Island signatures caribbean magazine #8 by island Signatures

ISSU E #8 JAN 2019

C HO ICE S E D ITI O N

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CONTENTS 4

Editor’s Desk

pOEM- annet te phillip

how to move forward in the new year

feature- joanna “jojo”hut ton art piece by alex new ton feature- Martin hanna

COUNTDOWN TO Trinidad carnival 2019

feature: summa davis

bARBADOS independent FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW

Island Signatures’ Bucket List: Curacao

the entreprenur corner- the Pret t y kit t y

culture shock - st.vincent & the grendine

Highlights of uber soca 2018

culinary fEATURES ADVERTISEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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ap py Ne w Yea r ! Wel co m e ever yo n e, n ew a n d

CONTRIBUTORS

old, to t h e f i rs t issu e o f I sl a nd S ignatures fo r 2019. Th e “Ch oi ce s Ed i tio n” is o u r eig ht h is s ue overa l l a n d

Justin Ellis

i t i s pa cke d wi t h l ife c ho ices a nd i n s pir in g in div idu als throu gh ou t t he Ca r ibbea n. We s ta r t o ff th is e diti on wi t h a p o em by Annet te Phil l ip. Th en we

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feature o n e of t he m o st m u l t i- ta l e nted a n d c h a r is m atic a r t i s te s out o f Tr inida d a nd To ba go, Jo a n n a “J ojo” H u t ton . An a c t ress, so ng w r iter a n d reco rdi n g a n d p e r for m ing a r t iste w ho se feature we k n ow you’ll fi n d qu i te interest ing. Then we c h at w ith St. Lu ci an e nt re p re n eu r M a r t in H a nna , ow n er o f Pen ny Pi n ch . H e s p e ak s a bo u t his u pco m in g s av in gs a ppl ic ation t h at wi ll b e rel ea sed this ye a r. Additio n a l l y,

Jamar Knight

i t ’s th at t i me aga in a s we co u ntdow n to th e Tr in ida d Ca r niva l. Al s o fe at u red, is B a r ba d os’ ver y ow n S um m a

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D avis, w h o t al k s a b o u t her pro cess o f k eepin g fit, h e r mus i c an d h e r a c hievem ent s in th es e fiel ds. Al s o, we pu t t h e s p o t l ig ht o n the B a r b a d o s I n depen dent Fi lm Fe s t i val wh ic h co nc l u d ed j u st l a s t week en d. K r is tin Wat k i n s, o u r C hief Edito r, gives a n in s ightfu l ove r v i e w on t he festiva l, hig hl ightin g its s ign ifi-

K r i s t i n Walkins

c an ce to t h e countr y ’s b u d d ing f il m in dus tr y. Pl us, fo r ou r B u ck e t L i st, D a r iel l e Wo o ds, v is its th e is l a n d of Curacao, an d ta k es u s o n a to u r o f its n um erou s, s pe c t acu lar attra c t io ns. M o re over, th is yea r we a d de d “ Th e Ent re preneu r Co r ner ”, w h ere we a s k ten

Chief Editor

i n for m at i ve qu e s t io ns a bo u t b eing a n entrepren eur. Th e n we s h ow yo u a video rec a ppin g l a s t yea r ’s N in e M o r ning fe s t i val in St. Vincent a nd th e Gren a din es. I f you’re e ve r i n t he t w in isl a nd natio n dur in g th e C hr is tmas s e as o n, t his week- l o ng fete is o n e c ul tura l e ve nt n ot to b e m issed. S pea k ing o f fetes, we a l s o h ave a v i b rant p ic to r ia l sprea d o f U ber S o c a Cr uis e 2018. We als o h ave a ref l ec t ive piece by S h a r l en e

Dar i elle Woo ds

Cu mber b atch e ntitl ed, “ H ow to M ove Fo r wa rd in a N e w Ye ar ”. S h e shows u s t hat co ntem pl atin g o n o n e’s pa st m i s t ake s and su ccesses c a n hel p yo u m ove fo r wa rd an d b e co m e a better per s o n n o t j us t fo r th e N e w Ye ar, b u t also fo r the rest o f yo ur l ife. Fin a l l y, we a l ways gi ve o u r rea d er s a t a ste o f th e c ul in a r y a r ts, so we br i n g yo u a nd piece w r itten by S h a n ic a Ya rde on rec i p e s fo r a co c k ta il, a s wel l a s a s uper b, m o uth water ing d i s h . I k now yo u’ l l enj oy it a l l.

Justi n E l l is - Pu b l i sh er

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Shanice Jordan writer

S h a r l e n e Cumberbatch Writer

Shanica Yarde writer

O th e r Cont r i b u to r s: Annet te Phil lip, S oy in i M atth ew, Al ex N ew to n , D enahli Sha k ur, Ab i gale Lew in, H o pe K ing, Ca m br ia Co s tum e D es ign , Amleya C l arke P h oto g r a p h y

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no thing c a n co m pa re.

To how bea u tif ul, l us h a n d green yo u have a l ways been .

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oa n n a H u t to n , k now n by her st age n a m e “Jo j o” ,is a Tr in ida dia n ,a c tress, song wr ite r, re cord i n g a nd p er fo r m ing ar tis te.

At on ly t h re e ye a r s o l d u nder the gua rdia n s h ip a n d tra in in g o f l o c a l professi ona l, ac t re s s, p er fo r m ing a r ts l ec turer , a n d per s o n a l it y devel o pm ent coach, He le n B at s o n , J o a nna m a d e her f ir s t publ ic dra m atic debut o n po pul a r Tr i ni d ad an d Tob ag o, 90’s k id ’s ta l ent show “,Aunt y Ha zel ’s 12 a n d U n der ”. Having n ot i ce d her t a l ents at t wo yea r s o l d, Hel en s w if tl y a do pted Jo anna u nde r h e r wi n g ,t ra ining her to p er fo r m m ature, h ea r t m ov in g m o n o l ogues and dra matic p re s e nt at io ns at severa l events l o c a l a n d a bro a d. Af ter co mp le t i n g her seco nd a r y st udies at Bis h o p An s tey H igh S c h o o l, she en rolled h e rs e l f in a theater a r ts pro gra m at U WI , St Augus tin e c a m p us, where sh e inte n d e d to fo l l ow her l ife’s path a s a dra m atic,per fo r m er w h il e wor k i ng p ar t ti me as a s t y l ist a nd sa l es c l er k at a c l o th in g bo utique ow n ed by Nad i a B at s on . Nad i a wh o wa s o n path to h er ow n per fo r m in g fa m e ,to o k inte rest i n t rai n i n g J oan n a to prov ide ba c k gro un d vo c a l s fo r h er s el f a n d s evera l other in dus tr y f avo r i tes. To d ay J o j o’s vo ice c a n be h ea rd in th e ba c k gro un d of over 1 0 0 s ong s i n var y ing g enres, fo r a r tis te fro m N a dia Bats o n to M a c h el M ontano. I n 2013 , Nad i a s aw into J o a nna’s po tentia l a s a per fo r m er a n d s el ec ted her alon g w i t h ot h e r j u dg es a s a vo c a l is t in h er a l l fem a l e ba n d S A S S . I n 20 14 she rele as e d h e r f i rs t hit sing l e “sha k e dat ” a fa n favo r ite th at rem a in s in rotati on inter nat i on al l y. Wi th a de s i re to f ind her sel f, so u nd, a n d pur po s e ,in 2016 Jo a n n a dec i d ed to t a k e a mo re i n d e p end ent a p pro a c h to h er n ew fo un d pa s s io n a n d began wr i ti ng alter nate s t y le s o f m u sic fo r her self a n d o th er s. I n 2018 h er co l l a bo rati on wi th p ublic f i g u re an d fo r m er west ind i es c a pta in D way n e Bravo a s wel l a s wi th WMG La b w h o p rod ce d t he inter natio na l th em e s o n g fo r th e Tr in ida d K n ight R i d ers at t h e Car ib b e an Prem ier Lea g u e To ur n a m ent; a h igh l ight w ith in h er c h oi ce . For Tr ini d ad an d To ba g o Ca r niva l 2019, Jo j o h a s rel ea s ed 4 s o n gs in c l ud i ng a p ower track fo r S o c a Ar tiste D est ra G a rc ia entitl ed “M a s h U p th e Peo ple Fete”. U ltim ate l y wi t h the co r rec t a l l ia nces a n d s uppo r t s h e c a n co n fidentl y assume a pos i tio n as on e o f t he m o st m u l ti-ta l ented a n d c h a r is m atic a r tis te o ut of Tr i nidad an d To ba g o.

