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COMMUNITY NEWS The Annual General Meeting of the Goan Association (UK) was held on Sat.14th Dec. 2002. All the business on the Agenda was completed on the day. Some of the highlights: 1. The annual accounts were presented and noted. 2. The annual statutory report from the Board and reporting Accountant were presented and noted. 3. The new Board comprises:- Flavio Gracias President Diego Pinto Vice President Richard Fernandes Finance Director Cornelius Monteiro Property Director Mafalda deSa Public Relations Director Bosco Saldanha Planning Director Glyn Albuquerque Sports Director In addition:- Louisa Rodrigues Company Secretary Bernie Gracias General Secretary The position of Social & Cultural Director was split, and vacancies exist for a Social Director and a Cultural Director. Additionally the position of Clubhouse Director has been changed to Property Director and the position of Assistant Clubhouse Director has been abolished. Hillingdon Times. 16 Dec. Gaynor Pereira, lost her daughter, Kizzie, to pneumonia when she was just under 18 months old in 1984. But now the heartache has returned for Mrs Pereira and her husband Alf after learning that St Mary's Church, where their daughter is buried, could be torn down under plans to expand nearby Heathrow. Mrs Pereira told the Times this week: "What is this suggestion that you can desecrate graves? It's unthinkable." For full text, click here... The Stage 12 Dec. Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children has been adapted by the Royal Shakespeare Company and runs at the Barbican Theatre from Jan. 18-Feb. 23. After that, the production tours to Aberdeen, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bath, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Norwich and Salford. The cast includes Tania Rodrigues and Neil D'Souza. Male, Single Goan, Catholic, Professional: 46 years old living in London seeks single female living in Britain for relationship/marriage. I am from a good family background, level headed and honest with a wide range of hobbies. Reply to: tra30@talk21.com From Frederick Noronha’s compilation of Cybermatrimonials – see http://www.goacom.com/news/news2002/dec/msg00026.html Marilyn Abreu, our Goan Voice rep in Goa has been working hammer and tongs to get the website ready in time for the launch which took place on Liberation Day, Thursday, 19 Dec. Check it out www.goanvoice.org.uk A classified ads section will be added soon. The list of UK Goan Associations needs to be more comprehensive -please send in errors and omissions and include e-mail addresses and websites where possible. Events are listed a full year ahead. The What’s New section on the Home page will be used to publicise any urgent news item. Please send your comments to eddie@fernandes.u-net.com DEATHS 18 Nov. London. LILIA MARTINS (Ex-Tanzania), wife of late Dr. Minguelinho, mother/mother-in-law of Vasquito/Maumeena, Edwin(London), Rabi/Thereza(UK), Barnabe/Maria, Lucy/Alex(Australia). 10 Dec. Margao, Goa. MENINO ROSARIO FELIX FERNANDES, husband of Bernadita, father of Vincentina/Seby, Fatima/Anthony, Francis/Edna, Ino/Meclin (UK), Lourdina/Arthur. 12 Dec: Siolim, Goa: JOSEPH D'SOUZA, husband of late Esperanca, father of Steve/Joyce (UK), late Milly/Kees (Holland), Leo/Winnie and Delphine/Ton (Holland). 17 Dec. Chinchinim, Goa. MARIA SANTANA DA COSTA e MENEZES (Ex. Dar-Es-Salaam). Relict of Inacio Francisco. Mother of Filipe Nery, Crescencio/Emy, Fr. Marcos (U.S.A.), Shau/June (U.K.), Olga/Albert, Olavo/Judy (U.S.A.).
