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COMMUNITY NEWS
From Eddie Fernandes. I will be in Goa till
19 Dec. and I will try to maintain continuity of newsletter
service during the period. You can e-mail me as before at
eddie@fernandes.u-net.com
In case of urgency please contact Bernie Gracias at BERNIEGRACIAS@aol.com
tel 020-8723-1322.
NRI Meeting in Goa on Dec 4th
02 Dec Herald. The NRI facilitation Centre will organise an
interaction meet wih the visiting NRIs for Expo'04 and IFFI
2004 on December 4 at Miramar Residency at 7.30 p.m. The meet
has been convened in view of the coming Gornant Vishwa Sammelan
on January 3, says a press release. Tomazinho Cardozo, member,
ex-committee, NRI Cell will be convener for this meet. All
visiting NRIs presently in Goa should contact on 2227608/2423459
or e-mail info@nrigoa.com
to register their names for the meet.
UK: Ordeal of aged landlady.
25 Nov: Croydon Guardian. Janet D'Sa who made her elderly
landlady's life a "living nightmare" has been found
guilty of harassment after a two-day trial. Giving evidence
D'Sa claimed Mrs Read and her other tenant, who moved out
within weeks of her arrival, had conducted their own campaign
of harassment against her. D'Sa was warned by magistrates
she faced a restraining order but was likely to avoid prison.
She is due to be sentenced on December 8. 315 words. For full
text click
here.
Terror at gas attack robbery
25 Nov. Rugby Advertiser. Excerpts: A taxi driver from Rugby
has described the terrifying moment he was robbed and attacked
with CS spray - but said police are doing little to catch
the culprits. Alvito Desouza, 29, of Craven Road is now reluctant
to return to work and fears the thieves are still at large.
He described how one of the robbers " picked something
out of his pocket and sprayed CS gas at me. I was finding
it hard to see and my face was stinging. But if I hadn't worn
my glasses it would have been a lot worse." At the time
of going to press, nobody had been charged with the attack
but Mr. Desouza claims he saw the culprit on Monday. "I
went to the police station and told them, but I was told the
officer wasn't available until Wednesday. I just want the
police to deal with it and I want to get on with my life,"
he said. 546 words. Full text at:
http://www.rugbyreviewtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=689&ArticleID=894605
Mrs Merlyn Vaz remembered
30 Nov. Leicester Mercury. Merlyn Vaz, mother of Leicester
East MP Keith Vaz, died in October last year after a battle
with cancer. This Christmas, residents in Spinney Hill have
put up a tree in the grounds of Green Lane Road School to
pay tribute to Mrs Vaz. The lights were turned on by Rudolph
Walker, who plays Patrick Trueman in BBC1 soap EastEnders.
Mr Vaz said: "My mother would have been thrilled that
Rudolph had come to Leicester just to switch on the lights."
Piara Singh Clair, Lord Mayor of Leicester said: "Merlyn
loved Christmas and she was keen to have lights on the road.
This is a good way of remembering her." Mrs Vaz, Leicester's
first Asian woman councillor, retired in May after 14 years
representing the Charnwood ward.
NRI Meeting in Goa in 3rd-5th January
2005
A Convention of World Wide Goans, the Gomant Vishwa Sammelan,
will be held at Panaji from 3rd to 5th January, 2005 at Kala
Academy Complex. It is an annual get together of the representatives
of Goan Diaspora, scattered all over the world. People of
Goan origin settled in the various parts of the country and
abroad will participate in the three- day Convention. The
programme will include interactive sessions on three thrust
areas, namely Healthcare, Agriculture and Problems faced by
NRGs and NRIs in the area of their settlements.
There will be three categories of delegates (1) Visiting Delegates
(2) Local Delegates and (3) Member of the Organizing Committee.
