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Nov 6 -12, 2014 Vol.27, No.9

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to our islands’ happenings

BVI Food Fete November 2014

Also this week: Caribbean Cellars Block Party • lowell wheatley Gamefish tournament • Full Moon Parties

Photo by Melville Lettsome “Fish & Fungi”

This Week’s Feature Story by Jan Critchley

Game On when the long-awaited weigh-in begins. Most of the fishing action will take place around much talked about fishing grounds including the “north drop” where anglers are out to catch the biggest wahoo, mahi-mahi, tuna and kingfish to be in to win!

Tournament Director, Harella Georges said, “This is a family orientated competition and we have many awards for the competitors, including awards for best male and female angler and two awards for the kids; the Best Junior Angler and Youngest Angler which was won last year by a 5-year-old! Our top prize though is for the “Best Boat” which wins a $5,000 cash prize for the boat with the heaviest overall catch or poundage over the two-day tournament.”

On Sunday enjoy another great day of fishing starting at the same time as Saturday, but finishing at 1pm for the final weigh-in. After that there will be lots of shoreside fun for all the family with a BBQ, more music by DJ Richie Rich and the final prize giving. For more information or to register e-mail lwgamefishtournament@gmail.com or call Harella on 543-5035.

If sports fishing is your passion, then don’t miss the annual Captain Lowell Wheatley Memorial Gamefish Tournament that is held every year at the Anegada Reef Hotel. This year the tournament is going to be bigger and better than ever with over $10,000 being awarded in cash and prizes!

This lively event will be taking place from Friday, November 7th to Sunday, November 9th and attracts fishermen to the beautiful atoll for two days of great fishing. One of the tournament organizers, Lawrence Wheatley said, “This is not only one of the biggest game fishing tournaments in the BVI, but a tribute to our father, Lowell Wheatley who was a keen sports fisherman and everyone is welcome to take part.”

Arrive for registration on Friday evening, which will take place between 5pm and 7:30pm and afterwards dance the night away to the sounds of DJ Richie Rich who will also be getting the party started after the weigh-ins on Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday morning, the competition starts at 7am with the lines-in and they come out again at 4pm

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Vol. 27, No. 9 • Nov 6 - 12, 2014

Ask Koren

Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

Bad Texting Turns Me Off

Ask Koren

Dear Koren,

I have been single for over 3 years now since my last break-up and I am just surprised at how people communicate these days. What I have noticed is that these guys don’t write properly. The two guys that I’m chatting with use these shorthand texting and don’t spell properly. When they speak, it’s a little better but their writing is such a turn off. Should I overlook that?

– Help If that is the best they can do and you prefer to

Dear Help,

date a man who is intelligent and writes properly,

No, if it bothers you so much, don’t overlook it.

then hold out for that. Trying to be accommodating

People tell us who they are by the way they dress,

with something you don’t like will only last for a

speak write and present themselves; however,

while and pretty soon you will become frustrated

sometimes we are so interested in seeing what we

and they will also get fed-up of trying to change to

want, that we highlight certain things and bury oth-

please you; people are more comfortable being

ers. It could be that they are capable of writing prop-

themselves and like being accepted for who they

erly, but have just gotten into the habit of using the

are.

texting lingo. Try asking them to write differently and

You will hardly ever find one guy that has every-

see if they are capable of it; if not, then that is just

thing you like, but in this case, you have to decide if

who they are and you either take it or leave it. That’s

the whole package is worth compromising their writ-

not the worst habit someone can have, yet it can be

ing skills for.

annoying enough to take the sweetness out of

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

romantic communication.

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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Vol. 27, No. 9 • Nov 6 - 12, 2014

By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Swimming in the OECS Championships Eager, energetic and newbie swimmers are leavbeen doing lately.” ing the Territory today, to make their splash in the With Amarah having Carifta Games, 24th OECS Swimming Championships in St. Lucia, Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympic Games from Friday through Sunday. experience and Elinah gaining Commonwealth Games A record 10 athletes have been selected by the BVI and Carifta Games experience—winning gold earlier Swimming Federation for the Territory’s fifth venture this year—Phillip said he’s excited in the way in the sub regional event.

