COMMUNITY NEWS
UK:
Jason Lobo: Pc expenses 'race claim' settled
 24
27 Sep: BBC. A police officer who claimed his force
racially discriminated against him in a row over
petrol expenses has settled the dispute out of court.
Det Con Jason Lobo, 37, who is of mixed race, was
suspended for three years by Lancashire Police and
taken to court. But he was cleared of any criminal
wrongdoing and was finally allowed back to work in
2006 after it was accepted he had mistakenly
over-claimed £90.
Click here.
Jason, whose father was a Goan, is a former British
international runner. He was the UK 800m champion and
took part in the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 1999 World Championships. |
John
Pereira: Building a bridge from India to Australia
 24
29 Sep: The Age (Aus). Fund manager John Pereira knows
the value of a cross-cultural view of life … his family
comes from Goa, a notoriously chilled-out corner of India,
famed for its coconut palms and beautiful beaches. And since
the age of seven, he has absorbed the Australian attitude to
life … The qualified lawyer is managing director of Tristar
Corporate Advisors … He also runs Olympus Funds Management …
728 words.
Click here. |
UK:
Kevin D’Souza: Diamond search to help fight poverty
 24
29 Sep: The Sentinel. Mining consultancy Wardell
Armstrong has won a contract to search for diamonds
in one of the poorest countries in the world … Mining
expert Kevin D'Souza, pictured, who has spent 10 years
on the African continent working with the World Bank
and the British Government, will soon be heading out
there to oversee the project. Project director Dr
Chris Broadbent, said, "D'Souza is very well-known
for his work in Africa. The World Bank wanted him
to be involved."
For profile of Kevin D’Souza select the link below.
Click here. |
Review: Patricia Rozario:
Wigmore Hall, London
2 Oct: The Guardian. Soprano Patricia Rozario's
Wigmore recital focused on composers setting
languages other than their own. As a specialist
in new music, she found room for two premieres,
by John Casken and John Tavener … Rozario
premiered Tavener's Schuon Lieder in their
original hour-long version with ensemble accompaniment
(including Tibetan temple bowls) in 2004 … Rozario's
easy access to her top register helped her through
Japanische Musik, and her range of vocal colours
worked to the advantage of both Tavener's
and Casken's lucid textures.
DEATHS
Funeral arrangements for ANNIE
FERNANDES (ex-Dar -es-salaam) who died
on 21st September: Funeral to be held at
11.00 am on Wednesday,3rd October at SS.
Peter & Paul Church,Cranmer Road,Mitcham,Surrey,
CR4 4LD,with cremation thereafter at South London
Crematorium,Rowan Road,Streatham,London,SW16 5JG.
Condolences to
fernandespdm@aol.com
1 Oct: Nagoa/Verna, Goa.
MANUEL GONSALVES (ex Dar-es-Salaam,
Tanzania and Muscat). Beloved husband of
Jasmelina (Jasmine). Loving father of Jackson/Lavinia,
Thereza/Roque Gonsalves, Basilio/Simprina and
Rosita/Egwin Bragança (Germany). Grandfather to
Clariton, Agatha, Jake, Beverly and Bradley.
Son-in-law to Apolonia Fernandes and brother-in-law
to Luizinha Fernandes (Germany) and Felicidade Gonsalves.
Funeral will take place on 2nd October 2007 at 4.30
pm at Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church,
Nagoa, Salcete, Goa. Condolences to
eabraganca@hotmail.com
30 Sep: Nerul, Goa. BERNADETTE
D'MELLO (Ex-Entebbe, Uganda). Wife of late
Joaquim. Mother of Barbara, Baylon/Alba,
Berlinda/Leslie Caldeira.
30 Sep: Panjim, Goa. PATRICIO
FERNANDES. Husband of Juliana Barca. Father
of Daniel (UK)/Maria, Manuel/Shirley, Maria
Helena/Savio (UK).
