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Now in its 27th Year!

Aug 20 - 26, 2015 Vol. 27, No. 50

YoUR FRee GUide

to our islands’ happenings

West End Committee’s Annual Back2School Fair

featuring Motivational Speaker

Larramie ‘Doc’ Shaw August 22nd from 1pm - 5pm

Also this week: Natural hair - Pop Up sale @ Noel lloyd Park • Rtw Pour in the Park @ sir. olva Georges Plaza • Basketball at save the seed

This Week’s Feature Story by Arlena Smith

West End Back2School Fair The West End Community Centre Committee is back for the third annual Back2School Fair at the Benjamin Romney Recreational Park, in West End. On Saturday, August 22nd the committee is inviting students residing in the West End area (Towers, Romney Park, Belmont Park, Frenchman’s Cay and West End) to this fun-filled family event from 1pm to 5pm. The Back2School event seeks to aid students from kinder garden to college with the necessary school supplies including backpacks, writing books, pens, pencils, crayons, rulers and much more. The day will include arts and crafts, face painting and refreshments and the BVI Elite Sky Dancers, Shooting Stars Steel Orchestra, and Purple Dragon will be on hand for a special performance.

This year, the committee is bringing guest motivational speaker and TV star Larramie “Doc” Shaw an American actor, singer and rapper best known as Malik Payne for his role in Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. At an early age Larramie’s grandparents noticed a special gift in him and nicknamed him Doc as they thought he was destined for great things in his life. Doc's dad then sparked a modeling career for him and he moved through the modeling indus-

try fast and began appearing in print ads for Atlanta Magazine, Parisian and Upton’s to name a few.

In 1994, a car accident took his father's life, but Doc who was also in the car, survived the accident.

After surviving such a loss, Doc had an overwhelming feeling he had survived for a higher purpose and wanted to continue his career.

His career quickly took off and he became well known for his commercials with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, McDonalds and more, even landing his first movie role in Nobody Loves Me. His big break came when he landed the role of Malik Payne in Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. In 2009 he was nominated for a NAACP Image Award and won the 2009 Youth Artist Award for Best Supporting Young Actor in a television series. His professional appearance and business attitude has earned him a reputation for speaking to others about his life experiences, growth and faith especially for events targeting the youth.

So bring the kids out this Saturday and don’t miss your chance to meet this inspirational young speaker and grab the necessities for the up-coming school year. Registration begins at 11am. For more info contact Mr. Charles Benjamin 541-2056.

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Vol. 27, No. 50 • Aug 20 - 26, 2015

Ask Koren

Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

Marriage Not What I Expected

Ask Koren

Dear Koren, I have been married for just over a year and I regret it. I still love my husband but I feel trapped and resentful. I knew he had some bad habits before we got married but I never expected to be a house slave.

All my time outside of work is spent cooking, cleaning or attending to him and this once self sufficient man has turned into a helpless baby who has forgotten how to make himself a simple tuna sandwich. What do I do? I'm constantly tired and this is not what I signed up for.

– New Wife

your being the superwoman as the norm and anything less on your part is likely to result in his dissatisfaction and that will be even more frustrating for you.

Consider also managing your time and tasks better by organizing yourself with a schedule. With no young children, cleaning once or twice a week should be enough.

You and your husband should work as a team to ensure that the marriage relationship remains more important than housework and cleaning or arguing over who does what. When there is love and mutual respect, you both care about the other's happiness and comfort and that is always a priority.

Self care is also an important part of married life because you cannot give what you don't have; if you are not comfortable and thriving and happy, you will be miserable, irritated and bitter. So talk to your husband and let him know that you need his help and cooperation as, he will benefit also, Streamline your tasks so you have more time for things you love and focus on strengthening your marital relationship and you both will be better off for it.

Dear New Wife, Clearly the honeymoon period is over and the reality of married life is setting in and the “for worse” aspect is clicking in. Some of these things should have been discussed before marriage but that ship has sailed; also, even if there were multiple discussions, people still do what they feel like after the fact.

While there is the expectation that as the wife certain duties might be primarily yours, there is no law that says that he cannot help with some household duties and share the tasks. If he chooses not to help at all, then he has the option of paying for a housekeeper... in other words, either he dips his hands in the water or he dips it in the wallet, but dip he must.

If you break him in badly and his expectations of your housewife duties are high, he will come to accept

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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Vol. 27, No. 50 • Aug 20 - 26, 2015

By Jay Bobbin

You Asked & We Answered...

Q: Is it known who will replace Tom Bergeron on “America’s Funniest Home Videos?”

A: Not as of this writing, but there’s still some time before that decision needs to be made. Bergeron will start his final season on the ABC show in September, beginning a long victory lap for what will have been a 15-season run for him (and 25 seasons for the show overall). He’ll remain in the ABC family, though, continuing as host of Dancing With the Stars – which likely will keep going for a while.