Gizelle—who had her final tune up in St. Thomas last The bulk of the team is comprised of eight homemonth—has been progressing. based athletes who will be Led by Elinah who established joined by two athletes currently five OECS Championships records training in England—Elinah and a year ago, the BVI walked off Amarah Phillip. Besides the with 16 OECS Championships Phillip sisters, others comprismedals nine of which were gold. ing the team are: Giselle “Gigi” “It’s basically a testament that Archibald Bowers, Gregory we have some of the top sprinters Nelson, Tia Roberts, Kalya in the region,” he noted.

Roberts, Kassia Hayman, “Providing good health and Kahdija Sampson, Chakia strength going down there I think Smith and Jaden Marshall. it’s going to be something good.”

BVI Swimming Federation Phillip said events like the 2014 BVI OECS Swimmers President and Coach Elsworth 50m fly, 50m free as well as the Phillip said from his experience, the OECS 100m fly, 100m breast are events they dominate with Championships is a meet that presents an opportunithe capability that they have. He added that the OECS ty to prove to the young developing swimmers that championships are considered a Level II development they are capable of competing with the older swimmeet, which is just a notch down from the Carifta mers.

Games and it’s a good development meet for the “At least when they go down there and they see swimmers. the kind of swimming that’s in the region, it helps Following the OECS Championships, the BVI delemotivate them to want to train harder, stay the course gation will head to St. Thomas for the Virgin Islands and really develop,” he pointed out. “In my opinion, Championships later this month to compete against with three of the top swimmers we have, who are their St. Thomas and St. Croix counterparts.

Amarah, Elinah and Gizelle, I’m expecting some really “They will be primed to do their thing in the VI super results from the three of them as they have Championships following the OECS Championships,” been producing decent times in the meets they have Phillip said.

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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events

By Jan Critchley Block Party Don’t miss the Caribbean Cellars Block Party, this Saturday, November 8th from 2pm to 7pm to be held in their parking lot. First off, enjoy the hors d’oeuvres and cocktail hour featuring the BVI’s top mixologists, then from 4pm head to the Painkiller station and sample our most famous cocktail! From 5pm the Beer Station is in full flow with a huge variety to choose from and the grilled food station gets cookin’. There is a $10 entry fee, which includes food and drinks and there will be entertainment – including a guest appearance from VIBE, games and prizes. Even better, all proceeds from the entry fee and raffle will be donated to the BVI Cancer Society.

BVI Food Fete The culinary month continues with more gastronomic events to get your taste buds tingling. As part of the “Local Fridays” events, which showcases restaurants throughout the BVI and their local dishes, head over to Crafts Alive Village this Friday, November 7th for the Cultural Fish Fry. Then, on Wednesday, November 12th, enjoy a South African Wine Tasting soiree at the Watering Hole from 5pm to 8pm. See centre pages for more BVI Food Fete events this week. Check out the website at www.bvifoodfete.com for more details and booking information for all of the events or call 494-3134.

Withers Ice Bath Challenge Taking its lead from the fundraising craze, “The Ice Bucket Challenge,” why not go to the next level for the chilling “Ice Bath Challenge” at Myett’s in Cane Garden Bay on Saturday, 8th November. Registration and chilled drinks will be available from noon, with

the challenge running from 1pm till 2pm with a cash bar afterwards. Join in and nominate others to take part in this more extreme freeze-out, involving a bath of ice-cold water and a stopwatch! Brrrrr… However it is all in the name of charity and proceeds will go to Peebles Hospital. Families with children with buckets will also be welcome to cool their heels! For more information and to register, contact Ann Marie Baltimore on 494-4949.

