' a Goa-based association run by nature lovers undertakes professional tours of birdwatching within Goa. This is the first time Goa will be promoted by Goan birdwatchers in UK as a bird watching destination. Full details at: http://www.birdfair.org.uk/ DEATHS 10 Aug. Santa Cruz. GONSALO LAZARO, husband of Ana Monteiro, Father of Menino (Scotland)/Paulina, etc. 11 Aug. Calangute: MARIA ESCOLASTICA RITA VAZ, wife of late Domingos, mother of Henry/Lorna (Toronto), Sr Adelia (Sisters of Cross, Pune), Jenifer, Ivy/Paul (UK). 12 Aug. Mapusa: JOE ALMEIDA (Prop. JJ Sons), husband of Jessie, father of Jane/Godwin D'Sa (UK), Jason (USA). 13 Aug. Raia. MARIA FERNANDES, wife of late Miguel Coelho, mother of Esteve/late Piedade (London), etc. 14 Aug. Bicholim: ANDRE CARDOSO, husband of Apolonia, father of Amelia/Justiano (UK), Severina, Gregory (UK), etc. LOOKING FOR Vasco Fernandes, who was at Parklands School/ Dr Ribeiro Goan School, Nairobi, Class of '66, wishes to make contact with his former classmates. Please telephone 01908 661311 or e-mail fernandes@totalise.co.uk NEWS
HEADLINES 315 persons in Goa figure on the police list of "known goondas". The list includes the son of a minister and some suspected aides of key politicians and was published in Goa on 10 Aug. See: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/aug/msg00043.html The list of Goondas included Aires Rodrigues who recently emigrated to Goa from UK! He threatened to sue the Police, who are apparently being manipulated by the Politicians he had accused of corruption. The Police have evidently apologised to him and removed his name from the list. Goanet has been ringing all week with messages supporting Aires! Recycled
plastic is banned in Goa from 15 Aug. See: The State public bus services have been extended from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm on the major intra-state routes in Goa. The BJP Party have called for the sacking of Mauvin Godinho from the Cabinet following his reported interference in shifting the Shree Shantadurga idol in Bicholim. On Aug. 15, five Congress MLAs split from the Party and pledged support to Sardinha.. Visit Goanet at www.goacom.com/goanet. Some of the highlights: 12958
Computers for Goan Schools appeal for funds. David Futers IN
THE NEWS 1 Aug. Goa News. Goa – A Paradise Lost? By Dr Nishtha Desai.1950 words. See. http://www.goanews.com/paradise.htm . *10 Aug. Herald (Goa). Some 315 individuals in the State find themselves on the police list of "known goondas", including the son of a minister. 619 Words *11 Aug. Asian Age. Goa priest Fr Vaz may become India's first saint. The Campaign by Filomena Giese, George Pinto & others. *12 Aug Herald (Goa) Goonda list draws threat of legal proceedings from Aires Rodrigues. 307 words *12 Aug. Gomantak Times. Goa Business manual launched in CD-ROM format. 175 words *12 Aug. Navhind Times. Goa's Chief Minister inaugurates luxury tents at Bambolim Beach resort. 300 words 15 Aug. Evening Standard. Face of double murder suspect. Lionel Pinto & Susan Collings murders investigation. *16 Aug. Gomantak Times. The Goa Govt. will not send official representatives to the Earls Court World Travel Mart in November 2000 "as resources in England had been tapped". 226 words *17 Aug. Deccan Herald. Goa Congress Party splits as MLAs quit to back Sardinha. 966 words |
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