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LEEK, opulent, modern powerboats, working mailboats, elegant schooners and fishing boats add daily variety, colour and excitement to waters round New Providence’s capital.

Local historian, author and photographer Ronald Lightbourn has chronicled many of the passing craft as they ply the glittering sea off the Narrows or Paradise Island, pointing his camera lens from his eastern New Providence home.

This week Mr Lightbourn has selected another six from his collection of photographs of vessels and next week looks at the Haitian sloops that make their way in Nassau.

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Captain Moxey

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Inside Weekend

My perfect Bahamian weekend Demetria Cox-Moss Owner of Kaleidobloom Events

Interview 4 - 5 Cara Hunt talks to Captain Tellis Bethel about his passion for protecting the Bahamas’ maritime boundaries.

“The sound of the waves and a good book is life.”

Entertainment 7-9 A revellers first-hand account of Road Fever, plus our review of the Junkanoo Carnival concerts

Art 10-12 Monty Knowles inspires women to find their inner goddesses, while budding artist Leando Johnson dreams big, and painter Judith Papillon continues to be inspired by the Bahamas

Design your life 13 Victoria Sarne on spring travelling Fashion 14-16 The latest shoe trends for prom

Film 17 George Clooney’s “Money Monster” reviewed Theatre 18 The musical play “Culture 101” celebrates Bahamian icons, plus Calvary Deliverance stages dramatic play “The Plague” Society 19 BAARK! celebrates its Carnival Night

Weddings 20-21 Sheneka Clarke and Alfred Nixon are destined for love

Relationships 22 Dr Edrica D Richardson talks emotional intelligence Mailboats 23-25 Captain Eric Wiberg on the country’s largest mailboat firm

Forgotten Facts 25 Paul Aranha on the history of Silver Cay

Animals 27 Kim Aranha on the BHS Ball, plus Pet of the Week Cover Photo | Christina Ysaguirre

Q: Saturday Breakfast or Sunday brunch?

“Sunday brunch, because it’s a time that you can relax and unwind with either family or friends and catch up after a hectic week, and of course mimosas.”

Q: Beach or sofa?

“Beach, because we live on an island and I feel that we don’t take advantage of our beautiful waters enough, and the sound of the waves and a good book is life.”

Q: Kalik, wine or cocktail?

“Cocktails. Everyone loves a good Martini.”

Q: Name one thing you could not live without.

“My family, because life wouldn’t be the same without them. They are my rock.”

Q: Weekend away; where would you

go and why?

“I would say Santorini, Greece, but it can’t be just for the weekend. So I’ll go with Cat Island, because I always wanted to visit the Hermitage. Father Jerome built it himself, hand-carved the steps out of solid rock. This is built on the highest point in Cat island (Como Hill) and when you climb you get a 360 degree view of the island. I imagine it to be breathtaking.”

Things 2 Do this weekend Friday

Saturday

• Mother Me Conference 2016 Time: 7pm (continues Saturday at 8am) Venue: Commonwealth Baptist Church, Elizabeth Estates Minister Vernita Josey and Davonia Josey-Williams host a conference to inspire Bahamian mothers and daughters to realise their full potential.

Tickets are $30 and include a lunch on Saturday.

• Conference: The Future of Democracy Time: 8am Venue: School of Social Sciences at COB As the country braces for another general election, the College of the Bahamas seeks to engage the nation in a discourse on the state of Bahamian democracy and the futures that are possible.

• UNPLUGGED on Bay Street Time: 9pm Venue: Hard Rock Café Willis and The Illest take the stage.

Opening for the popular reggae band is Collie Greenes. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $50 for VIP.

• Food and clothing distribution Time: 9.30am-12noon Venue: Pentecostal Church of Faith in God, Bell Road, Montel Heights Join the Gathering of the Midwives International Community for its “Love Gives” outreach programme by giving a helping hand with the distribution of food and clothing.

• Soca Reunion Time: 10pm Venue: Botanical Gardens It’s the return of the lead singers from Byron Lee & The Dragonaires – Leon Coldero, Oscar B, Lima Calbio and Juma Primo – backed by the Spank Band and featuring KB. Tickets are available at Cash N Go for $35 in advance.

• Haitian Flag Day Festival 2016 Time: the festival starts at 12noon; the concert at 8pm Venue: Botanical Gardens There will be fun, food, drinks, stage performers, music and lots of prizes.

The concert will feature Gazzman Couleur. All-day passes are $10.

• Pig Roast Time: 5pm Venue: Coral Harbour Beach Villas There will be a live band along with lots of food and fun. Contact 362-2875 for more information.

• Post Carnival Depression Time: 6pm Venue: Sands Mansion, Skyline Drive It’s the final event of Junkanoo Carnival season as revellers say hello to summer in with the Eden and Flare groups. The first 200 ladies get in free.

• Party with a Purpose Time: 7pm Venue: John Watling’s Distillery An evening of food, drinks, and music to assist the Lend a Hand Bahamas nonprofit organisation in its development of a much-needed community centre on Lewis Street in Grants Town.

Dress code is island chic/cocktail attire (no tie required).

• Tebby live in concert Time: 10pm Venue: Compass Point Beach Resort There will be mojito buckets and beer buckets. Admission is free.

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interview Thirty-six years after the sinking of the HMBS Flamingo, Acting Commander of the Defence Force Captain Tellis Bethel tells Cara Hunt about how the tragedy inspired his destiny, strengthened his love of the Bahamas and ultimately led to him becoming an internationally published author.

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S a young boy, Tellis Bethel spent all his summers in Long Island.

Those idyllic months cemented a love of the outdoors and the ocean that would eventually lead to a career protecting the country’s maritime borders.

His first job on the high seas came when he was teenager and he served as a bellboy on the Eastern Steamship Lines’ SS Emerald Seas. He eventually ended up working at the world’s largest shipping company, Navios, as an operations clerk. These experiences gave him insight into the maritime field, and originally he thought he would have a career with the US Merchant Marine, but his scholarship fell through.

“The sinking of the HMBS Flamingo had happened around that time and I had this desire to serve my country and protect her,” said Mr Bethel referring to the May 10, 1980 tragedy.

The HMBS Flamingo was on patrol and was in the process of arresting two Cuban vessels for poaching in Bahamian waters. In retaliation, two Cuban MiG-21s invaded Bahamian airspace and fired on the patrol boat. Fenrick Sturrup, Austin Smith, David Tucker and Edward Williams, all Bahamian Defence Force Marines, were killed in the attack.

Shortly after the event, Mr Bethel received a scholarship to attend the Britannia Royal Naval College in Devon, England.

“The hardest part for me was appreciating the value of discipline and responsibility. I was very used to doing as I wanted. I didn’t quite realise the good that comes from hard work,” he said of his early Defence Force days.

“The hardest part for me was appreciating the value of discipline and responsibility.

I was very used to doing as I wanted.

I didn’t quite realise the good that comes from hard work.”

Over his long military career, he said, there is one event in particular that stands out.

“This was 10 months after graduation, and I was second in command of a control craft doing search and boardings. We were returning home from a 10-day patrol when we got the call from the base about a smuggling vessel off the coast of Abaco,” he said.

Mr Bethel recalled that during a very long night at sea, he and his team boarded the vessel, but didn’t find any drugs. As they were concluding the investigation, they heard a barrage of gun fire. Another vessel had rammed the boat and the occupants of the first vessel were fleeing in small boats. The second first vessel was apprehended, and Mr Bethel and his team went on

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board and searched it. They discovered several bales of marijuana hidden in the boat’s hull. One of the crew members had jumped over board and had to be rescued. Another managed to make it to the beach and was later caught covered in mosquito bites. Additionally, the Defence Force officers were running low on ammunition.

“We had to call the US Coast Guard to assist, but they didn’t have a vessel in the area, so instead they sent a plane to fly over us to provide moral support,” he said.

At the end of the night, 13 Colombians were taken into custody and some 800 bales of marijuana weighing 75lbs to 100lbs each were confiscated.

“It was an eye-opening experience,” Mr Bethel said. “This was at the peak of the drug trade in the 80s and the memory of the Flamingo was very recent and fresh in our minds, so everyone was nervous about another attack.”

He also remembered an incident when a fighter jet flew over their heads and they heard a sonic boom which made all the officers look for rocket fire.