Trellis Bay Full Moon Looking for fun tonight? Make a trip east to eclectic Trellis Bay for the Full Moon party that will be rockin’ the beach on Thursday, November 6th. Fungi band, The Razorbladez will be headlining and the famous fireballs will be lit around 9pm. Come early for the amazing Caribbean buffet, see the sky high Moko Jumbies dance through the crowd. Don’t miss this one of a kind party where there is something for all the family.

Brunch at ‘1748’ Restaurant Enjoy Sunday Brunch at Long Bay Beach Club at their spacious ‘1748’ Restaurant every Sunday from 11am to 3pm. As an introductory offer, there is a 10% discount for groups of six persons or more. Offer ends, 21st December, so book today for a great treat this Sunday by calling 495-4252.

Bomba’s Full Moon Party If you really like to party, then look no further than 9

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live music • events • concerts •

THURSDAY - NOV 6

SHARKY’S — Happy Hour from 5-7pm.

CRAFTS ALIVE — Local Fridays Cultural Fish Fry

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

SHARKY’S — Happy Hour from 5-7pm. Ladies’

7-11pm NANNY CAY NANNY CAY — BVI Charter Yacht Show

Night 7pm-until

WEST END

EAST END TRELLIS BAY — Full Moon Fire Ball party w/

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm. Live music by saxophonist Glenroy Charles 7-9pm.

Razorblades, Mocko Jumbie & More

CANE GARDEN BAY

NANNY CAY NANNY CAY — BVI Charter Yacht Show

MYETT’S — Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm. Roll the dice boutique sale up to 60% off

CAPOONS BAY

SATURDAY - NOV 8

BOMBA SHACK — Full Moon with live music by ROAD TOWN Splash & DJ from 7pm PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm. Roll the dice

NANNY CAY NANNY CAY — BVI Charter Yacht Show

boutique sale up to 60% off

CANE GARDEN BAY

VG & OUTER ISLAND PETER ISLAND — Wine Dinner from 6-10pm

MYETT’S — Wither’s Ice Bath Challenge from noon -

FRIDAY - NOV 7

2pm. Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm. Roll the dice boutique sale up to 60% off

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

CARIB. CELLARS — Block Party w/ guest appearance

by VIBE from 2-7pm

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ts • parties • sports • movies and more

SUNDAY - NOV 9

SAVE THE SEED — Zumba Classes with Doniesha

ROAD TOWN

Maduro Findlay at 7pm

SHARKY’S — “Bubbles, Breeze Sunday Brunch start-

SAVE THE SEED — Pilates Classes with Pamelah

ing from 11:30am

Antoine from 5:45pm

VILLAGE CAY — Newbie party cruise w/ DJ Dre departs

CANE GARDEN BAY

10am, tickets $70

MYETT’S — Sunset Happy 5-7pm. Margarita

LONG BAY

Mexican Monday. Roll the dice boutique sale up to

‘1748’ RESTAURANT — Sunday Brunch from

60% off

11am - 3pm with 10% discount for parties of 6 or more

TUESDAY - NOV 11

WEST END

CANE GARDEN BAY

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

MYETT’S — Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm. Roll the

music by saxophonist Glenroy Charles 7-9pm.

dice boutique sale up to 60% off

CANE GARDEN BAY

WEDNESDAY - NOV 12

MYETT’S — Special Brunch Menu & Bottomless Mimosas. Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm. Roll the dice boutique sale up to 60% off

MONDAY - NOV 10 ROAD TOWN

ROAD TOWN SHARKY’S — Happy Hour from 5-7pm. Salsa &

UPCOMING EVENTS

Anegada Lobster Festival Nov 29 - 30

Restaurant Week — Nov 14-23 BVI Triathlon Federation-Semi Steel — Nov 15

Quiz Night. Trivia begins at 7pm. Salsa Dancing from

On the Rock Bar Crawl — Nov 15

8pm THE WATERING HOLE — South African Wine Tasting from 5-8pm

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

Thanksgiving — Nov 27

CANE GARDEN BAY SHARKY’S — Happy Hour from 5-7pm. Service Industry Night bring in pay stubs for discount specials from 7pm

