WeekendBodinedominationcraftsinterviewartgardeninghistoryentertainmentpuzzlesanimalsBrandingtourismPageS08+09 Entertainer takes her career to the next level pg 07 Friday, September 9, 2022
One reviewer said, “There are plenty of easier topics that can cover children’s fiction genre, but not
For Valentine’s Day this year, she released two books about love for children: “Hannah and Hector, Love Collectors” and “Franc (Oh!) Phile!”.Previous successful Amazon releases have also included “The Loot on Cute”, a collection of maxims for girls on the topic of character-building, and “Caerwyn and the Heart of the Sea”, a whimsi cal fairy tale for summer.
Demetrius is a retired sergeant who served the Royal Bahamas Police Force for 25 years. Now, he has taken pen to paper to write his first book of poems inspired by his wide-ranging experiences as well as everyday challenges people face in today’s society.
Her latest book, “Hannah and Hector Value Inspectors”, the second installment in her Hannah and Hector series, debuted in the top spot in the category of New Releases in the Children’s School and Educa tion
many are eloquentlyAasandimportantasrelevantthisone.braveand laid out approach to anti-bullying…”
Demetrius said this is first time experimenting with words and rhymes to tell a story.
Her young son Caerwyn, who inspired the character in the latter book, has also already tried his hand at Atpublishing.justsixyears old, with the help of his mother, he released a draw ing book entitled “Sketchy”, which he hopes will inspire other children to release their inner creativity and startMsdrawing.Turnquest’s latest book is avail able on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble.
Local children’s book author celebrates another successful release
02 | The Tribune | Weekend Friday, September 9, 2022
books
AUTHOR B TurnquestJane
The young protagonists show that individual value is immeasur able. Hannah and Hector show that throughout nature, members of various species differ greatly in their appearance, but that never means that one is superior to the other. The book reiterates this message with several examples: birds, flowers, fish, shells, countries, etcetera.
“I was also always fascinated with nature, not knowing that its impact on me in later on in life as a writer. I started writing as a hobby at first and got to enjoy it so much that I just love it now,” he said.
The
After retiring from the force, he decided it was time to start a new chapter in life. His first book is fit tingly called “A New Beginning”.
Ms Turnquest hopes both the children who may feel superior and those who may feel that there is something about them that is lack ing, can take away a valuable lesson from her “Thosebook.thatfeel superior should know that they are not more than others for any reason, it does not matter if they are perceived as having it all: privilege, societal beauty standards, intellect, agility,
or any other gifts or attributes,” said theMsauthor.Turnquest is a prolific writer who has released several books over the last two years.
art poetry is not one you usually associate with the job of a police officer, but Demetrius Seifert is here to change people’s preconceived notions.
In addition to music, Demetrius also loves Mother Nature.
“Persons who I know read my book always tell me how much they enjoy it and how they read it from time to time, which is very inspiring to Whileme.” there aren’t any more of the copies of his book available for purchase at the moment, Demetrius said he just recently completed a new series of poems for a book that is on the“Trustway. me, it’s hot like lava, like a burning flame, way more interesting with much more consciousness,” he said.
In his teenage years, Demetrius said he had a favourite band, Steel Pulse, a roots reggae band from the area of Birmingham, England. He also enjoyed the music of Bob Marley and the Wailers. He said these artists brought about a certain consciousness to his lifestyle.
Former police sergeant explores life through poetry
The sixth of seven siblings born to the Seifert family in the Hawkins Hill community, where he spent his earlyDemetriuschildhood,later moved to the Claridge Road neighbourhood, where he lived throughout his teen age years and into adulthood. In 1990, at the age of 18, he joined the police.
By ALESHA CADET | Tribune Features Writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net
“My favorite poem in my book is called ‘Believe’. It actually tells a brief story on how I started writing. I was actually motivated to write a book by a good friend of mine, Mrs Geneve Edwards, who really encouraged me. I can’t thank her enough,” he told Tribune Weekend.
Local author B Jane Turnquest, known for her quintessentially Baha mian children’s books, has scored another number one on Amazon’s best-seller lists.
HannahBooks.and Hector deal with diffi cult topics – racism and bullying – in an uplifting way.
DEMETRIUS Seifert’s first book
entertainment
· Bouillabaisse & Rosé with Daniel Boulud at the NEXUS club, featuring a reception-style event with light bites and rosé, followed by a bouilla baisse demo highlighting Bahamian ingredients.
The festival will also serve as the launch of ECCHO (Expressive Collaborations & Crea tive House of Opportunities), Baha Mar’s newest
Baha
Saturday’s Grand Dine-Around introduces a special dinner series where guests will have the opportunity to choose one of four specially pre pared dinners by the festival’s participating chefs at Baha Mar’s restaurants. Marcus Samuelsson will welcome guests to his signature Marcus Up Top with Chef Garrette Bowe; Chef Ming Tsai and Daniel Boulud will welcome diners to his signa ture restaurant, Café Boulud; Dario Cecchini and Amanda Freitag will host a dinner at contempo rary steakhouse Carna, and Simeon Hall Jr, Carla Hall, Margarita Carrillo and Juan Meza will host a dinner at Mexican inspired restaurant Costa. Following dinner, all guests are invited to Desserts After Dark at Privilege Pool, which will feature bites from local Bahamian chefs, special cocktails, passed sweets and custom dessert stations.
call was placed for local Bahamian artists to create original works reflecting the exhibition’s theme and select pieces will make their debut at the festi val, including works by Edrin Symonette, Lemero Wright, Nowe Harris-Smith, Christina Wong, Chantal Bethel, Shacqeel Coleby and Spurgeo nique Morley.
For a more up-close and personal festival experience, headlining chefs and artist personali ties will each be hosting unique, intimate events on Saturday, October 22 where festival-goers can choose their own adventure from a variety of activities happening throughout the resort. These experiences include:
on-site exhibition, as part of the resort’s in-house artTheprogramming.grandopening will take place on Thursday, October 20, including the premiere exhibition for two 11 Strong artists – Dede Brown and Kachelle Knowles – as well as a permanent exhibition titled “Hard Mouth” by famed American artist Shepard Fairey. A portion of proceeds from the sales of works by Fairey will benefit the Baha Mar Foun dation and its efforts in the Bahamas. ECCHO was created in partnership with the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas.
