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COMMUNITY NEWS
| Union of Navelim, UK |
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From Percy Ferrao:
The feast of Our Lady of Rosary was celebrated in a
special way by the Union of Navelim at the Wandsworth
Town Hall, London, on Nov. 20. More than 650 guests
from all over the UK attended the festival, with the
attendance said to be one of the largest Goan get-togethers
for a village feast. |
In her statement, outgoing
secretary, Sandra B Fernandes-Allen, said to have reached
this milestone of celebrating the 25th year silver jubilee
celebration was a major achievement. Delivering an inspiring
homily, Fr Oliver Antao, the main celebrant of the solemn
mass along with Fr Jose Costa, parish priest of Navelim,
explained the importance of meditating on the Holy Rosary
and the inner conversion of oneself. Deputy Chief Minister
Dr Wilfred de Souza, who was in London for the World
Trade Mart, said he was astonished to see the spirit
of unity among the Goan people present at the function.
At the beauty contest, Simon Pires was selected the
King, while Charmaine Fernandes was selected the Queen
from among 25 contestants. Simon Pires, who is in the
IT sector, traces his roots to Navelim, while Charmaine,
student and part-time PA, traces her roots to Benaulim.
At the general body meeting, the office bearers elected
were Selwyn Ferrao (president), Daniella Fernandes (secretary),
Leonard Mergulhao (treasurer) and Michelle Staussi (social
secretary). |
Union of Navelim
, Sydney, Australia. |
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From Mona Dias: Excerpt:
The Feast of Our Lady of Rosary was celebrated by the
Union of Navelim and their guests at the St. Margaret
Mary Church hall in Sydney on 20 Nov 05. After the beautiful
prayer service which included the recitation of the
Rosary, the guests of about 250 were entertained by
the Band, Night Shift. For the full description of the
event and enlarged photo click
here. |
How does Madonna do it?
21 Nov: Daily Mail (London). She's in better shape now than
she was 20 years ago. Excerpt: Before lunch, she'll head off
for her regular Pilates session at the North London studio
of James D'Silva, where she may
be joined by Stella McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow. Pilates
is a physical and mental discipline, involving stretches and
breathing that focus on strengthening the abdominal core.
For the photograph and profile of James D'Silva click
here.
Agnelo Fernandes: Floored by Wallpaper.
24 Nov: Dominion Post (New Zealand). Agnelo
Fernandes succumbed to the charms of wallpaper when
he first saw it in England as a young man ... He was all set
to become an accountant when he took a part-time job at English
wallpaper manufacturer Cole and Son to help finance his studies.
He was 18 and had left his family behind in Kenya, where wallpaper
was hardly the decorating choice of the average family. He
had never seen it before, never even heard of it. It was by
chance that he went to work as a clerk in Cole and Son 30
years ago "and I couldn't believe what I saw, this marvellous
showroom with wallpaper, a fantastic product, unbelievable".
That shock of the new still galvanises him and he has been
Cole and Son's export manager for 29 years. His recent visit
to Wellington was to Limited Editions, which sells the product.
557 words.
Agnelo was born in Eldoret, Kenya. He is single and lives
in Kenton, Harrow, Middx .
Canada: Darryl Da Costa off the hook
on hockey tickets complaint
25 Nov: Edmonton Sun. The Edmonton Police Commission has thrown
out a complaint against the acting police chief for accepting
hockey tickets from a company bidding to keep a photo radar
contract. 594 words. Click
here.For a profile of Darryl Da
Costa click
here.
| Heart check resulted in Dominic
Correia's death. By Charlie Stong |
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26 Nov. Epping Forest
Gurdian. Dominic Correia
died after a routine check for people with suspected
heart problems went catastrophically wrong ... Mr Correia,
of Love Lane, Woodford Green, underwent heart bypass
surgery in 1993 and also had four grafts inserted to
help the blood flow to the heart ...his son Kennedy
told the inquest his father had been "in the best
health for three years" ...That was until a visit
to his native Goa shortly before his death. |
While in Goa Mr Correia
suffered left ventricle failure the failure of the heart
to pump blood properly ... His family were told at this
stage that there was a 50 per cent risk of death and,
if Mr Correia survived, a further 50 per cent chance
of him being mentally disabled. However, they agreed
that surgery should go ahead.
