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Contents

04 - Editor’s Message

14 - Achieve “I did it for Daniel.” Orin

Lewis OBE became one of the millions of people participating in the Virgin Money London Marathon

18 - Flair AFRO HAIR & BEAUTY MAY 2016

06 - Cover Page Feature Meet the loveable “Chaser” Shaun Wallace “The Dark Destroyer” Photo credits: Nick Reynolds

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36 - Flair Goodbye, Prince

You Were the Best of Us At the worst possible time, we lost one of our best

Contributors

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Editor’s Message The UK’s No1 portal for the African & Caribbean community

WINNER Best PR & Marketing EBR Award 2014

WINNER Best Fashion Magazine Afro Model Award 2014

Miss Caribbean UK is now in its 3rd year and applications are now open for you to enter.

Click on the following link to complete our online form: http://www.misscaribbeanuk. com/#!application-form/c18sz

Clayton Brown

Jacqui Brown

Dear Readers, On behalf of all at Panache Occasions Ltd, publishers of Panache-E-Magazine and organisers of Miss Caribbean UK, we would like to thank all our readers for your continuing support.

Our cover feature this month is television personality and Mastermind winner; Mr Shaun Wallace from the ITV afternoon programme, “The Chase”. We are delighted to share this exclusive interview with Panache readers.

Also, any Sponsor’s, Supporter’s, Designer’s, Artists and Volunteers wishing to be part of this fantastic event that is capturing everyone’s attention right now, please contact us on: 07951308379 or email info@misscaribbeanuk. com for more information. Last year’s event was amazing and we’re not the only ones to say so. To all who didn’t make it in 2015 make sure you are there for 2016.

Please read and remember this African saying: “Lions that do not work together can be defeated by a limping buffalo.”

Clayton Brown Editor

This month’s edition, as always, is focussed on positivity; for us as individuals and as a community. We will also continue to push the message; which concerns getting or communities to work together to achieve economic independence.

Our aim has always been to encourage our communities to become stronger by creating closer ties between communities across the UK and the Caribbean (Unity is strength). To this end we created the Miss Caribbean UK pageant.

(Please visit www.misscaribbeanuk.com to read more).

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Panache e-Magazine features the loveable chaser

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hose of us who have the opportunity to watch early evening TV will no doubt (unless you only watch BBC) have watched, “The Chase” and if so you will be cognisant of the subject of this month’s feature interview; Mr Shaun Wallace, aka “The Dark Destroyer”.

Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace born 2/6/1960 and hailing from Brent in North London. Shaun Qualified as a barrister in 1986 and this is his 30th year since passing the bar. He represents clients in high-profile criminal cases up and down the country.

He is, however, better known for his exploits in the world of “Quizzing” A finalist on quiz shows such as “Are you an Egghead?, he’s also been on The Weakest Link and Fifteen to One. A small-known fact is that one of Shaun’s first forays in to quizzing on TV was his appearance on Jerry Springer’s show “Greed” where he and his team won £50,000.

Of course the zenith of his quizzing career before The Chase was winning Mastermind in 2004 where he was known for his knowledge of football in particular FA Cup Finals.

He’s the first and only black winner of Mastermind let alone of British Caribbean descent.

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Can you tell us about your Jamaican heritage?

I’m very proud of my Caribbean and in particular my Jamaican heritage. My parents were both born in Jamaica. My father’s from the parish of Clarendon whilst my mother hails from the parish of St. Ann’s.

Do you still have contact with Jamaica?

Yes of course. I go and visit Jamaica every Christmas for a fortnight to rest and recharge my batteries. In recent years I’ve been using Jamaica’s natural beauty as my inspiration to finish my autobiography which I’m hoping will be out this year! When I go back I always make sure that I visit my family and catch up with my aunts, uncles and cousins!

When was the last time you were there, and what do you think about the economic and political climate at the moment?

I was there last Christmas. The PNP were in power when I was there but I know that the JLP won the recent general election in February which meant that Andrew Holness has become the Prime Minister. I think that having a 2-party political system has led to a relatively stable political and economic situation and I believe that it’s no greater nor worse than the rest of the Caribbean.

Were your parents in the legal profession and what made you want to be a lawyer?

No my mother was actually a nurse and my father worked in a factory. I wanted to become a lawyer from the age of 11 and much of this was borne out of watching legal programmes such as Crown Court and 8

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Rumpole and Bailey as a youngster. As I learned more about the legal profession I fell in love with it as I realised that as a lawyer I could use my skills to help others which is very important to me.

I also quite liked the idea of dressing up in a gown and wig!

Do you find it easy to remember facts/ general knowledge or is it something you practice?

I don’t believe that I’m any smarter nor have a better memory than anyone else but I have a passion for learning. I began reading about things that I’m interested in and that’s why I remember them. I’ve always believed that being passionate about the things you’re learning about as being the key to a good memory

Do you try to use your status/ influence to help the BAME community in any way?

Before I was on Mastermind or The Chase I was a part-time lecturer for 14 years at Hackney College which was college with a large BAME student body. I thoroughly enjoyed this as I believe it’s very important to try and inspire the next generation coming through. Since I’ve become more well-known and in the public eye I have an even greater responsibility so that people can climb up it and go past me. This is very important to me!

I have tried to help the BAME community but I’m particularly passionate about helping anyone who wants to better themselves and achieve great things regardless of colour.

