Re: [Goanet] Stephen Lobo: actor in new series Allegiance on CBC on Wednesdays.

Doc,His relatives are on this forum. I remember watching Little Mosque on the Prairie when I was in Toronto.  I did not know then that there was a Goan in the cast. Mervyn On Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 06:44:26 p.m. CST, Mel de Quadros wrote: Reportedly from a Goan family in Tanga. 

Re: [Goanet] The naval battles on Lake Tanganyika 1914 to 1918

Doc,The British kept meticulous records of those who died for their cause in Tanganyika.  Wilfred Owen described WWI in: Red lips are not so redAs the stained stones kissed by the English dead.  The rest of the dead in Tanganyika, including a few thousand Indians troops and uncounted thousand

Re: [Goanet] The naval battles on Lake Tanganyika 1914 to 1918

Doc,Abdulrazak Gurnah takes a look at the brutality of the German officers in Tanganyika prior to and during WWI - in his novel, "After Lives." It is good reading and especially so when you remember Swahili as the novel is peppered with Swahili names and descriptions. Abdulrazak won the Nobel

Re: [Goanet] Pride of Goa (O Heraldo, 28/5/2023)

Wow, V.M!This is an excellent write up. Thanks.  I am so glad that Mauzo got officially recognized in his lifetime.  I usually get to read of peoples achievements only in their obituary.  I am looking forward to the day when I can have easy access to read about the achievements of living Goans. 

Re: [Goanet] SIR IVAN MENEZES...

Thanks for posting this Gabe, else I doubt I would have found out about it.  While the awards are important in the UK, I don’t know if they hold the value that they used to have just 50 years ago.  Anyways, the next email after reading yours informed me that Brian May of Queen also got the

Re: [Goanet] Right-Wing Flop of the Year: Dinesh D’Souza’s “2000 Mules” | The New Republic

Doc,Dinesh is the Kanye West of the Goan world. In Dinesh's case, he is spinning in the middle part of the gyre. Kanye has accelerated towards the bottom of the spiral. It is sad to watch both. Mervyn   On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 05:13:39 p.m. CST, Antonio De Quadros wrote:

Re: [Goanet] Three Goanets

FN,Simply put, Mugabe lost his senses while in the prison of the State House. A prison he created for himself. He will not be remembered for the mystical   quotes he made or attributed to him. Mugabe will be remembered for ruining the country.  Here are just a few of Mugabe’s original thoughts. 

Re: [Goanet] Three Goanets

FN,Just in case you are unaware, in Africa, Mugabe is considered the text book case of someone who overextended his welcome.  “In February 2017, right after his 93rd birthday, Mugabe stated he would not retire nor pick a successor, even though he said he would let his party choose a successor

Re: [Goanet] Three Goanets

FN,I can see you being enthralled by the likes of Henry VIII. He loved power so  much that he declared himself the head of the church in addition to being head of the country.  As for his wives, the locals have a rhyme:Divorced, beheaded, died,Divorced, beheaded, survived.  Mervyn On

[Goanet] Three Goanets

Folks,It is becoming increasingly clear that there are now three Goanets.  The first Goanet is for the emails that you and I sporadically receive.  The second Goanet is the one on the archives where there are a lot more posts. Posts that no one receives.  The third Goanet is the one where

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

Rajan,In the year 2022 people have to realize that no one can work solely for their own benefit or for the benefit of their country.  We are on this planet - without borders - together. As an example, Mexico cannot produce excessive amounts of carbon dioxide - when it drifts northwards and

Re: [Goanet] The site is near moribund

Folks,This seems stranger than fiction. Roland got antagonized by someone who does not even know what he has done! Anyways, this is my get well soon card to poor Roland.  I did not realize that he had stopped contributing until I saw this message.  Mervyn On Sunday, October 16, 2022, 2:48 AM,

Re: [Goanet] War and Peace and Vladimir Putin (Dhaka Tribune, 4/3/2022)

Another great article, VM. While I agree with all you have written, the purpose of this response is to point out one salient point barely mentioned. Every US action in world affairs is carried out for only one purpose - to advance its own interest. The US will not enter into any conflict to

