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COMMUNITY NEWS

Francis Fernandes is an actuary and a partner of Lane Clark & Peacock LLP where he is Head of Pensions Research. He has been much in the news recently regarding final salary pensions schemes - The Times, 31 May and 17 May; Derby Evening Telegraph, 29 May; Daily Mail 28 May etc. See for example, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ More references are at http://www.lcp.uk.com/information/quotes.asp

Francis read Maths. at Oxford, was a lecturer at City University, plays badminton, squash and the classical guitar and is a member of the Aldona Association, UK. He is the son of Joe (Aldona) and Teresa (Cortalim) Fernandes of Edgware and ex-Nairobi. His brother Norbert is a parish priest in Fulham. Francis got married earlier this year to Caron and they live in Reigate. He still finds the time to study classical guitar part-time at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Francis' profile is at http://www.lcp.uk.com/about/partner.asp?ID=31

Bromley News Shopper, 5 Jun. Chess prodigy Richard Lobo, aged 11 has been picked to represent England. The whiz-kid of Lynwood Grove, Orpington, will play in a match against Holland on June 28. [Richard attends Holy Innocents' School. He began playing aged four after his dad showed him the game. He is the son of Francis, flobo0312@hotmail.com and Hyacinth Lobo; grandson of Joe & Thelma Lobo of Croydon and ex-Nairobi, and Annie and the late Alex Alvares of Nairobi's famed Alvares Hotel].

The Goan Community-Mombasa~Newsletter, May 2003 is at
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/may/msg00098.html

	In Dec. 1999 at the Old Bailey, Mario Pereira of Edmonton, London, was found guilty of the murder of Michael Menson and sentenced to life imprisonment. He has maintained his innocence and his family have mounted a campaign in his support. This photograph was taken at the fund-raising event on 26 April 2003 and shows from left to right, Caroline Pereira (Sister), Monique Pereira (Mother), Hazel Keirle (Representative from Miscarriage of Justice Organisation) and Francis Pereira (Father). For details of the case, click here.
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DEATHS

03 June: Colvale: MARCELINO D'SOUZA (Ex-Nairobi), husband of late Justiniana, father of Dominic/Marie (Canada), Josephine/Moses (Ex-Kuwait), Franco/Maggie (Kuwait), Merle/Joelson (Goa)

31 May. Gillingham, Kent, UK (Mungul, Goa). LAURENCE REBELLO (ex-Nairobi Heroes). Husband of Philomena. Father of Stephen and Theresa. Brother of Lino/late Annie, Arcanjo/late Benjimita, Lourdes/Alex Da Cruz.
Funeral: Friday 13th June at 10.00 a.m. at Our Lady of Gillingham Church, Ingram Road, Gillingham, Kent. People may choose to provide a floral tribute or to make a charitable donation to "The Cancer Research U.K." or "Wisdom Hospice" - marked "In memory of Laurence Rebello". Please forward these directly to A H APPS Funeral Service, 8/10 Duncan Road, Gillingham, Kent. Condolences to lourdes71416@aol.com

30 May. Enfield, Middx., UK. ALEX DA SILVA (ex-Nairobi), son of the late F.X da Silva, (Baba Dogo) and the late Lily da Silva; husband of Margaret; father of Ashley, Aaron and Candice; brother of Joe, Albert, Hilda and Arminda.
Funeral Mass 12.30pm, Wed., 11 June at the Church of O.L of Mount Carmel and St.George, 45 London Road, Enfield, EN2 6DS. Tel:020 8363 2569. Condolences to semapore@aol.com

FROM GOAN VOICE CANADA

The Catholic Register Week. Article on the Rodricks family who immigrated from Goa 15 years ago. The sunny beaches of Goa are a stark contrast with suburban Toronto. See article and family photograph http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/may/msg00085.html

Toronto Star. Obituary of Hubert de Santana, 60, who died of a heart attack in Toronto May 4. He was born and raised in Nairobi, the grandson of Dr Ribeiro. He studied at Huddersfield, Yorks. and Dublin before moving to Toronto in 1977. He became a freelance travel writer and contributor to such publications as Maclean's, Reader's Digest, the Doctor's He leaves his mother Angela and siblings Gerry, Olaf and Teresa. Text and photograph at http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/may/msg00086.html