“But we were relatively young and adventurous and willing to accept the challenge and the risk,” he said.

During his time in the Defence Force, Mr Bethel has responded to some of the worst disasters in the country’s history, including Hurricanes Andrew, Francis and Jeanne, and most recently, Hurricane Joaquin.

In each case, the Defence Force was vital in pre-storm preparations, assisting affected persons in the aftermath and in the restoration and damage assessment and rebuilding efforts.

After Hurricane Joaquin, the Defence Force was able to dispatch what Mr Bethel described as a mobile-based city. The “city” consisted of 17 trailers which provided living accommodations for disaster relief personnel, water production facilities, medical treatment, electrical power and food storage facilities, which enabled the Defence Force officers to provide more than 1,000 meals to residents in the southern islands.

The Defence Force is also responsible for the second hat that Mr Bethel wears – that of author.

“I was the staff officer for the first Defence Force Commodore Leon Smith and I was required to write the drafts of proposals on his behalf. It was then that I realised that I had the ability to write and that I had the interest in researching the Bahamas and the culture, the history and geography as

“We are surrounded by water and I work for an organisation whose motto is ‘Guard our Heritage’. For me it was important to know exactly what this heritage is that I have promised to guard.” it relates to the world around us,” he said. “We are surrounded by water and I work for an organisation whose motto is ‘Guard our Heritage’. For me it was important to know exactly what this heritage is that I have promised to guard. One of the things I have come to appreciate is that the answers to all our personal quests are oftentimes hidden in plain sight. Much of where we are at and what we are doing contains these

answers.”

Mr Bethel is now the author of the internationally published researched article entitled, “Caribbean Narcotics Trafficking: What is to be done?”

(DISAM Journal, Fall 2002/Winter 2003), which proposes the incremental replication of the Operations Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) counternarcotics model within the Caribbean region.

He is also the author of the book “America – A Destiny Unveiled”, which details the significance of the Bahamas’ historic heritage, and its impact on the destiny of its biggest neighbour, the US. His most recent book, “The Lucayan Sea: Birthplace of the Modern Americas”, proposes an identity, purpose and destiny for the people of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. This latest work also suggests that the waters of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands be named the “Lucayan Sea” as a symbol of peace and in tribute to the indigenous Lucayan people, who were the first to suffer total genocide in the Americas at the beginning of the modern era.

Despite his high-profile role as acting commodore of the Defence Force, Mr Bethel said he truly enjoys the simple things in life, something he said stems from those early summers spent in Long Island.

People may also be surprised to learn that he is a certified scuba diver, a licenced private and ultralight aircraft pilot, and a former student skydiver.

He and his wife Teri have two sons together and are co-directors of the Marriage Ministry at Bahamas Faith Ministries.

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entertainment

My Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival diary Ramblings of a Road Fever reveller

By KRYSTEL BROWN

Krystel Brown enjoys Road Fever

he sun was scorching, my blood was pumping, and yes, I was ready for the road.

I woke up at quarter to six on the morning of May 7, and I am definitely not a morning person. But I had been looking forward to this day since I played mas in Trinidad back in February. In fact, I could barely sleep on Friday night because I was so pumped for the Road Fever.

Draped in purple, blue and silver jewels, feathers and cleverly placed pieces of straw, I jumped in the line with Bahamas Masqueraders, the same group I had my first Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Road Fever experience with.

My section, Purple Reign, paid tribute to music legend Prince, who died last month. The theme for that section played on his hit song “Purple Rain”, a love ballad about Prince’s devotion to a woman.

So I channelled my inner Prince, the side of him that sang “Let’s Go Crazy” and “1999”, and let go of my inhibitions.

In true Prince form, I stepped out in front of the truck and performed as I would if I were in Rawson Square on Boxing Day morning.

But enough about Prince for now, because let’s be honest, I came to fete with my people and I just wanted to carry on!

Trinidad soca artist Lyrikal’s song “Freedom” was blasting over the speakers that were loaded on the ‘big truck’.

The seven-hour trek took us from Tonique Williams-Darling Highway onto Baillou Hill Road. From there, we travelled west on Poinciana Avenue and north on Nassau Street. Finally, we danced on to West Bay Street before we arrived at the carnival stage at Arawak Cay. Carnival is about freedom. It’s about people coming together and celebrating life, love, music, or whatever makes you feel good. It’s about fun. It’s a place where strangers become friends, if only for the day.

As the group wound through the streets, the crowd got thicker and became more engaging. Many of the bystanders eventually joined the line.

By the time I turned on to Poinciana Avenue, I was kicking my legs in the air. It was under the shade of the Poinciana Trees that I had the most fun.

In those moments I remembered the lyrics to one of my favourite soca songs, which expounds the view that during carnival, “getting on bad is the golden rule.”And get on bad we did.

When Masqueraders was crossing the stage, Bahamian artist Bodine “Be” Johnson was belting her new song “Good Feelings”. It was exhilarating.

My feet were aching, my stomach was protesting because of a lack of nourishment and my eyes were a little grainy, but my adrenaline was still pumping. So I did what any selfrespecting bacchanalist would do, I continued to fete...until the morning came.

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The Prince-inspired Purple Reign section

Revellers march and dance in the Road Fever parade I lifted my drink above my head and whined. Sweat dripped down my forehead as spectators pointed their camera phones in my direction. They cheered me on as I as danced through the streets and motioned for me to come closer. With most of my face hidden behind my oversized shades, I smiled and waved at the excited children who lined the sidewalks, but for the most part, I looked past the faces in the crowd and zoned in on one thing: the music. And the music was sweet.

The DJs played a mix of Bahamian and soca songs, and a few featured artists joined the Masqueraders for live performances. I was revelling in the moments and I loved it.

This year the road march was longer and there were no breaks, but I was up to the task.

I’d been exercising off and on for months leading up to this day and I wasn’t about to get tired and retire in the air-conditioned buses that were provided.

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Junkanoo Carnival concerts win over the crowds

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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admit, I was among those Bahamians who harboured mixed feelings towards the second instalment of Junkanoo Carnival. I had some doubts that it could be pulled off successfully.

Official word that the event was taking place did not come from the festival’s commission until two months before Junkanoo Carnival’s kick-off in Grand Bahama in April. Organisers had a very small window of time in which to iron out numerous details.

This was a significant contrast to the inaugural event in 2015, which followed almost an entire year of planning and marketing. There was enough fuel for my doubts.

Then the line-up of international acts performing during the three concert nights was announced. It included Trinidadian soca queen Destra, Grammy Awardwinning Haitian hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean and reggae star Tarrus Riley. Other performers were Bahamians Dillon “DMac” McKenzie, the Visage band, Julien Believe, Ancient Man, as well as Cuban hitmaker Laritza, and more.

These artists performed over three nights during the Genesis, Music Masters and The Aftermath concerts.

Genesis The first night of the Nassau leg of Junkanoo Carnival 2016 saw hundreds of Bahamians fill up Da Cultural Village last Thursday night to watch as the performers fused the sounds of traditional Junkanoo instruments with sounds from across the musical spectrum for the Junkamania competition. Bahamians danced, swayed and gyrated to the thumping sound of drums and the electric music.

After the Junkamania segment, Bahamian performers had their time on stage and their performances were a good indication that the night would be a worthwhile experience.

Some of those performers included Julien Believe, who sang his hit song “Party Ambassadors”; Qpid, who sang “Bus Driv-

Destra, Queen of Bacchanal

Patrice Roberts

Wyclef Jean

D Mac

Lady E

Visage Band

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er” and had audience members mimicking his jumping on the bus dance every step of the way, and Ancient Man, who had the crowd laughing at his sexual innuendos during the performance of “Red Shirt”.

Veteran musician Elon Moxey added that down-home flare and took Bahamians back in time with a number of his hits.

The soca artists matched the energy of the Bahamian performers who set the tone for the Genesis concert. And while the crowd loved their fellow Bahamians, they were all amped up when Rupee, the first of soca artist of the night, hit the stage.

The Barbadian singer noted that he almost missed his flight, but “was happy to make it to the second Junkanoo Carnival”.

He then made the crowd “jump around di place” to his hit single “Jump”.

The night also featured performances

by Fadda Fox, Farmer Nappy and the Ricardo Drue, who boasted to the crowd about being a “Professional” drinker.

