Limin Times V28 #5

Now in its 28th Year! oct 1 - 7, 2015 Vol. 28, No. 5

YouR FRee Guide

to our islands’ happenings

Also this week: ChAiR-ity Call out • think, Fight & stride Pink walk/Run • Jason Bally Memorial Race

This Week’s Feature Story by Arlena Smith

Miss World British Virgin Islands Get ready for some glitz and glamour this weekend as four beautiful young ladies vie for the title of Miss World British Virgin Islands. This Saturday, October 3rd the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium will comes alive at 7:30pm as Sasha Wintz, Bryana Robles, Yadali Thomas, Mindy Paul take the stage and compete in segments of sports/fitness, fashion, talent and philanthropic involvement for this prestigious title.

Pageantry and competition is no stranger to the BVI, however the Miss World has been restructured and is being completely re-branded, to where it is now poised to become one of the premier entertainment shows, empowering young women in the BVI. This is the first time in 14 years that there will be an actual Miss World Pageant in the BVI. Thanks to founder Eric Morley’s PR expertise, the first Miss World pageant welcomed a global audience greater than international events like the World Cup and the Olympic Games. At its peak, the show claimed an audience of 27.5 million in Britain alone.

The Miss World pageant is considered the oldest sur-

viving beauty pageant, and one of the three most popular annual beauty pageants and is run by the Miss Universe Organization.

A fundamental difference between the pageant organizations is the job of the winners. The winner of the Miss Universe pageant would, in the past, move to the US and make various appearances around the country, representing different brands and sponsors. However, the Miss World Organization established a philanthropic platform and the winner is expected to represent the many causes of the organization, one of which is to raise funds for and bring attention to disadvantaged children around the world. This young lady travels the globe in support of such causes.

So come out and be part of this historic event the night will like no other with entertainment by X-Factor winner Melanie Amaro, B-More, Da Jedi, Jeremy Vanterpool, and more. Tickets are $35 for preferred seating and $25 for general seating and can be purchased at UMI, CIL & Hazem’s Beauty Supply. See yah there!

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Vol. 28, No. 5 • Oct 1-7, 2015

Ask Koren

Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

Afraid of Losing Him

Ask Koren

Dear Koren,

I have a real fear. When I met my guy he was with someone and he left her for me. I believe in karma and some time ago I saw a photo a girl sent him on whatsapp. His response was thanks but I get to see the real thing from my girl every day. I don’t know if he deliberately left the message for me to see, but I’m wondering how long it will be before he gives in to temptation and hurt me, the way I hurt the person I took him from.

al dater who is always looking for something new.

That can affect the present and future happiness of

–Scared

the relationship more than a past error in judgement that you have made. By the way, you can’t just take

Dear Scared,

someone from someone else unless that person

It is unfortunate that the relationship did not start

wants to be taken…he walked away from her and that

under the best of circumstances, but something good

was his choice. I can understand that you feel par-

can still come of it if you both stay committed to each

tially responsible for their break-up but at some

other and work on your mutual happiness. Your fear

point, you will have to forgive yourself for that.

is indeed real and it is triggered by guilt because

Let go of the past and try to focus on the here

deep down inside you do not believe you were right-

and now and make the best of your relationship.

fully entitled to this guy. If you continue to let these

Even if you believe in karma, then think of the good

emotions consume you, your fears will become a self

things you have put out there and hope that they

fulfilling prophecy. You will become so insecure and

come full circle.

paranoid, that eventually you will push him away.

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

The other challenge you will have is if he is a seri-

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

By Julian Putley

El Nino The literal interpretation of the Spanish El Nino is ‘the little boy’ and is often associated with the Christ child since the weather phenomena it refers to was first discovered around Christmas. It is the warming and cooling of the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean around the northwestern coast of South America and is sometimes named ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation). But although the event is spawned in the Pacific it can have far reaching effects and is certainly not unnoticed in the Caribbean.

