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Now in its Now in its 26th Year!Year!Aug 21 - 27, 2014Vol.26, No.49

Your Free GuiDeto our islands’ happenings

Also this week: shots & synergy Dance Party •sharky’s Bubbly Brunch •oren hodge @ Cruzin’ Bar

Feel the VIBE

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Feel the VIBEThis Week’s Feature Story by Jan Critchley

VIBE, the official winners of the 2014 Road March

Championships are having a good year, but it is a lot

of hard work, preparation and planning that has got

them to this point. While attributing the road march

victory to teamwork, VIBE Manager, Roger Frank says

that the band has plans to branch out into other gen-

res of music, and not only Soca for which it is most

popularly known. The band, formerly known as VI Showtime, was re-

launched in March and renamed VIBE. They are now a

10-member team that has both young and mature tal-

ented musicians and although the meaning of VIBE is

an acronym for Virgin Islands Based Entertainment,

they don’t stop there – they aim to “feel the vibe” and

use that energy to connect with the fans.Back in July, they released their first self-titled

album, “VIBE”, which features 15 original tracks

including several hits including Bubble, Marching,Right Angle and VI Feeling.

Bubble is the track that worked the magic for the

band this year at the Road March Championships,

and it’s sung by all three vocalists and featured on the

new album. However on the album, VIBE are also

branching out with other genres of music, such as

reggae and calypso – creating a great mix of music

and showcasing their versatility. Manager, Roger Frank said, “Since re-launching

we are looking at VIBE in a different way, it’s aboutbeing more than just a band, but about being abrand that we can sell and use to get our music outthere. Things are going great, sponsors and the com-munity have come to us to show their appreciationas to how we are going about doing business, andwe try to be as professional as we can.”

Roger continued, “A lot of us grew up in the eraof Jam bands, so a lot of our music is heavily influ-enced by that and our sound is also Calypso with alittle VI sprinkled in – a catchy rhythm with a nicebase line. So when you pick up the CD, its not justone type of music, but lots of different genresthroughout.”

The album is selling very well, and you can buy acopy from Bolos, members of VIBE, Ecentric ShoeBoutique in St Thomas or by calling Roger on 541-0546.

4Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

While every effort is made to ensure thatinformation is correct, we cannot acceptresponsibility for any errors, changes inschedules, ads or other information in thismagazine, which is intended as a guide only.If you have an entertainment event comingup that you would like published, give us acall at 494-2413. Special Notice: Purchase ofadvertising space in this publication doesnot guarantee editorial coverage of anyevent.

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Publisher & Editor: Claudia ColliAssociate Editor: Arlena SmithWriter & Editorial Assistant: Jan CritchleyTel: 494-2413; Fax: 494-6589

Lime ...“to hang around idly” or “to go out on thetown.”Source: The Dictionary of Virgin Islands EnglishCreole by the late educator and historian Lito Valls.The Limin’ Times brings you all the news aboutwhen and where to “lime” in the British VirginIslands.

approach her to discuss the

matter.

If the two of you never

had a close relationship, it

might be difficult to start

now, hence his not seeming

overly conversational, so don’t make that a big issue.

What you should focus on when you have the conver-

sation with her, is that while she cares about him, she

cannot encourage dependency. As an adult, he needs

to take some responsibility for himself, get a job and

step out on his own. It might not be an easy conver-

sation for her to have with him. She could consider

giving him a time period to get himself sorted out and

maybe even offer suggestions of places she knows

that are hiring, etc. One of the best ways to help an

adult is to help them to find their own wings to fly.

Families should be there for each other through

thick and thin and no one is perfect. We all have made

mistakes. The goal is not to berate him for whatever

went wrong in the past, but to help him to realize that

he has to do things differently if he wants different

results. He has the opportunity for a new start and he

should take full advantage of it with the support of

you and his mother.

Son Taking Advantage of Us

Send your questions confidentially [email protected] or via twitter at @korennorton

Dear Koren,My wife’s oldest son that she had before we were

married got into some trouble in the States and hecame back here. He is staying with us for over threemonths now when it was supposed to be for a month.She has not said anything to me and he eats a lot andhardly wants to say more than good morning to me.Is it right for me to have to put up with this in my ownhouse? He don’t seem to have no money and she lethim have her car and he come in late at night. I lovemy wife, but don’t like seeing her used and I don’t likebeing disrespected. Please give some advice.

–Disgruntled Husband

Dear Disgruntled Husband,

I can understand why you would be a little frus-

trated if you were asked to have someone stay for a

month and so far it’s three months and counting. As a

man, you want to see him making efforts to be more

independent and maybe get a job and get his own

place. I understand that.