Closing out the Genesis concert was the highly anticipated Kerwin Du Bois, whose setlist included popular songs like “Too Real” and “No Apology”.

Tarrus Riley

Fanshawn

Colyn McDonald

Ebony

Music Masters This concert on Friday night determined which of the Music Masters finalists would be named “Master of the Bahamian Sound”. Fanshawn ultimately emerged as the winner, beating out Ebony, Jive, Lady E, Colyn, Avvy, Terelle Tynes-Wilson, and Music Masters 2015 winner Sammi Starr for the title.

Also on Friday night, the local band Visage entertained the crowd by performing a medley of their hits. And true to form, they brought the energy. Next up was D-Mac, who had the crowd going until his mic unfortunately went off for nearly two minutes mid-performance. Despite the technical difficulty, he regained his momentum and continued singing to the audience which had been cheering for him the whole time.

Though the event got off to a slow start, by the time the major acts hit the stage the venue was buzzing with excitement.

Former Fugees band member Wyclef Jean gave the festival-goers their money’s worth, coming on stage clad in a Junkanoo costume. While he struggled a bit to perform in the costume, he gave a great performance, full of energy and confidence.

The songs he chose were fan favourites and the order in which he performed them was perfect.

Trinidadian soca queen Destra followed and reminded the crowd why she is called the “Queen of Bacchanal”. Her performance was the most anticipated of the night and she certainly delivered.

The Aftermath The final concert got off to a late start. Chaos and confusion during the Road Fever parade was said to be the reason why concert-goers had to wait until the wee hours of Sunday morning to see many of the artists take the stage.

Nevertheless, there were still hundreds of festival-goers to be found at Da Cultural Village at 5am enjoying the stellar performance of reggae star Tarrus Riley. Like those audience members, I too, was most excited to see “Mr Singy Singy” live and living colour.

The prelude to Riley’s set was a combination of hits and one big miss.

As was the norm throughout the

concert nights, Bahamian performers and the soca artists mashed up the stage. When the crowd wasn’t jumping up and down, they were pumping their fists in the air, even during the intermissions when the DJs played music to keep the level of excitement up.

Bahamian artists Puzzle, Veronica Bishop, Funky D all thoroughly entertained the audience. Soca artists Skinny Fabulous, Lyrikal, Fay Ann Lyons and husband Bunji Garlin set the party atmosphere for Tarrus Riley’s takeover.

But it was Cuban hitmaker Laritza who seemed to be the “fail” of the night. While she offered a high-energy set with great vocals, her performance was nearly an hour

long and not necessarily tailored for a predominately local audience, mainly because she sung in Spanish.

And I don’t think suddenly bursting out with Whitney Houston’s ballad “I Will Always Love You” did much for the crowd which was keen on gyrating and jumping up and down.

In conclusion, all three concert nights were mostly well executed, inspired the crowds to party from start to finish, and offered a worthwhile and fun experience. The events’ hosts and DJs also pulled all the stops to ensure there was never a dull moment, especially during set changes and intermissions.

Junkanoo Carnival 2016 certainly won me over.

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art

Photographer inspires women to find their inner “goddesses”

By RACHAEL ABERLE

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HOTOGRAPHY artist Monty Knowles recently landed and fell in love with Hope Town and its people. And both residents and visitors are quickly becoming his canvases.

His body paintings, the artist said, are a reflection of the inner beauty that he sees in each of his models.

This Saturday, Monty returns to the Hummingbird Art Gallery in Hope Town for a collaboration body painting party by the pool during the day and a glow party at night.

During the daytime painting party, one person can get painted by up to seven or more people. The glow party afterwards will be held at the Hope Town Lodge.

Monty’s recent exhibit at Hummingbird Art Gallery showed pictures of his body paintings of Every Child Counts (ECC) students among other locals, stretched out on high quality canvas and frames made from Abaco Pine. Part proceeds went to ECC. Monty’s body paintings, workshops and glow light parties have added extra flavour and colour to Hope Town and Treasure Cay’s social scene.

His recent “Raw Beauty” presentation at the Hope Town Lodge was dedicated to women, reminding them that a positive attitude and good posture are key to feeling good, and therefore looking good. He shows proof of this philosophy in a chronological slide show of women without makeup, hairstyling or Photoshop enhancements.

His photography captures a beautiful woman whose eyes are dull and posture poor. He

Photography artist Monty Knowles at work

believes that these pictures are only a reflection of how she sees herself. He reminds his models of their inner beauty by reinforcing positive attitude, and soon he captures sparkling eyes and a brilliant smile.

During a photo shoot, Monty said a woman is reminded of what she always has somewhere inside – her bright, beautiful goddess self.

Before he begins painting, he closes his eyes and takes a few conscious breaths, giving him a chance to connect with his live canvas. Due to his positive attitude and love of the human spirit, he said, the paint flows effortlessly from his

brush and he rarely stops for a break.

Monty’s work extends from his native Bahamas to Denmark, France, Norway, and the United States. His recent paintings of Denmark’s top female athletes raised over $18,000 for charities in Denmark and the Bahamas, and were displayed in art museums, on billboards, trains and at airports. Monty’s artwork can also be seen on his website, www.montyknowles. com or Facebook at Monty Knowles Photography Art.

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Budding artist dreams of success

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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rom the very first time he picked up a pencil as a child, Leando Johnson knew that creating art was what he was destined to do.

Though he is still starting out, Leando has been steadily building his portfolio with pencil sketches and portraits. He believes his dreams of becoming a full-fledged artist are close to being realised and said he will not stop honing his skills.

“I have been an artist practically all my life. From that very first moment I held a pencil in my hands I knew this was going to be the first love of my life,” he told Tribune Weekend.

Leando, who is currently employed at Atlantis, has been practicing drawing portraits and Japanese anime characters for fun.

“I love the fact that with any sort of media, whether it’s a pencil, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel, charcoal, or paint, a white sheet of paper can magically become an adventure.

It makes me happy drawing another individual, seeing that smile on their face the very first time they see their portrait,” he said.

While he admires the work of artists such David Kassim, Davy Limm and Jim Lee, the Nassau Christian Academy School graduate said his own practice sessions have recently become a major source of inspiration for him.

“My inspiration came from the progress I made with my art skill level within the past couple years. I started practicing for very long hours in order to just get better so I could quit my day job and finally do what I love doing, which is portraits and characters. The (goal) is to make a career out of this life-long dream of mine,” he said.

“I personally want to be a great Bahamian artist, someone whose work is world-renowned. Plus, I want to have a workshop in the future, teaching my fellow Bahamian artists and also creating a stronger bond within the art community of the Bahamas.”

“I love the fact that with any sort of media...a white sheet of paper can magically become an adventure.”

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art

Andros-based painter explores “OCEANS 21”

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nternationally known artist Judith Papillon, whose works illustrate the beauty of the Bahamas, is currently displaying new art at the Antonius Roberts’ Studio and Gallery at Hillside House, Cumberland Street. The exihibit is called “OCEANS 21” and will remain open until June 3.

The Quebec native is an autodidact artist who portrays scenes of her adopted Andros in watercolour and acrylic.

From an early age she had a desire to experience new cultures and has travelled extensively around the world.

When she was 17 years old she spent five months in Europe, touring every museum she could find including the Louvre, the Prado, and the Uffizi. She graduated from Ottawa University with a BA in Translation and also received a teaching certificate from Concordia University in Montreal.

At the age of 27, she took three years off and travelled the world, completing this cycle twice. This round of travel included the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Greece. She ssid was captivated by the light in Greece and the Australian outback.

In 1998, Ms Papillon visited Andros and fell in love. She decided to establish roots there. She built a home and became a teacher at North Andros High School where she taught Spanish for 10 years.

During these years on Andros, she became an active participant in all the artistic expressions on the island, including painting, photography, crafts, Junkanoo, theatre and literature. She organised an exhibit of black and white photography featuring 25 of her female students, choosing those who did not bleach their skin in an effort to show them their true and natural beauty.

Ms Papillon has exhibited her work in Nassau, Abaco and Andros, including at the Bahamas National Trust Wine and Art Festival, Abaco’s Art in the Parks. and at Hillside House. Her artwork can be found in collections all over the world.

