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Sadness at death of doctor
7 Dec: Lancashire Telegraph. Maggie Stone writes: It was with great sadness that I learned of the sudden death of Dr Alan Rebello. It is impossible to put into words what a wonderful man he was … Click here. From GVUK 2003-6: Retired Blackburn GP Dr Alan Rebello and his wife Maisie celebrated their golden wedding with a mass at Sacred Heart church … The couple married in Bombay in 1953 and moved to the UK in 1954. They have four sons, Louis, Andre, Tony and Alfred and three grandchildren. [Andre Rebello is the outspoken Coroner for the City of Liverpool] London: UK Konkans Celebrate Christmas
8 Dec: UK Konkans hosted yet another successful event 'Mahalasa Sabha 2007' on 8 December 2007. Despite the bad weather and poor transport on the day, many supporters made an attempt to attend the event and make it a resounding success. Text and over 100 photos. Click here. Goan Xmas recipes 8 Dec: Goa Holiday Homes. For 180 Goan recipes including Neureos, Sannas, Nankhatais, Allebelle, Godshem, Kulkuls, Bebinca, Dodol, Sorpotel etc. Click here. Global Goans to meet next month in Goa 10 Dec: Mangalorean.com. By Armstrong Vaz. Non-residents Indians from Goa are organizing a Global Non-resident Reunion, with the theme - "We still call Goa home" with an inaugural dinner dance. The reunion is being organized by the World Alliance of Goan Overseas Association is aimed at celebrating the solidarity, heritage and rich Goan traditions. The global reunion will be held on Jan 19 at Mandovi Riviera starting from 6.00 pm … the organizing team comprising of Antonio Mascarenhas - Canada, Benito D'Souza UK, Rene Barreto - UK and Vivian D'souza - USA. 518 words. Click here. Bahrain: Goans in plea for fair deal 10 Dec: Gulf Daily News. Pension schemes for short-term workers in the Gulf, orientation courses for domestic workers and possible flights to Goa are among issues to be addressed by a visiting Indian delegation that arrives today. Click here. NRI Affairs office set up in Goa 10 Dec: Khaleej Times (UAE). An office of the Commissioner for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Affairs has been set up in the Indian state of Goa to look after the welfare of Indian nationals who travel abroad from Goa for work … Click here. Keith Vaz: 'I Knew Nothing
of Speech' 12 Dec: Leicester Mercury. Keith Vaz has spoken at a rally where a speech from the leader of a terrorist organisation had earlier been broadcast. Before Mr Vaz arrived, participants had reportedly watched a televised address by Velupillai Prabhakaran, commander of the Tamil Tigers … Mr Vaz says he had no idea the speech by Mr Prabhakaran would be broadcast. Click here. UK: Carlton D'Souza: Charity
shop desperate for help 12 Dec: Bucks Free Press (UK). Staff at a charity shop in the centre of High Wycombe say they are desperate for people to come in and donate their unwanted items. The Cancer Research UK shop in Church Street is running perilously low on stock, and manager Carlton D'Souza says clothes, bric a brack, books, CDs and DVDs are all needed … If you would like to volunteer, or could help set up a donation station, call Mr D'Souza on 01494 464174. 249 words. Click here. Canada: Father Raymond J.
De Souza: Lessons Learned
DEATHS 9 Dec: Scarborough, Canada. LEILA LOBO. Beloved wife of Anthony ''Tony''. Loving mother of Gina (Ivan Phillips), and Sarita (Darryl Rosario). She is survived by her sisters Mona, Rena, Maud, Cynthia, and brother Sydney. The family will receive friends at the Ogden Funeral Home on Wed. Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Toronto, on Thu Dec 13 at 10:00 a.m. Cremation to follow at Assumption Crematorium. Click here.
8 Dec: Sydney, Aus. IGNATIUS
HONORIO ALMEIDA (IGGY). Husband of Myra.
Father of Charlene and Leanne. Son of
late Eufemio and late Lourdina;
son-in-law of late Damian/late Lucy Coutinho;
brother of Robert/Sylvia, Herman/Clare,
Lydia/Dr Alipio Mascarenhas (USA), Herone/Jacinta;
brother-in-law of Ronald/Sara, Myrtle/Clifton,
Marilyn/Aubrey and Raymond.
