FORTHCOMING 24th June 10:30 - 11:30. Mass - Pilerne Association - Feast of Saint John the Baptist at St. Stephens Church, Deepdene Road, Welling, Kent. Contact: Zacharias Fernandes 01322 410437. 24 June 17:00- Palms of Goa restaurant, Meard Street, London W 1, tel. tel.020 7439 2994. Meet Ivan Fernandes, Chairman of the Mombasa Goan Assoc. + goanet-uk first birthday + the uk-goan website. Meet for a drink and stay for dinner if you can! Flavio Gracias 020-8723 1322 or e-mail eddie@fernandes.u-net.com Tube: Tott. Ct. Rd., Leices. Sq., Oxford St or Piccadilly. 25 June. 12:30- Benaulim Association - Feast of St John the Baptist, White Hart Lane School, Wood Green, London N22. Mass followed by Dance. Music by band Maz & Co. Tickets from Mrs Josephine Fernandes (020 8967 7471) 2 July. 12:00- Aldona Association London. Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle. White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, London N22. For tickets please contact Tony Fernandes 020-8804-5276; Felix Fernandes 020-8800-5413; Luis Gracias 020-8764-4353; or Joanita Fernandes 01908-696-882. 9 July. 12:00- Calangute Assoc. celebrates their feast commencing with Mass. Venue: Shamyana Restaurant, 429 London Road, Norbury, SW16. Contact Ian Remedios 020-8658 7769 22 July. 20:00-24:00. Thames Cruise + Dinner Dance. Westminster Pier. There are still a few tickets available. £14 for Goan Association Members; £16 for Non-Members. Edna Moraes-De Souza 020-8672 1973 or Flavio Gracias 020-8723 1322. 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). 30 July 12:00 Aylesford Pilgrimage. Rev. A.T. Moraes 020-8977 5682 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. COMMUNITY NEWS From Steve Ferros : Queens Birthday Honours. Mrs Annie Vincent (nee Fernandes), who was born in Nakuru, Kenya, and hails from Cortalim, was awarded an MBE. The citation reads: For services to community relations and disability equality. (Leeds, West Yorkshire) Mrs Annie Vincent. Revenue assistant, HM Board of Inland Revenue. (London, N18). From Candy Fernandes: "I would like to thank everyone who came to the Festival. It was a great success thanks to the Entertainers and Band Masters. However, we still need a lot of money to make the £9,000 for the portakabin, which will be used as the Goan Community Centre, North, London. Donations will be most appreciated. Any queries please phone Candy on 07958 355 784." From Karl Lewkowicz acid.pop@virgin.net Edgar Fernandes Campaign: If you still care about and want justice for Edgar, then this is the time to send your letters to Malta. The family leaves for Malta on the 26th June. The Website address for JBMA/Edgar is now http://www.geocities.com/jbmanet. Any help or support that you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Karl 0207 2670823 DEATHS 19 June. Curtorim: VITORINO DE COSTA, husband of Amelia, father of Philomena (Sydney), Melinda/Floriano Rodrigues (Sydney), Francis/Maria, Graca (Brazil), Eric/Suzette (UK), Barbara/Alex. LOOKING FOR Lillian D'Souza who lives in Stafford, Staffordshire, with her husband and two children aged 9 and 4, would like to make contact with other Goans. Phone her on 01785 249602 or e-mail lilliandesouza@onetel.net.uk Required. Goan lady, from UK, Goa or Gulf, to look after girl aged 5 on a part time or live in basis. Fares and a reasonable salary will be paid with free accommodation and meals. North London. Tel. Costa 020-9360 7716 or e-mail kriscos@btinternet.com NEWS
HEADLINES When the Language Act was passed in 1987, it was generally believed that Marathi enjoyed equal status along with Konkani. However, this was disproved by a High Court judgement recently which ruled that Konkani was the sole official language of Goa. Confusion prevailed at Verna when a police mistook a funeral procession for a march opposing the Meta Strips plant at Sancoale. A new restaurant, called Nostalgia had opened 5 kms from Margao. It serves cafreal, vindalhos, sorpotel with sannas, pork kishmur and desserts like bolo sansrival and alle belle. The waitresses are dressed in traditional Kunbi saree. An Indo-British meet to strengthen trade ties and encourage NRI investment is set to take place in London on July 7. Keith Vaz will be among the speakers. The
Director of Social Welfare has declared an award of Rs.10,000
per couple of Goan origin, for contracting a marriage wherein
either spouse belongs to the scheduled caste and has registered
the marriage in Goa. Shyam Gama (23) of Margao was arrested for accosting a lass aged 16 near the railway bridge. Shyam held her hands forcibly and uttered, "I love you, I love you." IN
THE NEWS The second edition of Goa Handbook by Robert & Roma Bradnock, Footprint, ISBN 1 900949 45 8 has just been published. It is beyond doubt the best guide to Goa. Price £9.99. Robert Bradnock is Head of the Dept. of Geography at the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. His wife is Bengali and a Librarian. 17 June Daily Telegraph. Travel: P&O Cruise - Aurora. "…Our cabin was presided over by Conceciao "Conny" Fernandes from Goa, one of P & O's committed team of stewards. It was service of the old-fashioned kind though just occasionally efficiency became confused with officiousness…" *17 June. New Straits Times (Malaysia). Review of new Bollywood film, JOSH, starring former Miss World Aishwarya Rai: "The story is inspired by Hollywood's runaway hit, Westside Story. Two gangs battle each other for power in Goa, the picturesque former Portuguese colony in India." 432 words *18-20 June. The Nation (Kenya) The Pinto murder mystery resolved was the splash story over 3 days. "Pio Gama Pinto was the man who came closest to organising a real political revolution in Kenya. At the time he was putting his act together, Kenya was in a fluid stage of transition and had no solid authority in control." 4253 words. 18 June. Gulf News: Christians in India to observe July 8 as 'Black Day'. 574 words 20
June. Times of India. Hotels on seashores create ripples in Goa. *21 June. BBC News. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of India, Alan de Lastic, died of a heart attack in Poland when the car he was in swerved to avoid a cyclist on Tuesday evening. 385 words *21 June Navhind Times. Israel's Consul General in India, Dev Seqov-Steinberg, visited Goa to check business possibilities between Goa and Israel. From the interview "...In Israel, the nickname for India is Goa...I am interested in holding a Goan food week in Israel and also a Goan musical and cultural show...Goa is just fantastic... Goa is a paradise with invaluable treasures..." *22 June Times (UK) Obituary of The Most Rev Alan de Lastic, Archbishop of Delhi. 815 words |
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