El Nino is at least partly responsible for our drier

Although we can usually expect quiet hurricane activ-

than normal conditions but its beneficial effect is the

ity in El Nino years like this one – and the phenome-

relative lack of hurricanes. The warmer equatorial

non is expected to continue into the 2016 spring –

waters strengthen the sub-tropical jet stream creating

there are exceptions. Hurricane Andrew was one of

strong westerly winds over the eastern Pacific and all

them in 1992.

the way to the western Atlantic and Caribbean region.

The likelihood is that we will be spared a devastat-

This wind shear knocks the top off circulating tropical

ing hurricane this year but 2016 could well produce

disturbances and prevents hurricanes from forming.

opposite results. The long range forecast is that it will

This year two tropical storms have been prevent-

be a La Nina year, a much more favorable time for hur-

ed from becoming hurricanes. One was TS Erika,

ricane formation.

whose torrential rains devastated Dominica and even

Slightly off topic I was heartened to see all the

more recently TS Grace that dissipated to a tropical

positive action towards unfortunate Dominica after

depression/wave. On satellite weather sites like

the torrential rains of TS Erika. The government has

www.wunderground.com you can actually see when

made a substantial cash donation, businesses have

the jet stream kicks in by looking at the cloud pat-

contributed and individuals are still donating much

terns; they shift to a more southwest, northeast pat-

needed items. Nurses and firemen have also flown to

tern and immediately a tight circulation is interrupted

the stricken island. The USVI are making similar ges-

and the storm dissipates. It doesn’t necessarily inter-

tures of help as are other islands.

fere with the rain though, as was seen in Dominica.

The sharing of both good times and helping hands

One thing I have learned over the years is that

in times of hardship is a sign of a healthy community

there are no guarantees when it comes to weather.

of islands.

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Vol. 28, No. 5 • Oct 1-7, 2015

live music • events • concerts • p

THURSDAY - OCT 1

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 6-9pm SATURDAY - OCT 3

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour w/ Candyman. $2 Carib & Coors Light & special

ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm SEA COW’S BAY OLD DOMINO GAS STATION — Jason Bally Memorial Race Annual Candlelight Service from 6pm CANE GARDEN BAY

priced bar menu

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

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

Coors Lights & special priced bar menu. Buy one dinner

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion

entrée get one free!

Dinner 6-9pm

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

FRIDAY - OCT 2

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

ROAD TOWN

NANNY CAY

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm

NANNY CAY — Nagico Saturday Fun Sail from noon

ADMIN COMPLEX — ESHS Drama Society

to 2:30pm

Breakfast Fundraiser from 7am til 9am

PARAQUITA BAY

CANE GARDEN BAY

HLSCC — Think, Fight & Stride Pink Walk /Run reg-

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

istration is at 6:30am. Balloon release at 6:55am

Coors Lights w/special priced bar menu. Evolution

SUNDAY - OCT 4

Band 7pm. Dance Contest.

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ROAD TOWN

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s • parties • sports • movies and more

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm

ROAD TOWN

CANE GARDEN BAY

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm

MYETT’S — Sunday Brunch w/Bottomless Mimosas

CANE GARDEN BAY

till 3pm. Sunday Social w/ DJ from 3-7pm, the Ultimate Sunset Party.

ELM’S BEACH BAR — Lunch Daily 11am -

UPCOMING HAPPENINGS

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour with Candyman with $2 Carib & Coors Lights w/ special priced bar menu.

4pm.Beach BBQ w/ Live Music. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm WEST END POLICE STATION — Jason Bally Memorial Road Race beginning at 7am.

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

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm WEDNESDAY - OCT 7 ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm CANE GARDEN BAY

MONDAY - OCT 5

MYETT’S — Buy one dinner entrée get one free!

ROAD TOWN Sunset Happier Hour with $2 Carib & Coors Lights

Anegada Lobster Fest Nov 28 & 29

The Willy “T” Virgin Cup Race — Oct 17 “Divorce Papers” Feat.

Oliver Samuel — Oct 10 Oktoberfest 2015 — Oct 10

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm & special priced bar menu. Dinner & Dance 7pm.