· Flavours of Mexico with Margarita Carrillo and Juan Meza at Costa, highlighting a delicious taste and exploration of the bold flavours of their home nation, Mexico in an intimate lunch setting.
Boyz II Men, celebrity chefs and acclaimed artists feature in lineup CulinaryinauguralofBahamas&ArtsFestival
· The Chef Next Door with Amanda Freitag, a hands-on cooking class at Baha Mar’s The Kitchen featuring original recipes from Amanda, followed by lunch on the patio.
BOYZ II Men
The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival kicks off Friday, October 21 with an exclusive sunset welcome for the festival’s weekend pass holders. Sundown & Sips will feature a specially curated menu from Ethiopian-Swedish Chef Marcus Samuelsson, with appearances by the weekend’s celebrated chef personalities. Guests are then invited to attend the Welcome Beach Party at Baha Bay Lagoon, where they will enjoy a fishfry inspired celebration featuring island infused fare matched with tropical drinks, co-hosted and curated by Marcus, celebrity chef Carla Hall, and Bahamian chef personality Simeon Hall Jr, topped with a live performance from legendary R&B group Boyz II Men.
· Behind the Scenes with John Cox, an exclusive look with artist and The Current curator where he will guide guests through the Fairwinds Exhibi tion and share stories of the inspiration, process, and cultural significance of key pieces within the resort’s historied collection.
The weekend will conclude with an exclusive Long Cay Luncheon on Baha Mar’s private island where guests will spend a relaxing day with all the festival’s honoured chefs, and a special menu cour tesy of Daniel Boulud and Marcus Samuelsson. Tickets for the event are now on sale.
Sea To Table with Marcus Samuelsson and Simeon Hall Jr featuring a catamaran cruise fol lowed by lunch at Marcus’ Fish+ Chop House.
Mar has announced the full lineup of events taking place at the inaugural Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival, which is scheduled for October 21-23, Headlined2022.byinternationally renowned chefs including Marcus Samuelsson of Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House, Daniel Boulud of Café Boulud, and Dario Cecchini of Carna, along with The Current’s Creative Arts Director John Cox, the three-day event will the first of its kind in the Caribbean.Theweekend’s events will include intimate chef experiences and interactive cooking demos, com pelling artistic exhibitions and workshops, guest chef and artist appearances, exclusive activations, live performances and more.
Friday, September 9, 2022 The Tribune | Weekend | 03
The weekend continues with an all-encompass ing two-day expo on Saturday and Sunday, where guests can partake in live entertainment and Bahamian hospitality with on-stage chef demos from top, including Carla Hall, Ming Tsai, Tevin Kemp, and more. The expo will feature artist talks surrounding the topics of the history of Bahamian art, and contemporary art in the Caribbean from John Cox, Bahamian artist Antonius Roberts and TERN gallerist Amanda Coulson. An art exhibi tion, titled “Defying Tropicality,” will be featured at the Festival’s Expo curated by Baha Mar’s very own at studio and gallery The Current. An open
·
· Perfect Pairings with Dario Cecchini and Ray Isle showcasing master butchery knowledge at Carna paired with exclusive wine tastings from Food & Wine’s executive wine editor.
04| The Tribune | Weekend Friday, September 9, 2022
His heart-breaking voice note detailing the sudden death of his young wife made him go viral on social media. Now, this senior pastor has written a book to help others navigate the painful realities of life. He tells Jeffarah Gibson how he regained his strength and overcame his darkest hour.
Pastor Lance Wallace interview
ELVIS Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show
of the Parliament of England against King Charles I during the English Civil War. Some 3,000 royalists were killed.
December 29, 2021 started off as a normal day for Pastor Lance Wallace and his wife Donique. The couple had been working from home, in separate rooms, while each taking turns watching their four-month-old daughter Shekinah. Pastor Wallace decided the family needed a break and a change of scenery after being in the house all day.
Lance Wallace spent four years, on and off again, writing his new book, “You Had To Go Through It”. When he thought it was finally nearing completion, he had the strange feeling that it was somehow still unfinished. That’s when tragedy struck.Hiswife, 38-year-old Donique Wallace, died suddenly last December, just a few days after Christmas and only a month after their fifth wedding anniversary.PastorWallace, who turns 38 this month, decided his book could not be published without him includ ing the story of how God walked with him through this heart-wrenching loss and helped him navigate life as a single father and find his path again. The full story can now be found in his book, which he finally released this summer.
• In 1956, “The King of Rock and Roll”, Elvis Presley makes his first historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which had previously had a ban on the controversial entertainer. Presley performed remotely from CBS’s Los Angeles studio where he was filming the movie “Love Me Tender”. Sixty million viewers – or 82.6 percent of TV viewers at the time in the US – tuned in to the show.
THE COUPLE’s daughter Shekinah was just four months old when her mother died of a seizuresudden
Friday, September 9, 2022 The Tribune | Weekend | 05
Donique had experienced two mis carriages prior to successfully giving birth to the couple’s daughter, but otherwise had no known health issues. Doctors determined that she died from a seizure which was caused by an enlarged heart, which had previously been undetected.
September 11
September 9
“I quickly grabbed Shekinah and reassured my wife that the baby was OK. At this time Donique’s body was twitching. She was not responding; her eyeballs were rolling and her tongue was out of her mouth. I told the security guard to call the ambulance. Within a minute or so I watched her fist open; I watched as she stopped breathing. I’m holding her and watched her take her last breath. The love of my life was gone just like that in the back seat of my car.”
• In 2015, Queen Elizabeth II becomes Great Britain’s longest-reigning monarch at 63 years and seven months, beating the previous record set by her grandmother,great-great-Queen Victoria.
“I wondered if the tear was from the pain she was feeling because her fists were clenched so tightly or if it was from concern that she was helpless and thinking Shekinah was on the floor and I was in the food store,” he told Tribune Weekend.
“I told my wife that I would take her for a ride and maybe go out to look for a walker at Cost Rite,” he said.
PASTOR
• In 1649, the massacre of Drogheda, Ireland, comes to an end.
• In 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving. London’s Morning Post reports that he slammed his cab into a building while in the state of intoxication. As cars were so new, the newspaper explained that the cab was “a motorcar – a four-wheeled electric cab.” He was probably going slower than 8mph. Smith later pleaded guilty and was fined 25 shillings.
