Island Signatures Magazine 9 -The Earth Edition by island Signatures

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6 pOEM- loraine klaIBER 8 feature- oMAR “OMS” HOPKINSON 14 feature- SHAWTYRP 18 COUNTDOWN TO GUYANA carnival 2019 20 feature: JYNNYN EDWARDS 24 feature- melinda belle 30 CARIBBEAN FINE ART FAIR REVIEW 34 Island Signatures’ Bucket List: antigua and barbuda 40 the Entrepreneur corner- between a book and a bottle 42 Highlights of trinidad carnival 2019 50 the limitations on legalisation of marijuana in barbados 56 culinary fEATURES

60 ADVERTISEMENTS

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62 Highlights of Jamaica carnival 2019 68 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ke rvi n G e or g e Ph o t og r a p hy

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e lcome to t he “ E a r t h Ed i ti o n”, th e

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CONTRIBUTORS

yea r 2019 an d t he ni nt h i ss u e ove ra l l.

Justin Ellis

This edition i s a b usy one, f i l l e d w i th i nspir in g in d i v i d ua l s f rom th ro u g h o ut t h e Car ibb e a n a nd i t s d i a s p o ra .

Publisher

Sta r t off with a p oe m f rom Lo r ra i n e K laiber of Sur i na m e. Le a r n m o re a bo u t Om a r Hopk inson, a Ca na d i a n a r ti s t w i th Tr inid adian a nd B a r b a d i a n h e r i ta g e. Catc h u p with St. Luc i a n S h aw t y RP, a n u n dergrou n d ra p a nd e me rgi n g s o ca a r t is t livin g i n t he U K . M e e t Tr i n i d a d i a n ra d io per sona l i t y J ynnyn Ed wa rd s, w h o t a l k s about “ Pe a ce, Love a n d Cu p ca k e s”, her foun datio n for or p ha na g e s. Th e n

Jamar Knight

t a l k mon ey wi t h B a r b a d i a n M e l i n d a B el l e, wh o disc usse s he r ne w b o o k

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M o ne y M atte r s a nd he r com pa ny As tra pe Fi nance. Wa nt to k n ow a b out some re ce nt e ve nts ?

Rhiannon Estwick

R e ad our ove r v i e w of t he Ca r i bb e a n Fi n e Ar t s Fair (CaFA) w hi c h took p l a ce i n Apr i l. Fi nd ou t about a B a r b a d i a n b o o k cl u b c al l ed “B et we e n a B ook a nd a B o ttl e.” And c atc h th e b e st shot s f ro m bo th th e

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Tr inid ad an d J a ma i c a Ca r ni va l s w h i l e we co unt down to G uya na Ca r n i va l 2 0 1 9 ! On a more se r i ous note, re a d o u r e d i to r i al abou t th e l i m i t at i ons o f l e g a l i z i n g m ar ijuan a in B a r b a d os. Af te r th at, s w i tch g ea rs an d ge t some t hi ng to e at. H e a d to o u r re c ipes se c t i on, w he re yo u’ l l l e a r n

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J uice. D o n’t forget to te l l us w hat yo u th i n k a bo u t th is ed i t i on. Ta g us o n s o ci a l m e d i a w it h @islan d si gnat ure s or e m a i l i s l a n d s i gnatu res@gm a i l. com . We’d l ove to h e a r yo u r th ou ghts. E n joy t hi s i ssue ! Justin E l l i s, Pub l i sh e r

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Cortnie Joseph Writer

Katrina King Writer

Simone Elliott Writer

O th e r Cont r i b u to r s: J o nnel S hu r y , Lo ra in e K l a iber, K a rem a Ly n c h , N at han Thom as, K e r i n a Al ex

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P E ARL ON T H E B EAC H he wind carves her curves Smoothly As her hair dances free She feels the sand Slipping through her hand Her feet firmly stand In the loose corals That embark her footprint Here on earth She glances at sea And sees the Treasure Of her Worth L or ai ne K l aiber ÂŠWa t e r O fWord s WOW

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Oma r ”Om s” Hop k inso n “Success t a ke s t i me. D o nt ru s h th e p ro ce s s. Tru s t th e process a nd go w i t h t h e fl ow a n d w h e n th e ti m e com es just do it! ! ” B y O m a r “O m s” H o p k i n s o n Wr i t te n B y : Co r tn i e Jo s e ph

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h e Ar t i s t was l i ve pa int i ng fo r Swatch v i a MAR T K ’D, at t h e Ar t i st Pro jec t Event wh ich is a 3 d ay co n tempo ra r y ar t s h ow, w h i ch ha ppen s ye ar l y i n To ro nto. One Fr i d ay af te r n o on , pro fess i on a l a r t i s t O m ar H o pk i n so n took som e t im e to spea k w i th the m a g a z in e. Omar H o p k i n s o n , also k n ow n a s “O m s”, p re fe rs t h e ter m “creator ” as it e n co mpa sses his l ove fo r ar t, d e s i gn , mus i c, a n d cl o t h in g. H i s cre ative j our n e y s t ar te d at a ge five w h e n h i s m o t h e r ’s f r i en d drew h i m a p i c t u re o f M i ckey M ouse. Fro m t h e n o n , h e k new th at h e wante d to do a r t “for t h e re s t o f my l i fe.” Omar ’s pro fe s s io n al wo r k s t a r te d at aro u n d age 17 whe n he c u s to m ize d stu dent s chool a ge n d a b o o ks ( ver y s i mi l a r to s t u d e nt p l a n n ers) by d rawi n g ar t wo r k o n th em to s ui t th e s t u d e nt ’s ch a ra c ter a n d s t y l e. B y c h a rging $ 5 for e ac h d e s ign , h e ear n e d e n o u g h to pay fo r h i s lu nc hes. H e s o o n created a clot h i ng l in e, an d h i s creati ve wor k cont in u e d f ro m th ere. Omar H op k in s o n is a pro lific v i sual ar t is t. I f pressed to p ut a l ab e l to h i s wo r k , h e desc r i be s it as fi n e su r rea l pop a r t. H owe ve r, he f i n ds labels too l im i t in g fo r h i s exp re ssi ve p i e ce s wh i ch

featu re l arge ab st rac t d esigns a n d h eav y use of light and br i ght color s. For him , all th at mat ter s is t hat when o th ers v iew his wor k , t hey k n ow i t is an Om s p iece. Oma r n otes t hat many influen ces h ave help ed his st yle evo l ve over t im e. He or igi n a l l y be gan by c reat ing gra ph i c car toon-st yle c harac ters a n d logos. Af ter receivi n g fo r m al t raining at Ont ar io Co l l ege of Ar t and D esign a n d To ro nto S c hool of Ar t, h e n o tes several ot her influen ces. He enjoys t he wor ks of bo th Pa b lo Pic asso and Keit h Ha r i n g bec ause of t heir use o f co l o r, t heir myster y and th ei r wo r k et hic s. However, h i s h er i tage also p lays an i mpo r ta nt role in his ar t. Th o u gh Canad ian-b or n and ra i sed, Om ar c red it s his Tr i n i da dian and Bar b ad ian h er i ta ge for his fasc inati o n w i th b r ight c ar nival-like co l o rs w hic h he uses to show movement and emot ion. He a dds th i s her it age has usually ser ved a s an interest ing conversati o n p oint. However, he go es o n that when it comes to ra ce a nd color, t here are di f ferent ex p ec t at ions. Wh en so meone says t he ter m “ bl a ck a r t ist ”, Om ar notes, th ey a u tom at ic ally relate it to wo r k disc ussing contem po ra r y a nd histor ic al b lac k or Af r i ca n concer ns. However, w h i l e h i s wor k d oes ad d ress th ese, h e also p or t rays

contemp orar y event s, mo t i vat ional messages, mu s i c re ferences, and more. H is var ious influence s and st yles c an b e s e e n i n “ Third Floor Economy ”, o n e of Om ar ’s favor ite p i e ce s whic h “rep resent s t h e p ro jec t s and b lac k margi n a l i z a t ion in Am er ic a.” He s t ate s i t send s a d eep er mes s a g e o f k nowing where you’ve co me from and “ The color re p re sent s t he life and vi b ra n c y in our communit ies, e s p e c ially t he West I nd ia n co mm unit y. I t also rep re s e nt s c haos. The small im a g e o f a b uild ing in t he mid dl e o f t h e ab st rac t im age d em o n s t rate s how easy it is to ge t l o s t i n a c haot ic system. Thi s i s s i mi l a r to how b lac ks were o n l y s u p p osed to b e p ut into w h at a re k nown as ghet tos to day (a n d was sup p osed to b e te mp o rar y) b ut as t he sys te mat i c p rocess cont inued, we we re lost in t he mix .