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IS: Wh at was yo u r m o st m em o ra bl e per fo r m a n ce? JoJo : O n e of my m o st m em o ra b l e per fo r m a n ces wa s at s o c a m o n a rch per for mi n g my f ir st ever sing l e ‘s h a k e dat ’. I wa s s o n er vo us but from the m ome nt i h i t t hat st a g e i wa s f i erce a n d bo l d. I n ever i h a d it in m e. IS: Wh at f ai lu res d id yo u enco unted w h il e pur s uin g th e m us ic c a reer? JoJo: O n e of my b ig g est f a il s wa s n o t ta k in g my c a reer ver y s er io us from t h e s t ar t. B ec a u se o f t hat ive l o s t o ut m a ny o ppo r tun ities bec ause i lack e d t h e co nf ident. B u t now i ’m a pl a ce to c reate o ppo r tun ities for mys el f s o t h i n g s a re b etter. IS: I f yo u we re no t singing so c a w h at o th er gen re wo ul d yo u be s in gi ng ? JoJo: D e f i n i te l y da nceha l l o r r &b. IS: Yo u me nt i o n yo u wo r k w it h n a dia bats o n a n d m a c h el m o nta n o, who other ar t i s t wo u l d yo u l ik e to wo r k w ith in th e future? JoJo: As i d e f ro m N a d ia B atso n a n d M a c h el M o nta n o I’ve a l s o co l l a b o rated wi t h Patr ice R o b er t s a nd th is yea r i a c tua l l y co l l a bo rated w ith the ch amp i on h i m sel f o n a S o c a entitl ed ‘Pus h’. I’ve a l s o w ro te fo r D es tra G arc i a an d co - w ro te fo r o r l a ndo o c tave, j a h m o un a n d k is h a , a n ew ar ti s te f ro m st. l u c ia . I n f u tu re i wo ul d l ove to wo r k w ith s o m e m o re car i b be an ar t i s te o r m ay b e do m o re inter n atio n a l co l l a bs. IS: Wh at wou l d yo u tel l a yo u ngs ter interes ted in m us ic, w h at th e best s ugge s t i o n s wo u l d yo u give ? Jojo: Co n s i s te nc y is the k ey to s ucces s in m us ic. Even if yo u s tum bl e or you do nt ge t it r ig ht the f ir st hun dred tim es j us t k eep m a k in g m us i c and putti n g yo u r b est fo o t fo r wa rd a n d yo u’d be s ucces s ful.

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M o del: H o p e K i n g M akeup : R EI Fashio n Ac a demy Photograp h e r : Al ex a nd er N ew to n Cos tu me : Cambr ia Co stu m e D esign

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llow me to intro du ce mysel f, I a m a yo un g 19 yea r o l d entrepren eur who i s pas s i o n ate i n the f iel d s o f m a r k e tin g, gra ph ic des ign a n d ph o to gra p hy. As a you n g c h i ld, I wa s a l ways intereste d in tec h n o l o gy. Us in g my fir s t co mputer at th e age o f 7, I grew sp ent a l o t o f t im e in th e ea r l y s ta ges o f th e inter net. Wi th good un d e rs t an d ing, I d ec ided to ta k e interes t in gra ph ic des ign ,m a r keti ng and ph otograp hy at a a g e o f 1 5 . D evel o pin g into a free -l a n ce ph o to gra ph er and graph i c d e s i gn e r, I wa s a b l e to c re ate a n a m e fo r mys el f a n d my bus in ess. D oi ng graph i c ar t for co m p a nies a nd events h o s ted in s t.l uc ia . I a l ways wa nted to c reate some t h i n g new, so m ething th at wo ul d ben efit s t.l uc ia . Th is is where the i de a of p e n ny p i nc h c a m e a b o u t. Pe nny p i n ch i s a d igit a l s sav ing s pl atfo r m ( La un c h in g a s a m o bil e a pp and we bs i te ) wh i ch co nnec ts b u siness ow n er s to th eir c us to m er s v ia co up on marke ting. Cou p on g m a r k eting is a ver y effec tive s trategy in br in gin g in custo m e rs. St u d i e s have show n t hat c us to m er w il l travel s ign ific a nt dis ta nces to re deem a valu abl e co u po n. Wi th fi rs t wo r ld co u nt r ies m a k ing us e o f co upo n m a r k etin g ever y day vi a platfo r m s su ch as re ta il m eno t. co m o r gro upo n , I dec ided th at we n eed to level the tech n ology avai l a bl e in t he Ca r ib bea n w ith th o s e in fir s t wo r l d co untr i es. Wi th mo nt h s of p l a nning, I c reated pen ny pin c h w h ic h is S a int Luc iaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s f i rst di gital s av i n gs pl atfo r m . E a r ning suppo r t fro m over 25+ reta il er s th at are read y to joi n t h e p l at fo r m o n l a u nc h. The plat fo r m wi l l be l a u nc hing ea r l y 2019. Th e webs ite/a pp a l l ows c ustomers to ge t n ot i f i e d wh e n new co u p o ns a re ava il a bl e a s wel l a s s ave th em to f avor i tes fo r q u i ck acce s s.

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Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it wo u l d wor k : A c ustom e r wou l d o p e n th e a pp / v i e w th e web site whe re t he y b rows e co u p o n s fro m d i ffe re nt c ate gor i e s. The n t he y s e l e c t i t a n d re ce i ve a co u p o n cod e.

The c ustom e r wo u l d th e n pre s e nt th e co d e to t he store c a shi e r a n d ca n re d e e m h i s / h e r co u p o n.

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summa d av is R UN N IN G I N TO 2019 Wr i t te n B y : Ja m a r K n i g ht

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av i n g b e en b o r n into a f a m i l y o f ta lente d i n d i v i du a l s, it wa s no surpr i s e t h at 2 3-ye a r- o l d S u m m a D av is fo llowe d i n t h e fo o tstep s o f her pa rents ; s h owc a sing her ta l ent wh en she s te p p e d i nto t he S o c a a rena . Wi tho u t a d ou b t, hav ing b een surrou n d e d by S oc a inf l u ences du r ing h er c h i ld h oo d i n t he fo r m o f her m other C h r i s t i n e H ind s- D avis; w h o was a b ack gro u nd vo c a l ist in Ba cch an al Ti me, a nd her f at her Dav id Davis ; an i mp re ssive so ng w r iter an d per for me r h i msel f, wa s a f a c to r t h at attr i bu te d to her c ho ice o f a m u sic c areer.

“ I gre w u p aro u nd S o c a a s my m other was a b a c k gro u nd vo c a l i s t in B acch an a l Tim e. M y f ather al s o stepped i n t h e S o c a a rena yea r s l ater, so I was t h e n ex t o ne in l ine.”

ow n s k in . I t wa s n’t h ea l thy for me and I k n ew I n eeded to m a k e th at change fo r m e”. S h e s tated th at w h ile the j o ur n ey wa s n’t diffic ul t to s tar t thi s tim e a ro un d it do es require a level of s el f- dis c ipl in e. “N o, it wa s n’t diffic ul t th is ti me a ro un d. I m ea n I’ve been tr y ing to l o s e weight s in ce 2012 a n d nothi ng wa s h a ppen in g, s o w h en I re ali zed th e weight wa s co m in g o n instead of go in g o ff I h a d to ta k e it s er iously. I h a d n o c h o ice, I h a d to do what I h a d to, to get my go a l s. S o, I d i d my res ea rc h a n d k ept a s tro n g mentalit y ... it ta k es s el f- dis c ipl in e to get i t do n e. I f it wa s ea s y ever yo n e would do it. I t ’s h a rd!”

