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This Week’s Feature Story by Arlena Smith

Summer at Myett’s You may or may not have heard of him but Dillon Havins is kind of a big deal and he’s set to rock the mic this weekend August 1st from 5-7pm at Myett’s Bar & Grill in Cane Garden Bay. With a dynamic stage presence, powerful vocals, and the audacity of an old-pro, 15-year-old Dillon Havins is no stranger to big stages and large audiences. He is a singer, songwriter, accomplished blues guitarist, and charismatic musician. Performing alongside his backup band “Dillon Havins & Friends” this young band is always a true crowd pleaser to audiences of all ages.

In 2012, “Dillon Havins & Friends” made it to the Las Vegas round of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, meaning the band was one of the top 100 acts in the nation.

In 2014, Dillon and his youth band competed and won the honor to represent Austin, TX at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, and have been performing ever since. They have performed in venues all across Texas such as, Rodeo Austin, Rodeo Houston, San Antonio Rodeo, The Burnet Bluebonnet Festival, and The Texas Community Music Festival. The band loves the blues and also performs a variety of genres including Americana and rock. They perform original material and covers. With a new video out for his orig-

inal song entitled Down and Out, it’s safe to say “Dillon and Friends” has a bright future awaiting them.

But wait there’s more happening at Myett’s. In the spirit of Festival, the Tortola Dance Project alongside Myett’s presents Carnival this Friday July 31st at 7:30pm. With original dances and fun costumes this is just what you need to get you in that festive carnival mood. Admission is free or you can call ahead and reserve your front row seats and enjoy a delicious dinner. So head on down to Myett’s on the beach where the beat goes on – open all summer for your pleasure!

Call today on 495-9649

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Arlena Smith

Festival Headliners It’s Festival time again and that means it’s time to celebrate, and at the heart of any celebration is music. This year there is a top-notch line-up of hot artists ready to take the stage, with something for every musical taste from Jamaican Dancehall to Reggae and Soca.

On Friday, July 31st at the Festival Village is the International Music Mix at the Patsy Lake Festiville are two world-renowned Jamaican Reggae artists, Cocoa Tea and Capleton. Capleton, also known as King Shango is one of the most successful reggae artists. Born Clifton George Bailey III in the rural town of Islington, in Jamaica's St. Mary parish. He loved music, counting both Bob Marley and the Wailers and dancehall DJ Papa San as early favorites.

In the 1990’s More Fire, contained all of his biggest hits of the period like, Who Dem, the antiviolence anthem - Jah Jah City, the female-positive - Good in Her Clothes and Still Blazin’ which is his biggest song to date. He scored several signature hits with Everybody Needs Somebody, Cold Blooded Murderer and Buggering. Those tracks all appeared on the 1994 album Good So. Capleton will be sharing the spotlight with an artist that is no stranger to the BVI - Destra. While the reggae king will be performing in Road Town at

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

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the Patsy Lake Festiville the Queen of Bacchanaal will head to Carrot Bay for the Cultural Fiesta on Friday, August 7th. The eldest of four siblings, Destra was raised in Laventille in eastern Port of Spain, Trinidad.

She was always involved in singing Calypso in primary school but she developed her passion for singing and music during her secondary school days. She not only won her school's Calypso Monarch title for five consecutive years, she composed every one of her songs.

She has produced hits such as I Dare You, Fly, Carnival, Max It Up and her big hit that been blazin’ the charts this summer Lucy. Her ultimate goal is to take Soca music to international markets so that the whole world can enjoy Soca music and from what we’ve seen from the songstress so far we can expect nothing but greatness.

Don’t miss your chance to see these great artists perform live. See the Festival Schedule line up on page 5 for more details.

