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Now in its 27th Year! dec 11 -17, 2014 Vol.27, No.14

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Tarrus Riley Live in Concert December 13th @ 9pm

Also this week: hlsCC Christmas Concert • Christmas in spanish town • save the seed Christmas tree lighting

This Week’s Feature Story by Jan Critchley

Tarrus Riley Rocks the BVI artist and he has consistently racked up awards for his singing and songwriting talent.

His second album Parables almost single handedly heralded a roots reggae renaissance and featured the massive hit single, She’s Royal, which made Tarrus Riley a household name. She’s Royal, became the most popular reggae song of 2007 and won almost every music award for which it was nominated including a six trophy royal sweep at Jamaica’s inaugural Reggae Academy Awards in February 2008.

His latest album, Love Situation released earlier this year is a combination of smoothly crooned lover’s rock, artful Rastafarian declarations and dancehall’s combustible edge. Its cohesion provided by Tarrus’s spectacularly emotive vocals and reliably inspiring words reaffirm him as one of the finest singer/songwriters of his generation.

Don’t miss this remarkable roots reggae artist on Saturday, 13th December at 9:00pm at the Festival Village Grounds. Tickets are $35 in advance from Bolos or splash out and get VIP tickets for $100.

Don’t miss the master of Lovers Rock himself, Tarrus Riley who will be playing alongside other artists such as B’More, Drastic, Macabee and VIBE on Saturday, 13th December at the Festival Village Grounds. Headliner, Tarrus Riley (born Omar Riley) is the son of veteran Jamaican singer Jimmy Riley, formerly of the vocal trio, The Unique.

Born in 1979, Tarrus recorded his earliest singles as a teenager on his father’s “Love and Promotion” label, but it was his mother who played the premier role in encouraging his musical talents; she suggested he adopt his birth sign, Taurus (later tweaked to Tarrus), as his stage name back when he was DJ’ing over dancehall beats.

Grounded in a roots reggae tradition Tarrus said, “I first came into this music as a DJ, but when I started writing songs and really learned about music, I started to appreciate singing and songwriting more.”

You could say that music is in his blood, as he made his recording debut as a teenager. In 2004 he released his debut album, Challenges and since then, he has made a name for himself as a major reggae

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Ask Koren

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I’m No Ass Kisser Ask Koren

Dear Koren, My mother has an uncle who live in the States for years and he is rich. She always nicing up to him and it makes me sick because he is not a god. Sometimes he send a barrel and the things are close to expiry and how she react you would think he sent the sun and moon. Now he is getting ready to visit and she told him to stay with us instead of at the hotel, so we have to give up our room and she putting herself in expense trying to fix the room for him. We can’t afford to feed him. She wants me to be nice to him so he can help me to go to college when I graduate next year. I am very upset about him staying with us. How do I deal with my great uncle when he comes?

–Frustrated

knows that she can only do so much for you and with her loving heart wants to give you more. In her mind, this uncle can help.

There is no need for you to worship this man or his possessions and there is absolutely no need for you to feel like you are selling your soul just to get some help. However, there is a need for you to be respectful of your mother and to try to see things from her point of view sometimes.

Giving up your room for a week or two will not kill you and it’s what family does for each other. Also, being generous is a good quality to develop. Allow your mom to be happy in her way and to feel as if she can give back something to this man that has helped her in the past.

If you have concrete reasons why you are so against him, then discuss it with your mother before he comes. If he makes you feel uncomfortable for whatever reason, let her know. If it’s just that you don’t like her appearing to be weak or dependent, then find the right time to discuss that. In the meanwhile, be thankful that you have family who actually care for each other and stick together.

Dear Frustrated, It sounds like there is more to this story. Why are you so against this uncle? I would like for you to be honest with yourself and figure out why you have such strong feelings about this man. Maybe your mom is grateful to him for what he has done for her in the past or maybe she has a lot of respect for him.

I do admit that some persons are more “starstruck” about wealthy family members who live overseas than others. Maybe you think that your family has the potential to manage by yourselves and don’t need a fairy god-father. Your mom however,

Lime ... “to hang around idly” or “to go out on the town.”

Source: The Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole by the late educator and historian Lito Valls.

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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events

By Jan Critchley

Christmas Tree Lighting Bring all the family for the Christmas Tree Lighting at Save the Seed Energy Centre on Sunday, 14th December at 6pm. There will be entertainment by NLBC Choir, DeAnna Wattley, Zion Sounds Gospel Fungi Band, Shooting Stars Steel Orchestra and more and there will be treats for the kids.

