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DONATIONS:
Received. GBP 10. Tony Fernandes, Tony Joanes, Wilma Pereira,
SouthEast Goans.| GBP 20: Alan de Souza | GBP25: Candy Fernandes
The Donations Appeal is now closed. The money collected, GBP 1543,
was more than twice what I had dared hope for. Thank you. About
15% of the money will be sent to Goa to pay for part of the costs
of upgrading the mailing list software. The balance will be used
to provide Goa-based journalist, Joel D'Souza, greater resources
to help him provide better services to us. More details to follow.
COMMUNITY NEWS
From
Flavio Gracias: The Goan Association UK - Senior Citizens Lunch
on Sunday 7th October 2001 saw over 100 of our Senior Citizens
enjoy an appetising aperitif of "caju feni" punch, followed by
a delicious 3 course meal and a warm cup of tea. Music was provided
by Canute Aguiar and the Goan Cultural Society, managed by Gregg
Carvalho, gave a special "free" performance of Konkanim songs.
Our thanks to Concy Fernandes and her family, who catered for
the occasion.
In
the emergency Commons debate on terrorism, Keith Vaz has defended
British Muslims after Baroness Thatcher said she had not heard
enough condemnation of the US terror attacks from Islamic priests.
Ananova 4 Oct. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_415391.html
For full text of speech, click
here...
DEATHS
30
September. Croydon, Surrey, UK. FLORENCE (FLORY) CARASCO
(Ex Medical Dept., Nairobi & Mapuca). Husband of late Aida
L. Carasco nee Pinto. Father of Alba, Late Zita, Christabel ,
Jerome/Genny, Yvonne. Grandfather of Rio. FUNERAL on Friday, 12th
October, 2001 at St. Andrew's R.C. Church , 45 Brook Road, Thornton
Heath, Surrey. Mass at 10 am, funeral leaves for Bandon Hill Cemetery
Plough Lane, Wallington. Followed by refreshments at St. Andrew's
Church Hall (Behind the Church).
5
Oct. Cortalim. IDALINA MERCES DOS ALVES e GOES.
Wife of late Octaviano, mother of late John/Clara (Kenya); Luise
Marie (Canada)/Late Custodio; Late Joe/Irene (UK); Francis/Conny
(UK); Catherine/Costance (Agacaim); Lawrence/Marian (UK); Tony
(UK)/Philu; Augustino/Mabel (Muscat); Joaquim/Helga (USA); Teresa
/Anthony (USA); Mary Rose/Suresh (Sancoale).
10
Oct. Margao. ANITA MARTA D'SOUZA (Ex-Kampala).
Husband of Lourdina. Father of Lolita/Walter, Livio and Libia/Mario.
FLIGHT CORNER
Gatwick/Goa
2 seats available. Dep. 1 Nov. 2 weeks £259. Anton DeSouza
020 8684 3150
Gatwick/Goa.
Dep. 8 Nov. 2 weeks £239. Airtours Flight Market Tel:0870
400 1259 Quote ref. Travelfind.
Guardian
6 Oct. The current crisis has led to some extraordinary discounting
on the web - not just on airline sites, but on package holidays
too … Goa (£249) at expedia.co.uk…Somak Holidays (020-8423
3000) has chopped £200 off the price of two weeks' half-board
at the five-star Taj Exotica, Goa, with a departure on Dec. 7,
reducing it to £899 (two sharing).
FREE PRIZE DRAWS
To
launch their curry flavour snacks, Pringles have two promotions
with holidays to Goa as prizes:
-
Sainsburys have entry forms in their snack aisle. The first
prize is a 14-night all-inclusive stay for two in Goa. Closing
date is 12 Oct.
-
Guardian 4 Oct. Win a trip to Goa. Free draw. Closing date
is 14 October 2001. Enter either online at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/eventsandoffers
or phone 0906 302 2758 quoting code GAOE103 or by post to:
Guardian Offers, Freepost MID20916, Birmingham, B26 3QQ ,
quoting code GAOE103 and stating how many times a week you
buy The Guardian and how many times a month you buy The Observer
NEWS
HEADLINES
(
mainly from Joel D'Souza in Goa, courtesy of GOACOM, e-mail: goanow@sancharnet.in
)
Info kiosks
on Goa tourism to be installed. Navhind Times. 5 Oct
http://www.navhindtimes.com/cgi-bin/daily/stories.pl?id=goa&item=05goa_13
India gives
nod for outbound charter flights, says report. Business Times
5 Oct.
http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/shippingtimes/story/0,2276,23606,00.html?
The government
has allowed some bars and tavernas to remain open beyond 11 pm
during the tourism season on payment of higher licences fees.
http://www.gomantaktimes.com/news1.htm#3
The first
charter flight of the new tourist season, a Monarch Airlines flight,
carrying 235 passengers from UK, arrived in Goa on 6 Oct. Immigration
had streamlined the procedure by installing three computers and
posting nine persons to clear the formalities.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/cgi-bin/daily/stories.pl?id=goa&item=07goa_1
Chief Minister
Manohar Parrikar said that foreigners overstaying in the State
would be deported. This statement came in reaction to the Mayem
Evacuee Property Matter where Antonio Pereira, a heir, had filed
a High Court action against him. Herald Oct. 9. http://www.oherald.com/Goanews/oct/09/tue4.htm
The US is
understood to have requested India to make five ports, including
Goa, available for its Navy.
Coke, Pepsi
and Bisleri have joined the Goa government's 'Plastic Free Goa
Mission' which is a pilot project to get rid of plastic bottles.