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

MYETT’S — Mexican Monday with 2 for 1 speciality Margaritas & Munchies. Sunset Happier Hour w/ Candyman 5-7pm. Live entertainment TUESDAY - OCT 6

National Theatre Live Of Mice & Men — Oct 24

Happy Hour 4-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm. 2 for 1 specials on Painkiller & Rum Punches

Hullaween Party w/ Dancehall Artist Dexta Daps & Kalado @ Myett’s Beachfront — Oct 31 Adult CHAIR-ity Event — Nov 6

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Vol. 28, No. 5 • Oct 1-7, 2015

By Jan Critchley

CHAIR-ity Call

Breakfast Fundraiser

Green VI and Nutmeg

The Elmore Stoutt High School’s Drama Society is

Designs are putting their

inviting the public to a breakfast fundraiser on Friday,

call out to challenge the

October 2nd from 7am till 9am at the Admin Complex

youths, adults and corpo-

breezeway. A fantastic spread awaits you including

rates of the Territory to

eggs, salt fish, sausages, sandwiches, cereals, pas-

design and build seating tries, and much more, and it is just $7 for a small plate out of recycled materials and $10 for large. The proceeds will go towards the

for their Annual CHAIR-ity

school’s drama society attending the annual

Exhibit and Auction that will take place in November 2015. This year there will

Caribbean Secondary Schools’ Drama Festival in

be two events, a Youth Auction that will be held at the

Trinidad and Tobago. For more info call 468-6714

1780 Lower Estate Sugar Works Museum (entries to

Jason Bally Memorial Race

be delivered by 2nd and 3rd November), and an Adult The BVI Cycling Federation will be hosting the Auction to be held at Government House on 6th annual Jason Bally Memorial Road Race on Sunday,

November (exhibits to be delivered between 11am and

4th October beginning at 7:00am at the West End

2pm on the day). Tickets are available for the Adult Auction at Nutmeg Designs and Caribbean Insurers.

Police Station. Helmets must be worn during all BVICF

So let your creative juices flow, help raise funds for

races. The BVICF has also invited all cyclists and inter-

non profit Green VI and transform some trash into

ested persons to join in the Annual Memorial

treasure today!

Candlelight Service for Jason on Saturday, 3rd October

Put your Pink Foot Forward

in the area of the Old Domino’s Gas Station in Sea Cows Bay at 6pm.

Think, Fight and Stride Pink! Wear pink, and walk

Nagico Fun Sail

it or run it – but use your feet to defeat breast cancer at the next HLSCC/Highland Spring Classic Race

Need an outdoor activity for your kid? The

Series in Tortola to be held on Saturday, 3rd October.

Saturday Nagico Fun Sail is back, every week at Nanny

Registration is at 6:30am (where you receive your Cay sailing centre from 12 noon until 2:30pm! No pink fighting gear!) and there will be a balloon release experience needed and everyone is welcome. Cost is

at 6:55am in memory of all cancer fighters.

$30 per child or $25 for RBVIYC family members.

Refreshments will be served after the race.

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Penn’s NBA Experience - Part 1 of 2 about Sam Mitchell playing in the NBA back in the After badly injuring his right ankle during the CBC day and all his accomplishments and coaching in the Championships over the summer, Kleon Penn NBA,” he said. “I think it was in the second game, he thought his last opportunity to play at a higher level said ‘alright big fella, I came to see you play’ and I had evaporated. was like ah, ok, he’s putting extra pressure on me, “Since I was hurt, I thought I missed my chance,” but I really didn’t know him. There is where he saw Penn, the first BVI player signed to an NBA team trainme, we got in contact and he ing camp said. “In the last two brought me here.” years, every time I had a chance to In 2009, Penn tried out for the go somewhere, I got hurt and was Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee only able to play in Puerto Rico. So, Bucks but didn’t make the cut. He when I got hurt in the CBC has played in leagues in Venezuela, Championships and the invitation the Dominican Republic, Mexico to Minnesota was for July 5 after and Puerto Rico. “Puerto Rico was the CBC, I was like ‘wow I missed the closest thing to it,” he said of my chance.’ I thought Sam Mitchell the Timberwolves. “There are wasn’t going to bother again. saunas, hot tubs, cold tubs – every When I heard he wanted to fly me Kleon Penn amenity imaginable. You come up, I realized I didn’t miss my down here in the morning, there are chefs cooking chance and honestly, I thought I was only coming up you breakfast, chefs cooking you lunch – it’s nothing for a tryout – one or two days. I’m just surprised he like I’ve ever been to. It’s just amazing.” signed me to training camp and I have a real legitiHe said at team workouts, all your practice jermate chance to make the team, so I’m really grateful.” seys, sox, tights and pants are laid out for you daily.