Wh en a s k ed h ow s h e ba l a n ce s her fitn es s ro utin e a n d m us ic c a reer S um m a s tated th at it wa s ea sy. Additi on al l y, S u m m a c red ited b o th “ Wo r k in g o ut o n l y ta k es 1 h our out of Faya n n Lyo n s a nd Pat r ice R o ber t s a s my day s o it ’s a l ways ea s y to f i t that t wo of h e r i n s p iratio ns fo r her st y l e in its pr io r it y a n d m us ic th en f alls of m u s i c. “I’m a big f a n o f Faya nn r ight into pl a ce”. S h e th en went on to Lyon s an d Pat r ice R o ber t s, I j u st l ove des c r ibe h er da il y fitn es s ro uti ne as e ve r yt h i n g ab o u t t hem . I grew u p l is a m ix ture o f o utdo o r tra in in g at d i f tening an d watc hing t ho se t wo “s h e ferent l o c a l es a n d weight trai ni ng. “I explai n e d, als o rel at ing that her l o n g- do a l o t o f o utdo o r tra in in g at home ter m g oal wou l d be to pu sh her m us ic w ith my tires. Th e bea c h , I l ove the to a n inte r n at i o na l sc a l e a nd ex pa n d atm o s ph ere th ere it m a k es wor k i ng be yond ju s t t h e S o c a g enre. “ I’d l ik e o ut rel a xin g. S o m etim es at the gymto tak e my mu sic inter nat io na l a n d tr y n a s ium w h en I feel l ik e r un n ing. I also other g e n re s out side o f S o c a . . . I’d l ik e go to S ur fs ide Wel l n es s Cent re to get to coll ab o rate w it h o ther a r t ists al s o”. in my weight tra in in g.” B e yon d a s u ccessf u l c a reer in m us ic, Summ a als o d evel o ped a n interes t a n d love of f i t n e s s. When a sk ed a b o ut h er m otivat i o n for b eginning her f itn es s jou r ney s h e s ai d “ I wa s g a ining weight at a ra p i d s p e ed a nd I wa s beco min g u ncomfo r t ab l e in my

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Wh e n as ke d i f s he wo u l d reco m m en d o r us e a ny o f th e weight l o s s prod uc ts ava i la b l e o n t h e m a r k et to a id in h er ro utin e s h e veh em entl y s tated no. “I t ’s a ll i n t h e g y m a nd w hat yo u eat ” s h e expl a in ed. S h e did, h owever, recomm e n d t h e u s e o f su ppl em ent s su c h a s v ita m in a n d pro tein powder s alongsi d e a fi tnes s ro u t i ne a nd g o o d d iet a r y h a bits. Su mm a als o at t r ibu ted her co nt inued s ucces s ful fitn es s ro utin e to the f ac t th at pe o p le s e e her a s a n inspiratio n to begin th eir ow n fitn es s ro utines. “I get co u nt l e s s m essa g es f ro m I nsta gra m fo l l ower s tel l in g m e h ow m uch I’ve i ns pire d t h e m. Peo p l e sto p m e w hen th ey s ee m e a n d tel l m e th eir s tor i es. People are watc hing, a nd they he l p pus h m e a l s o. K n ow in g peo pl e a re watc h i n g me d o it k eep s m e o n t he r ight path a s wel l.” Sh e de s cr i b e d t he im pa c t her f itn es s ro utin e h a s h a d o n h er l ifes t y l e as a m u s i ci an to b e a ver y po sit ive o n e. “I’m a bl e to m ove a c ro s s th e s ta ge wi th m ore e n e rgy an d no t feel dra ined a n d tired. I’m n o t l o s in g my breath as easy a s be fore, I e n j oy my per fo r m a nce s m o re ... I’m m o re co n fident w ith the way I look , a n d i t s h ows.” Sh e a lso we nt o n to a d vise t ho se per s o n s a c tivel y pur s uin g interes ts i n fi tn e s s an d h e a l t hier l ifest y l es to get s ta r ted. “D o n’t wa it o n M o n day, get st ar ted tod ay ! Tr u st the p ro gress, ta k e yo ur tim e a n d do it fo r yo ur s elf not for a nyone e ls e”.

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QUES T I O N S IS:

Wh at p ro m p ted yo u to beco me i nvolved in fit ness?

S U M MA:

I was ga i n wei ght at a ra p id sp eed and was b ecoming uncomfor t ab l e i n my ow n sk i n it was n’t h ea l thy fo r me a n d I k new I need to make t hat c hange for me.

I S : Ca n yo u gi ve s o me i n fo r mati o n o n your fit ness rout ine? S U M MA:

I d o a l o t o f o u tdo o r tra i ning at home wit h my t ires, t he b eac h I love t h e atm osp h e re t h e re i t ma kes wo r k i n g o u t relaxing somet im es at t he gymnasium w h e n I fe e l li k e ru n n i n g , I a l so go S u r fsi de to get in my weight t raining

I S : H ow d o yo u b al a n ce bo th yo u r f i tness and your music c areer ? S UM MA: E as y wo r k i n g o u t o n l y ta kes 1hr out of my d ay so it ’s always easy to fi t t h at in i ts pr i o r it y an d M u si c f a l l s r i ght i n p lace. I S : What ad vice wo u l d yo u gi ve to th ose p er sons ac t ively p ur suing interest s in a fit n e ss?

S U M MA:

I’d adv i se th em to get sta r ted !! D on’t wait on M ond ay get st ar ted to d ay,Tru s t t h e p ro gress ta ke yo u r ti me and d o it for your self not for no one else.

I S : Ca n yo u d e s c r i be yo u r l o n g-ter m goals relat ing to b ot h music and fit ness? S U M MA:

I’d l i ke to ta ke my M u si c inter nat ional and t r y ot her genres out sid e o f s o c a ... I’d li ke to co l l abo rate w i th o th er a r tist s also , M y fit ness jour ney will b e a life l o n g jour ney my l o n g - ter m go a l i s j u st to ke ep wor k ing out keep ac t ive keep d oing w h at I love a n d e n j oy d oi n g w h i ch i s wo r k i n g out.

IS:

H as yo u r fi t n ess ro u ti n e h a d a n i mp ac t on your lifest yle as a music ar t ist ? Ha s i t im prove d yo u r co n f i den ce i n yo u r per for m ances?

S U M MA:

Ye s s ss I t h a s ... I’m a bl e to move ac ross t he st age wit h more energy a n d not fee l d rain e d an d ti red I’m n o t l o si ng my b reat h as easy as b efore I enjoy my p e r fo rma nce s m o re . . . I’m mo re co n f i dent w i th t he way I look , and it shows .

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IS :

Wo u l d yo u a dv i se peo pl e to t ake or use any of t he weight loss p ills/dr i n ks avail ab l e o n th e ma r ket i n o rder to lose weight ?

S UMMA:

N o o o i t ’s a l l i n th e gym and what you eat . . . b ut yes to sup p le me nt s s u c h as p rotei n powders, v i ta mins etc

IS :

D o yo u h ave a ny pl a n s i n showing ot her your met hod s to b ecome hea l t hy?

S UMMA:

I l i ke to keep i t ba sic so ot her met hod s? No not really . . . t here’s n o n e e d to co m pl i cate i t

IS :

Wh at are yo u r reso l u ti o n s for 2019 regard ing healt h and fit ness?

S UMMA:

I’m n ow tr y i n g to tone up my b od y and b ios musc le so 2019 i s a

g ai n i n g ye a r

IS :

D o yo u k n ow th at yo u h ave b een an insp irat ion to many p eop le af ter yo u s t ar te d yo u r f i tn ess jo u r n ey ?

S UMMA:

Yea I do ... I get co unt less messages from I nst agram followers te l l i n g m e h ow m uch I’ve i n spi red th em p eop le stop me when t hey see me and te l l me t h e ir s to r ies .Peo pl e a re watch i ng, and t hey help p ush me also I k now p eo p l e a re watc h in g me do i t keeps me o n t he r ight p at h also.

IS :

H ow wa s th e pro cess o f sta r t ing to b ecome heat hier ? Was it a c hallengi n g ex p e r ie n ce?

S UMMA: N o, i t wa sn’t th i s tim e around , I mean I’ve b een t r ying to los e we ig ht s in ce 2012 a n d n o th i n g was hap p ening. S o When I realized t he weig ht was co m in g o n i n stea d o f go i n g off I had to t ake it ser ious I had no c hoice I h a d to d o w h at I h a d to to get my goals. S o I d id my researc h and kep t a st rong me n t al it y . . . it ta kes sel f - di sci pl i n e to get it d one . I f it was easy ever yone woul d do it, I t ’s h ard ! IS : Wh e n yo u’re n o t exerci si n g or music what d o you enjoy d oing? S UMMA: Da n ci n g I l ove da nc ing “ wuk k in up “ t hat ’s our c ult ure. I also l ove co o k in g I’m i nto th e presentati on of how food looks on a p late .

