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COMMUNITY NEWS
| Francis deSouza the Instant Messenger
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DeSouza has become a columnist in a new Indian e-zine based in New Zealand.
This month (Feb.), she has written about her East African connection. Click
here and see page 15 In the Jan issue she explained “Who are Goans”
Click here
and see page 16 The March issue will carry her account of her experience
on arrival in New Zealand | Ruth
DeSouza, ( andy@wairua.co.nz) was born in
Tabora, Tanzania and is the daughter of Edwin and Ivy DeSouza (ex Dar & Nairobi).
Her family migrated to Nairobi in 1967, where she attended St Georges Primary
School and then, in 1975, they moved to New Zealand. She has lived and worked
in New Zealand, Israel, England, Switzerland and Sweden. Check her website at
www.wairua.com/ruth The Migration and
Culture section is particularly worth visiting! |
| The daily hell of attacked family |
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Jan: Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Mario Pinto
(24) broke down as he described the daily hell his family live through at the
hands of arsonists and drug addicts. This week, his wife Manuela (25) and their
one-year-old daughter Joanna had to be rescued after an arson attack on the block
of flats where they live in Park Lane, Eastgate. Mario and Manuela came to Peterborough
looking for steady work and a safe environment to bring up a family. 411 words.
For full text click
here.
| [The
Pintos are Portuguese passport holders. Last month, whilst in Goa I heard that
Peterborough has replaced Swindon as the preferred destination of European migration
from there]. | Pintos:
Second attack in just four days.
31 Jan: Peterborough Evening Telegraph. A family
is living in fear after being attacked by arsonists
for a second time in just four days. Manuela Pinto
(25) and her one-year-old daughter Joanna, had
to be rescued from a first floor window after
smoke from a blaze at the bottom of the stairwell
to their flat trapped them inside. The toddler
had to be passed outside to firefighters, before
the petrified mum clambered out to safety. The
terrified mum and daughter had to flee the flat
in the same way on Wednesday after arsonists started
a similar fire in the bin cupboard outside the
flat. 469 words.
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=845&ArticleID=933213 |
| MP punched in bin brawl
29 Jan. Wigan Evening Post. Excerpts: A row over a wheelie bin ended
in violence when Wigan MP Neil Turner was attacked by drunken Scott Brookfield.
Stephen Desouza who lives next door to Mr Turner
tried to break up the brawl and Brookfield shouted racially abusive language at
him. Brookfield admitted the attack but didn't remember making the remark. Defending,
Mr Bill Swalwell said Brookfield “does not recall making that comment but
accepts by his plea that he must have said something along those lines. This was
a comment very much said in the heat of the moment. He does not regard himself
as racist in any way." Magistrates decided a community based penalty was
in order and sentencing was adjourned for three weeks.
http://www.wigantoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=66&ArticleID=932635
[Steve DeSouza, stevedesouza@blueyonder.co.uk
is ex-Eastleigh, Nairobi, the son of Maxie and the late Blasio].
| Anjali Mendes – the first
non-white supermodel. |
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29 Jan: Business Standard. Anjali
Mendes, the once-upon-a-time model who dazzled
Pierre Cardin, later became his muse and then his business
manager, is still nursing a heartbreak from 12 years
ago. "We were to marry," she says of her long-ago
love, her voice redolent with both accent and sorrow,
"but he died of cancer."… Mendes is
off to Goa early next morning to be with her brother. | | For a profile of Anjali [real
name: Phyllis] Mendes click
here. |
| Gemmy dodger |  | 29
Jan: Financial Times (FT). Excerpts: It is a tale of romance, intrigue and controversy.
A tale that unites the unlikely personages of a Masai warrior, a Goan tailor and
the president of Tiffany's in New York…The story is that of tanzanite...In
1967 a Masai warrior showed a rough stone to Manuel d'Souza,
a Goan tailor and amateur prospector based in Arusha. For text, 1211 words, click here.