FLIGHT INFORMATION

1 Jun. Sunday Times. Survey of premium class flights - what you get for the extra you pay. Interesting comparison between the Monarch and Air 2000 flights to Goa. [Note that the charge for the Monarch premium service to Goa is not specified but when I called the number given, I was quoted £169 return] Text at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/

PRIZE COMPETITION

BBC EastEnders. The Ferreiras have arrived in Albert Square. Win a signed script from their first episode. Just name all of the Ferreiras. The closing date is 20 June 2003. Details at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/win/win_ferreiras.shtml

Waitrose has teamed up with Cobra Beer to offer one lucky couple the chance to win a two-week tour of northern India. Closing date 30 Jun. Details at
http://www.waitrose.com/puzzlescompetitions/winaholidaytoindia/index.asp

GOA NEWS HEADLINES
mainly from Joel D'Souza in Goa, courtesy of GOACOM

30 May. Screen India. Uma D'Cunha reports on the Indian festival at Cannes.
http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=4071

30 May. Asian Age. Goa rape angers women's groups - By Pamela D'Mello
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/may/msg00108.html

1 Jun. Navhind Times. The senior journalist and noted writer, Mr Chandrakant Keni said that environmental pollution, unlimited tourism and non-Goans settling in Goa in large numbers are the major problems, which the state would be facing in the near future.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=060120

2 Jun. The Telegraph (Calcutta). Goa confident it Cannes. By Fred Noronha. Already among the country's top tourist destinations, Goa hopes to soon offer visitors another reason to drop by if it is selected as India's Cannes. Argued journalist Francis Dias, an expatriate Goan who has been covering film festivals for two decades: "Goa's infrastructure is a long way from international standards required for hosting an event like that of Cannes or even that of the smaller Venice and Deauville film festivals." 407 words. Text at http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030602/asp/nation/story_2028098.asp

2 Jun. NDTV.com. Anthony Gonsalves is credited for changing the face of Hindi film music by introducing the orchestral movements in the early 1950s. He left the industry in 1965 for the United States to pursue the study of symphonic music. Today 75-year-old Gonsalves lives a relatively unknown existence with his family, tucked away in his ancestral home in Majorda in Goa. For more text click here

Goa Weather. 3 June. Max Temp: 34.8 deg C, Min Temp: 26.6 deg C.

8 Jun. The Week. Excerpts: Come to Goa, they say. What they forget to add is 'only if you are a foreigner'. The owner of a beach-side shop informed me that since it was not the tourist season only the "bloody Indians come now." Where is the gracious-ness that is synonymous with Goa? It looks like it has been sacrificed to cater to a foreign market. Full text at http://www.the-week.com/23jun08/events12.htm

IN THE NEWS

29 May. Taunton Times. Lizzy Evans will be at the Buckingham Palace Garden party on July 17 after completing the Duke of Edinburgh gold award. Her residential project was based in an orphanage in Goa. She said, "I was able to see how lucky children in the western world are in comparison and seeing their conditions was enough to reduce you to tears." For more text click here.

29 May Absolute Arts. Exhibition 29 May to 10 Sept 2003. "Fragile Jewels of India: Preserving an Extraordinary Architectural Heritage" at the World Monuments Fund Gallery, New York. Includes the historic architecture and conservation of St. Anne's Church, Goa.
http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2003/05/30/31084.html

30 May. The Sydney Morning Herald. Eric Chapus has made a reputation as a dance musician. His parents split up when he was 10. At 13 he dropped out of school and went to live with his father in Goa. "I thought he was the coolest thing," says Chapus. "[He was in Goa] just taking lots of drugs and he introduced me to lots of drugs at 13. We were living in the streets, living like beggars. It was really an eye-opener. We buried our passports and lived for one year like total vagrants. We took a lot of drugs, smoked a lot of hash and I had a bad experience with LSD."