29 Sep. Whitton, Middlesex, UK.
LOUIS MASCARENHAS (Ex Sangolda, Goa; Uganda.
Land Office and Crown Agents,London). Husband
of Eileen. Father of Manuel/Liz and grandfather
to Emily and Sophie. Brother of Silu, Gerry and
Offie. Funeral will be at 11.30 on Mon 8 Oct at
St Edmund of Canterbury RC Church, 213 Nelson
Road, Whitton, TW2 7BB. Condolences to
manuel.mascarenhas@hotmail.co.uk |
29 Sep: Toronto. ALBA ANTONIA
D'SILVA. (ex-Tanzania). Wife of John
Mariano D'Silva. She is survived by: Her son.
Joe D'Silva & his wife Rose D'Silva and
their children, Danielle, Jo-anna & Terrence.
Her son. Dr. Orlando D'Silva & his Late wife,
Viola D'Silva and their children, Oliver, James
& Nelson. Her son Dr. Nelson D'Silva & his wife
Marietta D'Silva and their children, Malcolm &
Andrea. Her daughter. Vanessa Oliveiro & her
husband Christopher Oliveiro and their
children Alisha & Natasha. Viewing: Thu,
Oct. 4, 6 pm to 9 pm. Neweduk Funeral Home.
Mass Fri. Oct 5 at 10:00 am. St. Jerome's
Parish, Brampton Ontario. [Info from Doris
& Oscar Demello]
28 Sep: Panjim, Goa. LUCIO
SANTANA DE MIRANDA (Born 1936). Husband of Corinne.
Father of Ashok/Ana, Arun/Suzanna, Marco & Pablo.
28 Sep. Verla, Parra, Goa. MATILDA
LUISA REBELLO (aged 93, ex Dar-es-Salaam). Beloved
wife of the late Epifanio de Conceicao. Loving
mother of Alfred/Anita (UK), Victoria(Vicky),
Brian/Cynthia, Clarence/Dolores and Lorraine
(Goa) and much loved grandmother of Ian, Charmian
(UK), Analise and Wenzil (Goa). She died after a
long illness borne with fortitude. Condolences to
majoreb@hotmail.com
24 Sep: Caranzalem, Goa: LEANDRO
(LINO) ALEX SOARES (Born 1928, Ex-Mombasa). Husband
of Greta. Father of David, John and Lilian.
24 Sep: Kitchener, Ont. Canada.
MARIA FERNANDES (aged 68 years). Wife of the late
Manuel Fernandes. Loving mother of Domingos Fernandes,
Ana and her husband, John Cabral, and Elisabeth
Fernandes. She will be dearly remembered by her
grandchildren, Chantel, Matthew, Breanna, Calvin,
and Lucas. Sister of Antonio and Silvina Almeida,
Olimpia and Antonio Henriques, and Idalina and Luis
Brito. Predeceased by her son, Tony Fernandes;
parents, Alfredo and Belmira Almeida and her brother,
Manuel Almeida. Funeral was on 28 Sep.
Photograph and full details at the link below.
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The Family of the late JAMES PETER
MARIAN COSTABIR (of Nairobi Kenya) beloved
husband, father, and brother, kindly acknowledges
and deeply appreciates the warm expressions of
sympathy and support received via e-mail, cards and
phone calls upon the recent sad demise of James. We
humbly acknowledge the many masses offered and take
strength from the kind words of comfort that were extended
to us. The fond memories of James will live forever in our
hearts. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts
and prayers and God Bless you all.
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
Return to paradise
1 Sep: Vogue Volume 197; Issue 09; Indian summer.
Excerpts: While Goa is no longer a countercultural
paradise, there are still pockets of complete
tranquility in this former Portuguese colony along
the southwest coast of India. One of these, called
Elsewhere, is a vast palmy estate with a beach,
a river, and a cluster of colorful Portuguese colonial
buildings that have been restored by Indian fashion
photographer Denzil Sequeira, whose family has
owned the property since 1886 … Winter high-season
rates range from $2,400 for a seven-night minimum
stay in a two-bedroom villa to $1,200 for a week
under canvas; aseascape.com
Goa expects to touch 2.5 million
tourist mark this season
27 Sep Times of India. Goa expects to achieve a
milestone in the tourist inflow this season by
touching the 25 lakh mark, for the first time in
the history of the coastal state. In terms of
tourist arrival, the state is rapidly growing at
a pace of 10-20 per cent annually besides welcoming
24 lakh odd visitors last year.
