GOA-KUWAIT SOLIDARITY MEET & KUWAIT GOANS.

A. Veronica addressing the Meet

 

Last month on 26^th, we under Goa-Kuwait Solidarity Center celebrated the liberation day of Kuwait by holding a public meeting in Panjim at the Chamber of Commerce Hall.  The meet was attended by only 70 persons instead of 700 or 7000 and from these 70 persons, half the number from non-Kuwait returnees circle.  Since I returned from Kuwait last year, I am organizing this function to show our gratitude to Kuwait from where we earned our livelihood and established ourselves comfortably financially.

 

Fr. Gabriel Dias seen speaking

 

Some people especially ex Kuwaitkars in Goa are questioning my prerogative to hold these Meetings as if I am committing a sin by doing so.  As a matter of fact to organize these Meets I am alone spending thousands of Rupees from my own pocket, I am not asking any financial help from anyone nor from any of the current Kuwitcars or Kuwait returnees. 

 

 

Manuel Fernandes seen speaking

 

With the intention of sharing even a small portion of expenditure, none even asking me whether any help is needed though they are boasting of their financial empire which they built only because of their employment in Kuwait otherwise many of them would live like paupers. 

 

Prof. Sergio Carvalho 

 

There are thousands of Goans in Kuwait and they are the direct beneficiaries of the goodwill of Kuwaitis in Kuwait of our Meetings in Goa on 26^th February.  Even they are not contributing anything but some of them are talking against holding these meetings. 

 

Peggy Pereira proposing Vote of Thanks

 

Without Kuwait they would be nothing in life. No Indian community is organizing such Meets in India except Goan community for this reason there is more goodwill generated for Goans in Kuwait. Neither any nationality anywhere in the World.

 

Elvino Rodrigues seen speaking

 

What would be the future of overwhelming majority of Kuwait Goans, current and returnees, if it was not for their employment in Kuwait?  They had no  bright future for this reason they should be grateful to Kuwait.  What Goa and India could not provide them, the country Kuwait provided them. 

 

Logo of G-K.S.C.

 

Mrs. Fatima presenting Bouquet to chief guest

 

That does not mean in Kuwait Heavenly Mannas are falling for us, that does not mean in Kuwait we are getting easy money, no, we are working very hard with topmost sacrifices with lot of pains and sufferings, with lot of humiliations and insults, yet we are surviving and doing well.  For this reason I am grateful to Kuwait though I too suffered a lot in Kuwait like many and that does not deter me from accepting the truth that if today what I am, it is only because of Kuwait.

 

Observing silence

 

But do our people realize this truth?  Majority of them ”NO”. They are “Beiman” of first grade because they are coming from third rate character without disciplined family background and lacking in moral character. It is a pity to see that the character of these Kuwait Goans present and ex is so bankrupt. There are no greater selfish people in the world as ex and current Kuwait Goans, of course with the exception a few.

 

                                            A section of the crowd attending the Meet.

Even when we organized the public rallies in Panjim following the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, very few people attended this rally because the remaining Kuwait returnees thought it was useless to participate in that rally because Kuwait was already annexed to Iraq. But when we organised the second rally immediately following the liberation of Kuwait overwhelming majority of Kuwait returnees took part in this rally because of selfish motto that is, to return to Kuwait.

 

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349/

 

 

MEET OF TIATRO ACADEMY OF GOA.

 

 

On Friday, 27^th of last month, I attended the function organized by Tiatro Academy of Goa, at Ravindra Bhuvan, Margao,  at 4.30 PM to mark the birthdays of the late Tiatrists Kid Boxer, Rom Tony, Mohana and Sesa Pai (Star of Curtorim)

 

Seen lonely Prince Jacob President of TAG at the dais

 

Michael Jude Gracias spoke on the life of all the four artistes and their contributions in the promotion of Tiatros.

 

 M.Jude Gracias delivering his speech

 

The function looked lifeless as there was no punch in the details given by the speaker borrowed from the available written record.  However, there are Tiatrists and others too among us who are equipped with more information than what is on record.  In view of this the organizers should have sought the help of more knowledgeable persons with first hand information instead of relying on one person only to speak on all the four.