Re: [Goanet] The REBAK (Violin) Making It African and Goans In St Joseph Cathedral Sixty Years After Independence

Doc,I went to the same Swiss/German nuns for piano classes. Unfortunately, I was not their star student. Even the threat of torture did not enable me to follow exactly what was written on the sheet music. In fact, till this very day, whenever I see a nun in white habit, my fingers start

Re: [Goanet] Vamona Navelcar

FN,This company either does not know the US laws or is positioning itself as being unaware of the US laws.  Rest assured that every transaction of over $100,000 is investigated by the US revenue dept.  Auction houses have stringent rules and demand proof on how and where any registered

Re: [Goanet] Power of the Eucharist

FN,You will make a good Texan.  Fully a third of the locals here believe that they are protected from above and will not be affected by the Covid virus.  The other two thirds believe in divine protection and vaccines.  I have yet to hear of a single case of a “faith healer” going into a

Re: [Goanet] Nowhere To Go - but bed

Those with money to guard, buy US debt because they know that US financial instruments are guaranteed by the largest economy in the world.  The other benefit of owning US dollars is that other countries are constantly devaluing their currencies - so as to participate in the US economy.  Rest

Re: [Goanet] Canadian elections

On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 2:33 AM, AF P wrote: Proposition:  Would anyone agree with me that Goans resident in Goa should also be given a chance to vote in the Canadian elections? I would say, yes. A resounding yes. I and most Canadians would likely agree that their votes should not

Re: [Goanet] How Many Will Return?

On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 03:16:50 p.m. CDT, Roland Francis wrote: This was a timely topic of discussion among concerned Catholics in Toronto even before this article. Some Church sources were even quoted saying anonymously that 40% less churchgoers would return for regular services

Re: [Goanet] Kawe (Actually Cow Way from Pugu Stat to Cornbeef .No Nobel Prize

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 06:36:08 p.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: Then you shock  Filomena, by telling her that a Multinational markets Cow urine is available on Amazon and eBay in every form and shape but the real money is in cow poop.? -snip- The Maasai are impressed with my

Re: [Goanet] Cows can be toilet-trained…

Filomena,Cow urine is available on Amazon and eBay in every form and shape but the real money is in cow poop.  I own a few shares in a firm that takes cow dung and turns it into gas. The stock price went up five fold this year - mainly because the richest man on earth - the guy who pays 50

Re: [Goanet] History Repeats Itself

Joao, The most religious people are those who were never were able to question religion. Mervyn On Sunday, September 12, 2021, 8:43 PM, Joao Barros-Pereira wrote: did our parents give us freedom to choose our religion? did brainwashing start from an early age? no freedom to discover

Re: [Goanet] Some thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

On Friday, September 10, 2021, 02:03:46 p.m. CDT, Mel de Quadros wrote: At this stage, it’s to late to correct the past; but it’s time the USA sets its future foreign policy. Not piecemeal, changing from President to President, from majority leader to his successor. == Doc,

Re: [Goanet] Sir Richard Turnbull

FN,Tanganyika was not a colony. It was administered by the British for the UN and the British knew they would have to leave someday.  I read a lot about anti-colonialism in the local papers in the 1970s but do not remember reading any negative article about Turnbull.  Prior to independence and

Re: [Goanet] Remembering Idi Amin -- when the "last King of Scotland

Bwana Mervyn,I am sad to hear of your recent set back but am also happy to learn that you are making a good recovery. It was interesting to read how detailed Turnbull's comments on your draft was.  As you may know, he opened the new D.I. clubhouse and wrote the foreword for the souvenir. He was

Re: [Goanet] Why the US cannot now be an imperialist power even if it wants to be

On Monday, September 6, 2021, 10:25:44 a.m. CDT, Antonio Menezes wrote: There has been a hue and cry in certain political quarters that US has simply left Afghanistan revert to backwoodsmen called Taliban and further that there could not be , in future, any further trust in American policies.

