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June 11 - 17, 2015 Vol.27, No.40

YouR FRee GuiDe to our islands’ happenings

Old Tortola Slide Show at Methodist Church Hall

June 15th – 7pm

Also this week: BVi Children’s DanceFest• Fragile tings • Parade for the Planet • school’s out Regatta

This Week’s Feature Story by Arlena Smith

BVI Culinary Team Goes for Gold The BVI Culinary Team prepares to go for gold at this years’ Taste of the Caribbean Competition being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami from June 1115. Each year the Caribbean’s top chefs and culinary teams unite to learn, compete and provide a dazzling exhibition of eclectic dishes and drinks from the islands while participants enjoy some of the best Caribbean cuisine and libations the region has to offer. Hosted by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association – participating teams, event sponsors and all attendees’ benefit by exploring industry trends, exchanging ideas, skills and techniques. The BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association has been the organizers of the BVI National Culinary Team who has previously won gold, silver and bronze medals while in this competition.

This year the Territory’s culinary delegation will be led by team manager chef Henry Prince of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and members of the 2015 team include Garfield Victor of Village Cay Hotel and Marina, Caswal Ponte of Rosewood Little Dix Bay Resort, Kenneth Molyneaux of Tropical Fusion

Restaurant, Tonya Malone of BVI Technical Vocational Institute and junior chefs: Ariq Flax-Clarke, Radiance Modeste, Lakeisha King and Lakesha Barry. The team’s pastry chefs are Neville Tucker of Long Bay Beach Club and Ansony Salmon of Honey and Spice Bakery and Pastry Shop. Rounding out this stellar team are bartenders Everson Rawlins of Peter Island Resort Spa and Kishayne Wright of The Dove Restaurant.

The Premier has thanked past members of the BVI National Culinary Team for putting the BVI on the map in food tourism, and commends the present team for their commitment and dedication to representing the Virgin Islands at the upcoming competition.

The Taste of The Caribbean Competition provides education and inspiration through seminars, workshops, tasting and demonstrations. With more than 200 delegates expected to attend including Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname, US Virgin Islands and St. Lucia. The BVI team hopes to return with gold once again. Go Team BVI!

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Vol. 27, No. 40 • June 11 - 17, 2015

By Jan Critchley

Age of Adaline due to this memory, she then avoids Ellis’ calls and his attempts to contact her.

After looking through old photographs, she has a change of heart; she is lonely so goes to Ellis’ work to apologize, so when he asks her to attend his parents 40th anniversary party, she says yes. When they arrive, she is greeted by Ellis’ father, William Jones (Harrison Ford) who immediately calls her Adaline. She replies that that was her mother’s name – he looks very shaken and says they were very close.

The next day, Adaline gets another flashback showing that she and William first met in England before returning to the US together, and it was during this, that she realizes who gave her the engagement ring. Later, Adaline is talking to William when he notices a scar on her left hand, a scar that he recognizes which leads to further revelations about their past.

Distraught, she runs back to the house, writes a note to Ellis, grabs his car keys and drives away leaving Ellis confused but William does not explain.

What comes next is magical and a definite spoiler, so I am not going to give it away, enough to say that this is a great easy watching Sunday afternoon movie with an interesting plot, so put your feet up and enjoy.

After an accident in 1937, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) suffers a car accident during a lightning storm, making her a widow and stuck at 29 forever. At first it is not noticeable, and she never allows herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. However, after a series of close calls revealing her to be in her late 40s, she decides that she will spend her life running away with a new look and identity every decade.

Back to present day, it’s New Year’s Eve and Adaline is mingling with old friends at a party, when a charismatic philanthropist, Ellis Jones (Michael Huisman) walks into the room. At midnight, she decides to leave and walks to the elevator, but before it closes, Ellis pushes in and tries to ask her out but she declines.

The next day at work, her co-workers mention that a generous benefactor is coming by to donate some books, and it is Ellis. He brings books with flowers in the titles, alluding to their conversation in the elevator. He won’t take no for an answer, so she agrees to a date.

Their date goes well and after she leaves, Adaline is having flashbacks of an unknown man playing nervously with an engagement ring, and presumably

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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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.

If you have an entertainment event coming up that you would like published, give us a call at 494-2413. Special Notice: Purchase of advertising space in this publication does not guarantee editorial coverage of any event.

