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FORTHCOMING 27 Jan. 7.30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Young London Goans Social meet at Concert: St James Church, 197 Piccadilly W 1. £6 - £12.50. Mozart: Zauberflote. Beethoven: Violin Concerto (with So'Ock Kim). Brahms: Symphony 4. Rosy Fernandes rfernandes@spss.com 17 Feb. Goan, Mauritian & Trinidadian Valentine's Disco and Blind Date. White Hart Lane School, Wood Green. Band: Silver Stardust + Disco. £8 advance; <13, £4. Ricky Rebello 020 8361 4577 (ev.) or 07941 514333. E-mail: anrickco@onetel.net.uk 24 Feb. 7 p.m. Goan Association UK "VIVA CARNIVAL" at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham. Disco Say One Do One. Dance to exotic Latin beat, plus Cabaret. Fancy Dress optional. Tickets Members £4 (limited to 2 per member), Guests £6, Children under 12 free. Available from Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322 berniegracias@aol.com or Norma Menezes-Rahim, 020-8771 4457 menezrahim@aol.com 16 Apr. 12 noon - 10 p.m. Goan Community Millennium Celebration on Easter Monday at the Goan Community Centre, Keston Road, London N15. Opening Ceremony by the Mayor of Haringey at 12 noon. Stalls. Performance Football nearby in Downhills Park. Entertainment in Keston Centre from 2-6 p.m. followed by dancing to live band. Disco for the youth will be in the Goan Community Centre. Event to accommodate 2000 people covering the areas of the Park & the two Halls so everyone is welcome. Ample car parking. If you wish to put up a stall or participate in the entertainment contact Nina Pinto on 020 8767 0663 or Candy on 020 8245 4513:e-mail candyrose2000@hotmail.com 6 May. 5 p.m. The Goan Cultural Society UK proudly presents a modern comedy Konkani play, " FARICPON" written and directed by Larryboy. St Monica's Church Hall, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London N13. Tickets: Adults £ 6, OAPs £ 5 and children under 14 years £ 5. Contact: Rosy 020 8352 9450, Bella 020 8352 0373, Ida 020 8881 2921 or visit our website: www.goanculturalsociety.com COMMUNITY NEWS The EGM/Adjourned AGM/EGM of the Goan Association (UK) was held on 21st Jan. at Archbishop Lanfranc School in Croydon. All the business was completed and in marked contrast to past AGMs the discussion was very civil. It is hoped that this marks a sea change in attitude for the future. Richard Fernandes was elected Finance Director. President of the Goan Association, Flavio Gracias, attended a reception hosted by Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. At the reception, Patricia Rozario sang four songs including a Mando. From Marlon Menezes: The Computers for Goan Schools raffle closes
on Jan. 31. The target of $10,000 is achievable thanks to a generous
contribution of $6800 by Agnelo Gomes of New Jersey. You have
a choice of making your contributions on-line at the secure server
at: Margaret and the members of the Colaco family would like to thank all those who sent Sympathy Cards, Letters and Mass offerings following the death of NAVARRO on 21st December. They are so numerous that it will not be possible to reply to each one individually. A mass of thanks will be said for the intentions of all those who helped us through this sad time. Allen Mascarenhas, amascarenhas@CATS-NET.COM
has written to DEATHS 19 Jan. Mississauga, Canada. PETER FELIX FERNANDES. Husband of Rosalind (Rose), father/father-in-law of James, Noel/Avril, brother of late Magdalena, late Christy, Marie, Joachim, Bella & Dr. Phyllis ( Texas, USA) 22 Jan. Southampton. MERCY PEREIRA (ex Kampala). Wife of late Marshall Pereira. Mother of Alvin and Marie/Andrew. sister of Orlando, Dr Norman and late Geraldo, Mass at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Shirley, Southampton on Friday 2nd Feb. at 1 p.m. followed by Cremation. Information from Newton Carrasco. 22 Jan. Quepem. LUCY PINTO, wife of late Francis Xavier, mother of Maria/Ghassan (Kuwait), Elvira/Robert (Ex-Kuwait), Rose (London), Maggie/Francis (Kuwait), Alex/Dorothy (Kuwait), Felix/Claudin, Vera/Agostinho. 22 Jan. Anjuna: PASCOAL DE MELLO, M.B.E. (92), (Ex-Nairobi, Kenya), husband of Esmeralda, father of Dr Joe/Madeline, Tim/Jenny, Raymond/Hycinth, Stan/Kathleen, grandfather of Roby, Steve, James, Jessica, Thomas and Hazel (Canada), brother of late Luizinha/late Francis, late Maria Severina/late Manuel and brother-in-law of late Rose/late Lucas, Carmel/late Peter, late Benny/late Cipriano, late Manuel/Regina. (His son, Tim, is one of the Founders of our sponsor, GOACOM). Hundreds attended the funeral of Pascoal de Mello, M.B.E, a benefactor of several causes in his village and around Goa. The main celebrant at the Mass was the Archbishop of Goa, Rev Dr Raul Gonsalves. 24 Jan. Parra: JOHN BRAGANZA (Ex-Civil Service, Kenya & London), husband of Julia, brother of late Basil/late Claudin, Andrew/Mary, late Jessie/late Paul, late Pecy/Barbara, Matty/late Macio, Clera/late Lobo, Hilda/late Freddy and late Stanley.