Once they found a suitable walker, the family decided to go to the SuperValue food store in Golden Gates. He quickly dashed in to grab some fruit for his wife, whom he left in the car with their daughter. Upon returning to the car, he expe rienced a great shock.“Idid not see (Donique at first). As I got closer I saw that she was slouched down, laying off in the seat. First thing that came to my mind was that she had fallen asleep. I was thinking, ‘how could she fall asleep with the baby in herAarms’.”closer look made him realise that the baby was wedged in between the car seat and the floor, having tumbled on her head. His wife, he discovered, was foaming at the mouth, her fists tightly clenched and a tear rolling down her face.
carry out executions in a more humane manner.
• In 1977, the guillotine - which gained notoriety during the French Revolution – is used for the last time in France to execute a Tunisian immigrant who was convicted of murder. For a period of time after its invention, the guillotine was called a louisette. However, it was later named after French physician and revolutionary Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, who proposed in 1789 the use of a special device to
weekendthishistoryin
September 10
The coastal town was held by the Irish Catholic Confederation and English Royalists when it was besieged by Parliamentarian forces under general and statesman Oliver Cromwell. He led the armies
• In 2001, 19 terrorists –directed by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden – hijack four commercial airliners midflight while travelling from the northeastern US to California. At approximately 8.46am, an American Airlines Boeing 767 crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Centre in New York City. Seventeen minutes later a second Boeing 767— United Airlines Flight 175— slices into the south tower. Both 110-storey towers collapse within an hour and forty-two minutes, causing the deaths of 2,606 people. The third hijacked flight – American Airlines Flight 77 – crashes into the west side of the Pentagon at 9.37am, causing a partial collapse of the building’s side. The fourth, and final Pennsylvania at 10.03 am
30 Wind instrument (10)
once. The difficulty level of the
Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so the each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Sunday
28 Gather bits
is
9 Masters the conversion of hectares (8)
26 Wood surrounding a place of entertainment (4)
thE alphapuzzl
hidden in the grid. The numbers
13 Change one’s opinion
18
5 I go ashore in a ship when visiting them (7)
10 Old ship left first making slow movement (5)
25
19 Presumably they had good reasons for being late (7)
fill
7 Fleet Street contains a mixture of printers (5)
the right
25 Strange poems about some salts (5)
8
of the empty squares,
Across: 1 Prosaic, 5 Reach, 8 Offenbach, 9 Hub, 10 Fail, 12 Budapest, 14 Lackey, 15 Escape, 17 Sensible, 18 Hymn, 21 Awe, 22 Dixieland, 24 After, 25 Rambler.
KakuroYesterday’sAnswer
Down: 1 Storm, 2 Ace, 3 Iota, 4 Make up, 5 Puncture, 6 Metaphors, 7 Shapely, 11 Actresses, 13 Portends, 14 Pierced, 16 Fierce, 19 Onset, 20 Ogre, 23 Eve.
SudokuYesterday’sAnswer
29 Spun
7
11 Peevishness I shall moderate (3,6)
12 Sitting target for angry shareholders? (8)
29 Measure of authority (4)
16 Games period (8)
12345 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
24 Believe Bill has time to pay (8)
cAn you crack the Alphabeater? Each grid number represents a letter – or black square. As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet is used. But you have to complete the grid too! use the given letters and black squares below the grid to start. the grid is ‘rotationally symmetrical’ – in other words, it looks the same if you turn the page upside down. tomorrow
ships
the number to its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the number on its top. No number may be used in the same block more
8 When goods are sold out (6,4)
Down1
17 Soaked in the deepest concoction (7)
15 Conduct unusual in a Scot (7)
Solution
3 No, I am wrong; she was Ruth’s mother-in-law (5)
Best described as a number crossword, the task in Kakuro to all using numbers 1 to equals than Conceptis Kakuro from Monday to Sunday. (4,4,2) (5) (9) (8) (5) (7) (3,4) (7) (5) (9) of (5) thread (4) Gradually (4,2,4)
20
the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off. Solution tomorrow A 1 B C D E F G H I J 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 4 1 1 2 1 5 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 x Battleship 4 x submarine 3 x Destroyer 2 x cruiser D l E i K E t A H HOW many words of four letters or more can you make from the letters shown here? in making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each must contain the centre letter and there must be at least one nine-letter word. no plurals. Verb forms ending in s permitted. TODAY’S TARGET Good 13; very good 20; excellent 26 (or more). Solution tomorrow ● wordsusesTargetThe in the edition)(1999DictionaryCentury21stChambersbodymainof call 0907 181 2585 for today’s target solution *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge.BTARGETATTLESHIPS 27 1 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 3 4 2 appearPlacethefournumbersdifferent KEIJO 1 ■ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ■ 10 11 12 13 21 22 23 24 ■ 25 Y 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 14 15 C 16 34 35 36 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 19 9 3 13 30 23 12 31 17 38 18 15 4 10 21 20 4 37 5 27 14 35 8 22 21 33 24 12 8 40 34 38 21 22 16 3 7 33 18 3 21 33 14 15 29 39 13 1 2 27 28 1 32 9 36 4 2 17 34 18 3 25 33 21 38 29 24 7 23 26 13 37 4 15 35 7 14 27 34 39 21 20 34 37 40 32 34 39 14 33 36 17 14 5 18 14 17 6 7 10 5 1 3 17 14 38 25 37 37 23 8 23 24 40 2 12 26 35 24 29 21 17 7 14 4 15 10 24 38 21 27 Take out old passage (7) 28 Mild miracle mentioned outside (7) 22 Share mittens, holding authority (5) 24 Get beaten, having nothing approximate (5)
14
CRYPTIC PUZZLE
4 Bad marks for errant magistrates lacking rebuke (7)
16
Coating of fruit and nuts given to relatives (6,4)
23
28 Its queen visited Solomon and she took a sailor back (5)
2 A leading light naturally (5,4)
06 | The Tribune | Weekend Friday, September 9, 2022
information
Down: 1 Proof, 2 Oaf, 3 Aunt, 4 Claque, 5 Rehearse, 6 Ashkenazy, 7 Habitue, 11 In concert, 13 Bewilder, 14 La Scala, 16 Elixir, 19 Nadir, 20 Helm, 23 All.
