Now in its 26th Year! July 10 - 16, 2014 Vol.26, No.43
Your Free Guide
to our islands’ happenings
The three giants in Jamaican theatre present
CLASH
Saturday, July 12 @ 8pm
Also this week: Full Moon Party @ trellis Bay • Pre-Festival Fish Fry • A type of toad @ scaramouche
This Week’s Feature Story by Jan Critchley
Gearing up for “Iris Freeman Festiville” This year’s Emancipation Festival is going to be more exciting than ever and everyone is encouraged to jump up and join in to celebrate the 60th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of Festival from July 28th to August 9th. The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee have been working hard to ensure that this year’s festival will have a program of activities that will highlight the significance of this milestone event by looking back to where we came from and where we are at today. The Festivals grounds will once again become the heart of the celebrations, and will be the venue for many of the international and local artists as well as the much-anticipated Calypso competition where “Sister Joyce” will be defending her crown. The food at the festival village is also a major part of the enjoyment, the appetizing smells that fill the air, tempting festival goers to try out the many types of food on offer from the food booths lining the grounds. This year, long-standing booth owner, Ms Iris Freeman will be honored for her dedication to providing some of the best local food in festival village by naming the venue the “Iris Freeman Festiville.” Iris, a retired civil servant, worked at Peebles Hospital for 26 years as a cook and it was
her love of cooking that inspired her to have a booth in the festival village and to open a small take out restaurant “Iris’ Place” in Fahie Hill in 2006. Iris has been cooking from Booth #6 since 2003, before taking over ownership with her son Aubrey in 2005. At her booth you can enjoy local food such as corned pork, conch in butter sauce, whelks, goat head soup, conch soup, mutton, boiled fish and fungi to name but a few. She is also one of the remaining cassava bread makers in the BVI who is trying to keep the tradition alive. In addition to great food at festival, we can look forward to annual favorites such as the Prince & Princess show, the Miss BVI Pageant, two rise and shine tramps in Road Town and one in East End, the much anticipated August Monday Parade, horse racing along with the Annual Rotary Kiddies Fiesta and the East End/Long Look and Carrot Bay Cultural Fiestas. There are also some new events slated for this anniversary year including fireworks and a Miss Junior BVI competition. So get ready for festival and some great local food – take part in the activities, dance to the music and enjoy the celebrations that will make this special anniversary festival one to remember.
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all your other activities. Bring all the lessons on time management and setting priorities that you have learnt in school with you into your next venture. Go on forward and upward then, using these skills and the others you have achieved to work towards your goals, develop yourself positively and make this world a better place. To the parents and guardians who have made so many sacrifices; financially, with your time and who have supported your children in their efforts for success, their achievement is yours to share. You might have played a part in instilling discipline in them, ensuring they stayed focused and setting examples of the value of work and persistence. You turned off the television when you had to, denied certain privileges and were probably hated sometimes, but you knew that you were molding a child for success. Congratulations active parents for the role you played. To the students, their parents and guardians, their teachers and anyone else who would have had a hand in their journey and the exciting culmination, I say congratulations and job well done!