For the Manuel D’Souza supplement,
click here. | UK: Green
card proposed as part of immigration reform
31 Jan: The Guardian.
Excerpts: A radical proposal to reshape the UK's immigration and asylum system
is to be proposed by the Labour thinktank, the Smith Institute, next week. A pamphlet
by Barbara Roche, a former Home Office minister and Claude
Moraes, a Labour MEP, will propose that Britain changes to a green card
system of work permits used in the US and set up an independent body to handle
immigration requests…Ms Roche and Mr Moraes are from families of successful
immigrants. Ms Roche's family were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Claude
Moraes came to the UK, aged four, from India. 542 words.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,1402068,00.html UK:
MP under fire for migrant call
1 Feb: The Independent. Roger Godsiff,
The Birmingham MP who called for a ban on any more economic migrants entering
the country faced a backlash from Labour colleagues yesterday. A Home Office source
said: "He speaks for no one but himself." Labour MPs were horrified.
Keith Vaz, the former Europe minister, said: "He
is very lucky because he got elected only because of the Asian community. Maybe
he should think again about whether he wants to represent them."
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=606546
| Keith Vaz Signs Up To Fight The Fat Challenge |
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Feb: Leicester Mercury. Keith Vaz has signed up to the Leicester Mercury's Fight
the Fat Challenge. The politician is aiming to shed half a stone from his 14st
2lb frame over the next two months - and has pledged to hand £10 to the
Lord Mayor's Kidney Care Appeal for every pound he loses. For full text click
here |
UK: Hockey: Cheam Men 0 Goan 3
1 Feb: Croydon Advertiser. Cheam fought proudly last weekend,
but had little to show for their efforts finally. The Men's
first eleven were unlucky to lose to a strong Goan
side in a very even, fast moving and exciting South Hockey
League Surrey Area Division Two game For full text click
here
| Uganda: Kabaka's Appointment of
Asians Laudable |
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1 Feb: The Monitor
(Uganda). Excerpts: The Kabaka of Buganda has appointed
two Ugandans of Asian origin to his cabinet - a thing
that is laudable for it helps water down the negative
constructions of Ugandan Asians as exploiters, economic
colonialists and racially and socially exclusive foreigners…
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The Ugandan Asian novelist,
Peter Nazareth in his novel,
In a Brown Mantle prophesied the 1972 expulsion of Asians:
"The British are clever. They placed a middleman
of another race between themselves and Africans so that
they could rake in the profits undisturbed [... ] It
is the one who deals directly with the African who is
hated most. The British remain aloof and are neither
loved nor hated" …
Besides, East African Asian lawyers helped defend African
nationalists. F.R.S De Souza
defended over 200 Mau Mau suspects…
Asian journalists also threw in their lot to support
the African cause. Examples are Harun Ahmed, Pranlal
Sheth, D.K Sharda and Pio Gama
Pinto. Full text, 1306 words at
http://allafrica.com/stories/200501311418.html |
Gwyneth Paltrow is next for torture
chamber
1st Feb. Daily Mail. Excerpts: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has
signed up for a regime of Gyrotonics. Practitioner James
D'Silva has already worked wonders with Madonna and
has now recruited her close friend Miss Paltrow to his discreet
basement studio in St John's Wood, North London, where he
charges £60 for an hour's serious stretching. For full
text, 472 words click
here.
For the James D’Silva supplement see: http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/supplement/JamesDSilva.htm
| Florida: Coutinho excels at Dartmouth
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1 Feb: Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Excerpts Danielle Coutinho's
parents, Dr. Selma Coutinho and Dr. T.Z. Coutinho, immigrated
to the United States from Goa 25 years ago. Coutinho
attends Dartmouth University. She is fluent in Spanish,
Portuguese and French. "There are so many areas
of interest here aside from my pursuit of education,"
Coutinho said. "I was especially interested in
the dances of my parents' native land, and became a
member of the Indian Dance Team…My future plans
are to pursue a career in business or law."