A team of
Australian life-guard trainers have been training Goans in the
art of life-saving.
IN
THE NEWS
(e-mail
eddie@fernandes.u-net.com
for the full text of items marked *) .
5
Oct. The Australian. Goa, with its internationally renowned beaches
and centuries of Portuguese flavour, has begun to attract people
from Australia and packages are being tailored to meet the needs
of this market. Allan Fernandes, a marketing services consultant
in Sydney, said, "the Indian Tourist Office worked very hard at
changing people's impressions of India. It had a terrible image
and we wanted to create the image that India is a big country
with a lot of choices. There is a little something for everyone."
5
Oct. Financial Express. "Our company has recently exported more
than thousand cases of feni to Dubai and London and supplies it
to most of the popular restaurants worldwide where Goan food is
available," says Mr Cedric Vaz, director, Madame Rosa Distillery
*6
Oct. Guardian. Advice to Lucy Croasdale who had booked a flight
to Goa but needed accommodation.
-
Alan Bridges : We stayed at a small place called C'Roque,
which is about 10 minutes up the beach from Colva …the owners
were very friendly and helpful, and the food in their restaurant
was great.
-
Lorette White: We contacted a guy called Noel Clinton at a
company called Daytrippers in Calangute home tel: 27635, mobile:
281191, email: noelclinton@usa.net.
He showed us round some family-run places - we chose Paddy's
Place, and we paid £2.50pp per night for the Xmas and
New Year period.
-
Fiona Oakes: The Roseland Hotel next to the main Catholic
Church in Calangute or the Don Jaou Hotel in Anjuna, run by
Mr Gomes…Ask around, the people are friendly and helpful.
9
Oct. Herald. Jambo, Jambo, Karibu! Marc de Souza on his Kenya
holiday. Quote: …Goans in Kenya are held in high esteem by the
locals. They've carved their names for posterity in all fields.
I made it a point to visit the Goan Institutes both in Nairobi
and Mombasa. They are huge, having playgrounds and all modern
facilities. The names have been changed to Nairobi Institute and
Mombasa Institute. Both are still monopolised by Goans. Goans
who have taken Kenyan citizenship, appear to be quite content.
Why not? They say they are there where they ought to be. The Goans
I met in their homes and in the institutes live a life of abundance…Full
text at: http://www.oherald.com/Editorials/08/mon3.htm
10
Oct. Gomantak Times. Great Britain declares Goa safe for charters.
Impact of short-term war on state minimal. http://www.gomantaktimes.com/wednesda.htm
10
Oct. Time Out. Page 48. Bernie Menezes reviewing Bombay Spice
restaurant, 396 Green Lanes, N13 writes: 'Goan' prawn masala (£11.50)
was cooked in a hot and spicy tomato and onion sauce with a generous
amount of large king prawns. [On the next page is an ad for Patak's
Goan Kasoori.]
10
Oct. New York Times. Celina D'Costa, a gentle woman in a traditional
sari, is vice president of an organization for Indians infected
with H.I.V. She is currently in Australia at the International
Congress on Aids. Celina D'Costa was apparently infected by her
husband in 1994. She quit her clerical job and devotedly nursed
him until his death two years later, - only to be rejected by
his family, with whom they had been living. They called her names
and refused to let her use the toilet. They said the presence
of someone with the virus in the house would harm their other
son's marriage prospects. She found a room in a hostel, but was
forced to leave there too when no one would share a room with
her. She then moved from Goa to Kochi. Full text at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/10/health/10AIDS.html?searchpv=nytToday
10
Oct. The Asian Age. Pamela D'Mello writes on Talk Of War Does
The Rounds Of Goa. Full text at:
http://www.hclinfinet.com/2001/OCT/WEEK2/4/IndiaInsideNN5.jsp
10
Oct. BBC. The Coroner at the Bournemouth inquest of Joleen Sketchley
recorded a verdict that she died as a result of a dependency on
heroin. In January last year Ms Sketchley was gang-raped while
holidaying in Goa. Her father Brian Sketchley, 54, from Rainham,
Kent, said his focus now was on getting justice for his daughter.
Mr Sketchley said a trial in Goa of a group of men for rape and
aiding and abetting rape had been postponed but that he was keeping
in contact with the Foreign Office. He said: "I just want to get
justice for Joleen in Goa."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_1591000/1591574.stm
11
Oct. Times of India. Goa in dilemma on policing foreigners. Should
there be strict control or laid back ambience, which makes Goa
a famous rendezvous worldwide?
http://www.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_ID=502003304
FORTHCOMING
20th
Oct. Young London Goans Social. 1.45pm - 4.00pm Pizza Hut, The
Strand, Charing Cross. 6.00pm - late Pub The Shakespeare's Head,
Kingsway, Holborn Possibility of a visit to a Jazz club later
on. marie.pereira@talk21.com
26
Oct. (Fri.). Halloween Disco at the Goan Community Centre, Keston
Road, London N17. Organised by the Youth of the Centre. 6pm-9pm
Kids Disco. 9pm - 11pm Youth Disco. £2 admission. Come dressed
in Black. Call Sarita 020 8245 4513.
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
18
Nov. Moira Feast. Woolwich Catholic Club. Lloyd D'Souza 020-8301
5242 or Myra Mendes 020-8303 3974
18
Nov. Navelim Feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School. Contacts: Maurilio
Mergulhao 01634 389777 Sandra Fernandes - Allen 020 - 8395 5462
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
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