“Dreamy Days”

Artist Judith Papillon

“Andros Beauty”

“Albany”

SAVE THE DATE The artwork • of Andros-based

artist Judith Papillon, will be on display in a new exhibition entitled The exhibition opens from May 10 to June 3 at Nassau. The opening cocktail reception will be held tonight from 6pm to 9pm.

“The One and Only...Miss Piggy”

“Island Dream II”

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design your lifestyle

Spring has sprung: thoughts on travel

By VICTORIA SARNE

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s I am currently off island in the now unfrozen north. I am enjoying emerald green grass, trees sprouting leaves and blossoms, busy birdsong and what used to be the bain of gardeners – dandelions, considered a weed, covering the verges on the main roads and highways like a thick sunshine yellow carpet.

There is something special about a real division of seasons, and spring has always been my favourite, promising as it does a rebirth; everything fresh and new inciting in me a revival of energy and a desire to start a new project or put on my travelling shoes.

Other places, other people and their customs fascinate me. I enjoy the differences of other cultures and enjoy the things we all have in common as human beings no matter where we are from or where we are going.

I have had some of my best in-depth and intriguing conversations with total strangers on a train, in a bus, on a beach or aboard a shared London taxi.

I can easily recall each conversation from past years; most of them gave me new insights, others good advice, and sometimes I have simply found pleasure spending time talking with people I never saw again.

Train or car trips are my favourite mode of travel. As in life, it’s the journey not the destination that matters the most to me.

Although I’m not one for long-term planning (I prefer spur of the moment), I do think carefully about what to pack and what to leave behind, as well as being prepared with all the necessary documentation up to date. My travelling feet can’t even begin to contemplate having an expired passport. If travel of any kind is on your mind, whether for business or pleasure, do make sure you get all the information you need about your destinations and what documentation is required, and do it well in advance of your travel date.

When you pack, pack light. Sit down ahead of time, figure out what activities you are going to participate in: social,

Packing light is the best way to go when travelling. sporting, formal or casual. Then make a written list of clothing you will need; items you can wear more than once or which you can mix and match. Determine whether laundry or cleaning facilities will be available and choose shoes which can be co-ordinated with more than one outfit. Stick to your list as this will streamline the process and stop you throwing in the extra shirt or shoes “just in case”. It’s much easier to travel light if you can and it will save you excess baggage charges.

Some items such as silk blouses or sweaters actually travel better if they are rolled instead of laid flat or folded. For items that need to be packed that way, put sheets of tissue or clean paper between some of the layers of clothing. As we all know, liquids carried in hand luggage are restricted to minimal amounts.

To avoid leakage in my checked-in bags, I put anything liquid in a Ziploc bag before putting it into a wash bag or cosmetic case.

I pack as much as I can the night before and have all my documents gathered together so that if any unusual occurrence happens at the last minute I‘ve got time to deal with it without panicking.

Once all the necessities are in place, you are worry-free and ready to simply focus on what lies ahead, to enjoy and absorb all the new and revisited experiences. You are ready to relax or kick up your heels; ready to have fun. The travel experience is the best way to open our eyes, heart and mind to everything the wider world has to offer.

Some items should be folded, others fare best when rolled up

• Victoria Sarne is a wedding and event

planner at The Nassau Florist, located on Dowdeswell Street. For consultations and questions, call 302 6121 or e-mail designyourlifestyle@tribunemedia.net

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fashion With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

FAIL

FAIL

HIT

SPLIT

FAIL

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones

Rashida Jones, Angie Tribeca

Amy Adams, Batman v Superman

Kristen Bell, House of Lies

Karin says: “Just awful. In no world is Tracee old enough to wear this type of mumsy mess. This Suno gown looked horrible on the runway and it looks worse on the red carpet.

Too many cheap looking silver roses, too many weird layers and ruffles.”

Cara says: “And the hot mess of the week award goes to Tracee for this horrible outfit.

It makes no sense. I am not liking the hair either; it’s what I do to my natural hair at bedtime, but I wouldn’t wear it out.”

Karin says: “She needs to fire her stylists ASAP. I normally like Alexander McQueen, but this is a mishmash nightmare of a dress. It’s got every trend of the season going on, all at once, and not in a good way.

Hate the midi length, the awful mixture of lace and the horrendous belt.”

Cara says: “It’s like five different dresses combined.

The awkward hem length and the ankle straps of her shoes just add to the failure of this ensemble. The dress has way too much going on, it’s confusing my eyes.”

Karin says: “I like how put together this outfit looks.

Hair severe hair cut even seems to match the style of her ensemble. This is quite a cool, futuristic take on the menswear-for-women trend.

The only thing that ruins it are the boring black pumps.”

Cara says: “I think it’s fun; I like it. I like that it’s a slightly different take on an evening pantsuit and the jacket is just enough, and not too gaudy. I think she looks great.”

Karin says: “Very simple, but she looks amazing. This shade of teal is definitely Amy’s colour. You could say the choice was a bit safe and boring, but the girl knows what works for her and sticks with it.”

Cara says: “Wow this is very boring and very un-Amy like.

I have seen her look much better. It’s not even that it’s a casual dress, it’s that it does nothing for her at all. Surely she has a chunky necklace somewhere to help out with this look.”

Karin says: “I know fashion critics have been loving this look, but to me it’s simply a sack...a metallic sack with a plunging neckline. It just hangs on her. Certain people can pull off this look, but it’s not working for Kristen. And again, this weird midi length doesn’t work on 80 per cent of women.”

Cara says: “Despite the sequined fabric to add some much needed sparkle to this red carpet, this is still in essence a boring little silver dress. I get it’s supposed to be sexy, but I find it a bit too boxy and shapeless, and the shoes look cheap. Sorry, not feeling it.”

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The Weekend Fashion Report “REFUGEE” photography exhibit

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review

Clooney gets a conscience in ‘Money Monster’

George Clooney plays plays a Jim Cramer-like television personality in “Money Monster”

MONEY MONSTER 90 MINS

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eorge Clooney plays a Jim Cramer-like television personality who’s forced to grow a conscience when a disgruntled viewer holds him hostage on live TV in “Money Monster,” a serviceable, if slight, real time thriller from director Jodie Foster.

Clooney’s character Lee Gates is one of those cable news stars who probably hasn’t spoken to a non-celebrity in decades. His flashy show opens with him in dancing in costume with two gyrating ladies at his side like he’s in his own rap video, and the vulgarity just escalates from there with ridiculous graphics and sound effects that even a shock jock radio host would likely find tasteless.

We see him being dismissive of the pleas from his put-upon producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) to stick to the script, or at least give her a heads up as to where he’s planning to go, but Lee Gates is one of those roguish improvisational types who is somehow charismatic enough to get away with it. This is not really a likable guy, and it’s not even clear how smart a financial mind he is, but Clooney has that perfect combination of non-threatening smarm and swagger to make Lee not completely reprehensible.

It does, however, make it a little hard to care when Jack O’Connell’s character Kyle comes skulking in through the back of the set with a gun and a vest full of explosives made especially for Lee. Kyle, we find out, trusted Lee’s advice on an investment that went awry when a stable company’s stock plummeted and he lost everything. The company’s explanation

George Clooney, centre, appears in a scene from “Money Monster” and the narrative in the press is that it was just a computer glitch, but Kyle’s not buying it and wants some answers.

It’s an odd pairing, this somewhat daffy television dope against an unhinged blue collar fool with a hunch that $800 million didn’t just disappear because of a glitch. Although it doesn’t make for the most scintillating conversation, as Kyle wails about the system being rigged tension builds and it seems like perhaps “Money Monster” is heading somewhere significant — an all-out indictment of Wall Street corruption, maybe, that movies as different as “Margin Call” and “The Big Short” have done so well. Unfortunately, it doesn’t.

Instead, “Money Monster” stays rather small and fictional in its aim.

It’s partially interested in the idea of systemic corruption in the finance world, sure, but it seems to be even more critical of the cable news media types who have grown soft, complacent and careless.

Foster, in the director’s chair for the fourth time, proves once again to be assured and malleable in this role,

ready to proficiently fulfill the needs of any genre with a steady, straightforward style. “Money Monster” feels like a solid ‘90s studio thriller in some ways — a movie for adults and made by adults with a crop of charismatic A-listers at the centre.