Congratulations! You have stayed the course when the work was hard or you had limited supplies; you endured many nights with little sleep and many occasions when you wanted to give up, but you didn’t. Now that you have accomplished such a great milestone, the journey is not over as yet! There are more worlds to conquer and new milestones to reach; on to college for some or the world of work for others. Many of the lessons that you have learnt in school can equip you for life; here are three: Team work – having to work in groups, learning to share and trying to get along with those who are different from you are excellent ways to practice teamwork. This is a valuable life lesson as you have to coexist with others and the better you are at that, the easier your life and theirs will be. Problem solving – solving math problems, resolving conflict with teachers and other students and being able to figure out what needs to be done and when, helps you to develop critical thinking skills and encourages creativity. The ability to face a challenge and find workable solutions instead of giving up is essential to life. Time management – there is no doubt that as a student you were expected to balance school work, television watching, Facebook time, family time and
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Vol. 26, No. 43 • July 10 - 16, 2014
THURSDAY JULY 10, 2014 12:30 PM M Field Sports [ Living Golf 12:45 PM 9 Sport Today 1:00 & Numbers Never Lie N NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Subway Firecracker 250, Practice. (N) 3:00 & SportsNation (N)
8 Outside the Lines (N) ; World Poker Tour: Season 12 Borgata Poker Classic - Part 2. M Babe Winkelman’s Outdoor Secrets 3:45 9 Sport Today 4:00 & Highly Questionable (N) ; Destination Polaris N NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup: Coke Zero 400, Practice. (N)
4:30 & Highly Questionable ; A Piece of the Game (N) 7:00 & Bowling Women’s USBC Queens. (N) M Tour de France Classics 7:30 8 2014 ESPY’s Nomination Special (N) 10:00 & Baseball Tonight (N) ; World Poker Tour: Season 12 Borgata Poker Classic - Part 1. M Tour de France Classics 11:00 & Olbermann (N) ; World Poker Tour: Season 12 Borgata Poker Classic - Part 2. N FOX Sports Live (N)
FRIDAY JULY 11, 2014 12:00 ; World Poker Tour: Season 12 Borgata Poker Classic - Part 1. N NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Subway Firecracker 250, Final Practice. 1:45 = 10th Inning (N) 2:00 & 2014 Hot Dog Eating Contest (N) 2:30 M Bill Dance Outdoors 7:00 & NASCAR Countdown (N) 8 MLB Baseball Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers. ; Bull Riding Championship. 7:30 & NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Subway Firecracker 250. (N) 10:00 & World Cup Tonight (N) 8 Baseball Tonight (N) ; Countdown to Golden Boy ’14 10:30 ; Icons of Coaching [ Unguarded With Rachel Nichols 11:00 & Olbermann (N) ; World Poker Tour: Season 12 Borgata Poker Classic - Part 2. M MLS Soccer Portland Timbers at Los Angeles Galaxy. (N) N FOX Sports Live (N)
SATURDAY JULY 12, 2014 12:30 PM 9 The Queen’s Baton Relay [ Mainsail 1:00 & Collegiate Arm Wrestling N The Ultimate Fighter 1:30 9 Final Score = White Sox Warm-Up (N) 3:00 & CFL Football Saskatchewan _ ( 2014 Wimbledon Championships Women’s Final. (N * PGA Tour Golf Greenbrier Classic, Third Round. (N) ` Motorcycle Racing Pro Motorcross Championship Series: RedBud 450 Class Moto 2. (N) ; World Poker Tour: Season 12 Borgata Poker Classic - Part 2. N Back of the Shop 7:30 8 World Cup Tonight (N) ; Countdown to Golden Boy ’14 8:00 & 2013 World Series of Poker Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide
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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events By Jan Critchley Dre from 7-10pm. Call 346-6056 for tickets today, $40 singles and $75 for couples. On Sunday, wake up late and head to Scaramouche for a finger food brunch from 11:30am to 3pm. Relax a while and then jump right into party mode to the unique sounds of A Type of Toad who will be playing live from 8pm till late.
Theatre Happenin’s Laugh out loud at the Jamaican comedy play Clash, directed by Paul O’Beale and starring three giants of Jamaican Theatre, Shebada, Maffie and Bad Boy Trevor, who will be treading the boards at the Tortola Cultural Centre on Saturday, July 12th at 8pm. Rohan Wynter, Technical Director and Promoter said, “Clash is a massive comedy that surrounds the whole dancehall culture and showcases one young man’s struggle to get recognized as a dancehall artist and the challenges he faced.” You can buy tickets in advance from sponsors LIME (customers pay only $20) or from Hazim Beauty Supply for $25. For more information call 543-8151.
Full Moon Head to Trellis Bay for the family Full Moon Party on Saturday, July 12th. Dalan Vanterpool will be playing saxaphone live on the beach from 6-8pm and fungi band, the Razor Blades will play from 8-12pm. Get there early for the incredible Caribbean Buffet and watch in awe as the sky defying Moko Jumbies wend their way through the crowd. There will also be fire juggling, three bars and the fire sculptures are lit around 9pm.