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B a r b a d os I n de p e nd e nt Fi lm Fe stival R e v i e w B y : K r istin Wa l k i ns W

The fest ival feat ures film s whic h are l o c a l, regional and inter nat ional, wit h ma ny l o c a l h e n p e o p l e t hi n k o f f i l m festi va l s filmmaker s get t ing t he op p or t unit y to de b u t they usual l y t h in k of Su n da n ce, Ca n n es and t heir wor k and showc ase asp ec t s o f t h e Tr ibe cc a . Th e s e are wel l -k n ow n a n d estab Car ib b ean ex p er ience not of ten ex p l o re d lished e ve nt s w h i c h th o u sa n ds o f peo pl e in t he c inem at ic med ium. For ex am p l e, t h i s v is i t e ve r y ye ar. H owever, th e Ba r ba do s year ’s fest ival saw t he p remier of B a r b a do s’ I n de pe n d e nt Fi l m Festi va l ( BI FF) , n ow i n it s fir st sc i-fi film , “ Tr id ent : The Land we Ca l l 3 rd ye a r, is q u i c k l y beco mi n g a festi va l of Home” by Stoc kton M iller and “D ear M u m” by som e n ote. Th o u g h n ow h ere o n pa r w i th Emmanuel Tyson, a touc hing shor t a b o u t re c those m aj o r inte r n ati o n a l events, th i s fe sognizing t he im p or t ance of a mot h e r ’s s a c tival, w i t h i t s e m p ha si s o n sh owca si n g the r ifice for her son and how t hat c an e a s i l y b e rang e of Car ib b e an n a r rati ve po tenti a l and t aken for granted. R egional film s inc l u de d exp er i en ce, it s ove ra l l desi re to h i gh l i ght t he Tr inid ad ian film “M oko Jumb ie” by Va s ht i envi ro n m e nt al i s s u es, a n d th e ca pa ci t y to And er son and “Cargo” by Baham ian fi l mma ke r draw n ote d in d i vi d u a l s i n th e f i l m i n du s t r y K areem M or t imer. The for m er, And e r s o n such a s Si g o u r n e y Weaver, i s wel l o n i ts way to e st a bl is h in g i t s e l f a s a tru l y u n i qu e ex p er i- d esc r ib es, is a “G ot hic, Car ib b ean Love Sto r y ” infused wit h Tr inid ad ian folk lore a n d t h e me s ence for f i l m m ak e rs a ro u n d th e wo r l d. of race, c lass and p ostcolonialism . “Ca rg o” cent res on issues of human t raffic k i n g i n t h e Star te d in 2016, B I FF i s th e bra i n - ch i l d of Sir Bahamas, along wit h issues of race, c l a s s a n d Trevo r Car m ich ae l a n d Jen n i fer Smi th -B e nt. fam ily. These great wor ks illust rate t h at t h e Sir Ca r m ich ae l, a n o ted Ba r ba di a n l aw ye r, Car ib b ean nar rat ive ex p er ience in c i n e ma i s ha s contr i b u te d s i gn i f i ca ntl y to th e pres not limited to sun, sand, sea and c a r n i va l s. er vati o n o f cu l t u ral h er i ta ge o n th e i sl a nd, Whilst movies like “Bazod ee”, st ar r in g M a c h e l havi ng be e n p re s ident o f bo th th e Ba r bad os M ont ana, whic h aired at t he fir st fe s t i va l c a p Nati on a l Tru s t an d t h e Ba r ba do s M u seu m t ured t hat asp ec t in a fun, im aginat i ve a n d a nd H i sto r i c al S o ci e t y. M rs. Smi th -B ent is exc it ing way, t here are muc h more s to r i e s to a fo r mer Vi ce Pre s ident fo r th e N ati o n a l b e seen and many more facet s of Ca r i b b e a n G eogra ph i c S o ci e t y i n Wa sh i n gto n DC , her it age wor t h ex p lor ing in film . respo n si b l e fo r t h e gl o ba l expa n si o n o f t he S oci et y ’s S ci e n ce an d E xpl o rati o n pro grams. The inter nat ional film s were also q u i te Add i t i o n al l y, s h e h a s 12 yea rs’ exper i en ce engaging. From t he d oc um ent ar y “ S at a n forgi ng m e d i a an d p ro gra m pa r tn ersh i ps and Ad am” by V. S cot t Balcerek , a re l at i o n for D i scove r y Co m mu n i cati o n s. B o th h ave a ship stor y ab out t wo unlikely p eop l e w h o love fo r f i l m an d s t ar ted th e festi va l, a s Sir. meet on t he st reet s of Har lem in a ra c i a l l y Ca r mi c h ae l ex p l ain s “o u t o f a reco gn i ti on for a nee d fo r t h i s t y p e o f edu cati o n a l, yet e nter- tor n New Yor k Cit y c irc a 1987 and e ve nt u a l l y tain i ng fe s t ival in Ba r ba do s”. Th i s yea r ’s fest i- b ecom e a famous b lues d uo to “Ru mb l e : Th e I nd ians who R oc ked t he Wor ld ” by Cat h e r i n e val ra n f ro m J an u ar y 11th - 20th , th e f i rst one Bainb r id ge and Alfonso M aiorana, a b o u t t h e to s pa n t wo we e k e n ds. largely ignored im p ac t t hat Nat ive

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Am e r i c a n m u s ical tra di ti o n s h a d o n th e deve lop m e nt o f Am er i ca n mu si c, pa r ti c ula r ly g e n re s s u c h a s bl u es a n d ro ck a n d rol l. The fe s t ival e ven featu red a few cl assic f ilm s such as G h o s tbu sters ( 1984) a n d Sp ace Q u est, b o t h s t ar r i ng th e featu red sta r of BIFF, a c tress, S ig o u r n e y Weaver. For f i l m m ak e rs, e s peci a l l y l o ca l o n es, a sp iring to m ak e t h e i r way i nto th e f i l m i n dustr y, B IFF is s i gn if i c a nt i n f a ci l i tati n g o pportu n i t i es to n e t wo r k w i th sea so n ed vetera ns of t h e in d u s t r y. As K a reem M o r ti mer, tho ug h h im s e l f a no ted f i l m pro du cer i n t he Ba ha m a s, ex p l ai n ed: “ B ei n g f ro m a sma ll is land a n d s ay i n g yo u’re go i n g to be a f ilmma k e r, i s l ik e s ay i ng yo u wa nt to be l i ke, a spa ce ex p l o re r ”. I n deed, th e mo ti o n pi c t ure ind ust r y b o t h in B a r ba do s a n d th e w i de r Ca r i bbean i s o n l y ju st devel o pi n g a n d i t has bee n a h as s l e fo r aspi r i n g mov i e ma kers to g et t h e k i n d o f i n s ti tu ti o n a l su ppo r t n ecessa r y to p u rs u e t h e i r drea ms. Th i s i s o n e of the k ey are as t h at th e f i l m festi va l seeks to a dd ress, as M rs. S m i th - B ent expl a i n s; “ I t is an awe som e o p p o r t u n i t y fo r o u r l o ca l f i l mmakers here to m e e t i nter n ati o n a l f i l mma ker s… Let ’s f a ce it, we’re a n i sl a n d. I t ’s n o t l i ke you nip ove r to N e w Yo r k a n d a l l th ese pl a ces. S o, it ’s a n a m az i n g o p p o r tu n i t y to br i n g a l l t hese peo pl e to g e t h e r an d to sh a re th ei r i n fo r mation , th e i r ex p e r i e n ce…”. Th i s i s f u r th er fac ilitate d th ro u g h t h e n u mero u s wo r ksh o ps and pa nel d is c u s s io n s sch edu l ed th ro u gh o ut festival a nd g e are d towa rds edu cati n g u p and comi n g f i l m m ak e rs a bo u t th e essenti a l ele ments su c h as e d i t i n g a n d scr i pt w r i ti n g as we ll a s i s s u e s i n t h e tra de. Fo r exa mpl e, the re was a p an e l di scu ssi o n a ddressi n g the subj e c t o f wo men i n f i l m, co mpo sed of e nti re l y fe m al e p a n el l i sts a n d i n cl u de d the f a mo u s i n d e p e n dent f i l m di rec to r a nd scre e nw r ite r Lo n e S ch er f i g. M rs. S mi th -B ent note d th at a m as ter- cl a ss w i th h er wa s a once i n a l i fe t im e exper i en ce. Si r. Ca r mic hael bol ste r s t h e p o i nt th at “ Th at ’s a n o pen door imme d i ate l y fo r d i al o gu e a n d a ssi sta n ce and

