COMMUNITY NEWS
UK: Des D'Souza: Hockey
goalkeepers coached
13 Sep: Dereham Times, UK. Des D'Souza helped
organise the ninth annual coaching day for
hockey goalkeepers and held at Dereham
Hockey Club, Norfolk ... For a photograph
and text see
click here.
Des is Corporate Affairs Manager of AB Agri Ltd,
the Agriculture Group of Associated British Foods
plc. For the video clip of an earlier BBC
interview with him see
click here.
Des had to give up playing hockey due to a knee
injury but has organised the goalkeeper coaching
day for the last 4 years. A record 57 keepers
attended from East Anglia. The day was led by
Simon Mason, the ex-GB and England keeper,
supported by 14 other coaches, Des was born in
Nairobi, the son of Alfie (now living in Potters
Bar, UK) and the late Molly. Des is married with two daughters.
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Canada: Rachel de Souza: Business concepts
translated to health care
13 Sep: Calgary Herald. Do patients recovering
from transplant operations get efficient responses
to their telephone calls for medical assistance? …
Rachel de Souza and Michael Fiss were just two
students interested in health care and the
non-profit sector to try and effect some
positive change … de Souza, who also graduated
last year with her MBA, is currently working
as a project manager with the Calgary Health
Region … 957 words.
click here.
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Canada: Gerry Jutsun:
Launch of Film Studio
13 Sep: Marketwire. … Gerry Jutsun is the founder
of a new independent film and entertainment studio,
Jutsun Media Group or JMG … Jutsun was born in London,
England, his father Leslie is half British with his
grandmother being Spanish, and half Goan … his
mother Hilary, who is also Goan, worked as a
stock investment portfolio manager while ironically
playing classical piano, singing and practicing
jazz and tap dance … The latest work of Gerry’s
studio is sure to be a blockbuster, a full length
feature film recounting the historic meeting
between Elvis Presley and the Beatles … Visit
www.jutsunmediagroup.com
for more information … For full text of the
article, 2374 words, see
click here.
For a brief bio of him see
click here.
Gerry’s mother is Hillary Cordeiro (ex-Karachi).
His paternal grandmother was a D'Abreu
and the daughter of Cincinatus D’Abreu also ex-Karachi.
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UK: Janet D'Sa: Date is set for
harassment appeal
14 Sep: Croydon Advertiser. Janet D'Sa, of
Tavistock Road, Croydon, was jailed for six
months at Croydon Magistrates' Court in July. She
had been due to appear at Croydon Crown Court
last Friday to appeal against her conviction
for three counts of harassment. The date has
now been put back to October 17 and the
court has set aside three days for the
appeal hearing. D'Sa was found guilty of
falsely accusing her landlord of exposing
himself, complaining that her postman had
attacked her and accusing a neighbour of being racist.
143 words.
Unique spicy delights pack a taste explosion
14 Sep. Express and Echo (UK). Authentic flavours
from Goa are being combined with Westcountry
ingredients to create a unique range of
delicious home-made foods. The idea came
to Simon Holwell while visiting family in Goa …
and Goan Delights was born … Having a Goan wife,
Violet, Simon was able to use secret family
recipes handed down by his mother-in-law …
Two new sauces already proving a hit are Goan
Delights Peri Peri Sauce and Goan Delights Konkani
BBQ Sauce. For more information, visit their website,
www.goandelights.com
For text of article, 538 words select the link below.
Click here.
UK: Hounslow: Anita D'Souza:
Drivers face court over 'scam' fines
14 Sep: Richmond & Twickenham Times. Angry
drivers who have been landed with £75 fines
for veering into a new bus lane in Hounslow
have attacked the set-up as a scam … Finance
worker Anita D'Souza, 36, said she was caught
out on August 16 when she became confused
about how to return to the main road on
exiting the Blenheim Centre car park.