The delegates fee shall be Rs. 200/- per person. For further
details contact NRI Facilitation Centre, E.D.C., House Panaji
- Goa (Ph. No.2227608). Contact e-mail : info@nrigoa.com
DEATHS
29 Nov: Dar es Salaam. JOLEEN LAWRENCE.
Daughter of Julian & Anne Lawrence. Niece of John, Frank/Lillian
Silveira (Arusha.). Funeral was on 1 Dec. Condolence to: lilysilveira@yahoo.com
29 Nov. Toronto. VENANCIO (VENCY)
ROBUSTO PHILIP D'MELLO. Husband of Ludy. Father of
June, Ayres and Diana. Father-in-law of Orlando, Sunita and
Caje Fernandes. Brother of Andrew and Purification. Funeral
Mass will start at 1:30 pm on Thursday, 2nd Dec. St. Isaac
Jogues Catholic Church, 1148 Finch Avenue, Pickering. Condolences
to odemelo@hotmail.com
28 Nov. London. BRIGIDA MENDES
(nee Mascarenhas, ex Saligao/Nairobi). Wife of late Honoratio
Mendes (ex Moirs/Nairobi). Mother of John/Emma, Cyril, Peter,
Mario/Karen, Joy/Agnelo. Grandmother of Adriano, Judy/Prita.
Great grandmother of baby Angel. Funeral Wed. 8 Dec. St Edmunds
Church, Croyland Road, Lwr Edmonton, London N9 11.00am; burial:
12.30pm Lavender Hill Cemetery, Enfield.
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First Anniversary Mass:
CONCEICAO MENINO (CM) DIAS A First
Anniversary Mass will be held for CM (ex Kisumu/Nairobi/London)
on Wed. 8th Dec. 2004 at 8:15 am at Our Lady of Rosary
Church Navelim followed by prayers at the grave. Offered
by his sorrowful wife Crecy (Netty), children Henrietta/Conie
and Stanley/Debbie and grandchildren Sophie and Olivia.
For more information contact con.mascarenhas@ukgateway.net |
A year has passed so
quickly,
The pain of your loss will forever last,
Deep in our hearts you will always stay,
Loved and remembered every moment of the day |
The ALMEIDA family wish
to thank relatives and friends who attended Abe's funeral,
offered masses and made donations to the D'Almeida Charitable
Trust. Your kindness is very much appreciated.
PRIZE COMPETITION
Win you a fabulous trip to a real
jungle!
30 Nov: Glasgow Daily Record. We will take two readers on
a dream week to Goa - including a two- day jungle break staying
in your very own mud hut. All you have to do is - wait for
it - have a nibble at some Chilli Worm Crisps, Thai Green
Curry Crickets or toffee with a real scorpion in the middle!
Pass the test and you'll be entered in the grand draw to win
the super holiday prize! You have to be in Dundee, Edinburgh,
Aberdeen or Glasgow this week. For full text click
here
GOA FILM FESTIVAL
Goa advertisement on IFFI irks Festival
organisers
29 Nov: Indian Express. ''Goa calls the shots. The 35th International
Film Festival of India packs its bags to set shop in Goa''.
An advertisement in the local newspapers carrying this announcement
has irked many involved with the organization of this first-ever
film fete in this seaside resort.
http://www.deepikaglobal.com/latestnews.asp?ncode=22844
Goa CM seeks to cash in on festival
29 Nov: Times of India. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar
is anxious to emerge a hero from the International Film Festival
of India (IFFI) that begins here on Monday, but he may find
himself facing irate home crowds instead, already fed up with
traffic jams and other problems.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/939736.cms
Heads in the sand. Beneath the film
festival, the beach
29 Nov. The Guardian. Miramar beach, in the Goan capital of
Panaji, is prepared for an art exhibition entitled Installing
the Beach. The exhibition is to run alongside the 35th International
Film Festival of India, which opens today. More than 200 films
will be screened in the festival
Colourful start to IFFI
30 Nov: Times of India. It was double carnival time in Goa
on Monday as the 35th international film festival of India
(IFFI) unfurled amidst a very colourful float and music blast.