Dominic Correia, (ex-Mombasa, Nairobi & Aldona,
Porvorim) died on 29 Apr 2005. Husband of Brenda Correia.
Father of Kennedy and Sandra/Derek Lobo. Grandfather
of Craig, Christopher & Chevonne. Brother of Anthony
and Cursin Correia (Nairobi). Click
here. |
Expat Goan Returning Home Finds Enterprise
Here Isn't A Gift.
28 Nov: GoaNet. By Frederick Noronha. "I love my Goa,"
says 65-year-old Manuel Caldeira,
as he enters into his home's gate, in the quaintly-named Novo
Portugal (literally, New Portugal) locality of Moira. Caldeira
spent a large part of his life away from home -- in Portugal,
Germany, Greece, Algeria and Canada. But, despite the longing
to return, today he has one word of advice for anyone wanting
to exercise their enterprise here: don't. Click
here.
DEATHS
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26 Nov: Machakos, Kenya.
FR. TONY PINTO. (ex City Council Nairobi
and ex-manager of the Kenyan Football Team) Passed away
in his Parish Church at Nzaikoni, Machakos Diocese.
Fr Tony joined the Salesians a couple of years after
his wife passed away, and became a priest just six years
ago, all of which he served as Assistant Parish Priest
at Nzaikoni. He was put in-charge of this parish this
year in July. |
Prior to doing his
priestly studies he was very instrumental in the construction
of the beautiful Shrine of Mary Help of Christians,
at Upper Hill Nairobi. May his Soul Rest in Peace!!
Condolences to afeprov@todays.co.ke |
26 Nov: Toronto. JOHANNES LIN LIU.(born
1959, ex-Zanzibar & Tanga). Husband of Juliet. Father
of Andy and Brandon (Canada). Brother of Ven Heang, Robert(UK)
and Benkeen(Canada). Son-in-law of Maria D'souza(Canada).
In-laws: Jacinto(Canada), Jordan (Tanzania), Janet, Jennifer
(Holland), Ophelia(Canada), Iris, Peter, Baris(Tanzania).Nieces
and nephews: Elsa, Pierre, Jo-ann, Roque, Malaika, Shari,
Alexis, Joshua, Almenz, Osnz and Ulric. Johannes who we commonly
knew as Lin was born in Zanzibar in 1959. His parents moved
to Tanga in 1959. He moved to Canada with his young family
in August of 1988. Condolences to juliet.liu@hotmail.com
23 Nov: Siridao, Goa. JOAQUIM DE
SOUSA (ex-Sarpanch, Siridao). Husband of Maria Francisca
Gracias. Father of John, Lucy/Vittorino (England), Lourdin.
22 Nov: Bexleyheath, Kent, England. CHERYL BRAGANZA.
Daughter of Oscar and Gemma Braganza (ex Mombasa, Kenya) and
sister to Carl. Cheryl passed away peacefully in the presence
of her close family. Funeral service was on Wed. 30 Nov. Condolences
to 0208 301 4566. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to Oscar Braganza, on behalf of a charity in Goa, in accordance
with Cheryl's wishes.
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
IDEA Cellular Chooses Nokia Intelligent Content
Delivery
28 Nov: PR Newswire. IDEA Cellular, a leading mobile operator
in India, and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the world leader in mobile
communications, have launched Nokia's Intelligent Content
Delivery System (ICD) solution on all IDEA's mobile networks
across India. The Nokia ICD solution enhances IDEA's mobile
packet core network capabilities and enables it to connect
both prepaid and post-paid subscribers to data services
and charge them according to the value of traffic and content.
IDEA Cellular has operations in ... Goa ... Click
here.