Shaun Wallace

Have you experienced discrimination and if so how have you dealt with it?

I’ve never personally been directly discriminated against on the ground of my colour or race. Although I have no doubt that it has been practiced in more nuanced and subtle forms. My only response to this discrimination is to not allow it to be an excuse not to achieve mine nor anyone else’s ambitions but we must use our talent and skills to rise above it.

Historically there have been few black faces on TV, from your vantage point, do you think times are changing?

I do believe that times are changing but of course there’s a long way to go. The most important thing is to have positive role models in the media. I think that previously when we only had Sir Trevor McDonald and

Sir Lenny Henry we now have more positive role models on TV such as David Harewood, Idris Elba and Adrian Lester and these are certainly steps in the right direction. I’m currently watching Undercover with Sophie Okonedo and Adrian Lester which I urge all of you to watch to see their acting brilliance and to learn more about the Met Police and the British legal system

What do you think is the reason that US TV does not seem to have a problem with black programmes on their National stations?

I think that black people in America have had a very different experience to get to the position that they’ve gotten to in terms of their active civil right movements which began in the 50’s and 60’s. They also have a variety of living influential and well-known civil rights leaders such as Reverend Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson which is very

The Chaser’s (left to right): Jenny Ryan Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, and Paul Sinha. (picture ITV)

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different to what we have had in the UK. I hope that TV shows such as Empire and Black-Ish may go some way towards changing some of the negative perceptions of black people in America. Although I think that the ultimate pinnacle for America was voting for their first Black president Barack Obama and hopefully this could be a turning point for America in its history

eloquent and elegant. It really was a privilege to be asked to be a judge. I would love to be a judge again if I were ever fortunate enough to be asked again!

What is your favorite TV show?

This is a tough one! I love football so Match of the Day is up there but I also love quiz shows such as University Challenge and Mastermind.

I also spend quite a lot of time watching interesting historical documentaries as well.

Your holding a dinner party, who would be your ideal guests and why?

In my house I have a mural of black idols who have been my inspiration for my whole adult life so I would invite some of them along.

Some of these idols include Harriet Tubman.

Marcus Garvey, Tommie Smith (1968 Olympics Black Power Salute), Malcolm X and of course Muhammad Ali. These people have all inspired me in different ways so I would love to hear from them and learn from them.

Would you like to be a judge one day?

No I wouldn’t I’m very happy being a barrister and being a judge isn’t someone that I want to do at this point.

You were a judge for Miss Caribbean UK 2016, what did you think of the experience and would you do it again?

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Shaun Wallace joins other celebrities and business executives to judge the 2015 Miss Caribbean UK beauty pageant.

In closing – is there a quote or saying you can share with Panache readers, which has either touched you or which you feel can inspire someone on their journey?

The quote that has driven me for all of these years is that “You can achieve anything you want in life as long as you stay in control of your own destiny and if you do this you can achieve those dreams as the future belongs to you.”

Thank you all for taking the time to read this Please watch The Chase on ITV at 5pm Monday-Friday (or weekdays), also follow me at @TheShaunWallace on Twitter And if you have any more questions or want to find out more about me please contact my management at: ShaunWallaceMGMT@gmail.com

Shaun Wallace

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“I did it for Daniel.”

CLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust) co-founder Orin Lewis OBE became one of the millions of people participating in the Virgin Money London Marathon in memory of his son Daniel DeGale on Sunday 24 April.

Daniel captured the hearts of the nation when he appeared on the national news, aged six in April 1993. Six years later (June 1999), Daniel went onto become the first black individual in the UK to receive a lifesaving stem cell (bone marrow) transplant from an unrelated donor.

Although he beat his fight against leukaemia, Daniel died in October 2008 from multiple organ failure. His legacy is ACLT, which was founded by his parents Orin and Beverley De-Gale OBE.

to have received such fantastic support from family, friends and ACLT supporters. I am extremely grateful to all who have donated towards my £20,000 fundraising target. I still have a little way to go. Please continue to share my story in the hope further funds can be raised and I exceed my target. Thank you.”

Orin, a first-time marathon runner completed the 26.2 miles in 5 hours and 57 seconds.

To make a donation to Orin’s fundraising page, please visit: http:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/ fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage. action?userUrl=OrinLewis

ACLT strives to increase the number of ethnic minorities on the UK stem cell (bone marrow), blood and organ donor registers.

The registers provide a lifeline to those living with blood cancer or other illnesses where a transplant is required to save a life.

This year marks the 20th anniversary since ACLT was founded and Daniel is never far from his parents’ minds.

Orin says: “What an experience of a lifetime!

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AFRO HAIR & BEAUTY LIVE EUROPE’S FOREMOST BLACK HAIR, BEAUTY AND LIFESTYLE SHOW FOR SAVVY CONSUMERS IS BACK!

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ou are invited to join us over the spring Bank Holida; 29th & 30th May 2016 at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH for the 34th edition of this leading event.