Q: Is Grace Van Pelt on “The Mentalist” the same actress who portrayed her originally?

A: She is ... or was, we should say, since she’s no longer a regular on the CBS show. Amanda Righetti played the role from the premiere onward, but after Van Pelt was kidnapped and then rescued last season, she and husband Wayne Rigsby (played by Owain Yeoman) decided to leave law enforcement — and the series.

Q: I enjoyed watching Steve McQueen in “Bullitt” on television recently. I’ve heard he did his own driv-

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ing in the movie’s famous car chase. Is that true?

A: He did in the close-up scenes that clearly show him at the wheel, but others were driving the Mustang in most long-range shots of the vehicle. An avid driver, McQueen wanted to do as much of the sequence as possible, but there were the insurance concerns that typically apply to a film’s star.

Thanks to the masterful editing of the sequence, it’s virtually impossible to tell that it isn’t McQueen who’s literally in the driver’s seat at any given point of that classic 11minute scene.

Q: I was pleased to see Donnie Wahlberg get a chance to direct “Blue Bloods” last season, Will he do so again next season?

A: He will, and the fact that episode was one of the highest-rated in the CBS police drama’s history certainly didn’t hurt. We spoke with Wahlberg at the time it aired, and he already was talking about things he’d like to do in his next directing round on the show ... one of the foremost being to work more with Will Estes, alias Jamie Reagan to his Danny on the series.

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By Jan Critchley

Natural Hair – Pop Up Sale

new. Sponsored by RTW, this is an opportunity to

Want to find some great new hairstyles and prod-

sample new and existing wines and spirits from world

ucts for your natural hair? Well, look no further than

renowned brands. So enjoy the great surroundings,

Dr. Calisa Cruckshank’s pop-up sale on Saturday,

taste some quality wines in exquisite company!

August 22nd from 1pm till 4pm at the Noel Lloyd

Basketball League

Positive Action Movement Park. The sale is based

If you are following the Julian Frazer Save the

around her new book, Be Creative! A Styling Guide for

Seed Basketball league games then don’t miss this

Natural Hair – Braids & Dread Locs, and she said, “I wanted my locs to be a hairstyle that’s envied, respected, loved and embraced and I hope to do so by inspiring others with this styling guide to be creative with their hair type.” So stop by on Saturday, there will be refreshments, book signings, hair demonstrations and “Back to School” styles to start the new school year with a fresh new look.

week’s games starting Friday 21st August at 6:30pm

Pour In The Park

games are played at the Save the Seed Energy

– Real Tool vs Young Star, 8:00pm Talk Done vs Pure Playaz and at 9:30pm Splash Brothers vs Spartans.

On Saturday 22nd August at 6:30pm – Bayside Blazers vs Warriors, 8:00pm Avengers vs Starz and at 9:30pm Knights vs Z6ne 6 Ballers. Then on Sunday 23rd August at 6:30pm – West Gunners vs Real Tool and finally at 8:00pm Run It Red vs Talk Done. All Centre.

Sugar Works Exhibition Sugar Works is hosting a fascinating exhibition for the month of August called “Emancipation – Reason to Celebrate,” that will depict through photographs and displays over 60 years of festival celebrations. See early photos of the Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta, J’ouvert, Parades, Road March Bands, the Festival Villages and the many changes over the years. The exhibition is on from 8:30am to 3pm from Monday to Friday, so stop by and get a taste of Festival in days gone by.

You are invited to a truly Grand Affair on Saturday, August 22nd at Sir Olva Georges Plaza from 7:30pm!

Stoli-Karaoke!

Pour in the Park is an event for wine lovers or for

Want to take to the stage and sing your heart out?

those of you who would like to sample something

Well, you are in luck with Scrub Island’s Stoli-aoke!!

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Vol. 27, No. 50 • Aug 20 - 26, 2015

live music • events • concerts • p

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THURSDAY - AUGUST 20

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

ROAD TOWN

Beach BBQ w/ Live Music. Serving Caribbean Fusion

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm

Dinner 6-9p

CANE GARDEN BAY

SATURDAY - AUGUST 22

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour w/

ROAD TOWN

Candyman. $2 Carib & Coors Light & special priced

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm

bar menu

SAVE THE SEED — Basketball League. 6:30pm -

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

Bayside Blazers vs. Warriers; 8.00pm - Avengers vs.

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion

Starz; 9:30pm - Knights vs. Z6ne 6 Ballers.

