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entertainment

Mamma Mia! Number one ABBA tribute band comes to the Bahamas ABBA is one of the most popular musical groups of all time. And ABBA Revisited is North America’s number one musical tribute band to ABBA and its members. Starting next week, the group will take audiences in the Bahamas back to the disco era.

ABBA Revisited have been dazzling audiences across the globe since 2001.

The band strives to recreate the magic of the iconic Swedish pop group with authentic costumes, harmonies and note-perfect musicianship, so they look and sound exactly like the four original

members: Anni-Frid, Björn, Benny and Agnetha.

They have performed in places like Las Vegas, Mexico, Bermuda, Dubai and Guatemala. And now they are bringing their act to Atlantis. They will be performing at the Paradise Island resort from July 3 to July 14, Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm, and Sundays at 7pm. Tickets start $39 for general admission. Audience members can expect some of ABBA’s greatest hits, including “Dancing

Queen”, “Mamma Mia” “The Winner Takes it All”, “Waterloo”, and “Fernando”.

Since their first triumph at Eurovision in 1974, ABBA has sold over 400 million copies of their albums. In recent years, new renditions of popular ABBA songs, as well as a hit Broadway musical and the two “Mamma Mia!” movies, which were box office successes, have created a whole new generation of ABBA fans.

CBL Beer Fest heads to Family Islands

By JEFFARAH GIBSON

| Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net

REGGAE star Wayne Wonder and members of the iconic Morgan Heritage band will be among special guest artists performing at beer festivals happening simultaneously on two Family Islands tomorrow.

Reggae and beer lovers in Grand Bahama and Abaco will get their dose of fun and entertainment during the 90s themed event presented by Commonwealth Brewery.

In Grand Bahama, the festivities kick off 6pm at the Beer Fest grounds on Queen’s Highway. Wayne Wonder will perform and other entertainment will be provided by Barber Daddi, Madbull, Slanks, Giggy Fyah, and Just Ride Sounds. It will be hosted by Alexis.

In Abaco, the event will feature Morgan Heritage members Peetah and Gramps Morgan. It will be held at the Club Solid Gold Grounds.

Patrons are encouraged to bring their empty coolers as there will be beer specials. Beer brands such as Heineken, Kalik, Guinness and Coors will be available for purchase.

Gramps Morgan

Peetah Morgan

“Great entertainment, music, food, super beer and mixed drinks specials and pure vibes,” said Adrian Wildgoose, CBL brand manager for Heineken. The tradition of Beer Fest was started between in 2002 as way to celebrate loyal patrons of the beer brands distributed by CBL. Wayne Wonder “The purpose was almost like a ‘thank you’ to everyone who has patronised and supported the brands,” Mr Turnquest said Beer Fest is held said Jadrian Turnquest, CBL brand manager for other beers. We have Beer often in Nassau, however CBL wanted Fest in increments throughout the year. to allow its Family Island consumers a chance to get in on the fun.

So our patrons get to enjoy great beers “People often say, ‘Y’all always specials and great entertainment all at the time.” doing everything in Nassau, what

about us in Family Islands?’ This was our way of also showing our Family Islanders some love and also helping to boost their economies. Oftentimes many vendors who participate in the event have the potential to make money from event like this,” he said.

While the beer specials are part of the main attraction, the major highlight of the event is expected to be the performances by special guest artists.

Brothers Gramps and Peetah Morgan, two of five siblings that makeup the Morgan Heritage band, are expected to sing some of the group’s top hits, including “She’s Still Loving Me”, “How Come” and “Down By The River”, and much more from their extensive repertoire.

Wayne Wonder, who will perform to Grand Bahama patrons, will deliver the 90s reggae vibes with a performance of some of his hits, including “No Letting Go”, “Bashment Girl” and “Rumours”.

Mr Turnquest said patrons are strongly encouraged to “drink responsibly” during these two events.

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Inside Weekend

My perfect Bahamian weekend John “King” Williams Communications officer, Ministry of Finance Q: Saturday breakfast or Sunday brunch?