Afro Hair & Beauty Live are proud to confirm the attendance of global brands Cantu, Lusters, Palmers, L’Oreal and Design Essentials. ORS Europe are sponsors of the fabulous ORS VVIP Lounge where visitors can attend briefings, ultra pampering sessions, visit the ORS' pop up shop and purchase new products exclusively launched at Afro Hair & Beauty LIVE. As the conversation around black hair and beauty moves from a niche to a mainstream spotlight and awareness of the unique needs of black hair and skin care grows. Afro Hair & Beauty Live are excited to welcome UK based business owners and entrepreneurs exhibiting at this years show including Dr Clare Eluka qualified allergy practitioner and founder of multi-award winning ethical beauty brand Premae , Senzani of T444Z who was inspired by sheer frustration at the lack of hair products for her hair type and business to business opportunities for black women set up her own line of haircare products and US based Courtney Adeleye CEO of A multicultural healthy hair growth company The Mane Choice will also be launching Manetabolism Plus™ the #1 healthy hair growth vitamin in the USA.

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AVIELA AYO BEAUTY CACHE COSMETICS CANTU CELEBRITY PREMIUM HAIR CHRISTAL COSMETICS DESIGN ESSENTIAL NATURAL DOLL HAIR COLLECTIONS HAIRISSIME (PERFECT PRODUCTS) KISS BY IVY ENTERPRISES HOUSE OF CHEATHAM KERACARE AVLON LUSTER PRODUCTS THE MANE CHOICE ORS EUROPE M&M COSMETICS MARY KAY COSMETICS MONSHEA NATURALLY MADE FOR YOU PAK COSMETICS PALMERS (ET BROWNE) PHOENIX BEAUTY PREMAE SKINCARE PURE GOODNESS QAWE ORGANICS SOULFUL BEAUTY TALIAH WAAJID TANGLE TEEZER T444Z WAHL.

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Flair WHATS HAPPENING: • New haircare and beauty products from British and international exhibitors • Independent fashion labels and street style fashion presentations • Learn about consumer trends and new innovations Ask the professionals at how-to advice seminars • Meet inspiring entrepreneurs cornering this growing market • Watch the boys Battle of The Barbers competition • Enjoy beauty and wellness pampering services

For interviews and media enquiries please contact PR@afrohairshow.com + 44(0)7961 332302 Media accreditation for Afro Hair & Beauty Live 2016 is now OPEN please use the following link - http://bit.ly/1nR8j0F Join us the social conversation using hashtags #AHBL2016 #OWNIT Instagram: afrohairandbeautylive

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‘YOU GOT LEMONS THEN MAKE LEMONADE!’ #NATURALHAIRMOVEMENTS

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ong before Beyonce got behind the old saying 'when life gives you lemons make lemonade' Afro Hair & Beauty Live has encouraged black women to take matters into their own hands and get involved in the business of natural hair. We are thrilled to welcome some of the most inspiring and tenacious female entrepreneurs of colour currently in the natural hair industry. Be inspired by the can-do attitude of experts sharing top tips, trade secrets, how-to’s and more at our seminar programme.

WATCH & LEARN SEMINARS *Sunday Only* Join Design Essentials® Natural at the “Curls & Conversations” seminar. Meet the Design Essentials hosts and pick up how to tips, style secrets, have your questions answered and share your personal experiences at the Crowning Glory Q&A session. *Monday Only* Get in line for Design Essentials® Professional Masterclass and learn about the revolutionary 3-Step STS Express Smoothing System, hair stylists, this is one not to be missed! Are you thinking about transitioning and kick starting your natural hair journey? Don't miss Cantu Shea Butter x Pelumi Rae (Care For Your Hair Blog) Natural Hair Rock The Look seminar Say NO! To the myth of ‘difficult hair that takes long to do’ join Anastasia and Maria’s

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Rock the Look in 20 Minutes style challenge, and don’t forget your goody bag!

Premae’s Dr Clare has some good news to share about dealing with skin ailments such as eczema, psoriasis and hyperpigmentation. Join her and learn what you can do to help yourself. Courtney Adeleye, CEO of The Mane Choice will discuss the healthy hair essentials to growing natural hair.

Top hair colourist Victoria Akuagw will dispel myths around ‘good hair’ and gets down to the basics of conditioning and temporary colouring techniques like chalking, sprays and mousses. #NaturalHairMovements Natural product junkies!

Discover new lines and stock up on all of these amazing products designed with your hair type in mind. Keracare Natural Textures will be on hand with their portfolio of brand new products. You can also take part in their hair scoping scalp analysis and pick up a personalised hair prescription of the perfect products tailored to your hair type. Design Essentials Coconut & Monoi Collection & Quinoa & Bamboo Repair Kit sounds good enough to eat!

From the USA, renowned natural hair specialist Taliah Waajid will be selling her chemical free line Black Earth Natural Products. Visit Senzeni Murau founder of

T444Z and pick up the industries best kept secret Hair Food range. Look out for Mixed Roots and Shea Butter Naturals both will be available at the Pak’s Cosmetics super styling bar where will you be able to try before you buy and sample products on your own hair. Curly hair favourite Mixed Chicks will be there celebrating curls in all their natural diversity! And don't miss industry giants L'Oreal launching Curl Nourishment celebrating the United Colours of Curls.

Ones to Watch : Are you looking for something different for your makeup bag? Invest in these newcomers to the makeup market. Kitoko (defined as beautiful in Lingala) presents a luscious collection of cosmetics inspired by its Congolese/Parisian origins and VitaBlack purveyors of colour rich cosmetics have created a premium quality make up line suitable for all skintones. Don't miss out on these and much more at Afro Hair & Beauty Live 2016 Who Else Is Exhibiting?

