COMMUNITY NEWS
Swindon, UK: Immigrants fill up
Catholic schools
21 Sep: Swindon Advertiser. Rising numbers of
Catholic immigrants mean schools in Swindon
town centre are full to capacity … Monsignor
Richard Twomey, of Holy Rood Church, said:
"The Catholic community in Swindon has
increased enormously with 8,000 to 9,000
people from Goa arriving. There are huge
numbers coming in and the population is
growing drastically. The schools are full
to capacity - we can't take any more children.” …
He said that 400 pupils applied for 216
places at St Joseph's, in 2006. Coun Stan
Pajak (Lib Dem, Eastcott) said, "We have a
big influx of workers from Goa and the EU
who live in the town centre.” … Swindon
Council's cabinet member for children's
services, Coun Garry Perkins, said:
"Immigrants from Goa and the Philippines
want their children to be educated in
Catholic schools. It has put pressure
on our Catholic schools.” St Joseph's
Catholic College headteacher Peter Wells said: "…
people coming into the town from countries
such as Poland and Goa work very hard.”
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Kenya: Murumbi legacy enigma of art
21 Sep. AfricaNews. The Murumbi Gallery in
Nairobi presents one of Africa’s most impressive
artefacts collected from the 19th century …
The gallery is named after Joseph Zuzarte
Murumbi who was Kenya's second Vice-President
from May 1965 to August 31, 1966 … Murumbi
had left behind over 50,000 books and sheafs
of official correspondence from which the
Kenya National Archives department has set
up a library containing some of the 8,000
"rare books" (published before 1900 or
which are not reprinted). His passion
for art and culture is traced from his
Goan father who was a trader married to a
Maasai woman.
Click here.
Video: CNN Interview with Tony Fernandes
21 Sep. Excerpt: A lot of people talk about you and
describe you as the Richard Branson of Asia. Do
you like that comparison?
click here.
Rayney a suspect in wife's murder
22 Sep: The Royal Gazette (Bermuda).
Lloyd Rayney is the prime suspect in his
wife's murder according to Australian media
reports. Forensic testing led police to believe
Supreme Court Registrar Corryn Rayney was
killed in the family home in Perth. Her
body was later dumped, the West Australian
newspaper has reported. Lloyd Rayney was not
co-operating with Police. He is reported to
have refused to allow detectives to question
his two daughters … Police told the media
that digging implements were recovered at
the family home … Mrs. Rayney, 44, was
originally from Goa, India, and was estranged
from her husband but still living with
him. 669 words.
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Lloyd Rayney declares innocence
as investigation goes on
22 Sep: Sunday Times (Perth). High-profile
former Crown Prosecutor Lloyd Rayney - named
as the key suspect in his wife's murder - has
broken his silence to deny police allegations.
729 words.
Click here.
Video: Lloyd Rayney accused
of bugging ex's phone
25 Sep: Sydney Morning Herald. …Police said that
despite there being no evidence against Rayney,
the former senior prosecutor was their only suspect
because evidence suggested she was most
likely murdered at the couple's Como home.
Rayney, who appeared in the Perth Magistrates
Court today on an unrelated charge of
bugging Ms Rayney's phone, denies any
involvement in the death of his estranged wife,
with whom he shared a house, along with their
two daughters …
click here.
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Ohio: Dr. Leo D'Souza faces molestation charges
23 Sep: Cincinnati Enquirer … Five young boys
and teens accuse psychiatrist Dr. Leo D'Souza
of sexual abuse … D'Souza, who was born in
India, got his medical degree in 1982 from the
American University of the Caribbean. His Ohio
medical license was issued in 1993, according
to medical board records …It’s not the first
time D'Souza has gotten in trouble.
In April 2002, Summit Behavioral Healthcare
fired him … 1364 words.
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Sydney, Aus.