t hat sor t of t hing. S o, at t he level o f c re ating connec t ions, t his fest ival is hu g e. I do n’t t hink t hat we c an over st ate t hat.” The film s, along wit h t he wor ksho p s a n d p anel d isc ussions t ake p lace at d iffe rent venues ac ross t he island. The Wa l l e d G ard en Theat re at t he Bar b ad os M u s e u m, Th e Dap hne Josep h Hac ket t Theat re in Q u e e n’s Par k , Limegrove Cinema in Holetow n , Th e Cop ac ab ana B eac h Club in Br id getow n , Th e Cap it al Cit y and The Er rol Bar row Ce nt re fo r Creat ive I maginat ion at t he Univer s i t y o f t h e West I nd ies, Cave H ill Camp us. This a l l ows inter nat ional ar t ist s to really ex p l o re a l l t h at Bar b ad os has to offer and im mer se t h e mselves, as muc h as p ossib le, in t he c u l t u re. “ We t r y to b r ing p eop le in and show t h e m Bar b ad os and t hey have a great t i me h e re… t hey get to meet ot her p eop le, t he y g e t to g o to anot her c ult ure.” M r s. Smt ih-B ent w i s h e d to st ress. “I t ’s not an im p er sonal fe s t i va l. I t hink t hat ’s our sp ec ial sauce to t h e fe s t i va l.”

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BIFF, li ke o t h e r fi l m festi va l s, i s a l so a competi t i o n , w h i c h fo c u ses o n stro n g sto r y tel l i ng a s a c r i te r io n , n o t j u st fo r ch o o s ing wh i c h fi l m s are sel ec ted fo r th e fest ival, but a l so o n wh ich o f th ese f i l ms w i n award s. Th e fe st ival h as a websi te o n Fi l m Freeway, a n o n li n e s u b m is s i o n pl atfo r m fo r f i l m festiva l s. B I FF, l i k e o t h er f i l m festi va l s, i s also a com peti t io n , w h i c h fo cu ses o n stro n g stor y tel l i ng a s a c r i te r io n , n o t j u st fo r ch o o s ing wh i c h f i l m s are s e lec ted fo r th e festi va l, b ut a ls o on wh ich o f t h ese f i l ms w i n awa rds. The fes ti va l h as a we b si te o n Fi l m Freeway, an on li ne s u b m is s i o n pl atfo r m fo r f i l m festivals. Th e org an ize rs s e nd o u t n o ti ces a n d th ose wh o se e an d are interested su bmi t f i l ms and the festival j u d g e s rev i ew th e mater i a l and the n com m u n icate ba ck a n d fo r th w i th t he filmma k e rs to d e ter mi n e w h i ch f i l ms w ill b e a ire d at B I FF. Th e y a l so l o o k at f i l ms f rom oth e r fe s t i val s an d w i l l perso n a l l y rea ch out to th e f i l m m akers a n d a sk i f th ey w ish to pa r t i c ip ate t h e ju dges a l so deter mi ne whi c h f i l m s w il l w in awa rds, a s th ey fo c us on t h e s to r y an d t he qu a l i t y o f th e f i l m making, a s we l l as h ow i t w i l l be recei ved by the B a r b ad i an au d i en ce. Th e f i l ms, “Ji n n” by Av r i l Z. S p e ak s an d “ Ba ck i n Ti me” cl ea r ly d isplaye d t h e s e at t r i b u tes a s th ey wo n B est Nar rat i ve Fe at u re an d th e Ca r mi ch a el Award, respe c tive l y. Th e l atter o f w h i ch i s gi ve n to that d i re c to r wh o se f i l m prov i ded excellent sto r yte ll i n g. E m m an u el Tyso n a l so wo n t he B e st Local Fil m m aker Awa rd. Alon g w it h award s f ro m th e co mpeti ti on, the festival o rg an izers a l so gi ve h o n o rar y awa rd s an d grant s. Ho n o ra r y awa rds we nt to S i g o u r n e y We aver, a l o n g w i th Ba r ba dian ja zz/ reg g ae m u s ici a n Ar tu ro Ta ppi n a n d legen d a r y m u s ici an Ha r r y B el a fo nte, reco gnizing a l l o f t h e m as ico n s a n d l i v i n g l egend s wh o h ave co nt r i b u ted si gn i f i ca ntl y to the a r t s.

Ad d it ionally, t he collab orat ion grant i s anot her asp ec t of fest ival whic h se e ks to enhance inter nat ional coop erat ion, a s we l l as t he d evelop ment of film mak ing i n t h e island. The b est loc al film maker is p a i re d wit h an inter nat ional award ee or ju dg e w h o has b een involved wit h t he p reviou s fe s t i val and if t hey ’re interested, t hey a re t a s ke d wit h c reat ing a shor t film cent red o n o n e asp ec t of Bar b ad ian her it age. For t h i s ye a r ’s fest ival Bar b ad ian film maker R omme l H a l l teamed up wit h Dan M ir vish to c re ate “L i q u i d G old : The Stor y of Rum”, a shor t do c u me nt a r y on t he histor y of r um and it s signifi c a n ce to Bar b ad os’ d evelop m ent. Fur t her more, t he overarc hing t heme o f t h e fest ival eac h year cent res around t h e e nvi ronment and t hus shows several fi l ms w h i c h ad d ress t his issue. The organizer s wa nte d t h e fest ival to st and out wit h a unifying t h e me, and as M r s. Smit h-B ent out lined “ We h ave a p lace in our hear t for t he environme nt a n d esp ec ially for t he oceans.” This com mi t me nt to showc asing environment al issue s t h ro u g h film c an b e seen wit h suc h d oc um e nt a r i e s a s “Plast ic O cean”, whic h aired at t he fi r s t fe s t i val in 2017 and d ur ing t his year ’s fe s t i va l t h e p r inc ip le d oc um ent ar y concer ning t h e e nvi ronment was t he Osc ar nominated “H ow to Let G o of t he Wor ld and Love All t h e Th i n g s Clim ate Can’t Change” by invest igat i ve jo u rnalist Josh Fox. I t follows Fox as h e t rave l s to 12 d ifferent p laces around t he wor l d to do c ument b ot h t he effec t s of man-m a de c l i mate c hange and how t he p eop le in t he s e re gi o n s are cop ing wit h and /or fight ing aga i n s t i t. And on t he final d ay of t he fest ival, a n u mb e r of shor t s were aired foc using on o u r o ce a n s and why t hey are im p or t ant.

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O ve ra l l, t h e re ce p t i o n o f th e festi va l by pa r ti c i pant s h as b e en ex tremel y po si ti ve. Sir. Ca r mi c h ae l h ig hl i ghts th at o n e co n tinua l co m p l i m e nt is th e festi va l ’s “u n i que flavo ur ”. I n d e e d, as S i go u r n ey Weaver herself n o te d “B I FF i s a n en l i ghten ed festival… I fe e l e ve r y a spec t o f BI FF i s dedicate d to b r i n gin g o n bo a rd th e n ex t generatio n of f il m m ak e rs h ere i n Ba r ba do s.” She stated th at s h e p l an s to atten d o n ce mo re in th e n e ar fu t u re. I n deed, M s. Weaver ’s desi re to re t u r n i s on e h el d by mo st peop le who at te n d. M rs. S mi th - B ent po i nts o u t that t h e y ’ve h ad s evera l f i l mma kers go to othe r fes t ival s an d tel l peo pl e “Oh I wa s at t h e B a r b ad o s Fe s ti va l a n d i t wa s rea l l y great. Yo u s h o u l d ch eck i t o u t ”. M o r ti me r also c a lle d t h e fe s t iva l “a ma z i n g a n d a ver y i mp or t a nt ve n u e.” He stressed th e n eed to have m o re fe s t i va l s su ch a s th ese so that re gio n al f i l m ma kers ca n sh a re th ei r wor k a nd m ak e fi l ms gea red towa rds th e Ca r ibbean au d ie n ce a n d th at a re a bo u t t he Ca r ibbean ex p e r ie nce. D espi te i t s re ce nt gen esi s, th ere wa s n o ru sh to ex p an d B I FF. As Si r. Ca r mi ch a el noted, “ I d o n’t t h in k th ere i s a n eed to exp a n d, b u t j u s t co nti n u e w h at we a re doin g real l y we l l… I th i n k we’ve go t th e r ig ht n i c h e at t h e mo ment… we j u st h ave to wo r k aro u n d i t fro m yea r to yea r a n d ma k e i t t h e b e s t fo r ea ch i n di v i du a l yea r.”. The fe stival h as m an a ged to draw i n mo re a nd m ore B ar b ad i an s a n d i nter n ati o n a l perso n s to watc h t he di verse f i l ms o n o ffer. The re m ay in fac t be n o n eed to ma ke i t bigger. Need le ss to s ay, t h e Ba r ba do s I n depen de nt Film Fest i val i s a won der f u l event a n d o ne t hat oug ht n o t to b e mi ssed. I , fo r o n e, e a g e r l y awai t n ex t yea r.