7 Dec: Vasco, Goa. GEORGE MAC ARTHUR D'SOUZA. Husband of Pascuela. Father of Bryan/Donella, Elton, Noel and Benson. Brother of Plinio, Romell/Lynette, Oscar/Ezella (USA), Lizette/Teotonio D'Silva, Sr Vandana AC, Ophelia/Agnelo Vaz (USA), late Arlette/Eddie D'Silva, Nelly/Flavio Furtado. 7 Dec: St Estevam: ARCANJELA AFONSO E RODRIGUES: Wife of late Francisco Xavier, mother of Maria Theresa/Manuel Antonio Silveira (Australia), Laura/Herculano Lobo, Rui, Iva/Caetano Rodrigues. 6 Dec: Raia, Goa. FERNANDO DA COSTA (Proprietor of Fernando's Nostalgia restaurant). Husband of Margarida Tavora. Brother of Maria Luiza/late Renato Menezes, late Luis/Fatima Costa, Fatima/Senthi Ponundurai, Telma/Blanco Gracias, late Oscar/Fatima Viegas; Funeral on 8th Dec at 4.30 pm to Our Lady of Snows Church, Raia. 5 Dec: Birmingham, UK. MARCELINE PICARDO, aged 98 (ex Kampala, Uganda). Beloved wife of late Joe. Mother/mother-in-law of Patrick/Dorothy, Diana/Hilary, Cedric/Heine and Daphne. Funeral on Thursday 13th December at 11.00 am at St John and St Martin Church, 31 George Street, Birmingham. Condolence messages to Diana Braggs at dianabraggs@btinternet.com 3 Dec: Leicester, UK. MR. PHIL DESOUZA. Husband of Mrs Sylvia DeSouza. Funeral service at 12 noon on Monday 17th December at Sacred Heart Church, 25 Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HS. Followed by the burial at Gilroes Cemetery, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QG. The family have kindly requested no floral tributes however, donations if desired can be made to the Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and the Stroke Association. 2 Dec: Montreal. PHILOMENA GOVEAS. Funeral service on Thu. Dec 6 at 10.00am at Our Lady of Fatima's Church, 875 Boul. Marcel Laurin, St. Laurent. There will also be a short service at 1.00 pm on the same day at Urgel Bourgie the funeral home. [Info from Felix D’Sa]. 30 Nov. Portugal. ERNESTO CARRASCO. Husband of Sybil (Portugal). Father of Eurico (UK), Lizete and Clint (UK), Brother of Clara (Canada) and late Victor, Deliciosa and late Romano, late Albert, late Bella and late Damacian. Brother in law of Salinas and Vitoria, Rommel and Elizabeth (UK), Newton and Lorraine (UK), and Freeda. Funeral took place in Portugal on Dec. 4. Margao. CARMELINA IDINHA VAZ E PINTO. Wife of late Albert. Mother of Walter (UK)/Maria Annette, Eric/Ivone (UK). Appreciation HOLIDAY INFORMATION By night it's party central,
but by day Goa's natural beauty sparkles. Hot Spot Exotic Mix in the Indian
Melting pot 2 Britons arrested for
racist taunts while seeking Indian visa Express to the heart of India Indians take to the air Tourists flock to Goa for
Christmas, New Year celebrations GOA NEWS HEADLINES: Chess prodigy Ivana Furtado
needs money power Goa: IT park near Panaji attacked New twist to old glory Scrap all SEZs in Goa: GBA Lack of political will
stalks Dabolim airport expansion plan Understanding Goa Property Markets Goa: Fighting against SEZ Goa: High on income, low
on infrastructure Goa’s Inevitable Demographic
Engineering Thousands protest against
Information Technology Park in Goa Anti-SEZ groups keep up
pressure on Goa govt Two airports viable in
Goa: ICAO report SEZ promoter files
petition against Goa IN THE NEWS Britain’s Missing Girls
3 Dec: BBC Asian Network. British Asian women are turning to doctors in India to carry out scans to determine the sex of their babies and then arranging for abortions if they’re girls … 29m. 18s. Click here. Stephen Bennett Murder:
One year on and we are still at square one
7 Dec: Western Daily Press. A year ago today Cheltenham man Stephen Bennett was brutally murdered while on holiday in India. Despite compiling thousands of pages of evidence and fighting for the truth his family are little closer to seeing someone convicted. 756 words. Click here. IFFI leaves French delegates fuming
8 Dec: Peninsula On-line, Qatar. Miffed with the cold treatment meted out to them by organisers of the annual film festival, the French directors who were in Goa to present their latest films have vowed never to return to IFFI. Click here. Grateful Hindus laud Christian
Missioners' contribution to India
8 Dec: Indian Catholic. Several Hindus who attended the launching of a book on missioners' contribution to India have lauded overseas Christian priests' work among the poor. Click here. Spanish Tapas in India 9 Dec: El Nuevo Herald. Dani Trillo-Figueroa has opened ''Bocado de Cardenales'', a tapas restaurant in Patnem beach, Goa. Along with Lukas Bohm his Swiss partner he has developed a unique menu. 642 words. Click here. Indians largest ethnic group in London 9 Dec Times of India. Indians are the largest ethnic minority group living in Greater London, according to the official figures … One in three people living in London was born on foreign soil, the figures released by the Office for National Statistics said. Click here. Charting over 100 years of Indian migration to New Zealand 10 Dec: Malaysia Sun. Did you know an Anglo-Indian from Goa, Edward Peters, was the first to discover gold in the Otago region of New Zealand that led to the gold rush of the 1860s? Such nuggets of information can be found in the book 'Indian Settlers: The History of a New Zealand South Asian Community' published by Otago University Press. Click here.
