Now in its 25th Year! July 25 - 31, 2013 Vol.25, No.45
YouR FRee Guide
to our islands’ happenings
Ashaala Shanae July 25th @ the Festival Grounds
Annual Gospel Fest Also this week: lobster Mania @ Myett’s • Annual Rotary kiddies Fiesta • last Resort Closing Party • FiVB world Championships
This Week’s Feature Story by Jane Bakewell
The BVIs First Soca Monarch Boss explained. One set of finalists fall under the title “Groovy” and their rhythms are slower with a more laid-back tempo. Seven finalists made the grade in this category, including two women, with the Soca names – Makisha, winning with her song “Sumtin I Could Work With” and Keybe singing “All in All.” Other colorful sounding names and songs that won include; Nazarene with his song “Big Bum,” and Tino with “Facebook Mashup My Relationship.” The other category is called “Power” and represents a much more rapid beat with an electrifying rhythm. All men won in this competition with names like Ras Beach singing “Good and Bad” and Daddy Pit with his song “Fire in de Whole.” “We will have three judges – all of them experienced musicians,” Boss noted, “two from the BVI and one from overseas.” The songs will be judged on melody, lyrics, arrangement and vocal performance. Showtime Band, for which Boss is the lead singer, will be the backup band for the Soca Monarch Competition held on Wednesday, July 31st at 8pm in the Festival Village. The evening’s close out band will be Soca legend’s, Pumpa from St. Croix. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and can be purchased at Radio Tron Electronics or Quomar Trading.
During Festival celebrations, the BVI has enjoyed countless Calypso competitions –crowning both Calypso Kings and Queens over the years. But this year another musical genre gets to name its reigning Monarch and that will be first ever Soca Monarch. Soca is a musical tradition well-known on other Caribbean islands and this year organizer Eustace “Boss” Freeman” felt there are enough qualified Soca musicians to host a BVI competition. The 14 finalists were chosen at the end of June in a Soca “Sound-off” held at Club Opium in Baugher’s Bay. Soca’s roots are Caribbean coming originally out of Trinidad in the late 60s, where Calypsonian artist Garfield Blackman, later called “Ras Shorty”, experimented with fusing calypso with “local chutney” – the music of Trinidad’s East Indian population. His hit song “Shanti Om” caught on and the Soca name evolved from a combination of the sounds of Soul and Calypso. “We chose our finalists from two categories,”
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the legal papers? Are you willing to have a “stranger” in your space knowing that there might be habits you don’t like, personality clashes and her friends or family might come to visit? What is her background and why doesn’t she want to live with her own family? Let your son know this is a big decision. He is giving up some of his privacy and freedom because whereas before, home was the place to come to get a break from everyone, if he has a live-in girlfriend, there is no such place to go to. Also, you see a different side of the person when you are living with them, so he would have to be prepared to adapt to whatever is revealed. I know I’ve asked more questions than given answers, but it is such a personal and important decision that I want you to weigh it very carefully. Young people living together are a big commitment on both their parts and you as a mother must do your best to guide your son accordingly.
Dear Koren, I am a widowed mother of three children. The two older ones have moved out, so only the youngest boy who is 24 lives with me and he doesn’t really give any problems. I met his girlfriend twice and she seems okay. Now he is asking me if he can bring her to live with us. We have a three bedroom house and he helps with the bills and all that, so I know it won’t be a financial hardship on me, but what do you think of the idea? –Mom Dear Mom, You have to think of what value systems you maintain in your home, like, do you consider it inappropriate for men and women to live together before marriage? Then you have to consider the pros and cons of such a decision with your son so he understands that while he has the companionship he is seeking, he also has the responsibility to some extent of being accountable for her. Is she old enough to make the decision to live with a man? Is he mature enough to handle a living situation that would change the nature of the relationship to one almost like a marriage, just not with
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Vol. 25, No. 45 • July 25 - 31, 2013
By Claudia Colli
Lighten Up and Dance when just about everyone takes off from work, but there are an additional two weeks of lead-up and wind-down activities. Festival commemorates the Emancipation Proclamation of 1834, a serious theme observed in a joyful fashion. Festival was traditionally marked by church picnics, horse racing, water sports and scratch band music – with the parade added on in the 1950s. As the years went by, more activities were tacked on – nightly music at the Village, pre-dawn dancing in the streets, calypso contests, beauty pageants and car shows as well as the Carrot Bay Fiesta which ensures that the Festival spirit carries on for a few days more. Other Caribbean nations have some form of carnival, most notably Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro, but for the most part holidays in western nations are lacking in spirit. When it comes to holidays I think much of the world could learn a lesson from the Virgin Islands – lighten up and dance! The BVI may be a small country, but it knows how to celebrate a holiday in a very large way.
