Vol 31, 20

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Aug 29 – Sept 4, 2019 Vol. 31, No. 20

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Treasure Hunt

The Royal BVI Yacht Club is having a fun island Treasure Hunt this Saturday at 3pm. The starting point is at the Royal BVI Yacht Club House, Road Reef. This is also the ending point of the hunt.

Participants will win prizes in the best treasure hunt, and best swag pirate outfit. Kids can hunt for the loot in the Treasure Chest.

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.

Entrance fee is $50 per car and registration begins on Saturday, 2:30pm before the hunt begins.

Later in the afternoon, the reopening of their club house and start of a new sailing season is at 5pm at Le Cabanon. Recieve a complimentary flute of Prosecco or Rum Punch on Arrival.

There will be live music and much more.

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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“Mascara and eyeliner definitely make the eyes pop and any lip products add just a touch of glam”.

BVIslander and 20-year-old entrepreneur, Ashani ‘DJ Rookie’ Leonard, believes her love for music and opportunities to share it at family events and road trips have taken her down the road of being one of the few female DJs here in the Virgin Islands.

Raised in Atlanta, Ashani started her DJ career at the age of 17 while still living in the US. When she returned to the BVI in 2017, she continued her journey and has been making her mark ever since.

The young DJ told Limin’ Times that one incisive moment in her career came when the hot cue points on her computer were erased from every song and she was forced to make new ones on the spot.

“When I prepare for a set I usually start with old school reggae,” DJ Rookie related.

“It all depends on the crowd,” she said about playing a specific record, “I look at the Limin’Times Entertainment Guide

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age range and the type of people it has in the crowd. It could have soca or dancehall lovers or people who want to hear hip-hop or reggaeton.

I try my best to be diverse as possible so everyone would enjoy their time.”

While she doesn’t think it’s harder because she’s a female DJ in a male dominated industry, she feels that people limit her expectations because she’s a girl. She loves seeing the crowd’s expressions and the positive words they have to say after her set.

For now, DJ Rookie continues to be focused on being a disc jockey and eventually wants to start collaborating with other DJs.

If you haven’t heard DJ Rookie play, you can check her out this Saturday (31st Aug.) at Caribbean Cellars’ Block party or you can check her out every Friday at Club Diplomat.

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Spotlight by Laura Thomas

Vybez & Chill

Popup Lime

This Friday’s edition of Vybez & Chill at Trellis This Friday House of Luxury will be hosting a Bay Bar & Grill features entertainment by DJ Krusha Pop-Up Lime and Happy Hour at the Cyril B. Romney from 6–10pm. Happy Hour is from 4–6pm. To place Tortola Pier Park from 5-7pm. Enjoy up to 50 percent orders from their famous menu, please call 495-1421. store wide and receive complimentary cocktails by BVI Gin while you shop. You can also check out their exclusive Alex and Ani Tortola bangle and receive a gift with every purchase.

Back to school

Praise Fest Youth Impact Ministry of Mount Caramel Baptist Church presents Praise Fest 2019 at the church on Friday at 7pm. Enjoy performances by MCB Youth Impact Praise Team, Diondre, Oneyke, Dylan J, Dwight Hutchinson, Kendra, Omar, Prophecy ‘N Praise, Royalty Gospel Band and High Frequency Band. There will be refreshments on sale.

Block party On Saturday, it’s Caribbean Cellars’ 5th Annual Block Party. Entertainment will be provided by Xtreme Band, Boss, Jougo, Dante, TJ, Mac Milli, DJ Carly Cartel, DJ Grimm, DJ Rookie, Priceless, OTF, Mangee Audio, Jim Bob, Shine I, Contra Band, Joe Ranking, Pressure and hosted by Push Pop. The party is from 2–10pm and there will be complimentary food and pastries. Proceeds will go towards a special wheelchair for Adaeze Gem Semper.

The Hon. Natalio Wheatley and the 7th District Committee invites the 7th District to their first annual Back to School Fun Day on Sunday from 3-5pm at the Stickett. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Swagga.

Hon. Kye Rhymer and the Bringing District 5 Alive Committee presents Back to School Blessing on Sunday. From 9am–5pm there is one event on the Huntums Ghut Basketball Court and from 10am–3pm another at the Long Trench Community Centre.

The Rotaract Club of Tortola is having a Car ZCCR FM Caribbean Christian Radio is having a Wash on Saturday from 7am–3pm at the old traffic Back 2 School event on Saturday at 11am at the Up- lights parking lot. The cost is $10 interior, $15 exteper Room Victory Church Grounds. Entry is $3 adults rior and $25 both.

Cont. on page 10 and $1 children.