Art Festival @ Myett’s HLSCC Christmas Concert Don’t miss the 20th Annual Christmas Concert at HLSCC on Saturday 13th December at 8pm. The concert will feature a range of music of traditional favorites with a new twist, as well as jazz interpretations of the Christmas classics. These will be presented by the Woodwind and Jazz Ensembles, coupled with melodies from the HLSCC Stingray Singers and HLSCC Chorale. Tickets are $20 available at the HLSCC Bookstore, Bella Blooms, Sunny Caribbee and Easy Pay at Right Way.

Christmas in Spanish Town Head to Virgin Gorda this weekend for the 15th Annual Christmas in Spanish Town to be held on 12th and 13th December on Lee Road (across from the Fire Station). The weekend is filled with food, drink, gift ideas, music and merriment. New for this year is the “Scratch off” with Leon & the Hot Shots and the Razor Bladez plus music by Hardcore Band, Final Faze Band, It’s A Secret and Latitude Stars. Colorful stalls will feature great Christmas gift ideas as well as favorite Virgin Gorda dishes such as goat water, saltfish and Johnny Cakes as well as peppermint candy, sorrel and guavaberry – a perfect weekend to get into the Christmas spirit.

Check out the Arts Festival at Myett’s on Sunday, December 14th where you can buy some local art and produce while taking part in their Wine Tasting by Proudly African. Arrive in time for Sunday brunch and enjoy bottomless mimosas and amazing specials from Chef Brian – where the beat goes on!

Wickham’s Cay – Nights Drop into Wickham’s Cay 2 for a day and night of holiday sampling, shopping and song on Thursday, December 11th. All of the stores will be open from 9am till 8pm, so drop by this eclectic group of shops and find something extra special this Christmas.

The Island Last Resort Re-Opening Don’t miss the re-opening of this iconic bar and restaurant on Friday, 12th December. Bellamy Cay will be decked out with twinkling Christmas lights so start the night with a complimentary wine tasting from 7pm with Proudly African Wines, meet the new chef and check out their new look. Singer and songwriter Jon Gazi will be playing from 7:30pm followed by DJ Mehow on the decks from 11pm until late. Catch the new ferry and see you there.

Killi Killi Christmas Event On Friday, 12th December from 5:30pm to 7:30pm 7

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live music • events • concerts •

THURSDAY - DEC 11

QUITO’S — Ras Rio at Half Price Happy Hour & Quito

ROAD TOWN

& The Edge 9:30pm

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

ELMS BEACH BAR — Beach BBQ w/ the

CANE GARDEN BAY

Elm Tones

MYETT’S — Drink Specials & Candyman Live at

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm

SPANISH TOWN (VG) — Christmas in Spanish Town

QUITO’S — Awesome Crew 8pm

with local Fungi Music & Bands

WICKHAM’S CAY 2 — Neighborhood Night all stores

THE ISLAND LAST RESORT — Opening Party 7pm

open until 8pm

SATURDAY - DEC 13

FRIDAY - DEC 12

ROAD TOWN

ROAD TOWN PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

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PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

RBVIYC — Registration for Commodore’s Cup from

THE MOORINGS — Market Day 7am-2pm

6:30-8pm

RBVIYC — Commodore’s Dinner & Annual Awards

PROSPECT REEF — Killi Killi Christmas Party w/

from 6:30pm

Santa’s Grotto, Christmas Carols & more from

FESTIVAL GROUNDS — Tarrus Riley w/ BMore,

5:30-7:30pm

Macabee & VIBE Live in Concert 9pm

WEST END

PARAQUITA BAY

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm. Live

HLSCC — HLSCC Christmas Concert at 8pm

music by saxophonist Glenroy Charles 7-9pm

CANE GARDEN BAY

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S — Brian Neale Live at Sunset Happier

MYETT’S — Brian Neale Live at Sunset Happier

Hour 5pm & Drink Specials

Hour 5pm & Drink Specials

QUITO’S — Too Smooth 8pm

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ts • parties • sports • movies and more

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

CANE GARDEN BAY

SPANISH TOWN (VG) — Christmas in Spanish Town

MYETT’S — Margarita Mexican Monday. Specials

with local Fungi Music & Bands

5-7pm. Chef Al on stage 7pm

COCO MAYA (VG) — A Type of Toad

UPCOMING EVENTS

ELMS BEACH BAR — Stoli Happy Hour 4-6pm

SUNDAY - DEC 14 w/ House Music ROAD TOWN THE MOORINGS — Market Day 7am-2pm SAVE THE SEED — Christmas Tree Lighting at 6pm entertainment by NLBC Choir, DeAnna Wattley, Zion Sounds Gospel Fungi Band & Shooting Stars

TUESDAY - DEC 16 CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Brian Neale Live at Sunset Happier Hour 5pm & Drink Specials QUITO’S — Quito Plays Solo 7:30pm

Steel orchestra

Christmas — Dec 25

ELMS BEACH BAR — Elms House Rum “GS” WEST END PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm. Live music by saxophonist Glenroy Charles 7-9pm.

