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FORTHCOMING 17 Sept. Goan Association (UK) Trook Tournament. ATC Hall Wimbledon. Jacinto Fernandes 020-8542 5427 17 Sept. 2.00pm. St Andrew's Church, Brook Road, Thornton Heath. Sung Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Andrew Fernandes (Asian Chaplaincy) to pray for the beatification of Venerable FR AGNELO DE SOUZA. Followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. Please bring along a plate of finger-food. Soft drinks, tea and coffee will be available. Please inform your friends of this event by e-mail, phone etc. Enquires: Anthony De Souza 020 8689 6447 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. For further details please call: Rosy - 020 8352 9450, Ida - 020 8881 2921, Gregg – 020 8907 0545 Sun 24 Sept. 12:00-20:00 Mapuca Union celebrating the Feast of St Jerome. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16. Commencing with Mass at 12.30pm. Band - Guava Groove and Disco - Say One Do One. Licensed Bar. Jacket & Tie essential. Raffles/Novelty Prizes/Kids games with prizes. Adults £10.00 (includes meal), children £3.50 (includes child's snacks). Contact Mathew D'Souza 020-8802 6373 or Eusebio Pinto 020-8304 9089. 1 Oct. 12:45- Majorda Feast. Mass followed by a Social. White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22. For tickets contact : Eulogio Braganza on: 020-8888 9109 or Bernadette Dias on: 020-8361 9417. 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 28 Oct. 19:00 - 03:00 Help A Poor Child. 20 th Anniversary Gala Ball, Harrow Leisure Centre. Derrick Pereira 020-8952 8899 COMMUNITY NEWS From: Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar - Goa. airesrod@goatelecom.com Tel: 0091-832-444248: The 2nd Convention of Overseas Goans will hosted by the Institute Menezes Braganza in Panjim on Saturday, Dec. 30. It is proposed to focus on youth as the underlying theme for the Convention this year. Please respond by Sunday, 17 Sept.: 1. Send in suggestions regarding issues that could be discussed at the Convention. 2. Let me know if you and/or your friends are able to attend the Convention. 3. Please indicate if you wish to volunteer to make a Presentation at the Convention. Goanet-Canada
Newsletter. Issue 2000-8. September, 10, 2000 is at GOAN IN 2000 DIRECTORY This not-for-profit venture publication is to be launched in November 2000 by a group lead by Fr. Terence D'Souza as Chairperson. For free entry, go to: http://www.goacom.com/GOA_2000_DIRECTORY/req11.html From Ivan Soares, Editor of the West London's Newsletter: For details of the West London Goans activities, forthcoming events and newsletter, see: http://welcome.to/westlondongoans The UKCF 4th Open Carrom tournament is to be held at Luton Town, Luton on Sunday 24th September 2000 from10.00 am. Contact Assumption.hGomes@hemscott.net for details. Goan Assoc. Sports Desk: The first Open Singles Snooker Tournament took place at the Mayfair Snooker Club in Tooting on Sun. 10 Sept. 31 players participated, their ages ranging from 12-76. Felix Pereira and his Committee have to be thanked for the success. Andrew D'Souza was the winner (deservedly, as he WAS outstanding) with Jason D'Souza being the runner-up. Two more events are planned - Men's doubles and Veterans Event (for the over 50's). Sponsors welcome. Contact Oscar Fernandes, 020-8654 4472. DEATHS Aug. 20. Old Goa. HEDWIG NUNES, ex-schoolmaster, Dr. Ribeiro Goan School, Nairobi Sept 1. Plumstead, London. MRS LINA PINTO. Wife of Mr. Anthony Pinto. sister-in- law of Mr. Rubin Fernandes of Edmonton Canada and Cousin of Mrs. Anastasia and Mr. Jerome Mendes. The funeral was in London on Sept. 14. Sept 12. Santa Cruz. ROSA MARIA BRAGANCA, relict of late Caetano, mother of Sr Conceicao H.C. (Calangute), Jasmelina/Francis, Vicente/Pauline (USA), Adelina/Francis (UK), late Agostinho/Zita, Luis/Rita. LOOKING FOR Do you know of any Goans who have represented a Country in any sports? (Male, Female, Young or Old ). Please contact Assumption Gomes at e-mail Assumption.hgomes@hemscott.net Thank You. FLIGHT CORNER The first charter flight of the season will land at the Dabolim airport on October 8 from the UK. There will also be flights from Germany, Poland and Finland. Last year, 405 charter flights had brought in 94,389 tourists, mainly from Europe. NEWS
HEADLINES In a bid to boost tourism in the country, the Indian State Governments recommended setting up of a tourist police force. Nigel John Smith who is facing charges of being in possession of drugs managed to escape whilst being led to the Mapusa Court but was caught the following day. Popular rockstar Remo Fernandes inaugurated an "Archies" gallery, spread over 1000 ft and displaying a wide range of cards, posters, stationery, music cassettes and other gift items, opposite the Azad Maidan in Panjim, on September 9. Go to http://www.goacom.com/news/ for the audio news from Goa covering August 2000 CM Francisco Sardinha has announced the setting up of a "Mini Goa" to promote heritage, rural and eco-tourism, in Panjim. While the Aldona parish priest, Fr Jose Roque Gonsalves and his assistant Fr Pio Almeida were having lunch last Sunday, someone entered the parish priest's residence and stole Rs.1.68 lakh (cash) and a gold chain from his cupboard. The following day the Mapusa police detained on suspicion church attendant Arun Xavier and Mathew Domingo Fernandes, The Colva panchayat intends to engage a private security agency to deter the hawkers from pestering tourists. Visit Goanet at www.goacom.com/goanet. Some of the highlights: 13391
Goa's Tourist Police. Tony Correia-Afonso IN
THE NEWS *21
Aug. Toronto Sun. "In the 1970s, Goa offered few tourist
facilities. The toilet was a stone cubicle with two breeze blocks
to keep the feet above ground level. The area between the blocks
was puzzlingly clean. One day though, while I was squatting to
empty my bowels, a small pig appeared and vacuumed up everything
I had produced. My dilemma was then whether to continue to tempt
fate by eating those delicious local sausages." 338 words.
See 6-13 Sept. Time Out. Reviews a book, Hand to Mouth in India, "in which Tom Thumb travels to Goa without any money." *8 Sept. Asian Age. Indian exporters of expensive Basmati rice are in a quandary after the British government demanded samples of Basmati rice from India for DNA testing to establish if the rice exported was truly Basmati. 421 words. *9 Sept. Times of India. The Campaign Against Paedophilia, in Goa, has welcomed the arrest of Raymond Andrew Varley in Britain by Interpol, following a `red corner' notice last year. 399 words. *12 Sept. Herald (Goa) Miramar's 'grandmum's club' finds service as a way of fun. By Frederick Noronha. 654 words *13 Sept. Times of India. Caritas giving dignity to the less privileged in Goa. By Cyril D'Cunha.. 589 words. http://www.timesofindia.com/today/13mpan4.htm *13
Sept. Herald (Goa) Jerome Mendes, the man of vision for Goa is
now a very disappointed and unhappy man with the way his motherland
Goa has treated him and is now seriously thinking of selling up
and returning back to England (848 words). *13 Sept. Herald (Goa). Editorial. The universal popular perception of the Goa Medical College is that you will get adequate or proper treatment only if you know some one. There is a deep seated distrust in this premier medical facility in the State.1214 words *13
Sept Independent. Yasmin Allibai-Brown: We pretend to be united,
but racism festers among the ethnic minorities. Let us speak out
about and against the prejudices that are found in the black and
Asian communities. 1170 words. |
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