Vol 29, 43

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Now in it’s 29th Year!

June 22 – June 28, 2017

Vol. 29, No. 43

ALSO THIS WEEK: Health & Wellness Fair • Olympic Day • Horse & Pony Show • Stiletto Walk

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Ready Soapbox Racers?

If you’ve got kids with a need for (safe!) speed, you’ve still got a couple more weeks to build a soapbox car for the annual BVI Motor Sports Association and Caribbean Insurers Limited Soapbox Derby happening July 9 on the grounds of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College.

Launched in 2014, the event sees teams of families, businesses, clubs, neighborhoods and schools working together to build vehicles that range from stripped-down metal frames to basic rectangular wooden boxcars, to elaborate custom shaped cars with colorful paint jobs. Seeing the creativity of the various builds that people come up with, sometimes including matching outfits, is worth the trip.

But the real drama of the day is the racing.

For the soapbox car competition, racers aged 7 to 16 will compete two-at-a-time, with officials tracking times to determine the winners. The day will also include other family-friendly fun like live music, a dunk booth, a bounce house and an Umi fashion show. You can also support the BMSA at

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But not anything on wheels will be allowed to race! Soapbox cars will need to pass a safety inspection before they can compete on the downhill track from the HLSCC roundabout to the finish line.

Each vehicle will need to be steerable, sized 80 inches long by 30 inches wide or smaller, and its wheels can’t be larger than 20 inches across. Each car also needs to have a securely attached seat and at least three, but no more than 6, wheels. Brakes are encouraged, but not required. The drivers themselves will need to wear shoes and helmets to participate, and are strongly encouraged to wear knee and elbow pads.

Entry is $25 per soapbox car, but all are welcome to watch the action and enjoy the other activities on the day of the event. Entry will cost $2 for kids, $5 for adults, and the fun starts at 11am. Registration forms are available from the Road Town offices of CIL, or you can download electronic forms from their website http://www. caribbins.com.

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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Language, dialects, & accents in the Caribbean Living, now, in the Caribbean for 34 years (THAT sure crept up on me!) I can’t help but have noticed the difference in how Caribbean people speak, whether to each other, or a completely new and different group of people.

To an untrained ear, Caribbean ‘lingo’ may all sound alike. It definitely took me a while to notice subtleties in dialects and accents.

Folks hailing from St. Lucia, from Antigua, from Dominica, and all over our part of the Caribbean have, not necessarily vast differences in how they speak, but the differences are there, nonetheless.

The countries they are associated with play a role in the subtleties, too. There is a French lilt to the speech of Guadeloupe, French St. Marten, and St. Barths natives. The ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao) reflect the Dutch overtones of their historic mother country, and of course Puerto Rico and the Domincan Republic have a Spanish flavor.

‘Short cuts’ in pronunciation play a big role in informal language too, as some words are chopped up, with a syllable or two being left out unsaid, even the occasional full word. Listening to my own children, who were all raised in the West Indies, ‘flip’ into Crucian speech patters when with their Crucian friends was always amusing.

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Some of my West Indian favorites come to mind: “Whu pah yo der?” (Where are you?), “How you mean?” (What do you mean, please explain?) and the simple ‘Ahyo’ (All of you).

One of my favorite language moments stars two Antiguan men and my mother. These two fellows were down in the cistern, cleaning it. There was a ladder between the house and cistern for the men to get up and down.

There was lots of chatter, some arguments, and my mother (who has actually been living in the Caribbean longer than I) looking at me, totally mystified as to what they were saying, as every sentence seemed to end in ‘Huh’? I became inadvertent translator, and the job got done.

I remember back in my college days, at UVI in St. Croix, taking a course in linguistics that was fascinating, and an eye-opener.

I was assigned a term paper, on the differences between Puerto Rican Spanish and Dominican Spanish. Pronunciation differed a bit, as did some words themselves that had different meanings entirely.

But as it seems to often go, the less-than-kosher words were the words that really stood out.