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Coutinho's mother and
father are justifiably proud of their daughter. For
full text 403 words, click
here. |
DEATHS 28 Jan:
Sarzora, Goa. ANTONIO ROSARIO MENEZES. Husband of Xista. Father
of Analia/Simplicio (Navelim), Albertina/Dr Denicque Palmar (London), Alan/Suzanna
(Kuwait).
 | 27
Jan: Siolim, Goa. SANTANA F FERNANDES (born 1910, ex-Zanzibar).
Husband of Anatilda. Father of late Joseph Gaspar/Rosemarie, Dr Gregory/Dr Helen
(USA), Sabina/Edwin (USA), Stephen/Yeademin (USA). |
27 Jan: Toronto, Canada, NORA LAWRENCE
(Ex Limbe, Malawi and Thornton Heath, Surrey). Beloved
wife of the late Edward Lawrence. Loving Mum of Tony (Maria-Yvonne)
of Calgary, Alberta, Anne (Simon) Lopes, Avril (Owen) D'Souza
of Toronto, Ont. Cherished and Loving Grandma of Warren (Kanchan),
Wayne, Kelly, Gary, Shelley and Cory. Nora will also be missed
by her sisters and brother, Mina Chinan of Pune, Preta (Prem)
Menon and Johnson (Cecilia) Reynolds of Mumbai and numerous
nephews and nieces and friends. Condolences to lawry_t@hotmail.com
20 Dec. London. ALEX (MANU) PEREIRA.
( aged 92, ex-Dar es Salaam). Husband of Balbina. Father of
Christopher, Doreen, Eleanor, Ferdinand and Gillian. Funeral
took place on 4 January 2005. The family have asked for your
prayers.
UK PRIZE COMPETITION
Fri 4 Feb. 2:00 pm (30 mins). ITV: Wish You
Were Here Today. Phone-in competition to win a week's holiday
in Goa
27 Jan: Evening Standard. Win a holiday to Australia for 2.
Closes 9 Feb. For details click here.
http://www.thisistravel.co.uk/travel/longhaul/article.html?in_article_id=42481&in_page_id=118
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
On The spot. By Tavleen Singh.
28 Jan: Afternoon (Mumbai). The Indian Government can help
by training our immigration officials to make it easier for
weary travellers to enter. Government can make India a more
tourism friendly country by changing some of the stupider
rules they have made like making foreigners pay 200 times
more to visit our monuments than you and I pay. Finally, government
can help by improving our hopelessly inadequate transportation
facilities. You cannot attract tourists to Goa or Kerala if
you insist on having only one flight a day from major cities.
For full text click
here.
For a brief BBC bio on Tavleen Singh click
here
Flexible Terms
28 Jan: The Asian Wall Street Journal. Danny Paradise, yoga
instructor for luminaries like Madonna and Sting aims to show
his students how to find the guru within themselves. He is
on a tour of Asia that will include stops in Goa and Bali.
Mr. Paradise, a native of Canada, began practicing yoga nearly
30 years ago while in Hawaii.
-- Danny Paradise Retreats: Goa, India: Purple Valley Yoga
Center, March 5-18. Web: www.dannyparadise.com
IFFI: A Good Festival, at a Right
place
28 Jan: Bharat Times (Australia). Excerpts: Goa is a perfect
tourist destination. Perhaps the most preferred spot in India,
for travellers worldwide. This is also a cool place for an
International Film Festival…although Goa is a popular
tourist place, it had no infrastructure to host a Film Festival
and that too an international one…old Goa medical college
building resembled a set from some horror movie…Goa
is beautiful. The city of Panjim is bestowed with scenic beauty,
nice beaches. Organisers used the opportunity and held open
air screening, called Beach Cinema. Next year there will be
another IFFI at Goa . Hope will be better than this years.
http://www.bharattimes.com/BT_WEB/bollywood%201.htm
Journeys to change your life
30 Jan: The Observer (UK). Become a beach bum in Goa. With
the average house in the UK worth around £179,000, there's
a tempting case to sell up and live like a king or queen elsewhere.