31 May. The Age (Melbourne). Larry Mendonca, 61 and his mother Deonisia, were fined a$40,000, about £16,000 for breaching food safety standards in their restaurant. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/30/1054177728650.html

31 May. The Guardian Feature travel article on Goa. Excerpts: Goa's people are sossegard - at midday, its feni, lunch and siesta.
In Panjim local women in risqué knee-length dresses browse shops with Portuguese signs, and small cafes and bars serve feni and dishes from all over India.
English curry houses should note Goa's addictive puddings, most of which are a variation of coconut milk, eggs and jaggery Full text, 1584 words, at
http://travel.guardian.co.uk/saturdaysection/story/0,8922,966993,00.html

31 May. Daily Telegraph. Even the glorious beaches of Goa can sometimes become crowded and over-commercialised. So if you're looking for complete peace and quiet, take a taxi from your resort and head south to Agonda.

31 May. The Arizona Republic. Santosh and Zarine Naik opened the GOA-Curry N' Grill restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona after meeting Richy Rodrigues and learning of his contacts with Goan chefs. William Gomes, 86, a retired Catholic bishop living in Scottsdale, blessed the restaurant during its grand opening. Full text,, 609 words, and photograph of Zarine and Santosh Naik at
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/glendale/articles/0531evgoa31Z2.html

31 May. Vancouver Sun. Iceland is among elite party destinations: Reykjavik has a notorious scene mentioned by travellers in the same breath as Goa and Ibiza.

2 Jun, Economic Times. The Sarovar Plaza Group of Hotels which started in 1994 with its first hotel in Goa, will soon make a foray overseas. It is to manage its first international property at East Africa in Dar-Es-Salaam. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=1460

2 Jun. The Guardian. Racism not gone, people just better at hiding it.
http://society.guardian.co.uk/raceequality/story/0,8150,968719,00.html

2 Jun. Hamilton Spectator. (Canada). Carolann Fernandes is a grandmother, retired special education teacher and a social justice advocate who is on the go all over the community. She was recently honoured at the annual Women of the Year Awards. Her main interest is to make women from other cultures feel more comfortable. She wants them to have a more positive experience than she did when she came from India 30 years ago and faced loneliness and isolation. 546 words.

3 June. New York Times. Excerpts: In Goa, Maria de Lourdes Figueiredo de Albuquerque and her sister, Georgina are refurbishing their 1606 mansion for the paying guests they believe will soon be wending their way here through the Internet.
This tropical land is dotted with 167 whitewashed Roman Catholic churches.
There is a brisk business in Portuguese passports, available to anyone living here in 1961 or to their children and grandchildren. Portuguese passports are popular tickets out to coveted jobs abroad.
Catholics have steadily lost political power and population, and now make up about 20 percent of Goa's 1.2 million people. Text, 846 words and photographs at: http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2003/Jun/issue1/supp1/Loutulim.html

3 Jun. BBC. The Ferreira family enter Albert Square.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2958910.stm

3 Jun. PrimeZone Media Network. Book review. The Curse of Kali by Audrey Blankenhagen. Set in the mid-19th century, a beautiful young Dr. Helen Forsythe travels to India to marry Sir Gavin French but she is disturbed by her husband's suspicious liaisons with a beautiful Goanese woman…
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/5/prweb66873.php

3. Jun. Zenit News Agency (Vatican). Papal Address to a Group of Indian Bishops. Click here for the full text.

3 Jun. Zenit News Agency (Vatican). Threats to the Church in India. Click here for the full text.

4 Jun. The Globe and Mail (Toronto). Panjim wins prize at the International 'City of Tomorrow' contest in Japan. The first prize went to Vancouver. Panjim won one of the three 2nd-place jury prizes. The entry presented a vision for Panjim, the tropical state capital of Goa, that had future residents living on recycled rainwater and vegetarian diets.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030604.wvanc0604/BNStory/National/

4 Jun. The Guardian. Portuguese demand the right to the traditional, but threatened, after-lunch siesta. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,969742,00.html

FORTHCOMING
(for a list of events scheduled for the next 12 months, visit: www.goanvoice.org.uk ).