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“ E le c t r i c Ave n u e” ( yes, l i ke th e po pular song by Ed d y Grant ), rep resent s t he ur b a n co mmun it y an d t h e sen sati o n s o f feel i n g alive evoked from it s light s and b uzz. He exp l a i n s t h at “ Th e co l o r yel l ow tr i mmi n g th e p or t ion of t he st r uc t ure and im p lying life i n t h e communit y or on t he s t re e t.” R eal life sit uat ions als o h e avi l y im p ac t his ar t. H is ar t p i e ce “Shif t ” is a b eaut iful t r i b u te to Blac k H istor y M ont h. I t te l l s many stor ies of st r ug g l e, co n d it ioning, and freed o m.

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O ma r ’s f avo r ite p ar t o f bei n g a n a r ti st i s t he “reac t ions on p eop le’s faces” and t he m l i k i n g h i s wor k becau s e it “co n n ec ts to th em.” I nte rest ingly, his most memorab le reac t ion to h i s wo r k was no t at al l a p o si ti ve o n e. He reca l l s live p aint ing at an ar t show and a young ma n , w h o was o bse r vin g h im , a sk i n g to see o th er samp les of his wor k . Af ter c loser insp ec t io n o f h i s o th er a r t, t h e m an sa i d, “ I do n’t l i ke w h at you’re d oing r ight now. You’re b et ter t ha n t h i s.” I t was o n ly t h e n t h at Oma r reco gn i zed th at t he live ar t was t r uly not t he b est wor k h e’s do n e. Howeve r, t h e o bvio u s po tenti a l th e o n l ooker saw in him has always st uc k wit h him . O ma r i s s e t o n c re ati n g a creati ve co mp lex one d ay, whic h allows for ind ivid ual c re at i ve t a le nt s to grow. Fo r n ow, h owever, h e i s content wit h t he c areer he’s mad e for him s e l f. H e owe s th is to h i s p ersi sten ce. He do esn’t wait for op p or t unit ies b ut instead const ant l y a s ks, pu shes an d s e e k s th em o u t. He a l so attr ib utes his success to good mar ket ing and e n s u r i n g he sur rou n d s h im s el f w i th th e r i ght peop le. A p iece of ad vice he st ill wishes he k ne w at a youn g e r ag e was “ to n o t ta ke a ny ti me off, st ar t ear ly and always d oc um ent.” The re a re d ays h e admi ts th at h e’s fel t l ike giving up and even ad mit s to feeling t h i s way e ve r yd ay. Th i s fe e l i n g depen ded o n h ow t hings were going and if his wor k is fulfil l i n g to him a nd wo u l d t ransl ate to a u di en ces i n an im p ac t ful way. However, he’s a b ig b e l i e ve r t h at giv i n g up g e t s yo u n ow h ere a n d pu sh es t hose feelings away. At t h e m o m e nt, O ma r do es h ave h o pe of b r inging his wor k to t he Car ib b ean and i s o p t i mi s t ic th at t h i s inte r vi ew may be th e f i rst step toward s it. Ar t may not b e a p rest igiou s o r t ra di t iona l c a re e r p at h to co n si der i n th e Ca r ib b ean b ut he fir m ly b elieves t hat it c an b e a vo i ce for th e p e o p l e an d mu ch l i ke regga e a nd hip -hop, b e used to shif t an out look . Or i n h i s ow n words, a r t is t s are “ th e tea ch ers a n d tel ler s of t hings t hat d on’t want to b e told.” M o re g lim p s e s o f h i s wo r k ca n be fo u n d on his I nst agram p age: @ o m a r _o m s _h opk i nson

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Sha wt yRP Th e s k y i s n o t th e l i mi t a i m h i gh er! Ever y failure is a life lesson. B et ter to f ail t r y i n g t h a n to l i ve w i th regret. Prove d oub ter s wrong inc lud i ng yo u rs e l f as so meti mes we ca n b e our own wor st enemies. B y : Shawt yRP Wr i t te n B y : J ama r K n i ght

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went y- s e ve n -yea r- o l d Sh aw t y R P h a s shown th at s h e is mu ch mo re th a n j u st a noth e r u n d e rgro un d ra p a r ti st i n h er q uest to beco m e a m ai n strea m i co n . Ever th e p erfec t i o n i s t, s h e i s co n sta ntl y wo r k i n g to refi n e h e r raw t al e nts. Wi th a u n i qu e st yle a nd soun d i n f l u e n ced by h er Ca r i bbea n her itag e, sh e is an ar t ist o n th e r i se.

o r n i n St. Lu ci a a n d l i v i n g i n th e UK , s he re c a l l e d t h at her i nterest i n mu si c and r hy t h m s t ar te d at a yo u n g a ge.. “ I t a l l st ar ted wit h po e t r y at t h e a ge o f 11. I l oved w r it ing r hy mes an d if I e ve r fel t dow n th at wa s t he b es t way I co u l d ex press mysel f. Th en i t went fro m poe t r y o n p ap er to f ree -st y l i n g over gr im e be at s an d t hen fo u n d my l ove fo r rap yea r s late r.”

s sh e gre w o l d er, sh e fo u n d h ersel f a dmi r i ng o l d - s c h o o l fema l e ra p a r ti sts s like the “ H i p - H o p G o d d ess” L i l K i m. “ L i ttl e K im wa s a hu g e in fl u e nce o f mi n e grow i n g up her S ex y C l o t h i n g, B o ssy Swa g! Co n f i dence! a nd Ta le nt !” As h e r ta l ent expa n ded, sh e fou nd a n o t h e r i n f l uen ce th at h el ped h er dec i si on to i n co r p o rate S o ca i nto h er st yle -R iha n n a. “R i h an n a wa s a mo re mo der n influence of m i n e wh ich ma de me wa n n a a d ap t my Ca r i b b e an b ackgro u n d i nto my ra p musi c.”

h e re c al l e d t r y i n g va r i o u s gen res to expa nd h e r u n i q u e st y l e bu t fo u n d h erself b eing mo s t exc i te d by th e o n e th at repre sents h e r Car i b b e a n h er i ta ge. “ I’ve tr i ed ma ny g e n re s fro m Fu n k y, Af ro beats, a nd Ba sh m e nt b u t my mo st exci ti n g a n d genre that I a m p l an n in g o n ma k i n g a n a me o ut of i t th e S o c a s ce n e. As a fema l e ra pper, I bel i e ve I n e e d to di f ferenti ate mysel f f rom other fem al e rap p e rs. S o ca mu si c gi ves me a n ed g e, t h e re’s m o re to me th a n j u st b eing a rapper. I’ l l b e b r in gi n g my S a i nt Lu ci an cul ture i nto my raps a s wel l a s ma k i n g S oc a musi c a n d I’ l l al s o be spea k i n g my mo ther ton g ue.”

he also c red ited t he genre as o n e t h at aid ed her d evelop m ent as an ar t ist. I t p o s i t ively affec ted her confid ence and i n c re a s e d her ab ilit y as a p er for mer d esp ite h e r i n exp er ience wit h it in t he b eginning. “S o c a m usic has d efinitely influenced my grow t h as an ar t ist as it ’s p ushed me to a p l a ce I’ve never b een b efore. I t was all n e w to m e and out of my comfor t zone. I s t a r te d from sc ratc h and just t hrew myself r i g ht i n . I t ’s given me new found confid ence e s p e c ially when I p er for m my S oc a t rac ks I’m l i ke a new p er son on st age! I t ur n into a t r u e p er for m er !”

it h her p lans to c reate a nam e fo r her self in t he S oc a scene, it should b e n o sur p r ise t hat she has p lent y of up co ming p rojec t s to b e released in t he n o tso - d ist ant fut ure. “I’ve got a few p ro je c t s I’m wor k ing on. For my R ap fans, I’ve g o t 3 releases #Swer ving #Paid #Wave. An d for my newfound S oc a fans, I’ve go t t wo S oc a music vid eos d rop p ing over s u mme r #BumOnDiM ed ia wit h S oc a ar t ist T- N a k a n d my single #Bum p aR olling. 2019 it ’s a l l a b o u t visuals so ex p ec t a lot of music vid e o s fro m Shawt yRP t his year.”

