COMMUNITY NEWS

The TV schedules changed last Friday. The Goa Beach holiday was replaced by a different destination. This Friday, (21 Jun.), ITV at 8.30pm, Holiday Airline is scheduled to show “Two holiday-makers in Goa who find the country's chaotic driving conditions hard to take.” Do not believe it!

Candy Fernandes will be at the Tottenham Community Festival, Bruce Castle on Sat. 22 June, promoting the Goan Community Centre. Claude Moraes and David Lammy are expected to attend.

An important date to note: Mon. 8th Jul, 7pm. Wimbledon Community Centre, St Georges Rd, SW19 Merton Multicultural History Group host a fascinating exploration of the Goan communities both in the UK and beyond with writer, Clifford Pereira. Entrance is free.

Sonia Fernandes, 27, fleeing from a crazed knifeman was stabbed on the doorstep of the police station in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, after finding it was closed at around 7pm on 16 May. She ended up being saved by hairdresser Ian Reijs who leapt on to the knifeman's back, toppling him. She spent two weeks in hospital. A 29-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder. Report (654 words) & photograph in Daily Mail 15 Jun.

Merton Goan Senior Citizens' Association celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee with music and dancing at the John Innes Youth Centre. Members toasted Her Majesty's health and sang the National Anthem. Wimbledon Guardian 14 Jun. Text and group colour photograph at http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/display.var.597928.html

From Candy Fernandes, GCA: Re: The Ladainh on 15 Jun.: There was a good response of about 50 children, teenagers & of course the elderly. They all thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Joe and Effie served traditional Goan food. Edwin, a visitor from Bombay, provided much of the music. We had Mandos, 60's songs and the latest hits. Dancing continued till almost midnight. Watch this space for the announcement about the next Ladainh!

The Ulster Hockey Coaches Association rescheduled its workshop last Sunday ... one of world hockey's top coaches, India's Cedric D'Souza, conducted the seminar and many signed up for the occasion. 14 Jun. Belfast Telegraph

Londoner Adrian Gonsalves, who is currently in his final year of a BA in garden design, has selected castle grounds in Dumfriesshire and Galloway as his special area of study after recently winning a scholarship from the Kent County Agricultural Society. He intends to create a design based on his research and relate this to Tonbridge Castle in Kent. The Scotsman. 17 Jun.

Rajan Fulari, the contemporary artist from Siolim, Goa has been awarded a residential scholarship to Glasgow by the prestigious Link Programme of the British Council. In Glasgow he will lecture on contemporary Indian print makers and the art scene in Goa. He will be in Glasgow from late June to mid Sept. and hopes to visit London after that. If you are in Glasgow, say hi to the bright spark - contact him at: rajanfulari@hotmail.com

India's most important, and famous, modern artist Francis Newton Souza, who has died aged 77 was of a generation whose creative roots remained anchored securely and authentically to the expressive modernism inspired by Picasso. By Christopher P Wood . Obituary & photographs. The Guardian, 17 June 2002, 673 words at http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4434936,00.html

From Rene Barreto: LONDON DAY. You can nominate someone to attend the London Day Evening Reception, to be held on 3 July 2002, by filling in the form at http://www.ntlworld.com/data-feeds/editorial/microsites/londonday/ by Tuesday 25 June.

Peter Fernandes, 36, from West Croydon, has been appointed General Manager of Grants of Croydon. Text and photograph at: http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/search/display.html?nwid=593498

DEATHS

21 May. Atlanta (USA). LUIS MARIANO GOMES (ex Dar es Salaam). Husband of Magda. Father of Owen/Isa Gomes (USA) and MaryAnn/Dr. Jude Rodrigues (Canada). Grandfather of Christopher, Andre & Mark Rodrigues and Melissa Gomes. Brother of Sebastiana Luis, Anna Gracia DeMello, Guilherme Gomes and Sarto Gomes. Condolences to Owen Gomes, 1304 Benbrooke Lane, Acworth GA, USA 30101. e-mail: ojgomes@hotmail.com

15 June: Verna. JOHN ALLELUIA MENINO FERNANDES (London/Ex-Kenya/Tanzania), husband of Sybil, father of Lourdes, Linda and Dominic.

