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Melissa Nazareth

Melissa Nazareth, mother of a 7 year old, a wife and a professional, has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) a type of blood cancer, and needs to find a lifesaving stem donor.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao

Pope to appoint Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao as CARDINAL

Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has been nominated to be made a Cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August 2022. He has been Archbishop of Goa and Daman since 2003 and will be the first...

Contact Magazine Jan 2022

Contact Magazine Jan 2022

Annual General Meeting – 2021 Trustees Report

Annual General Meeting – 2021 Trustees Report for the Financial Year ended 31 December 2020 INTRODUCTION The Goan Welfare Society (GWS) was founded in March 1983, to provide limited assistance to the community living in the UK....

Nikita Monteiro Poems

A new book of poems by Nikita Monteiro written whilst she was marooned in Toronto following a working holiday there...

Quartely Report June 2021

This is our second quarterly report and covers the period ended 30 June 2021.  Mercifully the death toll amongst the Goan community in the UK from the pandemic has slowed down considerably and this...

Deadline for application to the EU Settlement Scheme

Deadline for application to the EU Settlement Scheme - 30 June 2021

Brexit and Changes that might affect you

A Brexit Free Trade deal was agreed between the UK and the European Union on 24" December 2020 and came into force on 21st January 2021. A number of issues could affect you, especially if...

OCI Renewal

Revised guidlines for the re-issuance of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards ...

Support Fr Stan Swamy, Sj

The Guardian (UK) reported that India’s oldest political prisoner, an 84-year-old Jesuit priest, who was denied bail as his health deteriorated, has died, prompting an outpouring of anger among lawyers, writers, politicians and activists. Father...