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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2015 Festival schedule Thursday July 30

Cultural Night, High Output, Small Axe, Prime Time (RT Festival Village)

Friday, July 31

Cultural Food Fair (Noel Lloyd Park), International Music Mix: Local Artists, Xtreme Reunion, Cocoa Tea, Capleton, Showtime Band (RT Festival Village)

Saturday, August 1

International Soca Explosion: A-Team Band, 5 Star Akil - T&T, Problem Child - SVG, Mr. Chucky T&T, VI Calypso Monarch 2015, Busy Signal, VIBE (RT Festival Village)

Sunday, August 2

Freedom March 3pm, Emancipation Service 4pm @ Sunday Morning Well, Miss BVI Pageant 8pm (Multi-Purpose Centre), Village Entertainment: Splash Band, Final Faze, Venomous Poizon (RT Festival Village)

Monday, August 3

Rise & Shine Tramp 4am, Sunrise Service 7am (Admin Building), August Monday Parade, Village Entertainment: Xtreme Reunion, Hardcore Band (RT Festival Village); Opening Ceremony EE/LL 9pm; Village Entertainment: DJ Push Pop, Final Faze, Rocky, Sistah Joyce, Khago, Morgan Heritage, Prime Time (EE/LL Village)

Tuesday, August 4

Rise & Shine Tramp 4am (RT); Aquatic Sports, Horse Racing at Ellis Thomas Downs, Village Entertainment: Soca Night - DJ Bertrum, VIBE, Nadia Batson, Crazy, Fireman Hooper, Farmer Nappy, Stylee (EE/LL Village)

Wednesday, August 5

Rise & Shine Tramp 4am; East End Parade, Village Entertainment: DJ Renegade, Four Strong, Razor Blades, Showtime Band, Spectrum Band (EE/LL Festival Village)

Thursday, August 6

Mr. Elmore Stoutt Fisherman’s Tournament, Torch Light Procession Feat. RazorBlades official opening & prize giving ceremony, Fungi Master Elmore Stoutt in VI Story & Song, Cool Session Brass, Shurwayne Winchester (Carrot Bay Festival Village)

Friday, August 7

Carrot Bay Cultural Day, Donkey Races, Tug of War, Sack Races, Three Leg Races, etc. Village Entertainment: Prime Time Squad, KAre, Showtime Band, Benjai, Ricardo Drue, Destra (Carrot Bay Festival Village)

Saturday, August 8

Festival Last Lap - OMG Band, Carimi, Breezy, Konshens, Romain Virgo, VIBE (Carrot Bay Festival Village)

Sunday, August 9

Sticket Long Look Festival of Culture & Praise 7pm (Sticket Long Look)

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Ask Koren Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

Wife Has Secret Bank Account

Ask Koren

Dear Koren, My wife usually clears the post box but she and the two children are away on vacation so I went for the mail. We have our joint account plus our own separate accounts all at the same bank so when I saw a statement from another bank I opened it. I was shocked to see my wife have nearly 15,000 at a bank that I know nothing about and I make more money than her and don’t have all that. I pay the mortgage and some of the bills. What should I do or say when she comes back?

–Husband

hard to say without knowing her motive.

We also cannot look past the issue that you opened a piece of mail that did not have your name on it. That is not okay unless you have an agreement to open each other’s mail. Maybe it’s that kind of thing that caused her to consider an account unknown to you; to have privacy.

One has to consider the state of the marriage. Are you open and communicative with each other? Does she have reason to suspect that you will leave her?

Does she have past issues that force her to always have a “Plan B”? These are all questions worth considering.

Do not accuse her of any wrongdoing, just ask for an explanation. I can’t say she is obligated to give you one, but if the marriage is important to her, I think she will, especially if there is no ulterior motive.

Expect to be heavily berated for invading her privacy and to deal with the consequences of your impulsive actions. I hope in the end, mutual love and respect will prevail, so that this issue can be ironed out and the trust restored in your marriage.

Dear Husband, I understand your shock at discovering your wife has a secret account. If you usually share your financial affairs with each other, to find out that she has not been open is a big disappointment and would look like dishonesty on her part. I get the feeling that the shock is not just discovering the account, but the amount on it.

While partners should be allowed to have their own private accounts, you should at least have knowledge of where each other’s accounts are in case of an emergency. Too many secrets in a marriage can cause problems. Either there wasn’t much trust to begin with or this will now cause trust issues.