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n a dd it i o n to p e r fec ti n g h er cra f t a s a musi c a r t is t, S h awt y R P co n sta ntl y seeks to pe r fec t h e rs e l f as a bra n d a n d be di f ferent f ro m t h e n o r m. Sh e rel ated th at w hile the j our n e y was a di f f i cu l t o n e, h er pers evera n ce an d i ntegr i t y h el ped to br i n g he r c l os e r to h e r go a l s. “ Th e exper i en ce of b ui ld i ng mys e l f as a mu si c bra n d wa s not ea sy, I h ad a l o t o f peo pl e do u bti n g me. I h a rd ly g o t co m p a red to o th er fema l es wh i c h lo o k in g b ack I gu ess wa s a go o d thi ng. H owe ve r, I stu ck to w h at I bel i eved in a nd wh at I wanted to do, a n d i t l ed me to wh e re I am n ow k now i n g exa c tl y w h at t yp e of Ar t i st I want to be. Th ere i s n o o n e out the re li ke m e an d I’m 1 step cl o ser to grab b in g my s p o t !”

h e al s o h ad s o me wo rds o f en co u ra ge me nt fo r h e r fe l l ow a r ti sts. “ D o n’t gi ve up ! Co n si ste n c y is k e y! On ce yo u bel i eve i n you k e e p g o i n g t il l u ma ke o th ers beli eve i n yo u to o ! D o n’t do u bt

your self! Also, somet im es you c an b e yo u r own wor st enemy and your b iggest c r i t i c. Just rememb er ever y release d oesn’t h ave to b e p er fec t ! Leave sp ace to grow a n d d evelop. Tr ial and er ror - lear n from yo u r mist akes and use it as a guid e on h ow to get b et ter and keep d evelop ing.”

it h her d r ive, t alent, and willi n g ness to p ush her b ound ar ies as an a r t i s t, Shawt yRP is an ar t ist to keep on you r ra da r.

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M ay 17 t h - M ay 27 t h 2019

J ynnyn E dwards D e ar Ch i l d, never give u p o n yo ur drea m s o r go a l s. Per s o n s w il l always tr y to b r i n g yo u dow n b u t yo u c a n overco m e a n d prove yo ur s el f. Yo u can make you r d re am s co m e tr u e a nd yo ur go a l s co m e to l ife. B y : J y n ny n Ed ward s

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yn ny n An n e k k a Edwa rds, best k n own a s Cupc a k e s, is a radi o perso n a l i t y i n Tr i nid ad a n d To ba g o an d i s fa mo u s fo r h er ta gl i n e p e a ce, love an d cu p ca kes. Sh e h a s create d a No n - G ove r n m e nt a l Orga n i z ati o n ( N GO), Peace Love an d Cu pca kes, to h el p o r ph a ned k ids on th e i s l an d. Th ey dea l w i th k i ds pe rs o na l ly to h e l p t h e m to better th emsel ves and b e co m e e q u al m e m bers o f so ci et y. Acco rd ing to Cupc a ke s, ”S o m e o f th ese i ssu es th at affec t them have n o t b e e n created by th em bu t have c h a n g e d t h e i r l i ves fo rever. We at Peace Love a n d Cu p c ak e s a re ju st tr y i n g to gi ve them a c h an ce o f e qu a l i t y to be th e sa me as a nyo n e e l s e. We t r y to l et th em k n ow th ere a re as eq u al l y l ove d a n d ch er i sh ed l i ke a ll othe r c h i l d re n .” I s l an d Si gn atu res sat down to ch at wi t h h e r an d l ea r n mo re a bo u t h er organi zat io n .

I love the n ame Pea ce, Love a nd Cu pcakes. Wh e re did it co m e f ro m ?

H ow did th e Pea ce, Love a n d Cupcakes Ch a r it y s ta r t? I k new wanted to st ar t a NGO. I jus t di dn’t k now 100% what I wanted to d o wit h i t. I n D ecemb er 2017, I registered t he NG O, Pe a ce, Love, and Cup c akes and I had some t i me to t hink ab out it and a self-realizat ion mo me nt it hit me. I should share t he love t h at o t h e r s have offered me growing up, t he sa c r i fi ce s my mom and d ad mad e for me and sha re t h e s e moment s wit h ot her s who need it. I re a l l y c annot im agine my life wit hout my p a re nt s and t he lad y t hey shap ed me into. I re a l l y wanted to share t hat wit h k id s who n e e d i t and would ap p rec iate it and who wo u l d l ove me in ret ur n. I t d id t ake some t im e a n d a l o t of researc h b efore we k ic ked off t h e o ffi c i a l launc h and really sat and t alked wit h o r p h a n s and foster families and even or p ha n s w h o were ad op ted from Venezuela.

I d ec id ed t hen I would st ar t small a n d d ec id ed to go into t wo or p hanages i n Tr inid ad and im p ac t t hese k id s live s. I I init i a lly g o t t h e id e a f ro m a ra di o personst ar ted wit h Cyr il R oss, a c har it y t h at h o u s e s a l it y wh o I l i s te n e d to a n d a dmi re f ro m my k id s affec ted by t he HIV/AIDS vir us, a n d St. child ho od, Twe e z . H e i s a l egen d h ere i n D ominic C har it y whic h is muc h b igg e r. Eve r y Tr ini d a d an d h i s t agl i n e wa s a l ways ‘ T to week I would just b r ing an ar t iste, s i n g e r, the W d ou b l e E Z Tweez i s i n th e h o u se’. d ancer, a jeweler to nam e a few who wo u l d Twent y ye ars l ate r, it sti l l stu ck w i th me. I just come wit h me and we would sp e n d s o me a l so wa nte d to c re ate a ta gl i n e th at peop le t im e wit h t he k id s and d o am azing t h i n g s. woul d k now m e by fo rever w h en I go o n t he R a dio. O n St ar 94. 7 FM , I sta r ted say i n g p eace, O ur Found at ion was c reated on 2nd Ja n u a r y 2018, ap p roved on 28t h Januar y 20 1 8 a n d love a nd c u p cak e s at en d o f ever y sh ow and offic ially launc hed in S ep tem b er 20 1 8 it s tu c k . M y m o m ac tu a l l y sta r ted bu y i n g p oste r s say i n g p e ace l ove a n d cu pca kes s o I took i t a n d p e rs o n s catch o n qu i ck l y pers ons H ow m a ny c h il dren h a s Pea ce, Love s ta r te d c a l l in g m e Cu pca kes. I n D ecembe r a n d Cupc a k es wo r k ed w ith s ince the 2 01 7 I wante d to d o mo re w i th th e n a me, so I begin n in g? decid e d to g o i n graph i cs. Th en a n i dea c am e to me to d o n ate t h e pro ceeds to a ch a r i t y. I I d on’t have an ex ac t numb er of k ids we h ave then h a d an o t h e r i d ea to ju st create my own im p ac ted, b ut as we used d ifferent o r p h a n char i t y. ages t he im p ac t is ver y selec t ive to t h o s e fe w.

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What d i d you r f r iends a nd f a m ily s ay wh e n you told them yo u wa nted to create a fou n datio n? S om e p e rs o n s agreed w i th me a n d o t her s d i d n o t. M y p arents were th e mo st sup p o r t i ve as al ways a n d th ey a re pro u d. M y gra nd m o t h e r p assed i n 2017 so sh e did n’t get to b e p ar t o f my pro jec t bu t i k n ow s h e i s l o o k in g d ow n at me bei n g pro ud. The i d e a g o t into a c ti o n a f ter I spent a d ay by Th e Wi l l s’ f a mi l y o n e even i n g in Wo od b ro o k af te r I ca me h o me u pset, an d we s at an d ch at a n d th e i n spi ration an d c re at ive j u i ces w h ere pu mpi n g a nd I went al o n g wi t h i t. S o th e i dea ca me up w i t h t h at fam il y th o se f r i en ds ever y thing m e sh e s we l l an d I deci ded to ta ke a step fo r ward an d we di dn’t k n ow i t wo u l d got t h i s f ar t wo we eks a f ter th at co nversat ion I re gi s te re d t h e fo u n dati o n , ever yo n e is p ro ud i t d i d.