Strings of triangular flags wave in the breeze above the streets of Road Town and a stand of rainbow-hued food shacks have sprouted up at Festival Village. Festival officially kicks off today with the opening of the Village and islanders are revving up to celebrate the event with parades, dance, music and a bevy of cultural activities. Where I come from in the northeast of the United States, nothing compares to the sheer joie de vivre of the BVI’s August Festival. The US has holidays, of course, but they tend to lack pizzazz. Memorial Day on May 31st, for instance, commemorates the country’s fallen servicemen and women with parades, speeches, barbecues and markdown prices at the mall. Greater hoopla is associated with the Fourth of July, which celebrates American independence from England with more picnics, barbecues, speeches and sales at the mall – with fireworks adding a brighter note. When I first came to the BVI the Yacht Club celebrated Guy Fawkes night. This singular British holiday commemorates a failed attempt to blow up Parliament in the 1600s with bonfires and burning straw effigies of “the Guy.” It seems vaguely sadistic, but my husband says that English kids love it. Still, it’s not exactly a joyous occasion. None of these holidays come close to August Festival. Not only are there three official holidays,
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Vol. 25, No. 45 • July 25 - 31, 2013
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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events By Jane Bakewell
Festival Highlights
Superhero season closing party on Friday, July 27th. The Super party promises super barbecue, cheap drinks, live music and a super DJ. A late ferry will also be available. Call 4952520 for details.
The booths are up, the stage set and anticipation is building for this year’s Festival. Head down to the Festival Grounds on Thursday, July 25th for the Gospel Fest, which starts at 7:30pm and showcases inspiring local talent. The official opening of the Ira Oliver Skelton Festiville is on Friday, July 26th with VI Showtime Band and other local groups. A highlight for the children is the Rotary Kiddies Fiesta held on Saturday, July 27th at the Queen Elizabeth II Park at 10:30 am with lots of games and activities, bouncy castles and face painting. Beef Island will be the center of activity on Sunday, July 28th with a Beach Bash and Boat Races. The BVI’s first ever Soca Monarch Competition is on Wednesday, the 31st starting at 8pm.
Lobster Mania @ Myett’s If you are a lobster lover Myett’s is the place to be this week. From July 25th to the 31st order any lobster dish on the menu and get the second one at half price. Some of the enticing dishes include: Caribbean Jerk lobster, lobster and conch ceviche, lobster pasta, pizza and tacos.
FIVB Championships
Taboo’s 10th Birthday
The National Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is hosting an exciting tournament with games on Saturday and Sunday, July 27th and 28th. Come on out to watch the BVI, Dominica, Panama and St Vincent Grenadines in a fast-paced competition. There will be two matches daily at 9 and 11am and 6 and 8pm and finals on Sunday night. Preliminary game tickets are $5 and the finals $10 and ticket can purchased at the Multi Sports Complex where the event is being held. For more details call 542-4545
Foxy’s little sister, Taboo located on Diamond Cay is celebrating her 10th anniversary on Saturday July 27th. Hop on a ferry to Jost Van Dyke and enjoy the all day and evening affair, which includes free food, including roast pig, fish and more. All cocktails are at a discounted price and there will be music by a popular DJ.
