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FORTHCOMING 22 July. 19:45-24:00. Thames Cruise + Dinner Dance. Charing Cross Pier. (opp. Embankment Station). Only a very few tickets left! See the flyer at http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/jun/cruise2.jpg Tel. Edna Moraes-De Souza 020-8672 1973 or Flavio Gracias 020-8723 1322. NOTE THE CHANGE OF DEPARTURE POINT 23 July. 12:30- Tivim Social. Bishop Thomas Grant School Hall, SW16. Norma Menezes-Rahim 020-8771 4457 23 July 12.00 - 20.00. Annual Guirim/Sangolda BBQ. Ewell Sports Ground, Banstead Road, Ewell. Jane Gracias (020) 8543 5454 or Laura Pinto (020) 8644 9588. 30 July. GOA Annual Goan Festival. Bishop Lafrance School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Diego Pinto 020-8767-0663 (offers of help). Norma Menezes-Rahim 020-8771 4457(organisational arrangements). Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322 (stall applications). South East Goans. Return coach to the Festival. Lloyd on 020 8301 5242 / southeastgoans.d-souza@virgin.net 30 July 12:00 Aylesford Pilgrimage. Rev. A.T. Moraes 020-8977 5682 or Edna Moraes-De Souza 020-8672 1973 1 Aug. 12:00 - 15:00 South East Goans 'GET TOGETHER' Venue: Goan Cuisine Restaurant, 136 Plumstead High Street, London SE18. Bingo/Cards/Carom/Draughts/Chess provided. Contact Lloyd on 020 8301 5242 southeastgoans.d-souza@virgin.net or Hilary on 020 8317 1966. Thereafter first Tuesday of every month. ALL WELCOME. 7 Aug. South East Goans - CHESSINGTON World of Adventures. Collection points: Plumstead, Welling, and Bexleyheath. Lloyd 020 8301 5242 / southeastgoans.d-souza@virgin.net "Includes 2 for 1 Voucher" 13 Aug. Bastora Union. Feast of St. Cajetan. Mass followed by Social at Merton Hall, 76 Kingston Road, South Wimbledon. Breakthru Band. Caesar D'Souza 020-8550 0615 or Cornelius Monteiro 020-8681 8716. 13 Aug. Justice for Edgar Fernandes Campaign. Fund-raising benefit social + celebration of Edgar's birthday. Red Rose Club in Finsbury Park.. Kids welcome. There will be a (cheap) bar and a free buffet. Contacts: Theo Russell: 020 8356 5230/5231 (W); 020 7244 9779 (H); e-mail theorussell@hotmail.com Chris Broadhead: 020 8356 4350/435/4352 (W); 020 7688 0061. 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 25-30 Aug. Asian Chaplaincy. Lourdes Pilgrimage. £275. Derek Gomes. 020-7263 5203 DEREKGOMES@compuserve.com 20 Aug. 12:00- (doors open 10:30) Goan Association UK. Annual Sports Day. A Family orientated day with something for all ages! Bishop Lafrance School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Oscar Fernandes 020-8654 4472 or Peter Rodrigues 020-8399 4883 27 Aug. St Teresa's School (Nairobi) Class of '65 Reunion at Whitehart Lane School 28 Aug. 7:15- South East Goans - BRUGES Day Trip. Collection points: Plumstead, Welling & Bexleyheath. Contact Lloyd on 020 8301 5242 / southeastgoans.d-souza@virgin.net Please remember to bring your PASSPORT. COMMUNITY NEWS London venue "where that Kenyan and Goan hospitality meets America" - see Eastern Eye, 14 July below The
Goan Welfare Society (Nairobi) Newsletter, July 2000, is at The Festival (30 July), organised by the Goan Association in conjunction with the UK Goan organisations is THE Goan event of the year - those who have attended one in the past will require no persuasion. Thousands are drawn to it! A full programme of entertainment has been arranged with three bands. Goan food and a licensed bar, but of course! Goanet-uk will have a stall but we sorely need the younger members to distribute free copies of the newsletter and sign up new members to add to the circulation list. Please contact me if you can help on the day - even if it is just for an hour eddie@fernandes.u-net.com Tel 020 8883 4786 DEATHS 26 June. UK. ROQUE PIEDADE XAVIER MENEZES Husband of Monique. Father of Joana/ Fabrice, Anthony, Roque Jr. Son of the late Dr Roque and late Ofelia. Brother of late Arthur/ Olive, Caesar/ Anita, Aires/ Theresa, Fr Louis S.J, Joseph/ Antonete, Fr Albert S.J. 16 July. Chinchinim. RITA PIEDADE ALMEIDA (Ex-Tanga), Wife of late Francis Almeida, Mother of Edwardina/ late Tony (Tanga), Flavia/ Rommel, Victor/ Melanie. 16/17 July. Streatham. LIONEL PINTO (ex. Nairobi & Mombasa), son of Lambert and late Marie, brother of Doris (Australia). Died in tragic circumstances. LOOKING FOR The Goan Musical Society Ensemble needs the voluntary services of : an accordion player; a gummot player; a classical guitarist; a tenor singer and a bass singer. Please contact: Joao Paulo Cota 020 8646 6390 or joao_cota@hotmail.com Young distributors required to give away copies of this newsletter at the Festival on 30 July. See Community News section above. NEWS
