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Now in its 27th Year!

Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2015 Vol.27, No.29

Your Free GuiDe to our islands’ happenings

Also this week: Pure Gold Party • Police Night Bingo • hudson & the hoo Doo Cats @ Myett’s • le Petite sports lounge

This Week’s Feature Story by Arlena Smith

National Theatre Live: Treasure Island The National Theatre launched the ground breaking of idea of live theatre broadcasts over five years ago, which have proved a wonderful opportunity for people across the globe to see a big stage production, live in their own town. Appleby’s have been bringing the BVI theatre series to us now for over two years and you (and the kids) can catch this delightfully innovative stage adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic Treasure Island.

If you like buried treasure, parrots, maps, pirates then – Treasure Island has it all. Born in Edinburgh in 1850, writer Robert Louis Stevenson had all of these adventures serialized for a children’s magazine between 1881 and 1882 after first telling them to his stepson. The novel was later published in 1883.

The play is currently showing live at the Olivier Theatre, and the story is told through the eyes of Jim Hawkins, who is really a girl, Jemima (Patsy Ferron).

Arthur Darvill of TV’s Doctor Who dominates as the crafty villain Long John Silver.

The National Theatre crew pride themselves on filming their best productions with optimum camera coverage, and a sound mix that captures the all-

important audience ambience that is unique to live theatre. There’s even a generous interval midway!

The sets are beautifully designed, there is a ship that rises out of the stage that looks incredible! The performance appeals to both adults and children alike, and it’s gonna be lots of fun. The audience is asked to come in pirate fancy dress and there will be a prize for the best adult and child costumes.

Tickets can be purchased from House, Watering Hole, Sunny Caribbee and Digicel and are $10 for students and $15 adults in advance or $20 at the door.

Don’t miss your chance to see this great story on Saturday, March 28th at HLSCC show time is at 7pm.

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Vol. 27, No. 29 • Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2015

Ask Koren

Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

AIDS Test Please Ask Koren Dear Koren, I have been dating this guy for about six months and think it’s time to be intimate. However, when I casually suggested that we both take HIV tests, he just blew me off. Knowing his status is important so how do I get him to take the test? –Concerned Dear Concerned, It is great that you did not suggest that he alone does the test, but that you both do it. That sends a positive message that you are not asking for something that you yourself are not willing to give. Maybe the mistake you made was to make the suggestion casually, so that makes him feel like it is optional. I can understand why you mentioned it casually, rather than demand it and have him get upset or defensive; however, maybe he did not take you seriously. Now you have to bring it up again because this is a matter of life and death. Let him know that you care very much about him and you are thinking of taking the relationship to the next level, but you want to be sure that it is safe for both of you.

You also need to discuss where the relationship is going. Becoming intimate is not just a physical thing; emotional intimacy is also a key part of a relationship and you want to ensure that there is exclusivity – a monogamous relationship is always best. It would be

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.

The Limin’ Times brings you all the news about when and where to “lime” in the British Virgin Islands.

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really hard for you to give yourself to someone and then discover that you both are at different places in the relationship or going in different directions. Try to ensure that you are on the same page to avoid any unnecessary heartbreak.

No matter the outcome of the test, still protect yourself. You are special and precious and your health and well-being are important. Do not sacrifice who you are for temporary pleasure.

If he is adamant about not getting tested, then you have to decide if you want to risk being intimate with him. A man or woman who does not take the concerns of his or her partner seriously is acting selfishly and that breaks down a relationship.

So enjoy your relationship and move cautiously so that you are safe – emotionally and physically.

Send your questions confidentially to askkoren@live.com or via twitter at @korennorton

While every effort is made to ensure that information is correct, we cannot accept responsibility for any errors, changes in schedules, ads or other information in this magazine, which is intended as a guide only.

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Vol. 27, No. 29 • Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2015

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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events

By Jan Critchley

BVI Spring Fest & Black Jack Run Don’t miss three extravagant days of live music and fun activities – including a sail around the BVI with the enjoyment of playing Black Jack!

The BVI Spring Fest gets underway on Friday, March 27th at Quito’s beachfront from 8pm with Old School Friday and entertainment by Ghost, Onyan, DJ Dre, DJ Kuga and Third World Man. On Saturday, the party continues with New School Saturday featuring Rock City, Kylo & Stylee Band, VIBE, Dr Dre, Ah Milli Sounds and Njar. Both events start at 8pm and cost $25 at the door.

