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Greetings from Goa. Please continue to send your contributions
to eddie@fernandes.u-net.com
and I shall endeavour to maintain as near normal service as possible.
Eddie Fernandes.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
From
the Newsletter of the Kenya Administration Club:- "Among
a number of new members of the Club, or first time attenders of
the lunch, John(Sir) Johnson particularly welcomed Mervyn Maciel,
known to many as the author of "Bwana Karani". Speaking
as Chairman, and on behalf of the Club, he recalled the major
contribution made by Goan Officers to the Colonial Administration,
and welcomed the Goan members present."
Ben
Da Costa, bendacosta106@hotmail.com
(Ex: Goan High School, Mombasa) and now at Purley, Surrey, England,
wish his family and friends all the many joys of the Christmas
Festive Season and a very Happy New Year.
From
Jerome Mendes: All Goans visiting Goa during Christmas and New
will be well come and enjoy a Christmas Dance at Leonoras on 25th
December and 31st December to bring the New Year in. Leonoras
address opp. Agnel Ashram, Matol, Verna Goa Tel 2791290
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DEATHS
02
Dec: Curtorim, Goa: MARIA GRACIAS E MENEZES,
wife of late Theodorio, mother of Dr Simon (UK)/Celine.
8
Dec: Mapusa, Goa: LAWRENCE N FERNANDES (prop.
Café Aurora), husband of Agnes, father of Freeda/Moses
(Canada), Peter, Fay and Fainna, brother of Filsu.
10
Dec: Velim, (Goa): ANTONIETA LOPES D'SILVA, (ex-Tanga),
relict of late Dr Inacio Jose, mother of late Dr Huby/Dr Lira
Martins (USA), Greta/Joe Simoes (USA), Dr Soter/Allison (Dar-es-Salam),
Sipa/Bashir Khanbai (UK), sister/sister-in-law of Assiz/Lita (Canada).
11
Dec. Navelim, Goa. LUIS BENEDITO PIRES. Husband
of Amelina Pereira. Father of Laurentina/John, Anthony /Fatima,
John/Clara, Luis Caetano/Flora (U.K.), late Agnelo, Rosario/Cynthia,
Sofia/Eustaquio, Nercy.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Birmingham Post, Dec. 7. Goa: Travelpack (0870 128 8000) offers
14-nights' B&B at three star resort for pounds 1,153, ex-Gatwick
with Monarch Dec 23 and returning Jan 7.
The Guardian. 7 Dec. Goa: Departing December 23,14 nights' B&B
at the five-star Cidade de Goa Hotel costs pounds 2,190pp (two
sharing). Travelpack (0870 1288000).
Mirror 7 Dec. You could chill out by the swimming pool in Goa
on Christmas morning for just pounds 899pp (based on two sharing).
A 14-night, all-inclusive package departing December 13 includes
flights, accommodation at the Dona Sylvia Hotel, all meals and
drinks, daily entertainment plus a gala dinner on Christmas night.
Call Somak on 020 8423 3000 www.somak.co.uk
Independent on Sunday. 8 Dec. Top 10 places around the world
to see in the New Year. Benaulim. Escape to sun-drenched Goa and
see in 2003 on the beach. Bring in the new: Dance the night away
under the stars on this 8km, palm-fringed beach. Feel warm and
smug while quaffing champagne and feasting on a barbecue by candlelight.
Savour fresh seafood, look out over the Arabian Sea and think
of your friends back home in freezing Britain. New Year's Day:
Soak up the rays and get an enviable winter tan, or head for the
spa and clear your head after a night of revelry. You will be
massaged back to life (choose from aromatherapy, ayurvedic and
shiatsu), then wash away the excesses with a biomarine salt scrub.
Getting there: Abercrombie & Kent 0845 0700616; www.abercrombiekent.co.uk
offers a seven-night b&b break over New Year at the Taj Exotic
Goa from £1,995 per person, based on two sharing, including
return flights and transfers.
http://travel.independent.co.uk/news_and_advice/story.jsp?story=359964
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GOA NEWS HEADLINES
Goa emerging as major IT market. Times of India 11 Dec.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/comp/articleshow?artid=30894517
Recently Patricia Pinto, a municipal councilor from Panjim, Goa,
India, visited Canada. She gave a talk in Ottawa on "Making
Democracy Work in Goa, India: Promoting partnerships between NGOs
and local government." The report of the presentation http://www.sapcanada.org/pinto.rtf
December is the month of celebration in Goa. Times of India 11
Dec.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/comp/articleshow?artid=30894844
Identity crisis. A lucrative racket enables bogus applicants
to assume identities of deceased Goans to apply for Portuguese
citizenship. By Devika Sequeira. Full text at
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2002/dec/msg00021.html
To cater to the burgeoning medical tourists, Apollo has set its
sight on a soon-to-be-built specialty resort hospital in Goa.
