FORTHCOMING

4 Mar. 19:15 Assoc. of the Friends of Ven. Fr. Agnelo (UK). General meeting. Nina Pinto 020-8767 0663

4 Mar. Botwell Social Centre, Botwell Lane, Hayes. Fund raising dance for St Gabriel's Church. Live music by the versatile band "Future Quest". Food for sale by "The Punjabee" restaurant of Southall. Tickets: pounds 8 (children under 12 years: pounds 4) available from Ulric Pinto (0171 422 1479) or Ron Mathias (0171 422 5315).

5 Mar. 12:00- Mungul Union feast. White Hart Lane School, N22. Rosy D'Silva 020- 8352 9450.

5 Mar. 12:00-20:00 Goan Assoc., Paris. Mass followed by Carnaval Get-Together. Mr. Cruz Gonsalves. Tel. 01 48 35 22 58 (Paris). e-mail: fly_gonsalves@yahoo.fr For full details, see:
http://www.goacom.com/goa-paris/page13.html

12-19 Mar. Holy Land Pilgrimage. £499.50 (inc. flight, half board, tours and tips). Edna Moraes-de Souza 020-8672 1973

17 Mar. 19:30 Wigmore Hall, London. Patricia Rozario (soprano) in a Romantic programme of songs and chamber music by Schubert and Brahms. Other instruments taking part - clarinet, cello and piano.

1 Apr. 19:00 - 24:00. Mothers Day Social. Botwell Social Centre, Botwell Lane, Hayes, Middlesex. £6. Food for sale. Licensed Bar. Music by Velvet Orchid. Tel. Greg 020- 8579 8154, Tessy, 01784-433 302 or Irene 020-8567 9155.

9 Apr. 15:00 Moira Assoc. Asian Chaplaincy, St. Augustine's Priory, 55 Fulham Palace Road London W6 Mass offered for the repose of the soul of Robert D'Souza.

23 Apr. 19:00 Goan Association UK and Dark Star Social Club. Grand Easter Ball. Lola Jones Hall London SW17. Irene De Mello 0181-567 9155, Edna Moraes-de Souza 0181-672 1973, Savio Pereira 0181-679 4331 or Hazel Rodrigues 0181-357 6776

23 Apr, 19:00-0100 Music Mania Dinner Dance Thamesmere Leisure Suite, Woolwich. Breakthru Band and Music Mania Disco. Tony/Roseline Joanes 0181 265 9644, Vincent/Sabina 0181 244 5598 or Paul/Veronica Barretto 0181 311 1195

28 May. 12:00 - 20:00 Cortalim Union Feast. White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, London N22

4 June. Wandsworth Town Hall Ex Students from Catholic Parochial and St Teresa's Boys and Girls School, Nairobi. Millennium Reunion. Norma Menezes 0208-771 4457 Menezrahim@aol.com or Tonyjo Fernandes 01895 259947.

18 June. 12:00- Siolim Union. 20th anniversary. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Beltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16 Mass followed by Dance. Maz & Co. and Fantasy Disco. Members and guests welcome. Derrick Fernandes 020-8395 1084 or Eugene Fernandes 020-8240 0818

23 July. 12:30- Tivim Social. Bishop Thomas Grant School Hall, SW16. Norma Menezes-Rahim 020-8771 4457

30 July 12:00 Aylesford Pilgrimage. Rev. A.T. Moraes 020-8977 5682

REGULAR EVENTS

Last Friday each alternate (odd no.) month : 18:30-20:00 Goan Association (UK) Public Relations Dept. India Club, 143 Strand, London WC2. Speakeasy brainstorming evening. £1 (optional). Open to all. Melvyn Fernandes 020-8378 5600 melrose@dial.pipex.com

Asian Chaplaincy, Hammersmith 020-8563 9102. 2nd Sun. monthly. 15:00 Mass + Novena +tea & biscuits + bingo.
Last Sun. monthly 15:00 Konkanim Mass + get-together + bingo. Tel. 020-8563 9102.

Regina Pacis Convent, PIME Sisters, 10 Chiswick Lane, London W4. 18:30-19:30. Every alternate Wed. Meditation. Tel 020 8563 9102

34 Potterne Close, Castlecombe Drive, SW19. 18:30 - 19:30. 1st Sunday each month. Meditation + Mass. Tel 020 8563 9102

St. Anslem's Church Southall 15:00 1st Sunday each month. Mass. Tel 020 8563 9102

Sacred Heart Convent, Southall. 18:30 - 19:30. Every alternate Friday. Children's Prayer Group. Tel 020 8563 9102

COMMUNITY NEWS

Corrections re. death of Joaquim Cardozo (not Cardoso): Juliet not Juliette and Carrie not Cary.