Click here.
Go Goa, for healthcare
28 Sep: Business Standard. A little late in the
day perhaps, but Goa is finally gearing up to join
the private healthcare wave running through the rest
of India. Despite attracting a large number of
tourists from the world over, the healthcare
system in Goa never developed to a level where
it could provide specialty care to residents or
tourists. But now, some private players are
eyeing the state and even the government seems
to have become proactive in this regard. 543
words.
Click here.
Goa tourism industry against
restrictions over night parties
28 Sep: PTI. Goa tourism industry has expressed
its reservations over the stringent norms to be
implemented by the state against noise created
by late night parties … "People come here to
enjoy night life.... You can't expect them to
go to bed at 10 in the night"
click here.
Travel: late deal
29 Sep: Daily Post (North Wales). GOA Jewel in
Crown (0870 067 2352) offers seven-night stays
in South Goa ex-Manchester through Oct from £399.
Travel: late deal
29 Sep: Mirror. See Goa with Kuoni, staying seven
nights at Majorda Beach on a bed and breakfast
basis from £659pp. Fly from Gatwick with Monarch
Airlines from November 3 to 16. Visit
www.kuoni.co.uk or call 01306 747 008.
Video: Goa plays party pooper, no
bashes after 10 pm
30 Sep: CNN-IBN. There’s bad news for tourists
planning a rocking holiday in Goa. In an effort
to minimise noise pollution, the state government
has ordered India’s tourist hotspot to cut down
on partying. Implementing a High court directive,
the government has ruled that there will be no
music or partying post-10 pm, on beaches or
elsewhere.
Click here.
A holiday for right GOAs
29 Sep. The Sun (UK). … pamper yourself in the Lotus
spa and massage centre. I had a full body massage
and then strolled back to our tent to watch the
sunset. Perfect! … Having done almost nothing
all day, it was nice to have something to do
in the evenings. There is nightly poolside
entertainment, including local dancing, which is
the perfect accompaniment to the superb Indian buffet
supper, with custom-made curries, sensational tandoori
meats and top veggie options — all for less than £10 …
Thanks to the strength of the Pound, you can live like a
king without breaking the bank. So what are you waiting
for?
click here.
Succulently hybrid and determinedly
individual, Goa may just surprise you.
1 Oct: Lonely Planet. It's a shame Goa comes burdened
with a reputation for louche living, because there's
so much more to it than sun, sand and psychedelia.
The allure of Goa is that it remains quite distinct
from the rest of India and is small enough to be grasped
and explored in a way that other Indian states are not …
The locals are relaxed and friendly, and skirts
outnumber saris … Check out what other travellers
are saying about Goa.
Click here.
Young professionals ignore Goa, Ooty
2 Oct. Daily News & Analysis. The time when Ooty and
Goa were popular destinations for short breaks and
weekend getaways is long past. More young professionals
with upwardly mobile lifestyles are opting to travel
abroad for short weekend breaks … Cashing in on the
trend, Singapore tourism has launched its off-season
campaign to woo young Indians.
Click here.
GOA REAL ESTATE:
350 FEMA violations detected
28 Sep: Navhind Times. The special committee set up
by the state government to look into Foreign Exchange
Maintenance Act violations by foreigners has so far
detected 350 violations of the Act by the foreigners,
especially in cases relating to purchase of land …
The drive against the violations by foreigners
started about eight months back following
allegations of large-scale purchase of land by
foreigners, including Russians. This prompted
state government to set up the committee to go
into all the land deals by the foreigners.