 

 Felcy with her sisters at the Mike

 

Day by day the quality of this function is diminishing; even at the dais it looks empty.  Since this function is very good the organizers must make it more interesting by enhancing its quality.  Even audience wise it looked dull. If the organizers feel they are unable to infuse some extra oxygen then they should gracefully abdicate their chairs in favour of those who are better.

 

 

 

From the audience, Felcy spoke something more on her father Rom Tony while Jessy Dias on Mohana and Sesa Pai. Their informations sounded more interesting because it was from primary source.

Daughter of Sesa Pai, Lydia was presented with the Memento by the TAG.

 

 

A.    Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

 

 

KUWAIT LIBERATION DAY MARKED IN GOA.

Goa-Kuwait Solidarity Center on Thursday, 26^th of this month, marked the liberation day of Kuwait by holding a public meeting at Goa Chamber of Commerce Conference Hall, Panjim, Goa, attended by all segments of Goans, starting at 10.30 AM. The meet started with playing of National Anthems of Kuwait and India respectively followed by speeches delivered by Elvino Rodrigues, Manuel Fernandes, Fr. Gabriel Dias, Philip Dias and the Chief Guest Prof. Sergio Carvalho.  Peggy Pereira proposed the Vote of Thanks while the Chief of Goa-Kuwait Solidarity Center,  A. Veronica Fernandes compeered the proceedings.

 

Speakers at the dais

 

In his speech, Elvino Rodrigues gave a brief history of the activities of G-K.S.C. in Goa and in Kuwait and how it gained goodwill for Goans in Kuwait. He especially stressed on the excellent work A. Veronica performed single handedly in the promotion of goodwill between Goans and Kuwaitis thru the activities of G-K.S.C. Fr. Gabriel Dias once a resident priest of Kuwait Church spoke very philosophically on the subject of Pains of invasion suffered by all those affected by the invasion.  Manuel Fernandes spoke on the subject of the benefits of our employment in Kuwait while Philip Dias spoke on the new association of Gulf Goan Returnees which is being formed under the initiative of A. Veronica Fernandes.  Preliminary work has already been done and shortly it will be registered with the appropriate authority and membership drive will be initiated to involve in it Gulf Goan returnees in Goa.

                                                           A section of the attendees

Prof Sergio Carvalho in his powerful speech which was listened with rapt attention by the audience, highlighted on the ill effects on Goa since the ouster of Portuguese from Goa. He lamented that in the name of liberation which is a misnomer while correct word is a Conquest as per the Supreme Court of India, all suppression is imposed on Goans by the conquerors even to the extent of denying special status to Goa which he felt Centre will never give.

A.     Veronica Fernandes said that on 19^th December 1961 Goa was not liberated but invaded by the government of India. He said the liberation of Kuwait is totally different from Goan liberation where we have no true freedom to decide our affairs.  He said the first Goan to fight for Goa’s liberation were Pintos from Candolim thru the Pintos Revolt initiated by the Catholic Priests.

 

It was great to see two Kuwait Goans, namely Mario Rebello and Raymond  D’Sa coming from Kuwait to attend this meeting while many other Goan visitors from Kuwait were seen drinking in the Bars and Tavernas like Bebdes.  Many of the ex Kuwait Goans who tasted Chicken and Lobsters only after going to Kuwait like born “Beiman” refrained from attending this Meet.  Still others who made money from Kuwait and acquired benefits from Kuwait refused to attend to this meeting when they gained so much from Kuwait employment.  On top of it they claim to be Christians when they fail to perform Christian principles. Overwhelming majority of Kuwait Goans are such rubbish Beiman, many of them  got girls to marry only because of their employment in Kuwait. If it was not for Kuwait many of us would rot in Goa unwanted.

 

As usual, the real Beiman Padris and Madris even after receiving so much of benefits from Kuwait failed to show their faces in the meeting hall. These Beiman Padris and Madris are possessed by the Devils for this reason they acted as traitors to Kuwait benefits.

 

It was a pity that none from the Tiatro circle attended this meet, especially from among those who worked and earned so much in Kuwait. And also those who visited Kuwait and gained so much from Kuwait.

 

A.     Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
Tel: 7507394349.