Palolem, in Goa, India, is a palm-fringed crescent beach where
you can rent a thatched hut with bamboo beds, bathroom and
veranda, from £15 a night. With meals next to nothing
locally, you could sit pretty for 30 years of yoga, curry
and sunsets. Bookings can be made via http://www.i-escape.com/
a website that specialises in accommodation for independent
travellers. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/travel/story/0,6903,1398332,00.html
The best romantic holidays. Leela
Palace, Goa.
1 Feb. Hindustan Times. Life's a beach: Five-star break. Private
villas and sea-facing rooms. Take walks on the beautiful Mobor
beach. 47 km from airport. Costs Rs 30,000 (3 nights, all
inclusive). B'coz you're in love: Rent a pair of bikes and
explore the villages together. Enjoy typical Goan delights
in the seaside shacks.
GOA: THE POLITICAL CRISIS
GOA NEWS HEADLINES
Make Goa a land of prosperity
28 Jan: Navhind Times. The
Governor, Mr S C Jamir made a fervent plea to the citizens to re-dedicate themselves
in making Goa a land of peace, communal harmony and prosperity. Mr Jamir was delivering
his address at the 55th Republic Day celebrations in Goa. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=012827 Goa's
gold comes back to Indian shores
28 Jan: MoneyControl.com. After
about 44 years, about 1,800 Goan families will get to see their family jewels.
The jewellery travelled to Portugal after the liberation struggle and got stuck
in the customs net.
http://www.moneycontrol.com/backends/News/frontend/news_detail.php?autono=160762 Hema's
hymns
30 Jan: MidDay. Hema Sardesai interviewed. She speaks of her
husband, Xavier D'Souza, her sister (Sunila Muzawar) and her parents. “My
home state, Goa, has trees galore. I would cycle all over Goa in shorts. In the
afternoons, I would sing loudly in the verandah even though it was siesta time
for the neighbours — because I was convinced the whole world belonged to
me.” http://web.mid-day.com/columns/dinesh_raheja/2005/january/102553.htm
Saraswat fest cuisine has Goans in finger-licking
mood
31 Jan: WedIndia123.com. A festival of Saraswat cuisine
in Goa is attracting a large number of visitors. http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=63745&cat=India
Goa: Carnival from 5th Feb.
2 Feb: Xtreme Television. Excerpts: Goa will be in a carnival
mood from February 5. Viva Carnival – the most popular
festival of the state– will have the state witnessing
four days of extravaganza, fun and frolic. Colourful processions
and lavish floats parade will mark the streets of the state.
There will be masked people, fancy dresses, and singing
and dancing galore too.
http://press.xtvworld.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4212
Recent Items of Interest on
Goanet by Cornel DaCosta The breadth of
discussion on Goanet never ceases to amaze one but it is also the depth of discussion
of some articles which, hopefully, will generate an even bigger participatory
readership from across the globe.
Joe Pereira aka Jazzy Joe is featured
for his significant contribution to India's film music industry. He also features
well as a virtuoso saxophonist, not only in India, but at venues all over the
world. Have readers heard him recently in your city/town in India or in the Goan
Diaspora?
An interesting discussion has begun on the concepts of "twice
born" and "non twice born" as initiated by Antonio Mascarenhas.
This relates to the use of such concepts within Hindu caste related thought. The
central issue being debated on Goanet, is on the question of who were we before
we were converted to Catholicism in Goa? Wider participation on this intriguing
theme would clearly be most welcome.
Two lengthy accounts have been provided
by Dominic Fernandes relating to the Cashew tree and its fruit. These included
what is generally well known about liquor and nut production, but in addition,
there is so much material on the medicinal properties and other uses of the Cashew.
Call centres which have been widely set up in India, have come in for detailed
scrutiny. This began with material on Cyber Coolies/Slave labourers of the 21st
Century. Included in the discussion is the concern for exploitation of such workers
on very long hours for relatively little remuneration. Further, such workers have
to take much abuse from irate Westerners when making calls. Please
visit the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/
To subscribe to Goanet send an email to viviana@goanet.org
IN THE NEWS
Sheila Underwood, 74 succumbs to
accident in Goa.