She said: "I'd never been on that road
before and I didn't realise it was a bus
lane - it wasn't red and there were no
markings on the road itself, only a little
post with a very small sign, but it's facing
away from the driver so I didn't see it …
if they want to take me to court they can.
It's the principle behind it."
Click here.
Sydney, Aus. Allan Menezes: My Career
15 Sep: The Sydney Morning Herald.
Sculpting bodies as a Pilates instructor is
akin to fine-tuning a Ferrari, says Allan
Menezes, the director of the Pilates Institute
of Australasia … Menezes is looking for a qualified
instructor for his studio in North Sydney …
Menezes says the successful applicant may
be considered to go into partnership
with him in another of the company's
studios in Bondi Junction. "It's a business
opportunity for them as well," he says.
257 words.
Click here.
For the Allan Menezes website
click here.
Alan was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and
educated there as well as in New York,
UK, Canada & Australia. For the GVUK
Allan Menezes supplement
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Alden DoRosario: Chitika starts blog
acquisition quest
15 Sep: IndUS Business Journal (USA).
Chitika specializes in placing interactive
ads on over 15,000 bloggers' Web sites …
The Company was founded by Venkat Kolluri
and Alden DoRosario and employs 24 people …
DoRosario, Chitika's CTO, is originally
from Goa, India, and he moved to the US
in 1997. 845 words.
Click here.
For a photograph and profile of
Alden
click here.
Edwin Saldanha: his spirit lives on
17 Sep: Navhind Times. Most people know his
book “Successful Goan Home Wines”. His book on
wines has the flavour of “Eddie” or “Mr.
Saldanha”, as one knew him. It is almost
like his footprint in the sands of time …
Even if that does not happen, every time
someone raises a glass of home made Goan
fruit wine it will be a silent toast to his
indomitable spirit! 722 words.
Click here.
Edwin Saldanha was born in 1918 in Entebbe,
Uganda. Photo in GVUK issue 2007-33.
Painting Without Paint:
The Chemical Paintings of F.N. Souza
18 Sep: Art Cal (New York). …Souza
invented his chemical paintings during a period
in his life when he was too poor to buy paints.
Paintings Without Paint is the title of an exhibition
of some of Souza’s works at RL Fine Arts,
New York, Sep 21 – Oct 27, 2007. The full
color catalogue that accompanies the exhibition
features a series of essays written by Shelley
Souza, the artist's daughter. The essays also include
information about Souza's early years in
New York. 311 words.
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DEATHS
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13 Sep. Mungul, Goa. ANA AURORA COELHO
(nee Rebello, ex-Tanga/Nairobi). Wife of the
late Erasmus John Coelho. Loving mother of
Rita/Yashi, Stella/Tony, Hilda/Chris, Dominic and
the late Felix. Sister to Alex, Loren, Connie, Ida,
Roquelina, Rosalind, Agnela and the late Philip
Rebello. Funeral was on 15th Sep.
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Maria Conceicao D’Melo e Fernandes
(Vasco da Gama, Goa / ex Mombasa).Wife of late Camilo
Fernandes, mother of Fátima, Augustine, Filu,
Chicky, Agnelo (Ignatius) and late Felix.
13 Sep: Raia, Goa. MARIA SANTANA ESTRELA FERNANDES.
Wife of late Sylvester Manuel. Mother of Yolanda/Pascoal
Jose Fernandes (Scotland). grandmother of Farah and Kelly.
13 Sep: Bastora, Goa. MARIA ANGELICA RODRIGUES:
(Born1910). Wife of late FX Rodrigues. Mother of
Ligorio/Noella (Canada), Beleza/Felix D'Souza
(France), Fatima/Reggie D'Souza (UAE),
Maxcy/Laura (Canada).
7 Sep: Seattle, USA. GRACE FURTADO
(nee D’Souza; ex-teacher Don Bosco, Matunga, Bombay).