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Caribbean Printing Company Limited, Pasea Estate, P.O. Box 133, Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I. arlena@bviwelcome.com, © 2015 www.limin-times.com Publisher & Editor: Claudia Colli Writer & Associate Editor: Arlena Smith Writer & Editorial Assistant: Jan Critchley Tel: 494-2413; Fax: 494-4413

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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events

By Jan Critchley

BVI Children’s DanceFest Make sure you get along this annual favorite, the BVI Children’s DanceFest 2015 on Saturday, June 13th at 6:30 pm sharp at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall. See Island Life on page 10 for full story. Get there early for a good seat!

Fragile Tings Don’t miss the Gala Event for the multimedia art exhibit, Fragile Tings tonight, June 11th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the 1780 Lower Estate Sugar Works Museum. Running through to the end of June, the

Complex and the Parade for the Planet begins with a

exhibition aims to demonstrate the concept that

line up at 2:30pm at the Festival Grounds for a 3:30pm

“waste” is a resource that should be managed in a

start. Register by collecting a form from the

sustainable way that improves our quality of life,

Conservation and Fisheries Department by 12th June.

which provides a wonderful opportunity to protect our own “Nature’s Little Secrets.”

School’s Out – Regatta

“Old Tortola” Slide Show

June for the Royal BVI Yacht Club’s “School’s Out”

Bring the kids out to Nanny Cay this Saturday, 13th

Penny Haycraft’s ever-popular slide show of Old

Green Fleet Regatta. There will be lots of activities

Tortola will be shown on Monday, June 15th at 7pm at

such as sailing, SUPing, swimming, land games and

the Methodist Church Hall in Road Town. Admission is

much more. The fun starts at 10am with a BBQ and

$10 for adults and $5 for children and proceeds will

Awards Ceremony at 2pm. The cost is just $25, please

support Ranger Guides who are planning to attend a

confirm attendance to Katelyn at instructor@royalb-

camp in the UK this summer. If you have not seen this

viyc.org or on 494-3286.

show before, this is not to be missed.

Parade for the Planet

Shoot the Hoops For basketball fans everywhere, the 2015 CBC

As part of the activities planned for Environment

Senior Mens & Womens Basketball Championships

Month, there is a Parade for the Planet and Green

are well underway at the Multipurpose Sports

Exhibition to be held on Wednesday, 17th June. The

Complex. The games will take place until June 21st and

exhibition (which includes the Trash to Treasure dis-

start at 1.00pm. For tickets and fan wear go to

play) will begin at 2pm at the Central Administration

www.tortola2015.com.

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live music • events • concerts • p

THURSDAY - JUNE 11

ELM’S BEACH BAR — Lunch Daily 11am-4pm.

Beach BBQ w/ Live Music. Serving Caribbean Fusion

ROAD TOWN

Dinner 6-9pm

SUGAR WORKS MUSEUM — Fragile Tings Gala

SATURDAY - JUNE 13

from 5:30-7:30pm

ROAD TOWN

CANE GARDEN BAY

BRIERCLIFFE HALL — BVI Children’s DanceFest

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour w/

6:30pm

Candyman 5pm. $2 Carib & Coors Light w/

RBVIYC — School’s Out Regatta 10am. Award Ceremony & BBQ from 2pm

special priced bar menu

FESTIVAL GROUNDS — Queen’s Birthday Grand PARADISE CLUB — LIVE JAM on the beach with

Parade 3:30pm

special guest! All day Happy Hour with 2 for 1 Island

CANE GARDEN BAY

Cocktails, Fresh made to order pizzas- everyday!

MYETT’S — No cruise ship beach day! Volleyball &

ELM’S BEACH BAR— Lunch Daily 11am-4pm.

beach games. Watersport rentals. Beach bar open with

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner

specials. Happier hour 5-7pm w/ $2 Carib & Coors

6-9pm

Light with special menu.. Awesome Crew Band Live at 7pm.

FRIDAY - JUNE 12

PARADISE CLUB — All day Happy Hour with 2 for ROAD TOWN

1 Island Cocktails. Fresh made to order pizzas

CANE GARDEN BAY

ELM’S BEACH BAR— Lunch 11am-4pm. Happy

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm. $2 Carib

Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm

& Coors Light w/ special priced bar menu. Speciality

SUNDAY -JUNE 14

Pizza Night. Evolution Band 7pm. Dance contest.

