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FREE COMPETITIONS Two-week all-inclusive holiday for two in Goa. 4 star accom. Closes 31 May. To win, answer the sixty four thousand rupee question: What currency is in use in India? To enter, go to: http://www.bells-stores.co.uk/ > Win@Bells > Monthly Competitions > Win a fantastic holiday in Goa. [If you win and need a Companion, I just might be available!]
COMMUNITY NEWS The May issue of Goa Today is at http://www.goacom.com/goatoday/ In the Personality section: A Jewel in Goa's Crown - A profile of Patricia Rozario. Goaphile Barbara Lawton, of Manchester, has written in to say that she is a member of a Coach party attending the Patricia Rozario concert in the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall - Saturday 4 August. 7.30pm £5 - £20. Details at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/listings/prom20.shtml The postal service of this newsletter has been discontinued with this issue.
DEATHS Thankfully none to report this week. Do let me know if I have missed anyone.
LOOKING FOR Fred Noronha writes: I am thinking of writing a story on Goans trying to find their family roots and would be grateful for any personal inputs you could be in a position to give me. Let me know of the experiences you had, and what prompted you onto this path. Inputs will be duly sourced, unless you don't want it to be. Write to: fred@bytesforall.org
NEWS HEADLINES Emomali Sharifo-vich Rakhmononv, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, arrived in Goa on May 11 for a day's visit. The Christian Art Museum is be moved from Rachol Seminary to the more accessible location of Old Goa. The Commonwealth Secretariat London is holding a Conference in Goa, on Distance Education, in the first fortnight of July. Ms Shilpa Caldeira is the first consular representative of the British High Commission in the new Goa office. On Wed., the police on corruption charges arrested Mauvin Godinho, former power minister of Goa in the Congress government. Details: http://www.goanews.com/16may01.htm The next day Somnath Zuwarkar, another former Congress minister and Chairman of the Goa State Co-operative Bank was arrested for fraud. Details at: http://www.goanews.com/17may01.htm
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THE NEWS 6 May. The Universe. Lucy d'Abreu, born in India in 1892 and now living in Stirling, Scotland, attributes her longevity to a regular tipple. Item contributed by Alice D'Souza *12 May. Guardian. Headline: British at heart of India's plundered paradise. Excerpts: "The British are very well behaved [in Goa]. We hardly have any problems with them"… "Some tourists [to Goa] are lazy and ignorant. They just think: 'This is India. We don't care.' …"The only time Goans get to eat fish is when the rains come" Full text at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4185506,00.html *12 May. Guardian. Tourist's water demands bleed resorts dry. …Village wells in Goa are running dry, and rivers are being polluted by effluent released from hotels…Full text at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4185503,00.html *12 May. Daily Mail. [ Last week goanet-uk reported on Ken Roche, a Royal Navy veteran, who flew to Bombay for heart surgery]. The Daily Mail interviewed him on his return to UK. He had recuperated in Goa where he lived with his daughter Sarah, and her husband Neil Salt, who had recently moved to Goa to run a textile importing business. 1055 words. *13 May. Dataquest. From Fun and Feni to IT. Sun, sand and golden beaches...tourism has been Goa's only earner for long. However, the state is now setting its sights on another target-pride of place on the infotech map. 910 words. Text at: http://www.dqindia.com/content/special/101051101.asp *13 May. Dataquest. 'We will make Goa intelligent' Ramakant Khalap, Goa's Minister for Information Technology outlines measures, which will "catapult Goa to an intelligent-state status." 514 words. Text at: http://www.dqindia.com/content/industrymarket/datatalk/101051101.asp *14 May Evening Post - New Zealand. Wellington is bidding against Cardiff, Las Vegas and Perth to host the Interhash sporting event in Feb 2004. The next meeting is being held in Goa in Sept. 2002 and is expected to attract at least 4000 international competitors and to bring up to $10 million to the local economy. 293 words.
FORTHCOMING 19 May 10.00am - late YLGS (Young London Goans Social) Free Membership (21-40+) http://www.AIVF35.UKGATEWAY.NET Japanese carnival in Hyde Park - lots of activities + chance to sample Japanese food. Free entrance. Contact RFernandes@spss.com or marie.pereira@talk21.com 20 May. Malawi Goans. 25th Anniversary Reunion. SOLD OUT! 24 May 6.00pm - 9.30pm YLGS (Young London Goans Social - Free Membership 21-40+) Happy Hour - Cocktails/Bar/Restaurant Navajo Joe - 34 King Street, Covent Gardens WC2E 8JD. Contact marie.pereira@talk21.com 27 May. 12:00-20:00 Cortalim Union. Feast of St. Phillip & St. James at White Hart Lane School Hall. Wood Green. London N22. Music by Mustang & Nite Life Disco. Tickets (Include Meal) Adults £7.00, Children 11-16 yrs £4.00 and Children 10 yrs & Under £2.50. All Welcome. Book early to avoid disappointment. Contact: Luis Fernandes 020 8889 2278 luisf@lineone.net, Maria Alfonso 020 8803 5146, or Melvyn Fernandes 020 8809 1128. Further info at: http://home.earthlink.net/~nsequeira 27 May 1 - 8pm.The members of the Assolna, Velim and Cuncolim Union (AVC) will celebrate their annual feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham. Dancing to the music of Guava Groove band and disco. Details: Colin Almeida 020-7228 4405 or Marina Viegas 020-86564217 27 May. 1.00pm to 8.30pm. 3rd Bakuli Reunion ( Uganda) at Jasmin's Club, 202 Upper Tooting Road, SW17. Music by Zodiac plus disco by Ben's Formula 21. Tickets £10 and £5 children (2-13 yrs.). Includes snacks and buffet. Contact Tony Lobo 020-8542 0528, Reg Da Cunha 020-7732 2659, Edmund Dias 01666 824122 or Theo Pinto 020-8302 5385. 2 Jun. Goan Association. 35th Anniversary Dance. Cancelled. 2 Jun. 6 pm. Leicester: YMCA Theatre, 7 East Street. The Goan Cultural Society UK proudly presents a Konkani play, "FARICPON" written and directed by Larryboy. For booking and further information please contact: Blano (Leicester) 0116 212 9235, Rosy (London) 020 8352 9450 or visit the website: www.goanculturalsociety.com 17 Jun. 12:00- Siolim Union. Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. Merton Hall, 76 Kingston Hall, London SW19 (Tube: South Wimbledon) Music by Breakthru. Derick Fernandes 020 8395 1084. 23 Jun. Noon - 4:00 p.m. The International Goan Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory. Kent. Art and craft, drama, story telling, music and debate workshops, culminating with Mass. Full details at: www.goanpilgrimage.homestead.com Contact Shirley Gonsalves xuelian55@hotmail.com 01634 843510. 24 Jun. 1.45 p.m. - 6 p.m. Asian Chaplaincy. Festival of Our Patron Saints - Multicultural Programme at the Asian Chaplaincy, 55 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith. Tel. the Chaplaincy 020-8563 9102. New longer term addition: 1 July - Calangute Feast at Bishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham. Music by Say One Do One. Contact Ian and Rose Remedios Tel:- 0208 658 7769. |
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