LOOKING FOR URGENT! This is an appeal to Goans to come forward and have a blood test done in order to match that of a Leukaemia patient, John Colaco (Paschao) who needs a Bone Marrow Transplant a.s.a.p. Please pass the word around. Call Candy on 0958355784 and leave your tel. no. or call Christine on 020 8493 9179. *Coventry Evening Telegraph; Jan 20. The children at Park Hill School in Kenilworth have been working on a creative scheme which combines fun and learning, devised by Park Hill deputy headteacher Maggie Booth. It has proved such a success that she has been invited to attend a five-day Commonwealth conference in Goa, to speak about the scheme. Now Mrs Booth needs to raise sponsorship to attend the conference on February 19. Anyone who can help should phone 01926 413700. 201 words.
FLIGHT CORNER Goan Community Special Offer from World Vacations Direct : Monarch Charter flight departing 3 Feb. Gatwick Goa one way for only £99. Return flights available with Emirates, Gulf Air plus others for any duration stays at discounted prices. Call Werner Gomes, Savio Viegas or Clarence Paes on 0870 128 8000.
NEWS
HEADLINES The Caritas hall in Panjim was packed to watch "Bhaile", a video-film shot by Ajay Noronha, on the way foreign paedophiles go about enticing gullible kids in Goa, and the apathy of the government and locals to the burgeoning problem. . See http://www.goacom.com/news/clippings/ajayian.jpg for photograph of Ajay Noronha beside Ian Dalton McWhannell, from New Zealand, who helped track a paedophile, who's case is due to come up in Goa soon: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, today informed the state legislative assembly that his government's policy was not to allow foreign funding for restoration of heritage monuments but to make an adequate fund available for the purpose. However, Mr Parrikar said that the government has no power to block the foreign funds, if it comes through proper channels Archbishop Ivan Dias of Bombay has been made a Cardinal by the Pope. The Indian Navy has opened its nine-hole 70-par golf course at Dabolim to visiting foreign tourists in Goa. Chief Minister Parrikar has suggested the construction of a modern international stadium near the Four Pillars at Santa Cruz. PriceWaterhouse Coopers has advised Goa to tap the information technology sector immediately to overcome the "inherent constraints" to industrial growth. The Minister for I T, Ramakant Khalap, outlined a multi-pronged thrust to make Goa an "intelligent" state by proposing a "cyber city" at the Mandrem-Morjim plateau, an information technology centre at Dona Paula and an info-tech council. The Government announced the stepping up of surveillance to identify and deport foreigners who overstay in Goa. According to police sources, wearing of helmets by two-wheeler riders is likely to be made compulsory within the next two months, following an order passed by the High Court. The Australian cricket tour of India will conclude on April 6 with the fifth and final one-day fixture in Goa.
IN
THE NEWS *Leicester Mercury. A Leicester school is forging links with teachers and pupils in Goa. Rushey Mead School wants to work with people in Goa on sports and environment exchange projects …The school also hopes to encourage pupils from Goa to travel to Leicester and to take part in football and table-tennis competitions and coaching…The link began through work done by Rushey Mead head teacher Steve White and a Leicester friend, Mario Fernandes. Mr Fernandes went to school in Goa but now lives in Leicester and is married to a former Rushey Mead pupil. He attended the website launch, along with another member of supporting organisation Goa International, Rene Barreto… 324 words. 18 Jan. Evening Standard. Tabla. A bright, new-style and unusually enlightened Indian restaurant. The food is sophisticated …'Goan style haddock' has a certain ring to it. The Dockmaster's House, Hertsmere Road, E14 (020-7345 0345). The restaurant also featured in the Guardian, 20 Jan. "The menu ranges pretty freely all over the subcontinent, with representatives from Kerala, Goa and Rajasthan, to name but a few…" 19 Jan. Business Line. The Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals Group is setting up two hospitals and one resort lifestyle centre in Goa. This is the first time that Apollo has tied up with a resort, Dona Sylvia, to establish a lifestyle centre. * 22 Jan. Navhind Times . Silencing The Prophets Of Doom. By Nandkumar Kamat. Some misguided overseas Goans have begun a campaign to focus on the "need" for Goa to be a "free" or "independent" state/country…1112 words The January 2001 issue of GoaNOW is up at http://www.goacom.com/goanow/
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