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CANE GARDEN BAY

PARADISE CLUB — Feel Good Fridays. LIVE JAM

MYETT’S — Sunday Brunch w/Bottomless

on the beach with special guest!- FREE Picnic Table

Mimosas. No Cruise Ship Beach Day! Volleyball & beach

Rides, All day Happy Hour with 2 for 1 Island

Games. Watersports Rentals. DJ Jephet at Beach Bar

Cocktails. Fresh made to order pizzas- everyday!

4-6pm. Chef Brian going away party w/ Type of Toad

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s • parties • sports • movies and more

PARADISE CLUB — Beach Bum Bingo-12-sunset.

PARADISE CLUB — Open Jam Night with the

Games for all ages, BBQ on the beach, All day Happy

one and only Al Broderick. Come play along with

Hour with 2 for 1 Island Cocktails

one of the island’s favourite musicians. Drink

ELM’S BEACH BAR — Lunch Daily 11am -

Specials, fresh and fantastic pizza!

4pm.Beach BBQ w/ Live Music. Serving Caribbean

ELM’S BEACH BAR— Lunch Daily 11am-4pm.

Fusion Dinner 6-9pm

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion

MONDAY - JUNE 15

Dinner 6-9pm

ROAD TOWN

WEDNESDAY - JUNE 17

METHODIST CHURCH HALL — Old Tortola Slide

ROAD TOWN

Show 7pm

FESTIVAL GROUNDS — Parade for the Planet

CANE GARDEN BAY

from 2pm

MYETT’S — Margarita Mexican Monday w/ 2 for 1

CENTRAL ADMIN — Green Exhibition 2:30pm

speciality margaritas & munchies. Happier Hour w/

CANE GARDEN BAY

Candyman at 5pm. Singing Chef Al Show 7:30pm.

MYETT’S — Carib & Coors Light w/ special

UPCOMING HAPPENINGS

Emancipation Festival July 24 - Aug 9

Gentlemen & Ladies Cocktail Party @ The Dove — June 20

priced bar menu. Live local entertainment by 3D

Horse & Pony Show — June 20

ROAD TOWN

Band Dinner & Dance 7pm

Father’s Day — June 21

MATCHAS — $5 Tuesdays w/ Hennessy drink spe-

PARADISE CLUB — All day Happy Hour with 2

cials, 2 for $ Coors Light & music by DJ Krusha

for 1 Island Cocktails- Fresh made to order pizzas-

& Phenom

everyday!

CANE GARDEN BAY

ELM’S BEACH BAR— Lunch Daily 11am-4pm.

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with Carib & Coors

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion

TUESDAY - JUNE 16

Light w/ special priced bar menu. Live music by Oren Hodge 5-7pm.

Dinner 6-9pm. 2 for 1 specials on Painkiller & Rum Punches

Killi Killi Art Show — June 24-27 Laugh Out Loud Comedy Series @ HLSCC — June 26 Tréfle “Botanical Gardens” Collection Launch — June 27 “Delcita is Back” Comedy Show — July 28

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By Arlena Smith

Dance Like No One’s Watching It’s that time of year once again for the annual BVI Children’s DanceFest hosted by BVI Dance School. I look forward to this event every year just to see the little ones who have worked so hard all year finally get to perform and show us that their hard work was not in vain.

I attended the show last year and was delighted by all the performances. The tiny tots were a crowd favorite mainly because they are so cute in their little ballerina costumes. This year I am especially looking forward to seeing the hip-hop and ballet dance numbers as my step daughter has been working hard and is excited to hit the stage.

The widely popular event showcases some of the BVI’s most talented young dancers featuring a variety of dance forms such as ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap dance and hip-hop. With more than 300 young performers set to perform with their dazzling and sparkly costumes it’s a show not to be missed.

DanceFest not only features all classes of the BVI Dance School but other local dance groups as well.

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Photo courtesy of ABS Photography (Anya).

The St. Georges Dancers, Geek Squad, The Killi Killi Dancers, Nouveau Royales and Tune House are all taking to the stage this Saturday, June 13th 6:30pm at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall.

Get your tickets from Bolo’s $10 adults and $5 for children under 12 and tickets will be available at the door. Get there early for a good seat!