If you have a problem with spending, then maybe she felt the need to do that for her sake. Some women were taught that they should have something extra for a rainy day. Maybe she grew up poor and that is her security blanket for if something ever happened to you. You never know, if you are in a fix, maybe she would use that money to help you. It’s Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

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By Jan Critchley Festival Happenin’s With Festival Celebrations well underway, make sure you are up-to-date with our Festival Guide on Page Five to give you the lowdown on all the performers and events every day. Evening entertainment in Road Town will be at the Patsy Lake Festiville in Road Town until Monday, 3rd August when the Festival action moves to The Sticket – the Yvette Penn Festiville for East End and Long Look’s 60th Anniversary of Emancipation celebrations from August 3rd to August 5th. On August 6th, the celebrations move to Carrot Bay for the Cultural Fiesta, which this year will honor Mr. Elmore Stoutt, son of the soil and an ardent fisherman. The entertainment at Carrot Bay brings the festival to a close on August, 8th before returning to Yvette Penn Festiville in East End on Sunday, August 9th for the Festival of Culture and Praise at 7pm.

as boil apple, corn fish, roast corn, ducana, bong bong, toloma dumpling and peas soup.

Emancipation Service The annual Freedom March will take place at 3pm from Government House for the Emancipation Service at 4pm at the Sunday Morning Well on Sunday, August 2nd with music by High Frequency Band.

Cultural Food Fair First up, though, is the ever-popular 2015 Cultural Food Fair on Friday 31st July at the Noel Lloyd Park from10:30am till 5:30pm where you can find delicious local food, baked goods, local drinks and other treats.

Seniors will be taking part, demonstrating how to make coconut oil, pot bread, fly catcher, straw plaiting, broom making and scrap rugs. The opening ceremony in honor of Gregory and Marreth Smith will take place at 12:15pm and entertainment is by DJ Lloyd, Leon & the Hot Shots, The Lashing Dogs and St George’s Miracle Touch Steel Orchestra with special performances by the Ultimate Sky-Dancers, the Sugar Apple Drama Group and Junior Heritage Dancers.

There will also be tastings of traditional dishes such

Miss BVI This festival favorite takes place on Sunday, August 2nd at the Multi-Purpose Centre where six young ladies will compete for the crown and the prestigious title of Miss BVI 2015. The show starts at 8pm sharp.

August Monday Parade One of the highlights of Festival is the August Monday Parade through Road Town from around noon on Monday, August, 3rd which promises colorful floats with live bands and flamboyant troupes dancing their way through town to the sounds of the bands vying for the 2015 Road March Champions title. Last 9

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live music • events • concerts •

THURSDAY - JULY 30 & AUG 6

Dance Project 7:30pm. Dinner Reservations recommended (31st)

ROAD TOWN FESTIVAL VILLAGE - See Page 5 (30th) PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm.

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour, $2 Caribs and Coors Light & Evolution Band. 7pm Dance Contest and Specialty Pizza Night (7th)

CARROT BAY CULTURAL FIESTA – Elmore Stoutt Fishing

SATURDAY - AUG 1 & 8

Tournament,Torchlight Procession w/Razor Blades,

ROAD TOWN

Opening and Prize Giving. See Page 5 for details (6th)

FESTIVAL VILLAGE - International Soca

CANE GARDEN BAY

Explosion. See Page 5 for details (1st)

MYETT’S – Sunset Happier Hour with Candyman. $2

CARROT BAY

Caribs & Coors Light & special priced bar menu

CULTURAL FIESTA – Festival Last Lap. See Page

FRIDAY - JULY 31 & AUG 7

5 for details. (8th)

ROAD TOWN

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

NOEL LLOYD PARK – Cultural Food Fair from

CANE GARDEN BAY

10:30am to 5:30pm. Opening Ceremony at 12:15pm and music by DJ Lloyd, Leon & The Hot Shots,The

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour. $2 Caribs and

Lashing Dogs & performances by the Sky Dancers and

Coors Light. Performance by 15 year old America’s Got

more.Village Entertainment see Page 5 (31st)

Talent contestant - Dillon Havins 5-7pm. Live Island

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

Vibes by Awesome Crew 7:30pm (1st)