Tell u s a b i t ab o u t yo u r fo u nda tion me mb e rs a nd t heir j o b s in th e fou n d at i o n . The te am i s s m al l a n d co n si sts o f f i ve p er so n s in c l u d in g mysel f. Ever yo n e i s ver y m uc h i nvo l ve d i n so me way a n d h el ps to p ul l th e fo u n d at i o n to beco me stro n ger ove r t i m e. Bla i r M u r ray- Th e Co nta c t R ep, B l a i r help s m e f i n d t h e r ig ht perso n s w h o w i l l be ab le to a ss i s t in t h e fo u n dati o n . N i c h o l as S in g h - Th e go -to gu y, h e coord in ate s al l t h e e vents f ro m mi n i so ci a l gat he r i ng s to e ve nt s fo r rea di n g. He a l so volu nte e rs an d h e l p s w i th th e k i ds. Am e lia R am j ar r i e - Th e Pu bl i c R el ati ons R ep, d e al s m o s t ly w i th i nv i tati o n s a n d s po n s o rs h i p l e t ters. Da ni e l J. B e ck l e s - D ea l s mo stl y w i th our s oc i a l m e d ia an d deco r fo r o u r events.

Wh at a re yo ur s h o r t-ter m go als? Shor t ter m, I would like to c reate a b o o k and aud io b ook at t he end of t he ye a r fo r t he k id s to read. The id ea is t ur ning s o hop efully we will make a d irec t iona l move soon.

B ein g a ra dio per s o n a l it y at GML’s S l a m 100.5fm & 951 R em ix, fo r mer c a n didate fo r M is s U n iver s e T&T 2014 a n d Fo r m er M is s Wo r l d T&T 2013 a n d s eein g th e s tr uggl e wi th m a ny c h il dren in o th er co untr i es. D o yo u ever feel l ik e pus h in g yo ur foundatio n fur th er into o th er co untr i es? I would love to ex p and Peace Love a n d Cup c akes regionally fir st. However, t h e re is a US investor who is ver y muc h i nte rested in st ar t ing t he p rojec t in t he i r h o me town of Washington DC . They woul d h o u s e k id s t here as well who would need o f t h e ser vices. Af ter ex p ansion into Toba g o, ot her interest into t he Car ib b ean i s l a n ds would b e am azing and t hen p er ha p s i nte rnat ionally so t he wor ld c an sc ream “PE ACE, LO VE AND C UPC AKES”, and t he b ran d w i l l live on.

Wh at wo ul d yo ur per s o n a l m e ssage be to a ny c h il d go in g th ro ugh a d i f fic ul t s ituatio n ? You are st rong, no mat ter what you r c ur rent sit uat ion is. Even if you c r y, yo u are st rong and t hings will get b et te r. I b elieve you come out a b et ter p er s o n from t he sit uat ion. S om et im es in o u r l i ve s, we are p ut in sit uat ions for a reason b u t you will overcome t hem. I wish for yo u to b elieve in your self and b elieve t hat yo u are hand some and b eaut iful. Confi de n ce is ver y im p or t ant. Walk wit h p r id e i nto a ny sit uat ion wit h your head held high, e ve n if you wear t he c heap est shoes wal k l i ke you’re a millionaire.

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What did your fwr ihe e nd syou and family say n to l d th em you wa nte d to c reate a found at i on? Swoith meme peran s ons a gre e d d ot he r s d i d no t. M y pa re nt s we re tas healways most saup p or t i ve nd t he y a re proud. M y gra nd m ot he r passed in 2017 so she didn’t get to b e p a r t of my proj ec t b ut i k now she is look i ng d ow n at me bein g p roud. The idea got into a c t i on af te r I spent a d ay by The Wills’ f a mi l y one eve n in g in Wood b rook af te r I cam e hom e u pset, an d we sat a nd ct io hat an d t he i nsp i ra n an d cre at i ve j ui ce s w he re pu m p i ng a nd I went alon g w i t h i t. S o tt he idea cam e up w i t h hat family t hose f r i e nd s eve r y th in g m e she s we l l and I decid e d to t a ke awestep for wa rd a nd didn’t k now it would g o t th is f a r tafwo weeks te r th at co nver satistered io n I regt he fo un dation ,

M elinda B elle Un i qu e ly e m b edded in yo u r DN A is a s o l utio n th is wo r l d is wa it i ng for. B e t h e so l u t io n. Ad d va l ue to peo pl eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s l ives. B y M el in da B elle

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t y l i s h , s av v y a n d sma r t co me to m i nd w h e n o n e m eets M el i n da . Th o u gh we d i d n o t h ave a tra di ti o n a l f a ce to face inte r v ie w, h e r p erso n a l i t y po u red th rough th e c a l l. M e l in d a i s a mu l ti f a ceted i n d ivid ua l wi t h t al e nt s t h at ra n ge f ro m si n gi ng a nd so n g wr i t in g to w r i ti n g bo o ks a n d fi n a nc i al ad vi s in g. As a resu l t, th i s yo ung e ntre p re n e u r i s co mbi n i n g h er G o d- given tal e nts an d l ove fo r o th ers to create organ i zati o n s w h e re perso n s ca n l ea r n to prop e r l y m an ag e t h e i r f i n a n ces by f i rst l ear ning to m a n ag e t h e m sel ves.

S elf Wor th and Confidence

t wa s a h ard l e sso n fo r M el i n da h ers elf to le a r n . S h e s p o ke a bo u t h er sel f esteem is sues, wh e re h e r n o t wa nti n g to be se en wa s a f fe c t i n g h e r i n a l l a rea s o f h er l i fe, m ost n o t ab l y m ak i n g h er fea r f u l o f success. Si nce s h e was a c h i l d, sh e wa s a l ways shy a nd te n d e d to wi th draw h ersel f f ro m t he spo tli ght. S h e al mo st di d n o t a c t o n her tal e nts e i t h e r b e c a u se sh e di d n o t th i nk th at wr it i n g was ben ef i ci a l u nti l o n e of her tea c h e rs h ig h l ig hted h er gi f t. Co n sta nt ly wo r r y in g ab o u t wh at o th ers th o u ght held M e li nd a b ack f ro m a c ti vel y pu rsu i n g her pa ssi o n s an d i t wa s w h en sh e rea l i sed h ow sign if i c ant t h e i mpa c t wa s th at she d e c i d e d to s o m e t h i n g a bo u t i t. S h e h ad to le a r n t h at s h e d id n o t n eed peo pl e to like h e r i n o rd e r fo r her to be su ccessf u l.

her fear of b eing at t he forefront, M e l i n da m oved from her p refer red seat in t h e b a c k and in 2012 c reated I mageUp, her b l o g st yle web site. The p age rad iates se l f l ove and intelligence and M elind a b old l y s t ate s “ hi I’m M elind a and I’m b r illiant !”

he wr it ing was not at t he top o f t h e list of successful job s, b ut it was at t h e top of her t alent s. she sp oke ab out l i mit ing your self b ec ause you d o not t h i n k t hat you are c ap ab le of mak ing an i mp a c t by d oing what you are good at. M e l i n da st ressed t hat self- esteem and t he way o n e p erceived t hemselves affec t t heir s u cce s s. B e b old and not ar rogant, b ec ause yo u a re seen b efore you are heard.

he noted t hat for ent rep reneur s I ma g e is esp ec ially im p or t ant as t hey are t h e b rand and “p eop le d o wit h b usines s w i t h p eop le.”

ut t he new and im p roved M elinda meet s you b efore you meet her, no t o n l y has she c hanged her at t it ud e b ut s h e h a s c hanged her ward rob e. Her b r ight n e w out look on life is reflec ted in her c h o i ce of even b old er color s whic h she wo u l d ’ve once st rayed away from and signal s t h at she is here and read y to leave her ma r k!

he ro ad was n o t ea sy, bu t M el i n da re a l i se d h e r n at u ra l ta l ents, i dea s a n d gif t s were ex ac t l y wh at sh e n eeded to f u l f i ll h e r l i fe’s p u r p o s e o f bei n g a so l u ti o n for s om e o n e e l s e. As a resu l t o f overco mi ng Co m pl im ents COB Credit U n i o n

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Leading and I nspir ing O thers

f te r re al is i n g how mu ch devel o pi n g her imag e h e l p e d h e r rea l i se h er tru e po tent ial, M el i nda d e ci d e d to h el p o th er wo men f ind the i r own s e l f-wo r th . Her websi te pro u d ly state s h e r l i fe m is s i o n to mo ti vate a n d mob ilis e wo m e n to b e co me Lea dHers a s th ey lear n to

Lo v e wh o t h e y are . Af f i r m wh o t h e y a re. C reat e we al t h w i t h t h e ir n a t u ra l a b il i ti es.

h e c re d it s h e r mo th er, “ th e mo st beaut iful woma n in t h e wo r l d ”, fo r h er deter mi n at ion to be co m e a l e ad h er. Watch i n g h er mo ther p ursue h e r M as te rs a n d P HD a f ter spen ding m uc h o f h e r l ife a s a pro fessi o n a l teac her inspi re d h e r gre at l y. M el i n da a l so a dmi res HR B os s (a we l l k n own B a j a n i n f l u en cer) , Viola Davi s, a n d O p rah a n d o n e day h o pe to i nsp ire a nd po sit i ve l y i n f l uen ce o th ers h ersel f.

