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From Alison Braganza, YLGS Events & PR Manager: It's a Goan Thing - 26th April 2003. The YLGS (Young London Goans Society) event in the VIP Room at Zoo Bar in Leicester Square was totally sold out. The music was provided by DJ Dooza (his debut) and Say One Do One Disco and a great night was had by all. It was a very relaxed but hyper atmosphere and really showed our growth from our last event at Christmas 2002! Look out for our Summer Party on August 30th and remember, If it's too loud, You're too old...

For more details on YLGS, please contact Alison on 07799 586793 events@ylgs.org.uk or James 0795 739 5811 info@ylgs.org.uk Or go to our website www.ylgs.org.uk.

The Rev. Deacon Joseph Da Gama, joedagama@tiscali.co.uk was a celebrant of the Easter Sunday service broadcast on BBC TV. Some more information about him: his wife's name is Jackie and his children are Richard (18), Daniel (16) & Rachel (13). He is the son of Ruim and Amelia (nee Nazareth) Da Gama and has two younger brothers, Louis and Darryl. The Nairobi schools he attended are Catholic Parochial School and Catholic Cathedral, Nairobi Centre.

Denise Andrade will be appearing on ITV on Wednesday 14 May 2003 at 10.30pm in a programme called "You ruined my looks" which is a documentary relating to a hair dye which nearly killed her. She is also featured in TV Times and there will probably be articles in the Daily Mail this week and News of the World on Sunday.

From David Futers: Newton D'Souza of Our Lady of Divar High School, Divar Island and Wilma Pereira of Deepvihar High School, Vasco arrived in the UK for the GONAS teacher exchange project on 5th May. Visiting 4 schools as well as establishments who run educational programmes they will spend 18 days in the UK before returning to Goa where they will present reports to Nirmala Institute of Education and conduct seminars on their experiences. GONAS is supported by individual donations. Contact david@futers.org

7 May. Barnet & Potters Bar Times. Fiona Pinto, a parliamentary researcher, was held in police cells for four hours before being charged under the 1986 Public Order Act for displaying a photograph in public. It didn't depict graphic sex or violence of the sort freely available on the internet. 352 words. Click for full text. http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2003/May/issue1/supp1/fionapinto.html

From Ron Vaz. The Goan Golf Society is looking for members to help it get off the ground. We are looking to play 3 or 4 times a year with perhaps an additional short trip further afield once a year. The society will play primarily in the South-East. Applicants please initially respond via email to ron_vaz@hotmail.com providing details of handicap and club membership (if you have one) together with your home location (e.g. Croydon, Tottenham etc).

DEATHS

4 May. Toronto. HUBERT DE SANTANA. (aged 60, ex-Nairobi). Husband of Susan. Son of Angela and the late Manuel. Brother of Gerry, Olaf and Teresa. Remembrances to UNICEF would be appreciated by the family. [Hubert is the grandson of the late Dr. R. Ribeiro, benefactor of Dr. Ribeiro Goan School, Nairobi].

3 May. Paris. IGNACIANA (IGGY) ANTAO. (ex Mombasa). Mother of Vincent/Tina; Natalie/Daniel Diaz; Tina. Daughter of the late Diogo and late Anna Maria. Sister of Seraphino(London); Philu/Theo (Kent); Rozario/Matilda (Kent); Joe/Carol (Perth, Aus.) and Leo/Ching (Philippines). Iggy passed away peacefully in her sleep. Funeral: Fri. 9 May. 11:00 am St Remy's Church, Draveil, Paris. Condolences to Seraphino Antao, antao_s@hotmail.com For an appreciation by Jane D'Souza and more photographs click here.

30 Apr. Hemel Hempstead, Herts. RITA MONTEIRO. Wife of Gerry Monteiro (ex Aden). Mother of Allan, Errol and Roy. Funeral service on 14 May. Mass at 10:45, St Marks Catholic Church, JFK school, Hollybush Lane, Hemel Hempstead. Funeral at Woodwell Cemetery, Hemel Hempstead, 12:15pm, followed by wake at the Bell Pub, High Street, Hemel Hempstead. Condolences to demonte62@aol.com

29 Apr. Harrow, Middlesex. MARY STANDON (nee Fernandes, ex-Nairobi).Wife of George; Sister of May/Pascoal Denis Nairobi); Hilda(London);Wilfred/Rita(London); Albert/Nina(Toronto); Alfred/Carmen (Crawley). Aunt of Kevin, Lesley; John and Vincent. Funeral Mass on Friday, 9th May 2003, at 10 a.m. at Church of St John Fisher, 80 Imperial Close, North Harrow, Middlesex, followed by cremation at Breakspear Crematorium, Ruislip at 1130 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St Luke's Hospice, c/o Sydney Hurry Funeral Home. Condolences to albertjfernandes@hotmail.com

FOR SALE

Sotheby's auction, Bond Street London. 28 May. Includes the book by Danvers: The Portuguese in India. London: W.H. Allen, 1894, 2 vols. Estimated price: £200-£300. Details at:
http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=3ZQ7S [There are many rare books on East Africa in this sale].