Car Wash

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THURSDAY – AUG 29

WEST END

ROAD TOWN TOUCHDOWN BAR – Ladies Night w/DJ Carly Cartel & DJ Grimm

EAST END

DIPLOMAT NIGHT CLUB & SPORTS BAR – Preseason football game watch

GIECO SPORTS BAR – OMG Fan Appreciation Jam, 10pm

CANE GARDEN BAY

TRELLIS BAY

PUSSER’S @ MYETT’S – Open 10am serving

TRELLIS BAY MARKET – Vybez & Chill w/DJ

lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm. Elm Tones 6:30-9:30pm

Krusha 6–10pm. Enjoy their full menu.

PARADISE CLUB – Open 11am-until. Lunch &

ST. MARY’S CHURCH HALL – Virgin Gorda Rotaract Sip and Paint

dinner on the beach. Jalena live 6pm.

ELM’S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily

from 11am until

VIRGIN GORDA

SATURDAY – AUG 31 ROAD TOWN CARIBBEAN CELLARS – Block Party 2–10pm

FRIDAY – AUG 30 ROAD TOWN

OLD TRAFFIC PARKING LOT – Rotaract Club of Tortola Car Wash 7am–3pm

PIER PARK – Pop-up Lime and Happy Hour 5–7pm hosted by House of Luxury

CLUB CRYSTALLS – Virgo Bash

CLUB DIPLOMAT – TGI Fridays w/DJ Rookie TOUCHDOWN BAR – Official Launch, DJ Grimm Virgo Bash and Chicken & Santa’s birthday celebration DUFF BOTTOM SAVE THE SEED ENERGY CENTRE – Basket ball games, 6;30pm Medics vs 79, 8pm Young Empire vs DA 3rd CANE GARDEN BAY PUSSER’S @ MYETT’S – Opens 10am, serving

lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm. Summer pig roast from 8pm PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch & dinner

on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm

ELM’S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & Dinner daily

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MOUNT CARAMEL BAPTIST CHURCH – Praise Fest 2019

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BELLE VUE BELLE VUE METHODIST CHURCH GROUNDS – Prayer Breakfast 6am DUFF BOTTOM SAVE THE SEED ENERGY CENTRE – basketball games, 5pm East Cavaliers vs Willful Skillful, 6:30pm Top Gunz vs Shooting Stars, 9:30pm Sr. Bayside Blazers vs Momentum ROAD REEF THE ROYAL BVI YACHT CLUB HOUSE – Starting Point of Treasure Hunt, 3pm CANE GARDEN BAY PUSSER’S @ MYETT’S – Open 10am serving

lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm. Marlon Da Pan Man 4-6pm. Caribbean Cook-out w/ Evolution Band 6:30–9:30pm

PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch & dinner

on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm.

ELM’S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily

from 11am until

ELM’S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner from

11am until. Happy Hour 4-7pm. Beach BBQ w/live music

UPCOMING EVENTS

LONG LOOK THE STICKIT – 7th District Back to School Fun Day 3–5pm

LITTLE DIX HILL UPPER ROOM VICTORY CHURCH GROUNDS – Caribbean Christian Radio Back 2 School Event 11am TRELLIS BAY TRELLIS BAY MARKET – “Karaoke Night” 11am-

10pm drink specials.

TRELLIS BAY TRELLIS BAY MARKET – Serving lunch & dinner

from noon-8pm

MONDAY – SEPT 2 CANE GARDEN BAY PUSSER’S @ MYETT’S – Open 10am serving

SCRUB ISLAND SCRUB ISLAND RESORT & SPA – 3 Annual Miss World BVI Awards Dinner & Coronation Gala, 6pm rd

VIRGIN GORDA THELMA’S HIDEOUT – Go Green Saturdayz w/DJ Lefty

lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm

PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch and

dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm

ELM’S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily

from 11am until

TUESDAY – SEPT 3

SUNDAY – SEPT 1

CANE GARDEN BAY

ROAD TOWN HUNTUMS GHUT BASKETBALL COURT – 5 District Back to School Blessing 9am–5pm th

PUSSER’S @ MYETT’S – Open 10am serving lunch

CLUB DIPLOMAT – Latin Sundays

& dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm. Al the singing Chef 6:30–9:30pm

LONG TRENCH

PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch and

LONG TRENCH COMMUNITY CENTRE – 5th District Back to School Blessings 10am–3pm

ELM’S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily

DUFF BOTTOM

dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm from 11am until. Happy Hour 4-7pm

WEDNESDAY – SEPT 4

SAVE THE SEED ENERGY CENTRE – Basketball games, 5pm Jr. Bayside Blazers vs Young Starz, 6:30pm Nex vs Medics, 8pm DA 3rd vs 79

CANE GARDEN BAY

CANE GARDEN BAY

lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm.