16 Jun. Guirim, Goa: ANTONIO XAVIER BP ZUZARTE (Prop of Paramount Store, Mapusa, Ex-KOC), husband of Luiza, father of Evette/Peter (Dubai), Elvira/Jerome (Sesa), Edgar/Merly, Eristo/Odemira and Elsa/Dennis (Qatar).

CANADIAN CORNER

In CanIndia News Weekly, 24 May, Eugene Correia has a comprehensive illustrated article on the new Board of the Goan Overseas Association, Toronto. Roque Barreto, the new Chairman, was on the Committee that founded the Association 30 years ago! Neves Menezes was the outgoing Chairman.

CanIndia News Weekly, 31 May featured, with photographs, the annual walkathon organised by the Goan Charitable Organization and held at Lakeshore Promenade, Mississauga on Jun. 2. $7,000 was raised and this goes to help the poor in the Community.

From: John D’Souza, jjds@ican.net Canada's New Immigration Rules: Under the old rules, a family of five, two parents and three children were required to bring in as much $38000 as sufficient funds to last out one full year in Canada. Now they need only half that amount. Job Offer Now Needed For Immigration to Canada http://www.goacom.com/news/news2002/jun/msg00019.html Canada's revamped Immigration Policy http://www.goacom.com/news/news2002/jun/msg00022.html

From Mervyn Lobo: Hijacker became Tanzanian High School Principal. An American man who hijacked an Air Canada plane in 1971 has been sentenced to three years in jail. Patrick Critton, now 54, forced the crew to fly him to Cuba. He then went to Tanzania in 1974, becoming a high school teacher and principal. He also married there and spent 20 years in Tanzania before returning to the US in 1994. See Guardian 13 Jun. http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-1803863,00.html

FLIGHT INFORMATION

BBC 14 Jun. The big tour operators still have time to decide how many charter planes and pre-booked hotel rooms to hang onto in popular winter sun spots like Goa…The industry is reluctant to discuss details… Contracts to hold rooms and airline seats are "incredibly complicated" and variable, said Francis Tuke of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). The implications are therefore "a guessing game" … It's terribly sad for the local people....That's their season wiped out. If tension continues, then tour operators will have to make tough choices about the winter season. What if you've already booked a holiday in India? ABTA is advising its members that people whose holidays are cancelled are entitled to a refund, but not compensation as government travel warnings are 'force majeure' events "totally beyond the control of the operator." 1079 words. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_2039000/2039170.stm

COMPETITION CORNER

1. Holiday for two to Kenya or Maldives etc. offer. For details see Freschetta Pepperoni pizza from Iceland Freezer Centres. No purchase necessary. Closing date 30 Sept. 2. Selfridges are offering an Adventure Holiday in Kenya for the winner + 3 friends. For details and prize draw entry forms visit the Sports Department. 3. Food and Travel Magazine June issue: Win 7nt Kenya Safari. Closing date 30 Jun.

NEWS HEADLINES

Alan Bundy, Chairman of the Cricket League has forwarded a proposal to International teams for a cricket tournament in Goa in January/February 2003. It will be known as the Margao Cricket Tournament and played over a period of two weeks. Three grounds in Goa will be used. The tournament will comprise of eight teams. For full details, click here....