Goan Association, Calgary Newsletter, Feb 2000, is at
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/feb/calgoan.html

The UK Carrom Federation is holding Open Carrom Tournaments on 27Feb, 30Apr, 25th June, 22nd Oct. at the Indian YMCA - 41 Fitzroy Square, London W1 and on 3rd Dec. at Luton Town Hall. Ladies welcome. Time 10:00-17:00. Entry fee £ 7.00 (inc. drinks and snacks) Contact: Harvey A Gomes 0181 641 5995, e-mail: Assumption.hGomes@hemscott.net

DEATHS

21 Feb. Canada: BERTA DIAS MIRANDA, wife of late Camilo, mother of Mario/Vilma, late Flavia/Rui Mesquita and Carmen/Servulo Colaco.

22 Feb. Velim, Goa : LUCIO PIEDDE JACOB DA SILVA, (ex. EAR&H, Tanzania) husband of Maria Helena.

LOOKING FOR

Constancio (Kony) Almeida of New Jersey , kony@mikroninst.com seeks Noey (nee D'Costa) and John Pereira.

FLIGHT CORNER

£99 one way to Goa and this INCLUDES a £20 donation to the Computers for Goa Schools Project! Most Saturdays to 06 May currently available. Contact Saldanha Holidays, 0181 686 5888. e-mail: SALDANHAGOA@aol.com Proceeds will be used towards the cost of the Goa-UK teacher exchange - see: www.f-w-a.demon.co.uk/goa

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

Goa's Director General of Police, R S Sahaye has been transferred to Delhi after a tenure a year and replaced by U N B Rao

Dabolim airport is being given a face-lift at a cost of Rs.20 crore to make it fit for 24-hour civilian flights.

In a bid to avoid the misuse of transfer of residence (TR) facility for bringing in brand new electronic items into the country, and evade customs duty, the Goa Customs and Central Excise has launched a drive against such violators.

Leander Paes. world number one in tennis doubles, was felicitated by the Bengal government for his fine performance in winning three grand slam doubles titles.

The entire wait-listed subscribers numbering 4400 in Goa will get their telephone connections by the end of March this year.

Goa's Labour Minister has announced an incentive of Rs 1500 to working men/women, who undergo sterilisation.

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

10296 Sardinha takes a swipe! Aires Rodrigues on the transfer Goa's Director General of Police.
10293 Should the Patriarch play golf at the Vatican? Dr Filomena Giese on the Bessed Joseph Vaz Campaign
10283 San Francisco Goan Institute is organising a Goan Seniors gambling trip to Reno in May. George Pinto.

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

*6 Feb. The People (UK) Get up and Goa. Spice up your life with a red-hot taste of paradise. 693 words

*16 Feb. Leicester Mercury. Having a right Goa. Should Goa ban package holidays? 510 words

*17 Feb. Herald (Goa). Chief Minister unveils plans to restore lost grandeur of Panjim. 411 words

*18 Feb. Daily Mirror. TV appeal for missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards who "has reportedly been spotted in Goa" 194 words

*18 Feb. Times of India. The buzz is that March 20 being Holi, chances are that Clinton might spend the day in Goa.

18 Feb Indian Express. Caste rivalry in Goa. See:
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/feb/msg00055.html

19 Feb. Daily Telegraph. Food and Drink - Bollywood and Vine - India is making serious Wine.

19 Feb. Navhind Times Food processing industries: a sunrise sector.
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/feb/msg00058.html

20 Feb. The Independent. Valerie Vaz is on the list of Labour Party candidates to fight the next General Election.

*20 Feb. Bangkok Post. "Johannes Bloem, Cornelius Prins and Philip Howarth (of Wolverhampton) were part of a paedophile group who had not only been trawling Thailand, but also Goa and Bali for new young conquests" 2391 words.

23 Feb. Daily Telegraph. Peterborough. Matrimonial in Herald (Goa): "Goan RC 36 years bachelor requires ill-literate, non-working, long haired but fair spinsters. Must remain at home and do housework, cooking etc. Foreigners don't reply."

24 Feb. Boston Globe. … Hindus attacked a teacher in Goa and nearly beat him to death.. His offense: asking history students to comment on a hypothetical situation in which an Indian soldier had been well-treated by his Pakistani captors…