CARROT BAY

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour. $2 Caribs and

CULTURAL FIESTA – Cultural Races, Donkey Races,

Coors Light & special priced bar menu. Awesome Crew

Tug of War, Grease Pig etc.Village Entertainment see

7:30 & Specialty Pizzas. (8th)

Page 5 (7th)

SUNDAY - AUG 2 & 9

CANE GARDEN BAY

ROAD TOWN

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour. $2 Caribs and Coors Light. Live Performance of “Carnival” by Tortola

GOVN HSE – Freedom March at 3pm with High Frequency Band (2nd)

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ts • parties • sports • movies and more

SUNDAY MORNING WELL - Emancipation Service

CANE GARDEN BAY

4pm (2nd)

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with

UPCOMING HAPPENINGS

Candyman. Mexican Monday with 2 for 1 Specialty MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEX - Miss BVI 8pm (2nd)

Margaritas & delicious Mexican Munchies.

VILLAGE ENTERTAINMENT - See Page 5 (2nd)

TUESDAY - AUG 4 & 11

EAST END

ROAD TOWN RISE & SHINE TRAMP - 4am (4th) ELLIS

FESTIVAL VILLAGE - Festival of Culture and Praise

THOMAS DOWNS - Festival Horse Races inc

7pm (9th)

Premier Cup (4th)

SOPER’S HOLE

CANE GARDEN BAY

SCARAMOUCHE - Car Boot Sale - Sell some things,

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with

buy some things, bring your handcrafted items to sell.

Reserve your spot 343-1602 (9th)

Burning Man - The Island Last Resort Closing Party — Aug 15 Save the Seed National Basketball League — Aug 15 Back to School Fair @ Benjamin Romney Park — Aug 22

Candyman & $2 Caribs and Coors Lights & special priced bar menu.

Sherwin Gardner Gospel Singer — Sept 19

EAST END CANE GARDEN BAY

FESTIVAL VILLAGE - Soca Night. See Page 5

MYETT’S — Sunday Brunch with Bottomless Mimosas

for details (4th)

till 3pm. Vishall & DJ Jephet at Beach Bar.

THE IS. LAST RESORT — Geoff Day plays live

MONDAY - AUG 3 & 10

8pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

ROAD TOWN RISE & SHINE TRAMP - 4am (3rd) ADMIN BLDG - Sunrise Service 7am (3rd) AUGUST MONDAY PARADE - Noon (3rd) PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm EAST END FESTIVAL VILLAGE - Opening Ceremony 9pm.

Reggae Night - See Page 5 for details (3rd)

WEDNESDAY - AUG 5 &12 EAST END RISE & SHINE TRAMP - 4am (5th) EAST END PARADE (5th) FESTIVAL VILLAGE - See Page 5 (5th) CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with $2 Carib & Coors Light & special priced bar menu. 3D Band Dinner & Dance 7pm.

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year’s winners, VIBE are keen to hold onto their coveted title and Showtime Band having copped the Championship for seven years before that are also keen contenders! These and other bands will be playing along the route of the parade, so be sure to get a good spot along the route and cheer for your favorite band. Winners get a cash prize, a trophy and of course braggin’ rights!

Story & Song followed by music by Cool Session Brass & Shurwayne Winchester. On Friday, August 7th, it’s the Cultural Races including Donkey Races, Tug of War & Grease Pig followed by entertainment with Benjai, Ricardo Drue, Destra and more. On Saturday, is the Festival Last Lap with music by OMG, Carimi, Breezy, Konchens, Romain Virgo and VIBE.

East End/Long Look Festival This year is the 60th Anniversary of the East End/Long Long Emancipation Celebrations with the fun going on for three days. The opening night is on Monday, August 3rd with Reggae Night featuring Morgan Heritage, dubbed the Royal Family of Reggae, who have just released their tenth album, Strictly Roots which is R&B with a hint of dancehall that both plays homage to the elders, while blazing a trail to the future of roots. On Tuesday evening, August 4th, enjoy Soca Night with Farmer Nappy, Stylee and more, then be up early for the Rise and Shine Tramp on Wednesday, August 5th at 4am which will be followed

by Village Entertainment - see Page Five for details.