But since this is a family publication, we won’t even touch those.

Live Show This Saturday, 24th come out and see the HLSCC Stingray Band live at Myett’s Chill Zone, Tortola Pier Park. It’s the band’s first formal show after their Miami performance.

While enjoying the show, try some of the treats on the menu such as Myett’s famous BBQ ribs and chicken, conch fritters, wings, pizza and more.

For more information please call 441-9649.

This event is free!

Healthy Living Therapy Works presents ‘Celebrating Healthy Living,’ a Health & Wellness Fair at Tortola Pier Park on Saturday, 24th 8:30am–4pm.

You can start the day with the Health Walk at 6am from Tortola Pier Park to Sensus Gym, Manuel Reef and back. Or you can pop in anytime at the Pier Park, but the earlier the better to receive free health checks, live fitness demonstrations, nutrition coaching, exercise activities, farmers market, entertainment and much more.

For more information see the ad on page 4 of this publication.

The Olympic Day run/walk registration is 5:30am with the activities to begin at 6am. At 6:30am the Ceres 10k series will kick-off. Don’t forget immediately after the Olympic Day run/ walk there will be Zumba. There is also a Virgin Gorda run/walk from the HLSCC campus. Registration is at 5:30am and the walk begins at 6am. All attendees will receive a free t-shirt and there will also be entertainment.

What’s Happenin @ Myett’s, Cane Myett’s, Cane Garden Bay’s monthly Art Show & Wine Tasting in the Garden is this Sunday, 25th from 1–5pm. Spend your afternoon enjoying Arts & Craft while sampling some of the best wines.

In conjunction with the Arts & Wine show you can also discover your inner artist. From 1–3pm do some easy level painting. The fee is $38 (includes supplies) however reservations are requested as there are limited seats available.

For more information or to register please call 495-9649, Karen at 540-0659 or email val@ myetts.com.

Congratulations Graduates! Until the end of June High School graduates eat free with the purchase of four or more adult meal at brunch, lunch or dinner. Reservations are suggested, please call 495-9649. You must present proof of graduation.

Temptation Island

Twism Entertainment Group Inc. presents their 6th Annual Temptation Island, the ‘Traffic Olympic Day The BVI Athletics Association will host Olym- Lights Edition,’ at Ocean 7 Beach Club, Peter pic Day this Saturday, 24th at the A. O. Shirley Island this Saturday, 24th.

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live music • events • concerts •

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THURSDAY JUNE 22

SATURDAY – JUNE 24

ROAD TOWN

ROAD TOWN

PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” Happy Hour 5–7 w/fresh popcorn. Game Night! FUN BAR GAMES ALL NIGHT

PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” HLSCC Stingrays Band Live 7pm

PIER PARK – “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Thirsty Thursdays w/ Drink Specials for Ladies ALL NIGHT, Live DJ from 9pm Myett’s Garden & Grill Myett’s Garden Inn Myett’s Sea Spa & Hair Salon Olivia’s Corner Store 284•495•9649 www.myetts.com thebeatgoeson@myetts.com

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S – ‘No Ship Day’. Open 8am–11pm. 2–for–1 Happy Hour eats 5-7pm w/Candy Man. Absolut Thursday w/ Dab That Tune @7pm, $3 Absolut 5pm until

PIER PARK – “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Endless Mimosas & Bloody Marys $20.00 from noon – 5pm. Party with Kyron McMaster world leader in 400m Hurdles PIER PARK – Health & Wellness Fair 8:30am–4pm A.O. SHIRLEY GROUNDS – Olympic Day from 6am DIAMOND ESTATE 2017 Highland Spring Horse & Pony Show

QUITO’S – Open 4pm. Happy Hour w/Marcus Mark 5–7pm HOPE HILL & Dinner from 8pm. Open Upstairs @Quito’s from 6pm Summer Jam 2K17 8pm until FRIDAY JUNE 23 PETER ISLAND ROAD TOWN