The hospital is expected to come up in early 2003 on a 10-acre
plot with cottages to give the medical tourists a feel
of India along with a cost-effective treatment. It will have special
focus on cosmetic and knee surgery, kidney transplants and some
specific categories of high-end heart surgeries Financial Express
7 Dec.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=23280
After the terrorist attack in a packed nightclub in Bali, Goa
is taking no chances with tourists. Financial Express 11 Dec.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=23601
Everyone loves a good fight. Delightful account in the Indian
Express of the tussle between Mario Miranda and Mario Cabral e
Sa in Goa over the Lady Hamlyn proposal to restore Reis Magos
fort. Indian Express 8 Dec. Full text at: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2002/dec/msg00025.html
Forwarded by Frederick Noronha
Goas Tourism Minister Micky Pacheco who is planning an
extravaganza on his birthday today, refuses to divulge the cost
of 10,000 guests. That, says the Congress, is because the minister
will not be footing the bill, but will pass on the tab to the
hotel industry here. KeralaNet 12 Dec. http://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=4710
Goa weather: Max temp: 31.6 deg C, Humidity: 91%
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IN THE NEWS
8
Dec. The Observer. This Christmas Day Chutney Mary, a glossy upmarket
Indian restaurant in London's Chelsea, will be serving, among
other things, pot-roasted duck and a coconut pudding called Bibinca.
Both are from Goa, a region of India with, appropriately enough,
a pronounced Christian population. It is a mark of how far we
have come. 'I think people finally have got an understanding that
there are various regional cuisines,' says Camellia Panjabi of
Chutney Mary. 'And it's all to do with travel. They have visited
places like Goa and Kerala.' The lowdown: Number of Indian restaurants
in Britain. . .8,000. Annual turnover. . . pounds 2 billion. Number
of Indian meals consumed annually . . .70.3 million http://www.observer.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,9950,853814,00.html
7
Dec. The Hamilton Spectator. (Canada). A new report on Hamilton
seniors paints a dismal picture of high poverty, inadequate housing,
poor health care and increasing isolation fodr this city's fastest
growing population. Carolann Fernandes was one of just two or
three women of colour among 50 people at a press conference on
the report. "There's a whole group who are not being addressed.
There's a real need to get to them," said the 62-year-old.
"I know this community is in danger. We have to have this
same kind of dialogue with immigrants and it's not happening."
Full text at: http://www.goanvoice.ca/2002/issue4/newslinecanada.htm
7
Dec. Canada NewsWire. The Investment Dealers Association of Canada
announced that a hearing date has been set regarding Jayanth Noronha
and relates to matters for which the Association may discipline
him. The conduct of Mr. Noronha, that is the subject of the hearing,
occurred during the period between January and May 2000 when Mr.
Noronha was a registered representative at the office of Berkshire
Securities Inc. located in North York, Ontario. The proceeding
is open to the public and is scheduled to commence on December
18th, 2002.
For full details, http://www.newswire.ca/cgi-bin/inquiry.cgi?OKEY=32728
7
Dec. Bristol Evening Post. The Gold Star Awards are given to honour
local people who have shown exceptional bravery and courage in
the most testing times. One of the 11 winners this year was Ted
Moreman who has raised more than £30,000 to buy a new home
for 45 orphans in Goa, India. He said: "When I heard that
a group of children were having to sleep on dried cow dung because
they were being evicted from their house, I just knew I had to
do something. For text, click
here....
7
Dec. The East African Standard. , Mr Raila Odinga of the National
Rainbow Coalition said there have been lots of injustices beginning
with the death of Pio Gama Pinto and Tom Mboya among others, "which
are as old as Kenya". He further said that Kenya has had
its own dark history and there was need for transitional justice.