27 Jan: Aberdeen Press & Journal. Sheila Underwood who
was made an MBE for services to sailing has died after falling
while on holiday in Goa. She was in the Indian resort with
her husband Brian when the accident happened. For full text
click
here.
Boss condemns yob's sentence
27 Jan: Evening Advertiser (Swindon). A coach company boss
is claiming that a teenager who appeared before magistrates
charged with causing £15,000 worth of damage to some
of his vehicles was paid to do it. Paul Ratcliffe, 43, who
runs Phoenix Coaches, believes that a 17-year-old youth was
paid to smash the windows of three of his vehicles with pickaxes
and hammers. One coach, carrying Goan workers from a Chippenham
factory, had rocks thrown at it. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/wiltshire/swindon/news/SWINDON_NEWS2.html
India has some of the highest cancer
rates in the world
29 Jan: BMJ 2005;330:215. Parts of India have the world's
highest incidence of cancers of the gall bladder, mouth, and
lower pharynx, India's first cancer atlas shows. The atlas,
produced by the Indian Council of Medical Research, has also
found pockets of stomach and thyroid cancer in the south of
the country. The survey also detected "a belt of thyroid
cancer" in women in coastal districts of Kerala, Karnataka,
and Goa. The findings are expected to stimulate research to
identify risk factors at specific locations. http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7485/215-c
Book Review: Guardian of the Dawn,
by Richard Zimler (Constable, £8.99)
29 Jan: The Guardian. Excerpts: …you begin to find your
bearings in 16th-century Portuguese-occupied Goa faster than
you may have thought possible…I had no idea the terror
wing of the Catholic church penetrated as far as the sub-continent;
yet Zimler testifies to thousands of Jews, Muslims and Hindus
who perished in the autos-da-fé…Zimler paints
a portrait of a cosmopolitan but paranoid colony suffering
under a regime so corrupt that "they'd arrest Christ
if he dared show his face in this wretched city".
http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/roundupstory/0,6121,1401031,00.html
Vancouver: Building across the cultural
divide.
29 Jan: The Ottawa Citizen. Excerpts: The Great Hall of the
National Building Museum was the grand setting for a black
tie gala last Tuesday to honour the Aga Khan for his contribution
to architecture…He participated in an onstage discussion
with distinguished architect Charles Correa…Mr. Correa
noted that North America is in dire need of good housing.
"Today the most important buildings are museums and airports.
Housing is something developers do and we despise it. That's
very sad. In much of the world, our cities are getting uglier
and uglier and people adapt to that," said Mr. Correa.
For full text click
here
Canada: New daytime serial centres
on Vancouver's ethnic communities
29 Jan: Vancouver Sun. Excerpts: A daytime serial set in the
heart of Vancouver's multicultural mix could become a kind
of Canadian Coronation Street… The series centres on
Dr. Cedric Ferreira, born in Africa of East Indian heritage
and raised in a British boarding school. Now he and his young
son have come to Canada, and as the doctor tries to set up
his Vancouver practice…Gray and his partners have been
bowled over by the depth of the talent pool in Vancouver's
ethnic communities, citing any number of tough choices in
casting the show. For full text click
here
Fake grooms to face rape charges
29 Jan: Times of India. Punjab Police plans to crack down
on non-resident Indian (NRI) bridegrooms who don't take their
wedding vows seriously by charging them with rape. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1003329.cms
Bolly Ho!
30 Jan: The Independent. Baying hounds, pink coats, misty
downs... the traditional British hunt is alive and well, in
southern India - even if they haven't caught a fox in 170
years. James Deavin reports. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=605599
UK: Racism 'ingrained into prison
culture'
30 Jan: The Observer. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1401968,00.html
Calgary: Fans in a giving mood
1 Feb: Calgary Sun. Excerpts: Last night at the Saddledome,
Calgarians proved that even after weeks of private donations,
the giving hasn't stopped for the tsunami disaster relief…Pakistan
native Fred D'Souza explained: "We are from Asia too,
not too far from where the disaster was. It touched me because,
in general, it's people." http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2005/02/01/916836.html
Toronto: A perverse vision of church-state
relations.