Dinner 6-9pm

POSITIVE ACTION PARK — Pop-Up Sale from

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

1pm till 4pm. Dr Calisa Cruckshank’s book launch,

SCRUB ISLAND - Stoli Karaoke night at Tierra!

signings, hair demonstrations inc. Back to School

Tierra! Bar from 7pm till 10:30pm. Drink specials, fun

styles. Refreshments available.

prizes and ferry from Trellis Bay.

BOTANIC GARDENS — Sparkle - A Christian event

FRIDAY - AUGUST 21

for Women from 4pm with guest speaker, Debi

ROAD TOWN

Markland. Registration free.

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm

SIR OLVA GEORGES PLAZA — Pour in the Park.

SAVE THE SEED — Basketball League. 6:30pm -

Wine tasting, sample some new & existing wines and

Real Tool vs. Young Star; 8.00pm - Talk Done vs. Pure

spirits from 4pm.

Playaz; 9:30pm - Splash Brothers vs. Spartans.

CANE GARDEN BAY

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour $2 Carib Beer &

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour w/ $2 Carib &

Coors Lights & special priced bar menu.

Coors Lights w/special priced bar menu. Evolution

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

Band 7pm. Dance contest.

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

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s • parties • sports • movies and more

SUNDAY - AUGUST 23

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm

ROAD TOWN

CANE GARDEN BAY

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm SAVE THE SEED — Basketball League. 6:30pm -

UPCOMING HAPPENINGS

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with Candyman with $2 Carib & Coors Lights w/ spe-

West Gunners vs. Real Tool; 8:00pm - Run it Red vs. cial priced bar menu.

Talk Done.

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Sunday Brunch w/Bottomless Mimosas

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

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion

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

Dinner 6-9pm

Happier Hour 5-7pm. Live entertainment

WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 26

ELM’S BEACH BAR — Lunch Daily 11am -

ROAD TOWN

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

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from

Fusion Dinner 6-9pm

5pm - 7pm

MONDAY - AUGUST 24

CANE GARDEN BAY

ROAD TOWN

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with $2 Carib

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm

& Coors Lights & special priced bar menu. Live

CANE GARDEN BAY

local entertainment by 3D Band Dinner &

MYETT’S — Mexican Monday with 2 for 1 speciality

Dance 7pm

Margaritas & Munchies. Sunset Happier Hour w/

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

Candyman 5-7pm. Live entertainment

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion

TUESDAY - AUGUST 25

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

ROAD TOWN

Rum Punches

Foxy’s 77th Birthday Bash – September 19

Scaramouche Season Closing Party — Aug 28 Back to School Regatta — Sept 19-20 Rugby World Cup 2015 @ Capt. Mulligans — Sept 18 Sherwin Gardner Gospel Singer — Sept 19 National Theatre Live Man + Super Man — Sept 26 St. Ursula’s Day Holiday — Oct 19 National Theatre Live Of Mice & Men — Oct 24

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Get the free ferry over to Scrub Island and head to their Tierra! Tierra! bar this and every Thursday for their Stoli Karaoke night from 7:00pm till 10:30pm.

There is no cover charge, drink specials and fun prizes to be won.

Sparkle Join in “Sparkle” – a Christian event for women at the J.R. O’Neal Botanic Gardens on Saturday, August 22nd from 4pm. Debi Markland will be present as the guest speaker as she has, “the burning passion to empower, inspire and add value to those around her.” In her book, How to Perfect the Art of Saying No, Debi focuses on what matters most in your life so you can lead a life of significance. Registration is free so

go to www.sunsparkshine.wordpress.com for more information.

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By Jan Critchley

Taking “Left Seat” in the Lynx I was recently invited to a drinks reception onboard the visiting the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)

Lyme Bay which was visiting for three days as part of its duty as the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Patrol Task (North).

On the evening of the drinks reception, I headed off with invite in hand and was a little excited as this was the first time I had visited such a vessel. Once onboard, I was surprised to find that many different branches of the military populated the ship, clearly there were the Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel, but there were also RAF Pilots, Marines and other memPhoto courtesy of GIS

bers of the armed forces.

I had the pleasure of meeting the Commanding

operations. I even had the rare opportunity to sit in

Officer, Captain Paul Minter RFA who explained that

“Left Seat” for a while and could just imagine how it

the ship is one of the Royal Navy’s support vessels

would feel to be the pilot in a real life situation, soar-

and was in the Territory on a familiarization trip to

ing up and away from the ship – headed towards

assess our readiness in the event of a hurricane and

your target, the Marines silent in anticipation – and

to be available to lend its support in the event of

ready to go.

During their stay, Captain Paul Minter paid cour-

such an incident.