3
4
5
Scoff and run away (4)
23 Descriptive of a great sea power (5)
Across: 1 Stadium, 5 Pumps, 8 Overtaken, 9 Tea, 10 Mead, 12 Multiple, 14 Pathos, 15 Broody, 17 Electric, 18 Oslo, 21 Cos, 22 No regrets, 24 Desks, 25 Element.
Yesterday’s Cryptic Solution
21
across: Flyleaf, Squints, Ambit, Pariah, Hack, (clue), Lone, down: Atom,Shelve,Eviction,Jabber,Landmark,Cataract,Wispy,
6 Deck or dock made shipshape? (4)
Extra 0907 (Deduct three each extra full 0907 *Callsyourcosttelephonenetwork ● Alternatively, for six Extra Letter clues to your mobile, text DXBEAT to 64343. Texts cost £1 plus your usual operator
MoNarchic acorn anchor arch arco cairn carom chain chair char charm chic chin china chino choc choir chronic ciao cinch circa coach coca coin coir coma comic conch conic corm corn cram harmonic icon inch macho macro macron manic manioc marc march mica micro micron mocha monarch MONARCHIC nacho narc narco ranch rich roach Glib.
20 Increase keenness? (7)
26
Across1
9, so the sum of each horizontal block
Yesterday’s Easy Solution
22 Range searchinglyover
13 Nuclear force? (5)
Across1Catch sight of
24 weaponBolt-firing(8) 27 Cautious
End part of a sleeve (4) (2,1,6)Consequently Uncanny (5) Interweave (7) Partly cover (7) let-upWithout(2,3) Relevant (2,3,5) Mulish (8) As is believedgenerally(10) districtSurrounding(8) Instantly (2,1,6) A proof purchaseof(7) An viewintimate(5-2) readinessExpress (5) Saturated (5) Say irritably (4)
THE ALPHABEATER
21 Pitch of the road (7)
15 Small Hawaiian guitar
21 Control may rest in the wrong position (7)
22 Where a washer is availablealways (2,3)
6 Give shockmentalto(4) 10 aptitudeNatural
11 Handling
increases
12 Curative
21 Keep within limits
9
18 Trips need to be organised for the head of state (9)
2 Torso, 3 Heed, 4 Anthem, 5 Pictures, 6 Avarice, 7 Disintegrated, 12 Hairless, 13 Tempest, 15 Sundry, 18 Argue, 19
U T R E S N R E E H D I R J A W A D A C W L Z Z Y U P E W E C H R I S T
2
30
Down1
EASY PUZZLE
14 His boss gets outside jobs for him (4,6)
17 stipulationConditional(7) 19 intelligiblyExpress
targEt
27 Abducted while the child slept (9)
FIND where the fleet of shown is to of and below
“We’re getting ready to release a video for this cultural giant of a song. Recently, my team and I were so blessed to have Commonwealth Brew ery Ltd lease the song for its new Kalik Platinum assets. For me, having a global company trust my art and integrate it into a campaign of this magni tude tells me the art of Bahamian culture and our economic impact are not mutually exclusive,’ she said.Bodine also has a new song called “Mainte nance Fee”, produced by Rik Carey, coming out.
Bodine has also been working on a video for the song that she is excited to share with audiences.
Her plate is full, she tells Tribune Weekend, and she is “devouring” all of the opportunities that have been coming her way.
“I first performed it at FTX’s Off the Grid event in South Beach, Miami, earlier this year. Imagine how amazing it was to see Americans run across the sand to hear and sing the lines to an unreleased song. The song will be available for streaming and purchase at the end of September. I can’t wait for the public to enjoy this piece of art in preparation for the holiday season,” she said.
Since April of this year, Bodine has also been been taking advantage of the many free resources available from the Ministry of Economic Affairs through partnerships with the Caribbean Export and Development Agency; courses on music busi ness and management. She has participated as a facilitator and worked through the sessions.
While doing all of this, Bodine has also been promoting her latest single, “Sugar in a Plum”
“Have you ever heard the stories of single women? In ‘Maintenance Fee’ my character talks and flirts with a possible suitor. Its clear she likes him, may even find him entertaining, but warns him of her expectations. On the surface, people may think it’s about money, but it’s more about the respect for the roles both persons are expected to play. I wanted to play a part of the firm woman but also I did not want to emasculate the man in the song. I’m hoping that the audience enjoys the experience and laughs at this slice of Bahamian life.”
The song is a fun and flirty one, Bodine added.
One of the things she loves most about the track is that she can pretend to be the song’s character on“Bahamiansstage. like jokes, laughter and foolishness, and I specialise in that. Seriously, ‘Maintenance Fee’ is a bit of humour therapy and thoughtful ness,” she said.
By JEFFARAH GIBSON | Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net
BODINE takes Miami Beach by storm
music
Friday, September 9, 2022 The Tribune | Weekend | 07
But while singing songs is fun and important to her, she also has to think of the longevity of her career and take the necessary steps to ensure she can stick around as long as possible to entertain people.“Ihave taken the last few months to work on the business of being an entertainer. What people do not see is the back-end; registering and track ing music, working with legal to secure copyright, trademarks and collecting royalties and the negoti ations,” she said.
“’I have recently completed the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs which took place from April to August. It’s an opportunity I think any woman interested in pursuing a business should undertake,” she said.
AFTER
Bodine becomes business savvy and promises new fun song about male-female relationships
living through a two-year lull in the music industry occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bahamian songtress Bodine Victoria’s musical and other pursuits have once again been taking off.
“We’ve just finished the treatment for the video and we’ll be casting soon. Shooting a music video gives us an opportunity to make short films and expose new and seasoned actors thousands of times to our audiences. I’m looking forward to doing a bit more of that and cannot wait for the opportunity. We’ll be finishing off the grant pro posals and submitting those to secure additional funding for this project and can’t wait for the roll-out.”Apartfrom her musical ventures, Bodine’s cooking show “BodingPot” is set to return with all new-branding and new recipes.