However, you also have to understand that this is

your wife’s son and she is probably happy to have him

home if she has not seem him for a while and she will

be glad to know he is safe and okay, rather than him

being over there struggling and getting into trouble.

So try to understand it from her perspective when you

Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!Ask Koren

Ask Koren

5 Vol. 26, No. 49 • Aug 21 - 27, 2014


By Kate O’Hare

After a couple of decades at CNBC, where herfinancial smarts and good looks earned her the nick-name of “Money Honey,” Maria Bartiromo, the first TVjournalist to report from the floor of the New YorkStock Exchange, made the leap this past spring to FoxBusiness Network and Fox News Channel.

Reportedly she got more money, but she mayhave wound up with less sleep. “I was on CNBC from3 p.m. to 5 p.m.” she says during a break from theannual Cable Show in downtown Los Angeles, “nowI’m on from 9-11. So I’m up at 4:30in the morning, 5 a.m., so myschedule has completelychanged. “The content is verysimilar. The Fox News Channelprogram on Sunday is a bigchange for me, because I think it’sthe biggest audience I’ve everhad.”

Weekdays on FBN, the NewYork native is the host of “Opening Bell With MariaBartiromo,” focusing on the financial markets; week-ends on FNC, she’s at the helm of “Sunday Morning

‘Money Honey’ Maria Bartiromo Works for the ViewersFutures With Maria Bartiromo.”

Even though she’s reunited with her former CNBCboss Roger Ailes, Bartiromo knows who’s really givingthe marching orders.

“We’re looking at the audience,” she says, “say-ing, ‘OK, here’s a business channel that younger peo-ple are watching, that people in business are watch-ing, what’s important to them? I think it’s tax policy,economic policy and ‘Where are the jobs?’

“Those are the kinds of sub-jects the audience is looking forus to cover.”

Bartiromo also knows thatthe audience that’s tuning intosee her wants to see just that.

“The viewer is so smart,” shesays. “They see right through it. Ifyou’re trying to be someone you’renot, forget it. You’re going to be

bounced off. It’s so important to be authentic and to beyourself.

“So that’s what I’m trying to do, just to keep it real.”

7 Vol. 26, No. 49 • Aug 21 - 27, 2014

Shots & Synergy Dance PartyIf you enjoy dancing and cocktail shots then

don’t miss Bounce’s new Shots & Synergy Dance

Party, from 9pm on 23rd August 2014 at

Bamboushay Lounge on Waterfront Drive. Every

hour the bartenders will mix a different $2 shot;

taste all of them and get a Synergy Membership

Card. The light show and DJ Dolphin will be making

you shake to the beat so dress to impress and get

the party started!

Oren Hodge plays Cruzin’Hang out at the Cruzin’

Bar & Grille on Thursdays at

6pm and relax over a cocktail

or two to the soulful guitar

sounds and golden voice of

Oren Hodge who plays live in

their colorful courtyard in

Great Carrot Bay. Look out for

the wine and appetizer spe-

cials on the menu. Follow

Oren and listen to his hit,

Just So Beautiful from his EP,

“The Oren Hodge Experience” on soundcloud.com.

Fitness FunIf you have ever wanted to try Pilates, now is the

time. Head to the Save the Seed’s, Energy Centre

Gym for their Mega Mondays, which includes Pilates

with instructor Pamelah Antoine at 5:45pm followed

by a Zumba class at 7pm! Pilates gives many health

benefits including improved flexibility, increased

muscular strength and tone and enhanced muscular

control. Better still it is appropriate for all fitness lev-

els and both men and women are welcome. So to

sign up or for more information call the Energy

Centre Gym on 494-7353.

Bubbly BrunchMost of us love a nice cold glass of champagne,

so check out Sharky’s “Bubbles, Breeze, Brunch” on

Sunday, 24th August. Sit out on the breezy deck and

browse the menu for your favorite fare. Email

[email protected] today

for reservations.

Scratch & ScoreDon’t miss out on your last

chance to scratch and score at

Digicel for a Mitsubishi

Outlander Sport. Top up $15 or

more, pay your bill or activate

any 4G plan for your chance to

walk away with the keys for

this brand new sports vehicle.

In partnership with Nagico and International Motors,

the lucky winner will also receive up to $750 of free

vehicle insurance. The final event will be held on

Thursday, 21st August at 4:30pm at the Digicel

Flagship store in Road Town, so be in to win and

enjoy games, refreshments and drinks, courtesy of

Caribbean Cellars.