Festival of Culture and Praise This year, to mark the 60th Anniversary of Festival for East End and Long Look villages, there will be the Festival of Culture and Praise at 7pm on Sunday, August 9th at The Sticket, to close out the Emancipation celebrations for 2015.

Scaramouche Car Boot Sale Scaramouche is hosting a car boot sale on Sunday, 9th August, you can sell anything you wish from those items you never use anymore to those handcrafted items that you have been meaning to sell. There are sixteen car spaces and four stall spaces at only $15 per boot/stall. They will also be serving their gorgeous pizza all evening. So reserve your space, call today on 343-1602 or e-mail info.scaramouchebvi@gmail.com.

Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta The Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta is a firm family favorite with lots of fun and games for everyone. The festivities begin on Thursday, August 6th with the Mr. Elmore Stoutt Fisherman’s Tournament followed by the Torchlight Procession with the Razor Blades and the Official Opening and Prize Giving Ceremony including Fungi Master, Elmore Stoutt in Virgin Islands

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By Jane Bakewell

And So It Goes If you are tired of the shoot-em-up gangbusters, or action thrillers and want to settle it for a little light romantic comedy, And So It Goes might fit the ticket.

Two major stars of the screen with many wonderful films in their movie dossier take on considerably lighter roles, as widowers finding love again later in life. Michael Douglas takes the lead role as Oren Little, a wealthy real estate tycoon, who has a decidedly negative view about most of the people in his life, including his adult son Luke (Scott Shepherd), who has spent some of his rebellious years strung out on drugs.

Oren, in the midst of selling the family mansion,

watch his ten-year old daughter, Sarah, while he’s

where he spent many years with his now-deceased

away to serve a short term prison sentence from

wife, is pressed into much smaller quarters in a four-

another incident. Sarah’s mother, a drug addict

plex he owns called “Little Shan-gri-la,” a beachy-

abandoned her years ago and is nowhere to be

chic ocean side complex with an interesting mix of

found. Oren in true form, refuses, but is surprised

tenants. Next-door to his unit is another widower

when Luke drops her off at “Shan-gri-la“ any way,

close to his age, Leah (Diane Keaton) who is a

and Leah quickly sweeps Sarah under her caring

lounge singer still tearful over a husband she lost

arms, while Oren goes in search of her mother. Sarah

years ago. Somehow, it appears Keaton’s role in

finds a true home with her new self-proclaimed

Woody Allen’s classic Annie Hall has never really left

grandma and grandpa and bounces back and forth

her and she models this same chatty bundle of inse-

between both their units.

As expected, Sarah becomes the glue that brings this disparate group of people together – including a blossoming romance between Oren and Leah. Do we fully buy the story line? Not really. Do we believe in Oren’s sudden transformation to a loving and caring person? No. But, it’s an “extra-lite” romantic comedy, so we suspend our beliefs for a few entertaining moments.

curities in speech and in dress in this film as well.

Neighbors above include a black police officer and his pregnant wife and a single mom with her boisterous two children. No one likes Oren for his rudeness and attitude, but can’t do much about it, as he is their landlord as well.

The vanilla blandness of the film gets a little spice when Luke, now clean from drugs, asks his father to Festival Double Issue

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By Claudia Colli

Turtle Encounters their migratory patterns. Catching turtles isn’t that easy as it turns out. The day I went, Shannon and other team members took turns being towed behind a slow moving boat; when a turtle was spotted the “catcher” dove down, grabbed a hold of the turtle, and with the help of those on board, hauled it inside the boat.

I left the turtle catching to others, but I took photos for the Welcome and helped with the tagging. It was thrilling to get so close to a sea turtle – and know that I was doing something, no matter how small, to help these endangered creatures. Dozens of turtles were tagged at the time and data on the captured turtle was recorded. They were then gently returned to the water and sent on their merry way. Tracking their movements has aided conservation efforts. When a turtle tagged here in the BVI is recaptured in, let’s say Puerto Rico or St. Croix, scientists not only get a clearer idea of their far flung territory, but also gather information on the health of the species.