23 Sep: G.O.A. New South Wales elected a new Committee.
For a report with photographs see
click here
Motorists' fury as bus lane nets massive fines
25 Sep: Richmond & Twickenham Times. Shocked drivers
have hit out at the company which owns the controversial
bus lane in Hounslow after it was revealed it has
scooped more than £100,000 in fines … Hounslow
driver Anita D' Souza, said: "I am absolutely
surprised, although we always knew it was a
money-making scam.” …Mrs D'Souza maintained
that, in spite of the fact that her fine,
which rose to £125 after she refused to pay
within two weeks, has been reduced to the
original amount of £75, she will not pay
up but will fight the matter in court
if necessary.
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Dr. Ribeiro Goan School Website
26 Sep: From: Merwin D'Souza,
merwin.dsouza@gmail.com:
Thanks to folks who have already submitted
articles and photos the update of the
Dr. Ribeiro Goan School Website is on
schedule for Oct 5, 2007 … the link
to the revised site is
click here.
Golf: Thomas Fernandes outfoxes the field
for third place
27 Sep: Enfield Independent.(UK). Edmonton -born
golf ace Thomas Fernandes claimed a superb
third place in the Leicestershire Fox … he
mastered difficult, windy conditions at Willesley
Park Golf Club … Since then, Thomas has returned
to Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, for
his sophomore year … he is not the only keen
golfer in the family, as younger brother John,
15, plays for Enfield Golf Club. Father Angelo
is looking for help in any way to further
Thomas' golfing career, and anyone interested
should call 07886 587408 or email
angelodafernandes@hotmail.com.
For full text
click here.
For the GVUK supplement
click here.
DEATHS
26 Sep: Guirim,Goa. MARIA DOLOROSA
(DORA) FRANCO. (Ex-teacher/Headmistress
at St. Joseph's Convent, Dar es Salaam, Shaaban
Roberts School, DSM, St. Anthony's Monte
de Guirim). Wife of late Anthony Cyril
Franco. Mother of Pamela/Late Christie
Trindade (Tanzania), Cedric/Fatima Franco
(U.S), Colin/Hilda Franco (U.S), Conny/Steve
D'Silva (Canada), Chris/Bunny Franco
(Australia), Conrad/Marlene Franco (Goa),
Carmen/Nelson D'Cruz (Goa). Grandma of
Nicole/Nicholas, Neville, Caryn, Connel,
Natasha, Nadia, Nazrah, Neil, Nicholas, Sean,
Zarah, Fabian, Aubrey, Aaron & Daneca. She
will be missed by all her family & friends.
Funeral on Sept 28th at 4.30 pm at St.
Diogo's Church, Guirim, Bardez, Goa.
Condolences to
dsilvasteve@gmail.com
24 Sep. Campbelltown NSW, Aus.
IDA SA-CORDEIRO. (born 1916).
Mother of Nino and Marjorie Sa-Cordeiro.
The funeral service will be held at 11am,
on Friday, the 28th Sept 07, at St John's
Church, Cordeaux St., Campbelltown NSW, 2560.
Info from Tony Colaco
click here.
24 Sep: Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
MARIA FERNANDES (aged 68) Beloved
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. Visitation on Thursday
Sep 27. Funeral on Fri. Sep 28. For photo and
full details
click here.
24 Sep: Mumbai, AURORA D’SA
(Ex-Teacher St Thomas, Aldona, Goa). Sister of
late Flory; Late Crispano; late Luis
Caitano/late Martha.
23 Sep: Perth Amboy, NJ, USA. JOSE MARIA
VAS. (aged 84; born in Goa). Husband of late
Ramona. Father of Angelina/Thomas "Skip"
Garley, Joseph (current Perth Amboy
mayor)/Evelyn and Ralph/Teresita. A
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. 25
Sep. in Holy Spirit Church. Burial will
be in Alpine Cemetery in Perth Amboy. Mr.
Vas lived in Perth Amboy since 1951.
[Source Star Ledger, NJ, 25 Sep.]
23 Sep: Taleigao, Goa. ANTONIO JOSÉ
RODRIGUES. Husband of Maria Carmeli.