Wireless Computing For Visitors To Goa
From Eddie Fernandes. I am currently using the IDEA service
in Goa to download email and browse the web. Access is via
bluetooth mobile phone and laptop. Speed is up to 105 K
but the service is free to Idea sim card holders. There
are a number of other options for wireless computing offered
by Sify, Tata, Airtel, Reliance etc. at incredibly low rates.
If you are visiting Goa and need internet services, take
your laptop. The Film Festival Media Centre at the Kala
Academy has true broadband with LAN connection for laptops
and claimed speeds of up to 2 Mbs. It is my preferred option
and it is free to Press delegates!
Gatwick - Goa: 2 weeks. £99 Return
Various Departures 1-5 Dec, Just The Flight. Click
here.
For other bargains see http://www.charterflights.co.uk/
Gentle Folk in land where the good life comes cheap.
26 Nov. The Mirror (UK). Feature article. Excerpts: Goan
food is based around the humble coconut ... Local spices
such as cumin, coriander and turmeric are also widely used.
Fresh fish, including kingfish, pomfret and prawns, make
delicious curries ...Goa is one place where it's not worth
booking an all-inclusive holiday. Frankly it's hard to spend
your money here ... 1129 words. Click
here.
More than the beach: top winter sun ideas
27 Nov: The Sunday Times (UK) Want to escape the winter
chill, but find the beach a bore? David Wickers has the
answer: hot locations with a little added excitement.+ SOIREES
in Goa: It’s more than a decade since Goa established
itself as Ibiza’s winter equivalent, with its own
style of trance-based beach parties. The local authorities
and environmentalists may have put a stop to some of its
more extreme excesses (no bad thing), but the scene is by
no means dead. Anjuna and Vagator still host all-nighters,
and there is no end of underground events. To this, of course,
you can add Goa’s other attractions — the Portuguese
colonial culture, the markets, the food and the people.
And there is peace and quiet if you want it: simply head
south to the coconut groves of Palolem or the fort at Cabo
da Rama, or north to Morjim, Aswem and Mandrem. Click
here.
Pauline Frommer, editor of Frommer's, has picked
her top 10 destinations for 2006
27 Nov: Deseret Morning News (USA). Excerpt: Goa, India:
This city was once an Asian hub of the hippie movement.
Now it's becoming a destination for mainstream tourists.
Its nightlife is one of "reckless abandonment."
Must-do: Check out Anjuna's Wednesday market.
Indecency guide for tourists to India
28 Nov: BBC. Excerpt: Do not hug or kiss in public - even
when meeting at stations and airports - and do not smoke
or consume alcohol publicly either. Click
here.
Goa is India's sexiest holiday destination
29 Nov: Apun Ka Choice (USA). Living up to its 'happening
place' reputation, Goa emerged as India's sexiest holiday
destination in the Durex global sex survey ... Click
here.
Getting from Goa to Gatwick
29 Nov: 29 Nov: Lonely Planet. Subject: I am interested
in buying a cheap return flight from Gatwick to Goa, ditching
the return part of the ticket and buying a return flight
to Gatwick 3 or 4 weeks (or perhaps longer) down the line.
Can anyone suguest a travel agent in Goa or the UK that
might help me trade in my return ticket, else sell me a
cheap one.
For a discussion on the subject click
here.
Taxi operators' attacks have hit tourist flow:
TTAG
30 Nov: The Navhind Times. The recent attacks on
foreign tourists by taxi operators from South Goa and the
failure of the authorities to resolve dispute between the
taxi operators and the tour operators in the state have
hit the tourism industry with hotels reporting 40 per cent
fall in bookings for the rooms for the first three weeks
of December. Click
here.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES
Carnival on the roads in Goa, as
international film festival begins
25 Nov: The Hindu. Goa is the name and address of the festival.
Carnival on the roads. Planes painting graffiti in the skies.
Festivity and excitement in the air. Smoke on the water. And
stars from different corners of the earth. The International
Film Festival of India opened to a full house here on Thursday.
As the chief guest, actor and filmmaker Dev Anand said: "The
lamp has been lit to add light to your already lit hearts."