Click here.
Goa: An ‘Intelligent’ Building
To Take Shape
27 Sep: Bogxero. Gera Developments will make their
first venture into Goa with Gera’s Imperium, a
75,000 sq. ft. commercial project in Panjim, to be
completed in 15 months. The building will be Goa’s
first ‘IntelliPlex’, combining futuristic building
technology with intelligent features … The property
is strategically located in Patto Plaza, behind
Kadamba bus stand and opposite the office of the
Commissionerate of Custom and Excise …
click here.
Properties in Goa
1 Oct: SugarCRM Forums. Indian real estate is highly
unregulated, unorganised market with huge potential.
The information flow is concentrated to brokers and
agents which acts as their only tool to extract money
from buyers and sellers … Indian real estate market
has one of the lowest rate of commission structure
(2%) as compared to its European and American
counterparts. Still the lack of regulation makes
it a bitter experience for the sellers and buyers
with increasing number of insecure real estate
brokers. There is an urgent need to make this
market more regulated and rules drawn clearly and
transparently. A combined initiative from Govt.
and real Estate community is required.
Click here.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES:
Gender equity for women in tourism
27 Sep: One World. Geraldine Fernandes runs a
small guesthouse in Benaulim, Goa. She says,
“When I decided to launch my small tourism
business – a small guesthouse in Goa – I was
deceived by what I saw around me. I saw how
huge concessions were given to the 5-star
hotels … On the contrary, we the small entrepreneurs
had to cope with virtually impossible travails if
we started out on a business”
click here.
Manchester to launch mass
scale football talent search programme in Goa
28 Sep: Navhind Times. In what could be described
as one of the biggest soccer talent search
programmes on mass scale to be launched in Goa
at the age group level, Manchester United Soccer
School’s (MUSS) pilot programme will screen close
to a whopping 4000 footballers in seven days in
the 10-16 age group at Nehru stadium … 877 words.
Click here.
Tourism boom brings women
empowerment in Goa
29 Sep: Zee News. With 25 percent of the Goan
population employed directly or indirectly in the
tourism industry here, a substantial benefit of this
boom is also benefiting women … Some examples:
"I have tourists from Australia, Canada, London
and other European countries seeking my products,"
stated Theresa D`Souza who prepares 17 varieties
of `masalas` (spices) … Maria Luiza D`Mello runs
her venture "Judelia Handicraft" in South Goa …
click here.
Deepti Datt moves to Goa
1 Oct: Daily News & Analysis. Today Deepti
Datt is more than just a film-maker. she owns a
restaurant along with her husband in Goa … She has
also been responsible for setting up the first
women's production company in India though her most
successful venture has been the Goa based restaurant
and lounge Axirvaad, which is actually a 120-year-old
Portuguese mansion … "It did take a lot of courage
to quit my great job at MTV in Singapore and decide
to settle down in Goa. But both Ranjeev and I wanted
to raise our daughter in this environment," she explains.
IN THE NEWS
UK: 'Abused' Asian women behind
soaring toll of railway suicides
23 Sep. Evening Standard (London). Rail suicides
are soaring because of a dramatic rise in Asian
women killing themselves on one stretch of track,
a train company has revealed. And a womens rights
group claims they are linked to the 'prevalence of
domestic violence in Asian families'
click here.
Top emerging Portuguese documentaries
28 Sep: Europa (Brussels) A film week of Portuguese
documentaries, organised in cooperation with the
European Commission, from 15-19 October … we see how
the old historical migratory flux between Portugal
and the rest of the world has led to unexpected and
profound intercultural exchanges, from the legacy
of the Portuguese presence in Goa, revisited in
“Pátria Incerta” (Uncertain Homeland) …
click here.
Rinehart caught up in
Rayney case
29 Sep: The Australian. Australia’s richest woman,
Gina Rinehart, has become ensnared in the Corryn
Rayney murder investigation, after documents relating
to her and her company were seized from the prime
suspect, Perth lawyer Lloyd Rayney.