By Jan CritchleyYour Guide to British Virgin Islands Events

Oren Hodge playing guitar


live music • events • concerts • parties • sports • movies and more

THURSDAY - AUG 21

ROAD TOWN

PUSSER’S— Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm.

CARROT BAY

CRUZIN’— Oren Hodge plays live from 6pm. Wine

& Appertizer Specials

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S— Specialty Pizza. Candyman plays live

Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm. Awesome Crew band 7pm

FRIDAY - AUG 22

ROAD TOWN

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S— Sunset Happier Hour with Candyman

5-7pm. Prime Rib Night.

SATURDAY - AUG 23

ROAD TOWN


BAMBVOUSHAY LOUNGE — Bounce Shots &

Synergy Dance Party DJ Dolphin & Light Show 9pm

WEST END

D BEST CUP — All you can eat Pancake Breakfast

from 7:30am to 12pm

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S— Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm with Sim

& Awesome Crew at 7pm. Sushi & Stir Fry with

Chef Brian

SUNDAY - AUG 24

ROAD TOWN

SHARKY’S— “Bubbles, Breeze Sunday Brunch

starting from 11:30am

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live music • events • concerts • parties • sports • movies and more

UPCOMING EVENTS

Vol. 26, No. 49 • Aug 21 - 27, 2014

WEST END

D BEST CUP — All you can eat Pancake Breakfast

from 7:30am to 12pm

NORTH SHORE

SEBASTIANS — Jamaican Sunday Brunch from

11am with $3 Red Stripe

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S— Special Brunch Menu & Bottomless

Mimosa’s. Steel Pan Vibes 1-4pm. Sunset Happier Hour

5-7pm. BBQ Night

MONDAY - AUG 25

ROAD TOWN

SAVE THE SEED— Pilates Classes with Pamelah

Antoine from 5:45pm


SAVE THE SEED— Zumba Classes with Doniesha

Maduro Findlay at 7pm

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S— Mexican Monday with Specialty

Margaritas, fish tacos. Candyman Sunset Happier Hour

5-7pm. Live entertainment

TUESDAY - AUG 26

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S— Simm plays live during Sunset Happier

Hour 5-7pm. Paella & Sangaria.

WEDNESDAY - AUG 27

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S— Specialty Pizza. Sunset Happier Hour.

Tortola’s Own 3D Band.

Art, Wine & LocalFarmers Festival @Myetts — Aug 31

St. Ursula’s Day — Oct 20

Foxy Halloween CatFight — Oct 25

6th Annual MicrophoneMessenjahs (SpokenWord/Poetry) — Oct 25

Halloween — Oct 31

BVI TriathlonFederation-Semi Steel— Nov 15

Trellis Bay Full MoonParty — Sept 9


11 Vol. 26, No. 49 • Aug 21 - 27, 2014

EmancipationWhen I was asked to do this weeks Island Life I

immediately knew what I wanted to write about but

I have struggled with how best to approach it. So

here goes, I like to stay current with what’s happen-

ing both here in the BVI and in the world because

although we may not think it, what happens out

there has an effect on our quaint island life that we

hold so dear.

I have been following the events taking place in

Ferguson, Missouri, as the circumstances with

which it started are truly heart breaking. On August

9th, ironically the day we concluded our emancipa-

tion celebrations Michael Brown an unarmed African

American teenager was shot dead in Ferguson,

Missouri. He was standing with his hands in the air,

witnesses said, when he was shot. It is 11 days now

since the shooting and the riots are still taking place.

People are calling for justice, answers and some still

are wondering why after so many years are things

like this still happening in society. I’ve done a little

research and here’s what I learned in a nutshell –

Missouri, where the town of Ferguson is located, is

historically a large slave state of the US where there

was racial segregation for many decades and this is

no doubt a factor in the way this has played out.

I say that because, 11 days ago we concluded the

celebrations on our annual Emancipation from slav-

ery celebrations here in the BVI. This year the cele-

brations were even more grand than in years past as

this year we celebrated 60 years of freedom. A cele-

bration and time of reflecting on such a significant

milestone in our history is not lost on me. Especially,

with what is happening not too far from us. I have

since seen quite a few news articles and Facebook

posts about the festivities. I will not speak on any-

one’s opinions nor will I comment on it but I will offer

this: lets remember what we are celebrating and

what those before us have fought and dedicated

their lives to achieve because, even now and in spite

of all the progress, things can be so fragile.

