Why is there no response to this question? Nobody seems to have heard of them and nobody seems to have a response??? Louise
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:43 PM, borg costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm working in Dubai for the last 10 years. Myself & > my friends never heard of these names... Mr. Ramnath > Arjuna Mavlingcar / Mr Rockson Rufus Rodrigues. These > are unknown names. We want to know what they have done > for the Goan community? > > Borgee > ============== > > --- Cynthia Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<cynthia.fernandes%40gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > 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] <tonyfernandes1945%40gmail.com>> 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] <tonyfernandes1945%40gmail.com>> > > > 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] <goanet%40lists.goanet.org>> > > > > > > > > > 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] <gaspercrasto%40hotmail.com>> > > > 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 > > > === message truncated === > > __________________________________________________________ > Like movies? Here's a limited-time offer: Blockbuster Total Access for one > month at no cost. > http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text4.com > >