Click
here.
Middlesex proposal for cricket academy
in Goa
26 Nov: Navhind Times. The Middlesex (England) county club
is exploring the possibility of setting up a professional
cricket academy in Goa within the next two years. "We
have been thinking of coming up with a cricket academy in
Goa so that our teams can come here from October to March,"
stated Mr Phil Knappett, coach of Middlesex. Click
here.
RSS threat to Goa culture festival
26 Nov: Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequeira. A quiet Latin quarter
of Panjim that carries a distinct Iberian stamp to it has
become the target of right-wing fanaticism of the RSS brand.
Tying up with a motley group of freedom fighters under the
Desh Premi Nagrik Samiti (DPNS), RSS members have threatened
to shut down a popular art and culture festival scheduled
to open on Saturday, because the saffron group believes it
“encourages and promotes Portuguese culture”.
Click
here.
Nightout with Pooja Bhatt
28 Nov: Indian Express. The Goa connection began when she
sipped her first feni at four. Now Pooja Bhatt’s next
film is set in the beach state ... Pooja says Holiday, a love
story set in Goa and starring Dino Morea and debutante Onjolee
Nair, is her tribute to India’s favourite party destination.
‘‘Every time I go to Goa, I come back feeling
brand new,’’ she says. Goa holds many memories
for Pooja. This was where the four-year-old Pooja had her
first sip of feni (‘‘My throat was on fire for
the next three days’’). From her rebellious trance
phase to her barefoot beach wedding (‘‘I wore
a linen Wendell skirt and a kurti and came to terms that there
won’t be any jewelled bikinis for me’’),
Pooja has nurtured her connection with the beach state. Click
here.
A taste of culinary history
28 Nov: Dail News & Analysis. The Taj Exotica, Goa, has
named a restaurant after Miguel Arcanjo Mascarenhas or Masci
as he was affectionately known. Odette Mascarenhas recreates
her father-in-law, Miguel Arcanjo Mascarenhas through newspaper
reports, personal accounts and letters and scribbles of recipes
and notes left behind by the master chef. “He was the
first Indian chef to have achieved such a status with no education
whatsoever,” she explains. He arrived at Mumbai in search
of a life beyond the ordinary in Goa, where hard labour earned
a meagre salary under Portuguese rule and was taken in as
a kitchen boy by a wandering clerk from the Taj Mahal Hotel.
Click
here.
Goa will not ape the West: Rane
28 Nov: The Peninsula (Qatar). Goa is Goa, and it will not
try to ape the West while holding the International Film Festival
of India (IFFI), says Chief Minister Pratap Singh Rane."Not
Cannes. Not Venice. Goa will be Goa, and IFFI in Goa will
be held the Goa way," Rane told reporters. He said his
government had already identified a 35-acre plot to set up
an international convention centre at Dona-Paula, close to
Panaji. "It will have a 4,000-capacity auditorium and
would be completed in two years," he said. Click
here.
Heritage Festival`s 3rd edition takes
off in Panaji
30 Nov: Business Standard. The third Heritage Festival started
on Saturday with great fanfare in Panaji’s Latin quarters,
Fontainhas. Click
here.
St Francis Xavier's 500th birth anniversary
to focus on family
1 Dec: Navhind Times. : The strengthening of the family to
build a new society, is the theme of this year's feast of
St Francis Xavier to be celebrated at Old Goa on December
3. According to the detailed programme, the theme for the
feast is 'Families, enlightened and strengthened by the Eucharist,
sent to build a new society'. Incidentally, this year happens
to be the 500th birth anniversary of St Francis Xavier. Click
here.
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA
Although St. Francis Xavier is generally considered to
be the patron saint of Goa, there are those who believe
that the true patron saint of Goa should indeed be St. Catherine
of Alexandria. Goan Voice (UK) readers could find out more
about this controversy and engage in the discussion themselves.