Re: [Goanet] Taliban pilot a US Black Hawk helicopter with a body hanging from it

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 05:25:03 p.m. CDT, Roland Francis wrote: One day the Americans leave and the next day the Taliban are dying their sophisticated choppers. What gives? -- Maybe Biden's war cry should be, "Make Taliban

Re: [Goanet] Afghanistan - Land of endless war

Folks, US military commanders assured us that they blew up their munitions, equipment, aircraft (aircraft? who blows up their own aircraft?) and military posts before leaving Afghanistan.  Usually, the victors of a war are left with extra military equipment - which is the position the Taliban

Re: [Goanet] Ku Klux Klan - The secret history of the KKK (in two parts) | DW Documentary

On Friday, August 27, 2021, 03:21:54 p.m. CDT, Cecil Pinto wrote: Dear Mervyn, How many times do I have to remind you that GoaNet is Rico's personal turf and fan club. You and me exist here at his discretion and he decides who can post what. Now recently he has discovered Whatsapp Groups and

Re: [Goanet] The Great Indian Fire Sale (Dhaka Tribune, 27/8/2021)

VM,Tanzania auctioned most of its state owned properties in the 1980s as it transitioned from a planned economy to a free market one.  The bottom line was that the state received 10% of the value of the enterprise being auctioned and the state officials received 40% of the value of the

Re: [Goanet] Falling Hu(man)ity

On Friday, August 20, 2021, 02:04:40 a.m. CDT, V M wrote: https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2021/08/20/op-ed-falling-hu-man-ity This is extraordinarily cynical doublespeak, coming from an administration that – along with its predecessors – propped up an obviously untenable and

Re: [Goanet] Ku Klux Klan - The secret history of the KKK (in two parts) | DW Documentary

This has something to do with Goa? Or Goanet or Goans? Mervyn On Thursday, August 19, 2021, 02:48:19 p.m. CDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: https://youtu.be/aDCyjdHPPtI https://youtu.be/x99pzn1dAWc --

Re: [Goanet] Its not what it seems

Nail on the head, Rolly.  If Frump could climb into bed with North Korea, he could with the Taliban. He twisted arms to get the Taliban spokesman released from  Pakistani prison, then treated the whole bunch to steaks in Quatar for a year.    I nominate the Tolly and Trump for Nobel Peace.   

Re: [Goanet] Musical Chairs

On Friday, July 9, 2021, 7:58 PM, Roland Francis wrote: This para almost made me laugh but I checked myself in time, fleeing from the imagery. It is an excerpt from a CNN article on the raging Delta variant in South Africa and Namibia. The context is a situation between the morgue and the

Re: [Goanet] Mary Simon

 On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 02:49:23 p.m. CDT, Roland Francis wrote: Justin Trudeau and the powers that be in Ottawa must have heard the constant and strident complaints of Eddie D’Sa in London England and to placate him they have named Canada’s first female and Indigenous Governor-General.

Re: [Goanet] NATIVE INDIANS TRILLIONS in COMPENSATION, AND FM

On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 12:11:09 p.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote:   Freemasonry is very much like a religion. While officially it started in England, actually  Officially it will be slightly over 300 years since it started in London.  Its origin goes; back to the medieval period when

Re: [Goanet] Further Chapters for Jewish India? (Scroll, 7/7/2021)

On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 12:00:05 p.m. CDT, V M wrote: Thank you for the kind feedback + interesting comments, Mervyn. One day I'm going to go check out these Shirazi... VM, The people of the isles of Zanzibar had to combine two

Re: [Goanet] Further Chapters for Jewish India? (Scroll, 7/7/2021)

On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 02:53:45 a.m. CDT, V M wrote: https://scroll.in/article/999497/reading-the-complex-reality-of-indias-jewish-communities-tiny-but-still-expanding In her aching, confessional *Book of Esther*, the author Esther David (her original family name was Dandekar) describes