The Black Jack Run is on Sunday, March 29th from Quito’s beachfront.

Get there early for registration ($200) as the run starts at 10am, and there are cash prizes to be won! On the beach, there will be a Latin Beach Fest from 1pm with DJ Foggie, Fusion Band and Showtime Band, a swimsuit competition and much more.

Hudson & The Hoo Doo Cats The entertaining Hudson & The Hoo Doo Cats will be rockin’ the crowd at Myett’s this Friday and Saturday night at 7pm. So join in the fun, rock till you drop and enjoy the beautiful views of Cane Garden Bay this weekend.

Police Night Bingo Friday, March 27th is the big Police Week Bingo Night taking place at the Canteen at Road Town Police Station at 7:30pm. And this year, they are “Doubling the Stakes.” There will be food on sale and a cash bar, and a booklet of cards costs just $25 so you can play all night! There is $3000 to be won in cash prizes plus other prizes to be won too, including a round trip ticket to Miami! So make sure you’re a winner this Friday!

On Saturday, March 28th to round off the weeks’ activities is a mini-tournament to be held at Greenland Field, East End from 2pm and includes a cricket match and basketball games.

Easter Bonanza Friday, 27th March is the last day to register your child for the Easter Bonanza 2015, two weeks of sports, music and fun. The Easter fun runs from 30th March to 10th April and costs just $30!

Activities on Tortola include bowling and basketball, a music program, junior scientist program and arts and crafts. Living on VG, no problem, sign up for the arts and crafts and sports camp! For more information call the Dept. of Youth Affairs and Sports on 468-4949.

Pure Gold On Saturday, 28th March head down to Club Ecstacy and dance the night away at their Hennessey Pure White Party with $7 drink specials all night long.

DJ Bertrum and DJ Deli Banger will be providing the entertainment from 10pm till late. Entry is $12 before midnight.

Le Petite Check out Le Petite Sports Lounge (upstairs from Big Brothers) for your entertainment this week.

Regular fixtures include Karaoke on Wednesday nights and Ladies Night on Thursday with music by DJ Krusha and $4 drink specials. Friday is party night with music by DJ Young Turbo and happy hour from 5pm to 7pm with free wings and $2 off all mixed drinks. Sunday is Latin Night with music by DJ Fergee and 2 for $5 Coors Light and Presidente. Open daily from 11am.

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Vol. 27, No. 29 • Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2015

live music • events • concerts •

QUITO’S — Ras Rio Happy Hour 5pm-6pm: The Edge

THURSDAY - MAR 26

& Friends 9:30pm

ROAD TOWN

QUITOS BEACH — BVI Spring Fest “Old School Friday” LE PETITE — Ladies Night w/ music by DJ Krusha &

feat. Ghost, Onyan, DJ Dre, DJ Kuga & the Third World

$4 drink specials

Man from 8pm

SEA COW’S BAY

SATURDAY - MAR 28

ROGER HODGE FIELD — Police Week softball

EAST END

matches from 6:30pm

GREENLAND FIELD — Police Week mini-tournament

CANE GARDEN BAY

w/ cricket & basketball from 2pm

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour w/ Candyman 5pm. GSmooth on Sax 7:30pm

MYETT’S — Speciality Pizza Night. Hudson & the Hoo

QUITO’S — Half price happy hour 5pm-6pm,

Doo Cats 7pm

Awesome Crew 8pm

QUITO’S — Too Smooth 5:30 Happy Hour 5pm-6pm:

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

Pizza Night

PIRATES BIGHT — Daily Happy Hour 4-6pm

QUITOS BEACH — BVI Spring Fest “New School

FRIDAY - MAR 27

Saturday” feat. Rock City, KSB,VIBE, DJ Dre, Ah Milli Sounds & NJar from 8pm

ROAD TOWN LE PETITE — Party Night w/ DJ Young Turbo & Happy Hour from 5-7pm w/ free wings & $2 off

VG & OUTER ISLANDS PIRATES BIGHT — Pan Vibes live from 7pm CLUB ECSTACY (VG) — Hennessy Pure White Party

mixed drinks RT POLICE STATION — Bingo Night at 7:30pm

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CANE GARDEN BAY

w/ DJ Bertrum & Deli Banger from 10pm

CANE GARDEN BAY

SUNDAY - MAR 29

MYETT’S — Speciality Pizza Night. Sunset Happier

ROAD TOWN

Hour w/ Oren Hodge 5-7pm. Hudson & the Hoo Doo

LE PETITE — Latin Night w/ 2 for $5 Coors Light &

Cats 7pm

Presidente

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ts • parties • sports • movies and more

