Chandor Club elects new Committee
Highly dedicated and most popular Basilio Fernandes better known as Basil, was in one voice elected as the new President of Chandor Club at the elections held on 27th November 2022. Incidentally of the 19 Managing Committee members the 10 office bearers along with four Trustees were elected unopposed and ballots were cast to elect the five Managing Committee members as there were nine in the fray. The new committee will manage the affairs of the Club for two years and will have to prepare for the Diamond Jubilee as the Club completes 60 years of its formation in that period. The General Body meeting of the Club began with all members observing one-minute silence in memory of the members who left for their heavenly abode since the last general body meeting held in...
Read MoreGBE initiates MLA Yuri Alemao felicitation
Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao was felicitated by his constituents from Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim at a programme held on 2nd October which is observed as Gandhi Jayanti. The felicitation done by Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott (GBE) along with Guirdolim Club, Chandor Club, Chandor Seamen Association and Guirdolim-Chandor Veterans was held in the premises of Chandor Club. He was basically felicitated for remaining loyal to the Congress Party and not betraying the trust his voters had placed in him whiler ting for him as a Congress candidate or “in recognition of your integrity, loyalty and honouring the people’s mandate” as inscribed on the plaque presented to him. He was also felicitated on being recognized as the Leader of 0Opposition by Goa Speaker Ramesh...
Read MoreFormer Sarpanchas back in saddle at Chandor-Cavorim, Guirdolim
Former sarpanchas have taken over the reins of the panchayats of the twin villages of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim. While Estefanio Dias and Sonia Fernandes have become sarpanchas of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim respectively. Nancy Antao has been elected the deputy sarpanch of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim has Joao Peixote as its deputy sarpanch. Coincidentally, both panchayat members elected from ward No. 1 have become the deputy sarpanchas of the two villages. While Sonia, Joao and Estafanio were elected unopposed to their positions, Nancy was elected as Deputy Sarpanch of Chandor-Cavorim following voting as there was a contest for this post. Nancy polled five votes while her opponent Pamela Castanha got only one vote as one panchayat member, Hipolito Dias...
Read MoreAwareness on snakes and their bites
Over 100 people from the twin villages of Chandor Cavorim and Guirdolim were educated at length on snakes, snake bites and how to attend to such bites at a programme jointly organised by Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott, Chandor Club, Guirdolim Club and Chandor Seamen Association. Prominent snake rescuers and doctors shared their experiences and knowledge at the over 3 hour long session held at Chandor Club premises and all present not only remained rooted to their seats but also actively participated in the deliberations. It was revealed that of the around 90 species of snakes found in Goa, only four are venomous or poisonous while the others are harmless. The good news was that antidote or anti venom treatment is available for all the four poisonous snakes found in Goa....
Read MoreChandorkar present wish list to new MLA
Residents of the twin villages of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim presented a “wish list” to their new MLA Yuri Alemao when he visited his office at Chandor. The wish list has 12 concerning the jurisdiction of Chandor-Cavorim, 15 issues pertaining to Guirdolim and seven demands that are common to both the villages. The “wish list” was presented on behalf of the villagers by office bearers of four NGOs operating in the two villages namely Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott, Chandor Club, Guirdolim Club and Chandor Seamen’s Association. The common demands to the two villages include a very vehement “NO” to transportation of coal through the two villages which they said will make the villages a coal hub and they also demanded that movement of heavy vehicles be banned...
Read MoreChandor Seamen’s Association founders and Brass Band players felicitated
The Chandor Seamen’s Association which was established on 15th August 1973, recently felicitated its founder members and also people from Chandor, Cavorim and Guirdolim playing the iconic brass instruments. The brass band instrumentalists felicitated were Faye Andrade, Venon Andrade, Olavo Fernandes, Oswin Fernandes, Austin Fernandes, Curciano Fernandes,Augusto Fernandes, Francis Fernandes, Joseph Fernandes, Philip Peixote, Digton Peixote, Honorato Colaco, Jancia da Silva, Presley Mark Mascarenhas and Joyrus Greger Mascarenhas. The founder members of the Association who were felicitated were Jose Mariano D’Costa, Geraldo Fernandes, Vital L Ferns, (Rosario Antao), (Paixao Rodrigues), Juliao Niclau Antao, (Antonio Francisco Roque Pereira), Joaquim Inacio J...
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