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

2 May. Indian Express. Fed up with Goa's beaches and wedding gigs, Edwin Fernandes and his Band, the Bandwagon has been playing in Delhi for 12 years.
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=50751

3 May. Navhind Times, A new terminal, to facilitate arrivals of chartered flights is to be constructed at Dabolim airport at the cost of Rs.60 crore.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=050211

3 May. Navhind Times. Feature article, 5103 words, on why Goans in Goa should get priority with local employment. By Sandesh Prabhudesai
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=mag&Story_ID=050358

5 May. Navhind Times. Tracing the Roots of the Konkani Language. 1122 words.
By Nandkumar Kamat. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=050554

6 May. Navhind Times. Goa is now a destination for total knee-joint replacement. A team of Goan doctors led by Dr Joel Coutinho performs the surgery at the Apollo Nusi Hospital in Cuncolim. 282 words. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=05063

New Zealand actor, Martin Henderson will star opposite Aishwarya Rai in Gurinder Chadda's Bride And Prejudice, an inspired version of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice. The announcement will be made at the Cannes Film Festival that gets underway on May 15. The musical will be shot in Los Angeles, Mumbai and Goa from July.

Corporal punishment will soon be banned in all schools in Goa.

This year the mango yield in Goa has been excellent with the mancurad selling for Rs.80 per dozen.

Goa is sending a three-member delegation led by Health Minister Dr Suresh Amonkar to the Cannes film festival in France from 14 May. Goa would like to host an international film festival and is also keen to project the state as a beautiful film location.

The Indian Government had decided to grant dual citizenships to Indians living in the United States, the United Kingdom and six other countries (Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Italy).

IN THE NEWS

1 May. Hinckley Times. John and Bethan Binns were booked on the last charter flight of the season out of Goa. The flight would have normally stopped to refuel in Bahrain but, because of the war with Iraq, was re-routed to stop in Azerbaijan. Because of a SARS scare (prompted by a case reported in Goa) they were not allowed off the aircraft. After they took off from there, a fire alarm was activated and they had to return to Azerbaijan. This time they were allowed out of the aircraft. The plane was able to continue but without luggage which followed three days later. 642 words. Text at http://www.hinckley-times.co.uk/

3 May. The Globe and Mail (Toronto). Michael Pinto, a Toronto medical doctor was sentenced to two years imprisonment for fraud. 419 words.
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030503/UOHIPM/TPHealth/
3 May. Hamilton Spectator. 297 words. MD imprisoned for bilking board with bogus claims.
3 May. Toronto Star. 270 words. Oakville doctor jailed for fraud.

3 May. The Daily Telegraph. The welcoming attitude of Vernon Menezes, as the general manager at Zaika restaurant in High Street, Kensington, helped the establishment to win a coveted Michelin star.

5 May. AskMen.Com. Top 10: Sin Cities Of The World. 6. Goa. New age enlightenment for the twenty-something crowd. Flights could fetch as much as $1000, but at $8 per room, you will have enough spending money to fly like a kite. A stay here will give new meaning to decadence. You thought Aerosmith was reckless in the 1970s? You ain't seen nothing yet.
http://askmen.com/fashion/travel_top_ten/7_travel_top_ten.html

6 May. News Shopper (Bromley). John Horam, Orpington's MP has snapped a winner for the annual parliamentary photography competition. He took the photograph while on holiday in Goa last year. He said: "I thought she had a striking face which was typical of people of that part of India, very aristocratic looking. She ran a stall on the beach and, although you can't see it from the picture, it was very colourful and exotic there." Text and photograph at click here

6 May. The Daily Nation (Nairobi). At the National Constitution Conference, former deputy Speaker, Fitz de Souza said that the 1962 Kenya Constitution had been ideal but the later "amendments set the stage for one of the worst dictatorial and corrupt regimes in Africa." Text, 703 words, at
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/06052003/News/News63.html and
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/06052003/News/News67.html