MYETT’S —Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm. Roll the dice boutique sale up to 60% off

Hudson & The Hoo Doo Cats — Nov 27 NTL The Nutcracker — Nov 29 Wild West Gaming Night — Nov 29

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Bomba’s Full Moon Party in Capoons Bay tonight, Thursday 6th November. Grab a wristband for $60 and get free drinks all night and BBQ chicken. Live music

by Splash will start at 10pm and for the early birds, there will be a guest DJ spinning the decks from 7pm.

Party Cruise

Call 494-2413 to Advertise Today!

Grab some friends and have a super fun day out on Rebel Yell, from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, 9th November. Party to the sounds of DJ Dre and enjoy drinks courtesy of Caribbean Cellars before hitting the first port of call – the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke. Enjoy a Buffet Lunch and a free Painkiller cocktail on the beach. Afterwards cruise to the BVI’s one and only Willy T. The tickets are $70 and include all food and drinks (on-board) and the boat will leave Village Cay at 10am. Call Erin on 546-1559 to book your ticket to fun!

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By Julian Putley

Bread Bread – What a wonderful invention. Apparently it’s been around for something like 30,000 years. It started out as flat bread with common varieties today including pita, naan, roti and tortilla. Later yeast was introduced, perhaps by accident, and hey presto… leavened bread appeared.

In the BVI we have several options for breads, from warm crusty French baguettes to wholesome whole wheat breads and rolls. Frozen imported breads, par cooked and frozen baguettes and mass produced sliced loaves are all available. Personally I like to make my own bread and it’s the best.

The secret is to have a bread making machine.

It’s so easy. You dump in all the ingredients and in less than three hours you are informed by buzzer, if the enticing aromas haven’t told you already, that your warm loaf is ready for slicing and spreading with your favorite topping. There is however, one problem – the power outage.

Unfortunately the BVI is afflicted with an erratic electricity supply and there’s nothing a par cooked loaf of bread likes less than a power cut. In our house the loudest groans of helplessness come when bread is in the bread making machine and the power goes off. There’s usually a rush to save the creation but what to do. Bread making involves several stages – the initial mixing of the ingredients, a resting stage and first prove, a kneading, a second proving and final browning. Knowing at what stage the loaf was at is critical to rescuing the bread. I’ve had some luck with guesswork. It usually involves removing the bread, giving it a kneading, leaving it to rest and (hopefully) rise before placing in the propane oven at about 400 degrees.

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You will nearly always get an edible product but not perhaps your normal, light warm loaf. If the bread hasn’t risen sufficiently it will be dense and tough but can be sliced very thin and used as Melba toast for hors d’oeuvres, dips, cheeses and pates. If it’s not suitable for even this you can try cutting it into small cubes and shallow frying in olive oil and basil for croutons – perfect for some soups and Caesar Salad.

Nowadays bread is a staple food and on almost everyone’s shopping list. Recently, though, the gluten in flour has been chastised as the cause of various illnesses. Names like gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity, gluten allergy and dermatitis are just some of the afflictions being blamed on our time honored staple, bread. However, before you shudder in despair, breads can be made from gluten free flour. Personally I wouldn’t make any guarantees on the success of any bread made in a bread-making machine using gluten free flour; it’s the gluten that provides the elasticity and texture. But gluten free flat breads can be used for delicious wraps, tacos and pockets – and you won’t have a heart attack when the power goes off.

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By Jan Critchley

Below Deck Shows BVI’s Beauty Below Deck is a gem of a reality show, but what is really good about it, is that Series Two which has recently aired on Bravo – is all filmed here in the BVI. The hit program shows the lives and loves of nine mega-yacht crew, headed by Captain Lee Rosbach, as they try to work together, and “work the tips” through another hectic charter season in the sun.