Interview 4 - 5 Bahamian veterinarian dives head first into her job at Atlantis’ Dolphin Cay

Food 7 Say it with a bucket of gourmet popcorn

Entertainment 8 - 9 Nassau’s ‘dive bars’ host intimate Summer concert series, plus sore foam, water and colour at this year’s J’Ouvert party

Art 10

The Art N Soul paint party goes on the road and to the islands

Internet 11 Make a cameo while lip-synching to your favourite tune with new app

Music 12 Artists mourn Mdeez Knight as a ‘giant’ of the local entertainment scene

Weddings 14 - 15 Global tastemakers and elite wedding professional gather at Baha Mar for Engage! 19 summit

Film 17 Haunted doll ‘Annabelle’ comes home and to local cinemas

Books 18 Local doctor/musician finds his way to enlightenment

Gardening 19 The origin story of the mussaenda shrub

Fashion 20 - 21 Hats that turns heads at this year’s Royal Ascot

Literary Lives 22 - 24 A fascinating story of love and revenge featuring the famous Bouvier sisters

Puzzles 26

Animals 27

The mighty mosquito, plus Pet of the Week

“Sunday brunch, because on Saturday you always have so much to do, plus I just love breakfast food and I could eat it all day.”

Q: Wine, rum, cocktail or Kalik?

“Definitely Kalik. I think Kalik is the best beer ever; it’s refreshing and easy, and I just prefer a nice cold one.”

Q: Beach or sofa?

“I prefer the sofa; relaxing at home is more comfortable. There is no sun and no heat in my house

and I have an AC and a generator, so BPL can’t affect me.”

Q: What is the one thing that you can’t live without?

“Food. I know you need food to live, but I am foodie.

I love good food and I love trying out new foods.”

Q: Weekend away, where would you go?

“I would go to a Family Island, because they are so tranquil and peaceful. But when I go I want the whole experience, so I don’t want to stay at a resort, I want to stay at a Family Island style room.”

Things 2 Do this weekend Friday

• Rake n’ Scrape Live: Road to Independence

Time: 5pm Venue: The Farm Marshall Road The home of rake N Scrape Live bands and artists. Hosted once a month showcasing the Best of the Best in Bahamian Culture. Admission $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

Saturday

• The Royals Summer Pop-Up Event

Time: 12noon - 5pm Venue: National Art Gallery

Support young entrepreneurs and small business owners. Vendors cover everything from cosmetics to printing services, smoothies, sweets and treats, body sprays and lotions, makeup services, eye lashes, food and drinks.

• Baby Shark Summertime Fun

Venue: Botanical Gardens

Over 40 vendors are coming together for a delicious Summer day. Enjoy international and local cuisine, ice cold infused beverages, desserts, as well as henna painting, a sip and paint section, kids’ activities, and more.

• International Culture Day

Time: 12noon

Venue: The Holy Qubtic Church, Meadow Street A day filled with family fun, food, music and more. Call 426-1148 for details.

• St Agnes Anglican Church Fair and Raffle

Time: 12noon Venue: St Agnes Anglican Church

Time: 12noon - 8pm Venue: New Providence Community Centre, Blake Road

Experience what is being touted as the best church fair and raffle in the Bahamas. Purchase raffle tickets and enter to win a European cruise; fully-loaded and reliable vehicles; $9,000 in scholarships, along with other prizes.

• Le Casa Blanca – All White Affair

Time: 12noon

Grey Goose and the Bahamas Masqueraders presents an all white party. Tickets are $75 and are available at all Sun Cash locations.

Entry includes a complimentary

A live stage show with the social media sensation “Baby Shark”.

Sing and dance with him as he gets ready for summer. Tickets are $15.

• The Summer Food Bazaar

Time: 8pm Venue: 1ER CRU

Grey Goose signature drink, butler passed tapas, along with live carving stations. Live music by Visage along with special guest DJs.

• ‘How it Go’ artist showcase

Time: 9pm Venue: Underground Bistro

A showcase brought present by music artist TonAsh featuring other artists such as Chase Fernander, Bodine Victoria, Krazy Ringo, Stunnaveli and Rah Vision. There will be free Jack Daniels shots, Jack Daniels drink specials, prizes and giveaways. Tickets are $10 in advance $15 at the door.

Sunday

• The Ultimate Pregnancy Baby and Pre-Schooler Expo

Time: 12noon Venue: British Colonial Hilton A specially theme expo with everything a expectant mothers and young mothers need.

‘Babycation’ is the theme.

• Painting by the Sea

Time: 3pm Venue: Green Parrot Bar & Grill Enjoy leisurely Sunday of painting with Nikki Davis. All art supplies will be provided, along with one drink. Tickets are $45. RSVP, as space is limited.

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interview

Growing up in Nassau, cats, dogs and horses were more her speed. But now as a fully-fledged veterinarian she specialises in the country’s most prominent species: marine animals. She tells Cara Hunt how more Bahamians should pursue careers in this fascinating and vital field.

Amanda Ardente

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ven as a child Amanda Ardente knew that she wanted to be a veterinarian when she grew up.

However, little did she knew that her lifelong passion would lead her to a career working in one of the most unique veterinary offices in the world.