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I nit i a lly, I h ad n e ver h ea rd o f th i s l i ttl e hid d en Treasure t hat is unt il I saw an ad ve r t i s e me nt fo r it o n s o c i a l medi a , a n d my i nterest was im med iately p iqued when I saw t h e g o rge ous, co l o u r f u l, o l d co l o n i a l a rch i tec ture of t he b uild ings and how it s c ap it al, Wi l l e ms t a d appea r s as t h o u g h i t i s f l o ati n g o n th e water – it remind ed me of t inier I t aly. The re fo re I de c i d e d to l o o k into th i s co u ntr y mo re t horoughly and ad d ed it to my b uc ket list o f p l a ce s I w i l l love to vi s it i n th e Ca r i bbea n . To st ar t my researc h I b egan read ing p osit ive re vi e ws by previ o u s vi s ito rs, watch i n g v i deo s, ad mir ing p hotos t aken and researc hing t he co u nt r y its e lf su c h as, l e ar n i n g a bo u t i ts r i ch h istor ies and c ult ures. The p eop le of Curac ao s p e a k a tota l of fo u r l an g u a ges: D u tch bei n g the offic ial language, Pap iament u t he most co mmo n ton g ue an d l as t l y Spa n i sh a n d E n gl i sh are wid ely used as well, mak ing t he count r y q u i te dive r se in te r m s of l a n gu a ge.

here are n u m e ro u s th i n gs to do w h ile in Curac ao and numerous t hings I would l i ke to d o. I c l ai m mys e l f to be a rath er “a r t sy ” p er son t herefore I could t r uly ap p rec iate a l l for m s o f ar t. Co n s equ entl y, w h en I saw im ages of t he st reet ar t t hroughout Curaca o I wa s intr i g ue d. I t h as an a bu n da n ce o f br i l l i ant murals sp rawled ac ross Willemst ad ’s b u i l di n g s, pa r ti c ul ar l y i n t h e O tro ba n da a n d Pi eter m aai neighb or hood s - t he lat ter of whic h i s t h e cit y ’s co o l e s t n e w aven u e fo r fo o d a n d night life. D esigns range from geomet r ic s h a p e s to re a l i s t ic p o r t rai ts to po l i ti ca l co mme nt ar y. Curac ao’s ar t scene also t hr ives in a n u mb e r of m use u m s an d ga l l er i es. I wo u l d l i ke to lear n ab out t he Chic hi figur ine at S eren a’s Ar t Fac tor y o r p ick u p a co l o r f u l pr i nt at N e na S anc hez ’s d owntown galler y

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h i l e it o n l y t akes a bo u t a n h o u r a nd for t y-five minutes to d r ive Curaç ao from to p to bo ttom . Cu racao i s a l so f a mo u s fo r i ts thir t y-five b eac hes, eac h wit h t heir own p e r s o n a liti es; yo u can visi t o n e o f th em o r a l l of t hem if you have t he t im e I sure would. Pl aya K n i p, t h e i s l an d ’s mo st f a mo u s bea ch , p resent s c r yst al c lear water s and great feat u re s, wh i le Pl aya L ag u n i s a n ex tremel y coz y and p ar t ic ular sp ot, wit h rowb oat s st rewn ove r its g o ld e n s an d s. I n ca se yo u’re sea rch i ng for somewhat more sp ace to move aroun d, ma k e a b e e l i n e fo r Po r to M a r i , w i de f i eld s of shoreline wit h am azing water s – sit o n t h e wh a r f fo r a p h o to gra ph o ppo r tu n i t y, snatc h a cool Am stel Br ight at t he st rategic al l y placed s h o re l in e ba r. Po r to M a r i i s l i kewise an ex t raord inar y stop for d iver s wit h h o p e s to ex pl o re t h e u n d ersea trea su res o f Curac ao’s coast.

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’m su re yo u c an’t v i si t a co u ntr y a n d not ex p lore it s c ap it al. Willem st ad, t he eve r- b u s tl i ng f l o at in g m a r ket ( I k n ew i t l o o ked like it was float ing), Hand elsk ad e, and t h e o l d pontoo n b r i d g e, k n ow n a s Th e Ol d Swinging Lad y, c an b e found in t he d owntow n a re a of Wi l l e m s t ad. Yo u ca n see fo r yo u rself why Willemst ad is listed as a Wor ld Her ita g e Si te. There are d owntow n to u rs ava i l a bl e v ia t rolley t hat are an easy and fun way to s e e t h e a re a h ig h l ig ht s.

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or a l l i t s d ay t i me a c ti v i ti es, Cu ra ca o cer t ainly d oesn’t have a c ur few. There see ms to a lways b e s o m e t h in g to do i n Cu ra ca o e ven in t he night t ime. I f you’re a music love r l i ke me the n yo u’ l l l ove t h e l i ve mu si c th at f i l l s t he air ever y night of t he week in st yles ra n gi n g fro m j a z z to p o p to so ca , a n d festi ve bar s offer id eal havens to t ip b ac k a few d r in ks. O n e of th e i s l an d ’s m o st wel l - k n ow n spo ts for live music al enter t ainment is Blues, a ja z z a n d blu e s ba r l o c ate d in th e h i sto r i c Av i l a B eac h Hotel, a p rop er t y b uilt around an his to r i c 1 8 th cent u r y m an si o n . Sh o u l d th o se bl ue coc kt ails k ic k t hings into high gear, hea d dow n to th e M am b o B e ach co mpl ex to pa r t y, or hop over to Pieter maai, where you’ ll fin d s e ve ra l po pul a r wate r i n g ho l es: en joy a co ckta il at t he c hic seasid e St Trop ez O cean Club, jo i n the stre e t p ar t y at M u n do Bi z a r ro, o r ge t your groove on at 27, where a b and p lays e ve r y We dn e sd ay, Fr id ay a n d S atu rday.

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ura c a o h as p o pu l a r caves k n ow n a s the Hato Caves. Take in t he remar k ab le c ar vi n g s dati n g ba ck as far as 1,500 yea rs; ma ke the Hato Caves in it self a ver y interest ing s i te to vi s i t. Add th e k n ow l e d g e th at th e caves were t he p lace where r unaway slaves used to hi de, a n d t h e fa c t th at i s s t il l k n ow n a s a po pu l a r mee t ing p lace to p er for m anc ient religious cere mo n i e s, a nd yo u k n ow i t is pl a ce yo u o u ght to h ave seen b efore you leave Curac ao.

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as tly, i f you’re visit ing Cu ra c a o in th e m o nth o f Ja n ua r y th en yo u mi ght be in ti me to ex p e r ience its a nnu a l Cura c a o Ca r n iva l Ja n ua r y m a r k s th e b egi nn i n g of t h e Cu ra c a o Ca r niva l w hich is a m ix ture o f a s treet pa r t y, th eatre, ar t, c ultu re, h i s tor y, c u isine, a nd fo l k lo re. Th e Ca r n iva l en ds w ith th e bur ni ng of K i ng M omo at m id nig ht. The l ife - sized, s traw-fil l ed effigy s y m bo l izes i nfer ti li t y, s ins, an d b ad l u c k . What ’s exc itin g is th at th is effigy is n’t j us t bur ned ; i t ’s b l ow n u p i n an ex pl o sio n o f f irewo r k s. Th at s o un ds l ik e s o m eth in g I’l l d ef i n i te ly li ke to s e e. S o if yo u’re visit in g Cura c a o a ny tim e in th e future please i nv i te me an d I’ l l ta g a l o ng.