Father of Maria Caitan/Hilario de Almeida
(London). Grandfather of Adency, Andrena and Ashley.
23 Sep: Benaulim, Goa. ROSA MARIA
RODRIGUES (ROZAL): Wife of late Ignatius.
Mother of Margaret/Tony Dias (UK), Priscilla/Sylvester
D'Souza (Kuwait), Janet/Michael (Dubai),
Freddy Rodrigues (UK).
20 Sep. Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
MARIANI LIBERTA REBELLO
(Ex-Nairobi & Benaulim). Wife of Late Menino
Rebello. Beloved mother of Philomena, Anthony/Natalie,
Veronica, Fatima/Eddie. Grandmother Christina
& Ashley. Funeral Service at 10:00 am on
Fri. 28 Sept at All Saints Catholic Church,
529 Kenton Road, Harrow, Middlx. Thereafter
Burial at Carpenters Park Cemetery. Condolences
to
veronicarebello@hotmail.com |
21 Sep. London, UK. ANNIE FERNANDES
(born 1932; ex-Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania.).
Wife of Gonsalo Fernandes. Mother of Glen,
Zeno, Debbie & Sharon. Died at 6.30 pm
London time, after a 3 year battle with
cancer. She will be missed by all her family
& friends. Condolences to
fernandespdm@aol.com
20 Sep: Toronto. DAVID FERNANDES
(aged 55). Husband of Elizabeth. Son of the
late Joseph and Blanche Fernandes. Brother
of the late Rollanda, Raymond, Ramona,
Raulina Kesteven (Wayne), and Rebecca.
David faithfully served as a long time
comptroller for the Ontario English Catholic
Teachers Association. Visitation on Sun Sep 23.
Funeral service at St Monica’s Church on
Mon Sep 24 at 10:30 a.m. For full details
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20 Sep: Vasco, Goa,
MARIA CONCEICAO D’MELO E FERNANDES
(ex-Mombasa). Wife of late Camilo Fernandes.
Mother of Fatima/Savie, Augustine, Filu/Norris,
Chicky/Eddy, Agnelo (Ignatius)/Justina (Portugal)
and late Felix.
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20 Sep: Vasco, Goa
PETORNILA PEREIRA e ARAUJO. Wife of
late Jose de Araujo. Mother of Carmelina/late
Incaio, Peter/Linda, Rufina/Xavier, Ana
Maria/Edwin (Dar-Es-Salaam), Elvino/Hilarian
and Estevam/Anita.
18 Sep: Canada. MARIA LIVINIA
FIGUEIREDO e COUTINHO (born 1930).
Wife of late William Francis Coutinho.
Mother of Flavia/Franklin Rebello,
Joseph/Ingrid Coutinho (Holland), John/Angela
Coutinho (Canada) and Savio/Cracy Coutinho.
Sister of late Ludovico/Virtuosa Figueiredo,
late Zelia/Manuel Nazareth and late Narciso Figueiredo
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18 Sep: Parra, Goa.
PROPERCIA LOBO (Ex-Kenya): Wife of late Joe.
Mother of Julius, Jasmine/Vincy Figueira.
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16 Sep: Merces, Goa. PEDRO NOLASCO
VAS. Husband of Libania. Father of
Nazareth/Oslinda, Cruz/Zezinha
(Goa University), Sylvia/Bosco (UK).
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
An Indian Alternative to Viagra. By Armstrong Vaz
20 Sep: Ohmy News (Korea). Allan is in his mid-sixties,
hailing from Old Trafford and a regular tourist to
Goa for the last three decades. For the last few
years, along with the souvenir items he smuggles
this "Indian Viagra" in small quantities for
his use -- the reason, it is cheaper to carry
the Indian product than what is available
locally in England. His friend Graham is into
his late-sixties but is relying on the Ayurvedic
products from India to pep up his sex life.
995 words.