Wife of Umberto. Sister of Fr Lawrence D’Souza
sdb, Daisy/Bruno Schweizer; late Henry/Mildred;
Ursula/Lenny D’Souza. Funeral 15 Sep.
St Philomena’a Church, Seattle, USA.
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
Row over visas at Indian consulate in UK
12 Sep. Birmingham Post. People who travelled hundreds of
miles to the Indian Consulate office in Birmingham
were left furious as a row over visas erupted …
About 200 people were told that they would
have to come back today, even though
some had been queuing from as early as
5am … a throng of people barged through
the doors and into the foyer … Until Monday
the consulate would see up to 200 people a
day and could issue as many as 700 visas in a
day. But from Monday this number was
reduced to 50. 426 words.
Click here.
Tourism trade fuels human
trafficking in Goa
16 Sep: Mangalorean.com. By Armstrong Vaz.
Goa is one of the popular tourist destinations
for foreigners during the tourist season … But
there is darker side to the human growth and a
fall out of the tourism trade- Child labour,
exploitation of migrant children and trafficking
of humans. 905 words.
Click here.
Top Ten Asian Beaches
17 Sep: Northern Territory, Australia. Goa.
"Christmas in Goa" was the mantra for
heliotropic (and psychotropic) hippies on the
1970s "Overland Trail". Calangute's palm-fringed
shoreline was annually invaded by some of the
most upbeat and beat-up minds of their
generation; today it is simply built-up.
Over-development hasn't been kind to
Calangute's little fishing hamlets, but its
Arabian Sea full moons are as spellbinding
as ever.
Click here.
Goa Holiday Offer
18 Sep: The Times (UK). …The problem is that
holidays just after Christmas are expensive.
On the other hand holidays just before Christmas
can be cheap … Co-op travel holiday discount
centre is offering two weeks B&B in Goa from
£474 per person based on two sharing …
click here.
Curbs on stay period for Goans
using charters
19 Sep: Navhind Times. The commissioner for NRI
Affairs, Mr Eduardo Faleiro has said that
his office has received several requests
seeking the removal of the four-week
restriction on stay by Goans using charter
flights. The matter, he said was taken
up by his office with the ministry of civil
aviation. 316 words.
Click here.
East Midlands Airport to Goa flights commence Feb. 2008
19 Sep: Oppodo. East Midlands Airport (Leicester)
has announced a number of new destinations that
will be served by operators from its base this
winter. Goa in India will be one of the new
options for local holidaymakers, with a weekly
services beginning in February.
Click here.
PRIZE COMPETITION
Win an adventure trip to India
17 Sep: Virgin Media. Enter now for your chance
to win an unforgettable trip to India.
Click here.
GOA REAL ESTATE:
Video: Luis Souza: Cashing on the
Goa realty boom
15 Sep: Moneycontrol.com. Luis Souza is a real
estate developer and second-generation entrepreneur.
He wants to focus on the 25-40 lakh housing
bracket. Souza, 34, is the Director of Souza
Estate Developers. His plan is to keep Goa
nice and green, as it is right now…
1264 words.
Click here.
Goa property prices travel northwards
17 Sep: NDTV. India's most sought after party zone is
fast becoming a place to settle down but a home
next to the sea or to the dance floor does not come
cheap …In June 2006, a one-acre plot along the busy
Calangute beach in North Goa cost Rs 80 lakh,
11 months later the same property fetched
Rs 4 crore. 380 words.
Click here.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES:
How to Save Goa. By J C Almeida
10 Sep: Navhind Times. It has been reported that in
the workshop organised at Dona Paula, wherein the Goa
Bachao Andolan participated, the issue of the Town
Planning Act, as it exists at present, was discussed
and it was decided that professionals which include
doctors, engineers, architects, chartered accountants
and others who form the important part of society
should be associated in the preparation of the
Regional Plan of Goa. This is fine and is a good
decision. However, it is to be found how such a
decision is to be implemented, in practice.
2120 words.
Click here.