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

A Marathon Softball Encounter It has been a historic week for BVI Women in team sports. The BVI debuted in the Caribbean Basketball Championships opener on Monday, by beating Guyana 64-61 – the first time the Territory has fielded a Women’s Basketball team!!

Congratulations to coach Brian “Bash” Brewley, his coaches, staff, players and the BVI Basketball Federation, on this historic achievement that was easily overshadowed by Monday’s General Elections.

Two days earlier, the Elmore Stoutt High School Lady Rams hosted the visiting Charlotte Amalie High School Lady Chicken Hawks in an Interscholastic Athletic Association League Softball Game at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds – a first.

Saturday’s Marathon 12-hour day saw three slugfests, comebacks and a 25-12 blow out victory in the third game, as the Chicken Hawks clawed their way to the IAA League Softball title over the Lady Rams.

“This was a challenge from the beginning for the championships between the two of us because we had the best records,” noted Chicken Hawks coach Laura Isaacs, who played with the Hawks in the BVI Softball Association league last year. “They were good games and could have gone either way. In the last game, everybody came out to play ball – they were tired, yes – but my girls wanted it more than Elmore Stoutt. We had errors they had errors. We had hits, they had hits, but we came up with some key plays. Left fielder Zaria Burkett, she really came through for us and Rhea Benjamin dug deep in the pitching. Even with all the walks, they pulled it out.”

Rams coach Derwin Scatliffe said he was down to a bare nine after several of his players left – some with Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

Elmore Stoutt High School Lady Rams Softball Team

headaches after a long day – and he had to insert players who don’t normally play.

“I lost my pitcher, catcher, outfielder, a third baseman and another outfielder got hit on the knee – I just lost a lot of players and had to play with who were here,” he noted, adding that his team got comfortable in the second game when they had an 18-10 lead late in the game. “They got cocky and it came back and bit them in their behind. That’s all that happened. They thought that the game was over – they concentrated on other things instead of finishing the game.”

Issacs was delighted with the victory. “It was a glorious occasion to beat Tortola in Tortola,” she said.

“I wish we’ll have more games like this in the future because it’s a good challenge for both teams. I hope they learn that they have to have endurance and they have to stay together and they have to play together and if they can’t play together, they’ll never win. It was a great challenge for them because they have never done this before.”

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as they come from a place of love.

3. Set boundaries. Say no when people are trying to force you along a path that you know is not right for you; set boundaries with how long you allow them in your personal space and ensure you maintain a certain degree of privacy in your own life. Sometimes we open our lives to everyone based on the kinds of things we put on facebook…it’s like we are saying “hey, come take a jab at me” 4. Stand up for what you believe in. No one but you knows your story and why you make the choices you did. Do not be swayed by the crowd because everyone will have a different reason for their belief and at the end of the day, you must feel satisfied that you acted from a place of honesty and integrity and you were true to yourself.

Unfortunately many people have the mob mentality and join the crowd to point fingers, condemn and even laugh at other’s misfortune. It makes their lives seem better if they can look down on yours. Let them look, let them talk, let them condemn and while they are doing that, you are finding your purpose, doing what brings out the best in you and living your happy life.. a life where you learn not to live at the mercy of bullies, but live awesomely in spite of them.

If you think that those kids that teased you in secondary school because you were forced to wear sensible instead of fashionable shoes were bad, think again. If you think that co-worker who is always giving you a hard time, is the worst bully you have met, think again. The biggest bully you will encounter is society.

While you might be able to answer an individual and stand up to him or her, when you have a group made up of several persons who consider themselves learned and experts on your situation, the media and other many others all feeling like they have the right to dictate how you think, what you should wear, who you should date and why something is wrong with you, that is a bully that few can stand up to and many crumble under the pressure and choose to conform.

You make an error in judgement and you are tried in the court of public opinion and get beaten down.

Society is made up of people and people will always be people, so if the bullying won’t stop, you have got to learn to live with it. How can you be your true, authentic self in spite of what society, the media and your criticizers think?

1. Be genuine. There is no need to fake anything or pretend to anyone because you will not be able to keep it up for too long. Being genuine makes you feel good because you behave in alignment with who you are.

2. Have your inner circle. Society has too many voices for you to listen to. If you have a small support group who you talk to share with and who care about you, their criticisms are likely to be more constructive

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

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