Re: [Goanet] Queen Victoria Statue Pulled Down

On Sunday, July 4, 2021, 02:02:10 p.m. CDT, Tony de Sa wrote: For Canadian amigos, The statue of Queen Victoria was pulled down in Winnipeg Canada in protest against the treatment meted out to indigenuous Canadians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Anlec-qKgU

Re: [Goanet] Native children in Catholic residential schools in Canada treated abominably

On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 03:12:18 p.m. CDT, Eddie D'Sa wrote: I see that you agree with the term 'cultural genocide', a term used by the white led Truth & Reconciliation Commission (Report 2015) You say that the children died of loneliness, inadequate care, harsh discipline or disease but

Re: [Goanet] Deserves Deletion

On Saturday, June 26, 2021, 04:05:34 p.m. CDT, Roland Francis wrote: Mervyn, you must have noted my remark about 80 percent of posts that deserve deletion. Thanks for writing and providing an example of what I meant. Roland, Your

Re: [Goanet] Lethargy

On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 01:15:48 p.m. CDT, Roland Francis wrote: Just my observation. Goanet Readers over the years have become a fairly lethargic lot. Years ago there were active, though sometimes aggressive to the point of obnoxious, responses to what posters wrote. Nowadays the

[Goanet] Fw: G.O.A. Announcement - Goan Community Centre

Folks, Most excellent news from Toronto, the G.O.A. has finally secured a state of the art facility/club house.  It is a pity that Goanet is stuck with the technology of yestercentury and pictures are not accepted, else you would be able to see for yourself the quality of the facility.

Re: [Goanet] India in the Inferno (Dhaka Tribune, 23/4/2021)

On Friday, April 23, 2021, 07:14:16 a.m. CDT, V M wrote: https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2021/04/23/op-ed-india-in-the-inferno Indians started mixing widely and playing down the threat also because there is an unfounded sense among a large number of Indians that exposure to pollution

Re: [Goanet] Snowing in Canada?

On Friday, April 23, 2021, 09:09:09 a.m. CDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: We've had rains here in Goa too (light, a day or two in April) --- FN, This is kind of strange. One simply cannot compare Goa to Canada as one is more than a

Re: [Goanet] Subject: Re: Mega List, Cashew & Feni and The Lady President of Tanzania .

On Friday, April 23, 2021, 05:04:49 a.m. CDT, Tony de Sa wrote: Dear Mervyn and Vivian (Mzee Shenzi) As a Goanet volunteer for these many years, the Goanet harvest is plentiful but the volunteers are few. I have been one of those manning the Goanet Facebook page for years, have seen it grow

[Goanet] The Serpent

Folks,For those of you who have Netflix, you might want to check out the BBC produced Charles Sobhraj story, now being streamed as a mini series.  I remember the Indian press reporting with great fanfare when Sobhraj was captured in Goa after escaping from prison. According to the movie,

Re: [Goanet] 40% percent of Blacks unemployed.

Gabe,For those in the US aged 24 and below, the white unemployment rate is 15% and the black rate is 26% The US education system is funded by taxes on the values of the houses in the school district. The houses in the ghetto are not worth much and so is the education of those who live there.

[Goanet] Prince Phillip

Folks, Someone pointed out to me today that the Prince was a Member, First Class, of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar.  His other titles were: “His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the

Re: [Goanet] In defence of Frederick D'Souza

On Friday, April 2, 2021, 10:09:23 a.m. CDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: I was even more surprised to learn that he was an ex-Bombay guy, who shifted to NYC, where he works as a yellow-cab driver. -snip-(PS: Some of our Goanetters were taking off on Frederick because of his political position,

Re: [Goanet] Julio Iglesias Sings "El Bacalao"

My dearest Roland, Julio Iglesias is not Portuguese.  In this song, "El Bacalao" he is comfortably singing in his native Spanish.  Bacalao has several translations from the Spanish. Some are easily found on internet searches and other, more accurate translations are readily available from

Re: [Goanet] Is Goanet being a "Platform for Resentment"?