CANE GARDEN BAY

TUESDAY - MAR 31

MYETT’S — Funday Sunday Brunch w/ Bottomless

ROAD TOWN

Mimosas. Local Art Show & Wine Tasting 1-4pm. Steel

BEACH CLUB TERRACE — Happy Hour 5-7pm

Pan 1-4pm. DJ Jephet at Beach Bar 4-7pm. Island vibe

NANNY CAY

by Oren Hodge at 7:30pm

NANNY CAY — Sailing Festival-Round Tortola Race

QUITOS BEACH — Black Jack Run race starts at 10am.

10am

Latin Beach Fest w/ DJ Foggie, Fusion Band, Showtime

CANE GARDEN BAY

Band & swim suit show from 1pm

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour w/ Candyman

WEST END

5pm. Sax on the beach with GSmooth 7:30pm

MONDAY - MAR 30

QUITO’S — Half Price Happy Hour 5-6pm. Quito

ROAD TOWN

solo 7:30pm

BEACH CLUB TERRACE — Happy Hour 5-7pm

WEDNESDAY - APR 1

NANNY CAY

ROAD TOWN

NANNY CAY — Sailing Festival begins with registration

LE PETITE — Karaoke Night

noon-6pm. Mount Gay opening Party from 6pm w/ DJ &

NANNY CAY

Beach BBQ

NANNY CAY — Sailing Festival-Pursuit race for the Veuve Clicquot Island Invitational to Foxy’s at 10am.

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Margarita Mexican Monday w/ 2 for 1 speciality margaritas & munchies. Happier Hour w/ Candyman 5pm. Singing Chef Al Show 7:30pm

Beach party from 1pm. Foxy plays live CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Caribbean Dinner & Dance w/ 3D Band at 7pm

QUITO’S — Half price happy Hour 5pm-6pm Quito Solo

QUITO’S —Half price Happy Hour 5pm-6pm Quito

from 7:30pm

solo happy hour & Too Smooth from 7:30

UPCOMING HAPPENINGS

Leverick Bay Poker Run May 24

BVI Spring Regatta & Saling Festival — Mar 30- Apr 5 Chris Carsel @ Myett’s — Apr 4 & 5 Brian Neale @ Myett’s — Apr 8 & May 6 First Ultra Marathon — April 25 CADA Players Kaleidoscope — April 25& 26/ May 2& 3 8th Annual Black & White Thang — May 2 HLSCC Spring Concert — May 16

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Vol. 27, No. 29 • Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2015

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By Claudia Colli

Letters for a Lifetime It’s so easy to take cell phones, email and skype for granted, as if society here always had these technological advances. When I first came to the VI, calling my mother in the states was a major expenditure. I really had to think twice about it, and usually opted to write her instead. I was reminded of this when she passed away a couple of years ago and my brother and I went through her belongings, trying to trim down a lifetime of goods, keep what was precious and give away what was not.

At one point my brother came down from the attic holding a suitcase. “You will want to see what’s inside

had optimistically bought was a liquid goo at the bot-

this case,” he told me with a smile. And there were my

tom of its (fortunately) plastic container.

letters. Dozens and dozens of them. Some on typing

Then there was the early Bobby’s Cinema. Pre-

paper (yes, I used a typewriter) and some handwrit-

cable TV and DVD players, Bobby’s was the only way

ten on lined yellow notepad paper. I had not remem-

to see the latest movies. The screen had a rip in it, the

bered being such a prolific letter writer. It was heart-

audience would guffaw at “romantic” scenes, and on

warming to think that my mother valued them

occasion, the projector would catch on fire. But, hey,

enough to save them all those years. It also turned

this was life in Tortola and just another part of the

out to be an invaluable insight into my early life in the

show.

Life was also blissful. In some letters, I described

Virgin Islands; it was as if I had come across a long

trips to Cane Garden Bay or The Baths – lazy days

lost diary.

I now take so many aspects of modern VI life for

when we had the beach to ourselves. If we went boat-

granted, like modern supermarkets stocked with a

ing, we always brought along a picnic, since beach

regular supply of meat and produce. My letters, on

bars were far and few between, but then again, so

the other hand, reminded me of my monthly trips to

were other boats.