AMKA HEALTH & BEAUTY / AVIELA / AYO BEAUTY / CACHE COSMETICS / CANTU / CELEBRITY MAKEUP / CELEBRITY PREMIUM HAIR / CHRISTAL COSMETICS CRÈME OF NATURE /DESIGN ESSENTIAL NATURAL / DOLL HAIR COLLECTION / FABBABESHAIR / FOUNTAIN PIMENTO OIL / HAIRISSIME / HEADLINES HAIR & BEAUTY SUPPLIES / KISS

BY IVY ENTERPRISES / KERACARE AVLON / KITOKO / LUSTER PRODUCTS / MANE CHOICE / ORS EUROPE / M&M COSMETICS / MARY KAY COSMETICS / MAZURI / MIXED CHICKS/ MIXED ROOTS / MONSHEA / MY HAIR BAR / NATURALLY MADE FOR YOU / PAK COSMETICS / PALMERS / PHOENIX

BEAUTY / PREMAE SKINCARE / PROSP HAIR / PURE GOODNESS / QAWE ORGANICS / RED CARPET LUXURY HAIR/ SHEA MOISTURE/ SOFN’FREE N PRETTY/SOULFUL BEAUTY / TALIAH WAAJID’S BLACK EARTH PRODUCTS / TANAKA COSMETICS / TANGLE TEEZER / T444Z / VITABLACK / WAHL and much more.

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COMPETITION Panache E-Magazine have TWO pairs of tickets to give away for the AFRO HAIR & BEAUTY LIVE SHOW on either 29th or 30th May 2016.

(PLEASE INDICATE WHICH DAY YOU PREFER) Just answer a,b or c to the questions below: How many years are AHB Live celebrating this year?

A - 30 | B - 35 | C - 38 Email your answers together with your name and contact number with the words: AHB LIVE in the subject line to: info@panacheoccasions. com Correct answers will be drawn on Friday 13th May 2016.

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Miss Caribbean UK - Amy Harris-Willock supporting the fundraising launch of the book "Troubling Freedom: Antigua and The Aftermath of British Emancipation by Dr. Natasha Lightfoot.

This event was presented by the Antigua and Barbuda High Commission in partnership with Antigua and Barbuda National Association (London)Waltham Forest, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica Twinning Association onFriday 22nd April 2016 MAY 2016

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Engagements that the MCUK Queen Amy Harris-Willock has attended so far?

Book Launch of

“Troubling Freedom: Antigua and the Aftermath of British Emancipation”

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iss Caribbean UK - Amy HarrisWillock supporting the fundraising launch of the book “Troubling Freedom: Antigua and The Aftermath of British Emancipation by Dr. Natasha Lightfoot.

Pics by Brian Quavar - BQuavs Photography - Tel: 07904 606 907

This event was presented by the Antigua and Barbuda High Commission in partnership with Antigua and Barbuda National Association (London)Waltham Forest, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica Twinning Association onFriday 22nd April 2016 .

Author - Dr Natasha Lightfoot

Natasha Lightfoot is an Assistant Professor of History and a Faculty Research Fellow of the Institute for African American Studies at Columbia University. She teaches Caribbean, Atlantic World, and African Diaspora History focusing on the subjects of slavery and emancipation, black identities, politics, and cultures.

Dr. Lightfoot received her B.A. in History from Yale University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in History from New York University.

She has received fellowships from the Yale Gilder-Lehrman Centre for the Study of Slavery, Emancipation & Resistance, the American Antiquarian Society, and the Ford Foundation. She has published articles in the CLR James Journal and Slavery & Abolition.

In addition to her scholarship, Natasha remains dedicated to the Caribbean communities from which she has come, and to expanding knowledge about the Caribbean and about Black history as a whole. She has led many Black history workshops with New York City public school teachers and has mentored many college-aspiring Bronx high school students.

She also has lectured on Antiguan and Barbudan history at numerous conferences and community events both in New York City and in Antigua. She serves on several academic and community organisation boards, including the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora and the Antigua and Barbuda Reparations Support Commission. Since 2005 she has been married to Matthew Swain, a radiologic technologist at NYU Cancer Centre, and together they have two sons, Evan and Avery.

The richness of her heritage has always driven her throughout her career, and she admires her parents most of all for always encouraging her to succeed and to never forget her Antiguan and Barbudan roots.

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About the book: Troubling Freedom

In 1834 Antigua became the only British colony in the Caribbean to move directly from slavery to full emancipation.

Immediate freedom, however, did not live up to its promise, as it did not guarantee any level of stability or autonomy, and the implementation of new forms of coercion and control made it, in many ways, indistinguishable from slavery. In Troubling Freedom, Dr. Lightfoot tells the story how Antigua’s newly freed black working people struggled to realise freedom in their everyday lives, prior to and in the decades following emancipation. She presents freed people’s efforts to form an efficient workforce, acquire property, secure housing, worship, and build independent communities in response to elite prescriptions for acceptable behaviour and oppression.

Despite its continued efforts, Antigua’s black population failed to convince whites that its members were worthy of defined and created freedom through quotidian acts of survival and occasional uprisings, Lightfoot complicates conceptions of freedom and the general narrative that landlessness was the primary constraint for newly emancipated slaves in the Caribbean.

Panel - Mr Everton George, Dr Natasha Lightfoot, HE Karen-Mae H

To purchase your copy of this fantastic book, please contact the Antigua and Barbuda High Commission on: 0207 258 0070. All proceeds are in aid of All Saints Secondary School Restoration Fund.