Goans who had come out in thousands to see the film carnival
said they have had one more before the annual February-March
carnival. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/940186.cms
Bollywood looks to Goa as its answer
to Cannes
30 Nov. Globe & Mail (Toronto). The International Film
Festival of India opened yesterday with 2,000 delegates and
200 movies from around the world arriving in the beach-lined
state of Goa. Films from 40 countries will be screened at
the 10-day film festival. India's glitzy movie industry is
in
search of a more global audience and is trying to emulate
prestigious events like the Cannes Film Festival by making
a tourist hot-spot like Goa the festival's venue. For full
text click
here.
Gaffes & confusion at IFFI opening
30 Nov: The Statesman.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=1&theme=&usrsess=1&id=61436
GOA NEWS HEADLINES
| Goa's Director General of Police
removed for insubordination. |
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25 Nov: Rediff. Goa's
Director General of Police Amod Kanth was on Thursday
removed from the post on charges of "insubordination
and serious disciplinary offence", capping months
of his differences with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Parrikar said in Panaji that Kanth had "violated
written government orders" and was removed after
the Centre refused to take action despite repeated complaints
by the state. |
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Goa expects tourist profile to improve
26 Nov: Business Standard. The International film festival
followed by the International kite flying festival in Goa
is expected to increase the number of quality tourism in the
state, feels the travel and tourism community of Goa. For
full text click
here
Goa: Better living, positive warmth
27 Nov: MidDay. A growing consciousness of better living has
led to a lot of change on Goa’s real estate front. According
to Raj Bhandari, an architect and designer, Goa’s USP
is its popularity as a peaceful place.
This is a very strong psychological point in Goa’s favour
when a buyer is deciding to invest in a home. http://web.mid-day.com/hot_property/features/2004/november/98011.htm
Campaign on to revive Roman script
for Konkani
27 Nov: NewKerala.Com. Konkani writers in Goa have launched
a campaign to revive the use of the centuries-old Roman script
that is being increasingly swamped by Devnagri. With more
and more Konkani speakers preferring the Devnagri script,
they say the language's history and heritage are under threat.
Konkani is one of India's nationally recognised languages
spoken mainly along the country's west coast. Dalgado Konkani
Akademi (DKA) president Tomazinho Cardozo intends to start
a fund-raiser to finance Roman-Konkani writers, collaborate
with other institutions, launch a website and run a village-to-village
'Speak Konkani, Save Konkani' drive.
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=44773
So Where Will You Be On New Year?
28 Nov: Times of India. Goa: The most obvious choice if you
want to party in India! Besides the beaches and sunshine,
Goa is known for its laid-back, warm and friendly people.
http://spirituality.indiatimes.com/articleshow/937314.cms
Interesting recent themes
from Goanet from Cornel DaCosta
Fascinating contributions have centred on Konkani
proverbs with English translation, and the historical tracking
of the route of the chilli, for culinary purposes, from Brazil
to South Asia and beyond.
Goan jokes appeared in lighter vein but the
'heavier' but highly informative material has centred around
local politicians and their activities, including, criticism
of expenditure for the 35th International Film Festival being
held in Goa. This is 'countered' in details of unusual films
as well as routes to merry making at this key festival as
well as to other local festivals. There couldn't have been
a better time to be in Goa than now.
Substantial historical detail has appeared
about the life of St Francis Xavier, as would be inevitable,
during the month long Exposition of the holy relics.
Goanet continues to be a mine of most interesting
information which no Goan in Goa or the Goan Diaspora should
miss.