Although similar to the original program that I took part in ten years ago Turtle Encounters goes even further. Dive BVI on Virgin Gorda leads the expeditions, and participants pay for the unique experience of helping to capture the turtle. The program furthers conservation efforts, teaches enthusiastic participants a lot about sea turtles and turtle conservation, and importantly, raises money to fund other ARK projects.

For more information on ARK and their programs go to www.bviark.org

Earlier this month I attended the re-launch of the Association of Reef Keepers (also known as ARK), an organization whose notable aim is to preserve the Territory’s coral reefs through educational and monitoring programs. First established in 1993, the small but committed group put out a colorful and ubiquitous flyer to urge coral reef conservation, established “Reef Check” which monitored several coral reef sites in the BVI, and set up a program to address island erosion, among other projects.

ARK is now led by Dr. Shannon Gore, a former staff member and marine biologist at the Department of Conservation and Fisheries and now an environmental consultant. Clive Petrovic, Casey McNutt, Dylan Penn, Mervin Hastings and Chris Haycraft round out the board. A host of activities include a British Virgin Islands Sea Turtle Program and a Marine Restoration and Monitoring program. ARK is also working with NGOs and government organizations to establish coral nurseries near Little Thatch and Virgin Gorda, a step towards reversing the decline of coral reefs in the Virgin Islands.

To me, one of the most intriguing of these projects is Turtle Encounters, part of the VI Sea Turtle Program, which ARK is currently conducting in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Fisheries. The program is not unlike one that I took part in about ten years ago when I spent a day out on a boat accompanied by Shannon and other Conservation and Fisheries staff who were tagging turtles to monitor 17

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Everything’s On The Track!

The focus is all about the track for for the next few days, starting this weekend. First up, eight athletes will compete in the Pan American Jr. Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, Canada, July 31-Aug 2.

For four of the athletes, twin sisters Tynelle and Trevia Gumbs, Taylor Hill and Jonel Lacey, it will be their last competition as juniors as they move to U23 competition in 2016.

Tynelle will contest the Javelin Throw, Discus Throw and Hammer Throw, while her twin will see action in the Shot Put, Discus Throw and Hammer Throw. Hill, who will take her talents to South Plains Jr. College in the fall, will join the squad from her Houston base and will have Nelda Huggins’ company in the 100m and 200m dashes. Lacey will contest both the 400m and 400m Intermediate Hurdles. Joining Lacey in the hurdles will be Lakeisha “Mimi" Warner.

Kyron McMaster who will join the Gumbs sisters at Central Arizona College in the fall, will contest the 400m Intermediate Hurdles, marking the second meet that the Territory will have three 400m hurdlers in action. McMaster, Warner and Lacey competed in the event during the Carifta Games earlier this year.

Akeem Bradshaw will contest both the Long and Triple Jumps.

On Tuesday, the attention is on the Ellis Thomas Downs, where all eyes will focus on the horses, in particular the Premier’s Cup and who will collect the Lion’s share of the $20,000 prize, in the 1-1/8 mile feature race. Horses from the U.S. Virgin Islands will challenge their BVI counterparts for the coveted title. Will the Premier’s Cup stay in the BVI? Find out on Tuesday.

There are seven races on the card. Will it be Wrol’ Up, Festival Double Issue

Town Hall, Chilean Boy, St. Moose or Break Up The Game carting off the Premier’s Cup? Then on Wednesday, the last group of track and field athletes will head to the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. This event is being held for the just the second time, as the NACAC Area, has been the only area of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) not having an area championships in place.

This meet, as well, is the final opportunity to qualify for the Aug 22-30, IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. So far, only veteran sprinter Tahesia Harrigan-Scott has been the Territory’s lone qualifier (her 5th straight time) in the 100m and will get a final tune up in the NACAC Championships.

Joining Harrigan-Scott at NACAC will be: Karene King, 200m; Chantel Malone, Long Jump; Ashley Kelly, 200/400m, Khari Herbert, 400m and Eldred Henry, Shot Put and Discus Throw.

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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 “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.