Invited guesst listening to Dr Natasha Lightfoot

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Hill, High Commissioner, Tracy Brown of ABNA and Rev. Isaac

Mr Everton George, of the Waltham Forest, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica Twinning Association

Pics by Brian Quavar - BQuavs Photography - Tel: 07904 606 907

HE Karen-Mae Hill, High Commissioner welcomes the audience

Dr Natasha Lightfoot speaks about her book,

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Compere for the evening: Ms Dawn Thomas.

Antigua and Barbuda National Association PRO Maxine Isaac introduces Dr Natasha Lightfoot

Amy Harris-Willock, Miss Caribbean delivering Vote of Thanks

Special guest - Councillor Sade Etti, Hackney Speaker of the House

Artists - Ms Linda Carriere sings the National Anthem of Antigua and Barbuda

Artist - Ms Aurnshel Richardson sings for the audience

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Engagements that the MCUK Queen Amy Harris-Willock has attended so far?

Artists - Ms Maxine Sparkles sings for the audience

Artist - Ms Launee Richards plays the cello

HE Karen-Mae Hill, High Commissioner, Miss Amy Harris-Willock and Author Dr. Natasha Lightfoot

Minister-Counsellor Althea Vanderpoole Banahene, Miss Amy Harris-Willock and HC for Mauritius in London, Mr Girish Nunkoo

Dr Natasha Lightfoot autographs books that are purchased by audience members

Artists - Nite Blues Steelband greet the audience

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2016 Beauty Events

SHEREE MILLER CROWNED MISS BARBADOS UK 2016

Contestant number 3, Amie Mayers won Miss Articulate, Miss Twilight and the Creative Wear Segment; and contestant number 8, Lee-Anne Willoughby won the People’s Choice vote.

Sheree Miller, was crowned Picture Perfect, Most Dedicated, Most Sincere, Miss Fitness and took the crown of Miss Barbados UK 2016.

Victoria Small, Miss Barbados 2015 handed over her crown to Sheree Miller and passed on some kind words of advice for her reign.

In a midst of beauty, smiles, culture and tears of joy; Miss Barbados UK 2016 was a truly amazing evening.

Miss Barbados UK 2016 (Winner) - Sheree Miller

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heree Miller, 19, was crowned Miss Barbados UK 2016 on Saturday 7th May , with Karina Jemmott, 24, the first runner up and Quesha Nicholls, 29 the second runner up.

The pageant came to an outstanding end on Saturday with each contestant putting their best foot forward throughout the night.

During their three month intensive training and preparation for Coronation Night, the delegates were judged in various segments; with the winners for each segment announced on the night.

First runner up Karina Jemmot took the win for Beauty with a passion, Bajan Chef Queen and Beach Beauty. Second runner up Quesha Nicholls came first in Most Improved and the Talent Segment.

From left to right: 2nd Runner Up, Quesha Nicholls, Miss Barbados UK 2016, Sheree Miller, 1st Runner Up, Karina Jemmott.

To arrange interviews with the new queen please contact Louise Sterling-Jackman of Desire&Aspire, info@desireandaspire.com.

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Goodbye, Prince You Were the Best of Us At the worst possible time, we lost one of our best

By Matt Taibbi April 22, 2016 “Rolling Stone�

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he song "Purple Rain" begins with an apology. "I never meant to cause you any sorrow, never meant to cause you any pain."

Prince; performs; halftime; show; Super Bowl XLI; football; game See Prince Perform 'Purple Rain' During Super Bowl In the context of the movie Purple Rain, that could have meant Prince's "The Kid" character apologizing for betraying and hitting his girlfriend Apollonia. Or Prince could have been channeling the guilt of the Kid's father, Francis L., like Prince's own father, a struggling musician. The fictional film version had hurt his wife and his son, and ultimately himself, with his abuse and his controlling nature. Or the Kid could be talking to his parents, the mother he didn't protect or the father he disappointed, and apologizing to them just for not being a different child, one who could take all of them away from their problems.

Whatever the context, "Purple Rain" is a song about pain, which is unusual for the kind of iconic global hit it became. The singer is sorry for the trouble he's caused. He's sorry that he's ruined things. And even if it's too late to make things better, he wants you to know that he wishes he could.

He wishes we could go to a place where it could all be washed away. The paradise he picked, Purple Rain, doesn't exist on Earth, but he passionately believes in it. In the song, he uses his guitar and his voice to scale every possible note in search of it up there.

He frantically plays and sings his way higher and higher, soaring in an ecstasy of creation until for a moment we're all there with him in the Purple Rain, his characteristically weird name for heaven, where everything is forgiven and we all love each other again.

Thematically it's a little like John Lennon's "Imagine," I guess, except the song wasn't political but personal. Prince didn't point the finger at priests or corporations or people who made war as the obstacles to a better world.

He started with himself. He apologized, and then he tried to make things better the only way he knew how, by using his extraordinary gifts to make beautiful things.

Prince's greatest moment may have come on February 4, 2007, at halftime of Super Bowl XLI. It was a miserable game. Not only was it not a close contest, but it was played in a torrential downpour that made the game hard to see, and an ordeal for the spectators who of course had been bled for every last cent en route to their seats. The athletes on www.panacheoccasions.com /

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the field for the most part didn't rise to the challenge of the conditions, and played a sloppy game, adding to the impression of an overhyped, expensive letdown.