“We saw such a great response over the past two years and the channel is still gaining subscrib ers. Before the pandemic we were headed to Atlanta to complete a demonstration on cooking Bahamian dishes and storytelling. We’re look ing forward to exporting these experiences and opportunities and we have so many international viewers,” she said.
vegetables yet? If not, now is the time to get started. September is the month to get going on seed trays of what ever it is that you wish to grow through our winter vegetable grow ing season. Arugula to zucchini, it’s all going to grow, and it all does best in the upcoming months. Remember that seeds don’t really “expire”; seed packets that you bought last year and may be stashed in a drawer, are still viable. The only thing is that as seeds age over the years, viability gradually decreases, but even seeds that are years old will possibly show some germination. There’s never any harm in putting old seeds down, the worst that could happen is that they don’t germinate. I’ve noticed some of the wizened gardeners are collecting the Sargas sum seaweed that has been prolific along our shores lately. This is a great addition to any compost pile and a natural resource that in many cases costs resources to clean up. It’s a deterrence for beach use at resorts and in the tourism industry, but it is a boon for our gardens! There have studies done by coastal universities north and south of us, and there has always been use of seaweed in Baha mianNowgardens.consider this, what do we produce in the Bahamas in regard to garden soil? Most everything we use has to be imported from peat bogs to the far north or near pine forests a bit closer to home but it has to be shipped a good distance to get to us. With Sargassum available to us, it is a natural and sensible ingredient to any compost mix.
beneficial and necessary to rinse the salt, whether by soaking or tumbling in fresh water. Be careful of where the waste water is disposed as it can cause salt buildup that can be damaging to plant growth. I’m not convinced to its efficacy as a liquid fertilizer, but if the data shows that there are viable and sufficient nutri ent levels then that’s all is needed to know! I haven’t seen that yet. For now it’s about composting. SargassumIsexcellent in a mix with land scape debris or kitchen scraps. Many sources that I’ve read recommend a ratio of around 30 percent seaweed to 70 percent landscape debris, but surely this can be adjusted to
GoodingseedAregardeners!day,youyour
There are companies that pro duce good quality compost mixes, and there are folks making seaweed into liquid fertilizers, but to my
individual needs or custom blends. There is a viable garden resource literally floating up to our feet. Will you reap some of the bounty of the SargassoAnyoneSea?making tested and proven mixes, I’m always interested in pro moting locally sourced and produced garden products, please send me an email at gardening242@gmail.com and I’d be happy to respond. As always, I wish you happy gardening.
knowledge there is no large scale use of Sar gassum in commercial compost mixes. To pro duce commercial mixes, metals, bacteria, pH, and carbon to nitrogen levels are measured and typi cally aim to place them in specific ranges with guidelines from state, regional, or national safety and regulatory guidelines.Fromeverything I’ve read, the salt content is lower in Sargassum than popular belief leads us to think. It is still
• Adam Boorman is the nursery manager at Fox Hill Nursery on Bernard Road. You can contact him with any questions you may have, or topics you would like to see discussed, at gardening242@gmail.com
SARGASSUM seaweed on our shores
10 | The Tribune | Weekend Friday, September 9, 2022
gardening
Bounty from the Sargasso Sea
MOVIES
On Thursday, Zemeckis’ animated fantasy of the clas sic Italian fable will premiere on Disney+. Next month, Del Toro’s “Pinocchio”stop-motionwilldebut at the London Film Festival and eventually land on Netflix on December 9. For now, we have Zemeckis’ take on the old tale with Tom Hanks as the voice of Geppetto and Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy.
— A race between two “Pinocchio” films begins with Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation ahead of Guill ermo del Toro’s by a nose.
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
New this week: John Legend, ‘Serpent Queen’ and ‘Pinocchio’
— A trio of the sum mer’s biggest box-office hits are landing on streaming platforms. Taika Waititi’s whimsically deconstructive “Thor: Love and Thunder” arrives on Disney+. The 29th film in the Marvel cinematic universe, and possibly the Marvel movie most dis tinctively the work of its filmmaker, “Love and Thun der” follows-up Waititi’s “Thor: Ragnarok.”
— AP TelevisionLynnWriterElber
— John Legend isn’t taking the easy route with his eighth studio album. “Legend” is a massive 24-song double album with the new EGOT honoree collaborating with Rick Ross, Jazmine Sullivan, Jada Kingdom, Rapsody, Ledisi,
— AP Film WriterCoyleJake
— Susan Sarandon and Trace Adkins play country music royalty in Fox’s new drama “Monarch”, but their dynasty is in danger of top pling. Anna Friel, Joshua Sasse and Beth Ditto co-star as the couple’s offspring, with an impressive back-up chorus dropping in: Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Little Big Town and Tanya Tucker are among the guest stars on the series debut ing Sunday after Fox’s NFL telecast. “Monarch” settles into its regular 8pm EDT Tuesday slot beginning Sep tember 20.
(National Geographic/Disney+/Starz via AP)
— Ozzy Osbourne has tapped some of the best gui tarists on the planet for his latest solo album, “Patient Number 9” — guys like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mike McCready, Zakk Wylde and former Black Sabbath band member Tony Iommi. Others aboard for this Ozzfest are Red Hot Chilli Pepper drum mer Chad Smith, Metallica’s Rob Trujillo, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Foo Fighters’ late drummer Taylor Hawkins.
TELEVISION
Baz Luhrmann’s car nivalesque Elvis Presley biopic, starring breakthrough actor Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, also doesn’t skimp on scale. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr called it “gloriously messy — a maximalist opera of contra dictions, styles, truths, myths, memories and headlines.”
— “Jurassic World: Dominion” (Peacock) and “Elvis” (HBO Max) are also streaming. Colin Trevor row’s “Dominion,” which has nearly grossed $1 billion at the box office, is available in both its theatrical cut and an extended edition with 14 more minutes and an alter native ending.
Friday, September 9, 2022 The Tribune | Weekend | 11 entertainment
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
— Catherine de Medici, the Italian-born, 16thcentury French queen with a fierce reputation, owns the spotlight in Starz’ edgy “The Serpent Queen.” Saman tha Morton (“The Walking Dead”) stars as the adult Catherine, with Liv Hill seen in flashbacks as the teenager destined to become the wife of one French king and the influence-wielding mother of three others. Colm Meaney and Rupert Everett are part of the ensemble cast of the eight-part series debuting Sunday, September 11, on Starz’s streaming platforms (and on the Starz channel).
The 10-part series details the risks, rewards and mindset of such athlete, kicking off with back-to-back episodes on rock climber Alex Honnold of “Free Solo” documentary fame and big mountain skier Angel Collinson.
