Dear Tony, Looking forward for a reply to the genuine truth.....
Keep me posted Tks Cynthia On 3/31/08, Anthony C. L. Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Mr. Faleiro, > > Ref subject matter and below emails, we would be grateful for information > about these individuals in UAE in what way, how, when and where they have > contributed towards Goans here or any where else. > > Most of us, have not heard of these individuals here in UAE, perhaps we > are ignorant of their achievements > > Thank you > > Regards > > Anthony (Tony) Fernandes > Dubai, UAE > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Anthony C. L. Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 8:33 AM > Subject: WHO ARE THESE GOANS IN - UAE receiving Leadership Awards? > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Who are these so called Goans in UAE, most of us never heard of them or > know them? > > Will someone enlighten us about them and what contributions they have made > towards Goans? > > Thanks > Tony Fernandes > Dubai, UAE > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 1:16 AM, gaspersWorld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Goans from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE receive Leadership Awards > > -gasper crasto - www.goa-world.com > > > > > > In a brief function 'CONFERENCE ON INDIAN EXPARTRIATES IN THE GULF > > COUNTRIES > > held at the Convention Hall, Hotel Mandovi, Panaji on 29th March 2008, > > the > > NRI Affairs Directorate of Goa Government presented Leadership Awards > > for > > community service to well known Goans from the Gulf for recognition of > > their > > social activities towards the Indian community. > > > > The honored recipients: > > > > Bahrain: Mr. Francis Correia, Mr. Gabriel R. Crasto, and Mr. Alfred > > D'Souza. > > > > Kuwait: Dr Jaganath Ramnath Chodankar, Mr Alex Wilson Coelho, and Mr. > > Carmo > > Santos > > > > Oman: Dr Mario Carmo de Souza , and Mr Celso Vincent Andre Fernandes > > > > Qatar: Mr Simon D'Silva > > > > UAE: Mr. Ramnath Arjuna Mavlingcar > > Dubai: Mr Rockson Rufus Rodrigues > > > > (Delhi): Ms Suman Anand Kurade > > > > The awards were given during the Conference on Indian expatriates in the > > Gulf countries on March 29 at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji, Goa. The Conference > > was > > inaugurated by Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar > > Ravi > > The function was presided over by Commissioner of NRI Affairs Shri > > Eduardo > > Faleiro while Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Digambar Kamat was the Chief > > Guest > > > > > > :::FRANCIS CORREIA::: > > > > Francis Correia, hailing from Cansaulim, a resident of Bahrain since > > 1974, > > is employed with Ahmed Mansoor Al A'Ali as Manager of the Real Estate > > Division. He has been involved in community services from the time he > > arrived into Bahrain and has served the community in different fields. > > Correia has provided legal, medical and financial aid to a large number > > of > > Goans and members of other expatriate communities. Through the Indian > > Embassy and Ministry of Labour, he has resolved many disputes of > > laborers > > and domestic helpers. He has assisted many with sponsorship problems or > > to > > find alternate employment. He has actively participated in events to > > help > > the local charities as well. > > > > Correia was honoured by the Ministry of Social Affairs in 1987 for his > > active participation in organizing festivities of expatriate societies > > and > > clubs to celebrate the Bahrain National Day. > > > > He was elected as General Secretary of Young Goans Club, way back in > > 1979 > > and served on the Managing committee several times. During his tenure > > with > > the club he was able to interact with Goans from other Gulf and European > > Countries in organizing sports and social events. > > > > Correia is the main person involved in organizing Konkani tiatr events > > in > > Bahrain with Goan based and local stage artistes which has helped > > display > > Goan culture and heritage in the Gulf and keep Konkani alive and > > popular. He > > has also used his status and position to organize visits by political, > > religious, social leaders from Goa. He is currently the President of > > Young > > Goans Club. > > > > Correia is also a coordinator of the Konkani Community of the Sacred > > Heart > > Church. > > > > > > :::G.R. CRASTO::: > > > > Gabriel R. Crasto made headlines last year when he was awarded the 'Man > > of > > the Year Award' by the Goan Review Art Foundation, Mumbai for his > > services > > linked to the Goan community in Bahrain and the Konkani language. > > Crasto, a > > popular Master Compere (MC) among the Goan community in Bahrain is > > always at > > the forefront of social, cultural and sporting events. He has utilized > > these > > opportunities to showcase Konkani, Goan culture, heritage and identity > > of > > Goans in Bahrain. > > > > "For me, organizing such events is always a dual purpose," stated > > Crasto. > > "It gives an opportunity for the talented members of Goan community > > based > > here to display their art and whatever little income is generated from > > such > > events is diverted to help the needy." > > > > In association with other community groups, Crasto has organized > > functions > > to felicitate and honor outstanding sportspersons and stage artistes of > > the > > Goan origin. He is always at hand to help those in need of his services > > - > > either to coordinate with the Indian Embassy or the local Government > > agencies. A resident of Bahrain for the last 25 years, he is employed > > with > > Mohammed Jalal & Sons as Manager in their Travel Division. Being in the > > travel field, Crasto was influential in obtaining special fares from Air > > India for Goans during the Exposition of St. Francis Xavier. > > > > A freelance journalist, Crasto hails from Navelim. He covers the > > activities > > of Goans in Bahrain through his writings in magazines published from > > Goa. In > > his younger days Crasto worked as a correspondent of West Coast Times > > (English daily), Novem Goem and Goencho Mog, etc. > > > > In December 2007, Crasto was honored by the Young Goans Club for his > > contribution to community welfare. He has served several terms on the > > Managing Committee of the Club in different positions in the past. He is > > the > > Chairman of Bahrain Goans Football League and a member of the Konkani > > Community Committee of the Sacred heart Church. > > > > :::ALFRED D'SOUZA::: > > > > Since coming to Bahrain over 20 years ago, Alfredo D'Souza, has always > > volunteered his time and services for the poor of the community. He is > > also > > a founder member of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Migrant Worker's > > Group since 2002. Alfredo has been on the Legal Aid Cell of the Indian > > Community Services which comes under the auspices of the Indian Embassy. > > Alfredo works very closely with the Indian Embassy in Bahrain to help > > Laborers and Domestic Workers'. He is also a life member of the Royal > > Society of St George Charity organization. > > > > Alfredo has been instrumental in starting the first ever 'Shelter for > > abused > > domestic helpers' and for well over 10 years has been defending the > > 'Human > > Rights' of the poor laborers and domestic helpers who have been abused > > by > > their employers and are helpless, even before the formation of the first > > Migrant Worker's Group in Bahrain. > > > > Alfredo D'Souza is founder member and currently the Vice Chairman of the > > Migrant Workers Protection Society. > > > > Links: > > www.goa-world.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Cynthia God Answers Knee-Mails "If you want to be excluded from this mailing list, please reply back on email with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject".