Jamaican Brunch
Scaramouche Weekend Fun
Sebastian’s in beautiful Apple Bay is featuring, this and every Sunday, a delicious Jamaican Brunch served from 11am. Favorites on offer include peanut porridge, chocolate tea, ackee & saltfish, steamed fish and okra plus $3 Red Stripes, and it’s right on the beach. Set price menu is $25 per person and $15 for under 14s.
If you have not visited the stylish new restaurant in Soper’s Hole, then head to Scaramouche this weekend. On Saturday, enjoy an elegant fundraiser by Soire’e for the BVI Cancer Society with a specially designed cocktail “The Pink Passion.” The red carpet event will feature a mini fashion show and music by DJ
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live music • events • concerts •
THURSDAY - JULY 10
QUITO’S — Happy Hour 5-7pm w/ Ras Rio. Jerk Night Dinner from 6:30-9:30pm. Quito & the Edge 9:30pm
ROAD TOWN PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm.
SATURDAY - JULY 12 ROAD TOWN
CANE GARDEN BAY PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm QUITO’S — Happy Hour 5-7pm. Dinner from 6:30BRIERCLIFFE HALL — “Clash” Jamaican Theatre
9:30pm feat. Quito solo at 7:30pm
Production at 8pm MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with ‘Sim’ 5pm.
MULTI-SPORTS COMPLEX — CBC Basketball
Awesome Crew band 7pm
Womens Final 8:45pm
FRIDAY - JULY 11
U.P’S BALLROOM — VIBE Album Release Party
ROAD TOWN
hosted by DJ Bertrum featuring Pressure, BMore, DJ
PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm
Dre, Ahmilli Sounds, VIBE & More WEST END
STITCHIES BBQ PIT — Pre Festival Fish Fry with
SCARAMOUCHE — Fashion Fundraiser for BVI
the Razor Blades
Cancer Society with DJ Dre from 7-10pm
CCT PARKING LOT — Sizzling Summer Fashion
EAST END
Show by Unique Blendz & Creative Arts music by
TRELLIS BAY — Trellis Bay Full Moon Party with
Bertrum
Dalan Vanterpool on Sax from 6-8, Razor Blades from 8-12pm, Mocko Jumbies etc.
CANE GARDEN BAY
CANE GARDEN BAY THE ELM — Beach BBQ, Live Music “Elm Tones” THE ELM — Brugal’s Special Happy Hour, Live Music MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with Candyman MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm with Sim 5-7pm. Al Broderick 7pm.
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and Awesome Crew at 7pm.
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ts • parties • sports • movies and more
QUITO’S — Beach BBQ Happy Hour 5-7pm with Too
MYETT’S — Mexican Monday with Specialty
Smooth, dinner 6:30-9:30pm
Margaritas, fish & lobster tacos. Candyman Sunset
UPCOMING EVENTS
Happier Hour 5-7pm. Singing Chef Al 7pm
SUNDAY - JULY 13
QUITO’S — Happy Hour 5-7pm half price drinks &
WEST END apps. Dinner from 6:30-9:30pm w/ Farm to Table & SCARAMOUCHE — Finger Food Brunch from 11:30am to 3pm & A Type of Toad live from 8pm NORTH SHORE SEBASTIANS — Jamaican Sunday Brunch from 11am with $3 Red Stripe CANE GARDEN BAY
Pizza Menu Specials
TUESDAY - JULY 15 CANE GARDEN BAY QUITO’S — Happy Hour 5-7pm half price drinks &
60th Anniversary of Festival
apps. Dinner 6:30-9:30pm. Quito solo from 7:30pm
July 28 - Aug 9
MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm with THE ELM — BBQ Live Music “Elm Tones” Candyman. Fish-N-Chips MYETT’S — Special Brunch Menu & Bottomless
WEDNESDAY - JULY 16 Mimosa’s. Bloody Mary & Screwdriver Bar. Steel Pan CANE GARDEN BAY Vibes 1-4pm.Happy Hour 5-7pm MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm w/ QUITO’S — CLOSED Awesome Crew & Tortola’s Own 3D Band. Caribbean
MONDAY - JULY 14
Dinner & Dance 7:30pm
ROAD TOWN QUITO’S — Happy Hour 5-7 half price drinks & apps. PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm Quito plays solo from 5-7pm. Dinner from 6:30-9:30pm
Rotart Kiddies Fiesta — July 26 Calypso Finals — July 26 Prince & Princess Show — July 20 MIss BVI Pageant — Aug 3 Ole Time Dance @ Quitos — Aug 3 Festival Monday Grand Parade — Aug 4
CANE GARDEN BAY
Festival Tuesday Horse Races — Aug 5 EE/LL Festival Parade — Aug 6 9
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CBC Basketball Championships The CBC Basketball Championships are well underway and keep up with the action now that the Senior Women’s Championships are now taking centre court. The VI will play the Dominican Republic at 6:45pm on Thursday, 10th July before the play-offs begin on Friday leading to the Senior Women’s final which will take place at the Multiplex Sports Complex at 8:45pm on Saturday, 12th July.