Rock Yuh Colors at Club Opium Club Opium in Baughers Bay is having a themed “Rock Yuh Colors” party on Friday, the 27th. VI Showtime Band will headline along with the “Demolition Edition” DJ Ah Milli Sounds and DJ
Season Close Out Bash The Last Resort is inviting all to come out for their
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Vol. 25, No. 45 • July 25 - 31, 2013
live music • events • concerts •
THURSDAY - JULY 25
CANE GARDEN BAY
ROAD TOWN
MYETT’S — Beach Bar open 4pm to dark, Pizza
PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm
Night from 6pm & Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm
FESTIVAL GROUNDS — Gospel Fest 7:30pm
ELMS — Happy Hour 4-6pm, Beach BBQ & music
CANE GARDEN BAY
by the Elmtones from 7pm
MYETT’S —Summer Beach Bar from 4pm, Tapas
QUITO’S — Reggae & Jerk night with live music by
night 6pm & sunset happy hour 5-7pm
Quito & the Edge from 9:30pm
ELMS — Happy Hour 4-6pm
SATURDAY - JULY 27
QUITO’S — Happy Hour with Candyman from 4pm
ROAD TOWN
& live music by Quito Rymer from 7:30pm
PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm
FRIDAY - JULY 26
GINNY’S — Authentic Indian Cuisine from 6pm
ROAD TOWN
SPORTS COMPLEX — FIVB Volleyball Tournament
PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm GINNY’S — Authentic Indian Cuisine from 6pm PALM GROVE — Caribbean Flavas Bar &
QEII PARK — Rotary Kiddies Fiesta 10:30am DA SPOT — Club Opium Rock Yuh Colors, VI Showtime Band & DJ Ah Milli & DJ Bertrum
Restaurant Grand Opening 5:30pm FESTIVAL GROUNDS — Festival Grand Opening
CANE GARDEN BAY
UMI — Funky Fashion Friday from 5:30pm
MYETT’S — Beach Bar from 1pm until dark, Summer volleyball & sunset happy hour 5-7pm
NANNY CAY
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NANNY CAY — Beach Bar TGIF Party From 4:30pm
EAST END
WEST END
LAST RESORT — Superhero cloksing Party
THE CLUBHOUSE AT FRENCHMAN’S — Mojito
VG & OUTER ISLANDS
Madness Jappy Jour and $2 tacos
FOXY’S TABOO (JVD) — Taboo’s 10th Celebration
BANANAKEET — Happy Hour 4-7pm & live music
Pig Roast, fish, music by DJ Cesar & more from 12pm
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Bertrum. Doors open at 10pm and admission is $15 before midnight and more after.
Grand Opening Caribbean Flavas Bar and Restaurant will be hosting a two-week long opening celebration from July 26th to August 10th. The “Flava of Festival” is the theme and the new restaurant is located at the Palm Grove Shopping Center on Waterfront Drive. Stop in and sample some of their local Caribbean dishes. The Kick Off starts on Friday, July 26th at 5:30pm. For more information call 495-8600.
Family Fun Day at Fish ‘N’ Lime Fish ‘N” Lime is hosting a fun day on Sunday, July 28th geared towards the whole family. All food and drink proceeds go to assisting Maggie Leigh-Burns of White Squall II with medical expenses. Raffle tickets will be on sale at $2 each for some great prizes. Activities start at 1pm.
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ts • parties • sports • movies and more
SUNDAY - JULY 28
VG & OUTER ISLANDS
ROAD TOWN
SCRUB ISLAND — Live music & buffet 6-10pm
SPORTS COMPLEX — FIVB Volleyball Tournament
UPCOMING EVENTS
TUESDAY - JULY 30
from 9am WEST END
CANE GARDEN BAY
THE CLUBHOUSE AT FRENCHMAN’S — Sunday
MYETT’S — Pizza night 6pm, Sunset Happy Hour 5-
Brunch from 11-2pm
7pm & Candyman for Happy Hour 5-7pm
FISH ‘N’ LIME — Maggie’s Fundraiser &
QUITO’S — Live music by Quito Rymer 7:30pm
Family Funday 1pm
WEST END
CANE GARDEN BAY
THE CLUBHOUSE AT FRENCHMAN’S — Mojito
QUITO’S — Open from 11am, serving Lunch & Dinner
Madness Jappy Jour and $2 tacos
ELMS — Happy Hour 4-6pm, Beach BBQ & music by the Elmtones from 7pm MYETT’S — Beach Bar open from 1pm to dark, Summer volleyball, brunch ladies first mimosa free, DJ Olivier from 4-7pm, Sunset Happy Hour 5-7
ROAD TOWN PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm CANE GARDEN BAY
Aug 4
WEDNESDAY - JULY 31 ROAD TOWN
Cultural Food Fair — Aug 2
FESTIVAL GROUNDS — Soca Monarch Competiton
Emancipation Service
from 8pm
— Aug 4
CANE GARDEN BAY
MONDAY - JULY 29
Miss BVI Pageant
MYETT’S — 2 for 1 Bushwacker specials, 3D Band at
August Monday Parade — Aug 5
7pm for dinner & dance
August Tuesday Horse ELMS — Happy Hour 4-6pm, Pizza & Shepherds Pie
Racing — Aug 6
& live entertainment
Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta
MYETT’S — Margarita Monday w/ Al from Last Resort QUITO’S — Fish Fry with Too Smooth from 7:30pm
Opening — Aug 8
WEST END
VG & OUTER ISLANDS
Carrot Bay Donkey Races
CLEM’S BY THE SEA — Happy Hour every
SCRUB ISLAND — Wine tasting 5-7pm, Old San Juan — Aug 9 cookout 7pm
Band & Candyman for Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm
Monday 5:30-7:30pm with live steel pan music
Interline Regatta
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Vol. 25, No. 45 • July 25 - 31, 2013
By Jane Bakewell
