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so PLEASE respond by 10 Oct. or forever hold on to your tenner! COMMUNITY NEWS Jo-Ann D'Costa gave a captivating performance last Saturday in the finals of Soapstars, (ITV). The programme showed her at home with boyfriend Wayne and parents Tony & Sally. Her sister, Wendy, missed the live action as she works for Continental Airlines and was in New York. Shame Jo-Ann was not selected, though she is appearing on C4 Big Breakfast all this week. If you thought Tony & Sally looked familiar, yes, they are regulars at the Goan events. Tony is the son of late Joe and Bertha D'Costa (East African Airways, Nairobi). Sally is the daughter of Reggie and Latina Coelho also of Nairobi. One consequence of the Anti-Muslim sentiment in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the US is that the Catholic Goans in the West have taken to wearing the crucifix rather prominently! 29 Sep. Financial Times. Eating Out - How restaurateurs are responding to the events of September 11…When dinner reservations sank to three one evening at Cucina, in north London [Hampstead], proprietor Vernon Mascarenhas [ex Mombasa] decided to act. "I made my a`la carte dinner menu Pounds 15 for three courses, regardless of what anyone chooses," he explained, a saving of 30-50 per cent, until the end of September. "We have been serving 70 to 80 customers ever since." … DEATHS 20 Sep. Ruislip, Middlesex. HIGINA DOURADO nee Vas, Ex-Nairobi & Orlim. wife of Joseph Vas (Administration, Ngong, Kenya). Mother of Iva/Tony, Tony/Jan, Milena/Tim, Olvina/Ruben, Phillip/Pathma, and Norah. Grandmother of Judy, Brendon, Vanessa, Karen, Richard, James, Lyndsey, Tanya, Simon, Anisa. 25 Sept. Vasco. FRANCIS XAVIER DO ROSARIO. Relict of Julie Dias. Father of Marceline/Bernard, Rosario (Karachi), Magdaline/Lenny Furtado, Anna (England), Bessa/Luis Pereira (Canada), Mary/Adv. Menino Pereira. 27 Sept. RITA D'SOUZA, (ex- Nairobi and ex-President of the UK Calangute Association), wife of Victor and mother of Hubert. Funeral mass on Mon. 8th Oct. at 9.30 a.m. at St Sebastian and Pancras Church, Hay Lane, Kingsbury, NW9. Followed by service at Hendon Crematorium, Holders Hill Rd. No flowers please. Donations to The Parkside Palliative Care Macmillan Nurses, Tenbridge Centre, St. Charles' Hospital, Exmoor St. London W10 6DZ 27 Sept. Pilerne. LIDIA PEREIRA E SOUSA. Wife of Prof. Eduardo. Mother of Ercilia/Mario (England), Dr. Emerico/Piedade, Lt. Cdr. (Retd.) Eslidio/Lia, Adv. Ehrlich/Suzette, Eromila and Filomena. 29 Sept. Porvorim MARIA BASILA PEREIRA E COELHO, wife of late Antonio, mother of late Custodio/Carma (London), Candy/Claro (Canada) and Melba/Orlando. 30
Sept. Chinchinim. M.J.R. SANTA THERESA. Husband
of the late Doris Santa Theresa. Father of Eulanda/ Nazareth,
Fiona/ Sudhu, Rigoletto/ Bridgette (Belgium), Rossano/ Herma (London),
Colven/ Joycelin. Brother of Rose/ Quiterio, Martha/ Victor (London),
Patrick, Custodio/ Ivy (London). NEWS
HEADLINES Goa girls defeated Manipur 4-2 via a tie breaker, to bag the glittering trophy of the first Junior Girls National Football Championships. Panjim Municipal Council is to set up plastic bottle collection kiosks. Herald. 29 Sept. http://www.oherald.com/Goanews/sept/29/sat-5.htm A unit of Oral Implantology in the Department of Prosthodontics at the Goa Dental College, Bambolim has been set up. Goa hoteliers may slash tariffs if charters pull out writes Devika Sequeira in the Deccan Herald, 30 Sept. Full text at: http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep30/n11.htm Cheap
STD calls, free e-mails pose threat to postal services From Our
Margao Bureau Stray Animal Menace. Congratulations are due to Dr Rosario Menezes and Adv. Aires Rodrigues. The High Court admitted the Petition and has given the respondents four weeks to reply. Half the battle has been won - watch this space! IN
THE NEWS 24 Sept. The Evening Post. New Zealand. Albert Fernandes is seeking $9000 compensation from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority after his original university qualification papers went missing for seven months because they were sent to Saudi Arabia instead of India. He could not register as a lawyer without his original certificates. 28
Sep. Business Times (Malaysia). Tony Fernandes, [ex UK], the new
CEO of Tune Air, Malaysia, is to offer cheap no-frill domestic
air travel for Malaysians by January. He has invited former Ryanair's
director of operations Conor McCarthy to come on-board as consultant
and investor. He is modelling his airline after the British value