Some GV(UK) readers may have aspirations not only to retire
in Goa but to engage in business as entrepreneurs. Often,
there is a strong feeling that skills acquired in the Goan
Diaspora can be put to good use and to help generate employment
in Goa. Manuel Caldeira had exactly such aspirations on
his return to Goa to produce export quality ceramics. Do
find out how he coped.
Further news about the on-going International Film Festival,
India (IFFI) is most absorbing. Is Goa the next Cannes for
films as some claim? Or is it true that the IFFI in Goa
is unique and that Goa "will not ape the West"?
Find out why Remo Fernandes, Goa's musician of international
repute feels strongly that Goa can become a model state
in India and what is impeding such a possibility.
"War of the Konknis" is an article by Jason Keith
Fernandes. Jason focuses on the political choice of script
for the Goan mother tongue. Clearly, he has undertaken research
in considerable depth on this topic.
Finally, how much do GV(UK) readers know about the blockbuster,
"The Da Vinci Code" which is widely available
in bookshops and other outlets for a very reasonable price?
A film about the novel is to be released soon. The book
has caused much controversy in the Catholic world and there
has been pressure to have it banned by at least one Goan
Cardinal. Do have your say on this matter on Goanet.
More details can be found at the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org
Or to subscribe to Goanet, send an email to subscribe@goanet.org
IN THE NEWS
Bruno turns on Christmas lights
24 Nov: Leicester Mercury. Former boxer Frank Bruno will switch
on the lights on a school Christmas tree tomorrow. Mr Bruno
will join Leicester East MP Keith Vaz at Green Lane Primary,
in Spinney Hill Road, Leicester at 3.30pm. The tree will commemorate
Mr Vaz's mother, Merlyn, who died in 2003. Mr Bruno and Mr
Vaz will also give 20 Christmas hampers to pensioners.Mr Vaz
said: "Frank is an excellent choice. Mum really loved
his sense of humour."
Keith Vaz: An action-packed lunch
24 Nov: The Independent (UK). An unlikely double-act was spotted
dining together in the Houses of Parliament yesterday. Keith
Vaz, the magisterial Leicester MP, took a working lunch with
the Hollywood action hero, Jackie Chan. Apparently, Chan had
arrived in the UK a day early on a visit to pick up a 'diversity'
award from the Next Step Foundation, of which Vaz is president.
The two men are now best of friends. 'We couldn't believe
our eyes,' reports one rival MP. 'Everyone knows Vaz has friends
in high places, but this takes the digestive. I'm very jealous.
He was surrounded by autograph-hunting MPs.' Says Vaz's office:
'Keith was giving Jackie a bit of a treat before tomorrow's
awards. They went on a tour of Parliament, and it caused a
bit of mayhem.'
24 Nov:The Evening Standard (London). Cherie Blair let slip
that her husband was an admirer of Jackie Chan movies when
she met the Chinese actor last night ...Both she and Chan
were given heavy rose garlands by nine year old Luke and Anjali,
seven, children of Labour MP Keith Vaz.
Property: Splendour in secret
25 Nov: The Times (UK) ... The property expert Nigel Leck,
of the BBC One programme Uncharted Territory, says: “While
it is quite difficult for foreigners to buy property in India,
thousands of overseas investors do buy property there each
year ... “Because there are so many different laws,
it is important to view each property as an individual situation.
The main advice for potential purchasers would be to do their
research in the UK and find an up-to-date, top-notch legal
company that has offices in India ... Four-bed villas, from
£49,800 in Goa, via Keith Morling Property Management,
020-8541 1030, www.findaproperty.com.
Click
here.
British dentist eases pain of India's
dancing bears
25 Nov. The Daily Telegraph (UK). Paul Cassar, a dentist from
East Sussex, faced a daunting task when a seven-year-old Indian
sloth bear named Jo had a serious case of toothache. Jo, rescued
from Goa last year by a Sussex-based charity, International
Animal Rescue (IAR), is one of eight bears having dental surgery
in India this week. Click
here.
Sight-seething in Mumbai
26 Nov. The Mirror (UK). Excerpts: Bombay may have become
the financial powerhouse of India and a cool place to be seen,
yet it is all a delightful, chaotic mess ... Bombay is at
once absurdly rich and appallingly poor. It is also far more
tourist-friendly than other cities, such as Delhi and Calcutta.
