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o GOA UNIVERSITY's dept of Sociology holds a seminar on society and health (March 17-18). Of interest to Goa would be papers on Health Care in Portuguese Goa (Dr Fatima da Gracias); Culture, Community ahd Health Care - An Anthropological Approach (Dr Bernadette Gomes), Health Profile of Goa (Dr Rajendra Tamba), Impact of Mining on Health in Goa - A Quantitative Approach (Dr Grevas Mendes); Ecosystem and Health - A Study of Goa (Subramaniya Nairi, TERI-Goa), Pharmacy as an Institution in Modern Society (Raj Vaidya-Hindu Pharmacy); Prescription Analysis in the Private Health Sector in Goa (Goa Health Collective). [GoanetNews] o APARANT MAAND 2003, an expo of handicrafts, Goan food etc is on from March 14-18 at Fatorda. Crowds were think on Saturday, the inaugural day. o PANJIM MUNICIPAL Garden will have musicians perform on Saturday nights. Maybe we the music on more days, and in more of Panjim's gardens... Provided volume levels are low and the music caters to a wide range of taste, there shouldn't be reason to complain... o BUSINESSLINE deputy editor Rasheeda Bhagat will speak at a workshop on 'Role of Media in Gender Mainstreaming' at Nova Goa on 16.3 from 10 am to 1 pm. o JAZZY JOE with nightingale Lulu in concert (also Archie, the Hawaiian guitar maestro) at Hugo's Hungry Hill at Nuvem. March 15, 8 pm. o SAYS SHARON MAZARELLO, a prominent figure from the Konkani Tiatr stage, and founder of the Theatre Art and Cultural Training Institute (TACT): "Actually, I was a crooner in Mumbai before I was smitted for life by the acting bug.... Today, the tiatro scene suffers from an acute paucity of funds and sponsors. Hardly anybody today would care to see a tiatro, thanks to the film mania and 'happening music' which is considered the in-thing..." NT 15032003 o DEATH: Architect J R Ralino de Souza... a prominent figure on Goa's architectural landscape for decades, who showed concern for issues of importance to the state. He died in London, March 12. Ashes will be laid to rest at Velsao, Goa on March 16. o LONG QUEUES were seen at petrol stations. The oil companies term the decision of petroleum transporters to stay away from loading tank trucks as "unfortunate". "There is no need to do panic buying," they said. Advt. o TENDERS SOUGHT for maintenance of Quepem taluka water supply scheme, providing water to low-income families in Sanguem, etc. H 15032003 o KAFALA BROTHERS and Kilandukilu dancers from ANGOLA in performance at Kala Academy, March17, 6.30 pm. o LENTEN PLAY, tiatr style: Jezuk Khursar Khillaitat Shows at Colva, Benaulim, Nagoa, Davorlim, Borda. o NAVAL MARITIME Academy offers passenger ship familiarization course Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mumbai o CHECK THE INDIAN railways website http://www.indianrailways.gov.in o WANTING TO migrate to Canada? For consultation contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Heeron Fernandes, area representative) o DENZIL SEQUEIRA, originally from Khorlim-Mapusa, has been into photography for the past 13 years and deals with fashion and glamour photography there. NT 15032003 o "A MAJOR blunder on Parrikar's part is the presumption that the secrecy over the delimitation process could be maintained till at least the public hearing stage.... The fact that (Herald's) chief reporter blew the whistle on the whole exercise upset the Parrikar apple cart altogether. There is further evidence now that the delimitation exercise was a deliberate and diabolic attempt on the part of Manohar Parrikar to saffronise Goa through the back door. Edit in Herald. o ARCHBISHOP Raul Gonsalves completes 25 years this month. On January 30, 1978, Pope Paul VI nominated him to this post, with the title of Patriarch of the East Indies. Bishop Gonsalves took canonical possession of the Archdiocese on March 5, 1978, becoming the 33rd Archbishop of Goa and Daman and the 6th Patriarch of the East Indies; the first Goan incumbent of that office. [GoanetNews] o WALLIS MATHIAS born in Karachi, Pakistan was the first Goan cricketer to play Test cricket. He played for Pakistan. Antao D'Souza also born in Karachi, played for Pakistan in a few Test Matches. However, Peter Paul Fernandez born in Karachi, the first Goan to play for Indian Olympic Hockey team (1936) was also selected for the Pakistan Cricket Team to play in an un-official Test match against the West Indies. Cricketing big name Dilip Sardessai, also from Goa, played for India, Bombay and the ACC team. Rocky D'Mello represented Kenya, and Derek Pereira is believed to have played for Canada. Alban went on to captain East Africa in both cricket and hockey. He was also a hockey coach. Lest we also forget 12th man -- the late Armand "Chic" Saldanha who also represented Tanzania and East Africa in hockey. And in Kenya, we had the off-spin bowler -- D'Cunha who played for Kenya; but five Goans at one time constituted the Uganda cricket team. They included Peter and Charlie D'Souza, and the famous East African all-rounder -- Lawrence Fernandes. "Although, we did not participate in Test cricket, all three East African teams played against world class teams including the MCC, West Indies, India and Pakistan. I must say that they fared very well given the fact that they were not professionals," says Tony Barros of New Jersey/New York. [From a debate emerging on Goanet. To join Goanet, visit http://joingoanet.shorturl.com ] ADVERTS YOU MIGHT NOT SEE EVERYDAY... o Notice to Miss Charlotte Brown, British national. Please contact Steve at Garden Villa, Vagator, Tel 2273571. Any hotel, person passing message will be suitably rewarded. o Jason & Sylvia Ballroom Dance Classes starts 17th March at Don Bosco Oratory. Contact 9822 151614. o Imported artificial plants, trees, furniture and objects of art - Calangute Assn Hall. Last day today. -- Frederick Noronha : http://www.bytesforall.org : When we speak of free Freelance Journalist : Goa India 403511 : software we refer to Ph 0091.832.409490 : Cell 0 9822 122436 : freedom, not price. _______________________________________________ Goanet-news mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet-news