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COMMUNITY NEWS Born on 26.10.01 at Ealing Hospital, London: Erika Rosa Fernandes. Daughter of Lamberto and Angela Fernandes of Hanwell. Sister of Mavis and Darcio. Accommodation available for one or two persons in a modern spacious house in Tooting Bec with easy access to Tube Station, Church and Shopping. For further details contact Edna, 0208 672 1973. …one partner, Melville Rodrigues, had recently left McGuinness Finch for Rowe & Maw because he felt exposed without the full complement and support of legal services at his disposal… The Lawyer 29 Oct. Contemporary and modern dance classes for children (5-12), every Monday (4.30 - 5.50pm) starting on the 5th November 2001 in the Sidcup area by Ms Joan Pires, qualified dance teacher. Contact: 0208 302 8066 / 0771 965 1539. From Tony Luis: The Mombasa Institute, formerly Goan Institute (G.I.), commenced its week long celebrations on Monday 29th October 2001 to mark its 100th anniversary. The updates on the celebrations can be viewed on the Mombasa Institute Website www.mombasainstitute.com DEATHS 21 Oct. Santiago-Chile: ARTHUR PHILIP LOBO, son of Arthur/Maria Angelica (Chile), nephew of Guiomar (Portugal), Cezar, Ester (Nairobi) and Victor(Brazil). 26 Oct. Arusha. JOE D'SOUZA, 33. Husband of Mary. Father of Sunny & Esmeralda. Son of Juze & Anju. He was shot by bandits in Monduli on his way to Serengeti. 26 Oct. Mapusa/Aldona MARTINHA AURORA ALPHONSO, wife of late Tome, mother of Gabriel/Theona (Kent UK), Catherine/Adolf, Joaquim/Janet & Thereza/Juliao. 27 Oct. Goa Velha. CONSALAÇÃO GONSALVES E NOVAIS. Wife of late Jose Novais. Mother of Berthalina/late Domingos Lourenco, Ventur/Placida (Paris), Santani/Valento, Armando/Gertude (London), late Cornel, Venezian/Anthony & Violanda. 28 Oct. Sinquerim MARIA AGUSTA CARDOZ, wife of Anthony Paul. Mother of Sebastian/Paul, Lourdin/Anthony, Grandmother of Maria/Stephen (London). FLIGHT CORNER Saldanha Holidays have Gatwick Dep. 17/23/24 Nov. - 2w inc. hotel. £299. Dep. 14 / 15 Dec. 2 w inc. hotel -£499.(very limited offer) SALDANHAGOA@aol.com NEWS
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D'Souza pooh-poohs govt's achievements. Times of India 31 Oct. Goa
home for the aged gets German donation. Times of India. The Goa Medical College (GMC) Hospital at Bambolim is to get six new ambulances next month. Goa
to promote backwater tourism shortly. Herald 28 Oct. Overseas
Goans await special body being set up. by Frederick Noronha. On 8 Nov. Goa's entourage, led by the Tourism Minister, will begin their ten-day jaunt to London to attend the World Travel Mart according to Adv Aires Rodrigues. IN
THE NEWS 23 Oct. Bath Chronicle. Recipe for Goan Vegetable Curry. Click here..... 25 Oct. Coventry Evening Telegraph. Chief executive of Global Care, Ron Newby, jetted off to India for a two-week whistle-stop tour … In Goa he plans to visit three Global Care children's homes. 26 Oct. The San Francisco Chronicle. Ruta's Indian Kitchen call (510) 655- 7882 or visit www.rutaruta.com. Three-hour classes, which include a sit-down dinner, cost $60 each or $150 for a series of three …The agenda for the day: seafood. The menu: sea bass steamed in banana leaves with cilantro-lemon paste; Goan fish curry with coconut milk, tamarind and Kashmiri chiles; shrimp pilaf with cinnamon, poppy seeds and fresh coconut; tangy red onion and cilantro salad with toasted dried shrimp… 26 Oct. De Standaard (Belgium). Review of The Bombay Brasserie (London) …Ik waag me ook aan een "shrimps Balchoa", een specialiteit uit de Goa-enclave: grote garnalen in masala-saus, met rode pepers en azijn uit Goa … 26 Oct. Hindustan Times. Microsoft launches Windows XP. …the most distinct feature being made available for the Indian market is that Windows XP will support nine Indian languages including Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Konkani, Kannada, Marathi and Punjabi… 26 Oct. The Korea Herald. A quality curry at Art Sonje Center. …the various types of cuisine on the subcontinent …the ancient Portuguese colony of Goa, held since the 14th century is perhaps the forerunner of today's fusion cuisine… 26 Oct. Daily Mail. Cricket. England's reluctance to tour India is influenced by the Australian experience earlier this year "…For a one-day match in Goa, local officials were said to have sold twice as many tickets as instructed, and