On 13 October 2013 10:22, Eddie Fernandes <eddie.fernan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Source: Goan Voice Daily Newsletter of 13 Oct. 2013 at > www.goanvoice.org.uk > > (For obvious reasons, this account is written more from a personal angle) > > 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. > > COMMENT: To put the matter straight: The Club House and Grounds were slated to be sold, so it would have gone even without the fire; as a matter of fact the resultant arson, in a way was a boon. The Association received Insurance Money and then went on to sell the grounds. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.