CANE GARDEN BAY

Happy Hour Rum Punch Specials 4-6pm

WEDNESDAY - DEC 17 CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S —Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm. 3D Band

MYETT’S — Christmas Art Festival & Wine Tasting 1-

live on stage 7pm. Limbo Contest 8pm

5pm w/ Steel Pan Vibes. Sunday Brunch w/ bottomless

QUITO’S — Quito Plays Solo at Half Price Happy Hour

Mimosas & Brian Neale 5pm

& Too Smooth 8pm

ELMS BEACH BAR — Beach BBQ w/ the Elm Tones

ELMS BEACH BAR — Pizza & Shepherds Pie

MONDAY - DEC 15

Night & other local dishes w/ entertainment

ROAD TOWN

WEST END

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

WEST END FERRY DOCK — BVIPA Shining Stars Chorale

Art Festival @ Myett’s — Dec 28 Naughty & Nice Bash w/ DJ Miguel Labadie & DJ Dre @ Quito’s — Dec 21 Guavaberry Contest @ Myett’s — Dec 21 Traditional Christmas Eve w/ Foggy Mountain Boys Caroling @ Quitos — Dec 24 Christmas Concert w/ Mad Romance Band @ Myett’s — Dec 25 Arts Festival w/ Wine Tasting @ Myetts — Dec 28 A Type of Toad @ Myett’s — Dec 30

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Killi Killi are having their Christmas party with a Santa’s Grotto, Christmas carols, minced pies, mulled wines and children’s food plus a showcase of children’s performances. Come and share in the Christmas spirit at Killi Killi and see what classes are on offer next year.

Christmas Camps Treat the kids to some fun new activities and friends over the Christmas holidays with one of the Christmas camps available. If you want to be out on the water, try the RBVIYC Watersports Camp from 15th to 19th December for sailing, swimming, snorkeling and more - call 494-3286 for more information. Or join in the Motions Christmas Camp from December 15th to 31st from 8am to 5:30pm for arts & crafts, taekwondo, dance, sports, fieldtrips and more. Call today on 542-0554 to register.

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By Paul Backshall

Living the Dream “How are things in the islands?” is a question often posed when I visit the frozen north to visit friends and relatives. Though I try not to do this during the winter months for obvious reasons, there are elements (like doctors’ visits) that conspire to make visits to the snow inevitable.

This year Betty and I started off in South Carolina in late November for Thanksgiving. It was colder than I would have liked but not too bad. My daughter Sharon has turned into a speed knitter, and crocheted two scarves for us in lightning time.

I bundled up in one of these to accompany my 14year-old grandson to a nearby lake to fish. We stood on a small wooden dock while the wind whipped around my knees as he cast his line. I pretended to be disappointed when he lost hook, line åand sinker on a submarine tree root. We hurried back to the warmth of the house while he speculated about whether it had been a root or some mammoth catfish.

A few days later we headed north to Connecticut.

The snow recently dumped on the east coast had mostly melted. Now there was just freezing rain.

“How are things in the islands?” asked the nurse at the doctor’s office. “Pretty nice,” I told her, adding that we’d be back there in a few days. “Could I come with you?” she asked.

Another thing about winter in the north is that it

gets dark around 4:30 pm and with slur beating on the windscreen and oncoming headlights, driving conditions are not good. It makes planning your day important so you can get home in daylight.

Betty’s sister threw a party while we were in town and when things filtered down to a few friends and relatives, we went around the circle and asked how people met. “She winked at me in the college dorm,” said the male half of one couple. “He so dreamed that one up,” said his wife.

“I met Betty when her charter boat sailed up to my dock,” I said, adding a few details about sailing adventures and being kidnapped by charterers dressed as pirates. Everyone looked at Betty expecting a rebuttal but none came. I guess we were lucky enough to have lived the dream.