On Monday, March 22, 2021, 08:59:10 a.m. CDT, Naguesh Bhatcar wrote: Having been on Goanet since 1996/97, I must say I have seen a lot more and worse than what is going on now! There used to be a lot more feuds, skirmishes and wars, personal attacks and scores to settle.  Of course, there

Re: [Goanet] Nothing Bizarre About Peoples Food including Made by Goans for Goans Chorizo and Python Slices

On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 11:35:47 a.m. CST, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: During thecampaigning of the 4th President of Tanzania, who followed PresidentMkapa. Ophelia and myself were invited to Coral Beach Hotel …Ophelia was in thehigh table talking to the Minister of Health (Now President

Re: [Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Eruption Imminent?

Rajan,You are aware that we expect live pictures when the eruption does occur? Mervyn On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 03:14:23 a.m. CST, Rajan Parrikar wrote: Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Eruption Imminent?' Iceland on edge. For the past week an intense

Re: [Goanet] Why do so Many People Drown in Calangute Beach Goa India?

Folks,I am a good swimmer. Even in my prime, I would never go for a swim anywhere near Calangute.  The currents there are too strong for me. Mervyn On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 06:39:56 a.m. CST, Bernice Pereira wrote: Hi Carlos, Calangute beach is unsafe. There are spots where

Re: [Goanet] Texas plight

Gabe,The local power authority has stated that wind and solar power production exceeded normal levels during the crises.  At the onset, the oil and gas firms immediately planted the story that windmills froze up and also produced pictures of solar panels covered with snow, to hoodwink the

Re: [Goanet] The Goan WHITE FATHER of Zanzibar .....

Hi,Can someone inform me why my posts are not appearing on Goanet?This is the second "disappeared" post in a week. Thanks Mervyn -- On Friday, February 12, 2021, 12:00:36 p.m. CST, Mervyn Lobo wrote: FN,The strange thing is when

Re: [Goanet] The Goan WHITE FATHER of Zanzibar .....

Bwana Mervyn, Judging from the dates, you granduncle could have been the one who officiated my grandparents wedding in Zanzibar in 1925. Here is a picture of the wedding guests outside St. Josephs Cathedral. I am not sure if Fr. D'sa is in the picture. You have always been unpretentious but I

Re: [Goanet] How do you explain this?

On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 10:46:06 a.m. CST, Rajan Parrikar wrote: We see this all over Goa (and India, too). Take a look at the photo from this morning - https://www.parrikar.org/misc/Workers.jpg Rajan,On the first day that I arrived in Goa, I went out

[Goanet] Goan ordination in Zanzibar

Folks,I recently came across the following cutting from the Zanzibar Gazette. It announces the ordination of Rev. Fr. Lucien D'sa. It also mentions that the Pope sends "Special Benediction and Plenary Indulgence" to all those present at the ordination or first mass.  It turns out that Rev.

Re: [Goanet] Consulting a Witch Doctor Expert and new leads to St Francis In Kilwa

On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 02:18:18 p.m. CST, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: Several hours later in the night, Dr Mesaki sent me a paper he had written on Kilwa,  about 3 years ago .I was impressed with his references and content  . including witch craft practices in Pemba and an

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goans in cricket (worldwide)

Folks,Just for the record, Alban Fernandes played cricket for both Tanzania and E. Africa. He later was the cricket coach for the Tanzanian national team.  Alban also played hockey for the Tanzania national team. Lastly, while he was the cricket national coach, he was still playing and winning

[Goanet] Exhibition: The Portuguese Studio photographers of Zanzibar

Folks,  For those interested, here is a link to a YouTube short video of the exhibition. The official title was, "The Portuguese Photographers of Zanzibar" but as the person from the sponsors mentioned, the photographers were Portuguese nationals at the time and the exhibition was sponsored by

Re: [Goanet] Why The Emigration?

On Sunday, January 24, 2021, 08:03:02 a.m. CST, Frederick Noronha wrote: Why do Goans migrate? Just tried to list some reasons... let me know if you feel some don't swim... FN 01 Aspiring to a better life, at times illusory -snip- 101 Above all, it's a personal decision, something no logic

[Goanet] Miss Zanzibar

Folks, Many of you may remember that I once mentioned here that a Goan won the pageant for Miss Tanzania. Richa won the title in 2007 (I think I have the year right).  Well, today I found out that another Goan, Hazel Cardozo nee Pinto, had won the title of "Miss Zanzibar" on May 20, 1961. 