Then Prince came out at halftime and acted like he didn't even notice the weather. He started with his usual concert-opening anthem, "Let's Go Crazy," and then did something nobody ever does at Super Bowls: He forgot to promote himself. He played other peoples' songs, a weird mix including everything from Hendrix/Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" to Queen's "We Will Rock You" to "Best of You" by the Foo Fighters, a band whose members had no idea this was coming. He wasn't selling himself, just music.

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Rolling Stone Readers’ Poll The 10 Best Prince Songs 1. “Purple Rain” 2. “When Doves Cry”

Then at the end, when he played "Purple Rain," nature upstaged the most scripted event on Earth to unleash torrents of water on the stadium. The joy on Prince's face was unmistakable as he screamed his guitar higher and higher while buckets of rain came down on him. It was something you never see anywhere, let alone on TV: pure happiness. And tens of millions of people swayed along to his by then familiar ballad about the hope of finding something better in this world.

3. “Let’s Go Crazy”

That was all of us at our best.

10. “ The Beautiful Ones”

The world we live in today may have just become too angry for someone like Prince.

If that's the case, maybe it's our turn to look inward and apologize. At the very least we should recognize what we lost yesterday.

Goodbye to Prince, who was the best of us.

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4. “Sign o’ the Times” 5. “1999” 6. “Little Red Corvette” 7. “Kiss” 8. “Darling Nikki” 9. “Raspberry Beret”

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rince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor.

the double album Sign o' the Times (1987) as a solo artist. He released three more solo albums before debuting the New Power Generation band in 1991.

He was a musical innovator and known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for the film Purple Rain. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year of his eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists – "the most influential artists of the rock & roll era".

In the early 1990s, Prince became embroiled in a contractual battle with Warner Bros. For that reason, in 1993, he changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol, also known as the "Love Symbol", was soon referred to as "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince", and began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations to Warner Bros.

Prince was born in Minneapolis and developed an interest in music as a young child. He secured a recording contract with Warner Bros. at the age of 18, and released his album For You in 1978. His 1979 album Prince went platinum, and his next three records—Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982)—continued his success, showcasing Prince's trademark of prominently sexual lyrics and blending of funk, dance, and rock music. In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as the Revolution and released Purple Rain, which served as the soundtrack to his eponymous 1984 film debut and was met with widespread acclaim.

After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day (1985) and Parade (1986), The Revolution disbanded, and Prince released

He released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with Arista Records in 1998. In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again. He released 16 albums after that, including The Rainbow Children (2001). His final album, HITnRUN Phase Two, was first released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on December 11, 2015.

Prince died at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on April 21, 2016, at the age of 57.

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CELEBRITY Here's your monthly list of celebrity bi BIRTHDAYS shares your birthday.

By: Christine Simpson

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY FEATURE The “GODFATHER OF SOUL”:

James Brown

3 MAY James Brown performing in the Musikhalle of Hamburg, in February 1973 - picture by: Heinrich Klaffs

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ames Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader.

The founding father of funk music and a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the “Godfather of Soul”.

In a career that spanned six decades, Brown influenced the development of several music genres.

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irthdays for INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY in MAY. Discover who 5th Craig David – singer/songwriter Chris Brown – singer/songwriter 6th Gabourey Sidibe - actress Lynn Whitfield – actress 7th Jimmy Ruffin (1936–2014) - singer Mary Mahoney (1845–1926) - nurse

13 MAY Stevie Wonder - musician 1st Gordon Greenidge MBE – former cricketer Little Walter (1930–1968) – musician Darius McCrary – actor/singer Ray Parker, Jr - singer/songwriter 2nd Brian Lara TC, OCC, AM - cricketer Shaun T. – fitness trainer Nannie Helen Burroughs (1878–1961) – educator/civil rights activist 3rd Damon Dash – actor/entrepreneur James Brown (1933–2006) - singer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989) – professional boxer 4th Jackie Jackson – singer/musician Nickolas Ashford (1941–2011) – singer/ composer

8th Robert Johnson (1911–1938) – musician 9th Sir Conrad Hunte KA (1932–1999) - cricketer Jackie Grant (1907–1978) - cricketer Tegla Loroupe - long-distance track and road runner 10th Marion Ramsey - actress and singer Keenan Thompson – actor/comedian 11th Louis Farrakhan - religious leader Giggs – rapper 12th Kieron Pollard - cricketer Ving Rhames - actor April Grace - actress 13th Stevie Wonder - musician Dennis Rodman – retired basketball player Yaya Touré - professional footballer www.panacheoccasions.com /

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15 MAY Richard Blackwood – comedian/actor 14th Tessa Sanderson CBE - heptathlete Shanice Wilson – singer/songwriter 15th Richard Blackwood – comedian/actor Dame Eugenia Charles DBE (1919–2005) – Prime Minister of Dominica Emmitt Smith, III – former football player 16th Janet Jackson – singer/songwriter Ralph Tresvant - singer/actor 17th Christine Ohuruogu MBE - athlete Kandi Burruss – singer/songwriter Sugar Ray Leonard – former professional boxer Tahj Mowry – actor/singer 18th Big Joe Turner (1911–1985) – blues shouter 42