8
Dec. Hindustan Times. In Bombay Mac was the one-slur-fits-all
term for any Christian, whether East Indian, Goan, Manglorean
or pure Bandra. They were called Macs not because
they hungered after the global burger (of which more anon), but
because they preferred their local bun. Mac was the
abbreviation of Maka-pao, a reference to the maska-ed
loaf that the frock-wearers preferred to roti. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_115956,00300004.htm
9
Dec. Maclean's. Canada is blessed with many superb writers and
illustrators of books for younger children. Maclean's writers
and editors take a crack at choosing 12 of the best. Robert Louis
Stevenson is combined with illustrations by Kim Fernandes in The
Little Land (Kids Can, $ 14.95). Fernandes's vibrant, 3-D artwork
is a perfect match for Stevenson's rhyming couplets
11
Dec. Express and Echo. Thornton Streeter specialises in complementary
therapies. He has three clinics - in New North Road, Exeter, Pune
and in Goa, where he lives for most of the time with his wife,
Andree, and their daughter, Isabelle. The clinic in Goa is an
absolute Mecca for British tourists, but it treats local people
too. Thornton said: "The labourer who earns £10 a month
comes in and I'll treat him for 20p, while if a tourist comes
in I will charge them about £10. For text, click
here....
12
Dec. Living Abroad Magazine, UK. (LAM). Headline: You just gotta
go to GOA! By Mathew Court. Tips: Learn to niddle noddle your
head it means yes, no and maybe. Hang around at weddings you'll
get invited in and have a ball.
Full text at: http://www.lam-online.com/travel/mid_east_asia/story.jsp?story=360744
12
Dec. Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia). Goa Indian Restaurant in
Surf Parade, Broadbeach is offering a four-course Christmas Day
banquet for $40 per person. A four-course New Year's Eve Dinner
costs $45.
12
Dec. Townsville Bulletin (Australia). Father Gino Henriques. a
priest originating from the Catholic area of Goa in South India,
visited Townsville last month, imparting his passion for life,
love and God to all who saw him. 422 words.
13
Dec. Herald-Sun (Melbourne). Local businesses are falling foul
of tough new food-safety laws. Larry Mendonca, owner Rajah Sahib
Tandoori Grill in Queen St, could be the first to feel the full
brunt of the law. Twice charged, and closed down once for food
safety breaches, Mendonca's case was adjourned yesterday in Melbourne
Magistrates' Court. He was fined $8600 last year after inspectors
found mould-encrusted chutney jars, slimy green chicken meat and
food items three years out of date at the restaurant. It was later
closed down when an inspection found rat droppings on the premises
and food stored in toilets. It reopened after a month, but Mendonca,
who could face prison, is now listed for a further hearing on
February 10.
16
Dec. Time. The bombs in Mombasa and Bali threaten the best example
of global community. The tens of thousands of young Australians,
Germans, Britons, Americans and others who wander the globe, flitting
from Goa to Costa Rica, from Thailand to Tasmania, are building
what may be the only example of a truly global community.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101021216-397505,00.html
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FORTHCOMING
Sat.
14 Dec. SOLD OUT! Young London Goans Society (YLGS). XMAS PARTY:
Thames River Cruise & Disco.
Sat.
14 Dec. 4.30p.m. Goan Association (UK). EGM/AGM Archbishop Lanfranc
School. Open to fully paid-up members only.
14
Dec. 6.00 - 11.00p.m. Croydon Goans Annual Christmas Dance at
Our Lady of Annunciation Church Hall, Addiscombe, Croydon Contact
Raymond Lobo 020 8654 0268
Sat.14
Dec. 7-11.30pm Goan Community Centre, Keston Rd. N17. Christmas
Party dedicated for the 13-19's. £2 inc. Chicken 'n' chips/veg.&
a drink. No Alcohol. Music by DJDEX (sound system provided by
Say One Do One). Contact: Dexter: 0208-376-1068/07986-658-046,
Sarita: 07961-044-079 email: djdex_sosolidcrew@hotmail.com
Sat
14 Dec. 7.00pm to 12.30am. Xmas Dance at Jasmins Club. 202
Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7TG. Music by Zodiac. Tickets, inc. meal,
£10 adults & £5 for children (aged 2-12). Contact
Tony Lobo 020 8542 0528; Reg Da Cunha 020 7732 2659; Joaquim Rodrigues
020 8767 6942; Anthony Lobo 020 8764 1856.
Sat.
14 Dec. Chorao UK. Christmas Fun night at the Wandsworth Bengali
Association, 57-59 Trinity Road, Tooting Bec, SW 17 7SD. The night
will be comprise of games, dance and bingo. For further details
contact Claver 020 8672 4562 or Mervyn 020 8689 2970
Sat
14 Dec. 2pm. Saligao Assoc. Panto at the Polka Theatre, Wimbledon.
Tickets £6/£10. Contact Nathan DeSouza at DeSouza1@aol.com
Sun.