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Wr itten B y : S h a n ice Jo rda n I S: Why t h e n am e ‘ Th e Prett y K i tt y ’? PK : I c ho s e t h e n am e ‘ Th e Prett y K i tt y ’ b ec ause I wanted somet hing fun, somet hing re l atable a nd s o m e t h in g th at wo u l d sti ck i n p eop le’s mind s. I mean what b et ter p lace to g o fo r a Brazi li a n t h at at ‘ The Prett y K i tt y ’. I S: Ca n yo u gi ve t h e pu bl i c a gen era l i de a of t he ser vices t hat you offer ? PK : We at Th e Pre t t y K i tt y o f fer :B o dy waxing, I nt im ate Sk in Lightening, Vajac ials, Liq u i d L a s e r (a t re at m e nt u s e d to sto p h a i r grow th over t im e!! I S: At wh at p o int d i d yo u rea l i se th at you wanted to b ecome an ent rep reneur ? PK : I t h ap p e n e d p u rel y by a cci dent. Eve r y year as p ar t of my p romise to myself, I co mp l e te som e t yp e o f co u rse o r tra i n i n g. M y f r i e nd unb ek nownst to me, op ened an I nst agra m Pa g e and e m ai l fo r m e. Her rea so n , beca u se she t hought I was really, really good at it. Sh e wa s r ig ht ! ! I S: Wa s ‘ Th e Pre t t y K i tt y ’ th e f i rst i dea you had to st ar t a new b usiness? PK : Alth o u g h it wasn’t my i dea , I wo u l dn’t im agine d oing anyt hing else b efore it, o r a f te r. IS: Are th e y any o t h er o rga n i z ati o n s o r group s t hat you’re involve in? PK : Un fo r t u n ate l y, n o t at th e mo ment, but I would d efinitely b e interested.

I S : Wo uld you say you had any major c hallenges w i t h t h e bu si n ess? PK : I don’t see c hallenges, I see op p or t unit ies. Opp o r t u n i t i e s to ma ke myself b et ter, to make my b usiness b et te r. As my go o d f r iend would say, ‘ I f I c an’t d o it, it c an’t b e do n e ! ’ I S : Any word of ad vice to someone t hink ing of b e co mi n g a n entrepreneur ? PK : D o it !! You will not regret it. The long d ays and l o n g e r n i ghts are d efinitely wor t h it ! R ememb er, eit her t ake t he c hance to b uild your dre a m, o r so meo ne will hire you to help you b uild t heir s.

CU LTU R E S H O C K W r it ten By: Soyi ni M at t he ws

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he t rad i t i o na l C hr istm a s cel ebratio n o f N in e M o r n in gs is a fes tiv it y t h at i s u n i qu e to St. Vincent a nd th e Gren a din es. N in e m o r n in gs before C hr is tmas, v i s i to r s a nd l o c a l s awak e in th e ea r l y h o ur s o f th e m o r n in g to atte n d t h i s festiv it y in over 5 0 co m m un ities th ro ugh o ut th e is l a n d s. Tra diti o n al mu sic, d a nce, sto r y te l l in g a n d c ul ture a re a l l dis pl ayed throu g h t h i s festiva l w hic h is a imed towa rds in s pir in g n atio n a l pr ide to all who gat h e r. At tendees o f t his u n ique cel ebratio n pa r tic ipate in a ra nge of a c ti vi t i e s, i n cl u d ing tr ivia co ntes ts o n c ul tura l a n d h is to r ic a l in fo r m ati on a bou t t h e i s land. Ad d it io na l l y, th ere a re en ga gin g a c tiv ities j udged by the au d i e n ce i n w hic h p a r t ic ipa nts v ie fo r c h a n ces to w in coveted pr i zes. Vi s i tor s are als o enco u ra g ed to pa r tic ipate by s h a r in g a s pec ts o f th ei r c ultu re.

he o r i gi n o f t his u niq u e Vincentia n tra ditio n w h ic h s ta r ted a ro un d 1 913, i s as s o ci ated w it h the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noven aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; o f th e Cath o l ic Ch urc h , n in e days be fore C h r i s t m a s. This l o ng - st a nd in g cel ebratio n s aw th e evo l utio n of a sma ll p arad e to it s trem endo u s gath er in g in th e c it y o f K in gs tow n a nd throu g h o u t t h e co m m u nit ies. O ver th e s pa n o f 100 yea r s, w h at s ta r ted with a s t re e t p a ra de now inc l u des co m m un it y Ch r is tm a s l ightin g pro gra ms, wh i ch c a r r y their ow n the m es ea c h yea r.

n ad d i t i o n , ap pea ra nces a re m ade by s teel ba n ds, go s pel ba n ds, dance grou ps, d ramat ist s, c ho ir s, so l o is ts a n d s in gin g gro ups. Apa r t fro m the sh owc as i n g of t a l ent, physic a l c h a l l en ges a re des ign ed fo r k ids a n d ad ults, to par t i ci p ate i n the fo l l ow ing : street a ero bic s, s treet ba l l, ta bl e ten ni s, ro ad te n n i s, s t reet vo l l ey b a l l, c ycl e, tr ic yc l e a n d s co o ter ra ces.

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ome t i me s t he new yea r do esn’t always s t ar t of t he way we wo u l d have lik e. S ome o f u s have l o st a j o b, l o os e so me o n e d ea r to o u r hea r ts, evi c ted f ro m our ho m es, the l ist go es o n. I t may s e e m sc a r y a nd co nf u sin g at t h e t i me w hil e g o ing t hro ugh it. Es pe ci all y, when a new yea r, a n ew cha pte r o f ou r l ives is beginning to un fold. I t ge t s ha rder w hen ever yo n e is ou t ce le b rat i ng a ‘ ha p py new ye a r ’ and a d ve r t i s i n g their j oy o n va r ious soci al me d i a p lat fo r m s. H owever, t h e m os t i mp o r ta nt t hing is that we are a live an d gi ven the c ha nce to co ntinue t h i s ro l l erco a ster j o u r ney t h rough l i fe. Tru t h is l ife is no t ea s y an d i t ’s n o t e ve r y yea r we g et to r in g in the n e w ye ar w ith l a u g hter a nd j oy exc i te d to s ta r t. N o nethel ess, d o n ot le t t h at d efeat yo u f ro m enjoyi n g wh at t he new yea r ha s to o ffe r. S o b e fore we m a k e t he em p t y Ne w Years R e s ol u tio n “new yea r, n ew me” bs le t ’s t ak e a m o m ent to ref l ec t o n our p re v i o u s yea r to d ec ide w h ic h d i re c tio n i s n e e d fo r 2 0 1 9 .

e t ’s re f le c t o n w hat a yea r 2 0 1 8 as been. Th i n k o f a l l t he j oys t hat you’ve h ad, t h e a cco m p l ishm ent s th at yo u h ave m a de. The t hing s th at you di d n’t t h i n k wa s p o ssibl e bu t somehow, yo u’ve m a de it po ssibl e. I rea d s o me wh e re t hat o u r fea r hin der s us from d o i n g t h ing s t hat we drea m o f be cau s e we h ave a fea r o f f a il in g. 2 018 fo r me was pu shing thro u g h a lot of fe ars an d insec u r ities t hat I have op e n i n g mysel f to the wo r l d

to beco m e th e wo m a n th at I want to be. Fo r exa m pl e, o n e o f my fe ars was go in g ba c k to s c h o o l a n d wo r k i ng o n my des tiny o f beco m in g a gai nful l y em pl oyed a c tres s. Th a n kf ully I pus h ed th ro ugh th em a n d I grad uated fro m my co l l ege w ith h o nors. Th in k in g a bo ut my j o ur n ey there were m a ny tim es I ba dl y wa nted to gi ve up a n d j us t pa c k my ba gs to retur n to Ba r ba do s. Th ere were tim es my fr ien ds a n d I j o k ed a ro un d s ayi ng “F th is is h , we a re j us t go n n a become s tr ipper s”. S o m eh ow, I go t up ever yday fightin g k n ow in g th at I h ad to co m pl ete th is co ur s e. N o t because o f h ow expen s ive it wa s o r h ow i t wo ul d m a k e my fa m il y pro ud but m o s t im po r ta ntl y fo r mys el f. I d i d i t, th ro ugh th e pa in a n d l a c k o f money I m a n a ged to gra duate w ith HO NOR S a n d m a de my ow n s h o r t fil m i n the pro ces s. I k n ow th at if I do th at I can do a ny th in g th at I put my m ind to even w h en it s eem s o r feel s impossi bl e. I t is n o t w h ere I wa nt to b e none th el es s it is h ea din g into th e d i rec tio n o f w h ere I s ee mys el f. I re ali sed I h ave beco m e m o re co n fident and m o tivated to be pus h towa rds the go a l s th at I h ave. Th ere’s a s trength bur ied w ith in ea c h o f us th at comes fo r th w h en we n eed it m o s t. Feel pro ud to k n ow th at yo u exec uted o n e o f yo ur go a l s a n d l et th at feeli ng dr ive yo u to h ave co n fiden ce and co ura ge m ov in g fo r wa rd into 2019.