the result was pandemonium at the ground with 10,000 locked out…" 27 Oct. The Australian. TRAVEL. Goa and Kerala in the south may be well away from the troubled north-west borders but operators there have also reported cancellations. Intrepid visitors will find more elbow room and less queueing at the must-see attractions. Discounts are likely at hotels in the coming weeks… 27 Oct. Toronto StarMark Darling, an editor in The Star's Sports Section writes of his visit to Goa with his wife and daughter, Kasey, aged 5. Excerpts: …we'd arrived at the village of Colva, a ramshackle, laid-back seaside town that allowed us to ease into India at our own pace…It's said that Goa isn't the real India…Goans are famously hospitable people, and especially receptive to children. The waiters treated us to sumptuous meals in their homes…A woman we met on the beach invited us to the christening of her infant son at the parish church, followed by a lavish reception attended by a fascinating mix of guests that included several foreign expatriates - we envied them their choice of residence … For full text (2116 words), click here... 28 Oct. Deccan Herald. Artists of Goa, then & now. Perin Ilavia goes back in history to trace the development of art in Goa. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct28/at5.htm *28 Oct. Economic Times. Fashion Designer Wendell Rodricks is to research the history of Goan costumes to be eventually evolved into a book and a costume museum and a creative design course for post-graduate design students in Goa. 30 Oct. Evening Standard. Sun worshippers across Britain made the most of the last vestiges of the Indian summer today. In bikini and sarong, Jess Kirk, 21, could almost have been in Goa as she strolled on Bournemouth beach. 31 Oct. Financial Times. India sees number of tourists fall by a third…Many hotels at India's most popular destinations, such as Goa and Kerala, have slashed room rates by as much as 50 per cent as foreign tour groups cancel visits to the country amid fears of wider terrorist atrocities… FORTHCOMING 3 Nov. 6:00 pm. Goan Association UK. Mass for Deceased Members. ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Followed by 3-course fish meal £6. Please note the changed start time. Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322, Nina Pinto 020 8767 0663 4 Nov. 12:30pm Nuvem Feast. Whitehart Lane School Hall, Wood Green, N22. Music by Dimension and disco by Nite Lite. Tickets at £7 (includes first drink free!) call Florian Carvalho 0208 452 8362, Johnson Carvalho 0208 303 5822 or e-mail Greg Carvalho greg@god.co.uk 5 Nov. (Mon.) 800 - 8:30pm Channel 5 TV. Keith Floyd cooks crayfish curry in Panjim. He also visits a spice plantation and proceeds to make a vindaloo. 11 Nov. Guirim-Sangolda annual feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham. For details and tickets contact Joe Figueira 020 8653 7611, Milo Mendonsa 0118 957 4937 or Jane Gracias 020 8543 5454. 18 Nov. Moira Feast. Woolwich Catholic Club. Myra Mendes 020-8303 3974. 18 Nov. Navelim Feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School. Streatham. Music: Silver Star Dust (Leicester). Contacts: Maurilio Mergulhao 01634 389777, Sandra Fernandes-Allen 020 8395 5462, Amelia Gomes Tel: 020 8861 2073 or Cosy Rodrigues (Leicester) 0116 243 2039. 23 Nov. 630 - 11:00. YLGS (Young London Goans Social - Free Membership 21-40+). Princess Louise's pub. (function room - upstairs) Holborn. YLGS have hired the function room for the group. This event is open to all. Disco: Say-One-Do-One email contact marie.pereira@talk2.com, say1do1@hotmail.com 25 Nov. 1.30 pm Fr Agnelo's Day. St George's Cathedral, Southwark. Thereafter at Amigo Hall. Please be in your seats by 1.15pm 2 Dec. Goan Association UK. Feast of St Francis Xavier. Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Choir by the Goan Musical Society. Contacts: Diego Pinto 020-8767 0663 or Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322. 9 Dec. North London Goans. Feast of St Francis Xavier. White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N21. Mass at 12.30 followed by Social. Music by 'Mustang'. Tickets are available from: Johnny Fernandes 020-8881 4579. Seby D'Silva 020-8245 5463 Tony Gomes 020-8245 1364 Meridith Soares 020-8803 4173 Manu Fernandes 020-8809 1128 Constance Fernandes 020-888 8659. |
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