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By Arlena Smith

Need For Speed Need For Speed manages to capture that ineffable car movie poetry, and Aaron Paul, Jessie from Breaking Bad, is back in this adrenaline filled movie as Tobey Marshall mechanic-savant by day, underground racer by night. He runs the top notch Marshall Motors Garage, which specializes in squeezing every last ounce of speed from the hot rods he repairs. He inherited the garage from his dad, who apparently was behind on paying the bills and Tobey finds himself deep in debt and about to lose his garage and his

is run off the road to his death just as Tobey is about

fathers life work. Dino (Dominic Cooper) a local kid

to beat Dino. Dino knowing what’s at stake speeds

who left town to become a professional race car driv-

away and frames Tobey for little Pete’s death.

After spending two years in prison for a crime he

er and entrepreneur shows up with an offer of a life-

didn’t commit. Tobey is back and thirsty for revenge.

time just when Tobey needed a lifeline.

Dino is in the possession of an unfinished Ford

He has a chance to win more than seven million dol-

Mustang that was being designed by legendary car

lars all while beating Dino in the process at this

customizer Carroll Shelby and he wants Tobey and

super exclusive race called, The DeLeon the ultimate

his crew of grease monkeys to finish the car, worth at

racers’ dream. The winner walks away with the pink

least a million dollars at auction, and will cut the

slips to the losers’ rides, which are all multi million-

Marshall Motors crew in for a quarter of the sale

dollar cars.

Together with his old Marshall Motors Crew in

price. Of course, you know he’s going to screw Tobey

tow Tobey along with his feisty co-star, Julia (Imogen

over but it’s just a matter of when.

After the sale Dino ups the stakes and offers

Poots), who secures that same Mustang dream

Tobey more money if he can beat him in a race.

machine he restored, head to San Francisco to

Tobey’s best friend, Little Pete joins the race too and

revenge Pete’s death and finally clear his name.

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Virgin Gorda Mystics Sends Message points, after he top scored in his third straight game With a semifinal game still to play ahead of the with 22 points to lead the Wolf Pack over the 40+ Basketball League Championship game, the Disciples, 57-50 in their last outing. Thomas also Virgin Gorda Mystics are already laying claim to the missed all his free throws. title.

“Once we got him out of the game, we knew we “This is our league,” declared William “Ice Willy” could control the game,” Morton added. “We also Penn, after the Mystics came with a plan for the East knew that by controlling the boards we had the game Wolf Pack during a matchup of unbeaten teams on in our own hands. East is smaller than us. Win the Saturday evening at the Multipurpose Sports boards and we’d win the game.”

Complex, then they executed it to perfection.

Ice Willy was the one guarding Breeze and was “Everything is going to Virgin Gorda,” he predicted. instrumental in holding him scoreless when he had Ok, Ice Willy. Slow down! You still have two been averaging almost 30 games to play. points per game after opening He was reacting to the scinthe league with 39. It was hard tillating performance of the to bridle Ice Willy afterwards.

Mystics who opened with a 12-0 “I am old school and I held run after the Wolf Pack started down Breeze tonight,” Ice Willy the game with a 3-pointer and pointed out with emphasis. they never trailed again during a “Zero points. ZERO POINTS!!

46-26 blow out victory that gave And, we beat them by 20, a blow them the top seed heading into out,” he stated. “This is our this weekend’s one game play40+ League action league. Everything is going to off against Unity.

Virgin Gorda.”

As the Mystics began running away with the Are you sure Ice Willy? game early in the first half, Wolf Pack couldn't get any “You know me The Sportsman. You know Ice shots to fall, committed numerous turnovers while Willy,” he reminded me. “Zero points to night as I held the Mystics dropped in outside shots, out hustled down Breeze,” he reiterated yet again. “That should and out rebounded their opponent to build their lead hold them now.” and control the game.

A disappointed Wolf Pack coach Vancito Mystics led 19-12 at the break then opened the Pickering, declined to comment on his team’s anemic third quarter with a 6-0 run for a 13 points 25-12 lead performance. before Wolf Pack finally scored in the paint. The Hilroy “Bongo” Warner was the Mystics’ leading Mystics ended the third quarter up 27-16. scorer with 15 points and three steals. Jeff George fol“The main thing we came with tonight was to lowed up with 12 points and seven rebounds. Marcus shut down Breeze (Kerry Thomas) and take him out Hawley and Terry “Federal” Turnbull had seven points of the game,” noted Mystics’ coach Richie Morton, each for the Wolf Pack. whose team was successful in holding Breeze to 0 13

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The objective is to fill the full 9x9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 “sub-grids” that compose the main grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9 – with no repeats within each row or column within the entire square. A partially completed grid is usually provided, which typically has a unique solution. See next weeks Limin’ Times issue for solution.