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n e way t h at M el i n da h o pes to i n spi re and h e lp o t h e rs i s by creati n g so u n d f i nancia l li te rat u re fo r b o th a du l ts a n d ch i l dren. Her bo ok , M y M o n e y a n d M e, sh ows peop le how t h e i r m in d s e t a n d beh av i o u rs a f fec t t he way t h e y m an ag e t h ei r mo n ey. Th e rea d er lear ns w h at i t m e ans to l ea d yo u r mo n ey and als o h ow to l e t i t grow. Th e bo o k sh ows you whe re yo u we nt w ro n g by l o o k i n g i nto your fina n c i a l is s u e s an d th en gi ves yo u a dv i ce

on how to t ur n around t he sit uat io n a n d g e t t he most out of your money. All audi e n ce s should b e “ t ransfor med ” by t he en d o f t h e b ook and b e ab le to make p rod uc t i ve fi n a n c ial d ec isions wit h t heir money. ( Th e b o o k c an b e p urc hased online via her we b s i te fo r $9. 99 US)

oney M atters also affec t s c hi l dre n a n d t his led M elind a also wr it ing a b o o k fo r t hem. Lampy the Lighthouse : ear nin g a n d sp end ing is a color ing b ook for c h i l dre n a g e s 4-6. The b ook uses fun ac t ivit ies to te a c h c hild ren t he value of money and e ffe c t i ve sp end ing. She fir mly b elieves t hat c h i l dre n should lear n ab out money manage me nt fro m young as it is never too ear ly whic h l e d to t he c reat ion of t he c harac ter Lampy, w h o i s t he c hild ren’s mascot for Ast rap e Fi n a n ce I n c.

not her vent ure of M elind a’s, As t ra p e Finance I nc. p rovid es a range of fin a n c i a l s e rvices and solut ions. Their site affir ms “O u r mission is to b e t hat shining light. We a re t h e c ar ing, k nowled geab le, t r ust wor t hy, fi n a n c ial comp any guid ing you to financ i a l s t a b i l it y and p rosp er it y t hrough ed uc at i o n , s o u n d p lanning and ad vice.” Per sons c an co nt a c t M elind a via her web sites or var iou s s o c i a l med ia p lat for ms where she c an eith e r e n g a g e in group d isc ussions or one - on- one s e s s i o n s. She also cond uc t s week ly “ live” ses s i o n s o n her M oney M at ter s on I nst agram w h e re s h e d isc usses p ar t ic ular top ic s p er t ain i n g to finance.

The realit y of the Entrepreneur ial Jour ney

elind a’s organisat ions and b u s i n e s s ve n t ures are all successful in t heir own r i g ht. However, she notes t hat t he ent rep re n e u rial jour ney is not t he glit z and glamo u r mo s t p eop le assum e and t hat success do e s n o t

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com e ove r n i g ht. S h e says to th i n k o f th e b usiness as a c h i l d n e e d i n g l ove a n d ca re. I t i s n ot only t im e con sum i n g b u t c an be a bi t over w h el ming, whic h is why sh e s u g g e s t s l etti n g o th ers h el p. To grow your b usi n e ss, g at h e r a tea m th at h a s yo u r b est interest at h e ar t an d t h at i s a l so go o d at th ings t hat you m ay n e e d h e l p w i th . A stro n g tea m is mad e u p o f me m b e rs wh o a l l h ave so meth i n g of value to contr i b u te. . S h e says do n o t be a f ra i d to ask for hel p be c au s e o n e perso n ca n n o t do i t all alone. Alt ho ug h i t is yo u r bu si n ess, i t i s n o t a ll ab out you, and sh e t al k s ab o u t h ow so meti mes we need to lear n to g e t o u t o f o u r ow n way.

nt re p re n e u rs h ip a l so a f fec ts perso nal life if not m a n ag e d p ro p er l y. A wo r kday ca n run from a t yp i c a l â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n i n e to f i veâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to a f u l l t wel ve h o ur s and a wo r k we e k c an s t retch to Su n days i f a per son is not ca re f ul. Th e re fo re i t i s i mpo r ta nt to k n ow when to rest bec au s e s e l f- ca re i s pi vo ta l fo r entrep reneur success. M e l i n d a h ersel f i s a da ma nt a bout healt hy sel f - c a re ac t i vi t ie s w h i ch ca n i n cl u de tak ing t im e to watc h a m ovi e, g o i n g to th e gy m a n d sim p ly eat ing bet te r.

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h e s u cce s s o f yo u r bu si n ess i s rel ated to how you mar ket your self and your b ra n d. Sh e su g g e s t s p utti n g yo u rsel f o u t th ere and mak ing your self k nown so t hat you c a n g e n e rate inte re s t an d eventu a l l y bu i l d a c ustomer b ase. You must b e ab le to ad d va l u e to p e opl e’s l ive s, at ten d n et wo r k i n g eve nt s and get to k now p eop le and team up w i t h o t h e r o rg a n iz at i o n s fo r mo re devel o pment.

nt rep reneur s also need to find innovat ive ways to help t hem grow t heir b usiness. A b usiness a l s o grows when ot her s are refer red to it, t herefore, i t i s im p or t ant to always maint ain A+ ser vice to cu s tomer s.

hanging hab it s suc h as wak ing up ear lier a n d becom ing a mor ning p er son p osit ively affec t s yo u r attit ud e b ec ause you get more d one and st ar t to s e e th e b enefit s of your lab our.

hen asked what succe s s me a n s to her, she sim p ly rep lied: “di s cover ing what you were mad e to do.” A lot of p eop le aren’t where t h e y wa nt to b e in life b ec ause t hey h ave n o t yet d iscovered t heir t r ue c a l l i n g. M elind a’s fait h in G od he l p e d h e r to find her self and t his is w h at s h e i s t r ying to help ot her s to do.

ot only is she using h e r c a l l i n g to b et ter her self, b ut she a l s o h e l p s ot her s. She says t hat yes, t h e mo n e y is im p or t ant b ut t hat “p ap e r i s ju s t p roving”. When you c an s e e t h e im p ac t t hat you have ma de a n d yo u have successfully help ed at l e a s t one p er son t hen you have b e e n someb od y ’s solut ion.

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Ca r ib bean Fine Ar t Fa i r (CaFA)R eview Wr it te n B y K at r i na K i ng

h e wo n d e r l an d o f Ca r i bbea n cu l tu re and ar t s was op ened to t he p ub lic from M a rc h 6 to 10 for t h e an n u al Ca r i bbea n Fi n e Ar t Fair (CaFa). Th e n i nt h ye ar o f th e regi o n a l exh i bi ti on showc ased t he wor ks of t alented sp oken wo rd ar t i sts, co nte m p o ra r y a r ti sts a n d f a sh i on d esigner s to t he ar t- d ep r ived p ub lic. O ver 5 0 ar t i s t s from 15 co u ntr i es i n th e region p ar t ic ip ated in t he five - d ay ar t fai r h e l d at the Co u r t n e y Bl ack ma n Gra n d S a l l e G a ller y and Annex in histor ic Br id getown. Th e m os t d i s c u s s e d exh i bi t wa s Th e Wor ld of Winston Jord an: A Tr ib ute, whic h ho n o re d the pa i nt i n g s, d rawi n gs, a n d Cro p O ver cost umes of t he mult it alented Bar b ad ian c re at i ve. Th e wa l l s o f t h e Centra l B a n k o f B a r ba d os Exc hange I nterac t ive Center vib rant ly re fl e c te d Bar ba dian cu l t u ral l i fe - po r tra i ts o f th e q uintessent ial Bar b ad ian wom an, t he b r i g ht co l o r s of i sl a nd l ife an d th e mer r i ment o f ma sq uerad e. Exec ut ive Direc tor of CaFA, And e r s o n Pil gr i m , re ve al e d th at h e wa s deter mi n e d to showc ase Jord an’s life wor k and his c re at i ve ing en uit y u p to h i s pa ssi n g i n 2007. “ This man was a p ioneer and a genius o f c re at ivit y so we wanted to highlight his c a re e r, h i s cont r ib ut ion and also showc ase t he l a s t wo r ks he lef t to his est ate whic h is his son Wi n s l ow Jord an. The legac y lef t to Winslow and h i s s i b lings - we wanted to showc ase t hat to t h e nat ion.” Jord an was an ar t ist, c ar toonist, song w r i te r a n d cost um e d esigner. H is wor ks were ren ow n e d t hroughout t he island ’s c ult ural lands c a p e. He was resp onsib le for t he ear liest inc a r n a t ions of t he Nat ional Cult ural Found at i o n (N CF) logo and led t he ar t ist ic d irec t ion of t h e N at i o n Newsp ap er.