Re: [Goanet] Canada’s Response Stimulus

On Friday, January 15, 2021, 04:10:35 p.m. CST, Roland Francis wrote: As a percentage of GDP, the mean individual country stimulus response was 5.3%. Canada was the strongest and eye-popping on a graph chart, at 16% of GDP with USA being a little above mean.

Re: [Goanet] The Implications of American Carnage (Dhaka Tribune, 15/1/2021)

On Friday, January 15, 2021, 02:27:29 a.m. CST, V M wrote: https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2021/01/15/op-ed-the-implications-of-the-american-carnage But there can be no doubt something important shifted, and the veneer of inevitability and invincibility will never return. The

Re: [Goanet] Covid deaths in Portugal

Albert,Brazil's statistics usually messes up everyone's hypothesis on Covid.  I took a quick look at the stats from there and they seem to indicate that age still remains a big factor in the survival rates. Here in Texas, thankfully, the hospitals now have more experience in treating victims

Re: [Goanet] Huge News . I am launching podcast : Dinesh Dsouza

On Sunday, January 10, 2021, 03:23:12 p.m. CST, Frederick Dsouza wrote: Huge News . I am launching podcast : Dinesh Dsouza https://youtu.be/LI3Dh8ir_BU -- Frederick Dsouza, Is Dinesh going to do this from jail or outside it?Mervyn

Re: [Goanet] GALDINHO CONNECTIONS in ZANZIBAR

Bwana Mervyn, I had a priest relative who would resort to the phrase,  "What to do?" when he was overwhelmed. I think many of us have asked this question in our lifetime. However, there are many in E. Africa and the developing world who believe in the concept of "Ilivyoandika" or "It was

Re: [Goanet] The British Are Coming

Eric Pinto wrote:My aged lungs cannot handle an early winter Washington inauguration, but I will pay your Accela fare to Penn Station and we can do a few nice dinners in New York: the Bishops in India have not cleaned me out, yet.

Re: [Goanet] The Faithless

On Saturday, January 9, 2021, 03:48:04 p.m. CST, Roland Francis wrote: ExMuslim and feminist activist Zara Kay, the founder of Faithless Hijabi, was arrested in Tanzania on December 28th, where she was held in police custody without a clear indication of charges for 32 hours. 

Re: [Goanet] Trump not a nuclear mischief threat.

Eric Pinto wrote:Vivian need not fear, the turnip was neutralized early in his term. Republicans in Congress arranged for any order from him to launch an attack to be routed through the Joint Chiefs of the military. This was not a first, Nixon was ordered to surrender ALL his powers to 

Re: [Goanet] Mayhem in Washington

Mervyn,Unfortunately, this is a fight about money. I am being bombarded with about 20 emails daily from Trump and Co ever since election day, asking for donations for the legal costs to challenge the elections results. Trump sends me a daily plea, his son sends me two, the VP sends me a few

Re: [Goanet] The Brainwashing Is Unplugged

On Friday, January 1, 2021, 06:13:35 p.m. CST, Roland Francis wrote: According to Christian sects and certain Evangelical quarters in America, what is making Christians not go to church is not the fear of the Covid-19 virus, but . you guessed it - a demonic strategy helped along by the

Re: [Goanet] HAPPY ANNEXATION DAY of TEXAS

Doc,I celebrate almost anything and am usually the first to arrive and last to leave any celebration.   WRT Texas, my friends remind me that they did not cross the border but the border crossed them. The same ranch that has been in their family for generations, was once in Mexico but now is in