Goa: Tiatr academy will be set up soon
14 Sep: Herald. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat
has said that, a tiatr academy will be set
up in Goa soon. He said tiatrists should come
forward to take benefit of the academy,
the constitution of which is being
drafted to help the growth of tiatr
in all directions.
Click here
IN THE NEWS
Moira Net is up
Google Groups "Moira-Net" group has been set up
in the Cyberworld. To subscribe to this group,
send a message, etc.
click here.
The voluntary way to succeed
13 Sep: The Daily Express (UK). … Stefanie van
den Brandt, 24, is an architectural assistant
for A4A, researching alternative building technologies
for a community centre project in Tanzania and also
involved in a project in Kenya. She said: “The job
takes me to interesting places, such as Goa in
India, where A4A has built a school for street
children. I’m flying out to evaluate the
project and check on construction work.”
For details of the Goa project
click here.
Goodbye gothic, I'm minimal now
13 Sep: The Daily Express (UK). Life Choices:
Meg Matthews the interior designer ex-wife of
Noel Gallagher, 41, lives in north London
with her seven-year-old daughter Anais.
Interviewed, she says about holidays, “I
love beach holidays. Any place where I don't
have to dress up and compete with other
people is ideal … I can't lie on a beach all
day but a couple of hours is good and then I
love going out on a boat. My favourite place is
Goa.” For a profile of Meg Matthews check
the link below.
Click here.
Obituary of James Leasor: Author of Sea Wolves.
14 Sep: The Daily Telegraph. James Leasor,
who has died aged 83, was a prolific author
whose works included a rich variety of thrillers,
historical novels and biographies, all written
with a panache … He wrote Boarding Party
(later filmed as The Sea Wolves with David Niven) about
concerned veterans of the Calcutta Light
Horse who attacked a German spy ship in
neutral Goa in 1943. 1151 words.
'Lifestyle' diseases hit India's IT workers
14 Sep: The Guardian (UK). India's rapid economic
growth could be slowed by a sharp rise in the
prevalence of heart disease, stroke and diabetes,
and the successful information technology
industry is likely to be the hardest hit,
a study has found … Infosys Technologies,
India's second-largest software exporter,
has a 24-hour hotline for employees suffering
from depression to contact psychiatrists.
"We must have prevented at least 30 deaths
from suicide because of this hotline,"
said Richard Lobo, a company director.
"In Bangalore the psychiatrists say their
Saturdays are reserved for marriage
counselling for the IT sector," he added.
386 words.
Click here.
Lynne brings a beacon of hope
14 Sep: Northern Scot. … Lynne Stewart (19) embarked
on a 10-month odyssey to Maharashtra in India
as part of a voluntary overseas aid programme …
It was Lynne's first foreign excursion and
after one month she became desperately
homesick after a series of heart-wrenching
experiences but a week's holiday in Goa with
other volunteers helped her to settle …
click here.
Reboni Saha has made Goa her home
15 Sep: Moneycontrol.com. Reboni Saha is of Indo-German
origin and has made Goa her home. She is a
product designer, who designs everything
from sky bus, trains to slippers. She is 38
years old and a Chief Product Designer at
Mozaic Design, Goa … Saha traveled the world,
before deciding to call Goa her home …
An active participant of the “Save Goa”
campaign, Reboni is trying to do her bit
to preserve the place she loves.
404 words.
Click here.
Dubai: Fashion gets local flavour
15 Sep. Khaleej Times (UAE). Fashion duo Janis
D'Souza & Soni Sajnani, co-founders of Pink
Pepper, won an online poll in the talent
hunt to also take part in the Dubai
International Fashion Week … they said that
by being the winners of the talent hunt their
label Pink Pepper might gain recognition and
promote the notion of original boutique clothing
that was yet to take off in the competitive
brand focused city of Dubai. The pair, who
also call Dubai home, have had their retail
store Pink Pepper for under a year and
described it as a Western style with cultural
tastes.