PUSSER’S @ MYETT’S – Serving Sunday Brunch

PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch and

10am–3pm. Akeem on steel pan 1-4pm

PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch & dinner

on the beach. Serving bottomless Mimosas from 11am. Happy hour 4-7pm

PUSSER’S @ MYETT’S – Open 10am serving

dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm

ELM’S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily

from 11am until

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Prayer Breakfast

Official Launch On Friday it’s the official launch of Touchdown Bar & Restaurant, Grimm’s Virgo Bash and celebration of Chicken & Santa’s birthday. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Carly Cartel, Ah Milli Sounds, DJ Marz, 624 Ent., DJ Lefty, DJ Rookie and DJ Don Mello.

Action starts at 8pm

Appreciation Jam The Belle Vue Methodist Congregation is having a Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, 6am on the Church Grounds. The theme is ‘How prepared are you?’ and the guest speaker Bro. Meade Malone. Tickets are $20 adults and $10 children under 12. For tickets please call 441-1896.

OMG Live Promotions presents their Fan Appreciation Jam on Friday, 10pm at Gieco Sports Bar. Entertainment will be provided by OMG and DJ Lefty.

Admission is free.

Virgo Bash

On Saturday, it’s the Virgo Bash – The Lifestyle Edition at Crystals Night Club BVI. Entertainment will Ladies, tonight (Thursday) it’s your night at be provided by DJ Kuga, DJ Grimm, Young Money Touchdown Bar (formerly known as Gunz & Chicken Sounds, DJ Taz, DJ Dre and host by Yanique The Bar). Entertainment will be provided by DJ Carly Car- Curvy Diva. Admission is $20. tel and DJ Grimm.

Ladies Night

Kick-Off

Virgin Gorda

Sip and Paint

It’s the final week for pre-season football and Virgin Gorda Rotaract invites you to their Sip Diplomat Night Club & Sports Bar has got you covand Paint on Friday at 7pm at St. Mary’s Church Hall. ered. Come out and watch the game tonight (Thursday). Rep your team jersey for a free shot and enjoy The package is $30 (includes supplies, food and drinks). Are you interested in joining Rotaract? Mix beer specials all night. and mingle with the members and get your questions answered.

Coronation Gala

The Miss World BVI proudly presents its 3rdAnnual Awards Dinner & Coronation Gala on Saturday at 6pm at Scrub Island Resort & Spa. Entry is $100.

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Go Green It’s ‘Go Green Saturdayz’ this Saturday at Thelma’s Hideout. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Lefty.

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Dear Readers, this is definitely a film that proves that everyone’s taste is different. I’ve heard comments like it’s funny, not funny, thank goodness for the character Russell to keep you entertained and even one person said that they didn’t make it past 10 minutes of the movie. Being the person that I am, I like to make judgments on my own, so I went against all comments I heard and watched the movie for myself.

Sextuplets is a comedy about Alan, an expectant father who grew up believing he was an only child. While searching for his birth mother, he finds out that he has a brother named Russell who unintentionally helps him uncover that there are actually six of them (all played by Marlon Wayans).

They then both go on a road trip to track down their additional siblings.

In the beginning of the film, Alan and his wife Marie (Bresha Webb), visit her OBGYN and find out that they are having a boy. The visit makes Alan realize that he doesn’t know anything about his family and he wants to try and find his birth mother. At a family gathering, Alan asks his father-in-law Leland (Glynn Turman) who is a judge for a favor to get his adoption papers unsealed.

Although his wife’s due date is near, he takes a trip to his mother’s address and comes face to face with a brother he never knew he had. While talking to Russell, he discovers a hid11

den storage area in his dead (according to Russell) mother’s room where there are documents indicating that their mom had sextuplets and not twins. Alan calls his wife to give her an update and tells her that he will follow up leads with the address to find his other siblings. Russell then decides that he is going on this trip with Alan. The first address leads them to a prison where they find their sister Dawn. Another address leads them to find Baby Pete (a kidney thief ) in the hospital, on his deathbed. Well this is until he steals Alan’s kidney (I’ll let you watch the movie and find out how).

Meanwhile, back home Jasper assumes his identity and goes to his office then visits his home, but Marie soon finds out that it isn’t her husband and he has no choice but to come clean to her. He ends up being a nice person after all, seeing Marie through in the labor room as Alan isn’t there.

On the flipside, when Alan and Russell are trying to get to Marie, they are kidnapped, and the culprit turns out to be Ethan, who seems to have some major issues of his own – but someone soon fixes that.

Who shows up and changes Ethan’s mind? Does Alan ever make it to the delivery room for the birth of his first son? What happens after his son is born? Sextuplets can be streamed on Netflix.