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Sorrowing lies my land. By Armstrong Vaz
20 Sep: Mangalorean.com. … In current times, another
set of foreign tourists have set to make Goa their
holiday destination have been saddened by the
turnoff events in May last year … They are part of
some of the 5000 foreign residents who have purchased
either an apartment, and ancestral Portuguese architect
style house or land. The land deals which are not in
conformity with the law pertaining to foreigners buying
property in India - FEMA regulations. There is a truce
on the foreigners property front, a government which
does not want to ruffle the builders lobby and
also the foreigners … The state government also
does not want to send wrong signals to the foreign
tourists that they are not wanted … So the foreign
tourists can sigh a temporary relief on that
front. 1809 words.
Click here.
Goa: Vetting massage parlours
need of the hour. By Evaristo Johny Coutinho
20 Sep: Ohmy News (Korea). Roque Fernandes is
moving his finger gently over the neck of Russian
tourist Andrei as he lies on his back. He charges
from a starting US$10 to $15 per massage. He is
facing competition from Kerala-based massagers who
move into Goa with the onset of the tourist season
every year. They charge as low as low $5
for a massage … Some are genuine practitioners
and some are quacks. 600 words.
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Late deals
22 Sep: Daily Post (North Wales). Goa: Jewel
in Crown (0870 067 2352) offers 14-nights'
half-board at two-star hotel in Arpora, just
behind Baga Beach, from Oct 13 for £399, saving
£246, incl flights and local transfers.
Looking for Goa's hip hippy retreats
23 Sep. The Times (UK). Is the hippie dream still
alive in Goa, or has everyone else ruined it? Nick
Rufford goes in search of the sixties … Goa must
have seemed like heaven on earth to the weary
hippie travellers who arrived in the 1960s.
It was inhabited by laid-back, hospitable
locals and blessed with sandy beaches as
white as laundered sheets - Like 1960s
San Francisco, only hotter … 1616 words.
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Ensuring Sustainability of Goa’s Tourism. By Nandkumar Kamat
24 Sep: Navhind Times. Tourism and mining are
backbones of Goa’s economy … Despite a five year
old tourism policy and a master plan, the basic
structural, administrative, infrastructural reforms
in tourism sector have not still taken off. The
industry is surviving almost on its’ own … The tourists
visiting Goa spent Rs 2,600 crore during 2006. The trade
provided direct employment to more than one lakh people
and indirect employment to almost the same number. For
domestic tourists Goa has become a window to Europe …A
foreign tourist stays for 12 to 21 days in Goa and may
spend a minimum Rs 50,000. If states were to receive awards
for their per capita foreign exchange earning capacity
then the first award would have been bagged by Goa.
1115 words.
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GOA REAL ESTATE:
Ambiance To Invest In Hospitality
22 Sep: Indian Business Insight. Ambiance Hospitality,
which operates the Geoffrey's chain of pubs and the
Palms chain of country clubs, has proposed to
invest Rs2,000 crore in India. Ambiance's investment
proposals include the development of a 60-acre
Palms country club in Goa …
Overseas Property: Our top six picks
23 Sep. The Sunday Mirror (UK). … Goa from £25K.
WHY? Goa is one of India's most established
tourist destinations. Property is cheap, the
Indian economy is booming and an investment
there is likely to increase in value. WHAT
CAN I GET? Studio apartments from £25,000.
Green Valley is a development of apartments,
town houses and villas in Goa's Raigad area
near the financial district. Each property
will have a front and back yard and there will
be pools and leisure facilities. The developers
are offering a guaranteed rental return of seven
per cent for five years. Details: Profile (0800 731 4798)
click here.
Filthy lucre
23 Sep: The Sunday Times (UK). …Britain’s Indian
community detects a whiff of opportunity in
the air, and is pouring its money into the
booming property market … one British-Indian
merchant banker in the City of London. Says
most of his friends are hunting for “the next
Bangalore” - a small Indian town with “worthless
rice paddies”, he says, that became
“multimillion-pound residential plots” when
the city became the heart of India’s IT
revolution. His picks have been in Goa
and Calcutta …
click here.