“I still haven’t fully recovered from the really bad After practice, they are washed and prepared for the ankle sprain I got in the CBC Championships,” he statnext day. “There are refrigerators all over the gym ed. “I’ve been able to do movements on it but, it’s still stocked with water and Gatorade every time—it kind of swollen and they have been working with me never runs out,” he noted. “You have so many coachand doing everything to help me recover faster.” es, so many trainers so that everybody can get attenMitchell—a Minnesota Timberwolves assistant at tion. It’s not one or two it’s like four or five. Everybody the time who became interim head coach after Flip gets the attention. There are two basketball courts, Saunders became ill – coached the USVI to the CBC each has about six rims and the whole organization is Championships gold in June, but Penn had no idea behind it – it’s just so different. You don’t have to who he was. worry about anything.”

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Vol. 28, No. 5 • Oct 1-7, 2015

By Jan Critchley

Fall’s New TV Series – An Impressive Line-Up! I’m sure many you are relieved to know TGIT is back – and not the two for one margaritas’ at the beach bar of the moment, but Thursday evenings on ABC! It’s a great night to stay in, as from 8pm you can start with Grey’s Anatomy, move onto Scandal and then be into How to Get Away with Murder before bedtime. The staples of the Shonda Rhimes stable if you like. However, as this is rumored to be Grey’s

Anatomy’s last season, (it has been “jumping the shark” for sometime now) it is no surprise that Shonda has a brand new series this fall – Quantico a perfect person to solve crime.

twisty thriller that centers around a new class of FBI recruits that is showing on Sunday evenings on ABC.

The Muppets are even making a return to TV, but

Another new show that is getting a lot of atten-

this time with more sass. This new version, showing

tion is Blindspot, which is premiering this Monday

on ABC on Tuesday evenings is presented as a mod-

evening on NBC. You know that recurring dream

ern-day documentary hosted by The Big Bang

where you wake up naked in Times Square? Well,

Theory’s Bill Prady, and features Kermit, Miss Piggy

that is what really happens to Jaimie Alexander’s

and crew as they go about running a late-night show

character in this new drama, and the nightmare goes

and deal with puppet romance!

to a whole new level when she discovers her body is

Last but not least is Rosewood showing on Fox

covered in intricate tattoos and she has no memory

on Wednesday evenings. The main character, is the

of how she got there or who inked her up.

title’s namesake, and he has a brilliant medical mind

Movies also are coming to the smaller screen in

and medical issues of his own. This leads him to live

the form of TV Series. Minority Report comes to Fox

every moment like it is his last and is endlessly opti-

on Monday nights, and is set 15 years after the Tom

mistic and loves life. As Miami’s top pathologist, he’ll

Cruise film of the same name and Limitless is show-

assist a skeptical cop solve the murders that the

ing on CBS on Tuesday nights. The thriller stars Jake

Miami PD can’t.

McDorman as a man who takes a drug that gives him

So, take the weight off, choose your favorite

access to 100% of his brain, meaning he is gifted

show and settle down to watch some great new TV

physically and intellectually which makes him the

this fall.

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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 “subgrids” that compose the main grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9 – with no repeats within each row or column within the entire square. A partially completed grid is usually provided, which typically has a unique solution.

See next weeks Limin’ Times issue for solution.