Please visit the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/
To subscribe to Goanet sent an email to viviana@goanet.org
IN THE NEWS
Canada dream still alive for immigrants
24 Nov: Times of India. For thousands of immigration hopefuls
left out in the cold by the Canadian government, life in the
maple country may not be a distant dream anymore.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/934874.cms
Vet Kathy joins
charity's clinic in Goa
26 Nov: Brighton Argus. Vet Kathy Senior will fly to India
in January to volunteer in a clinic run by International Animal
Rescue (IAR). In Goa much of her work would require her to
work outside, collecting cats and dogs from the streets and
bringing them in for treatment. 471 words.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/the_argus/news/NEWS8.html
What's keeping us together
24 Nov. Gazette & Herald (York). House prices are now
so high that people can't afford to split up…Sell the
lot up and move to Goa if you're too broke to break up in
Britain, I reckon. Preferably one of you to each end of the
place, then you need never set eyes on one another again.
For full text click
here
Plea to help rescue two Goan bears.
26 Nov. Kent & Sussex Courier, 830 Words, (English)
The plight of two dancing bears which are kept in appalling
conditions in a Goan wildlife reserve has prompted an urgent
appeal for £5,000 to save them. More about the bears
can be found on the IAR website www.iar.org.uk
830 words. click
here
Faithful flock to venerate Apostle
of the Indies
26 Nov: The Telegraph (UK). In a country where Hindu saints
attract huge crowds, India's Christian minority will this
month gather in the holiday state of Goa to venerate one of
their own. For full text click
here
Murder trial in Goa continues.
27 Nov: Western Mail/ The murder trial of Adrian Duggan accused
of stabbing his girlfriend to death in Goa is about to enter
its fourth month. Duggan's trial for murder started on September
1. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said "It's a
continuing process. The process in India is very slow. The
trial could take some time, we have no idea how long.”
For full text
click here
Indian restaurants
turning away drunks and vindaloo in favour of fine dining
29 Nov: The Independent. The food is too spicy and the diners
only turn up when the pubs have closed at many of the Indian
restaurants on Rusholme's "curry mile", which serves
10,000 people a week and has been at the heart of Manchester's
dining scene for more than 50 years. So the decision of an
establishment in the south of the city to take no bookings
after 10.30pm and send the chef out to explain why he won't
serve food which is too hot to taste represents a significant
cultural shift. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=587766
Now Indians get high @ UK campus
30 Nov: Times of India. Shame about the curry because they
are more worried about the food than any other foreign student
group. But in all other respects and in the words of the McDonald's
jingle, Britain's growing community of Indian undergraduates
and postgraduates is "loving it", that is their
period in the UK. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/940370.cms
UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS. By Mafalda de’Sa
Television
Mon. 6th Dec: UKTV Documentary Channel: 8.00pm (60mins):
House Detectives at Large. Uncovering the history of a ruined
village in Calcutta once home to Clive of India.
Mon 6th Dec: History Channel: 9.00pm (120mins):
Nostradamus: 500 years Later. Labelled both prophet &
heretic, could this 16th century doctor & astrologer really
predict the future?
Tues. 7th Dec: BBC 2: 9.00pm (60 mins) Who
Do You Think You Are? On a fascinating journey of discovery,
writer and actress Meera Syal visits her parents’ Punjabi
homeland & uncovers her grandfathers’ parts in the
struggle for Indian independence.
Wed 8th Dec: BBC 2: 11.20pm (30mins) Desi
DNA The competitive world of Asian magazines is among tonight’s
hot topics plus plastic surgeons, poets and tattoos.
Fri 10th Dec BBC 2: 9.00pm (60 mins): Empire
Warriors: The Hunt For Dedan Kimathi Leader Of The Mau Mau.
The documentary depicts the tactics used by the British to
hunt Kimathi and the Kenyan Government’s recent decision
to officially recognise the Mau Mau as freedom fighters.
Radio
Sat 4th Dec: BBC Radio 4: 10.30am (30 mins)
Conversations with Gandhi. In 1905 a young Englishwoman Millie
Downs, met with the young Gandhi in Johannesburg and challenged
him on his views on faith, food, sex and his treatment of
women. These revealing talks are recreated here and placed
in the context of Gandhi’s early experiments in how
best to live.