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ne of t he ot her highlight s inc lud ed t he s p e c i a l ex hib it Contemp orar y Prac t ice c urated by t h e b r i l l iant Onek a Small from t he Ar t ist s Alliance Ba r b a do s. Contemp orar y Prac t ice inc lud ed a c ast of A z i z a h On i fa , Alison C hap man-And rews, Heid i B erger, Ke n n e t h “Blac k ” Blac k man, M argaret Her b er t, Am and a Tro u g ht, C her-Antoinet te, Lor na Wilson, Ann Rud d er, a n d Heb ron C hism.

Steph e n R . Smi t h show ing his wor k call e d Felix Jordan House .

he so l e ar t s fair i n th e E a ster n Car i bbean , CaFA h a s beco me i nter n a tiona lly re co gn i ze d. Th i s wa s h i gh l i ghted by t h e Di as p o ra Di al o gu e V I exh i bi ti o n whi c h ex p l o re d t h e Af r i ca n i n f l u en ce o n conte m p o rar y ar t i s ti c expressi o n by th e Car i bbean d i as p o ra . Th e exh i bi ti o n fea ture d n i n e ar t is t s f ro m Argenti n a , B ra z i l, U SA, a nd G h an a. I t i nvesti gated th e rel evance o f Car i b b e a n a r t i n th e bro a der diaspo ra co nve rs at i o n .

Afreek a n S o uthwel l fro m Antigu a/USVI s h ow in g h is wo r k .

hro ug h o u t t h e fo u r days, patro n s were d elighted by t he d iver se range of event s : s p o ke n word feat u r in g p ro mi n ent a r ti st Al a n S p r inger ; st ud ent ex hib it s held at Nor man Ce nte r i n the Ci t y ; wo r k s h o ps a n d pa n el di scu ssi ons on p er for ming ar t s, visual ar t s and “ t he a r t s a s a n eco no m ic e n gin e”; a n d o pen stu di o to u rs. The Fashion showc ase whic h has b ecome a Ca FA s taple fe at u re d p ro mi n ent desi gn ers su c h as Tr inid ad ian b rand D eisha Dare, IMAT ’s Cre at i o n s from M a r t in iq u e, L an a Wi l so n o f B a r ba dos and more. G ive n th e ab u n d an ce o f l o ca l a n d regi o nal t alent d isp layed at CaFA, t he ex p ec t at i o n s a re hig h for h ow t h e ar t f a i r w i l l co mmemo rate it s d iam ond anniver sar y.

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nt i gu a an d B ar bu da l i es i n th e ea ste r n cur ve of t h e Le e ward I sl a n ds o f th e Lesser Ant i l le s, wh ich s e pa rate th e Atl a nti c O cean from t h e Car ib b e an S ea . Anti gu a i s 650 k m sou t h e a s t o f Pu e r to R i co w h i l e B a r bu da lies 4 8 k m du e n o r t h o f Anti gu a . Th e l a rger of the t wo is l an d s, Anti gu a , i s 21 k m a cro s s a nd 2 8 1 k m 2 . B ar b u da covers 161 k m 2 w hile R ed on d a o ccu p i e s 1.6 k m. Th e ca pi ta l o f Ant i g ua an d Bar b u da i s St. Jo h n’s, l o cated at St. J oh n’s H ar b o u r o n th e n o r thwest coast of Anti gu a. Th e c ap i ta l ci t y o f B a r bu da is Cod r i ng to n , l o c ate d o n Co dr i n gto n L a goon.

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nti gu a an d B a r bu da’s po pu l ati o n st and s at ap p rox im ately 102, 012, 000 accordi n g to 2 0 1 7 st at i s t ics. Th i s po pu l ati o n i s ma de up of many d ifferent nat ionalit ies mak ing i t a melti ng p o t o f d if ferent cu l tu res, tra di tions and religions.

hi s E n g l i s h - s p ea k i n g co u ntr y i s a ve r y p op ular tour ist d est inat ion and is acce s s i b l e o n direc t fl ig ht s fro m th e US A , UK a n d Ca nad a and ot her Car ib b ean ter r itor ies. M any vi s i to r s ar r i ve by cru is e s hi p i n th e co l o u r f u l cap it al of St. John’s where shop p ing, museu ms, a n d histor i c b u i l d in g s a re th e pr i me attra c tions. The island p reser ves it s histor y as a s t rate gi c nava l p o r t. I t is al so a po pu l a r sa i l i n g s p ot, b oast ing one of t he wor ld ’s foremost re g at t a s / b o at ra ce s h e l d aro u n d Ea ster.

nti gu a an d B a r bu da i s a l so n i r va n a for sun b at her s, honeymooner s, and anyb o dy look i n g fo r fi n e wh i te -sa n d bea ch es caressed by c lear t urq uoise water s, refreshin g bre e ze s, an d co ral reefs per fec t fo r sw imming, snor keling and sc ub a d iving. Anima l l ove r s ca n eve n s w im w ith f r i en dl y sti n grays in t he p op ular St ingray Cit y.

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n d d o n o t e ver wo r r y th at yo u w i l l r un out of b eac hes to visit. Did you k now t h at Anti g ua al o n e h as 365 bea ch es? Th at ’s a b eac h for ever y d ay of t he year ! I magine 3 6 5 be a c h e s o n an i s l a n d w h o se di men si o ns sp an only 11 miles in wid t h and 14 miles i n leng t h !

t j ust d e m o n s t rates th at yo u wo u l d be unab le to ex p lore Ant igua wit hout find in g yo u r own spe c i al b i t o f Pa ra di se. Fro m wel l -k nown Dic kenson Bay, site of S and als’ comp re he nsi ve Ant ig u a re so r t, to th e severa l bays and white sand c hannels t hat r un t he l e n g t h of Anti gu a’s w in d i n g co a stl i n e, co u pl es c an loc ate t he shoreline of t heir d reams. S o me p o pul a r b e ach e s to l o o k fo r i n cl u de N elson’s D oc k yard, loc ated in t he p ar ish of St. Pa u l ; For t J a m e s, l o c ate d at th e entra n ce o f the Har b our of St. John’s; and Falm out h Ha r b o u r, a ho r sesh o e - s h ap e d bay a n d n atu ra l h a r bour on t he sout her nmost p oint of t he coas t o f t h e isla nd. S o ex p l o re pr i sti n e h i deaways, relish t he sp ec t ac ular t urq uoise water s, sink yo u r feet i nto t h e s m o o th sa n d a n d l o cate that unique sp ot of your own.

Dic k enso n Bay, Antigua

ou can al s o j u mp o n over to Anti gu aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s t win island, Bar b ud a and ex p er ience t h e b e a u tifu l pi n k s an d y b ea ch es ( a s wel l a s th e p ink shells t hat lace t he shoreline). Here i s w h e re Anti g ua n s re ce ive mo st o f th ei r l o bster im p or t s and a var iet y of ot her sea food s.

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h i l e o n t h e to pi c o f “ l o bster ” l et ’s d isc uss t he food ! A lot of Ant iguan c uisin e i s in spi re d by fo o d created by en sl aved p er sons d ur ing Br it ish colonizat ion. For ex a mp l e, fun g e e an d s al t fi sh i s a co r n mea l mi x wit h ok ra. Then t here is d uc ana, whic h is a s p i ce d pum pk i n , co co n ut a n d o th er spi ces m ixed toget her and wrap p ed in b anana leaf (o r fo i l, o r o th e r p l ant l e aves! ) . Yo u co u l d a l so t r y t heir flavour-r ic h infused r ice p ud d ing/ b l o o d pud d i n g m ad e f ro m th e sk i n o f ei th er cow or p ig (d ep end s on your p reference) i nte s t i n e s st uf fed w it h r ice.