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e fl e c t i n g also m ea ns rem em beri n g th e awf u l t i m es t hat c a u sed you h u r t an d p ai n . The m a ny t im es yo u he a rd no, s ome t hing d id n’t g o the way you ex p e c ted it to o r so m eo n e b roke you r h e ar t. I have tho u g hts o n t h is mat te r re lat ing to my ow n l ife. 1 ) Th e t i me s t h at seem ed l ik e it wa s not goin g to wo r k o u t o r d id no t go t h e way I wante d it to be the u nivers e pu s h i n g m e in a no ther d irec t i on as s i s t i n g i n a l igning w ith my g oals. O r i t p u s h ed m e to t hink d if fe rently t r y i n g to f ind a way to rea c h t h e ou t p u t t h at I desired. ‘ What ’s m e ant for me wil l co m e’ so m et im es i t ’s not t h e r i g ht t im e. That d o es n o t mea n th at you s ho u l d sto p wo r k in g hard a n d gi ve u p o n yo u r drea m s. I n o th e r i n s t an ce s, I think o f a q u o te I h e ard my gran dpa rent s repeating when I was you n g er. ‘ D o n’t g et m a d t h at yo u mi s s t he bu s m ig ht b e avo idin g a n acci d e nt ’ w hic h c a n b e po s s ib l e. S om e t i me s, t hing s m ig ht no t wo r k o ut an d i t ’s a b l essing in disg u ise. Fo r ex am ple, you wa nted a j o b at a p a rti cu la r comp any, went to t he intervi ew di d n’t ge t i t a nd m o nt hs l ate r th e compa ny f i l e s fo r ba nk r u p tc y. L ife is fu nny li k e t h at. S o, d o n’t sit d ow n a n d pi t y yo u rs e l f wh en t hing s g o ‘ w ro n g’. Yes, it su cks, ye s, yo u’re g o ing to feel li ke abs olu te s h i t bu t t hat ’s o k ay j us t don’t di ve i n i t. G et u p br u sh it o f f a nd ke e p i t p u s h ing. 2 ) 2 0 1 8 I ex pe r ie n ced t h e wo rs t hea r t b rea k I ever we nt throu gh i n my l ife. S o m eo ne w h o I th ou ght I co u l d po tentia l l y sp end th e re s t o f my life w ith c a u sed m e s o m u ch hu r t, ag ony a nd d istr u st. I didn’t th i n k i t was p os sibl e fo r m e to l ove a nyone e ls e t h e way I l oved them .

es pite th e a n ger a n d bet rayal th at I fel t, th at rel atio n s h ip mad e m e rea l is ed a l o t a bo ut mys el f as a per s o n , a s a l over. Lea r n in g to grow th ro ugh th e pa in , I a m l ea r n ing to l ove m e en o ugh fo r m e is tra nsfor min g m e into a s tro n ger wo m a n. I t i s defin itel y n o t a n over n ight process, but I feel s ec ure k n ow in g w h at I des er ve a n d h ow to h a n dl e myself w ith cer ta in m atter s w h en ever I dec ide to enter a n o th er rel ations h ip. I’m s ay in g th at to s ay s ometi mes we m ight s tum bl e a c ro s s o bs tacles o r events in o ur l ives th at br ing us s o r row. R ega rdl es s, th es e a re lessons th at a re n eeded to h el p us grow and m ature into s o m eth in g bea uti f ul and it ’s a l l a pa r t o f l ife’s j o ur n ey.

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o co n clu d e, I su g g est yo u f ind war mth , t h e li ght at t he end o f t he tu nn e l, mo me nt s yo u fel t l oved a nd c he r is he d an d h ow it t ra nsfo r m ed yo ur li fe. As you t h i n k o f these m o m ents h old th e m clos e to hea r t a nd l et th em dr i ve yo u into the new yea r i n s pi re to cre ate new exc it ing m emo r ie s for 2 019. Ye s, they m ay have been m oment s yo u u nd erg o ne t hat were n o t e n joyab l e b u t lo o k fo r t he l esso ns th at a re hidd e n t h at l ife is tr y ing to teac h us.

Conti n u e to wo r k o n yo u r g o a l s a nd m ake the m a re a l it y. Yes, t he new yea r mi ght h ave n o t s t a r ted o f t he way we wou ld have love b u t t hat is no t a n excu s e to gi ve up o n t he rest o f t he yea r. 365 d ays of the yea r, by t he tim e yo u re ad t h i s I have no id ea w hat d ay

yo u wo ul d be at but it is n’t a n excuse n o t to m a k e go a l s fo r yo ur s elf. 2018 is go n e s o l et ’s s tr ive to m a k e 2019 a better yea r. Po n der o n ways i n whi ch yo u c a n el evate yo ur l ife. Yo ur New Yea r R es o l utio n c a n be a s s imple as gettin g yo ur l icen s e c a us e Transpor t B o a rd (Ba r ba do s ) o r TTC ( To ronto) i s a h o t m es s, yo u des pis e ta k ing publi c tra n s po r tatio n a n d wa nt to be able to get h o p in a c a r to go fo r a r id e some w h ere. I wa nt yo u to a s k yo urself, w h at c a n my res o l utio n be to make me a better m e. As yo u r ide a l o n g li fe’s j o ur n ey it ’s n o t go in g to be easy, i f li fe wa s ea s y it wo ul d be bo r in g and what fun w il l th at be? Cel ebrate your wi ns n o m atter h ow s m a l l th ey m ay seem to o th er s, refl ec t o n th e n o t so great m o m ents a n d s ee h ow yo u c an make th em a po s itive exper ien ce. For 2019 I w is h fo r yo u is th at s ta r t wo r k i ng hard towa rds yo ur drea m s. M a k e a vi si on bo a rd o r a c h ec k l is t s o yo u don’t fo rget w h at yo u a re a im in g for. Protec t yo ur en ergy a n d th e c irc l e o f people yo u k eep a ro un d yo u. M o s t importa ntl y, I’l l l eave yo u w ith a poem by Jo h n Green l ea f Wh ittier my d ad always rec ited to m e w h en I wa s a c hi ld that i s dea r to my h ea r t.

“ Wh e n t h i n gs g o w ro ng a s t hey so m e ti mes wi ll,

Wh en h e m ight h ave wo n h a d he stuck it o ut;

Wh e n th e road yo u’re t r u dging seem s all u p hi ll,

D o n’t give up th o ugh th e pa ce seems s l ow—

Wh e n th e f u n d s a re l ow a nd t he debts are high

Yo u m ay s ucceed w ith a n o th er blow.

An d you want to sm il e, b u t yo u have to s i gh , Wh e n c are i s p ressing yo u d ow n a bit, R e s t if you mu s t, b u t d o n’t yo u q u it.

S ucces s is fa il ure tur n ed in s id e out— Th e s il ver tint o f th e c l o uds o f d oubt, An d yo u n ever c a n tel l j us t h ow close yo u a re, I t m ay be n ea r w h en it s eem s so f ar ; S o s tic k to th e fight w h en yo u’re h a rdes t h it— I t ’s w h en th in gs s eem wo r s t that you m us t n o t quit.” Ha ppy 2019.

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