Luxury Brands Make a Kill
24 Sep: Financial Express. The hospitality company
Hotel LeelaVentures (HLV) has proposed to build
100 luxury villas in Goa and Kovalam targeted at luxury buyers.
Swan Mills plans realty projects
26 Sep: Reuters News. Swan Mills Ltd is planning
a commercial projects in Goa … Swan is planning
to develop a special economic zone spread over
100 acres of land and a memorandum of understanding
for purchase of land has already been signed …
The Goa project will take at least 3-4 years to
be operational.
Click here.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES:
Law and order situation in Goa is normal
21 Sep. Navhind Times. The Governor, Mr S C
Jamir today said that the law and order
situation in the state is “normal and under
control”. Speaking with reference to the
recent escape by 14 undertrials from judicial
custody as well as looting of jewellery shops
in South Goa, Mr Jamir said, “As for
maintaining law and order in the state,
the government is taking all the necessary
precautions.”
Click here.
Amid protests, hotel shifts
casino boat to Mandovi
21 Sep: Indian Express. In the wake of strong
protests from the local residents, Hotel
Leela Kempinski Goa has agreed to tow
away its casino boat from the River Sal
as early as possible. The hotel said the
casino boat would now operate from the
Mandovi River. With this, there would be
as many as five offshore casinos on River Mandovi.
Click here.
'Broiler chicken increases
chances of breast cancer'
21 Sep: PTI. Constant consumption of broiler
chicken increases possibility of breast
cancer amongst women, a study by Goa
Medical College and Hospital said. "The
study was done over the last five years and
571 women hailing from all strata of society
and economic hierarchy were examined," Goa
Medical College (GMC) Pathology department
head Dr R G W Pinto said. "Use of steroid
injection on broiler chicken is the main reason
for susceptibility to the disease," Dr Pinto
said. 380 words.
Click here.
Sex racket busted in Goa; 5
held, 6 girls rescued
22 Sep Times of India. Goa police have busted
a sex racket and arrested five people
including a woman for allegedly luring girls
into flesh trade. Six girls were also rescued
in the raid …
click here.
Goa may host pre-World Cup
football match in November
25 Sep: Navhind Times. Fatorda’s Nehru
stadium is likely to host India’s home match
of pre-World Cup qualifying round in November,
should the team make it to the second round
with a victory over Lebanon … FIFA expert on
stadium security, Mr Rene Eberle from Switzerland
inspected the stadium to assess its preparedness
for hosting a FIFA match … “The stadium is well
maintained so are the toilets. I have seen some
of the stadium in South Africa during my visit
there, but this one (Nehru stadium) in Goa seems
to be a top class venue,” Mr Rene said during his
inspection.
Click here.
Court orders miners to
compensate Goa farmers
25 Sep: Down to Earth. It’s not often that
villagers done in by powerful mining interests
can take them on and win. But that’s exactly what’s
happened in Goa, with the High Court directing six
mining companies to deposit in excess of Rs 36.5
crore as compensation for villagers whose farms have
been destroyed by large-scale mining.
Click here.
Aires Rodrigues: Goa Health
Minister and his wife summoned by Court
25 Sep. Times of India. The Judicial Magistrate
First Class (JMFC) Panaji on Monday directed
that summons be issued to Goa's Health Minister
Vishwajit Rane and his wife Divya in the
criminal complaint filed by a social activist
Advocate Aires Rodrigues who has filed a criminal
complaint alleging death threats. 240 words.
Click here.
Aires Rodrigues: Legal
notice served on Old Goa Police
26 Sep: UNI. Adv, Aires Rodrigues demanded
immediate disciplinary action against the Police
Inspector of Old Goa Police Station Vishwesh Karpe
for grave dereliction of duty in filing a case against
state Health Minister Viswajit Rane and his
wife Divya Rane.
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IN THE NEWS
No longer a backside language,
'Indlish' gets its own dictionary
17 Sep: The Telegraph (UK). Penguin has published
a dictionary of what might be called "Indlish".