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n d if yo u’re l o ok i n g fo r a pa r t y, Ant igua’s c ar nival is a ten- d ay fest ival consisti n g o f col our f u l co s t u m es, ta l ent sh ows a n d pageant shows. I t usually st ar t s from t he en d o f Ju l y a nd r un s u nt i l t h e f i rst Tu esday i n Au gust while Bar b ud a’s c ar nival, also k nown as Ca r i b a n a , be gi ns a n d e n d s in Ju n e. Th e ten - day ce leb rat ions inc lud e a steel p an Panorama co mp e t i tion , M i s s Ant ig u a qu een sh ow, Ca l y pso M onarc h and Par t y M onarc h comp et it ion s a n d e ve n a Tee n S p l as h co m peti ti o n .

ollowi n g t h e s e events, Anti gu a n s ce leb rate t he t wo main c ar nivals, Car nival M o n day, als o k nown as T- s h i r t ma s, a n d th e l a st and b iggest c ar nival, Car nival Tuesd ay whi c h s h owca se s a l l t h e co l o ur f u l ba n ds, mu si c a n d cost umes. There are also many food fairs / s t a l l s a nd sm al l e r co m p e ti ti o n s th ro u gh o u t the d ay.

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ut th o u g h t h e s e featu res a re del i ghtful, t hey are just t he t iniest frac t ion of what Ant i g u a and B a r bu d a h as to o f fer- fo r exa mpl e, we d id nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even ment ion t he ad orab le b ird s a n c t u ar y loc ate d o n Bar b u da . To get th e f u l l exp er ience for your nex t vac at ion, b ook a fl i g ht to Anti g ua an d Bar b u d a .

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IS: When did Between a Book and a Bottle star t? S B : B et ween a B o o k a n d A B o ttl e wa s conceptuali ze d i n D e ce m b e r 2 0 1 8 a n d we h a d o u r ve r y f i r s t event in Ja n ua r y 2019. We c reated B et we en a B ook and a Bottle not only as a way to get people to rea d m o re, but to buil d a n eco s ys tem a nd soci ally c o n n e c t p e o p l e w i t h s i m i l a r a n d d i s s i m i l a r i n t e re s t s . We w a n t e d p e o p l e t o s o c i a l i z e i n a m o r e genuine way and create long-lasting networks. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve a l ways s a id Ba r ba do s is a n entrepreneurs para dis e. Th ere a re m a ny o ppo r tun ities in thi s Island if you can tap into them and networking at our e ve n t s c o u l d p o t e n t i a l l y l e a d t o s o m e o n e b o o s ti n g o r e ve n c re a t i n g t h e i r b u s i n e s s. T h e e nv i ro n m ent is o n e w h ere peo pl e c a n co m e a n d lear n new things and get out the rut of having the same rec y cled conversations. We want to br ing people out of their comfor t zones and get conversations flowing. IS: What types of books do you cover? And are there any others that you are planning to do? S B : We h a v e z e r o j u d g e m e n t s w h e n i t c o m e s t o books. We are open to covering any t ype of book to b e ho n es t. Th e th ree fo un der s h ave va r ious d i f ferent tastes in books and we just tr y to come to a consensus at th e begin n in g o f ea c h m o nth and d eci d e upon a book. So far we have covered mainly self help books but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also done one novel and an autobiography. We are planning to do a whole host of book t ypes and are always open to suggestions. We want the book club to be about our attendees and not us.

IS: Where d o yo u m eet ? S B : We me e t e ve r y l a st S u nd ay o f th e m o nth .O ur l as t ve n u e was at the f a ir l y new Wra ps o dy Ca fe. You s ho u l d d e f i nitel y c hec k t hem o ut, th eir fo o d is AMA ZING ! B ut a l so c hec k o u t o ur I n s ta gra m fo r update s @ b e t weena b o o k a nda b o ttl e o r yo u c a n ema i l u s at b e t weena bo o k a nda b o ttl e@ gm a il.co m IS: What was t he f ir st event that B et ween a B o o k and a B o t t l e d i d ? S B : O u r f ir st eve nt wa s h el d in J a n u ar y of t h i s yea r w here we d isc us s ed M ic h el l e O bama’s B e co m ing. We rea l l y didn’t expec t s uc h a good t u r n ou t, b u t it wa s a b so l utel y ph en o m en al. We h ad Th e H R B o ss ( w ho a c tua l l y inter n ed at th e Wh i te H o u se) a nd Gina Cu m m in s w h o were b eyon d i n s p i rat io na l. B o th a dded s uc h va l ue to t h e eve nt. Th at ’s w hat we a re tr y in g to a c h ieve, we wa nt p e op l e to l eave w ith a dded va l ue! IS: How d o t h e m em b er s b a l a nce th eir person al li ve s an d t he gro u p at the sa m e tim e? S B: B alan ci n g o u r p er so na l l ives, c a re er s a n d th is in i tiative at t h e sa m e t im e ha sn’t been ea s y. I t hon e s t l y t ake s a l o t m o re tim e t ha n it l o o k s a n d more t h an we e ver tho u g ht it wo ul d. E s s entia l l y t h e bes t way we’ve ha nd l ed it is by del egatin g and a s s i gn i n g ro l es a nd f il l ing in fo r ea c h o th er if oth e r t h i n g s s ta r t to ta k e a to l l. Co fou n d e r o f B et ween a B o o k a n d a B o ttl e S o p hie B a nnister Lo o k i n g fo r t h at s p e c i a l o u t f i t ? Th e n l o o k no f ur t her ! Sim p lic it y Co utu re caters to all sizes wit h a wi de var i et y o f ladies clothing to c ho o se f ro m . Lo o k ing for convenience, they ’ve got you covered. View online, select your outfit and they come to you.

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n Aug u s t 2018, t h e gover n ment o f B a r b ad os anno un ce d p l an s to l ega l i ze ma r i ju a n a for m e d i c i n al p u r p oses. Th e D ru g Abu se ( Pre ve ntio n an d Co ntro l ) Ac t o f B a r ba do s (C AP 1 3 1 ) c u r re nt l y pro h i bi ts th e u se, manuf ac ture, p o s s e s s io n , a n d tra de o f ma r i ju ana or a ny by- p ro d u c t o f th e ca n n a bi s pl a nt. The pen al t ie s ran g e f ro m a $3,000 f i n e for givin g f a l s e in fo r m ati o n per ta i n i n g to mar ij ua n a usa g e o r t raff i ck i n g to 20 yea rs i n dic tment. Add i t io n al l y, th e Ac t regu l ates th e use of o th e r p s ych o t ro p i c su bsta n ces i n cl u ding opiu m a n d by p ro d uc ts o f th e co ca pl a nt ak a cocai n e. Th u s, to e f fec t th e ch a n ges a ssoc iated wi t h t h e an n o u n cement, th e Ac t i s likely to be a me n d e d as wel l a s n ew l egi l z ati o n create d. S i n ce t h e an n o u n ce ment, m u ch d i s c u s s i o n h a s b een g e n e rate d o n th e p ote nti a l p ro s an d co n s o f the subst an ceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s l e g a l i z ati o n . On o n e h an d , t h e s e i n cl u de a ne w pa in re l ie f o p ti o n fo r epi le p s y an d c ancer p ati e nts, a p o s s ib l e n ew expor t pro d u c t, i n a ddi ti o n to th e tou r is m p ro du c t a n d relie f on t h e c r i m in al ju sti ce s ys te m . O n t h e o t h er h a n d, dis c ussi on i n cl u d e th e po ss ib le a bus e o f t h e pro du c t a nd d r i v i n g u n d e r t h e i n f l u ence of t h e d ru g. H owever, it s ee m s t h at m o s t of th ese ben ef i ts o r det r iment s wo u l d o n l y a r i se w i th l a rge -sca l e use of th e d r u g. Th is d o es n o t seem to be poss ib le i f m ar i j u an a i s l ega l i zed fo r medi ci nal p ur p o se s as it wo u l d be h eav i l y regu l ate d. There h a s al s o b e e n di scu ssi o n o f a referendum to a p p rove t h e dru g fo r recreati o n al use.