Pre-Festival Fish Fry
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Get in the mood for festival with a Pre-Festival Fish Fry at Stitches BBQ Pit, Road Town on Friday, 11th July from 6:30pm till late. There will be live entertainment from the fabulous fungi band Razor Blades as well as a DJ later and lots of food and drinks. Also, budding musicians and singers are welcome to perform, just walk with your music.
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By Jan Critchley
Cruising the Caribbean Living here in the BVI, we all get very used to see-
around the ship that gave it warmth and style as well as comfort. My favorite spot was around the uncrowded pool area, where there were oversized sun loungers with pure white, fluffy toweling covers and covered cabanas for two. What struck me the most was the attention to detail – everywhere. You would turn a corner and there was the most comfortable library area where you could wile away an hour or so in the overstuffed leather sofas. Then walk a little further and the smell of freshly brewed coffee lulls you towards the Baristas Coffee bar. When it was time to have lunch, we were seated in the elegant grand dining room, and were served a seven course lunch. Each course was paired with a suggested wine and everything was superb. In addition to the grand dining room there were six other restaurants including their exquisite French bistro, the Asain Red Ginger, and La Reserve where guests could enjoy private vintage wine and gourmet fare pairings. As our time was coming to a close on the Riviera, we regrettably had to leave – however I could have easily become a stowaway on this stylish vessel.
ing cruise ships in Road Harbor during the summer months and although I had seen a lot of ships in port – I had never stepped foot on one, so when my coworker, Arlena and I were invited to visit one of Oceania Cruises flagship vessels, Riviera we were both excited to take a look. I had my own view of cruise ships that had developed over time and based on some of the larger ships that we see here most often, they could look a little showy with their plastic slides & colorful paint jobs. However the ship we visited was in a different league. When we arrived at the Cruise Ship Dock, we were met by Oceania Cruise Lines’ International Representative, Karen Negrón, who welcomed us aboard the Riviera. Karen explained that what makes the Riviera different, is that it is a mid-sized ship, built in 2012. The magic is in the fact that it takes only 1,250 guests, which ensures that there is unparalleled personal service. And there are designer touches everywhere from the magnificent Lalique Grand Staircase to the rich fabrics and soft lighting and art masterpieces
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Vol. 26, No. 43 • July 10 - 16, 2014
By Claudia Colli
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Harrowing and moving, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler recounts the true story of Irena Sendler (Anna Paquin), a young Polish Catholic social worker ministering to the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. Poland had been invaded by Germany and while many Poles turned a blind eye to the horrors occurring in their city, Irene saw first hand their suffering and degradation. Food and water was scarce, and often dozens of people were crammed into tiny apartments. In spite of the indignities, they hung onto their tenuous existence with as much pride as they could muster, keeping up their family and religious traditions. But it was the plight of the children that moved Irena the most. Young innocents, they did not understand what was happening, or the danger that they were in. When the Nazis decreed that only medical staff could have access to the Ghetto, Irena and a group of her colleagues ignored personal danger, and donned nurses uniforms so that they could continue to tend to the Ghetto’s inhabitants. Irena, though, refused to believe that she was doing enough. As it became evident that the Jews were being deported to the death camp, known as Treblinka, Irena’s mission became more urgent. In response, she devised a plan to rescue as many Jewish children as possible and send them to live in the homes of sympathetic Polish families. This was no easy task. The Ghetto’s entrances were well-guarded but Irena and her colleagues Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide
found holes within the walls to whisk the children through. They were hidden in boxes, carried out in carts and taken out in ambulances. One baby was concealed in a covered basket. Each child was given a false identity card with a new name showing him or her to be Polish Christian; they were taught to hide traits that might give them away as a Jew. Many parents refused to give up their children, and other families, along with some of the rabbis who object to handing them over if they had to suppress their Jewish identities. For the most part Irena’s pleas to save the children prevailed despite the heartbreak. As the war carried on and the deportations accelerated, Irena and her colleagues were increasingly in danger. Although Irena was eventually captured, (turned in by a former colleague), and tortured, she would not give up the names of those that helped her or the families who had taken the children in. With the assistance of Polish partisans, Irena eventually escaped from prison. In all, Irena saved the lives of 2,500 children. A monumental effort. Throughout, she kept careful records of each child and the family that they lived with on small slips of paper stored in a jar, so when the war was over if any family members had survived, they could be reunited with their families. Sadly few were. Irena Sendler, who died in Warsaw Poland at the age of 98, was the recipient of numerous awards for her humanitarian efforts. Available on Netflix and at Amazon.com. 12
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Vol. 26, No. 43 • July 10 - 16, 2014
By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
Rebirth of OECS Track & Field As I sat in seat 26C on American from Mexico City 400m tracks. The championships began in 1987 in to Miami to pen this week’s column, I began feeling Grenada and also 1989, with other editions held in St. my age after watching a live stream of Day II of the Kitts and Antigua and Barbuda. revived OECS Track and Field Championships from my Today, within the OECS, Grenada, St. Lucia, hotel room in Morelia on Sunday evening. Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis and the BVI all When the last Organization of Eastern Caribbean have international certified Mondo 400m tracks and States Track and Field Championships were held in athletes from each of the countries as well as 1991, I was among the competitors in St. Lucia and I Dominica and St. Vincent & the Grenadines, have was able to write about the team’s performances first gone on to win medals at the major regional and globhand, as I’d been five years into my sports journalism al competitions. career, writing for the BVI Beacon before becoming a The revival of this event can only further the develfreelance writer. opment of the sport within the sub-region. While I wasn’t in St. Kitts over By the time Tahesia Harriganthe weekend but instead thouScott had crossed the line to win sands of miles away in Morelia, the 100m in 11.29 seconds on Mexico at the CAC Jr. Sunday, it was the sixth medal and Championships and Congress, I second gold the Territory had was still able “to be” at the OECS bagged in the event as Trevia Championships, via the internet. Gumbs also threw the Shot Put Catching all the events via live 13.69m for gold on Sunday, while stream was difficult as I was also Ashley Kelly ran her fastest non colwatching the CBC Championships legiate time of 53.17 seconds for Ashley Kelly, right game between the BVI and USVI, 400m silver. while simultaneously—or multitasking as the more Tynelle Gumbs got the ball rolling on Saturday appropriate jargon—editing and uploading CAC with a silver medal Javelin throw of 35.40m, followed Championships photos to the BVI Athletics by Karene King’s 200m silver run in 23.49 seconds. Association Facebook page that had over 10,000 hits Lakeisha “Mimi” Warner picked up 800m bronze with at the time. However, I could easily go into the link and a run of 2:16.14 and Tarique Moses finished just outcapture the results to find out how the BVI athletes side the medals in fourth with a 400m personal best had been doing as they ended the first day with two of 49.40. silver medals and a bronze. In less then 20 minutes I was able to complete this During the 1991 championships, the meet was run column because I was at the OECS Championships via on a 300m grass track shared with Cricket, as only St. technology and in contact with my Kittian friend in Kitts and the BVI at the time in the sub-region had California getting results before they were posted. Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide
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