The hit show, began in July 2013, with Series One that was based in St Maarten, which although equally fascinating in terms of crew politics and demanding guests, did not indulge us quite so much as this latest series. Watch it and you will see the 153’ mega-yacht Ohana in North Sound, Jost Van Dyke, Nanny Cay and other spots in the BVI. In this latest series, we see some of the crew come back to work with Captain Rosbach and we meet some new ones too as they arrive at Nanny Cay to begin their season. In one hilarious episode (not for the deck crew), as the yacht was moving off the dock, they almost took the entire structure with them – together with other boats – as one of the lines got caught on the pylon as they were pulling away. You can almost taste the tension on the dock as people hurry to help and the crew quickly maneuvered away from the marina.

Clearly embarrassed, the bosun, Eddie Lucas and Captain Lee have a discussion about it and both are not looking forward to going back in to Nanny Cay! However, when they do, the crew have a night off and head straight for the bar where a good time is had by all except for Kelley, a deck hand who loses his balance on the swing and falls off backwards, Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

hurting his head. A trip to Peebles ensues, but all is fine and he is left with nothing but a headache the next morning.

And then there are the guests. And alas, we all know that money does not necessarily mean good manners or taste and the crew have their work cut out for them. Chef Ben is great and is excited to cook up his gastronomic delights for the guests, trouble is – there is always one – who just wants chicken nuggets!! Then there is the other end of the spectrum where Ben receives his most bizarre request ever, Sea Cucumber Ovaries – which he had never been asked for before and unsurprisingly could not source!

Romance is never far away on a boat, and when you get nine young people, mainly in their 20s and 30s working and living together in a confined space, well – you get my drift. Watch this hugely enjoyable reality show, and see what goes into running a mega-yacht and the guests that they entertain.

Priceless viewing.

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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.

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Vol. 27, No. 9 • Nov 6 - 12, 2014

By Jay Bobbin

Mandy Moore is with the ‘Band’ as Fox-Series Guest Red Band Society has a new chief of staff, and she should look familiar.

Actress-singer Mandy Moore has joined the seriocomic Fox show in a recurring guest role that she continues in the new Wednesday, Nov. 19, episode. Her character, Erin Grace, has returned from an overseas experience with Doctors Without Borders ... and in rejoining Ocean Park Hospital, Grace is causing very evident discomfort for her former fiance, Dr. Adam McAndrew (Dave Annable).

“I’ve been trying to find something good,” says the pleasant Moore, who has made several pilots that didn’t go. She deems Red Band Society to be “a great show, and I’ve been having a great time with everybody. Starting with (a scene with Oscar winner) Octavia Spencer was not a bad introduction. It’s a pretty good gig.”

Moore recalls that when she received the offer, “They had a sketch of who they wanted the character to be. There was really nothing to go on, but I watched the pilot and fell in love with the show. I just thought it was unique with an original voice, something I hadn’t really seen on network television. It had a lot of heart and something about it really resonated with me, so I thought, ‘Yeah. Why not?’ ” Having guest-starred on Grey’s Anatomy and Scrubs, Moore muses that hospitals are familiar settings to her: “I kind of thought about that, but I think

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this is where it ends. Fortunately, I don’t have too much ‘doctor stuff’ to play out here. The biggest thing about my character’s presence is the backstory of the relationship she’s had with Adam. That factors in way more than her having a full caseload.”

Married to singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, whose current eponymous album she’s heard on, Moore has been working on her own release that she expects to have out “sometime soon.”

Her previous one, Amanda Leigh was in 2009 — the year she and Adams wed — and she reflects that “a lot has happened in my life since I last put out a record. That has found its way into the material, and we’ll figure out a way to get it out there. Music is always a big part of my life.”

Mandy Moore continues her recurring guest role on Red Band Society Wednesdays on Fox.

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