s it st and s, t he announcem ent o f t h e legalizat ion of mar ijuana comes on t h e h e e l s of it s legalizat ion in d iffer ing for ms i n s e ve ra l count r ies in our hemisp here. For exa mp l e, last year, our neighb our ing nat ion o f St Vincent and t he Grenad ines and Ant i g u a a n d Bar b ud a legalized t he sub st ance fo r me di c i nal p ur p oses and for religious ob se r va n ce. I t should b e noted t hat p ossession o f t h e s u b st ance has b een d ec r im inalized in b o t h te rr itor ies, effec t ively p rovid ing t he exp e c te d b enefit of t he relief on t he cour t sys te m. Fur t her, Canad a and t he United State s o f Am er ic a, t wo of our major t rad e p a r t n e r s, have legalized mar ijuana use for re c re at i o n a l p ur p oses. Canad a, who mad e t his c h a n g e i n O c tob er 20 1 8 t h ro u g h t he Cannab i s St at u te Law Am endme nt Ac t, 2018 is mo s t n o te wor t hy as t h e l e g a l ized t he us e o f ma r i juana for re c re at i o n a l p ur p oses a p p l i e s to t he ent ire n at i o n , while in t h e U SA o n l y 11 of t heir 5 2 s t ate s have mad e l e gi s l a t ive c hange s to t h at effec t. Addi t i o n a l l y, Jam aic a in 2 0 1 5 n o t only legalize d ma rijuana for me di c inal and religious p ur p oses b ut als o s e t a max im um am ount t hat c an b e c ar r i e d w i t h o u t p enalt y. O f cour se, ment ion must b e ma de o f t he full legalizat ion of mar ijuana fo r re c re at ional p ur p oses in Ur uguay in 201 3 a n d t h e revolut ionar y c ase law in M exico w h i c h h a s effec t ively d ec r iminalized mar ijuan a u s e i n t hat count r y.

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o why t h e var y in g degrees o f l ega l i zation ? We l l, a to t al of 186 o f th e wo r l d ’s countr ie s a re s i gn ato r i e s to th ree treati es w hic h gover n t h e u s e o f psych o tro pi c su bsta n ces s uch a s mar ij u an a. Th ese treati es, gover ned by th e I nte r n at io n a l N a rco ti cs Co ntro l B oard (INCB ), are t h e S in gl e Co nventi o n o n N arcot ic Drug s 1 9 61 ( S C N D), th e Co nventi o n o n Ps yc h otro p ic S u b s t a n ces a n d th e Co nve nt ion Ag a i n st I l l i c i t Traff i c i n N a rco ti c D ru gs and Ps yc h otro p ic S u b s t a n ces. Al l th ree o f these treat i es re q u ire t h ei r si gn ato r i es to a ssist in t h e pro h i b i t io n o f l a rge - sca l e u se o f p sychotro pi c s u b s t an ces by way o f pen a l ti es. O f n ote, h owe ve r, i s th at i n th e prea mble of the S C N D, it h as b e en reco gn i sed th at narcot i c d r u g s are “in d i spen sa bl e fo r th e re lief of p a i n an d s u f fe r in g a n d th at a dequ ate p ro v is i on m u ch b e m ade to en su re th e ava ila bi li t y of n arco t ic dru gs fo r su ch pu r po ses.” I nde e d, t h i s is cap tu red i n th e B a r ba do s legis lat i o n ( Dru g Ab u s e Ac t) u n der sec ti o n 11 wh i c h grant s d i s c reti o n a r y powers to the M in i ste r o f H e al t h to a l l ow psych o tro pi c drug s to b e p re s c r i bed o r h el d by a medic al prac ti t i o n e r o r p h a r ma ci st fo r medi ci n a l use or for res e arc h p u r po ses. Th erefo re, by legaliz in g ma r i j u an a fo r medi ci n a l pu r po ses, it ca n be sai d t h at t h e gover n ment wo u l d b e wid e n i ng t h e s e p owers a n d ma k i n g i t m ore sub j ec t to l i ce n s i n g rath er th a n ex tra o rdina r y c i rc u m s t an ce s.

owe ve r, t h is d oes n o t cover l ega l i z ation of t h e d ru g fo r rel i gi o u s pu r po ses or it s dec r i m i n al i z at i o n wh i ch h a s o ccu r red i n t he leg a l i si n g te r r i to r i e s. Su ch mea su res h ave bee n j us t i fi e d fro m a h u ma n r i ghts pers p ec tive be c a u s e t h e wa r o n dru gs h a s resu l ted in m uc h d is cr im i n ati o n a ga i n st perso n s of t he R as t af ar ian f a i th ra n gi n g f ro m th e cut t i ng o f f t h e i r d rea dl o cks to i mpr i so nment. S in ce R as t afa r i a n i sm i s a ver y pre sent fa it h i n Car ib b e an ter r i to r i es, i t ma kes s ense that suc h d is cr i m in ati o n sh o u l d be cu r bed

by t he resp ec t ive gover nm ent s. Fur t h e r, di s c r im inat ion b ased on religion is p ro h i b i te d by t he Const it ut ions in most if not a l l o f t h e Car ib b ean ter r itor ies.

t is also notewor t hy t hat in Bar ba do s, a re ferend um is to b e held to consid er t h e fu l l sc ale legalizat ion of t he sub st ance. Su c h d isc ussion has also occ ur red in t he te r r i to r ies of Ant igua and Bar b ud a and St. Vi n ce nt and t he Grenad ines, mak ing t he le g a l i s at i o n for med ic inal p ur p oses ap p ear to b e a fi r s t step -- test ing of t he water s so to s p e a k . Th i s is not wit h a reason as full-sc ale le g a l i z at i o n will not b e wit hout d iffic ult y. R espo n di n g to a p ush from t he p ub lic for t he legal i z at i o n o f t he p rod uc t in small q uant it ies as i n Ja ma i c a , St. Vincent ’s Pr im e M inister R alp h G o n s a l ve s noted t hat one of t he ob st ac les to fu l l - s c a l e legalizat ion of t he p rod uc t would b e t h e ad herence to t he inter nat ional t reat i e s to whic h t he count r y is a p ar t y. I nd ee d, t h e p ro p onent of t he measure in St. Vince nt a n d t he Grenad ines, Agr ic ult ure M iniste r S a b o to Caesar, noted t hat t he d isc ussion o f l e g a l i s a t ion for rec reat ional p ur p oses woul d h ave to b e cond uc ted on t he inter nat ional l e ve l.

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o n sid e r i n g t h at l ega l i z ati o n fo r recreat ional p ur p oses has b een ac hieved in t h e U n i te d State s, Can ad a, U ru gu ay, a n d Ja ma i ca , why would t he Pr ime M inister make suc h a s t ate ment? As n o te d p rev i o u sl y, Ca n a da h a s recent ly legalized t he use of mar ijuana for re c re ati on a l p u r p o s e s. Th i s h a s been met w i t h concer ns ab out t he p ossib le sanc t ions fro m t h e INC B. Can ad a h as n o ted th ese po ssi bl e sanc t ions and argues t hat mar ijuana has b e e n l e g a l is e d i n U ru g u ay s in ce 2013 a n d h a s yet to b e sanc t ioned by t he organisat ion. The co u nt r y g o e s f ur t h e r to wei gh i ts o pti o n s i n th is c ase. I t is a c hoice b et ween b eing p ar t ia l l y i n bre a c h o f t h e t re ati es a s th ey do n o t o nly regulate mar ijuana b ut also op ium and p o p py o r de n un c i at i o n o f t h e treat y a l to geth er. The Canad ian gover nm ent consid er ing t he s i t u at i o n with Ur u g u ay an d th e po tenti a l ba ck l a sh of d enunc iat ion seems inc lined to t he fo r me r.

h e q u e s t i o n is th o u gh , ca n B a r ba dos t ake a sim ilar ap p roac h as t his G7 nat ion? Wo u l d that be w is e ? A b e tter o pti o n wo u l d be to t ake t he ap p roac h of t he St. Vincent and t h e G ren a din e s ad m i ni strati o n a n d wa i t a n d see how t he inter nat ional communit y wil l re s p o n d to th e ap p are nt p ush towa rds l ega l i z ation. Thus, while t he legalizat ion of mar ijua n a fo r me d i c i n al p u r p o s e s i s a ver y v i a bl e o ption to t he Bar b ad ian gover nm ent, legalisat i o n fo r rec re at io n al p u r p oses i s l i kel y to be reser ved unt il a d ec ision is mad e glob ally.

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