MUSIC
the Unknown with Jimmy Chin,” debuting Monday, on the National Geographic channel (on Disney+ starting Wednesday, September 7.)
Jhene Aiko, Ty Dolla $ign, Saweetie and more.
— Adventure athletes are the stars of “Edge of
The Pender Stage Group toured the country with Grant who developed his acting skills and his ability to be funny. He enjoyed what he was doing.
Sir OndaatjeChristopher writes about the English-born American actor whose transatlantic accent, debonair demeanour and light-hearted approach to acting made him one of Hollywood’s definitive leading men.
A little over two years later Bob Pender took his stage group to the United States. They
Cary Grant was born Archibald Alex Leach on January 18, 1904 in the northern Bristol suburb of Horfield in England. He was the second child of Elias James Leach and Elsie Maria Leach. His father was a tailor’s presser in a clothes fac tory, and his mother worked as a seamstress. His brother John died of tuberculous meningitis when he was five years old and his mother blamed herself bitterly for his death. Protective of her younger son she taught him song and dance and took him to the cinema where he enjoyed Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle and Bronco Billy Ander son. He went to Bishop Road Primary School when he was four and a half.
In 1915, he was sent to Fairfield Grammar
“I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.”
Literary lives – Cary Grant (1904 -1986)
Grant went often to the theatre with his father and made friends with the Bob Pender Stage Group. He became a stilt walker and may have toured with them for a little while when he was only ten years old.
School in Bristol where his acrobatic talents and his good looks made him popular. He spent his evenings working backstage in Bristol theatres. However, on March 13, 1918 he was expelled from Fairfield – possibly for being discovered in the girls’ lavatory. It was rumoured that he was intent on rejoining the Bob Pender Stage Group and had got himself expelled. He joined Pender only three days after he left the Fairfield school. As he was only 14 his father had to sign a three-year contract between Grant and Pender guaranteeing a weekly salary plus room and board until he was 18. He never looked back – and was clearly stage-struck.
“My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between I occupy myself as best I can. Do your job and demand your compensation – but in that order.”
– Cary Grant
– Cary Grant
– Cary Grant
travelled on RMS Olympic and Grant later remembered that Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford had also been on board. The suave elegant Fairbanks became a role model. On arrival in New York a week later the Pender Group performed at the New York Hippodrome –then the largest theatre in the world, able to hold almost six thousand people. They put on twelve shows a week for nine months. When Pender returned to England, Grant decided to stay in the United States and become part of the Vaudeville circuit touring to St Louis, Missouri, Cleveland and Milwaukee. He loved the zany humour of the Marx Brothers, and Laurel and Hardy, and with the Knockabout Comedians got a gig in 1922 at the Palace Theatre on Broadway. He also formed a group called “The Walking Stanleys” and starred at the Hippodrome – also. George Tilyon, who owned the Steeplechase Park on Coney Island, hired him to appear on stilts wearing bright clothing and a sandwich board advertising the race-track. “The Walking Stanleys” eventu ally re-grouped and toured the United Sates for two years. Los Angeles in 1924 seemed to have made a lasting impression on him and must have injected a new ambition in his life. Back in New York he continued to juggle and perform acrobat ics in the National Vaudeville Artists Club and other venues. He toured again with the “Jack Janis Company” and got a bit part in Oscar Ham merstein’s 1927 musical Golden Dawn, and then his play Polly. He became a client of the William Morris Agency. He appeared opposite Jeanette
When Grant was nine his father – who was an alcoholic – placed his mother in a mental institution. They then moved into his grand mother’s home in Bristol and he was told that his mother had died. His father remarried and started another family. Grant did not learn that his mother was still alive until he was thirty-one. Almost immediately, as soon as he learned where she was, he arranged for her mother to leave the institution. His father confessed to his crime shortly before he died. At the time Grant was filming Gunga Din.
12 | The Tribune | Weekend Friday, September 9, 2022
“Comedy holds the greatest risk for an actor, and laughter is the reward.”
Hollywood’s ultimate leading man – Part I
– Cary Grant
– Cary Grant
In 1933, he appeared with Mae West in She Done Him Wrong and got a lot more attention. Again his role as a Salvation Army director didn’t
suit him but he oozed charm and he seemed to hit it off with Mae West. She later claimed to have discovered him. The film became a box office hit and made over $2 million in the United States. His next film, also with Mae West, I’m No Angel (1933), was even more successful financially and saved Paramount Pictures from bankruptcy. Grant’s salary was increased from $450 to $750 a week.Then
“Everyone tells me I’ve had such an interesting life, but sometimes I think it’s been nothing but stomach disturbances and self concern.”
• Sir Christopher Ondaatje is the author of The Last Colonial. He acknowledges that he has quoted liberally from Wikipedia; Cary Grant: Dark Angel (1966) by Geoffrey Wansell; Cary Grant: A Biography (2005) by Marc Eliot; Cary Grant A Class Apart (2012) by Graham McCann; and Cary Grant, the Making of a Hol lywood Legend (2020) by Mark Glancy.
ARCHIBALD Alex Leach long before he became Cary Grant. (Photo: Bettmann)
things started to go sour for Grant and, despite his early promise, he had a number of bad flops including Born to Be Bad (1934), Kiss and Make-Up (1934), and Wings in the Dark (1935) where he played a blind pilot opposite Myrna Loy. Paramount didn’t really want him anymore, and in the latter part of 1935 they loaned him out to RKO Pictures where producer Pandro Berman still thought he had potential. His marriage to actress Virginia Cherrill was on the rocks. They divorced in 1935.
MacDonald in Boom-Boom on Broadway in 1929. The show ran for seventy-two performances, and he kept developing his acting skills.
Friday, September 9, 2022 The Tribune | Weekend | 13
Two days after the October 29, 1929 Wall Street Crash he opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York in A Wonderful Night. Now under contract to the Shubert Brothers, in 1930 he toured for nine months in The Street Singer. He spent the summer of 1931 appearing in twelve different productions at The Muny in St. Louis, Missouri. Critics hailed him as a John Barrymore with a Cockney accent, but over time he developed what became his own mid-Atlantic accent. It was different and he was both admired and criticised but increased his determination to be liked and admired as an actor. However the Depression seriously affected his work and his earnings.