The Gatekeepers This political documentary based on the IsraeliPalestinian conflict will be unsettling for some, but eye–opening for others. The film is narrated through six former heads of the Shin Bet (the Israeli Security Agency) and follows the historical narrative of Israel’s efforts from the Six Day War through the rise of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad to protect Israel’s borders and cities. The narrators are amazingly candid and selfcritical, as well as questioning decisions made by their political head honchos. It is not a one-sided look, but a chance to see the aching dilemma posed by conflicting ideologies on both sides. The film has a serious air to it, with a monotone background and black and white footage from satellite intelligence cameras seeking to track and target terrorists. Each security agent who speaks about the incidents that happened under his watch, answers questions from the off-camera interviewer and is often uncomfortable with the sometimes, brutal reality of the information he provides. They each are faced with the difficult proposition that a strike might kill civilians, but if they do not, it might leave Israel vulnerable to assault. One narrator describes a “mission-accomplished” pride (akin to the US Navy Seals taking out Osama Bin Laden) through the targeting of one major terrorist, in whose hands they planted a cell-phone bomb, which killed him alone in his room. However, most of the agents realize that when it comes to national security there cannot be a strict morality. One of the narrators describes being uncomfortable at a table with a
Palestinian who called him a terrorist. He realized looking from both sides that “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.” The documentary gives a surprisingly uncensored look into Israeli intelligence and shows the futility of the continued killing of extremists, which never ends terrorism. It also depicts Israel’s own problem with the far-right settler movement, which contributed to the assassination of peacemaker and Israel’s fifth Prime Minister, Yitzak Rabin by an Israeli extremist, angered that he signed the Oslo Accords. The film clearly shows the high stakes on both sides, with Israel’s desire for peace being answered with terrorism and the Palestinian desire for a state met with encroaching settlers. The documentary leaves you with no answers but shows that a Palestinian self-determination somehow must be intertwined with Israel’s right to live in peace. 13
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tv specials & highlights THURSDAY JULY 25, 2013 9:00 _ ( Motive ) Beauty and the Beast . White Collar 0 Project Runway 1 Bad Dog! P Life Below Zero 9:01 * Big Brother
9:30 6 Secrets of the Earth L Property Wars 10:00 , War Zone/Comfort Zone Four female veterans cope with life after military service. 1 Dog Whisperer 6 Weather Center Live > Co-Ed Nightmares Murder cases involving students and the impact it has.
tv specials & highlights
B My Life as a Gangster Girl Three former female gang members tell what it took to make them walk away from their violent lives. (N) 11:00 1 Rattlesnake Republic 2 Real Husbands of Hollywood 6 Secrets of the Earth L Property Wars N Car Warriors P Life Below Zero
FRIDAY JULY 26, 2013 7:00 4 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit B Storage Wars L Warlocks Rising P Finding Atlantis Scientists use satellite photography, ground-penetrating radar and underwater archaeology. 8:00 _ ( Shark Tank * ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night Tim McGraw performs with Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift and Ne-Yo. P Cradle of the Gods The discovery of a temple complex 7,000 years older than the Great Pyramid could rewrite history. π The Borgias (Part 6 of 12) 8:05 ∏ R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour
SATURDAY JULY 27, 2013 8:30 1 Off the Hook: Extreme Catches < Saint Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor of the Poor Homeless in early 1900s Naples struggle with great poverty. (Part 2 of 2) L Property Wars 9:00 ` Crossing Lines (Part 1 of 2) 1 Call of the Wildman N Car Warriors P Wicked Tuna 9:30 1 Call of the Wildman L Property Wars 10:00 ` Do No Harm 1 The Dinosaur Hunters Dinosaur and fossil digging of the Saskatchewan T-Rex. 6 Weather Center Live : Island Secrets B American Haunting L Property Wars P Ultimate Survival Alaska
SUNDAY JULY 28, 2013 7:00 _ ( America’s Funniest Home Videos 8:00 _ ( Celebrity Wife Swap , Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to the Queen Prince Charles offers insight on Queen Elizabeth II. 10:30 > Keeping Up With the Kardashians 11:00 , Masterpiece Mystery! ∫ Hell on Wheels Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide
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tv specials & highlights MONDAY JULY 29, 2013 7:30 0 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers B Duck Dynasty P Lords of War 8:00 _ ( The Bachelorette (Part 1 of 2) ) Hart of Dixie
* How I Met Your Mother 0 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers L Fast N’ Loud: Revved Up P Battleground Afghanistan 8:05 ∏ The Adventures of Merlin 8:30 * Mike & Molly 0 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers 1 Deadly 60 6 Hurricane Hunters
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> The Wanted Life B Duck Dynasty 9:00 ) Breaking Pointe * 2 Broke Girls ` Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls 0 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers 1 It’s Me or the Dog 6 Hurricane Hunters > Keeping Up With the Kardashians B The Glades D American Greed L Fast N’ Loud P Battleground Afghanistan ∏ Educating Peter A child with Down syndrome attends regular school.