31 Jan: National Post (Toronto). Editorial by Father Raymond
J. De Souza: I expect the irony was lost on him. The Liberal
Cabinet having just returned from a lengthy Asian tour, Foreign
Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced that religious leaders
should not involve themselves in the gay marriage debate.
The Prime Minister had just been chatting up the gay marriage
issue in India and China. The government enthusiastically
wants to talk about gay marriage, even overseas, but thinks
that Canadians should shut up about it at home. Or more to
the point of Mr. Pettigrew's remarks, that Catholic bishops
should keep silent. 829 words. For full text click
here.
Club Goa
31 Jan. Channel: TV3. Mon to Thu, 19.00 to 20.00 for 13 weeks
starting 31 Jan. A Docusoap reality TH programme being filmed
in Goa. The program website at http://www.goa.tv3.se/
is being regularly updated with photographs, synopses, discussion
etc.
| Lalita Noronha: Where Monsoons Cry, |
 | 2
Feb. 2005. Reading by Lalita Noronha from her debut collection of short stories
Where Monsoons Cry, 4 to 5 p.m. in Linthicum 011, University of Baltimore. For
details of the book click
here. |
Monkey Business in Goa
2 Feb. The Guardian. [Last week we featured an item from the
Notes & Queries section of the Guardian where a reader
asked for the best way to combat monkeys from destroying roof
tiles in Goa. The responses:
1. Get a thatched roof.
2. A friend in Kenya was plagued with monkeys on his shamba
. He hollowed out some oranges, filled them with chillies
and tossed them around the plot. He said it worked.
3. The simplest way without harming either the monkeys or
humans would be to build a play area where the monkeys could
conduct their jumping exercises, entertaining themselves and
human spectators.
Hindu fundamentalists prevent Catholic
celebration on Anjediva Island
2 Feb: AsiaNews (Italy). by Nirmala Carvalho. For full text
click
here.
Tony Fernandes hits out at Singapore
2 Feb: Financial Times (FT). 391 words. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d5772c66-74c1-11d9-a769-00000e2511c8.html
Designer and Soul Alchemist
2 Feb: Prudent Press Agency. From their Indian base at Goa
where they work in idyllic seclusion. Yahel Chirinian and
Doris Zacheres create an entire unique vision of interior
design. Vegetal fusion and Eco space for rebel aesthetes.
Their website is at http://www.monsoonheritage.com.
Full text at the link below. http://www.prudentpressagency.com/CENTER/articlePreview.php?Article_id=1686
UK: Recognise Indian degrees.
2 Feb: Hindustan Times. An Indo-British Parliamentary group
have asked the UK for the urgent need for reciprocal recognition
of degrees and professional qualifications. They have also
urged the UK Government for more exchange programmes and scholarships
in view of the huge difference in the tuition fee charged
from Indian students and the locals.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_1225279,00430005.htm
UK's Kenya envoy in fresh attack
3 Feb: BBC. Britain's high commissioner to Kenya, Sir Edward
Clay, has launched a fresh attack on corruption there, alleging
the "massive looting" of public funds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4230779.stm
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sat. 5th Feb. 4 pm onwards. Archbishop Lanfranc
School, Croydon. Red&Black
Evening with live bands and entertainers, spectacular carnival
event. Don't miss arrival of King Momo, crowning of Red&Black
Queen & more. Prizes to competitions from Cidade de Goa,
Marriott Resorts, Goa Tourism & more... Mood setters Joan
and Edwin. Dress code strictly Red&
Black combination. Please contact 020 8932 9375/ 07957206169
or 020 8640 6589. Check flyer at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2004/Nov/issue4/red_black.htm
Sat. 5th Feb. 3pm to 10.30 pm. "Goa
Goes Rio" Viva Carnival!! Join us to have a swell
time on the 5th of Feb 05 from 3 to 10.30pm at St. Sebastian
Church Hall Hay Lane, Kingsbury, NW9 0NG.Live band "LOW
LEVEL" in attendance, King Momo Procession, Fancy Dress
Competition and loads of prizes and surprises. Dress: Fancy
and Funky. Adults £10.00 (inclusive of dinner), family
discounts available so rush!! For more information contact:
Maria - 07782879676, Sabina - 02086214673 or email on tellmaries@yahoo.com
Check flyer at
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2005/Jan/issue2/carnival.htm
Note: Tickets will also be available at the venue.Come join
us to get into the spirit of Goan Carnival. Viva Carnival!!
