FORTHCOMING

3 Mar. 1.40 p.m. The Family of St. Philomena will be celebrating Holy Mass at the English Martyrs Church, 2 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, SW16. Talk commences at 1.40pm. The chief celebrant is Monsignor G. Braschi, Director of St. Philomena's Shrine in Mugnano, Italy (very special occasion). Contact Philomena 020 8769-4254 for further details.

16 Apr. 12 noon - 10 p.m. Goan Community Millennium Celebration in conjunction with the Goan Association(UK) 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. Entrance £1 for 16 yrs and over. 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

29 Apr. Rocky's Trook Tournament. Near Oval LT Station. Rocky Fernandes 020-7274 3585.

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

6 May. Saligao Feast. Zemira Fernandes 01895 259947

20 May. Malawi Goans. 25th Anniversary Reunion.

27 May. 12:00-20:00 Cortalim Union. Feast of St. Phillip & St. James at White Hart Lane School Hall. Wood Green. London N22. For further details contact Luis Fernandes 020 8889 2278 luisf@lineone.net, Maria Alfonso 020 8803 5146, or Melvyn Fernandes 020 8809 1128. See Cortalim website for further info at: http://home.earthlink.net/~nsequeira

27 May 12.30pm - 8pm.The members of the Assolna, Velim and Cuncolim Union (AVC) will celebrate their annual feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham. Alvira Almeida 020-9300 6154 or Plino Martins 020-8657 8951.

27 May. 1.00pm to 8.30pm. Third Bakuli (Kampala, Uganda) Reunion at the Jasmin Club, Tooting. Music by "Zodiac" and "Ben's Formula 21". Tickets £10 and £5 children. Snacks and meals included. Leave name, address and telephone number at 01666 824122 or email ediasuk@email.com or regdacunha@aol.com Details to follow.

WARREN NORONHA - FASHION DESIGNER. LONDON FASHION WEEK.

23 Feb. The Independent. Headline: Slick and sharp, Noronha is dressed for success. Extract: Warren Noronha took to the London catwalk for only the second time yesterday and delivered just the kind of hard-edged, glamorous and slick show that is hoped for from this city's young designers…Before starting on his own, Noronha, who is of Goan descent, worked for four years with Antonio Berardi, former star of London and now showing in Milan. This collection established him as a name to watch…

19 Feb. Evening Standard. TALENT TO WATCH: Warren Noronha.

4 July 1999. Sunday People. Headline: Baby Finds "Cute" New Beau. Meet the new man in Baby Spice's life - trendy clothes designer Warren Noronha. Emma Bunton was introduced to her latest catch by Posh Spice, a long-time fashion fan of 24-year-old Warren. He and Emma, 23, have enjoyed a string of dates since she dumped 19-year-old Damage star Jade Jones last month, the Sunday People can reveal. The pair have met up several times at London's trendy Met Bar - arriving and leaving separately to avoid gossip. But Emma has confided to friends she finds Warren, who works for top British designer Antonio Berradi, "extremely cute" and hopes their romance will progress.

DEATHS

26 Jan. Calgary, Canada: MATHILDA (HILDA) FERNANDES (82). Born in Nairobi. Widow of Martin (deceased 1956). Mother of late Merlin (d.1992)/John D'Sa, May/Douglas de Souza (Calgary), Rudolf/Hazel (Toronto), Leonard/Jeanne (USA) and Camilo (London). sister of Lily/Joaquim Lisboa (Nairobi, Kenya) and late John Gracias (d.1983).

14 Feb. Nuvem: ANA ANGELICA CRASTO FERNANDES (Ex-Nairobi), wife of late Caetano Francisco, mother of Antonio/Carmelina, Bosco/Mabel, Joe/Debra (All in UK), Mary, Annie/Manuel.

21 Feb. Cansaulim. CANDELINA AUGUSTA PINTO, wife of Caetano (Ex PP Shell, Kenya/MPT), daughter/daughter-in-law of Isaac F Gomes/Rosa Maria (Pemba Stores, Zanzibar), mother of Cliff/Larissa, Caroline/Joseph, Celestia/Basil (Dubai), Clarence, Conrad, Charles.

22 Feb. Saligao: LINO JOSEPH DANTAS, husband of Edwira, father of Cheryl/David, Cynthia, brother of late Marcus/Fila, Lina/late Armando, Annie/Bento, Francis/Stella (all in Canada), Adolf (Colva) Gracy/Basil (London), Anthony/Lynn (London).

26 Feb. Singapore. CARM MASCARENHAS, husband of Crystal (Canada), father of Alisha, Aidan (Canada).

FLIGHT CORNER

World Vacations Direct. Goan Community Special. March sale, Gatwick to Goa from £199. 2 weeks. Longstay specials departing the end of April and returning early Nov. £199. To book call Clarence Paes, Werner Gomes or Savio Viegas on 0870 128 8000. E-mail werner.gomes@travelpack.co.uk

27 Feb. Evening Standard A fortnight in Goa with Hayes and Jarvis (0870 89 89 890) …Alphaville hotel near Calangute beach, costs Pounds 299pp (sharing), incl. breakfast, transfers and return flights from Gatwick, departing. this Saturday.

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

According to a Times of India report the BJP government faces a political storm with the Congress, the main opposition party, bracing up to take over the reins.

Gil Rossellini, son of Italian film director Roberto Rossellini plans to direct a thriller, The Tigress of Goa.

There has been a spate of night-time burglaries of isolated but occupied houses in Goa. Two gangs are thought to be responsible, threatening and restraining the residents as they ransack the houses. There have been 5 such incidents so far this week.

Two British nationals died in Goa on 26 Feb. Jason (Rufus) Burrows, aged 30 died after the motorcycle he was riding collided against a wall at St Anthony's Chapel Calangute. Craig William, was found dead in a restaurant in Anjuna.

The Chief Minister of Goa has indicated that the ban on rave parties was being eased because of the economic dependence on them by sections of the local population.

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

*24 Feb. The Express. …Remy Blumenfeld is the excecutive producer of the new "mockumentary" TV series, Bombay Blush, BBC2, on Sunday nights. According to him, Goa is the new Ianapa, and Asian culture is sweeping onto our shores, from London's Bar Bollywood to Glasgow's Asian-influenced drum and bass nightclub B.Ding … a lot of unsuspecting old Indian grannies up and down Britain will have their hair turned cotton white when they watch the antics of their fellow countrymen on Bombay Blush… 990 words.

*25 Feb. Times of India. Paedophilia: If govt doesn't crack down, Goa will go Bangkok way. By Nina Martyris. 914 words

*25 Feb. The Toronto Star. The Goa connection. Last of the ancient hippies hold the fort as ecstatic young ravers inherit the beaches of India's `Empire of Hip' By Rosie DiManno. Feature article on Goa's hippies. Quotes: Tie-dyed shirts, trance music, nudie parties on the beach, hookah pipes, Hare Hare Krishna Krishna, transcendental- ism, tantric sex, flower power, karma and the heady pleasures of dirt-cheap ganja…Westerners worshipped drugs and sex… casting off their clothes at every opportunity, many of the men otherwise adopting the casti, a precursor to the modern-day thong, originally worn by coastal fishermen as protection against jellyfish stings. Full text at: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2001/feb/msg00074.html 2666 words