Some years ago, I started to research into my family history, and during this process I first came to know the story of John Baptist Pinto, my great grandfather. This remarkable man was someone I have a vague childhood recollection of, dating back to a trip home to…
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There were books in small neat stacks, and the person standing there looked familiar. It was Derek Mascarenhas, a young local Goan Author.
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Internationally known Goan Jazz bassist Colin D’Cruz supported local singer-songwriter Laura Fernandez in her recent appearance at Toronto’s Jazz Bistro. Colin D’Cruz and a stalwart group of friends, musicians, and music lovers, formed the spirited Jazz Goa organization to promote Jazz emanating from Goa
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‘It’s a wonder to recall and record events of your school days, because it leaves behind a legacy of shared experiences and informative history for future generations,’ writes Menin Rogriques in the book he has published about his school days at St. Patrick’s Elementary and High School, Karachi.
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Radio Mango, Canada, celebrated its 6th Anniversary in style on September 22nd 2018 with a lively evening of music, food, prizes, and Konkani culture. The annual event, which includes a Outstanding Achievement Award presentation, directly supports the radio program venture
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Meet Braz Menezes, author of ‘Among the Jacaranda – Buds of the Matata in Kenya’. The new novel is based on real events and is the third book of his Matata Series. Matata is the Kiswahili word for trouble in. The books are set in British East African and provide an immersive view of the Kenyan Goan Community over the last 100 years.
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Mississauga – Malton is a new Riding and residents are invited to come out and meet the local Candidates running in the Provincial Election, 2018. This event will provide you with an opportunity to learn about Party platforms and meet the individual candidates running in the Mississauga-Malton riding during the Provincial Election on June 7th, 2018. A Panel will ask a round or two of questions, and then questions will be asked by Community Groups and then the General Public. As of Monday May 7th, all the main Candidates and…
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You are invited to enjoy musician and entertainer, Grenville Pinto live in concert. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Arthritis Society.
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Meet Joseph C. Fernandes, author of ‘Requiem for a Goan’, a collection of social observations and memories of a disappearing way of life.
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On 25th Jan 2017 a small team of volunteers taped a series of short interviews. The object of the exercise was to test the team’s ability to capture oral history in a systematic and professional manner
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