Click here.
Corryn Rayney: Killer at large, prime suspect named
30 Sep: The Age (Aus). Corryn D'Silva's life seemed
blessed. Raised in Perth's south-eastern suburbs,
the quiet girl with the cheeky grin had brains as
well as beauty … she married a quiet Indian-Irish
lawyer called Lloyd Rayney … Behind the double-brick
walls of the couple's Como house, things weren't
as rosy as they looked … By early this year, the
marriage seemed doomed. Barely speaking to one
another, according to friends, the pair exchanged
terse emails instead.
Click here.
We do things different in the west
29 Sep: The Australian. …The death last month of
Corryn Rayney has mesmerised Western Australia's
media and citizenry like few crimes before it …
Since the case has attracted national headlines, most
Australians will be familiar with her attractive,
exotic countenance.
Click here.
Public barred from Rayney hearing
29 Sep: Sydney Morning Herald. The public was banned
from a court hearing on Friday where Perth police
sought to obtain documents for their investigation
into the murder of Corryn Rayney …
clcik here.
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Accounting for taste: Great men, great homes
and the forgotten women
29 Sep: The Independent (UK). … In the Cathedral
of Bom Jesus in Goa the embalmed body of the Jesuit
missionary Francis Xavier can be seen dimly through
the glass walls of a sarcophagus on top of a side
altar, out of reach of the clutching hands of the
faithful … Every 10 years or so the corpse is
exposed to the public who throng in their millions
to kiss it, and to buy amulets, rosaries, cards
and holy pictures that "have been touched to the
body". Piety means profit. The cult of Francis
Xavier is alive and well, though those of us who
are not Catholics might think we had grown out of
such gross superstition. From: 'Dr Johnson's Doorknob –
And Other Significant Parts of Great Men's Houses'
by Liz Workman, is out 4 October (Rizzoli, £13.95).
For a full review select the link below.
Click here.
Vancouver: Sandra Fernandes: Don't criticize Canada or Canadians
28 Sep: Vancouver Sun. Sandra Fernandes of Surrey
writes: I am a landed immigrant from Mumbai,
India. Although I am proud to be an Indian,
I am very proud to be a Canadian … People like
me come to Canada to live a better life and we
should follow the rules that are in place rather
than impose our home country's customs or views …
If anyone wants special rules, then go back to
your home country, don't criticize Canada or Canadians.
Click here.
Buxom gives way to svelte as thin gains weight in India
28 Sep: Wall Street Journal. Globalization - and the
often form-fitting Western-style clothes that come
with it—is redefining the ideal of feminine beauty
in India. In a country where wide hips and round
breasts used to be universally admired, thinner is
increasingly... going for larger sizes, I think
women are toning down their sizes,” says Priya Tanna,
editor of Vogue India, which just launched its first
issue.
click here.
The sausage story: Indians prefer
them nice ‘n’ spicy
29 Sep: Economic Times. Goa has its own sausage
and that is so good it is more than enough! Quite
literally, since I doubt there are sausages anywhere
in the world that pack in the amount of spice and
vinegar that Goa sausages do.
Click here
Karachi: Catholic Association demands restoration of office
29 Sep: The News - International, Pakistan. Committee
members of the Catholic Association (CA) of Karachi have
demanded the restoration of their sub-office in the
premises of St. Patricks Cathedral. This office was demolished
in April 2004, on the orders of the Archbishop of Karachi,
Evarist Pinto. As a result, the 12 member team is
restricted to their homes from where they work for the
rights and protection of the community. 800 words.
Click here.