Portuguese Consul General Vera Maria Fernandes leaves Goa with happy memories. By Cyril D’Souza. Her successor is Miguel C. Veloso. Times Of India 19 Jun. 710 words. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=13401813

Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky in Goa. Priced in accordance with the state excise regulations, the range comprise of Red Label, Black Label, Pure Malt, Gold Label and Blue Label. Details at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=061544

Margaret Mascarenhas, http://mmascgoa.tripod.com has been a regular contributor to the Gomantak Times Sunday Supplement. However, her recent piece, condemning the possibility of nuclear escalation of the conflict in the subcontinent, was censored by the Gomantak Times. Outlook promptly published the “offending” article – see http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20020613&fname=margaret&sid=1 Read Margaret Mascarenhas’ account at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goanet/message/21781 Write to the Goamantak Times at pgp@esakal.com

Goa’s Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has fixed four days of the week for meeting members of the public to attend to their grievances. Mon. and Thurs. morning in Panjim and Tues. and Fri. evening at Altinho.

Goan students in for a PC bonanza. By Sandesh Prabhudesai. Rediff 20 Jun. http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/jun/20goa.htm

IN THE NEWS

14 Jun. The Mirror. Sex Demands Made Me Quit Bollywood. British Girls Who Found Dark Side Of India's Dream Factory By Barbara Davies… Helen Brodie who once spent her days tending a sausage machine in Safeway was catapulted to superstardom and whisked away to Goa to start filming Monsoon, the Bollywood blockbuster. For full text at: click here....

*14 Jun. O Globo (Rio, Brazil). Guildo Antao, the chef at the Natraj serves authentic Goan food. Rain is the only element missing from the décor. http://oglobo.globo.com/arquivo/colunas/20020614/tempero.htm

14 Jun. Press Association. Southwark Crown Court (UK) issued a warrant for the arrest of a high-society drug dealer who claims to be dying after contracting HIV. Old Etonian Quintin Leatham, 39, fled to Goa to die, breaching a probation order, but is thought to have been back in the UK recently…In Sept. 2000, The Evening Standard revealed that Leathan “who is HIV positive and has hepatitis C, was described as a "time bomb" because of the risk of infection to others. Click here....

15 Jun. Herald –Sun (Melbourne). Restaurateur Larry Mendonca was allowed to reopen the Rajah-Sahib in Queen St a month after it had been declared a public health threat…

16 Jun. Sunday Age (Melbourne). Ye cats, is that joint still open? Rising from the ashes of culinary disgrace last week came the Melbourne king of self-promoters, Larry Mendonca, complete with familiar moth-eaten turban and tired old "give 'em curry" headline. Larry and his Rajah Sahib dancing cockroaches had been shut down by health inspectors after they found mould, slime, dirt and dead moths.

16 Jun. The Star-Ledger Newark, New Jersey. Lisbon Travel article: The Arco do Castelo serves Goan cuisine…We found Arco's chickpea fritters and chicken curries to be similar to Indian versions, but with a nice coconut milk foundation to the other spicy flavours…

16 Jun. The East African Standard (Nairobi). Few Happy Departures At the Top. By Mathayo Ndekere. With the imminent demise of Moi from Kenya’s political scene, Ndekere waxes forth eloquently on the integrity of Joseph Murumbi and of his friend and fellow Goan in the system, Nominated MP Pio Gama Pinto who “had served as an armourer of the Mau Mau.” Full text at: http://allafrica.com/stories/200206170830.html

17 Jun. The San Francisco Chronicle. 678 words, Legion of Honor pays homage to Flemish painter Sweerts, Kenneth Baker. Through Aug. 25. Palace of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, San Francisco. Text at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/06/17/DD185993.DTL

17 Jun. Express Computer. World Bank looks to Indian software initiatives to fight poverty. By Frederick Noronha http://www.express-computer.com/20020617/indnews2.shtml

18 Jun. Daily Record (Scotland). Headline: Sun, Sand And Sex Beasts; Rise In Rapes Abroad Sparks Safety Fears. Excerpt: Joeleen Sketchley, 23, of Bournemouth, was gang-raped on a beach in Goa in January 2000. The mother of two's injuries were so severe she was confined to a wheelchair for two months after the attack.