It makes for a great weekend stay before heading to the palaces
of Rajasthan or the beaches of Goa, an hour's flight away.
972 words.
Uganda: Christ be the King of my
city
27 Nov: Sunday Monitor (Kampala). "The presence of Christ
the King Church in the city of Kampala marks the capture of
the city by Jesus Christ since seventy years ago." These
are some of the words used by His Eminence Emmanuel Cardinal
Wamala in his sermon of the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee
of Christ the King Church in Kampala ...Historically, the
parish of Christ the King in Kampala originates with the Goan
community in 1930, under pastoral care of the Mill Hill Missionaries.
With the expulsion of the Asian community from Uganda by Idi
Amin in 1972, the parish was taken over by Ugandans. Click
here.
Ottawa: Restaurant Review: Cumin
and Goan
27 Nov: Ottawa Citizen. Cumin and Goan is at 2280 Carling
Ave., (west of Woodroffe), 321-8895. Goa-born Barbara, the
owner and chef, is much of the pleasure of this place -- welcoming,
maternal and more than happy to talk about her birthplace.
A Portuguese colony for some four centuries, the coastal province
of Goa is where vindaloo (probably the world's most volatile
curry) has its origins. So, there's little surprise that most
Goan food is hot, spicy and pungent, with fish, chillies and
coconut featuring prominently. And rice, always rice. Not
that this is what you'd call a Goan restaurant. In typical
Ottawa style, it is a cautious introduction to Barbara's cuisine
of origin; only a half dozen dishes on the menu are marked
"Goan." ... "potato chops" -- disks of
very fresh, very fluffy mashed potato filled with spiced ground
beef ... the searing lamb vindaloo, the Goan fish curry (sole
filets in a red chilli-fired coconut milk broth) and the xacuti
(or shakuti), a curry sauce based on roasted coconut, spices
and big time chillies ... there is feni, the distinctive liquor
from Goa, made from cashew nuts (sic). Click
here.
Tony Fernandes: He ain’t pretty,
he’s the boss
27 Nov: The Star (Malayasia). Sitting in his modest room in
the airline’s corporate office at KL International Airport,
Fernandes’ face lights up when speaking about his crew.
“Me?” asks Fernandes, when asked whether he is
the face of AirAsia. “My face is funny. If I don’t
wear (the red AirAsia) cap, I’m only an Indian guy.
But when I wear the cap, I become Superman. For photo and
full text click
here.
Domino’s bets on desi flavours
28 Nov: The Telegraph (Calcutta). American fast-food chain
Domino’s Pizza plans to top up its offerings with desi
flavours to suit Goan tastes. The company is also examining
the possibility of dishing out region-specific products. “There
could be products with a tinge of Goan prawn curry for the
western and coastal belts. Click
here.
India Supreme Court to Examine Equal
Rights of Christian Dalits
28 Nov: The Christian Post (USA). The Supreme Court of India
announced that the equal rights of Christian Dalits will be
re-examined, following a nationwide rally joined by some 50,000
last Saturday. Click
here.
Gujaratis opting for beach weddings
28 Nov: Times of India. Imagine tying the nuptial knot with
aquamarine waters of a Goan beach in the backdrop and musicians
serenading you! Call it the ultimate style statement or extravagance,
Gujaratis are doing all that and much more. Click
here.
Bahrain: Double celebration for Young
Goans
30 Nov. Gulf Daily News. The Young Goans Club (YGC) is set
to mark its 52nd anniversary, as well as the feast of patron
Saint Francis Xavier, this Saturday with a mass at 7.45pm
at the Sacred Heart Church, Manama. Click
here.