6 May. Herald Sun (Melbourne). Larry Mendonca proprietor of the Rajah Sahib Grill -- where Serena Williams and Shirley Bassey have dined is fighting charges of breaching food safety laws. Mr Mendonca, 62, who lives above the restaurant, argues that the tainted food was for his own use. Mr Mendonca's elderly mother, Deonisia, faces 19 charges as sole director of Candolim, the company that owns the restaurant. If found guilty they could be fined a total of more than $1 million. The hearing continues. 511 words. http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6389056%255E2862,00.html

7 May. The Age. Larry Mendonca revealed he has a new job - as a food safety supervisor at another restaurant. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/06/1051987703120.html

7 May. tobacco.org (USA) quoting Herald: In an effort to keep the anti-socials, beggars and violators of anti-smoking and spitting law, the police have commenced a drive in South Goa . 31 offenders have been booked under the Anti-Smoking Act. Text at: http://www.tobacco.org/news/125261.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. 10 May. 6.00 - 9.00pm. (note change of times). The Goan Musical Society presents "A Goan Cultural Evening" of traditional music & dance at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Tickets £7 (£5 for children <13). Visit www.geocities.com/g.m.s for more info. Tickets available from Alfred Rebello 020 8337 8022, Kerwin Fernandes 020 8230 6935, Bernadette Menezes 0773 632 7201 or Cornelius Monteiro 020 8681 8716.

Sun. 11 May. 2.30 pm- G.O.A. EGM at Archbishop Lanfranc School. Open to fully paid-up members only.

Sat. 17 May. The Goan Cultural Society UK presents "TUJEA PASSOT" Written and directed by Goa's award winning writer JOSE I ROD. at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon, at 3.00pm, For further information contact : - Bella Fernandes 020 8352 0373, Rosy D'Silva 020 8352 9450 and Ida D'Souza 020 8881 2921.

Sun. 18 May. ROCKY'S TROOK TOURNAMENT. Contact: Rocky 020 - 7274 3585.

Sun. 25 May. The Goan Cultural Society UK presents "TUJEA PASSOT" Written and directed by Goa's award winning writer JOSE I ROD. at YMCA Theatre, 7 East Street, Leicester at 3.00 pm. For further information contact : - Bella Fernandes 020 8352 0373, Rosy D'Silva 020 8352 9450 and Ida D'Souza 020 8881 2921.

Sun. 25 May. 2pm-9pm. Santa Cruz Association Feast Of Holy Cross. St. Mary Church Hall Paddington Green, Opp. Edgware Road Station, behind Paddington Green Police Station. Live Band. Tickets £10 inc. meal. Reduction for children. Please contact Evette 020 8450 5623; Egito 07956589631; Gabru 07960348096; Caetano 0796 1906651.

Sun. 25 May. 1.00 - 9.00pm. 4th. Bakuli (Uganda) Reunion. Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Music by 'Zodiac' and disco by 'Ben's Formula 21'. Adults £12.00, children ( 2 - 12 years ) £6.00. Meal included (same menu for adults & children). Contact: Tony Lobo 0208 542 0528, Theo Pinto 0208 302 5385, Reg Da Cunha, regdacunha@aol.com 0207 732 2659, Gail Jethwa gail272@btopenworld.com 0208 776 7185.

Fri. 30 May: YLGS (Young London Goans Society) Monthly Meet Up : 6pm - Late. Free membership [18+] WALKABOUT, Temple Place, London, WC2R 2PH www.walkabout.eu.com NEAREST TUBE: Temple (District & Circle Lines) NEW MEMBERS WELCOME! For more Info, Contact: Alison 07799 586793 alisonbraganza@hotmail.com or Davina davdmello@hotmail.com

Sat. 31 May. Charity function in aid of Our Lady of Poondy Centre, commencing with Mass at 6pm. Nite Life in attendance. Tickets: £5. Pollards Hill Community Centre, South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham, Surrey. Contact: Nina Pinto on 020 8767 0663.

Sat. 31 May. 4.00pm. Friends of the Venerable Fr Agnelo are offering their Novena Mass at St Andrews Shared Church, Elmshott Lane, Cippenham, Slough, Berks. Followed by a get-together in the Parish Hall. All welcome. Contact Millie Fernandez on 01753 576905

Sun. 1 June 12:30 - 8pm. The AVC Annual Feast. Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham. Bring your friends and your dancing shoes and experience the AVC hospitality, as you dance to music by Mariano and his band, and enjoy some great Goan cuisine. Contact Uniece Barros 020 8672 0807, Alba Fernandes 020 86563305, Colin Almeida 020 86871470 calmeida@lycos.co.uk or Plino Martins 020 86578951

Sat. 7 June. 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). 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 0208 330 0998

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. 15 Jun. Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory. Hosted by Morel D'Souza, the Mayor of Maidstone.

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