FORTHCOMING

Fri 21 Jun. 6pm – late. YLGS (Young London Goans Social – free membership for 21 – 40+) Pizza Hut followed by on-site cinema. Surrey Quays The Mast Leisure Complex, Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 2XU Nearest underground Surrey Quays ( east line) /Canada water (jubilee line). Meet outside Pizza Hut promptly at 6.00pm.Contact Savio Fernandes mobile 07815670697 or email sav27@hotmail.com

Sun. 23 Jun. 3 pm. N London: St Monica’s Hall, Green Lanes, London N.13. The Goan Cultural Society UK proudly presents Alfonso Bros, Konkani play, "CHUKH" written and directed by Mike Alfonso. Contacts : Ida 020 8881 2921, Bella; 020 8352 0373 or Rosy 020 8352 9450. See: http://www.goanculturalsociety.com

Sun 23rd June 8.00pm – 9.00pm Web interactive session YLGS (Young London Goans Social – free membership 21 – 40+) Get on-line free and chat to other young Goans. Simply click on http://www.goacom.com/Chat/express.cgi

Mon. 24 Jun. 2:15pm to 3:00pm. BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: Jallebies and Tea. By Bettina Gracias. A wife recently arrived in London from India feels lonely until some extraordinary visitors materialise. Cast includes Nina Wadia, Renu Setna and Saeed Jaffrey

Fri. 28 Jun. YLGS (Young London Goans Social - free membership 21 - 40+) Monthly Social. 5.30pm - late. Venue:Los Locos Bar/Restaurant, 24/26 Russell Street, Convent Gardens, London WC2. website: www.los-locos.co.uk New members welcome. Contact marie.pereira@talk21.com

Sat 29 June, Join Say One Do One Disco in an evening playing R&B, Garage and latest tunes. All welcome. Free Entry. Upstairs in the Princess Louise Pub, 208 High Holborn from 7 till 11 For Details call Paul on 07956 496190/Nigel on 07956 984 532 or Email say1do1@hotmail.com

Sun 30 Jun. - Benaulim Feast (the feast of St John the Baptist) at White Hart Lane School, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22 (opp the New River Sports Centre). Mass at 12.30 followed by social with music by Maz & Co ( Mariano). For tickets and further info please contact Gasper - 0208 6254728, Mary 0208 8039752 or Josephine 0208 9677471

Sun. 7 July. 2 pm. TIATR! Leicester: YMCA Theatre, 7 East Street. The Goan Cultural Society UK proudly presents Alfonso Bros, Konkani play, "CHUKH" written and directed by Mike Alfonso. For booking and further information please contact: Charlie D'Souza 2125829, Francis Ferrao 2354732, Lorraine Fernandes 2738326, Lionel Baptista 2124921

Sun 7 Jul. Calangute Feast at Archbishop Lanfranc School. Mass at 12 m'day followed by Social. Contact: Rose Remedios 020 - 8658 7769

Sat. 13 Jul. G.O.A. VIVA LE FRANCE - Shop, Sight-see & Dine Collections from Tooting Broadway and Norbury. Cost (approx) £15.00 members / £20.00 non-members Contacts: Juliette de Menezes 020 - 8765 0258 Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457

Sun. 14 Jul. 25th Priestly Silver Jubilee celebration of REV. FR.ANDREW FERNANDES. Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19. Mass 1.30 p.m. followed by social. Tickets inc. snacks/meal - Adults £12, children aged 4-12 yrs £6.. Limited tickets. Felix Pereira: 0208 640 4151; Uniece Barros: 0208 672 0807; Sofia Cota: 07813 777981; Colin Almeida: 0207 228 4405; Sandra Fernandes: 0208 6851674

Sat. 20 Jul. 6.30pm-10.30pm. GCA presents... A memorable evening for all youngsters aged 13-19 Music: Djdex (Sound system provided by Say One Do One),Venue: Goan Community Centre Keston Road ,London, N17. Entrance £1 members, £2 non-members. Bring your own food and drinks. For info call Dexter: 0208-376-1068/07929-781-653. Sarita: 07961-404-079 or email djdex_sosolidcrew@hotmail.com