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COMMUNITY NEWS The Goan Welfare Society, Nairobi, Newsletter, Sept. - Dec. 2002 issue is at: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2002/oct/msg00026.html Restless, young, and ambitious Marcella D'Souza dreams of leaving her island home of impoverished Zanzibar. A chance meeting and budding relationship with a British academic takes Marcella to London, where she discovers other international expatriates like herself. Unlike Marcella, they are embroiled in matters of international intrigue and questionable banking practices. Her new group of friends introduces Marcella to money, power, respect, and love. Of multiethnic background-Portuguese, Indian, Arab-European-Marcella is constantly searching for a sense of self and place, which she finds once in England…Marcella is beautiful, bright, and business minded… Pre-publication review by Kaite Mediatore of a forthcoming novel 'A Girl From Zanzibar' by Roger King. [Marcella is the central character] $14.95, 320 pages. To be published 15 Nov. 2002. ISBN: 1885586604. Order from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885586604/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/026-3065483-3334833 See also: http://www.artbook.com/1885586604.html Roger King, born in the U.K. has twice been nominated for the Booker Prize. His previous novels include Sea Level and Horizontal Hotel. Excerpt from the book at: http://www.turtlepoint.com/catalog/frames/books/zanzibar/zanzibarex.html Warren Noronha, 27, is a technophile. Last month he spent £1,000 on a Panasonic DVD player. He was similarly seduced by a scooter last year which now transports him at 20mph on the five-minute journey from his house to the studio. Warren says that if there's anything to make his life easier, then he wants it… The Observer 13 Oct. Mervyn Lobo, mervynalobo@yahoo.ca describes the Toronto's Tanzanite 2002 Dance, which was attended by 750 people. 402 words. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goans_tanzanite/message/2179 Surgeon Alban Barros D'Sa is retiring from the NHS next week. A party is being held for him in the social club of Walsgrave Hospital next Wednesday. Following a suspension, Mr Barros D'Sa returned to work in July last year after a huge public campaign, with 8,000 people signing a petition for his reinstatement. He was allowed back to work following two High Court cases, which he won. Coventry Evening Telegraph 16 Oct. For full text, click here...
DEATHS 27 Aug. Cambridge UK. MARIE FERNANDEZ (nee Braganza) ex Kisumu. Wife of Joe. Mother of Lynette, Lew, Lincoln and Lorraine. Condolences to lynette_fernandez@hotmail.com 10 Oct: Loutulim: JOAQUIM S ZACARIAS MEDEIRA, husband of late Yvonne, father of Adelina/Pat Dantas (New Zealand), Louella (Canada), Linette/Russel Lobo (Canada), brother-in-law of Vanda/Vasco d'Abreu Noronha (Portugal). 12 Oct. Toronto. CLETA DIAS. Mother of Sr. Flora (Carmelite), Anita and Fr. Herman. 14 Oct: Margao/Macau: FORTUNATO FIGUEIREDO, husband of Fatiminha, father of Gabriel, Carolina, Geninha, Rosarito and Bernado, brother/brother-in-law of Clara/late Antonio, Constancio/Nena (Portugal), Leopoldina, Jose/Angela, Antonieta/late Joao, Anacleto/Fatima (UK), Rosario, Salvador/Wanda (Macau, brother-in-lawe of Joao/Fatiminha (Canada), Victor/Sandra (USA). Paulo Colaco Dias writes an appreciation at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/message/24544 14 Oct. Nairobi. MRS JOVITA DA COSTA. Mother of Lydia Da Costa, Martha Da Costa and Agnelo Da Costa (Nairobi); Aura D'Souza and Nancy D'Mello (UK). Sister of Ida Mascarenhas (Goa), Lavin Fernandes (UK) Helen Nazareth (Canada), the late Vivian Mascarenhas (Msa), the late Micaela Pereira (Goa), Antonetta Mascarenhas (Goa). Funeral 2 p.m., Fri. 18th Oct. at the Consolata Catholic Church, Nairobi followed by cremation at the Hindu Crematorium. [info from Maureen D'Souza].
