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In memoriam: Sister Trifa D'Souza

  A sports crazy Goan nun who lives for her little ‘angels’ Sister Trifa De Souza marks 50 years as a Catholic nun in the service of children and abandoned girls in Kenya. A champion athlete and a star hockey player once, today she loves Gor Mahia, Manchester United and is an ardent fan of the Kenya Sevens rugby team. She may scowl or even look a little cross, but there is always a large smile on her face, and her arms reach out in a warm embrace of all the children who need her and the many people she meets every day. CYPRIAN FERNANDES tells her story Herald Team Published on:  17 Apr 2016, 11:25 am The saintly Mother Teresa is said to have first received her calling to religious service at the age of 12 and later again at the age of 18. It was then that she was convinced where her future lay. As a child, she was exceptionally devout. The same could never be said about Kenyan Sr. Trifa De Souza. As a child she was never devout. In fact, she was quite the opposite. Virtually e...

JOHN NORONHA SPECIAL TO ALL UGANDANS, ESPECIALLY THE MAKERERE ALUMNI, PAST and PRESENT

   March 31, 2025 By John Noronha (Makerere University, 1968-71) I was born on April 20th, 1950, in Uganda, the youngest of four children. My parents, Joseph and Dorothy Noronha, were originally from Goa, India. My family’s story is deeply rooted in the history of East Africa, but it all starts with my grandparents. My paternal grandfather, John Manuel Noronha, migrated from Goa to Zanzibar in 1901. A respected veterinarian, he became known as “The Grand Old Man of Zanzibar.” After retiring from government service in 1928, he remained on the island until his death in 1943. John, with his wife, Gladys in 2021 My father, born in 1905, lost his mother early and was sent to boarding school in Goa. In 1940, he married my mother, Dorothy D’mello, in Goa. After relocating to Kampala in 1947, he worked as the chief accountant for the Uganda Transport Company before opening a dairy business in 1956, which he operated until 1971. His determination to provide a good education for us was ...

Tony Reg and Caito (AKA the late Steven Fernandes) Two great buddies.

 

Two of my favourite Pinto family photos!

 Two of my favourite photos of the Pinto family, of course, I also loved pics of her in table tennis action!