While being just, taking law to all
Sayonara Telles-Laad is the daughter of Alzemiro Telles and Maria Lena Estebeiro Telles who grew up in Jitlem, Guirdolim. After passing her SSCE from Guardian Angel High School, Curchorem, she graduated in 1984 from Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College in English and Philosophy and then joined the Kare College of Law, Margao and became a lawyer. Incidentally she was ranked second in the Law Exams amongst all those who answered their exams that year. Sayonara started practicing law on the day the world celebrates Goencho Saib’s feast i.e. 3rd December in the year 1987. She first worked with Adv. Bernard D’Souza and later joined Adv. Jagdish Prabhudesai. On 28th September 1992 she joined the Department of Prosecution as Assistant Public Prosecutor and thereafter in...
Read MoreVisiting the sick & elderly in Cotta
As part of its commitment to improve the quality of life of those living in the villages of Chandor, Cavorim and Guirdolim; Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott members visited the sick and elderly people living in Cotta portion of the Chandor-Cavorim Village. The project managers for this visit were Antonio Colaco and Fiel Babazinho Dias who is also a member of the Chandor-Cavorim Village Panchayat. Visiting the 93 year old Tereza Telesand the 83 year old Roque Antonio Pereira With the 73 year old Jose Antonio Faleiro and 82 year old Concecala D’Souza In all 13 GBE members visited the houses where these sick and...
Read MoreChandorkann secures Ph.D in Sociology
Biula Cruz Pereira, a daughter of the red soil of Chandor, which was once the capital of the Kadamba dynasty, has earned the distinction of being the first woman with roots in this village to have obtained a Doctorate in Philosophy or PhD as it is commonly known, thus earning the title of a Dr. in Sociology. Daughter of Agostinho and Elsie da Cruz from Cotta who lived close to the St. Tiago chapel, Biula did her schooling at the village school, namely St. Joseph’s Educational Institute and then moved to Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science where she graduated in Sociology. After graduation, she first taught at the Parochial School at Carmona during which time she did her Masters. Armed with the Master’s degree she taught at the Cuncolim...
Read MoreGBE interacts with PPC on garbage management
In keeping with its commitment to keep the twin villages of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim neat and clean, Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott interacted with the members of the Nossa Senhora de Belem Parish Pastoral Council on 5th February 2023 with a fervent plea to permit them to participate with the Basic Christian Communities more commonly known as Somudais to educate the villagers on need for cleanliness. GBE President John Fernandes in his introductory speech explained GBE’s commitment to maintain cleanliness and later GBE’s proposal to give an award of Rs. 5,000/- twice a year to the Somudai whose area of jurisdiction is cleanest was told to them. A 8-minute audio-visual presentation on how to manage household waste, how to segregate it and problems caused by...
Read MoreFounders Day Celebrated
For the first time since its inception in 2008 Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott celebrated Founders Day on 21st January 2023 mainly to give its members and their families an opportunity to interact with one another and understand the aims and objectives of the organization thereby creating a Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott family. “Our members are always doing something or the other for the organization and hence we thought it was apt to give something back to them through this programme where they would just relax,” said founder member, former President and main benefactor of the organization John Douglas Coutinho. GBE President John Fernandes welcomed the gathering. While he initially spoke in English following a strong demand from member Anthony Pereira he then spoke in Goa’s...
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