Click here for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon

Sat. 7 Jun. Goan Association's 37th Anniversary Ball. Bishop Thomas Grant School Hall. Belltrees Grove, Streatham. Drinks Reception 6.15 p.m. Dancing commences at 7.00 p.m. Chief Guest: Morel D'Souza, Mayor of Maidstone, Kent. Members:£8 Single £15 Couple Guest: £10 each. DRESS CODE: FORMAL (BOW TIE). Dark Star in attendance. Advance Booking advisable; For details : Please call Norma Menezes-Rahim: 0208 771 4457 or email normamenezes@aol.com Bernie Gracias on 0208 723 1322 or email berniegracias@aol.com or Maf Desa on 020 8330 0998

Sat 7 Jun. 7 till 11. Join Say One Do One playing RNB GARAGE and LATEST TUNES at Princess Louise Pub, 208 High Holborn. FREE ENTRY. Nigel 07956 984532 or Paul 07956 496190

Sun. 8 Jun. Margao Union. Feast of The Holy Spirit, at the Haringey Irish Centre, Pretoria Road, Tottenham, London N17 8DX. MASS at 12.30pm, Followed by a GET-TOGETHER. Music for all ages by Nitelife. Tickets Margonkars £ 8 Guest £ 10, Children £ 5 & £ 3 (including Snacks and Buffet) - Contact :- Bella - 020 8352 0373, Rosy - 020 8352 9450 & Gregg 020 8907 0545.

Sun. 8 Jun. 2pm to 9 pm. Go Goan invite you to the Feast of the Holy Spirit at Merton Hall, Kingston Road, South Wimbledon. Music by Zodiac. Tickets: £8 for adults inc. meal; £5 for children <12 years. For tickets contact: Jo DaSilva 020 8296 8332 Tony Lobo 020 8254 0528

Sat. 14 Jun, The Goan Cultural Society UK presents "TUJEA PASSOT" Written and directed by Goa's award winning writer JOSE I ROD. At Pinehurst Community Centre, Beech Avenue, SWINDON, SN2 1JT at 4.00pm, For information contact : - Angelo 01793831377, Luis 01793531293 or Gregg 020 8907 0545.

Sun. 15 Jun. 2 pm. The Asian Chaplaincy celebrates its 18th Annual Festival of our Patron Saints. Multicultural mass and entertainment programme at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Edge Hill, Wimbledon SW19 4LU. Food will be available only by tickets purchased in advance which includes admission to the entertainment programme. For more information and tickets please call The Asian Chaplaincy on 020 8563 9102.

Sun. 15 Jun. Siolim Union Feast at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon Contact: Loretta Fernandes 020 - 8696 9886

Sat. 21 Jun. HAPC Beach Party at Greenford Town Hall, Greenford. Contacts: Flavio Gracias 020 - 8723 1322 George Hillier 020 - 8908 1039

Sun. 22 Jun. Visit by Bishop Filipe Neri Ferrao from Goa. Mass at St George's Cathedral, Southwark at 3.00 pm, followed by a reception in Amigo Hall. Food and refreshments will be available. Prayer session at 2.45 pm.

Sun. 29 Jun. Goan Association (UK) Family Day at Archbishop LanFranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Open to members and guests - FREE OF CHARGE. Junior football tournament for ages 12 - 16 and Under 12's. If you are interested in participating, please contact Richard Fernandes on 020-8300 5347 or Maf deSa on 020-8330 0998. For Adults, there will be talks on health issues (diabetes/healthy lifestyle/men's problems).

Sun. 29 Jun. Benaulim Association Feast of St John the Baptist, at The White Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane Wood Green London N22. MASS at 12.30pm, Followed by a GET-TOGETHER. Music for all ages by MAZ & CO (Mariano). Tickets - Members £6 Guest £7, Children 11-16 £2; under 11 free. Contact :- Josephine on 0208 967 7471, Mary 0208 803 9752.

Sun 29 Jun. 4pm - The Asian Chaplaincy. Konkani Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High Street, Cranford, Middlesex.

Sat. 5 Jul. Calangute Association will be celebrating the feast of St Alex at the Crown Conference Centre in South Ruislip. Tickets are £13 for members and £15 for guests. 'Dimensions' will be performing live and there is an 'eat as much as you like' buffet. Contact Kevin Coutinho on coutinhok@yahoo.co.uk or call 07956 389 194 for more information and tickets.

Sat. 5 Jul. YLGS Day Trip to Alton Towers. Details to follow. Contact Alison 07799 586793 or alisonbraganza@hotmail.com

Sun. 6 Jul. Aldona Feast at White Hart Lane School, N17. Music by Dark Star. Contacts: Nigel Moniz 020 - 8441 9075 Martin Moniz 020 - 8930 5282

Sun. 13 Jul. Tivim Traditional Fiesta at Bishop Thomas Grant School. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457.