FLIGHT INFORMATION Bargain Holidays, tel. 0870 167 2233 has a Goa Offers section at http://www.bargain-holidays-direct.co.uk/ with flight prices from £349.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES The Goa State String Orchestra gave a performance at the Kala Academy in memory of Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl who was slain by extremists in Pakistan. Times of India 16 Oct. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25286532 The Unsung Lives Of Goan Poders. By Nandkumar Kamat on the pao - the crisp, aromatic, traditional leavened… 1255 words. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=101412 Rave parties still the rage in Goa tourist belt. Writing in The Deccan Herald, Oct 17 2002, Devika Swqueira presents a unique insight into the trance parties. An LSD dot costs Rs 300 - Rs 450; Ecstacy is Rs 400 and a gram of cocaine for Rs 4,000…Full text at: http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct17/n6.asp The season's first rave party, held in Vagator, last week, was stopped by the Goa Police at about 1.15 am. The party had been attended by around 200 persons, most of who were foreigners. Speculation is rife that the Bali carnage could be repeated in Goa. Holiday cancellations are not unexpected.
Check out Joel's pictorial on the bomb scare at Old Goa last week. http://www.goacom.com/news/clippings/bombscare/bombscare.html The Goa government plans to have a commission to implement a masterplan on the lines of California Tourism Development Commission. Times of India 18 Oct. "Goa Indica: A Critical Portrait of Postcolonial Goa" written by Arun Sinha, editor of The Navhind Times presents a comprehensive picture of how Goa's society, economy, culture and life have changed since its liberation from the Portuguese rule in 1961. The book also contains a glossary of Goan terms, and a detailed bibliography and index. $20.00. For details: http://hbutani@biblioasia.com/ Thomas Cook is scouting for hotel properties to buy in Goa. Business
Standard. A year ago a woman urinated in the office of the Margao Municipal inspector after futile complaints regarding the pathetic and unhygienic conditions of the public toilets. She was arrested and has just been found guilty and fined Rs 500. She refused to pay so she was sent to jail for 14 days. Two days later she was persuaded by social activists to pay the fine. Herald: http://www.oherald.com/Archives/tue_15oct.htm
IN THE NEWS 16 Sep. The Travel Agent. Swan Hellenic's Minerva is featuring the 15-day "Passage to India" tour departing Dec. 21. Ports of call include Dubar; Bombay, Porbandar, Junagadh, Goa, Mangalore and Cochin…Christmas celebrations include midnight mass, a caroling service and an English dinner. Fares start at $5,069 per person double. Call 877-219-4239 or visit www.swanhellenic.com 9 Oct. Mordialloc Chelsea News (Melbourne). Taj on South which opened in July this year is owned by Oscar and Hazel Lobo. "My wife has always had a passion for cooking. It is part of our culture," Mr Lobo said. The Lobos are from Goa … dishes include sorpotel, a pork curry that is hot and sour for $11.50 and beef or chicken vindaloo, marinated in special spices, for $10.50…Their speciality is nishtemshi kodi, a fish curry in mixed masala and coconut cream… 12 Oct. Times of India. India's Reva Electric Car which has a Goa dealership is to hit the UK market by December this year and then launched across Europe and Japan, Malta and Malaysia The Reva is a two-door hatchback that can seat two adults and two children. It is touted as an eco-friendly and economical car. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=24802383 13 Oct. Deccan Herald. The Candolim-Baga-Calangute coastal belt
which has the highest density of construction and unplanned development
in Goa, is perhaps the best example of all that is wrong with
Goa's tourism. By Devika Sequeira. 760 words. Full text at: 14 Oct. Ottawa Citizen. …Like Goa, Bali has managed to market itself as a destination in its own right. It had become a small bubble of peace and tranquillity. Until now… 16 Oct. New York Post. The killers targeted Bali because it was