FLIGHT INFORMATION Dee Frenous-Sa of Dagenham, Essex who is shortly traveling to Goa, wrote to the Telegraph querying the charge of £250 for an extra 5kg luggage allowance. The detailed response can be found in the issue of 14 Dec. Click here..... Unijet (08705 336336; www.unijet.com) offers 14 nights' b & b in Goa, at the two-sun Silver Sands Holiday Village, Candolin Beach, for pounds 389 (reduced from pounds 698). Flights depart from Gatwick on December 29. From: Sunday Telegraph 15 Dec.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES The Goa Additional Sessions Court acquitted five accused of being involved in the rape of Joleen Sketchley at Calangute, on the grounds that there was absolutely no evidence against them. In addition, the victim is no longer alive, and so cannot testify against them. The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge presented a concert directed
by Dr Richard Marlow at the Church of Assisi at Old Goa. Among
the several compositions they presented, the hymn in Konkani which
received huge applause from the audience. Times of India 17 Dec. India plans to issue identity cards to people living in sensitive areas in 13 states including Goa. Agence France-Presse. 16 Dec. Israel has expressed concern to India about the possibility of a terror attack in Goa during the New Year's Eve celebrations in which thousands of Israelis are expected to participate, official sources said. Indian Express 17 Dec. http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=17742#compstory Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar released a book "Goa: Four decades of Freedom. Redefining Horizons", published by the Department of Information and Publicity, at a function on Dec. 18. The book has contributions from 19 subject-specialists, who cover a comprehensive range of topics on Goa.
IN THE NEWS 12 Dec. Montreal Gazette. Flo D'Silva provides her kulfi recipe. 322 words. 13 Dec. Pittsburgh Post Gazette... In bigger cities, regional
Indian restaurants are popping up, offering fiery South Indian
vegetarian fare or the Portuguese-influenced dishes of Goa. ...
14 Dec. Sydney Morning Herald. Going, going, Goa. December in Goa provides an adventure-filled holiday for Louise Nicholson and her sons on Christmas Day in sun-drenched Goa. Full text and photographs at http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/13/1039656214726.html 14 Dec. Edmonton Journal. (Canada). Feature article, 539 words
on Tony Fernandes, chief executive of Malaysian budget carrier
AirAsia. 15 Dec. Sunday Mirror. Football. Jonathan Pearce recalls Bobby Moore death of cancer in 1993. Pearce was in Goa when the hotel got a message to him to contact London urgently, but they had no outgoing telephone lines. A taxi driver took him to a telephone shack in the middle of the jungle and “I told him I feared a friend of mine, Bobby Moore, had died. I made the call, broke down in tears, and then turned around to face the street in this tiny village on the other side of the world. The street was filled with people and the news had spread. Bobby Moore was a hero everywhere.” 16 Dec. Maclean’s (Canada). Immigrants how many is too many? Extract: A week after he arrived in Halifax by himself with a single suitcase and $ 50, Jerry Braganza had a job with a local travel agency. Nearly 30 years later, he owns his own agency, employs five people and generates $ 3 million in annual sales. He was a Ugandan refugee of Indian descent in a British camp when Canadian officials interviewed him. And although Braganza was lonely at first, he and his wife Rita now have a lively circle of friends. "It was difficult but I had to get used to it," he says. "I had no other place to go." Photographs of Braganza with staff at his Aero World Travels agency in Halifax, and in 1970. http://www.macleans.ca/xta-doc2/2002/12/16/Cover/76915.shtml 17 Dec. The Independent. The 41st World Junior Championship for players under 20 is underway in Panaji in Goa and continues until 21 December. Since its inception in Birmingham 1951, the World Junior has been the premier event of its kind… 18 Dec. Catholic News Service (Washington DC). Christians in the Indian state of Goa no longer use real "Christmas trees" due to a crackdown by the government's forestry service. Michael de Sa, a Catholic in Goa, said the crackdown has taken away much of the Christmas fun. Full text at: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20021218.htm 19 Dec. BBC World Service. Goa holiday security alert.
FORTHCOMING 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 Year’s Eve Ball” at the Woolwich Town Hall, Market Street, London, SE18. Music and Disco by “Eclipse”. Entry inc. snacks: Members £12; Guests £15. Contacts (7 pm - 9 pm only): 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. Sun. 26 Jan. at 1.30pm - Commemoration Mass to honour the Birth Anniversary of VEN. FR. AGNELO DE SOUZA will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Wellesley Road, West Croydon. For details please contact Felix DeSouza on 020 8686 1876 |
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