Chill Zone Waterfront Bar Tortola Pier Park

Open daily Bar Bites & Drinks Specialty Nights TGIF Parties Fri. 5pm 284•441•9649 Facebook: Chill Zone BVI Limin’Times Entertainment Gude

OCEANS 7 – Temptation Island Traffic Light Edition. Boats PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” TGIF! After Party w/ DJ leave Tortola and Virgin Gorda 10pm sharp Fuego and fire dancing. Drink Specials all night CANE GARDEN BAY PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Corporate MYETT’S — ‘No Ship Day’ Open 8am–11pm. 2–for–1 Happy Hour form 5pm. Drink Specials all night, DJ from Bar Eats w/ $3 Drink Specials at Happy Hour 5-7pm, Pizza 9pm Night & Live Music “Evolution Band” CANE GARDEN BAY QUITO’S – Open 4pm. Happy Hour & Dinner w/Too Smooth. Open Upstairs @Quito’s from 6pm MYETT’S —’No Ship Day’ Open 8am-11pm. 2–for–1 Happy Hour eats 5-7pm. Pizza night.

SUNDAY – JUNE 25 QUITO’S – Open 10am. Lunch w/Oren Hodge. Happy Hour ROAD TOWN 5-7pm Third Dimension & Dinner from 8pm The Edge.

PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” CLOSED Open Upstairs @Quito’s from 6pm

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parties • sports • movies and more

PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Sunday Fun Day $3 Beers, $5 Hennessy, Drink Specials from 4pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — ‘No Ship Day’ Art Show/Wine Tasting/Sip & Paint from 1pm w/Akim on Steel Pan. Live Music by Marcus Mark @ 7pm QUITO’S – Open 10am. Happy Hour 5–7pm w/Pan Man Jazz & for Dinner 8pm MONDAY - JUNE 26 ROAD TOWN PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” Margarita Monday!

2-for-1 Specialty Margaritas, 2-for-1 tacos PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Martini Mondays $6 Martinis ALL NIGHT CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — 2 for 1 Margaritas & Mexican Munchies @ Happy Hour 5–7pm. Al ‘The Singing Chef’ @ 7pm QUITO’S – Open 4pm. Happy Hour w/ Caave Stoutt 5–7pm TUESDAY – JUNE 27 ROAD TOWN

QUITO’S – Open 10am. Lunch 12–2:30pm w/Marcus Mark.

Happy Hour 5-7pm w/Marcus Mark & Dinner from 8pm w/Quito Solo

UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY – JUNE 28 ROAD TOWN PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” Roti Wednesday.

Delicious fresh made rotis. Dab that tune game (win prizes) PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Wine down Wednesdays 1/2 off House Wines ALL NIGHT WINBVI Stiletto Walk from C&D to Mulligans CANE GARDEN BAY

Soap Box Derby – July 9

MYETT’S — ‘No Ship Day’ Open 8am-11pm. Sunset happy hour 5-7pm with live music by Caave Stoutt and 2-for-1 eats

Electric Tropical Friday – June 30

QUITO’S – Open 10am. Happy Hour 5–7pm Quito Solo & Dinner from 8pm

Cheer Championships – July 1

ISLAND LAST RESORT

Summer Kick–Off – July 8

Happy Hour 3-7pm, Garden games all afternoon. Crab races @ 5 & 6pm. Kiki & Neil Fire Show @ 7:30, live music from 8pm

Charity Bubble Crawl – July 8 Fete on the Sea – July 9

PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” 2 for 1 personal Pizzas, fresh mint frozen mojitos, $3 beers

‘Festival’ – July 15

PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Taco Tuesdays – $2 Tacos, $3 Corona, $4 Margaritas ALL NIGHT

VIBE Album Release – Juy 15

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — ‘No Ship Day’ Happy Hour 5–7pm w/Akim on Steel Pan and 2-for-1 eats

Mr. & Miss Jr. BVI – July 29 Int’l Marlin Tournament – July 29–31

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Dress for the theme: wear red if you’re taken, yellow if you’re not too sure, or green if you’re single. DJ Bertrum, DJ Dre, Push Pop, DJ Avalanche and Monea will provide entertainment.