[Goanet] From the Guinness World Records

Highest combined age, 12 living siblings WhoROSEMARIE DESOUZA ( D'CRUZ), DOREEN LEWIS (D'CRUZ), PAT D'CRUZ, GENEVIEVE FALCAO (D'CRUZ), RONALD D'CRUZ, BERYL D'CRUZ, JOE D'CRUZ, FRANCESCA LOBO (D'CRUZ), JOYCE DESOUZA ( D'CRUZ), ALTHEA PECUS (D'CRUZ), TERESA HEDINGER (D'CRUZ), GENIA CARTER (

[Goanet] Christmas greetings from Mervyn(s)

Folks,Bwana Mervyn Maciel sent me a video Christmas card which I thought was quite warm and interesting.  He mentioned that the file was too large for some accounts and as such, some of his friends could not open it. A lot of his friends are on Goanet - which does not allow attachments. So I

[Goanet] R.I.P. - Fr. Emilio Lobo

More sad news folks, Fr. Emilio Lobo passed away in England on Dec 21st, 2020. He was taken to hospital a few days ago for non Covid complaints. He was 93.  Fr. Emilio was one of the most jolly persons I have known and made lots of friends wherever he went. He was born in Zanzibar, educated in

Re: [Goanet] Boris cancels Christmas in England

On Sunday, December 20, 2020, 03:10:02 a.m. CST, Mervyn Maciel wrote: What a sad state of affairs, and what a real mess we in the U.K. are in.  Preparations had already been made to spend Christmas with loved ones, turkeys were not spared - but now, thanks to Boris's inaction earlier,, we are

Re: [Goanet] Dar es Salaam ...Bastion of Peace A Flood of Memories

On Saturday, December 19, 2020, 11:06:18 p.m. CST, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: FastForward while I was meeting a new brand East Africans of other Races  in 1956 at Makerere (not only did itinclude Professional but several Presidents Mkapa, Prof Kibaki President ofKenya, Judges, Governors of

Re: [Goanet] Meaning of Dar es Salaam - reminiscences

On Saturday, December 19, 2020, 04:15:43 p.m. CST, Antonio Menezes wrote: I too remember sometimes with moist eyes the happy good old days in Dar es Salaam. Was born there in mid-thirties  when a little German influence was still there after they lost the colony to Great Britain at the end of

[Goanet] From the Jesuits - Fr. Stanley D’Souza

Stanley D’SouzaJuly 4, 1932 – December 19, 2020  Early Life Fr. Stanley J. D’Souza was born on July 4, 1932 in Zanzibar. His father Mr. Feleciano Gregorio D’Souza was the Chief Engineer of a ship and his mother was Mrs. Ruth de Souza. His companions used to tease him saying that Stan was born

Re: [Goanet] Least We Forget The Berlin Conference of 1884

On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 11:21:42 a.m. CST, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: Message-ID: <704a737c-4ad5-426b-b8c5-cd182a100...@gmail.com> You state categorically: :::Sitting in Quepem you have wishful dreams of another course for EastAfrican history?   Roland. I was not merely sitting

Re: [Goanet] One Day’s Pay

On Thursday, December 17, 2020, 10:36:37 p.m. CST, Roland Francis wrote: From today’s Indian Express: Quote Not only PSUs, academic institutions and public sector banks but also the three armed forces — Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy — have contributed in a big way to the

Re: [Goanet] One Day’s Pay (Erratum)

On Thursday, December 17, 2020, 11:06:34 p.m. CST, Roland Francis wrote: Sorry error in calculation. The yearly total is USD 101 billion, not 27 billion. Mind boggling times 3.74. > On Dec 17, 2020, at 11:36 PM, Roland Francis wrote: > > From today’s Indian Express: > Quote > Not only

Re: [Goanet] GAUNKARS - COMUNIDADE - ORIGINS

On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 02:06:34 p.m. CST, Tony de Sa wrote: To all those who wished to know about the Comunidades, here's my two cents. I speak with some authority here having been a Treasurer of the Comunidade de Moira in a previous term and now for immediate previous term and

Re: [Goanet] GAUNKARS ( GOAN-ORIGINS) OF COMMUNIDADE DE GOA (W.F.)