The amount of equipment onboard was stagger-

tesy calls to the Governor, the Premier and

ing, earth-moving equipment, generators, two field

Commissioner of Police whilst visiting officers assist-

ambulances – and it can transport a maximum of

ed with a search and rescue exercise on Anegada

1,500 persons in the event of an emergency.

and the Ship’s Officers welcomed groups from vari-

However, the most impressive of all was a Royal

ous

Navy Lynx Mk8 helicopter, sitting majestically on the

Empowerment Programme (YEP) onboard the

stern of the ship, together with two RAF Pilots who

impressive vessel.

schools,

associations

and

the

Youth

were solely responsible for the maintenance and

It is always good to know that help is at hand –

operation of the aircraft. The helicopter onboard is

out of sight in most cases and keeping our waters

to conduct counter narcotics operations (when the

safe. However, that is all well and good, but nothing

ship is at sea), surveillance and search and rescue

quite compares to sitting “Left Seat” in the Lynx!

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Vol. 27, No. 50 • Aug 20 - 26, 2015

Word Search – Category: Careers

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Parimutuel Call: ‘Time To Bite The Bullet’ ness for a number of years, the family returned with Long before what we know today as the Ellis Town Hall.

Thomas Downs, a prominent businesswoman, for“I enjoy horseracing,” Lake, 70, said. “I took mer Little A. Racetrack manager and freedom fightpleasure in being able to move horse racing forward. er had made a call for parimutuel wagering in the I’m happy I could have played that part at that time, Territory. but, it’s now time for the younger people as they are Patsy Lake, in whose honor the 2015 BVI Festival now doing, to take the torch and run with it. There’s a Village was named, has reiterated that call she made time when we, the older people must know when to more than 20 years ago, for the Territory to introduce back out.” parimutuel wagering and said the Lake who first made the call or time is right. parimutuel wagering to become She encouraged the governpart of the industry when the track ment to ‘bite the bullet.’ Before was being rebuilt, reiterated the renovations were completed for call yet again. “I would like to see the track to open in 1998, Lake the government be brave enough managed the facility then known to say we’ll do parimutuel – if only as the “Little A Racetrack”. She for the track,” she said. “I know rebuilt stables and stands oppothat there are some people that are site to their current location. She opposing it, but, in order to make it said everyone saw how the faciliprofitable and it is a very expensive ty could be developed into what it sport, especially for the horse ownhas become today. ers. The purses are most times very “It was that move that I made Business woman Patsy Lake small – too small to even keep you that was able to make the governgoing. But, the people who love the sport are just ment of the day to put some money into horse racing holding on to it, not holding on for the money, and give us the track that we have,” she reflected, because, it’s a lot to maintain a horse.” standing in winners circle during the August Festival Lake said she thinks the time has come now for races after her horse My Pal Shaun took the measure parimutuel to be introduced into the Territory. “I’m of the field. “We know there’s some work to be done sure Karen (Aaron, BVI Horse Racing Association on it and I’m sure Hon. Myron Walwyn is going to president) will tell you she’s finding it difficult apart pour some money into it through his government, to from the government support, to get sponsors for the do whatever improvements need to be done. I’m realvarious races,” Lake said. “It is something that can ly looking forward to seeing further improvements.” boost the economy and I hope this government who During her tenure managing horse racing in the always likes to bite the bullet, will bite that bullet and Territory, she also owned horses and headed the go with it.”

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By Arlena Smith

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation The latest chapter in the spy franchise, Rogue Nation, feels just as fresh and exciting as the films that came before it, in particular Ghost Protocol one of my favorites in the MI series.

In the fifth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise Rogue Nation veteran IMF (Impossible Mission Force) agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) immediately shows that this will be a fast-paced edge of your seat thriller. I mean, in the opening scene he is literally hanging out of an airplane.

After the IMF was implicated in the attack on the Kremlin in Ghost Protocol, CIA chief Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) is determined the “Rogue” group whose successes at saving the world are short lived and pure luck, tries to disband the IMF and have the group dissolved into the CIA where he has control of its operations. This forces Hunt and his team to operate off the grid to try to prove the existence of a shadowy criminal organization known as the “Syndicate” an anti-IMF group led by the malicious Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), the latest villian in Hunt’s cat-andmouse game. Pursued by both the CIA and the “Syndicate,” Hunt must search for clues while trying to avoid capture.

While perusing the illustrious group, he happens upon Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), a disavowed

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British agent who saved his life on two occasions and seems keen on helping him but may have dangerous ties to the “Syndicate.” He must decide whether or not he can trust her as she more than holds her own as a spy, and there’s also some genuine doubt as to exactly which side she’s on. Calling on the trusted members of his team, tech expert Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), agent William Brandt (Jeremy Renner) and former agent Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) they must globetrot from Vienna and Morocco to London in hopes of derailing the plans of the “Syndicate.”

Hunt matches wits with the “Syndicate’s” leader in a final chase through London that will end either the “Syndicate” or the IMF for good.

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