Mumbai: Goan goodies by Deepa Awchat
30 Nov: Cybernoon. The Goan gal, Deepa Awchat, feels
at home in Mumbai mainly because her husband brought the Goan
eatery- Goa Portuguesa for her. Deepa runs the place like
it her own home. At the UpperCrust Show she talks about Goan
cuisine. She came from Goa, and she was used to eating fiery
Pork Vindaloos and tangy Fish Curries. She married Dr. Suhas
Awchat, a vegetarian at home, who decided to scrap the polyclinic
that was being set up for his medical practise to open a Goan
restaurant there for Deepa. And so Mumbai has Goa Portuguesa.
Click
here.
Savour the subcontinent.
30 Nov: The Gazette (Montreal). Mangoes and Curry Leaves:
Culinary Travels through the Great Subcontinent (Random House
Canada, $70) By Naomi Duguid and her husband, Jeffrey Alford,
Canada's most acclaimed cookbook authors. Or, as the authors
put it, "a taste of one of the most extraordinary culinary
regions of the world, with a slice of life on the side. Check
out the recipe for stir-fry the chili shrimp they relished
in Goa. Click
here.
11 scholarship options for the UK
30 Nov: Rediff (India). You plan to study in the UK, but your
course costs a fortune. So, we brought you the basics on how
to get a scholarship to aid your quest for funding. Here is
a comprehensive list of 11 scholarship options. Excerpt: The
De Souza Trust, Goa Scholarship aims to provide opportunities
to study or train in the UK, to young men and women of Goan
origin (or those who have been living and working in Goa for
the past ten years), who have demonstrated academic excellence
and extra-curricular achievements. Click
here.
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sun. 4 Dec. G.O.A. FEAST
OF ST FRANCIS XAVIER. Our Lady of the Visitation Church,
Greenford Road, Greenford, Middlesex. Mass at 1.30pm, followed
by a social in the Parish Centre. Tickets for social only
£3 single £5 couple. Contacts: Diego Pinto 020
- 8767 0663 Alfred Rebello 020 - 8337 8022. A coach is being
organised from Croydon, with a pick-up in Tooting, cost £5
per person. Contact: Cornelius Monteiro on 020-8681 8716.
Sun 11 Dec. G.O.A. CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS
PANTO. CINDERELLA- The Most Magical Panto Of Them All!
- featuring the "Spectacular Flying Coach and Horses"
at Fairfield Hall, Croydon. Tickets: Members £6, non-members
£12. Reporting time 12.30pm. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim
020 - 8771 4457. Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322
Sat. 17 Dec. UK Konkans. Nathalache
Festh 2005 at St. Chad's Church Hall, South Norwood,
London. The event is an opportunity for Catholics from Mangalore,
Bombay, Goa to come together and have a wonderful time, celebrate
the day and truly get into the mood of Christmas. It is a
family event; with konkani music, dance, plays, home made
food, spot games, bingo, tombula and many other attractions.
Further details can be found at http://www.ukkonkans.com
or telephone Melwyn Vaz or Stella Vaz on 07985 732 837
Mon 26 Dec. 7pm till 1am. Slough Goans
Christmas Dance at the Polish Association Club, Stoke
Poges Lane. Music by 'Say One Do One'. Adult Tickets £10
before 8th December. Tony/Suzy Rodrigues 01753 675072, Edwin
01753 531383, Charlie 07956 536911, Paul 07956 496 190 Sold
out every year so please buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment
31 Dec 7pm – 1am: South East Goans
New Years Eve Dance. Mustang & Music Mania. Disco,
Snacks, Licenced Bar, Secure Parking. Only £14 Members/£18
Non-members. Under 12 Free. Haberdashers College, 135 Pepys
Road, Lewisham, London SE14 5SF Tickets: Ronald 020 8303 3386
Dominic 07854 490617
Sat. 31 Dec. Dark Star Social Club
proudly present the New Year's Eve Gala Ball at Harrow Leisure
Centre. 7.00pm to 2.00am. Music by Dark Star and Say-1-Do-1.
Capacity 1,400 with New Licensed Bar. For Tickets and further
details, contact Hazel Rodrigues 020-8357 6776, Bernie Gracias
020-8723 1322 or email info@dssclub.co.uk.
FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
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