Clooney and Roberts, by the way, are very good together but hardly get any time to just be charming in this tightly woven pic. It also seems like a cruel trick to have those two in a movie and to keep them in separate rooms for a large portion of it, communicating only through a speaker system as Patty attempts to “direct” the hostage situation from the control room.

O’Connell, while committed, is playing too much of a working class stereotype to truly make an impact, and a third act turn really doesn’t help.

“Money Monster” might not be a great movie, but it is a comforting movie-movie that’s still fun to watch even if it whiffed on being something more.

LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

Julia Roberts as put-upon TV producer Patty Fennin

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theatre

Celebrating Bahamian icons from 1900 to the 1960s

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ultural Legacy, a local group committed to promoting the Bahamian legacy of talented performers, has been asked to repeat its 2015 production of “Culture 101 Celebrating our Bahamian Icons”.

The musical play that highlights the dance, drama and music of yesteryear, from 1900 to the 1960s.

It includes works from Bahamian cultural trailblazers such as Paul Meeres, Joseph Spence, Blind Blake, George Symonette, Eloise Lewis, Maureen DuValier and the BBC Singers.

At this year’s event, legendary drummers John Berkely “Peanuts” Taylor and John “Chippie” Chipman will be the special honourees. The play will be performed at the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm. A gala reception is also being held tonight at the Dundas after the performance.

Because the Cultural Legacy group feels it imperative to help preserve Bahamian heritage, a special matinee for school children is also being put on today at 11.30am.

The Cultural Legacy group said it feels that by sharing the strong talent that exists in the Bahamas with the country’s youth they can preserve a valuable heritage, and help to expand upon it so that it remains part of all Bahamians’ lives.

Today’s artists will be depicting each cultural icon in song and dance.

Fred Ferguson, Raphael Munnings,

“We hope this first class in ‘Culture 101’ will help to reveal what we can achieve as a people, showing what our forefathers have accomplished after overcoming many obstacles to get us to where we are today.”

John “Chippie” Chipman

Frankie Victory, Frankie Zhivago Young, Erica Lightbourne, Anita Ellis, along with Howard and the Boys, who will be drumming in honour of “Peanuts Taylor” and “Chippie” Chipman, will share the works of the musical greats of a bygone era with audience members. Featured performers include Ronald Simms, Claudette “Cookie” Allen, Patricia Bazard, Onike Archer/

Calvary Deliverance stages dramatic play “The Plague” THE Fine Arts Ministry of Calvary Deliverance Church will stage the play “The Plague – Escape from Egypt” tonight at the church at 7pm.

Written and directed by Antoinette Lewis-Deveaux and co-produced by Terez Newry, the production depicts a modern twist on the Biblical story of the plagues inflicted upon the Egyptians when Pharaoh refused to release the Israelites from the land.

Although this play is presented as a modern version of the Biblical story, the play’s writer said audience members will be able to grasp the difficulty Moses encountered when he and Aaron went before the stiff-hearted Pharaoh.

“They will gain an understanding of the physical, emotional and spiritual turmoil the believers are encountering in the play and will probably be able to

John Berkely “Peanuts” Taylor

and Allaya Hagagi.

“This production is called ‘Culture 101’, which indicates that there is more to come,” the Cultural Legacy group said. “Similar productions are being considered to honour our talented performing artists from the 1960s and beyond. ‘Culture 201’ is currently being scripted.”

The Cultural Legacy committee is comprised of four women: Maude Lockhart who chairs the group, and members Angela Rahming, Rose Richardson and Barbara Thompson.

“We hope this first class in ‘Culture 101’ will help to reveal what we can achieve as a people, showing what our forefathers have accomplished after overcoming many obstacles to get us to where we are today,” Ms Lockhart said.

“If we put our heads and hearts together, and really appreciate one another, it will surprise us how far we can go. Our God-given talents have been bestowed upon us for everyone to expand upon and enjoy, uplift and encourage each other.”

relate to them,” she said.

Like in the Biblical story, when Moses was given a directive by God to go before Pharaoh with his brother Aaron and tell him to let His people go, the main characters Mosenique, played by Shanika Thurston, and her brother Aaron, played by Terez Johnson, are commissioned by the “Great I Am”(God) to tell the “Governor” (Pharaoh) of the land to let the believers, a group of people who want to worship God and live righteously, go.

Of cause there is a conflict, as the Governor played by Deshawn Sturrup and his wife, Pharaohette, played by Sherrella Sturrup, refuse to comply with the

request. As a result, ten plagues are inflicted on the land.

“The play endeavours to wow the audience as they will be intrigued and entertained by the plot and twist of the story line,” church members said.

Other cast members include Darrin Rodgers, Diana Duncombe, Jordan Taylor, Carrington Outten, Anthonique Josey, David Thurston, Kyesha Bethel, LaShanta Smith, Tahjnee Thurston, Spurgeonique Morley, Terez Newry and Jayla Smith.

• Contact (242) 325-1802 or (242) 323-3135 for more information.

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society

Baark’s Carnival Night raises $30,000

M Drawing the right card

Enjoying food from Le Petite Gourmet

Guessing the number of dog biscuits

ore than 150 guests attended the second annual Carnival Night fundraiser for local charity Baark! (Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness) and were able to raise a total of $30,000.

Held at 1er Cru on, April 30th, the fun-filled event was sponsored by Purina, Think Simple, Graham Real Estate, Happy Pets Animal Hospital, Odyssey Aviation and JS Johnson and all the proceeds will benefit Baark’s spay/neuter and education programmes throughout the Bahamas.

Guests had the chance to play more than 10 gala games in a bid to win prizes.

The slowest bike race was one of evening’s highlights, top prizes included stays at Kamalame Cay, Treasure Cay, Hope Town Harbour Lodge, Bluff House Beach Resort and the One&Only Ocean Club. Guests also enjoyed carnival food favourites including chicken wings, hot dogs, a chocolate fountain and cotton candy.

Purina, part of Bahamas Wholesale Agencies, presented the event. Brand

manager Richard Curry said: “We love to partner with Baark! as their events are always fun and well attended, plus we know the money raised is going towards their very important work. Purina cares deeply about animal welfare in the Bahamas and having seen a reduction in the stray dog population over the past few years, we know their programs are successful and we are proud to work alongside them”.

The Carnival fundraiser was also made possible with support from Le Petite Gourmet and KDM Events.

Baark! has two upcoming spay/neuter clinics.

From May 20 to 22, a team of volunteers will head to Andros, and on May 28 they are teaming up with Happy Pets Animal Hospital and Palmdale Veterinary Clinic to target the Adelaide, Gambier and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods.

Low-income families who need assistance with spay/ neutering their pets can call 427-SPAY. • More information can also be found on their website www.baarkbahamas.org.

A family outing

The fastest on the obstacle course

Ladies night out

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weddings

Destined for true love

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PHOTOS/CHRISTINA YSAGUIRRE PHOTOGRAPHY

By CARA HUNT cbrennen@tribunemedia.net

T

he love story of Sheneka Clarke and Alfred Nixon began many years ago when the two met at church. And while life would take them their separate ways, eventually they reconnected and were able to celebrate their perfect happily ever after.

“We always talked and joked, not to mention flirted, around when we saw each in Sunday school, youth group and in a regular Sunday service,” Sheneka told Tribune Weekend.

“We were always comfortable around each other and there was never a dull moment. As we matured, our college life and other responsibilities created distance between us for a few years and we rarely talked, but when we saw each other the distance did not matter because there was an instant connection that we could not deny.”

And while they dated other people over the years, deep down, she said they always knew that they were destined to be together.

“Last March 25 – my husband’s birthday – he came back to church and our old flame was ignited once more. I gave him my number as we left the service. Both of us were giggling as if we had met for the first time. A day later, March 26, he sent his pick-up line via text – ‘Is this a cell number?’. That led to many days and nights of long meaningful conversations and dates. I realised I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him,” she said.

As for her new husband, Alfred said it was the feeling he got whenever he was in her presence that sealed the deal for him.

“It was a feeling that I have not felt from when we were kids, spending time together. This feeling gave me

the heart of a young boy again,” he said. “It is a feeling I never wanted to lose again.”

The pair took five months to plan their elegant pastel-coloured wedding, using the theme “Our Love Story” as inspiration.