Lahore: A winter christening
10 Dec: Daily Times Lahore. Carl Sydney D’Souza is being christened at St. Anthony’s church His parents Leas and Francis with brother Jason are there with the priest Father Robbie D’Silva … In attendance are Carl’s cousin Michelle who will be his godmother, proxy godfather Brendan (standing in for Sydney who couldn’t make it from Canada), Francis’s brother Richard, sister Iris Pinto, great aunt Mrs Phillips, aunt Effie and cousin Evelyn. Photo and text. Click here. Talks focus on pension
scheme for Goan expats
11 Dec: Gulf Daily News (Bahrain). Visiting Goan Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Affairs Directorate commissioner Eduardo Faleiro met Goan community members at a meeting at Manama last night. Click here. Abu Dhabi: Goan NRIs seek direct flights
11 Dec: Mangalorean.com. Abu Dhabi Non Resident Goans met H.E. Mr. Eduardo Faleiro Commissioner for NRI Affairs-Government of Goa and delegation. Photographs and text. Click here. Father Raymond J. De Souza:
Conrad Black faced his trial as an honest man 11 Dec: National Post (Canada). Since the outset of what Lord Black refers to as "this cataract of horrors," I have believed that the American prosecutors were criminalizing what was essentially a management dispute. After following the trial closely, I was confirmed in that judgment. Now Lord Black has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail. It is a sign of how excessive the baying for Black's blood had become that the sentence is considered to be a good result for him. Click here. Stephen Bennett Murder: ‘I
Want Stephen's Killers Punished’ 11 Dec: Gloucestershire Echo. The brother of a man who was brutally murdered in India says justice will only be done when his killers are executed. Paul Bennett has been spurred on to find the truth behind his brother Stephen's death by "fury and resentment" at the way Indian police have dealt with the case … Stephen's sister Amanda intends to fly to India after Christmas and hire a lawyer. 559 words. Click here. David McMahon: Booked for
life
Video: Recipe: Goan Fish
Curry 12 Dec: Young’s Seafood. 5m.36s. Click here. UK launches new visa for
Indian visitors
12 Dec: BBC News. The UK is introducing biometric visas, including finger-printing and digital photographs, on Wednesday for Indians who require British visas. The changes mean that the processing period for obtaining a UK visa may increase up to four working days. The British High Commission says it has started the process to prevent fraudulent visa applications. Click here. GOANET HIGHLIGHTS by Cornel DaCosta Do read a fascinating account of a visit
to Pondicherry in South East India by F. Noronha.
The former French colony in India is renamed
Puducherry which means "new village" in Tamil.
It was also once known as the French Riviera of
the East (La Cote d'Azur d ('Est). For a range
of photographs of the region please see
Click here. UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: Challenge Africa.
Community Channel DOCUMENTARY: Spice of
Life. Community Channel MAGAZINE PROGRAMME: Make
Me a Muslim. Channel 4 COOKERY: Ramsay's
Kitchen Nightmares. more4 DOCUMENTARY: Analysis.
BBC Radio Four DOCUMENTARY: Situation
Critical. National Geographic DOCUMENTARY: The
Secret Millionaire. Channel 4 DOCUMENTARY: Arrange
Me a Marriage. BBC 2 FORTHCOMING See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sat. 15 Dec. G.O.A. Children’s
Xmas Pantomime.
Dick Whittington at Fairfield Hall, Croydon at 12
noon. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020- 8771
4457 or Bernie Gracias 020 8723 1322.
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7 Dec: Toronto Star. The English Premier
League's fantasy website (fantasy.premierleague.com)
has 1.5 million participants. Kevin de Souza,
28, a soft-spoken Torontonian is the leader with
his team … "I tried to explain it to some people
at work (at the Hospital for Sick Children) …” he says. 668 words.