15 Dec. Goan Association (UK) Children's Christmas Party at Archbishop
Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon from 1pm to 6pm. Tickets
- Members £4, Non-members £6 to include a meal and
entertainment. Tickets and further details available from Bernie
Gracias 020-8723 1322, Norma Menezes-Rahim 020-8771 4457, Illona
Fernandes 020-8300 5347.
Sun.
15 Dec. 1:30pm- 4pm. The South East Goans Sports & Social
Club: Children's Christmas Party. St. Stephen's Parish Hall, 26
Deepdene Road, Welling, Kent. Includes Food and Drink, Entertainer,
Competitions, Prizes, Games and Nativity Play. Members at £3.50
and Guests at £4.50. Contacts: Eusebio: 020 8304 9089; Alex:
020 8306 0974 Tatayana: 020 8316 1473; Sheila: 020 8310 9921;
Damaciano: 020 8316 1473
Sat.
21 Dec. HELP A POOR CHILD Christmas Cracker at Greenford Hall,
Ruislip Road, Greenford Broadway, Greenford, Middlesex from 7pm
to 12.30am. Music by Break Thru' and Say One Do One. Tickets:
Members £8, Non-Members £10, Children 5-11 years £5.
Contact: Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322, Norma Menezes-Rahim 020-8771
4457. DRESS CODE FORMAL - No Jeans, T-Shirts or Trainers.
Thu
26 Dec. 7pm till 1am. SLOUGH GOANS CHRISTMAS DANCE at the Polish
Association Club, Stoke Poges Lane. (Voted the best do of last
year). Music by 'Say One Do One'. Tickets £10 before 8th
Dec. and £12 after. Tony/Suzy Rodrigues 01753 675072, Edwin
01753 531383, Paul 07956 496 190. Say1do1@hotmail.com
Limited Tickets
Tue.
31 Dec. 8pm-1.30am. New Year Eve's Dance at BINA Banqueting Hall,
4-8 Tooting Bec High Road, opposite Tooting Bec Tube Station.
Doors open from 7.30pm. Music by NITE LIFE. Tickets: under 12
years FREE. All other tickets £10 or £15 on the night,
at the door. Call Maria:0208-803-5146, Maria:0208-672-1628, Conrad:0208-883-2394;
Mike: 0208-803-9752.
Tue.
31 Dec. 6.30pm to 3.00am. New Year Gala Ball. Harrow Leisure Centre.
Music by Breakthru and Dark Star. Tickets : £12 before 9th
Dec, £15 after. Buffet. Free party hats, novelties and poppers.
Tickets and further information e-mail: dssclub@aol.com
or call Derrick Pereira 020 8952 8899; Flavio Gracias 020 8723
1322 (Greenford); Hazel Rodrigues 020 8357 6776
Tue.
31Dec. 7pm Saligao Assoc. New Years Eve Ball at Battersea Arts
Centre (Formally Battersea Town Hall) For tickets please contact
Serge Coelho on 020 8543 4681 or Nathan DeSouza at DeSouza1@aol.com
Tue.
31 Dec. Simba Football Club presents their New Years Eve Dance,
from 7pm till 2am. Northumberland Park Community School, Worcester
Avenue, Tottenham, London, N17. Music by Say One Do One. Adult
tickets b4 22nd Dec £10 for members, £12 for non.
But, >22 Dec. = £15 all. Felix 020 8482 3277 Frank 020
8888 1400
Tue.
31st Dec. (7pm till 1am). The South East Goans Sports & Social
Club: New Years Eve Ball at the Woolwich Town
Hall, Market Street, London, SE18. Music and Disco by Eclipse.
Entry inc. snacks: Members £12; Guests £15. Contacts:
Eusebio: 020 8304 9089; Alex: 020 8306 0974 Tatayana: 020 8316
1473; Sheila: 020 8310 9921; Damaciano: 020 8316 1473 Paul: 020
8304 6970
Sat.
4 Jan. Goan Association (UK) 2003 Extravaganza at Wandsworth Town
Hall, Wandsworth High Street from 7 pm to 1 am. In attendance
Maz & Co and Dark Star Disco. Tickets: Members £8 (special
offer for Member and Spouse/Partner £12), Guests £10,
Children 10-15 years £4. Contact Norma Menezes-Rahim 020-8771
4457 or Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322. |