On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 08:11:04 a.m. CST, Tony de Sa wrote: The Code of Comunidades, or to give it its formal name "Legislative Enactment No. 2070 dated 15th April, 1961" which is an existing law gives insight into the workings of the comunidades. In comunidades where there are

Re: [Goanet] The Indian Bird on the American Thanksgiving Table (Scroll.in, 26/11/2020)

On Thursday, November 26, 2020, 01:56:12 a.m. CST, V M wrote: https://scroll.in/article/979490/thanksgiving-day-how-an-indian-bird-made-its-way-to-the-american-dinner-table Jehangir writes with great fascination and glee, “One of the animals was larger in body than a peahen and

Re: [Goanet] The Banana Republic of The United States

Bwana D'Souza, Nixon went to China to meet Mao in 1971. That trip was made possible only after China was admitted into the United Nations. The diplomat who spearheaded the Chinese admission into the UN was Tanzania's Salim Ahmed Salim. Tanzania got a free railway as a reward. BTW, Tazara is

Re: [Goanet] Trump Vs Biden betting odds.

Gabe, 2020 has been very consistent in one regard i.e. every month has been worse than the previous one.  I fully expect Trump to declare victory before midnight tomorrow but for the life of me, I cannot guess what December will bring.  However, I am willing to bet $$$ that December will be

Re: [Goanet] The Utopian's Manifesto (Scroll.in, 16/9/2020)

VM,Wow, this is a gem of an article! Thank you for introducing me to Rutgers Bergman. It looks like he has enough material to keep me busy for weeks. Mervyn On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 3:58 AM, V M wrote:

Re: [Goanet] {Dilip's essays} Flying snakes, those guides from beyond

Dilip,Nice article. Congrats! Virginia Tech has always been on the cutting edge of decoding nature. My roommate there, a veterinarian student, was part of a team of twelve doctoral students that monitored three pigs 24 hours a day. Each pig was worth a million dollars and every bodily function

Re: [Goanet] A South Asian in the West Wing? (Dhaka Tribune, 13/8/2020)

VM,I like the premise in your second last paragraph but the reality also is that Biden would not win without a black woman as V.P. He was trailing badly in the Democratic race till the non-whites came out and voted for him in mass in  S. Carolina.  Biden had a debt to repay and in addition, in

[Goanet] It's crying time again....

Folks,I remember having cried only twice as a grown man.  The first time was when I was walking past the Toronto City Hall in the middle of winter and a five story high TV screen was showing an old man slowly walking down the street. I looked at the caption, I looked at the caption again and it

Re: [Goanet] Beirut explosion on Tuesday

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 05:53:51 p.m. EDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: A detailed article in The Conversation on the Beirut tragedy, by Gabriel da Silva: What is ammonium nitrate, the chemical that exploded in Beirut?

Re: [Goanet] The End of Our American Dreams (Dhaka Tribune. 31/7/2020)

Nice article, VM. The US has got into the pitiful position it is in just because it has no leadership. However, its constitution provides for several key separations in its system of governance and it will survive attempts by any madman or leader to end dream.  Yes, its citizens are

Re: [Goanet] IN APPRECIATION - GOAN INSTITUTE NAIROBI 115th ANNIVERSARY

On Sunday, July 26, 2020, 09:39:30 a.m. EDT, MELVYN FERNANDES wrote: IN APPRECIATION - GOAN INSTITUTE NAIROBI 115th ANNIVERSARY Many congratulations to the President, the Committee present and past, together with all members and staff of the Goan Institute Nairobi on their 115th

Re: [Goanet] How the English learned to hate Catholics

FN,The Lord works in mysterious ways.Mervyn On Saturday, July 25, 2020, 05:58:00 p.m. EDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vLdToJ1YdM -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436 AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/goa1556

Re: [Goanet] A song and a dance! Perhaps...

Gabe,When the band or MC was ready to invite members onto the dance floor, all you had to do in E. Africa was play Quizas, quizas, quizas. There are a variety of dance steps that you can do to this song and in the old days - when people really knew how to dance - I used to look forward to some

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