By Arlena Smith


By Claudia Colli

Loosely based on true events, American Hustle is

a breezy tale of two genial New York con artists who

turn swindling into an art form. Christian Bale plays

Irving Rosenfeld a New York born low life with high

ambitions. As a child he drums up business for his

father’s window business by throwing bricks at the

windows of neighborhood storefronts. Taking place in

the 1970s, it is a time of tight shirts, disco, pervasive

drugs and big hair.

Irving eventually becomes the owner of a string of

dry cleaner shops throughout the city, which are actu-

ally fronts to hide his seamier businesses. He is in pur-

suit of a more lucrative scam when he meets Sydney

(Amy Adams) a cool beauty who he instantly falls in

love with. Sydney is a perfect match for Irving. From

her own checkered background she has no problem

with any scheme – honest or not – that might improve

her lot in life.

Together they concoct the perfect ploy. With

Sidney playing an English aristocrat, the couple easily

persuade the poor and the gullible to hand over

$5,000 as a commission towards a much larger loan.

Only the loan never materializes. The scam is a great

success – that is until FBI agent, Richard DiMaso

(Bradley Cooper), posing as another desperate loan

applicant busts them.

Rather than sending them to jail though, the ambi-

tious DiMaso has his own scheme in mind. He wants

to use their talents to rope in corrupt politicians

through an elaborate ruse, known as Abscam, where

an FBI agent portrays an Arab sheik. The idea is to

bribe local politicians to endorse a lucrative real

estate deal. Among those in his sights is Carmine

Polito, the mayor of Camden, New Jersey, who sports

a large pompadour and has a soft spot for his con-

stituents. He sees bringing in money to revitalize

Atlantic City as a great win for the people of New

Jersey, even if some of the developers he wants to

attract are gangsters. Along with nabbing Polilto,

DiMaso (a narcissist who lives with his mother and

perms his hair to get the proper “look”) has hopes of

wooing the beautiful Sydney – who, hustler that she

is, plays him along.

Complicating Irving’s life is his wife, Rosalyn

(Jennifer Lawrence), who although he is hanging out

with Sidney, refuses to divorce him. Sexy and

shrewd, she becomes another bit player in Abscam.

There are a lot of shenanigans going on in American

Hustle, a movie that may just scam the audience as

well as DiMaso’s intended victims.

American Hustle

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

A Python StreakEveryone saw the Pythons winning 59 straight BVI

Softball Association Women’s games dating back to2011. No one remembers that this was the very samegroup under Terry “Chino” Chinnery’s tutelage, thatat one time, couldn’t win a single game, made acomedy of errors and for several years, wasSoftball’s laughing stock!!

“This isn’t our first time winning it,” said DarierMalone after Sunday’s 19-9 victory over the Hawksthat added to their 2011 and2012 titles, as there was noleague in 2013. “We’re glad towin it again, with the sameteam, with the same Coach,back to back to back. But, Iremember when we first cameout and lost every game.There was one year when welost really bad and we said ‘weweren’t going to do that again’and we have been winningever since.”

Chinnery, who has overseen their growth anddevelopment and exposed them to external competi-tions, has also seen several of his charges go off tocollege and get an education. He said he wished allwere present on Sunday night to share in the title.

“My girls practice year round,” he noted of a keyreason why they are ahead of everyone else. “I wishall my girls were here because they have worked hardto accomplish what they have accomplished, so I’mreally proud of them.”

Chinnery began recruiting then grooming his play-ers while attending the BVI High School now Elmore

Stoutt High School, looking at them from their respec-tive Physical Education classes.

“I’ve asked them to come and play with me andthey started as little kids – a lot of the girls on theHawks too,” he noted. “We have a relationship fromway back when. I knew they would have eventuallywon some championships, but to win 59 straight –that’s unheard of.”

Chinnery said the team will be dismantled to cre-ate more balance in theleague but quickly pointedout the Elmore Stoutt HighSchool Rams – who are in thesame position as the Pythonswere – will be a force to reconwith in 2015.

“They are really gettinggood and there are someother players we have addedto them so they will definitelybe strong next year,” heassured.

What can other teams learn from the Pythons’

experience? For one, they must practice, practice,

practice not just assemble when the season is

approaching. In team sports, the growth and develop-

ment requires time to be nurtured – it doesn’t happen

in short order.

Players also have to become more agile and most

importantly, improve their fitness level – something

lacking on all fronts in team sports in the Territory.

So, congratulations to the Pythons. You have set a

benchmark by which others will be measured.

Terry "Chino" Chinnery and The Pythons


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