HEADLINES The
Goa Industries Minister, Mr Alexio Sequeira (who, incidentally,
was brought up in Mombasa), said that the convention directing
industries to compulsorily employ Goans had been withdrawn as
it smacked of being unconstitutional. Crimes against women are growing at an alarming rate in Goa says a study conducted by the Goa State Commission for Women. The Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) suffered a loss of Rs 263.79 lakh during a span of five years ending 1999, due to its failure in improving existing facilities made available for domestic and foreign tourists on operation of tours. The Dhar Committee has given the green signal for the reprocessing of copper from waste PVC cables at Meta Strips Limited factory at Sancoale. However, "stringent safeguards" have been recommended. Once again Goa e-mail addresses have changed. anyname@goa1.dot.net in becomes anyname@goatelecom.com CM Sardinha has directed the police to procure a couple of trucks with stairs, to impound stray cattle found on the roads. See: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2000/jul/msg00086.html Visit Goanet at www.goacom.com/goanet. Some of the highlights: 12373
GoaNOW July issue is at http://www.goacom.com/goanow/
Luiza de Mello IN
THE NEWS *14
July Eastern Eye (UK) Full page feature on Ramona Da Gama, owner
of a Jazz club, Blues West 14, in Kensington, London. For details
of the Club, see: http://www.listen.to/blues.west14
Ramona was born in Kenya, the daughter of Raul Da Gama (the lawyer)
and Ruby Pinto, educated at Loreto College Msongari, Nairobi and
has a degree in entomology from Kings College London. She represented
Kenya in the World Table Tennis Championship in Beijing and has
had (a) truly fascinating career (s)! For a biography and photographs,
see *14 July. BBC Monitoring Service. The Indian government said a little-known sect called "Deendar Anjuman", headed by a Pakistani was behind the blasts in religious churches in Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. 224 words *15 July. The Grocer (UK) Patak's is bringing out a new Gold label cooking sauce - Goan Pineapple (coconut and pineapple sauce with mustard seeds and curry leaves). 64 words 16 Jul. Observer. Jo Griffiths-Bainbridge who worked as a hostess in the same Tokyo club as Lucie Blackman (who has gone missing), wrote, "Hostesses are usually saving to pay for trips to Thailand and Goa and often get involved in drugs and prostitution during their time in Japan" 853 words 16 July. The Sunday Telegraph had a whole page featuring Toni Fernandes. Goanet-uk reported last week the record damages of over £280,000 he had been awarded In this article he relates how he had wanted a priest; how he taught himself accountancy and of his financial struggle when he was without a job and could not afford even to buy paper to write a letter. 1572 words. *18 July Times of India 18 July. Indian Ocean Cruise Line (IOCL), a private shipping company, is launching a dedicated cruise line for the Indian Ocean region. The luxury liner -- Ocean Majesty with a capacity of 600 passengers, will start its maiden voyage on November 14 from Athens and touch Mumbai on December 5. The liner will also call at Goa and it is hoped to extend operations to include Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles, East Africa and Singapore. 309 words *18 July. The Hindu. India has its task cut out. By Bruno Coutinho. The visiting Indian football team, which includes five Goans, plays Fulham on July 22 and West Bromwich Albion on July 26. 463 words. See http://www.the-hindu.com/stories/07180447.htm |
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