Pueblo in St. Thomas to buy groceries. Not just a treat

Today I may be more in touch with the rest of the

here and there, but basic supplies. One day, the ferry

world – but it was nice to be reminded of the old pre-

broke down, and we had to transfer ourselves and our

digital joys as well. The sad thing is that once tele-

boxes of food from one ferry to another – mid channel.

phone rates came down, my letters to my mother pret-

It was harrowing and adventurous, but somehow we

ty much ceased, as did hers to me. I somehow doubt

made it, although the St. Thomas Dairy ice cream I

my emails will last a lifetime.

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

It’s Sports Day! The Battle Is On… to US Colleges and Universities since 1976 and proSince 1957 when Carlisle Scott, then principal of vide opportunities for selection to compete in the the Virgin Islands Secondary School—which catered annual Carifta Games among other regional events to the top 150 students in the land—introduced inter that have come on stream, particularly in the last 25house competition between Bronte, Aggrey and 30 years.

Cavelle Houses, high school aged children, particuActivities kick off with a parade of the four houslarly those who are athletically inclined, have been es from the school at noon today. looking forward to the annual Sports Day. The tradition continued at the Virgin Islands “The plan is to put on a nice sports entertainment Secondary School through 1968 and at the BVI High and hopefully, the parents can come out,” ESHS School in 1969, after it’s 1968 opening and continues Athletics Director Derwin Scatliffe said, noting that through today at Elmore Stoutt field events begin after 1:00pm High School. today, with running events Unlike at the Virgin Islands starting around 2:30pm as well Secondary School, which had a as on Friday. “By time 3 o’clock student body of 150 and three rolls around, hopefully, parents houses between 1969 and can get there and don’t have to 1970, there were eight houses take the whole day off and they at the BVI High School – which can get here when we start was to open with 700 students doing most of the running but started with 780. events and put on a show for Since 1971, there have been the public and see most of the four houses – Lettsome, House sprint events people are probaI; Lincoln (renamed O’Neal in U15 Boys High Jumpers bly looking forward to.”

March, 2008) House 2; Flemming House No time in recent memory has the annual battle 3 and Carlisle – named in honor of Carlisle Scott who been so stiff – with less than 30 points separating the introduced inter-house competition – House 4. four contenders. Following the conclusion of 24 pre Six athletes will be forever linked as the first events on Thursday, Carlisle was the leader of the Victor and Victrix Ludorums. Heraldo Todman and pack with 204 points. O’Neal followed with 183 while Edris Christopher – both of Bronte House – Leopold defending champs Lettsome – who upset defending “Big Leo” Douglas of Buxton and Velma Warner of champs Flemming to end a 21 year title drought last Worrell along with Alliston “Allie” Blyden and year – was two points better than their rival 180-177 – Brittney Wattley – both of Carlisle – were the first an unusual place for Flemming in the last decade.

Victor and Victrix Ludorums at the Virgin Islands Secondary School, (1957) BVI High School (1969) Will it be title No. 7 for Lettsome? No. 8 for and Elmore Stoutt High School (2008) respectively.

Carlisle? No. 14 for O’Neal or No. 16 for Flemming?

The inter-house sports day activities has been a The 2015 champions will be crowned on Friday afterfoundation for athletes to gain athletics scholarships noon as well as the Victor and Victrix Ludorums.

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By Jan Critchley

BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival A magnificent fleet of yachts from Europe, North America and the Caribbean will be racing at the 44th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival where a thousand sailors, family and friends are expected from at least 14 different nations.

The party gets underway at Nanny Cay, Monday 30th March with registration for the Sailing Festival (Tuesday, 31st March to Thursday, 2nd April) from noon to 6pm followed by the opening party at Peg Legs. On Tuesday, the racing kicks off with the Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup. The action continues on Wednesday with a pursuit race to the Veuve Clicquot Island Invitational at Foxy’s, Great Harbour,

Jost Van Dyke from 1pm for an afternoon of fun, games and live music from the legend, Foxy himself.

On Thursday, the last day of the Sailing Festival don’t miss the Tortola Sloop Challenge at 10am.

Registration starts at noon for the BVI Spring Regatta with live music and the Mount Gay Rum Welcome Party to kick off the 2015 Regatta in style. The evening will be brought to a close with live music by Final Faze, and you can dance the night away knowing that you still have three more fun days ahead with the BVI Spring Regatta which always means – warm water, hot racing and cool parties!

Weekly Suduko

The objective is to fill the full 9x9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 “subgrids” 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.