Its title, Entry From Backside Only, refers to a
phrase commonly used on signposts to indicate the
rear entrance of a building. Some examples:
politicians "air-dashing" to a destination,
"issueless" couples (those without children) and
people "preponing" (bringing forward) meetings …
681 words.
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Who's in your wallet?
22 Sep: The Guardian (UK). Whose photo do you carry
around with you - and why? Steve Harrison, 54,
London, mental-health nurse says, “William was
my partner for 26 years, and died of cancer
last year. I think this photo is a passport one,
from when we went to India. We went every year
for 10 years, usually to Goa, which he loved -
I think because he felt very accepted and we
were really happy there”.
Click here.
The Essel Group's Risky Gamble
22 Sep: Business Standard. The Essel Group's
largest business is running lotteries. And now
the company wants to try its hand at legalised
gambling as well…The Essel Group recently bought
a ship for Rs 15 crore and has applied for a licence
to run a casino in international waters off the coast
of Goa. The group is spending $12-15 million
(Rs 48-60 crore) to re-fit it into a casino by
January. Customers will be ferried to the ship on
speed boats. As of now, only Goa permits casinos,
and has some ships that offer casino games off
the Goa coast, but these are very small in
comparison to his scale …
click here.
A worldly all-rounder
23 Sep: Sun Herald (Sydney). The P&O cruise
ship Aurora has 11 bars and lounges and 850
staff, most of who seem to be serving drinks
and all of whom seem to be from Goa. Nicely,
they also seem to be dedicated to ensuring
you enjoy yourself.
Voluntourism: New way of holidaying
23 Sep: Daily News & Analysis. If you want to
make your holiday meaningful and a lifetime
experience, you could frolick in a houseboat
and work for an NGO. All, at the same time …
It is not just Indians who seem excited about
Indian voluntourism. Val Foster, 60-year-old
resident of UK, is currently enjoying her
two-week-long voluntourism vacation in Goa.
"It's not like we didn't go sightseeing.
I have been to Old Goa and seen the churches
there, along with the beaches. But we devoted
a few hours everyday to social work at a local
NGO." Val's vacation cost her around £1400…
Dinner with Juliet Gellatley
23 Sep: Scotsman. Juliet Gellatley is the founder
and director of Viva!, Europe's largest vegetarian
and vegan group, and health charity the Vegetarian
& Vegan Foundation. Q: What's the best meal
you've ever had? A: Ironically, it was from
one of the poorest cafés in Goa, India. I cajoled
my husband into this tiny veggie shack to
experience the true taste of India. We had a
feast of fresh curries and masala dosa, and
they kept topping us up - it cost 15p each.
Click here.
Video: Building homes and hope: Elizabeth Kurian
22 Sep: Moneycontrol.com. A vision, an idea and
ultimately a work of art. Elizabeth Kurian, an
architect in Goa uses her client’s vision
experiments with ideas to create a personalized
structure that unique and special. After majoring
in architectural design, Elizabeth worked with
renowned architect Dean D’Cruz but it was in
1999 that she gave shape to Stonehenge her
own design company.
Click here.
How police corruption works in Goa. By Armstrong Vaz
24 Sep: Mangalorean.com. …The price a new recruit
into the police force has to pay corrupt politicians
has shot up to INR 5 lakh (US$11,338) … He has recover
the money by resorting to extortion. 1613 words.
Click here.
Cheap laptops: the new ethical gift
24 Sep: The Times (UK). This year's ethical Christmas
present has a more 21st century feel - a laptop
equipped with wi-fi. For $399 (£197), customers
in the US and Canada will be able to purchase two
laptops - one for themselves, the other for a
child in a poor country - as part of an initiative
called 'Give One, Get One'.
Click here.
Round Table organises soccer event
24 Sep: Bexhill Observer (UK). 17 teams from Bexhill,
Hastings and Eastbourne are competing in a five-a-side
soccer tournament … Some of the proceeds will go
to build a primary school in Goa … “The aim is
that we raise £3,500, the local Round Table Club
in Goa raises £3,500 and the Indian government
sponsors the rest”.