Indian migrants do better than others in Britain: Report
30 Sep: IANS. People of Indian origin in Britain have
the highest house ownership - 86 percent - among all
population groups, and figure in the top 10 groups that
contribute the most to the British economy … The report,
'Britain's Immigrants: An Economic Profile', has been
produced by the Left-leaning Institute of Public
Policy Research (IPPR), and is likely to further fuel
the ongoing debate about immigration and its impact on
Britain … With an average gross annual income of
£23,200, the Indian component of Britain's population
is among the top economically 10 most active groups …
In the public services, the people of Indian origin
constitute 34 percent of the workforce, including a
major component of Indian doctors working in the
National Health Service (20 percent).
Click here.
MPs fear C4 documentary on the cost of
immigrants will fuel race hatred
30 Sep: Daily Mail (UK). Channel 4 is at the
centre of a row over a documentary containing new
league tables showing which ethnic groups cost
taxpayers the most in benefits and council housing …
The tables reveal that people from Iran, Somalia
and Bangladesh claim the most unemployment benefit …
Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs
Select Committee, said: 'I would be very concerned
at any programme which might turn immigrant groups
against each other. Putting different ethnic groups
into league tables is not the best way of securing
an integrated society.' For text of article
click here.
For details of the TV programme
click here.
The Singing Ambassadors.
30 Sep: The Nation. When a group of 30 Kenyan
youths visited Las Vegas in Nevada, US, recently,
they were not on a gambling mission. The youths, who
form the famous Boys Choir of Kenya, were at the world's
gambling capital to promote Kenya as a prime tourist
destination … The choir had gone to Las Vegas courtesy
of Micato Safaris … "Tourists have always said that
their favourite memory of Africa was not the scenery or
animals but its people, so we could think of no better
ambassadors than the Boys Choir of Kenya," says Micato
Safaris managing director Dennis Pinto
Victoria's Secret and a
starving child... the crucial link
1 Oct: IANS. By Frederick Noronha. What does the
glamour brand of bras and sexy lingerie called Victoria's
Secret have in common with a starving child in South Asia?
Well, a lot more than you think … this brand is undertaking
production in Sri Lanka and the roundtable held in south
Goa sought ways to put dour-looking yet crucial issues of
development back on the news agenda at a time when Page 3
and glamour take the front seat.
Click here.
GOANET HIGHLIGHTS by Cornel DaCosta
Most of us may take much for granted about what
is generally reported in the media. However,
there is much contestation about sources of
materials including editorials etc and indeed,
accusations about plagiarism within the media.
To obtain a good understanding of the tensions
within the media in Goa, do read an unusual
story titled Why the Penpricks Expose was
Anonymous.
On another intriguing issue, a poster on Goanet
seeks advice on how to to complain about an
embassy/consulate of a foreign country by a
citizen of India? Clearly, a foreign embassy may
opt not to reply to a complaint but if this is so,
what higher authority in the foreign country can be
addressed with a complaint? Would any Goan Voice
(UK) readers have advice on this matter?
We are informed on Goanet that, the Indian
Football National Team are on a short training
camp in Dubai en route for Beirut to play against
Lebanon in a World Cup 2010 Qualifier on 8 Oct,
07. GV(UK) readers should be pleased to know that
the team consists of five Goans in addition to
the goalkeeper coach who is also Goan. There is
much additional information from several
Goanet posts on soccer in Dubai.
From Domnic Fernandes, we have an excellent article
titled Ghazal-Qawwali and Mando-Dulpod. This is
about an exploration into classical music in
India--namely the Carnatic and Hindustani systems.
Both apparently derive inspiration from the
indigenous bhakti movement. Domnic makes wonderful
links between different musical traditions in
India and how the music of Goa, especially, the
dulpod and mando are rooted in different Indian
traditions. This really is a superb article,
particularly for persons of a musical and/or
historical bent, and definitely, one of the
most interesting articles on Goanet to date.
Hopefully, GV(UK) readers and especially the
younger ones will save this article for subsequent
re-reading and reflection on one aspect of Goan culture.
