On 20 May 2012 06:40, Goanet Reader <goanetrea...@gmail.com> wrote: > The tale behind the tail > Or, what happened to the Goan community that served in Kenya > > By Mervyn Maciel > mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com > > (For obvious reasons, this > account is written more from a > personal angle) > > Most of the Goans who, like me, came to the U.K. after Uhuru > (Swahili for "freedom") in the mid and late sixties, > encountered no difficulty in finding jobs either in the civil > service or private sector.......... > > > > A clubhouse and grounds which we had bought in 1983 > from the Times Group of Newspapers, and where we > held many of our sports and social events, was > sadly to fall victim to an arson attack, when it > was burnt to the ground in 1998. A sad blow, but > the Goan Association (UK) remains undaunted and > continues to flourish.
RESPONSE: Perhaps a bit late in the day but better late than never. Had the property not been burned down it was still on the block for sale. So not a sad blow...what was achieved was worth more than a sale of the whole! It is not proper to give an impression that we would still be inheritors of a Club House and grounds, if not for the arson attack. A resolution to sell lock, stock and barrel was made and the present President took on the post on this condition. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