TUESDAY JULY 30, 2013 7:00 0 Dance Moms 8:00 ) Hart of Dixie , TED Talks Education Speakers discuss education and learning. Guests include Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth and Bill Gates. 10:00 _ ( Body of Proof (Part 1 of 2) 11:00 6 Coast Guard Florida L MythBusters N Car Warriors P King of Coke: Living the High Life
WEDNESDAY JULY 31, 2013 7:00 0 Unsolved Mysteries 1 Corwin’s Quest 8:00 _ ( The Middle P Lockup Down Under Behind the scenes of the Special Handling Unit of Australia’s toughest jail, Casuarina Maximum Security. ∂ True Blood 9:00 ) Breaking Pointe ` Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls 0 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers 1 It’s Me or the Dog 6 Hurricane Hunters 10:00 _ ( ABC’s The Lookout 10:01 4 Necessary Roughness 10:30 > The Soup B Duck Dynasty 11:00 1 Man-Eating Super Snake South Florida is under siege from African rock pythons. 2 Real Husbands of Hollywood: The Reunion Special Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon, Nelly, Boris Kodjoe, JB Smoove and Duane Martin reunite; first look scenes. P Battleground Afghanistan ∏ Educating Peter A child with Down syndrome attends regular school.
Publishers Note: The incorrect ad for Tico ran on the cover of the July 18th edition of the Limin Times. It should have been the Vitamalt ad rather than the Smirnoff ad. 15
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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
Inside The Run For The Medal In every track meet, there’s always someone who finds themselves in that dreaded position – just missing qualifying for a semifinal, final or a medal by finishing fourth or even third. They automatically miss advancing from one of the two qualifying spots based on the number of heats in the event. During the recently concluded 8th IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine, Taylor Hill ran her heart out in the 100m heats, finishing in 12.10 seconds—in a third place tie with the Czech Republic’s Veronika Palickova. Officials gave the nod to Palickova after viewing a photo finish of the race.
Taylor Hill
“If the championships were on this side of the world,”
motivated me to run faster and focus on what I had to
some said to me, “Taylor would have advanced.” I
focus on.” Competing with the best 16-17 year olds on the
couldn’t agree more.
planet in her event, Hill said the championship has
“All that was in my head was to get to the line as
also helped her development as an athlete.
fast as possible,” Hill said. “I wasn’t really thinking on
“It shows that I’m very capable of doing what I
anything else.” Like everyone else, she too saw the photo finish
have to do, in order to go places like that,” she said.
of the race. “I was thinking, ‘wow,” she said. “If I had
“So, it will help motivate me to continue track and
run a little faster, or if I had gotten out a little faster,
field as a professional sport and as a career through-
then she wouldn’t have beaten me. That’s all that was
out my life, so I can make a difference for my country.” Inside the camp after the team made the medley
going through my head. But it is, what it is.” Hill would later lead off the Medley Relay in both
relay final, Taylor reflected. “Honestly we were dis-
the semifinal and final that earned the silver medal—
cussing the medal—we just wanted a medal, the
the territory’s first at an IAAF World Youth
medal was the only thing that came out of our
Championships. How did not advancing to the 100m
mouths that day,” she noted. “We weren’t thinking
semis motivate her for the relay?
on nothing else. We were just reminding each other.
“It really motivated me because I wanted a
We were doing passes in the hallway, everything to
medal,” the St. Georges High School graduate stated.
help us get that medal. And when we got it, we were
“I didn’t want to leave Ukraine without a medal, so it
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