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Cupcakes & Cocktails Chapter 16: New Beginings

Sarah After finding out the truth about Brian’s infidelities, I filed for divorce and got everything I wanted and more. I couldn’t believe the man that vowed to love, honour and protect me did that to me. It wasn’t like I couldn’t have kids, since we were both only twenty-three when we graduated college, we decided that we would enjoy each other and establish ourselves before starting a family. That way, our kids could have a comfortable life and we would have enjoyed the best of our years before old age.

For the longest time I beat myself up, not understanding why my husband felt the need to have an outside relationship. I was all any man wanted. I was educated, beautiful, kept my body right, I cooked and cleaned and I even made sacrifices helping him start his own company so he could be his own boss. Yep! You read that right. Some of the inheritance money from my parents started the company we both had together.

We never wanted to work for someone forever, so we made a pact to start our company and build it up from the ground. Within four Limin’Times Entertainment Guide

years we were prospering, and even had a small staff to support us, until one major deal opened many gates for us to climb higher and in a blink of an eye we were the number one promotion company in the area.

Thank goodness for Liz, with the death of Beth and my divorce, we got closer and had each other’s back through it all. I don’t think I could’ve survived any of it without her, especially since my separation was high profile because of who we were.

Elizabeth What a friggin year. I had more ups and downs with Michael than I ever saw in a movie.

The man was a piece of work. I would never wish that kind of treatment on my worst enemy.

I wish I would’ve had the courage to leave from the very first moment he put his hands on me. I was too scared and I definitely didn’t want Beth to get in any trouble. She was a true friend.

I can’t believe she is gone.

Thank God for Sarah though, without her love and support I would’ve never found the strength to carrying on with life. Couple months 12

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ago, the FBI found Michael’s crazy ass in a cheap motel dead with his hand cut off. My guess is that he put his hands on the wrong woman and she gave it to him. I no longer live in fear of him showing up on my doorstep. Talking about doorstep, I wanted a fresh start and had to sell my home to get rid of the bad memories. Sarah and I both sold our homes and moved into the same neighborhood for a fresh start. Our houses are across from each other on the same street and it is a gated community so the crazies can’t get in if we were to ever fall in a trap like that. *****************

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In life we have good times and bad times.

Truth is, that’s just how things are, we can’t escape. Smile as much as you can, cry as much as you need to, but never fold. Enjoy your blessings.

Loves, eat that cupcake and drink that cocktail.

In Memory of Bethany

The End ******************* Pride - “She refused to swallow her pride and ask for help.” Seven Deadly Sins, coming next week.

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Pickering Taking Volleyball Skills To Europe Sharonda Pickering became the first BVI volleyball player to sign a contract with a European club and is taking her skills to Hungary to play professionally with Haladás HSVE Sport Kft in the season that will open in the coming weeks. She departed the territory on Tuesday.

While in Europe last summer with the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Volleyball team, Pickering got an opportunity to play against different European Clubs on a summer tour and later examined the possibility after helping the team to its first ASUN Conference title, first NCAA Tournament and first NCAA Tournament victory, all in program history.

While home over the summer, she’d planned on going to a European draft. She sent her volleyball resume and two videos from her Eagles days to the draft coordinator, who helps recruit athletes and coaches. As it turned out, the coordinator is part of a Volleyball Agency and he told her that she’d be better off signing with the agency and drafted through the agency, rather than going directly through the draft.

“I signed with them and I was being drafted from Switzerland, Hungary, Belgium, Germany and a few other places and eventually I chose Hungary and that’s how the whole thing came about,” explained Pickering, who competed in the High Jump and ran a few sprints while at the Elmore Stoutt High School.

“It’s like a dream come through. It’s something you always think about, but to actually be there in the moment of actually having it come through, it’s exciting and it’s a bit nervous to go to a new and different

environment, but the thing that will keep me grounded is volleyball. It’s something that you know and not much will change with that, so I’m pretty excited about it all.”

While at home, Pickering participated in co-ed volleyball matches at the Multipurpose Sports Complex, which she said was “always exciting going back from where you came” and seeing the progress. She also went to the gym to keep her muscles tuned.

“It’s always a challenge playing with the men and my height gives me an advantage as the net is higher,” she noted. “That’s a challenge I always look forward to. When the net is lowered to women’s height, it’s always a good feeling. It’s always more competitive when you play with men. Men are more aggressive in their sport so it’s always interesting to come back and be able to play. The challenge is a good thing because it helps you develop as a player.”

Pickering is the first BVI Volleyball player to play in the National Jr. Colleges Association Volleyball Tournament where as a freshman, she helped Hillsborough Community College Hawks to a bronze medal in her freshman year. She then helped the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles to its first NCAA Division I Tournament in her Senior year. They beat the University of Central Florida Knights in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to make program history, before losing to the Florida Gators.

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How to win: The object is to insert numbers in the boxes to satisfy only one condition: each row, column and 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 through 9 exactly once.

It’s harder than it sounds!

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