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Latest edition of The Global Goan

  Dear Cyprian,   We are pleased to share with you the latest edition of our magazine, The Global Goan.   Click on this link, to access the magazine...   https://online.fliphtml5.com/ kdhdu/cezb/#p=1     Enjoy the read and do share this message to all your contacts.   Many thanks for supporting our magazine.   With warm regards,     THE GLOBAL GOAN     Salus Correia EDITOR     A smile is definitely better than a smirk… keep smiling.   https://online.fliphtml5.com/kdhdu/cezb/#p=1

Stunning men's victory Tanzania's Aphonce Felix Simbu in the men's marathon.

  Alphonce Felix Simbu In the  men's marathon at the Tokyo World Championships , Tanzania's  Alphonce Felix Simbu  won gold with a time of  2:09:48 , narrowly edging out Germany's  Amanal Petros  by less than a second. Italy's  Iliass Aouani  claimed bronze with a time of  2:09:53 . This race was noted for its dramatic finish, marking it as one of the most dramatic. Congratulations Tanzania! It will go down as one of the great marathons of our time. At the finish in very hot conditions there were three or four possible winners. Simbu shocked everyone by winning by the provobial hair's breath. He beat a lot of other more seasons marathon winners.

Saville another Jamaican wins the 100 metres gold medal

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmZYWiLxev8U%26si%3DsL4wZj73U8iS8xJ2%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR46V59u5cucrHB2wXp7Abeg4GV9db4P4yVMCMEds4zaJbgg36Q4wCph5UaBfQ_aem_mF9I31Uk3w2NlLlSlkyp_g&h=AT0lQfu6Evi3ldd8luCzLLnYvqRt9bgb4OZvBmCuEXPjeNAZ9kxpQO_iiFIP-qEgedH96Vh8K59kCipR3ve-iRtYftjUV6AkpR9puLFNb8-gH4UAM_nsOD1wLMGRoXsFmdU--xEUCYod43H39__HiWrbEYTqoJVfcA&__tn__=H-R&c[0]=AT0HiRM465R2A_AZhJoFi8VyCz58W9n8joGOMcGy4KjA7vknbtTFoEhfsDif5C9KJrTDZPVGZn9CsqVipAHc4zSnQ1X8DHWjGukdfBIhMi-tiq7SgJOaXDCqlLg_Zn_RMA   Oblique Seville won Jamaica’s first men’s world 100m title in 10 years after outpacing Kishane Thompson and defending champion Noah Lyles for gold in Tokyo — making good on a bold prediction from the legendary Usain Bolt. Seville timed a personal best of 9.77sec for the victory with Thompson taking silver in 9.82sec while Lyles claimed bronze with a time of 9.89sec. It was the Caribbean island’s first world sprint title since Bolt, watching...

Rest in eternal Peace Peter Charles Abreu

  Son of the Goan Mombasa pioneer Late Valu and late Olive Abreu. Brother of the late Marie/Late Gerald D'Souza (UK) Late Greg Lobo (UK) Alvito/Luda Abreu (Canada) Myrna/Late Tony Nazareth Canada. Late Joan/late Felix da Costa (Canada) Late Vicky/Vera Abreu (Canada) Belinda/Tony De Souza (Canada) Jenifer/Late Agnelo De Souza (Kenya) Vivian/Aplon Lobo (USA) Late Andrew/Zita Abreu Kenya Late Judith/Rico da Costa Canada! https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/valleyview/obituaries/peter-charles-abreu/147490.html Highlight and read the full obituary!

Two Gold Medals todate in the World Athletics championships in Japan 2025 ... More to come we hope!

 Peres Chepchirchir won the women's marathon in brilliant style, finishing with a mighty burst of speed. Beatric Chebet the queen of the long distance tracks won the 10,000 metres in regal style!

There is a story going around (and it has been going around for centuries) that the British had an underground tunnel ...

 ... somewhere in River Road to secretly transport gold and other minerals? I heard of it many, many years ago and everyone I talked to told me it was just a hoax. Why would they need a tunnel in River Road when all the loot was first sent to the Nairobi Railway Station for onward transportation to Mombasa and England.

The British helped themselves to a lot of gold and other rich minerals and jewels in the early days of Kenya!

  During the  British colonial period in Kenya , the exploitation of natural resources, particularly gold and minerals, was a significant aspect of the colonial economy. British companies, primarily British-owned mining firms, controlled key mineral resources, including gold, platinum, and diamonds, which were essential for Britain's economic interests.  1 The colonial government, through policies like the Crown Lands Ordinance of 1902, declared unoccupied land as Crown property, facilitating mass land theft from African communities.  1 Large-scale mining operations led to deforestation, pollution, and the destruction of landscapes, impacting the environment and indigenous communities.  1 The exploitation of these resources not only benefited the colonial powers but also had profound social and environmental consequences, disrupting the traditional ways of life of the Kenyan people.  2 This exploitation was part of a broader strategy to maintain colonial do...