particularly popular with young Australians. But it could just
as easily have been Cancun or Goa or Ibiza, or any of the other
places around the globe favored by young vacationers from the
civilized world. 16 Oct. Jewish Star Times, Florida. …Israeli DJs are a step above, creating their own sub-genre. Some call it psychedelic or Goa after the city in India, which is a popular vacation spot for young Israelis fresh off army service. http://www.miami.com/mld/jewishstartimes/4297068.htm 16 Oct. Daily Mail. Confounded by the success of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams, Juliet Clough dashed to Bombay and toured the studios - and went to Goa to recover…Excerpts: In Goa I found yet another India, a land of brilliant green rice terraces and Portuguese-style houses among coconut palm and mango groves…In the seething lanes of Margao's daily market, housewives bargained for 16 varieties of rice, coconut milk sweets, rat traps, bird cages and painted wooden baby-walkers. The air was heavy with spices, sweet with sandalwood, glittery with columns of glass bangles. Her conclusion? "Nice try, Lord Lloyd-Webber; but the real thing takes a lot of beating." 856 words and photographs. 17 Oct. East African Standard. KTN TV will today become the first
Kenyan television station to use VSAT technology to broadcast
its signal via satellite. The firm's Managing Director, Mr Ian
Fernandes, said that initially the system will be used to deliver
the KTN signal to the newly installed transmitter sites in Eldoret
and Kisumu for terrestrial transmission. Full text at:
FORTHCOMING Sun. 20th Oct. 12.30pm COLVA FEAST. Starting with Mass. Music by Moon Light Serenaders. A.T.C HALL, 192 Merton Road, Wimbledon. £10 for Adults. Contact: Bento Fernandes 0208 672 0283 Fri. 25 Oct. YLGS (Young London Goans Society - Free Membership 18+). Monthly Social - 6.00pm - Late. NEW VENUE: Soho Spice, 124-126 Wardour Street London W1. New members always welcome! Contacts: marie.pereira@talk21.com (07958 373 076 ), alisonbraganza@hotmail.com (07799 586 793), dsouzajj@hotmail.com (07957 395 811) Sat. 26 Oct. Goan Association (UK) Early Christmas Shopping Bonanza. Shop and dine in France travelling by coach and Le Shuttle via the Euro Tunnel. Pick up from Tooting and Norbury Stations (leaving approximately 8.30am and returning 10.30pm). Advance bookings only. Tickets: Members £18, Non-Members £20. For further details, please contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim on 020-8771 4457 or Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322. Sat 26 Oct. 7-11pm. Teenagers Halloween Party at Goan Community Centre, Keston Rd. N17. Following the success of the last teenagers Disco which brought them closer together, hence, "A wonderful Summer with the Goans." £2 inc. snacks a drink. Music by DJDEX/sound system 'Say One Do One'. Tel. Dexter 07929 781 653 020 8376 1068. Sun 27 Oct. Tiatre. Youth of Goa (UK) presents ASSRO (Shelter). Written and Directed by Lawrence Mascarenhas. Willesden High School Hall, Doyle Gardens, London NW10 3ST Call Lawrence 07939600383; Rosy 020 8352 9450 or Larryboy 020 8578 3336 Sun. 27 Oct. 1pm to 6pm. Fund-Raising Function For Sangath - Charity for Mentally Handicapped Children in Goa. Good Shepherd Church Hall, Moorside Road, Downham, Bromley, Kent. Tickets: Adults £5, Children £3. To reserve tickets please call Felicia Saldanha on 020-8289 8393 or Bernie Gracias on 020-8723 1322. DONATIONS WELCOME. Sun. 3 Nov. Nuvem Feast at Archbishop Lanfranc School. Music by Breakthru. £7 for Adults. Contacts: Greg Carvalho 01245 - 261302 Florian Carvalho 020 - 8452 8362. Sat. 9 Nov. 6.00 pm G.O.A. Mass For Deceased Members at the ATC Hall, South Wimbledon followed by a 3-Course Meal Contacts: Nina Pinto 020-8767 0663 or Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322 Sun. 17 Nov. Navelim Union Feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School. Contact: Jason D'Costa 020 - 8765 0258. |
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