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22nd Naomi Campbell - model Johnny Gill – singer/songwriter Paul Winfield (1939–2004) - actor 23rd Don Warrington MBE - actor Marvelous Marvin Hagler – former boxer Scatman Crothers (1910-1986) – actor/ musician 24th Heavy D (1967-2011) - rapper Patti LaBelle – singer/songwriter 25th Octavia Spencer – actress/author Demba Ba – professional footballer 26th Pam Grier - actress Miles Davis (1926-1991) - musician Lauryn Hill – singer/songwriter Jaheim Hoagland – singer/songwriter Sunil Narine - cricketer 27th John Conteh – former boxer André 3000 – rapper/musician

Louis Gossett Jr - actor Todd Bridges – actor/comedian Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (1971 – 2002) rapper/singer/songwriter 28th Gladys Knight - singer T-Bone Walker (1910–1975) – musician Betty Shabazz (1934-1997) – educator/civil rights advocate 29th Mel. B - singer La Toya Jackson – singer/songwriter Aaron McGruder - writer and cartoonist

21 MAY The Notorious B.I.G. (1972–1997) - rapper

17 MAY Kandi Burruss – singer/songwriter 30th George Headley OD (1909–1983) - cricketer CeeLo Green – singer/songwriter 31st Reggie Yates – actor/television presenter June Sarpong OBE – television presenter Lisa I’Anson - broadcaster Azealia Banks – rapper

29 MAY Mel. B - singer

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Here's your monthly list of African & Caribbean Indep to reveal some more information about each country.

By: Christine Simpson

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Panache e-Magazine would like to wish the African & Caribbean Day this MAY. This is a day to examine who we are and how we

Let us celebrate & enjoy the freedom to live independently che

national heroes who gave us freedom. Sending you warm greeti

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pendence Day Celebrations for MAY. Please click on each flag

Independence from Spain

26th May 1902

Independence from the United Kingdom

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n countries featured in this issue a very Happy Independence e got here.

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VISTA DEL MAR, DRAX HALL, ST. ANN, JAMAICA

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Ref No: JAM094 Property Type: House Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Price:USD $330,500.00 MAY 2016 /

The location of this spacious and well maintained single-storey property, from where you can sit and watch the cruise ships coming and going, make it an ideal purchase as a family home or income generating property.

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uilt in a desirable community around eight years ago on a lot of approximately 6,123 sq. ft. in size, the property is within close proximity to numerous facilities and amenities for which the North Coast is renowned.

These include beaches, one of which is within walking distance from the property, shopping malls, schools, churches and entertainment.

Entrance to the fully enclosed property is via a double swing electronic gate and iron pedestrian gate. A tiled driveway leads to an immaculate front garden with decorative flowers, potted plants and ornamental shrubbery.

A front verandah leads into the house that offers approximately 1,611 sq. ft. of living space comprising of four bedrooms, three bathrooms, living room, open living/dining room, kitchen with breakfast nook/dining area, laundry area and helper’s quarters.

To the rear of the property is a second and well maintained garden area with fruit trees that include mango, avocado, banana, pomegranate and june plum, as well as ground provisions and ornamental shrubbery running along the side of the property.

Additional features include: • Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and Jacuzzi • 3 x a/c units • Rear verandah • Single car garage with electronic door • Security grills at all windows and exterior doors • 24-hour security • Intercom system • Exterior lights • Gutter on roof for harvesting rain water • 650 gallon water tank • Roof mounted solar water heater • Back-up electricity generator

Approximate room sizes: Living Room 1 – 22’ x 12’ Open Living/Dining Room – 37’ x 12’ Master bedroom – 18’ x 16’ Bedrooms 2 & 3 – 12’ x 11’ each Bedroom 4 – 11’ x 8’ We don’t expect this property to remain on our books for very long, so interested parties are advised to ‘strike while the iron is hot’!

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Get in touch: Tropical Connections Limited, Weatherill House, New South Quarter, 23 Whitestone Way, Croydon, Surrey CR0 4WF England Telephone: 0845 222 1413 Mobile: 07506 354 902 Fax: 020 8686 6125 Email: info@tropicalconnections.co.uk Web: www.tropicalconnections.co.uk

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Updates from: Ronke Lawal at Ariatu PR

Meet The Pharmacist Turned Entrepreneur Who Has Launched An African Inspired Greetings Card Company

”If there was something to be made, I would be the one to make it. Thirty something years on, it was only natural for me to move into the greeting card industry, an industry that is creative, vibrant, global and always relevant.”

Georgina Fihosy, CEO of Special Touch Designs.

Even in the fast moving technological and social media age nothing truly expresses personal sentiment like greeting cards.

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ritish-Born Nigerian Georgina Fihosy is the creative entrepreneur behind the African Inspired greeting cards company Special Touch Designs which seeks to celebrate the diversity of the UK. Her gift for designing and hand-finishing greeting cards, which merge bold African wax print fabrics and quality textured boards, was realised in the summer of 2015. Whilst on maternity leave from her profession as a Pharmacist she made the decision to nurture her creativity and create a brand that would celebrate her Nigerian heritage and culture, showcase her love for fabric and design and recognise the diversity of Britain.

Georgina currently works full time as a clinical pharmacist and juggles life as a mother, wife, home maker and entrepreneur. She was brought up in a single parent household by a strong Nigerian mother, who raised five children and taught her to dream big, live life to the full and be open to opportunities; which is an ethos that Georgina lives by. “Being a woman should never be a barrier to success.” states Georgina.