Sold Out! Tickets will not be sold at the
door Sun. 6 Feb. Mungul Union (UK)
celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Sat 12 Feb. YLGS Valentines
Party "Goans n' Roses" at The River Suite,
Walkabout Temple from 8pm-2am. NEW MEMBERS 18+ WELCOME! Tickets
£8. Music by Say One Do One. For more info contact Alison
Braganza, Events Manager at events@ylgs.org.uk
or on 07799 586793
Sun 20 Feb. GOA Fundraising
Function For Tsunami Victims at Archbishop Lanfranc
School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Commencing with Mass at 12
noon, followed by a social and cultural programme. Offers
of help to Diego Pinto 020 8767 0663, Cornelius Monteiro 020
8681 8716. Donations by cheque payable to 'GOA (UK) Ltd' to
76 Middleton Avenue, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8BS.
Sat. 26 Feb. 7.30 to 11.30 pm. Fundraising
Tsunmai Charity Dance. Richard Challoner School, Manor
Drive North, New Malden Surrey. KT3 5PE. £ 7.50 adult,
£ 3.50 child (under 16). Music by Canute's Disco. Please
bring your own drinks & glasses Snack food will be on
sale. Canute/Delia: 020 8540 1249; Effie Rebello: 020 8542
7880; Ann Vaz: 020 543 0968; Elaine Cardazonni: 020 8395 6827.
Sun. 27 Feb. 5.00pm - The Asian Chaplaincy.
Konkani Mass will be celebrated
at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High
Street, Cranford, Middlesex
Sun 27 Feb. G.O.A.
Snooker Doubles Knockout Tournament. 9.30am to 5.00pm
at the Royal Surrey Snooker Club, 1/9 Abbotsbury Road, Morden,
Surrey (opposite Woolworths). Entries by email to: malawifelix@hotmail.com
Lazarus Rato 020 - 8767 0342
Sun. 13 Mar. 5.00pm - The Asian Chaplaincy.
Konkani Mass will be celebrated
at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High
Street, Cranford, Middlesex
Sun. 20 Mar. G.O.A. Singles Carrom
Tournament (Ladies, Men & Children) - Venue to be advised.
Contacts: Richard Fernandes 020 - 8300 5347, Viju De Souza
01784 430547, Lazarus Rato 020 – 8767 0342
Sun. 27 Mar. G.O.A. Strictly
Come Dancing at Lola Jones Hall, Greaves Place, Tooting.
Jive and Freestyle Disco Competition. Dark Star in attendance.
Further details from - Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 - 8771 4457,
Bernie Gracias 020 - 8723 1322
Sun. 17 Apr. YLGS El
Shaddai Fundraising Dance. at Bishop Thomas Grant School.
Starts with Holy Mass at 12.30pm followed by Dancing &
Slave Auction. Bands & Discos TBC. Food & Drink will
be on Sale. For more info contact Alison Braganza, Events
Manager at events@ylgs.org.uk
or on 07799 586793.
Sun. 24 Apr. 5.00pm - The Asian Chaplaincy.
Konkani Mass will be celebrated
at Our Lady & St Christopher's Catholic Church, 32 High
Street, Cranford, Middlesex
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