“We wanted our family and friends to gain an appreciation for the love we share and to have a close look at our journey over the years. It was also a fitting theme because after telling our story to many of our friends, they always told us that it was a true love story,” Sheneka said.

The wedding ceremony took place at Macedonia Baptist Church where Alfred’s father, Rev Hartman Nixon, is the pastor. A reception followed at SuperClubs Breezes.

said.

The couple’s advice to future brides and grooms is to plan a day that reflects who they are.

“Get involved,” Alfred advised,”and not just making decisions, follow expenditure. Don’t allow the want for simple or luxurious things to cloud your real reason for hosting the event. Do what’s necessary for you and your wife-to-be, and not what’s going to please everyone else.”

Sheneka added that couples should enjoy their day.

“Enjoy and document everything that happens during the planning of your wedding. Those memories will be priceless after the wedding day is over. Don’t worry about the small stuff. Take a few minutes to

“When my wife was walking in she was blocking the brightest area at the back of the church, which allowed the light to shine around her. In that moment I thought to myself that God has truly sent me an angel.”

“One thing I remembered from my wedding day was almost like a scene from a movie,” said Alfred.

“When my wife was walking in she was blocking the brightest area at the back of the church, which allowed the light to shine around her. In that moment I thought to myself that God has truly sent me an angel. It caused my heart to beat rapidly and I got goose bumps.”

For Shaneka it was all about the kiss.

“It solidified our commitment to each other. During our kiss it seemed the world stopped for those few minutes, leaving us alone,” she

appreciate everything about your day and capture everything (photographically), because it goes by very quickly. Ensure that decisions made for your wedding are based on what you and your fiancée want and not for anyone else. Try to stay on budget and always have a plan B and C,” she said.

The couple also advise having a wedding planner and a very good photographer. They chose Five Seasons Events to help ensure that things ran smoothly on the day and hired Christina Ysaguirre Photography to capture every detail of their big day.

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relationships

Do you have emotional intelligence?

By DR EDRICA D RICHARDSON

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n the early 90s, Daniel Goleman made the term “emotional intelligence” famous by comparing traditional intelligence quotient (IQ) – analytics, verbal skills, etcetera – to emotional IQ. Emotional intelligence is the awareness of and ability to manage one’s own emotions, as well as the ability to be self-motivated, able to feel what others feel, and be socially skilled.

Goleman proposed that emotional intelligence is a more powerful influence on success in life than more traditional views of intelligence. One who is emotionally intelligent possesses self-control of emotions such as anger, impulsiveness, and anxiety. People with high a high emotional intelligence quotient (EIQ) are empathic. Empathy is the ability to understand what others feel. Other components are an awareness of one’s own emotions, sensitivity, persistence even in the face of frustrations, and the ability to motivate oneself.

Knowing where you fall on the EIQ spectrum can be key in having a healthy relationship. Think of the EIQ scale going from 0-200, with 100 being average emotional intelligence and 0 being emotionally retarded (ER). Like Goleman states, don’t confuse having high general IQ with EIQ, because many individuals with high an IQ tend to have a low EIQ because one has nothing to do with the other. Humans must develop their EIQ overtime. As you become more self aware, understand there is an emotional self, and then be able to explain it to others. You will increase your EIQ and create healthy relationships on all levels.

Here are some components of your emotional self. Can you relate?

Emotional intelligence can enable a couple to effectively communicate with each other.

“If you find yourself in a relationship with an unavailable person, you don’t need to change everything about yourself, you just need to shift your focus. Specifically, you need to switch from channelling your energy into obtaining his/her affection to focusing on your own emotional needs.”

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your 1 Knowing emotional scars

more 3 No emotional chasing

Emotional scars are those emotional triggers that we handle with care, those insecurities, past hurts,and open emotional wounds from previous relationships. I constantly have clients come in who work so hard on hiding their emotional scars because they fear losing their partners. But here is a crazy idea: what if we were all brave enough to let the person we are with or interested in know about our emtional scars up front? Let them know you need the acknowledgement, the extra hugs, or tell that while you are

Are you in a relationship with an unavailable person? Are you constantly frustrated and unsatisfied?

The important question is why are you sticking it out; why are trying to make things work?

If you find yourself in a relationship with an unavailable person, you don’t need to change everything about yourself, you just need to shift your focus.

Specifically, you need to switch from channelling your energy into obtaining his/her affection to focusing on your own emotional needs.

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strong, you are sensitive inside.

“But, Dr E what if they run?”

Wouldn’t you rather show them, so you know if they are worth the time you’re about to invest? I know it’s scary, but what parts of a true emotionally connected relationships aren’t? Here’s what I say, even “superwomen/men” have been emotionally wounded, and they’re OK!

. Get rid of your emotional safety blanket

If you find yourself stuck in this relationship pattern, always running to your safety blanket, or are constantly trying to hide your scars, come see me.

Working with a therapist can help you find the tools necessary to move on. If you’re willing to do the work to explore your behaviour, motivations and needs, you could find yourself in the near future in a relationship with a person who’s actually worth it. Imagine that!

You know that person you go to when you may have put yourself out there but it didn’t go the way you thought; the person you run to, to remind you that you matter? I’ve learned recently that such a go-to person also makes you feel that being emotionally vulnerable is OK. Like kids, we all use blankets to face our anxieties, but as you grow up you learn to let the blankets go. Today is your grown-up day. Blankets be gone and no replacements necessary! .

• Dr Edrica D Richardson is licenced marriage and family therapist in multiple states in the US and an AAMFT approved supervisor. She currently runs private practice in Nassau and the US. Her clinical specialities include relationship issues, stress management, family conflict and life coaching, to name a few. She works with adolescents, couples and families.

For more information, visit her website at www.dredrich.com.

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mailboats ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CAPTAIN Eric Wiberg is a marine and naval historian, author and a maritime lawyer who grew up in Nassau in the 1970s and 1980s and is a regular visitor to The Bahamas.

In 2009 Capt Wiberg began the first of three books on U-Boats in the Bahamas and Bermuda and in 2012 began a blog focusing on mailboats and their contribution to Bahamian history. He is the author of ‘Tanker Disasters’, ‘Round the World in the Wrong Season’ and ‘U-Boats in the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos’ and is working on a book about mailboats in the Bahamas.

He is writing a series in The Tribune on the glorious history of mailboats, their place in island life, the characters that define them, the variety of craft, the dozens of islands they serve, the mailboat ‘dynasties’ and the challenges facing the modern fleet.

Taylor-made command of the southern Bahamas The country’s largest mailboat firm was born in Mayaguana, Captain Eric Wiberg finds

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irates Well is a small community nestled in an expansive and beautiful bay on the northwest coast of Mayaguana, in the far southeastern Bahamas, with a population around 250.

It is where another of the great mailboat family dynasties began: the Taylor family in 1933 with Captain Fed and Mary Jane Black.

The vessel they purchased was the schooner Nonesuch, 21 tons with two masts. Built of wood in 1880, presumably in Abaco, her first owner was Benjamin W Roberts of that island. Between 1900 and 1910 he sold her to William Henry Edgecombe, of Andros, who then sold her to James R C Young, of Nassau, in about 1920.

According to Capt Fed Black’s grandson, Captain Eddins Bruce Taylor, Black used the Nonesuch to carry freight and passengers between Nassau and Abrahams Bay and Pirates Well. This lasted less than a decade, as from 1940 the vessel no longer appears in the Mer-

Captain Nathaniel Taylor

Eddins Taylor

cantile Navy register. Since then the Taylor family have commissioned and/or bought vessels which have been made in Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Singapore, China, Netherlands and Germany. They have never stopped their entrepreneurial investments in the country’s trade.

Captain Nathaniel Bruce Taylor, a nephew of Capt Fed Black, continued the family tradition of providing mail and passenger service to Mayaguana and beyond. He formed a company called Pirates Well Investments and, in 1962, purchased a 56ft long wooden mail boat, the Cape Hatteras. The boat, which was propelled by a 671 General Motors diesel engine, was built in the United States in the 1950s. Under Capt Taylor’s command she served Mayaguana from 1962 to 1968, when she was sold to fishermen in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera. She was under the Bahamian flag from 1962 until her unknown demise.

The patrician Taylor next purchased the Marcella, or Marcella I. She was a 90ft wooden cargo boat

built in 1969 by shipwrights in Saint Augustine, Florida. Most of her superstructure was to accommodate passengers, though the vessel had a derrick on the fore deck for cargo.