Finally, what are we to make of the growing tensions
in Goa arising from the entry of significant numbers
of workers taking work that locals will not do or
are unavailable? While thousands of Goans leave to
work abroad to much satisfaction of their loved
ones, these same "loved ones" seem to resent
new (generally Hindu) labour entering Goa. Part
of the woe expressed by Goanet posters is that
cities like Panjim, Margao and Mapuca are increasingly
becoming like shanty towns full of newcomers with
little or no accommodation and where sanitation in
particular, poses a major problem. This is of course
a worldwide issue because poor workers will travel
and do their utmost to seek work wherever available.
Should the authorities in Goa be required to provide
basic accommodation for such new labour if tensions
are not to rise further in Goa? Do GV(UK) readers
have thoughts on this matter that could be shared
with other Goanet posters? These would be most
welcome.
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FORTHCOMING
See
http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sat. 6 Oct. G.O.A. French Shopping Extravaganza.
PLEASE NOTE EARLIER PICK UP TIMINGS; Greenford (06.00am),
Tooting (06.45am) and Norbury (7.15am). Contact: Norma
Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457 or Bernie Gracias 020 8723 1322.
Sun 7 Oct. St. Diogo's Association (UK)
Guirim/Sangolda. Annual Social to celebrate the Feast
of our Patron Saint Diogo at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham
Rd., Croydon. Starts with Holy Mass at 12.15 followed by a
Social. For further details contact: Jennifer Fernandes: 0127
765 1052; Evan DeSouza: 020 8427 8569; Apolonia DeSouza: 020
8686 1876
Sun 7 Oct. G.O.A. Golf Society
at Swallows Farleigh Court,
Old Farleigh Road, Farleigh, Surrey CR6 9PX.
Application form can be downloaded from the GOA website -
www.goauk.com Contact: Fidelis D'Mello 020 8698 9678.
Sun. 21 Oct. Colva Union.
34th Anniversary of the Feast of
Infant Jesus. Mass at 12.30pm followed by Social.
Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove, Streatham, SW16 Tickets:
Adults £12.00; Children 12 and under £5.00. For
tickets contact Arlene Fernandes 0208 930 7679; Agapito
Gouveia 0208 648 0350; Ames Fernandes 0208 672 4753; Alfie
Fernandes 07860 152 939; Bento Fernandes 0208 672 0283;
Fiona Fernandes 07908 125 765; Hillary Dias 0208 672 5528.
Sun. 28 Oct. G.O.A. Trook Tournament
at the ATC Hall,
South Wimbledon. Contacts: Jacinto Fernandes 020 -
8542 5427, Diego Pinto 020 – 8767 0663
Sun. 04 Nov. G.O.A. Mass For Deceased Members
at 1.30pm
at St Boniface Church, Tooting, followed by a
three-course lunch (advance bookings only). Contact:
Nina Pinto 020 – 8767 0663 for lunch reservations
Sun. 11 Nov. 2:00 pm. Rev.
Fr. Oliver Antao, Farewell Party.
The Sacred Heart Church, Edge Hill,
Wimbledon SW19 4LU. Mass followed by reception and
entertainment. Tickets: £10.00 (will include food and a
welcome drink). Organised by friends. Note: Parking on the
Church Premises is not allowed! For tickets please contact:
Rev. Fr. Francis Rosario Tel: 020 86652176. Joe and
Daniela Fernandes Tel. 020 8764 9419. Frank and Margaret
Sequeira Tel. 017842 1577. Sally D'Costa Tel. 012 9354 3520.
Any one wishing, to make a farewell monetary donation, to
Fr. Antao may do so on the day.
Sun 18 Nov, Navelim Union
Feast of Our Lady of
the Rosary will be celebrated at Bishop Thomas
Grant School, Belltrees Grove, Streatham London SW16
2HY. For further details contact Selwyn Ferrao 0208 933
8362, Daniela Fernandes 0208 764 9419, Amelia
Gomes 0208 861 2073 and Leonard Mergulhao 01634 261160.
Sun: 25 Nov. Fr. Agnelo
Commemoration Mass
at St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark, London
at 3pm. This year marks the 80th Anniversary.
FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
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