Tickets are $30 Tortola and $40 Virgin Gorda and is being sold online at www.teptationislandvi.com, Speedy’s or at any CCT store. The boats leave the Road Town and Virgin Gorda ferry docks at 10pm sharp.

There will also be food and drinks on sale.

Stiletto Walk WINBVI presents Stiletto Walk, a fun event that supports a serious issue worldwide on Wednesday, 28th from C&D to Mulligans. Stand up for zero tolerance of Sexual and Domestic violence to reduce its trauma. For more information or to sign up please contact winbvi@gmail. com or call 541-3030. Funding to benefit the Family Support Network. Anyone can participate.

Horse and Pony Show

Bring your family out to the 2017 Highland Spring Horse & Pony Show at Countryside Ad- Summer Jam 2k17 ventures, Diamond Estate is this Saturday, 24th On Saturday, 24th the Summer Jam 2k17 is from 12pm until. at Hope Hill from 8pm until. VIBE and Ah Milli The event features a cowboy up challenge, Soundz will provide entertainment. Admission is barrel race, gymkhana games and much more. free and there will be food and drinks on sale.

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Summer Camps Smart Mart Tutorial Academy, Lower Estate Summer Camp runs from July 3rd –28th. Science exploration, cooking, arts & craft, sports and games are just some of the activities offered. The camp is Monday to Friday 9am–3pm for ages 4–15. The full program is $175, $95 for two weeks or $10 for a single day drop off. After care is also available. For more information and to register please call 494-8420, 542-8420 or 340-8027.

You can also email smarthtutorbvi@gmail.com or drop by their office in Lower Estate (next to the basketball court).

Connect World Kids Summer Camp is from July 3rd – August 11th and welcomes kids ages 5–12. Camp is on Monday-Friday, 9am–3pma and final pick up should be by 5pm. The camp promises to be pure fun. Registration is $200.

For more information, please call 443-1519.

New Life Day Care & Learning Centre, Duff’s Bottom Summer Creative Kids Camp is from July 3rd –28th Monday–Friday from 8:30am–3:30pm.

Today, Thursday the 15th, is the last chance for early registration of $150. From tomorrow the fee increases to $200. The camp offers skills development, cooking, field trips, outdoor water sports and games.

Aouli Summer Camp runs from July 3rd–28th for ages 5–17. Activities include hiking, beach craft, arts & crafts, and much more. Registration fee is $125 and you can register on June 24th from 2–5pm at the Cane Garden Bay Community Centre. For more information please contact Kaetia Maduro at 342-6655.

Various summer camps are registering students now! Here are some that we know about: Motions Studio of the Arts ‘Summer Camp 2017’ is in three sessions, which run from July 3rd to August 25th.

Session one is July 3-14th, session two runs July 17th – August 4th, and session three runs from August 14th–25th.

The camp will offer science adventures, field trips, island hopping, academics and much more.

For more information or registration please call 542-0554 or visit motionsbvi.com.

Quick Release Products 2017 Summer Splash Camp is on Monday-Friday from 9am-3pm and runs from 3rd–28th July. Enjoy fun in the sun, reading, water safety, crazy hair day, battles of teams and much more. Registration is $160 and is open to kids ages 4–12yrs. After-care is also available for $30 and from 3–5pm. To register or for more information, please contact Felicia Blackman at 494-5527.

K & J annual Summer Basketball Camp is open to children 5 years and older. It will run from July 3rd–28th between 9am and 4pm Monday – Friday. Camp will train students all aspects of the game including, team work and listening skills. Special guest coaches from the USA-based M3 Organization will also be present.

Registration is $80 and pre-registration is June 24th at Sport Town, Tortola Pier Park. There will be drinks, snacks and lunch on sale daily for attendees. For more information please contact either Jason or Kennedy at 540-4756/499-7989.