She served both Mayaguana and nearby Andros from Nassau during a career lasting nearly 20 years.

The captains were Nathaniel Bruce Taylor and his son, Eddins Bruce Taylor. Late in 1987 she burned to the waterline in Salt Pond, Long Island, and was a constructive total loss.

The Marcella II was built in Germany in 1956 of steel and was purchased by the Taylor family in about 1987. Less than a year later, the vessel was severely damaged in a storm and became an artificial reef off Long Island, which still draws divers. According to Capt Eddins Taylor, this vessel was the first steelhulled mailboat to be owned by black Bahamians.

The Marcella III began her career as the Jade, built in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, in 1959. The yard itself was named Jadewerft, or

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jade works, and her hull was kept jade green by the Taylors. In the Bahamas the vessel served Freeport as well as Mayaguana and other island groups as the need arose. She was 364 tons and could carry 480 tons of cargo. Less than 10 feet deep she could steam at 8.5 knots. Her captain was Limas Taylor, who presently commands the Fiesta Mail.

The Taylors purchased Jade in 1981 and traded it under the Bahamas flag before re-naming her Marcella III. The Taylors sold her to Haiti early in this century and she became Miss Eva I,

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then Michelda, and is presently trading under the Bolivian flag in South America, 55 years after her launch.

With her low freeboard and extensive length, she was a familiar sight to many along the Bahamian waterfront in the 80s and 90s.

The Taylors then purchased the Miranda, which was built in Delfzijl, Netherlands, in 1966 as the Geulborg.

The Taylor Corporation purchased her from Wagenborg Shipping in 1977 and put the ship to work trading between Miami and the Turks & Caicos, serving Long Island, Exumas and Mayaguana

Eddins Taylor with the German from whom he purchased Jade in the 1970s.

A man of few words, Mr Taylor is still a fixture on the Potter’s Cay Dock these days

The Lady Mathilda aground off Long Island with help arriving

The wooden Marcella, before she was superceded by the metal version with mail services between 1977 and 1993. Her captain was Robert “Bob” Garroway from St Vincent. The 176ft long, 399-ton ship was sold to Haitian buyers around 1993 and renamed the Paradise Express. Under new ownership, Honduran flag and the name Gilbert Sea, the vessel was impounded

by US authorities on the Miami River.

Ultimately in 2002 the ship was towed to sea 1.5 miles from Palm Beach Inlet and sunk as an artificial reef.

In 1998, the steel freighter Lady Mathilda was built by the Russell Portier Shipyard in Chauvin, Louisiana, and the Taylors purchased her. She is 135 feet long, having been extended from 110 feet some years ago. Her captain on the mailboat run to Acklins, Crooked Island, Inagua and Mayaguana is Nigel Davis. She has twin engines and can carry up to 70 passengers. In December, 2010, the ship suffered a minor fire while at Potter’s Cay Dock, Nassau, and on October 16, 2012, her crew fished an errant car from the harbour - its occupant was not found.

The roll-on, roll-off (ro/ro) landing craft Trans Cargo II was built at Mickon Shipbuilders in Singapore in 1986. Two years later, the Taylors purchased her from Egyptian owners, and with one of their nephews on board for the passage, had it delivered from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bahamas.

The ship is 191 feet long, 46 feet wide, and 1,015 gross registered tons, with cargo capacity of 1,400 tons. She can also carry passengers.

Her captain is David Hyde, of Honduras. Like the Lady Mathilda the ship had twin engines and twin propellers for redundant reliability. Initially the ship had contracts for the Bahamas

Electricity Corporation but after they failed it was put to use carrying aggregate and sand from Freeport to Bimini, among other jobs.

“The Marcella II was purchased by the Taylor family in about 1987.

Less than a year later, the vessel was severely damaged in a storm and became an artificial reef off Long Island, which still draws divers. According to Capt Eddins Taylor, this vessel was the first steelhulled mailboat to be owned by black Bahamians.”

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Forgotten facts Paul C Aranha

The observation tower at Silver Cay

T The Lady Rosalind plied the Louisiana bayou before serving Pirates Wells

The modern Chinese-built Fiesta Mail, a roll on, roll off freight carrier The Lady Rosalind was 156ft long and built

by Bollinger ship yards in Lockport, Louisiana. She was 233 gross tons and made of steel.

The Taylors bought her in 1987 and she traded under Capt Limas Taylor to the southern Bahamas. In 1997, the vessel struck a rock and was damaged beyond repair.

Lady Rosalind I was built as the OMS Maverick by Halter Marine in Chichasaw, Alabama, in 1987. The Taylors purchased her from sellers in Texas in 2002 and she serves North Andros from Nassau. At 391 gross tons, she is painted grey and has a large cargo deck astern of the wheelhouse. Her captains over the years have included Willie Wilson and V H Black. Lady Rosalind II was built by the Portier Shipyard in Louisiana in 2006 and presently serves North Andros from Nassau. She is 198 feet long, 43 feet wide and is 498 gross tons. Her captains have included Eddins Taylor and Gifford Johnson.

The newest and largest of the Taylor Corporation and Pirates Wells Investments’ fleet

is the Fiesta Mail, which can carry up to 450 passengers between Nassau and the country’s second largest city, Freeport. The ship is 228 feet long, 50 feet wide, and draws 11ft 5in. It is 2,485 gross tons, can speed at 12.5 knots and carry 710 tons of cargo. With a cargo ramp at the stern it can carry rolling stock. It was built in China by Xinhe Shipbuilding, of Tianjin, in 2002. The owning entity is The MailBoat Company Ltd of Nassau, which is run by Captain Elvin Taylor. Not only does the Fiesta Mail carry freight and passengers to and from Freeport, but it calls at Port Everglades, Florida, as well.

Overall the Taylor family - the various captains and other family members who help run their companies - have contributed greatly to inter-island trade amongst, particularly, the southern Bahamas over the past 80 or so years.

As Capt Eddins Taylor says, “We are the biggest mailboat firm in the Bahamas. Period.”

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he small islands off the north shore of New Providence have changed names so often that I’m never sure what the legal names might be. Old maps show them as North Cay (named after the ancestors of Dr Gail Saunders), Long Cay and Silver Cay. Silver Cay is the one nearest to Paradise Island (Hog Island, to some) and is joined, by bridge, to Arawak Cay. In the shallow water off Silver Cay can be seen the ruin of Coral World, which used to be connected to Silver Cay by a bridge. Most of this bridge has collapsed into the sea but the distinctive tower of the former undersea observatory still stands, a stark reminder of what was Coral World.

Around 2014, Silver Cay became the home of the Lowell J Mortimer Maritime Academy, training young Bahamians for maritime careers, but before that, in 1987, an Israeli company, Coral World International, built a small resort, the Villas on Silver Cay, centred on a 100-foot high observation tower with a sea observatory, where customers got a spectacular, air-conditioned view of a living coral reef with no need to get wet.

A short walk down a winding stairway brought one to a room 20 feet below sea level, surrounded by 22 picture windows, allowing a panoramic tour of a Bahamian reef of living coral, inhabited by a fascinating, constantlychanging display of marine life in its natural environment.

Angel fish, groupers, parrot fish, star fish, crabs and countless other water creatures were there, attracted by the food provided for them

by Coral World. The size of

The ruined Coral World observation tower and pedestrian bridge to Silver Cay the crawfish (spiny lobsters) was breathtaking and always made me think of spearfishing with Jonathan Ramsay on August 1. We saw none that big in the Berry Islands.

In 1995, the park was sold to the owners of the Marriot Nassau Beach Hotel, who operated it as “Silver Cay”.

In addition to the underwater observatory, the complex incorporated a secluded villa hotel, a marine museum, separate pools for sharks, stingrays and turtles and a touch pool, but in 1999 Hurricane Floyd struck Nassau and left behind a trail of damage, including Silver Cay’s entire installation. Although the signature lighthouse-like observatory tower remains – as an easily-recognisable, silent landmark – rust and weathering have taken their toll.

The glass windows of the underwater observation room are no more. The room is filled with water, a habitat for the fish that once enthralled the visiting public.