and lifestyle oriented Virgin Atlantic, on which he has insider
knowledge thanks to his stint as an accountant in the Virgin Group
in the 1980s. He would not disclose his backers, but did not downplay
speculation that Tune Air may have a tie-up with Virgin Atlantic
and its flamboyant boss Richard Branson. 29 Sep. Sydney Morning Herald. Tasty. By Helen Greenwood. Goan Cuisine Mango Mescut. Bayside Natural Health Centre. $9.55 for 370g. Henry Assumption and his son-in-law, Valentine D'Souza, use family recipes tempered to our mild palates to make a range of 15 curry pastes, chutneys, sambals and achars. This mango mescut (the word refers to the small pieces) is a crisp colour trip, tangy with mustard seed. Serve with rice and a coconut fish curry. 30-36 Bay Street, Double Bay, 9327 8002. 29 Sep. Sydney Morning Herald. …Prime Minister Atul Bihari Vajpayee's Government had also pledged full logistical support for American military action, and had specifically opened its naval air station at Goa and huge Jamnagar air base in Gujarat as refuelling points for US aircraft… 29 Sep. The Independent. … you can go to Bradford or Oldham and find a road where one side is entirely white, and goes to the Roman Catholic school, and the other is Asian and goes to a state school which is de facto 100 per cent Muslim. But, when it comes to church schools, those are the exceptions. In the larger cities Catholic schools are among the most polyethnic, with large populations of African Caribbean, Chinese, Goan and other pupils among the white majority… 1
Oct. RealScreen. Vista Nova, a Brazilian film company is ready
to release Samba!, a $400,000, 90-minute feature film about six
months in the lives of Carnaval junkies in Brazil, Los Angeles,
Tokyo and Goa. Samba! will have television release worldwide and
there has already been interest from the BBC. Full text at: *1 Oct. Evening Mail (Birmingham). Goa for longer the next time! By Edward Stephens. Goa is unlike the rest of India. The pace of life there is slower…even if they are poor the Goans are warm, helpful and friendly …a number of British holidaymakers I spoke to go every winter…Goa has some stunning scenery and much of it is still untouched by mass tourism …The only downside to visiting Goa is the sight of numerous stray dogs and the aforementioned hawkers on the beach…1010 words. Full text at www.goacom.com/goanet Message 18250 *2 Oct. Straits Times (Singapore). Sorpotel is believed to have originated from the Portuguese Sarrabulho (pork stew with curdled pig blood) and Cabidel (pork giblets). Making Sorpotel requires dedication ... it is a labour of love. Goan cuisine also offers the famous 16-layered cake called Bebinca. Another Goan sweet is called Dodol, made from jaggery, rice flour and coconut. 660 words. Full text at www.goacom.com/goanet Message 18251 *3 Oct. Agência Lusa (Portuguese News Agency). Keval Singh 43, was arrested after he arrived in Goa from London on a passport issued in Lisbon in the name of Joaquim José Fernandes who is on India's "wanted list". FORTHCOMING 6 Oct. 6.00pm Leicester. TIATR, - The Goan Cultural Society UK proudly presents a hilarious three act comedy " MINI-SKIRT CAZAR written and directed by Minguel at YMCA Theatre, 7 East Street, Leicester. For information contact: Bella 020 8352 0373, Rosy 020 8352 9450 or Minguel 011622 10595. www.goanculturalsociety.com 6 Oct. 7pm till late. Slough Goan Community. The Polish Church Hall of The Divine Mercy, 48 Pitts Road, Slough, Berkshire, Entertainment by GuavaGroove. Admission: Adults £7.50 incl. Meal. Children £2.50. Advance tickets from Eudes Coutinho: 01753 822 155, Evodio Pinto: 01753 730 804 or Tomas Diaz: 01753 521 390 SOLD OUT! 7 Oct. Senior Citizens Lunch. ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Contact: Nina Pinto 020 - 8767 0663 or Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322 7 Oct. Majorda Union celebrates the feast of Boa Morte. White Hart Lane School, Wood-Green. Music by 'Say One Do One'. Tickets are available for £7 on the door or from Eulogio 020 8888 9109 or Cajie 020 8888 5093' 28 Oct. 1.00- 7.30pm. Uganda Reunion. Wandsworth Town Hall, London SW18. Band: Maz & Co. Ticket Prices: Adults - £11.00; Children under 12 - £4.00 (all tickets include a meal and snacks). ALL WELCOME! Contact Christine De Souza 020 8310 2332 for tickets. 3 Nov. Goan Association UK. Mass for Deceased Members. ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Followed by 3-course fish meal £6. Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322, Nina Pinto 020 8767 0663 |
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