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Everything, Everything “I have never been outside,” says the lead character of this film during the trailer. I was sold immediately from that line alone, and after watching it I was not disappointed.

Everything, Everything is a story of two young lovers overcoming obstacles to be together. If you feel like you recognize the stars from somewhere – you are right! Amandla Stenberg was young Cataleya in Colombiana and Rue in Hunger Games. Nick Robinson was Zach in Jurassic World.

Young Maddy (Amandla Stenberg) is a beautiful girl who is also very imaginative, a skill I think is a blessing for a person with a rare sickness like hers. Her illness means she’s been stuck in the house all her life – Remember the boy in the bubble? She has the same condition. With nobody but her mother to interact with, she would need to be a creative soul to keep her from going insane.

So how exactly does Maddy pass the time?

Apart from doing classes online, she also reads books and posts reviews online. Aside from her mom, the only person Maddy is used to interacting with in real life is her nurse Carla (Ana de le Reguera) who is with her during the day while her mom is at work.

Things change for Maddy when new neighbors Olly (Nick Robinson) and his family move in next door. Despite Maddy not being able to go outside to meet Olly, the two teenagers find a way to communicate. Gazing through windows and talking only through texts and email, Maddy and Olly form a deep bond.

The more they get to know each other, the more they fall in love. Olly starts to show Maddy that she isn’t really living stuck in her house all the time, and she realizes she doesn’t just want to survive, she wants to have an adventure.

There is only one thing that Maddy would really love to see and experience, and she finds the courage to go for it even though her mom wouldn’t approve. She invites Olly to go with her.

Scared that something may happen, he encourages her to go back into the house but she doesn’t.

Despite his worries, Olly decides it’s better to follow Maddy than to have her go off on her own.

What is this once-in-a-lifetime adventure, and what will it mean for Maddy’s health?

Everything, Everything is now playing at UP’s Cineplex.

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Confessions of a Marathon Maniac Grenada native Philomena “Philo” Robertson, ran her first Marathon in 2011 on a lark after reading about a Chicago firefighter who ran the Chicago Marathon for a charity. Spurred into action, she researched Marathons affiliated with any charities in her homeland and found Reach Within, a charity that works with disadvantaged children.

The New York Marathon had spots available, so she connected with the charity and began her Marathon sojourn. “Mind you, this was four weeks before New York, my longest distance [at that time] was a Half Marathon and it wasn’t like I’d done one recently,” she noted. “But, I was up for the challenge, signed up and started raising funds. The support wasn’t that great, but I was able to raise a couple hundred dollars for the initiative and was happy for that.”

Her goal time was 4 hours and 30 minutes, and she ran 4:38. “It was hard. It was painful and at the finish line, my body hurt but at the same time, I was like ‘I did this. I want to do it again,’” she said.

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Since 2011, she has completed 18 Marathons including 15 between November 2015 and November 2016. She’s since become a Gold Member of the Marathon Maniacs Club on the basis of three Marathons within 90 days, and recently joined the Half Fanatics Club when she completed the Conquer the Wall Half Marathon in Beijing, China on May 13, and the VG Half Marathon on May 27 within 16 days.

Completing a Marathon, she said, is a journey.

“You go through a range of emotions,” she said. “There’s just a lot of people, a lot of energy at the start, the adrenaline is flowing and you’re all excited. So the first couple of miles, you’re running on that adrenaline.”

As the Marathon progresses, however, there is a shift from the physical challenge to the mental and emotional one, she said. “It’s just mile after mile after mile. It’s endurance, not just physically, but mentally. It becomes a mental battle at some point during the race, because your body can take you so far, but there comes a point when you have to just focus and know that each additional step is going to take you there.”

Robertson said she faces an additional challenge of not being built like the typical distance runner, with their light, lanky frames. “I have a big body and carry a lot of bodyweight around so I think that makes the journey harder,” she said.

“But, I’m just focused and determined on getting to the finish line once I start and that’s the mission and I always get it done.”

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