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Friday, May 13, 2016

animals Animal matters Kim Aranha

A second chance for Lil’ Mo

By The Bahamas Humane Society

A memorable gala night

PHOTO: PATRICIA VAZQUEZ

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he Bahamas Humane Society had a terrific evening last Saturday at the British Colonial Hilton. The BHS Ball has been around for many years.

I personally revived it in the 1980s.

It used to be held at the Lyford Cay Club and was known as an “Evening of Elegance: The Animals Thanksgiving Ball”.

This is a very major fundraising vehicle for the BHS. It has had many chairmen and many venues. Saskia d’Aguilar organised it very successfully for many years at the Hilton. As time passed, the ball became a little less formal, although black tie is still the preferred dress code.

Michelle White, of Floral Arts, decorated the ballroom very tastefully in navy blue and autumn orange, with tall arrangements of palms everywhere.

We are always looking for ways to decorate using local plants and keeping the costs down, so that all the money made can be spent on the animals.

This year, our ‘Spring Affaire’ ball clashed with many events, including the last evening of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival which made it very difficult for supporters to arrive at the Hilton,

especially those from out west. We also conflicted with a Rotary event, a wedding, a birthday party in Andros and a Lyford Cay Club function. In spite of all that, the ball was very well attended by animal lovers, and we had quite a full house.

The food was absolutely amazing (thank you, Hilton), with the best mushroom soup I have even eaten during my travels anywhere. We had a delicious five-course meal, with a vegetarian option, topped off with everybody’s favourite: chocolate mousse. The wine and champagne also flowed.

As it is the tradition of the BHS Ball to be all inclusive, there were no lines for drink tickets, and an open bar and all wines were included in the ticket price.

There was an exciting in-house raffle. The grand prize was an allexpenses-paid trip for two for a weekend in Abaco.

Meanwhile a Vespa motorcycle donated by Bahamas Bus and Truck invited a large amount of bids in the silent auction and was won after some firece competition. We also had a fantastic Antonious Roberts paint-

PET OF THE WEEK

PHOTO/PATRICIA VAZQUEZ

Dr Kwasi Smith, President of the Veterinary Medical Association of the Bahamas (left), with Kim Aranha, President of the Bahamas Humane Society, and Dr Godfrey Springer, Chief Veterinarian at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Lil’ Mo with BHS employee Justin Lil’ Mo has had a rough start to her five months of life. This cutie was abandoned in a car lot with an injured paw.

The injury and infection were so severe she gnawed her paw down to the bones, giving the BHS vets no choice but to amputate. Lil’ Mo

hasn’t let this slow her down, though. She’s friendly and outgoing and very capable of moving along on her three legs. Now she just needs that perfect home of her own to make her life complete.

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ing of a horse and a painting by Jackson Petit. Both brought in much needed funds to assist the BHS to continue with our good work.

Perhaps what was so exciting was the great number of veterinarians who were present and the many members of the community who are involved with animal rescue.

In the old days, the different groups did not mingle and there was substantial rivalry. Now in 2016, we have all learned how important it is to pull in the same direction and support one another. We all want the same thing: an end suffering, to stop cruelty, and neglect is on the top of everybody’s agenda.

To see so many men and women dedicated to making things better in the Bahamas for the animals was very encouraging. We all had a simply wonderful time and were able to raise

for Lil’ Mo? If so, please come down to the Bahamas Humane Society to meet her, or call 325-6742 for more information. Adoption hours are 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, and 10am to 4pm on Saturday. Lil’ Mo looks forward to meeting you.

substantial funds to help us continue to do the work that we do.

To those of you who were not able to attend, no worries, the BHS plans several different events during the year.

We have formal events and also very casual ones such as the quiz night at Green Parrot. There is something for every budget. The important thing is to participate and support. Without the help of others we would be unable to do the things we do, to perform the rescues and save the lives.

We raise money one dollar at a time and invite all of you to become involved and join in the fun.

• See today’s News section of The Tribune for photographs of the evening and check out next Friday’s Tribune Weekend for our Belles of the Ball feature.

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Friday, May 13, 2016

gardening

The month of May As far as plant life is concerned, summer is nearly here.

Jack Hardy says it is high time to take precautions against the coming heat

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ust as October is the month when temperatures drop appreciably, May is the reverse. By the end of May it will be summer, no matter what the calendar indicates. The beginning of May is the last chance to take precautions and protect some marginal plants that do well the rest of the year but suffer from the heat of summer.

Most of our culinary herbs are of Mediterranean provenance and summer can be a little too intense for them. Over the past few weeks I have been moving some herbs to a shaded area with sandy soil that will give them some relief. So far I have transplanted thyme, Italian parsley and cutting celery. By the time you read this I will have added sage, herb fennel and maybe chervil.

Celery and fennel may seem unlikely candidates for a herb garden, but the celery is a variety that does not grow

Leave about an inch of dry stalk on your onions and hang them up in an airy

Mexican marigold has proven to be a perennial in Bahamian climate tall and produces lots of leaves that are well flavoured. It is designed to act as a herb and be added to soups, stews, chicken and egg salads, and other dishes that cry out for celery flavour but not the lumpiness of celery stalk. Much the same goes for fennel. The feathery leaves of fennel grown for its roots are somewhat aromatic but nowhere near as strong as the herb fennel.

One herb I will not be moving to shade is Mexican marigold, also called Mexican tarragon or tarahumara. Although the seeds are sold as annuals in the US, the plants are definitely perennials in our climate; Mexican marigold loves the sun. If you have a plant and it dies that does not mean it is dead.

Keep watering it occasionally and you will find new growth develop from the root crown to start a new cycle.

Thyme is also a perennial and it is most likely to die out during its first (and only) summer unless protected.

Thyme that is over one year old grows sturdy enough to survive our summers, its gnarled woody stalk and stems showing how tough it is.

Italian parsley can also survive summer with care and attention, but it’s a 50/50 proposition. Those that do survive never look like they did in their first year. Parsley has a lifespan of two years, but I prefer to treat it as an annual. Those plants that survive summer are allowed to live until the fresh plants are usable, then I pull them, trim the roots, and then chop them for the base of a delicious soup.

I will prune the sage plants and dry the leaves in a shady airy location because sage is mostly used dry rather than fresh. The pruned plant will be better able to deal with summer conditions. The same technique applies to oregano which is also mostly used dried.

Potted flowering plants will last longer if treated well. Plants like petunias, nasturtiums and marigolds are annuals that have come to the end of their life cycle but can still be healthy flower producers well into July if watered correctly. Most flowering plants need regular watering but do not like to be waterlogged. The use of a saucer

beneath the pot reduces the watering workload for some plants but most – particularly flowering plants – require good drainage. This is even more critical for perennial flowering plants like geraniums.

Unfortunately most pots do not look right without a matching saucer.

The secret to keeping saucers while reducing the chance of waterlogging is to water as normal and then – 10 to 15 minutes later – pour out any water in each saucer. The amount of water that gravity holds in the soil is perfect for the plants and during warm weather a little water every day is better than the winter schedule of deep watering then allowing two or three days before watering again. Many modern pots have built-in saucers but their reservoir can still be emptied by tipping them on their side.

The same applies if you are growing peppers and eggplants in large containers, five-gallon or so. Even roses, plants that love water, must be well drained or their roots will rot. Roses love parsley and I planted one parsley plant to keep my Iceberg rose company in a 10-gallon pot. The parsley grew to be almost as large as the somewhat diminutive Iceberg rose bush but I left it there because the parsley was helping remove excess water.

Any herbs you have in pots can be placed under trees or a sheltered patio.

Early morning and late evening sun usually reaches plants under trees but this is beneficial.

May is the month when most of our short-day large onions reach maturity.

The leaves dry when the onions are ready to be pulled. Dust off any soil and use a pair of scissors to cut away the roots. Allow the onions to lie in the sun, turning them for a few days in order to cure the outer skin, which will allow the onions to last longer in storage. How long your onions will keep depends upon the variety but you can expect at least a month and maybe up to six months.

When the onions are fully cured the leaves can be cut away. Supermarkets have their onions trimmed close to the apex but I suggest you leave about an inch of dry stalk. Better yet, keep the leaves on and braid about nine to 12 together. The onions can them be hung in an airy location where rain cannot reach them. If you are not into braiding you should use a string bag – an onion bag – to hang your alliums.

• For comments and questions e-mail j.hardy@coralwave.com