GRANT and his first wife Virginia Cherrill near the end of their brief marriage.
“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.”
Grant’s leading romantic role in the 1931 Wil liam B Friedlander musical Nikki, opposite Fay Wray, closed after only thirty-nine performances, but was praised by The New York Daily News columnist who wrote that “the young lad from England has a big future in the movies”. This prophecy turned out to be correct but it had been a hard tough grind to get that recognition. It led to a screen test by Paramount Publix and a small role as a sailor in Singapore Sue (1931), a ten-minute film by Casey Robinson. Through Robinson, Grant met Jesse L. Lasky and B.P. Schulberg, the co-founder and general manager of Paramount Pictures respectively. After another screen test Schulberg signed a five-year contract with the twenty-seven-year-old Grant on December 7, 1931 at a starting salary of $450 a week. Schulberg demanded that Grant, who was still known only as Archie Leach, change his name to something more American like Gary Cooper. And thus Cary Grant was born.
Right from the very beginning Grant, remem bering that Douglas Fairbanks was his role model, set out to be a glamorous male Hollywood idol. He knew he had the looks and he always exuded charm. His film debut at Paramount was in This is the Night in 1932 when he played the part of an Olympic javelin thrower. He hated the part but critics noticed him. The same year he played a wealthy playboy opposite Marlene Dietrich in Blonde Venus. Again he was noticed and contin ued to play romantic playboy roles in Merrily We Go to Hell opposite Sylvia Sidney and Frederick March; Devil and the Deep with Gary Cooper and Tallulah Bankhead, and Hot Saturday with Nancy Carroll and Randolph Scott. He wasn’t a star or leading actor but he stood out among other good looking actors with his easy-going stage presence.
GRANT and Mae West in ‘I’m No Angel’. (1933)
When Grant’s contract with Paramount ended in 1936 he did not renew it and decided to work as a freelance actor instead – one of the first to do this.
the word dumb usually suggests “stupid”, but I grew up in a world where dumb meant unable to speak.
“The wooden building of the Human Society, on Parliament Street, is now being demolished and
On May 1, 1926, a May Day Parade was held, with prizes for Best Cared-for Cab Horse; Best Deco rated Turnout; Best Cared-for Mule, and Best Cared-for Saddle Horse, raising donations totalling £44 6s 10d (about $3,830). The event was so well received that another May Day Parade was held in 1926.
• For questions and comments, please send an e-mail to islandair man@gmail.com
‘Dumb’ animals
was 138. (As the telephone system grew, this old three-digit number became 5138, then 3-5138. It is now 323-5138.)By1947, when the shelter opened at its current site in Chippingham, the name had changed to the Baha mas Humane Society, the name we know today. It is the oldest charity organisation in the Bahamas, plan ning its 100th birthday in 2024, and looking forward to its first century of protecting and helping “dumb” friends.Ifyou turn south, opposite the Fish Fry, and drive along Dunmore Avenue, at the point where the road curves, you will see #35 the Humane Society’s present animal hospital, built and donated by the late Betty (Kelly) Kenning, a friend and longserving president of the BHS.
history
The first meeting of the new non-profit society, attended by 12 people, took place on June 5, 1924. Soon after that, the first ‘clinic’, a one-room establishment on Parlia ment Street, opened its doors and set to work towards putting a stop to animal cruelty.
14 | The Tribune | Weekend Friday, September 9, 2022
When the ladies of the Nassau chapter of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire (IODE) decided that something needed to be done to improve the way animals were treated in the Colony of the Bahamas, they wrote to Bermuda, on April 25, 1924, asking for sugges tions and information for forming a ‘Dumb Friends League’.
Committee, to consider the advis ability of a grant of fifty pounds, to the Bahamas Humane Society, for the purpose of subsidising a veteri nary surgeon, to enter and practise in theAsColony.”aresult, the BHS and the Colony got its first vet. Later that same year, a telephone was installed at the BHS headquar ters in Chippingham. The number
When the House of Assembly met on February 5, 1938, Stafford L Sands introduced a motion “that it be an instruction to the Finance
Today,
IN October 1976, the IODE donated their headquarters to the Bahamas Historical Society.
removed, to make way for construc tion, which is soon to commence there. The horses have been tem porarily quartered at the racetrack, since Monday, but will be transferred to the new quarters in Chippingham, when they are ready.”
The Society’s report for April 1936 included this list of ailments treated: “…sores, cuts, eczema, and worms of 26 horses, 3 donkeys/mules, and 2 sheep; in all 128 visits to the Society’s yard for treatment…There were 2 court cases, one in which a fine of £8 was imposed, for cruelty to a horse; the other with a fine of £1, for work ing a horse in an unfit state.”
Today, the Society gets a $75,000 yearly grant from the Bahamas government, and all the rest of its budget (over $1,500,000 a year) comes from fundraising and philan thropicNinety-eightdonations.years after its founda tion, with the increase of human and animal populations, more animals are in need of protection, and the government has granted 15 acres of Crown Land, on Adelaide Road for a new and better shelter.
PAUL ARANHAC FORGOTTEN FACTS
Things were going smoothly until fire destroyed the building on Parlia ment Street, as reported by the press on July 13, 1937:
The new charity held its first public fundraising event on December 5, 1924, at St Andrew’s Kirk Hall, under the patronage of Governor (1920-1926) Sir Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux and his wife Lady Cordeaux. A lively discussion about the ill-treatment of animals, the necessity to prevent it, and the means to remedy it was followed by a musical programme. At the close of the event, a collection raised £26 14s 9d. In today’s money about $2,350.
‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?’
Kim Aranha
ming or fishing. They were properly conducted by knowledgeable profes sionals. The tourist divers were briefed on how to behave and move. It was conducted in a very controlled and orderly manner. Now everybody has jumped on the bandwagon.
GILL-ARANHA)(PHOTO/LINDA
What are we thinking?
A bull shark photographed in the Bahamas
I am told the boat company carrying the victim was called Seas the Day. I googled them; they have lots of differ ent marine tours and outings available. I am wondering what their status is in theWeBahamas?sooften turn a blind eye in this country. When such accidents occur, they involve everybody with a trickledown effect. A shark attack is devas tating, as is a dog attack, to the entire country.Originally, shark dives were only conducted several miles offshore, in an area nobody went recreational swim
Stuart Cove makes several excellent points, as does the former Minister of Health, Dr Duane Sands. This should not become a political debate; this should be a debate amongst educated and experienced Bahamians who know something about the topic and want to stop tourists from being attacked.