Click here.
New York: Remo Fernandes in grand finale
25 Sep: Confederation of Indian Industry. New Yorkers
feasted on an irresistible concoction of Indian music,
dance and fashion for the second day at the Bryant Park
during the India Incredible@60 celebrations … The grand
finale to the evening was presented to a packed
audience by the celebrated Remo Fernandes in his
unique musical style, which is a reflection of
various styles of music and cultures – Goan, Sega,
African, Latin and Portuguese.
Click here.
Wendell Rodericks: Ah, I'm a
villager at heart'
25 Sep: Hindustan Times. He hails from a
village in Goa, but designer Wendell Rodericks
has stormed the fashion world in his own right.
He talks to Nisha Kundnani about fashion,
philosophy and life in an isolated village in
Goa. “Goa does give me inspiration to design
clothes. I have passed up the chance to live
in New York and Paris. Goa is the crossroads of
international travel. I meet interesting people
and can do exciting things …”
click here.
India calls upon
Germany to expedite extradition trial
25 Sep: PTI. India today called upon Germany to
expedite the extradition trial of German national
Zell Jurgen Andreas, an accused in the Goa Child
sex abuse case.
Click here.
GOANET HIGHLIGHTS by Cornel DaCosta
Goanet received a number of posts relating to
world currencies, and especially, about the
crisis over the US dollar. There are a number
of people, well-informed about currencies
and money matters on Goanet and for those
Goan Voice (UK) readers thoroughly perplexed
by some current uncertainties over financial
matters, a number of tips on Goanet may
well be worth exploring.
The TRI Continental Film Festival will be held
in Dona Paula, Goa, Sept 28-Oct 2, 2007. Initiated
in Argentina in 2002, South Africa in 2003 and
India in 2004, the TRI Continental Film Festival
has become an annual platform for narrative,
documentary, feature and short-length films
from the three continents that form part of the
global South. For more details, please see
click here.
To discover about the travails of some traditional
producers of paddy on small holdings, do read an
interesting and detailed piece titled Toe My
Line Otherwise I Trample On Your Foot by Armstrong
Augusto Vaz. He recounts the problems of a
particular farmer close to the Navelim Church,
Salcete, Goa whose land that, is within the
vicinity of expanding Margao city has suddenly
caught the attention of a politician hell bent to
acquire the property. Vaz refers to the politician
as a "land shark" and the detailed account may
echo some of the tribulations of other small
land owners.
Following last week's reminder about the
programme on Ch 4 (21/9/07) on Unreported
World:Civil Rights Issues in India's Caste
System, there has been some interesting follow-up
from Goanet posters. Our editor, Eddie Fernandes
managed to see the programme from Alaska but
for those who missed it, from those frozen parts,
he kindly supplied details for the link
with text and video clips as follows:
click here.
Is it true that there is no freedom of religion
for Muslims in Goa? This topic has generated much
controversy on Goanet. Indeed, the issue is really
about the extent of religious freedom available to
minorities in India from earliest times. There is
much historical evidence presented in the
discussion on this theme
Do travel guides such as those produced by
Lonely Planet do justice to places like Goa?
Quite a controversy has arisen over this issue
including whether the hawker depicted on a beach,
on the front cover of a recent Lonely Planet edition
is a recent migrant to Goa rather than a genuine Goan?
Further, many errors within the text have been
drawn to the attention of the publishers.
Finally, details have been received of a new
book by Rochelle Pinto titled Between Empires:
Print and Politics in Goa. A brief resume of the
book states the following "Over the past decade,
a number of studies have sought to re-think the
history of literary cultures and linguistic identities
in modern India, locating them in the wider context
of print production, constitution of a reading
public, and the interplay of different social
groups. Between Empires offers the first
systematic analysis of the relationships
between print culture and colonial rule
in Goa."
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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.
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