Thu 9th Dec: BBC Radio 4: 3.00pm (30mins)
Check-Up. Painful knees are the subject of this weeks’
medical phone in, with Mr Timothy Briggs from the Royal National
Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. A chance to call in to allay
any fears on knee surgery or simply to discuss how best to
rest or exercise a painful knee.
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/publications/location/directions.htm
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sun. 5 Dec. G.O.A.
FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER at Archbishop Lanfranc
School, Mitcham Road, Croydon starting with Mass at 12.30
pm. Contacts: Diego Pinto 020 - 8767 0663 Alfred Rebello 020
- 8337 8022 Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322
Sat. 11 Dec. Grand
Christmas Dance at Jasmin's Club, 202 Upper Tooting
Road, London SW17 7TG. (entrance via Hebdon Road) 7.30pm –
Late. Music by Mustang. Tickets (incl. meal) Adults £10.00,
Children (2 – 12) £5.00. Tickets and further information
from: Tony Lobo 020 8542 0528; Reg Da Cunha 020 7732 2659
e-mail regdacunha@aol.com;
Theo Pinto 020 8302 5385, Anthony Lobo 020 8764 1856.
Sun. 12 Dec. G.O.A.
Children's Christmas Party at Archbishop Lanfranc School
commencing at 2pm. Members £6, Guests £8. For
further details contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457,
Bernie Gracias 020 8723 1322.
Sat. 18 Dec. ***SOLD OUT*** YLGS
Christmas Party - Thames Boat Cruise. ***SOLD
OUT*** (New Members 18+ welcome!) 8pm-12am. Licensed
Bar & Disco on Board. Leaving from Festival Pier. Tickets
@ #12. For further details contact: Alison Braganza, Events
Manager on 07799 586793 or events@ylgs.org.uk
Sun. 19 Dec. G.O.A.
(UK) Annual/Extraordinary General Meeting at 1pm at
Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon. Open to members only.
Sun.19 Dec. 4.00pm - The Asian Chaplaincy.
Konkani Mass will be celebrated
at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High
Street, Cranford, Middlesex.
Sun. 26 Dec. South West Goans. Boxing
Day Hop at St.Augustine's Church Hall, Tooting SW17
OEF from 3pm-9pm. Music by "Low Level" with Maria
(Star from Goa) + various Artists. £12 adults. £7
children. For Tickets Contact Cajie 0208 672 5003, Peter 0208
672 3232, Chip 0208 658 5321. Limited tickets. Book early
to avoid disappointment.
Tue. 28 Dec. 12.00pm - The Asian Chaplaincy
Mass & Fund Raising Social to
raise money to sponsor young men to the priesthood of the
Pilar Fathers at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road,
Croydon CR9 3AS. Music by the Mustang Band.
Fri. 31 Dec. New Year’s
Eve Gala Ball – Harrow Leisure Centre, Harrow.
7.00pm to 2.00am. Music by LOW LEVEL & DARK STAR. Tickets:
Adults £15 before 15th December, £19 thereafter.
Children: £10 under 10 years. For tickets call Hazel
Rodrigues: 020-8357 6776 or Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322.
For a Ticket Application Form or other information, email
daxpereira@aol.com
Don’t miss another SELL-OUT night to remember! For the
flyer see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2004/Nov/issue2/Gala_Ball/index.htm
Fri. 31st Dec. (7pm till 12:30am). The South
East Goans Sports & Social Club: New
Year’s Eve Ball at the Woolwich Town Hall, Market
Street, London, SE18. Disco by Say One Do One . Entry inc.
snacks: Members £10; Guests £15. Contacts: Eusebio:
020 8304 9089; Alex:020 8306 0974; Evelyn: 01322 433393; Chris:
01322 400732; Victor: 020 8303 5106; Bonnie:020 8851 4677;
Damaciano:020 8316 1473
Sat. 8 Jan. G.O.A.
GOAN EXTRAVAGANZA at Wandsworth Town Hall from 7.00
pm. Further details from - Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771
4457 Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322
FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
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