People are going out to see turtles (a shark delicacy), the turtles are be ing fed, people are flapping around on the surface doing a poor imitation of a distressed seal. How is a shark sup posed to know to stay away? A recipe for disaster, for sure.
I feel a bit like Chicken Little with the feeling that the sky is falling on our heads. Here we are in one of the most wonderful countries in the world, beauty abounds,and yet disaster strikes…more than once.
again…Not
your heart, look no farther than me. I’m here at the BHS or you can call 323-5138 for more information. I look forward to meeting you!”
“I’m right here! I’m waiting for my Juliet at the Bahamas Humane Society! Are you her? The person who’s go ing to adopt me? (Or him, a guy would be fine, too.) I’m pretty mellow and laid back but I’d love to find a home of my own, perhaps with a comfy lap to curl up on. I’m about a year and a half old and ready for something new. If you’ve been looking for that special cat to steal
Research vessels must be better monitored, charged more than a pit tance for their permits, and should be directed to go only to areas where there is absolutely no recreational swimming if chumming is involved.
A man is attacked by dogs, brutally, and is found dead in the street. A woman swimming off Green Cay near Rose Island is attacked by a bull shark and bitten so badly that she too died. I wonder if she bled out.
Here in the Bahamas, we have gone nuts with the mindless exploitation of marine resources and pigs (that’s an other article). We feed everything with no thought of the repercussions and the dangers it may cause. The almighty dollar is the master.
Yesterday there were several very good articles about this recent shark attack in this paper (note I told you something would knock the dog attack out of everyone’s minds).
How devastating for the family who came on a cruise ship, signed up for a dream-like experience of swimming with turtles, to end up losing a wife and mother, at only 58 years of age. What an absolutely terrible way to have your life end. I cannot imagine what either of those poor people must have gone through.
There was similar attack in June 2019. A young woman, only 21 years old, lost her life because of a shark attack.Icannot help but feel that sharks are the same as they were when I was young. I grew up in the Berry Islands. In the summer there was a prolifera tion of sharks of all different species, and they were big. We would swim (only where there was a sandy bot tom), we would have somebody watch out, a shark would swim into the area, we would get out of the water, the shark would swim by, we would admire it, and go back in to the water. We respected sharks greatly and acknowl edged that the sea was theirs and we were but visitors in their territory.
If you can’t adopt, foster. If you can’t foster, volun Ifteer.you can’t volunteer, Ifdonate.youcan’t donate, edu Helpcate! make a difference!
Chumming is everywhere now, nobody bothers to respect areas where swimmers and snorkellers go. There are mixed reports if there had been any recent chumming in the area off Green Cay this past week. There cer tainly had been with the 2019 attack.
animals
they do business here? Do they have a business licence? Do they have insur ance? Do we care?
If you were in Africa and I told you there were lions lurking in the tall grasses of the Savanna, would you go for a walk throwing bits of meat around? Of course not! But we assure unprepared tourists that they can just safely jump in anywhere.
Friday, September 9, 2022 The Tribune | Weekend | 15
By The Bahamas Humane Society
care kits in their boats with up-todate medical supplies to handle any serious accident. I believe that the Israeli army has an excellent kit that could serve as a guide to the Bahamian authorities and adapted for marine purposes. Every captain in charge of a recreational tourist boat should have training in emergency critical care, and refreshed yearly; it should be the law. If you don’t want to do it, change professions.Ikeephearing noises that some boats are not licenced to do these out ings. Some are American boats, I am told, that have no Bahamian registra tion numbers visible. If the boat is not registered in the Bahamas, how can
Animal matters
I wholeheartedly agree that all dive boat operators should have critical
OFPETTHEWEEK
16 | The Tribune | Weekend Friday, September 9, 2022 crafts
High-end candles in a jar
Her candles are clean-burning and non-toxic, and are safe for every home. Jovonne believes candles have the ability to elevate, not overpower, your space with wonderful fragrances.
“I was looking for a creative outlet after long days of working remotely, monitoring virtual classes for two kids, and the anxiety that came with the uncertainty of COVID-19,” she said.
“A customer once compared my product to a high-end luxury candle brand and told me that I was underpriced. Even though I want Pour’ed Wax Studio to stand on its own, this reassured me that I’m on the right track. People are embracing small businesses more than ever. Since starting Pour’ed Wax Studio I’ve met so many people who make it a point to come out to popups and reach out on social media to support small local businesses,” she said.
As fall approaches, Jovonne said her studio is heading into prime “candle season”.
The brand can be found @pouredwax on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
Pour it up!
WHEN
JOVONNE at one of her Pour’ed Wax pop-up events. jpg
By ALESHA CADET | Tribune Features Writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net
“Home fragrance, in particular candles, has always been a love of mine. I’m a self-taught candle maker and I do it all; from hand-pouring the candles, blending the scents and even product photography,” Jovonne told Tribune Weekend.
Jovonne Pratt created her Pour’ed Wax Studio, she didn’t want it to be just another candle company; she wanted it to feel like the high-end brands you buy during your shopping trips abroad.
“The favourites during this time are normally rich scent notes of cinnamon, vanilla and of course pumpkin. The response we received last year was incredible, espe cially since we debuted at our first pop-up in December 2021. Pour’ed Wax Studio will be hitting the road again and coming to a pop-up near you this holiday season. We look forward to the same excitement from our cus tomers this season and for new customers to enjoy the Pour’ed Wax experience.”
In recent years, Bahamians have gotten into candles big time. And they are not only using them for decora tion and to fill their homes with pleasant scents; they are also making the candles themselves.
“The creative process is what I love the most. I normally develop collections with three scents that are related to a theme. For example, the Wellness Collec tion, which is a best-seller, was designed to promote self-care and well-being. The scents include ‘Reset’, which is a combination of white sage and lavender; ‘Refocus’, which combines peppermint and eucalyp tus, and ‘Refresh’, which has a hint of mint and cedar wood.”Like so many Bahamians, Jovonne came to her new venture during the height of the pandemic.