Click here.
Michael Morrison weds Heidi Fernandes
16 Sep: New York Post. It is not every night that a girl
goes to sleep single and wakes up engaged. #I snuck
out of the apartment at 2 a.m., put roses and
candles around the apartment, got down to one knee
and asked her to marry me, # says Michael Morrison
of his nocturnal proposal to Heidi Fernandes.
“She was so asleep, she said yes!” Adds Fernandes,
“I was really disoriented by the candlelight.
I thought the house was on fire!” …
click here.
Brown Britain to be in majority in 30 years
16 Sep: Times of India. White Britain will shrink to
minority status within 30 years in at least two of
the country's largest cities, pushing Brown
Britain to pole position in the new "plural" cities,
experts predict on the basis of detailed census
and local government data … Leicester's Goan-origin
MP Keith Vaz said plurality would be a "natural
development" for a city notable for its "diversity
and successful integration", even though the mass
influx of East African Indians was a sweeping
change. 538 words.
Click here.
Chris Smith interviewed about his film, 'Pool'
18 Sep. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "The Pool," the
fictional narrative film by Chris Smith, is Smith's
greatest accomplishment since the documentary "American Movie,"
which launched his career in 1999.
Click here.
Radio review: The Hippy Trail
19 Sep: The Guardian (UK). The Hippy Trail (Radio 2)
took a very long time to get to its meat and drink …
The funniest bits were when Kohli asked sunbathers
if they had seen any hippies, and you could hear
the horror in their voices. "No, they're gone,
a race in extinction," said one Spanish man,
meditating on the beach. 207 words.
Click here.
GOANET HIGHLIGHTS by Cornel DaCosta
Hopefully, Goan Voice (UK) readers would like
to view an exhibition on Google Earth that
will plot, in great detail, the routes of
Portuguese explorers in the 16th and 17th
centuries. A post from Frederick Noronha
provides the following site:
click here to view the exhibition currently
at the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery.
Sanny Vaz informs us that, in Penande Franca
Porvorim (North Goa) we learn about the
impressive hydrology project being
developed and funded by the World Bank.
Further details about this massive
project are to be found at
click here.
A substantial informative and insightful article
titled Multicultural Goans in Canada obtained
and submitted by Mervyn Lobo has generated an
interesting discussion on Goanet. GV(UK)
readers would find many similarities between
the Goans in Toronto and in London and for
that matter, many other places across the
world. Currently, two questions have emerged
as a consequence of the article. A) Why did
so many Catholic Goans leave Goa for new
pastures abroad while the Hindu Goans did not do so?
B) Why do so many Catholic Goans love Goa ever so much but from afar?
GV(UK) readers are most welcome to submit their
replies to the above questions to Goanet.
The issue of caste among Catholic Goans has been
widely aired on Goanet and recently, there have
been posts pointing out that caste also
permeates Muslim and Sikh communities, including
the diabolical situation that caste functions
even after death with different cemeteries
designated for different groups of people within
the Indian Catholic community. Clearly, many
questions arise from such information. For example,
does India, the emerging economic super power
have much to be ashamed about over issues like
bonded labour, slavery and the treatment of
millions of Dalits? On Ch4, on Friday 21st
September, a programme on this issue should
tell us a lot more.
Finally, there has been much controversy about
the differences in attitudes between the West
and India over issues like homosexuality,
same-sex marriages and gay couples. This is
also true for Africa, the strict bible-belt in
America, Iran, and Pakistan among others, where
these activities are deemed to be unnatural
abominations. However, some very interesting
arguments have been presented on Goanet in a
clear debate between emerging adversarial
discussion groups.
Please visit the Goanet archives at http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/
To subscribe to Goanet send an email to subscribe@goanet.org
FORTHCOMING
See
http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sun. 30 Sep. G.O.A. EGM/AGM at 2pm
at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon.
Open to fully paid-up members only.
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 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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