Growing up, Georgina was always known as ‘the creative one’ in her family.

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According to The Greeting Cards Association* the total value of single greetings cards sold in the UK in 2014 stood at £1.39 billion with 878.8 million single cards sold compared with 2013, overall market value is up 7.77%. The overall value of everyday card sales stood at £1.057 billion compared to £1.022 billion in 2013, an increase of £34.6m and in 2015 the UK purchased approximately 900 million greeting cards. In a country that is so ethnically diverse with over 12% of the population being from a BAME background**, when Georgina stepped into major high street card retailers, she struggled to find a range of cards that actually represented the ethnic diversity of the nation. Her solution is ‘Special Touch Designs’ a truly unique greeting card company that blends African and western cultures through contemporary designs.

The first range of cards is called the ’Live in Colour’ Collection- A collection of 30 distinctive cards all individually designed and hand finished in Georgina’s home studio in Kent, UK. The fabrics have been carefully selected on the basis of their unique patterns and vibrant colours. These cards are an undoubtedly fresh and afrocentric addition to the greeting cards market with a distinct urban edge. The collection includes 15 birthday cards and 15 occasion cards. All materials are responsibly sourced from sustained and managed forests

by FSC accredited suppliers.

The Live in Colour collection is a true celebration of cultural beauty and ethnic diversity in the UK. For more info, interview requests and Images:

Ronke Lawal Info@ariatupr.com www.specialtouchdesigns.com FaceBook: www.facebook.com/specialtouchdesigns Twitter: @specialtouchdgs Instagram: Specialtouchdesigns

London Born Ghanaian Entrepreneur Launches World’s First Global African-Owned Stationery Company Christopher Osei – Frimpong grew up in South London, UK, and has had an eye for business from an early age. By the of age 16 Chris sold sweets to his peers in college and he went on to project manage major club night, concerts and comedy show events across Europe which attracted a total of up to 50,000 delegates As a proud member of the Ghanaian diaspora, Chris has always had a keen interest in conducting business in Africa. After visiting Ghana in 2014, Chris embraced the culture and core values of Ghanaians and Africans as a whole in the world of business and enterprise. He had an “Aha Moment” during his visit that would change his life which led him to start up a stationery business called A4Africa, which stands for “Africans for Africa’’. A4africa was founded in March 2015 ‘to create lasting products and services– that honour and empower Africans.’ The aim of A4Africa is to supply African and global markets with quality products that are cost

effective and reflect the immense possibilities that the continent has to offer.

“Our concept of designing an A4 paper brand that is quality and cost effective is to meet the increasing need for A4 paper within Africa. A4Africa was established with the intention of increasing both educational and entrepreneurial opportunities in Africa – and with providing vision and leadership to the areas that need it most.” Chris OseiFrimpong, CEO & Founder of A4Africa.

A4Africa is also passionate about corporate social responsibility and will support children to go to school in Ghana during summer holidays with the project ‘Camp Africa’. Camp Africa project volunteers will work closely with Ghanaian children; honouring Ghanaian culture as well as teaching various subjects including leadership and Entrepreneurship.

Camp Africa will provide the opportunity for diaspora from all over the globe to connect, the importance of encouraging volunteers of African heritage is in order for the children to be inspired by people who have a true likeness to themselves so we aim to have 10 volunteers of African descent in 2016. In 2016 we also aim to support 100 children with enrolment in to schools.

A4Africa was started from a vision and a dream in Ghana but it is set to take over the world of office stationery with products including notebooks and A4 Paper.

For more information, interview requests and images: Ronke Lawal Info@ariatupr.com Twitter @A4AfricaUK Web: www.a4africa.com

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Leisurely days, pleasant afternoons, and joy-filled evenings, a Port Royal patty is ideal at any time of day this sunny season.

Our patties have a tasty array of fillings carefully blended with Caribbean spices and a select choice of herbs, all baked in a golden, crispy pocket of light pastry known as the Kingston Crust. The Jamaican patty is the most popular meal and snack in all of the Caribbean, and it’s no wonder why!

Whether you want to grab and go, sit and enjoy a picnic, or have a snack at a barbecue, set your summer off with our delightful taste of the Caribbean! You can try adding a touch of jerk sauce for an extra spicy kick or dipping one in some pesto for a hint of nutty flavour, or just simply enjoy it on its own.

Gone are the days of winter, and spring has past! Oh, welcome summertime!

Enjoy your summer, enjoy Port Royal. #PortRoyalSummer

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Horoscope for MAY 2016

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truly spring-like first fortnight to be savoured and optimised by building on an energy that you will need, to overcome setbacks and obstacles, and face the potential financial, economic depression, which could drag down the end of the month, without feeling too low.

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The Law of Attraction

Rhonda Byrne says: Faith is trusting in the good Fear is putting your trust in the bad Your life is a learning process - you can only become wiser from learning.

Sometimes you might have to attract making a painful istake to learn something important, but after the mistake you have far greater wisdom.

Wisdom cannot be bought with money - it can only be aquired through living life.

With wisdom comes strenth, courage, knowing and everincreasing peace..

Every day take a few minutes and focus on SEEING yourself in joy FEEL yourself in joy.

IMAGINE only joy ahead in your life and see yourself basking in it.

You can’t be in joy if you have money worries, or health worries, or relationship problems with friends or family.

So deposit some joy in the bank of the Universe as often as you can.

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