She is currently a veterinarian at Atlantis on Paradise Island where she spends her days assisting the resort’s head veterinarian, Dr Kelly O’ Sullivan, with maintaining the overall health of all the animals on the property.

Additionally, she told Tribune Weekend that because they have the capacity, the facility also assists other animals who may be in need of attention.

“We also treat wildlife cases that come in that need to be rehabilitated for any illness/injuries, and once those animals are healthy enough they are released back into the wild,” she said.

Atlantis is home to the largest open-air marine habitat in the world, encompassing 14 lagoons, eight million gallons of ocean water, and more than 50,000 aquatic animals representing over 250 marine species, ranging from shark rays to barracuda eels, and even

“The ocean and all the species that live in it are extremely vital to Bahamian existence and livelihood.

I would encourage any Bahamian to pursue a career involving protecting and improving the environment, whether it be working with animals directly or indirectly.”

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alligator gar – a type of ray-finned euryhaline fish.

It is also home to Dolphin Cay, one of the world’s largest open-air, man-made marine mammal habitats.

Dolphin Cay was opened in 2007 in response to a need to provide a safe haven for 17 stranded dolphins whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Located on the west side of Atlantis, the 14-acre environment includes an 11-acre lagoon complete with coves and sandy beaches, seven connected “residential” pools, the animal rescue hospital, an animal pharmacy and a separate sea lion centre.

Working at such an large facility has its challenges and its fair share of drama, said Amanda.

“The most interesting thing about being in this position at Atlantis or being a veterinarian in general is that you are constantly learning new things every day as there are so many different species that you see and each species is unique in its own way.”

She describes her journey to becoming a vet as the stereotypical story of someone who turned their lifetime love of animals into a career.

“I loved animals and always wanted to become a veterinarian. I was born in Nassau and I grew up riding horses

“I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to work on the variety of animal species that Atlantis currently has, as most veterinarians would never have the chance to do so.” and taking care of my pet dogs and cats. Growing up we probably always had at least two dogs and two cats at any given time. Most of my free time was spent at Camperdown Equestrian Centre, horseback riding and helping out most afternoons after school.”

As a teen she also had her very first experience of what working in a veterinary office would be like.

“When I was a teenager I started volunteering at the Central Animal Hospital with Dr Basil Sands. This is where I got most of my exposure to the field prior to veterinary school. I spent most summers on the ocean on the boat, or in the Out Islands where my love of marine species began.”

Amanda had a long road ahead of her before achieving her dream.

“I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Sciences from

University of Florida in 2010, then went on to Western University of Health Sciences in California to receive my Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2014.”

After completing her studies, she then took on a small animal internship in medicine and surgery at the Hollywood Animal Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.

Amanda landed her Atlantis job after a chance encounter with her future boss and the vice president of Dolphin Cay. “Nassau is a small enough place that I ended up crossing paths with the head veterinarian, Dr O’Sullivan, and the vice president of Dolphin Cay, Ted Turner, who both invited me to come see the facility,” she said.

“I was so impressed with the operation and the amazing care the animals

received that I wanted to learn more.

Over a few months this eventually evolved into a job offer. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to work on the variety of animal species that Atlantis currently has, as most veterinarians would never have the chance to do so.”

And even after a long day at work, she still goes home to her own pet.

“I have one French bulldog named Bojangles,” she said, but also confessed that she wouldn’t mind more.

“It’s hard to choose one pet that I would want,” she said in response to what her dream pet would be, “but in an ideal world I would have a farm with some of my favourite animals, including horses, pigs, and goats.”

Amanda said marine biology and veterinary science is a field that more Bahamian students should consider entering.

“The ocean and all the species that live in it are extremely vital to Bahamian existence and livelihood. I would encourage any Bahamian to pursue a career involving protecting and improving the environment, whether it be working with animals directly or indirectly,” she said.

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food

A poppin' new experience

By ALESHA CADET

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| Tribune Features writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net

ou can express a desired sentiment with a bouquet of flowers or a box a chocolates, but have you ever considered ‘saying it with popcorn’?

Popcorn is synonymous with going to the movies, and maybe also with an at-home viewing session, or going to the carnival. But outside of those occasions people don’t really think about popcorn all that much.

Enter Cecile Williams-Bethel, who is attempting to change this by putting her own unique spin on the age-old corn kernel snack. With her Da Poppin’ Popcorn venture she aims to offer gourmet popcorn treats in a range of flavours not seen before.

It took her team a while to obtain the industrial equipment need to make her vision a reality, but once popcorn production was in full swing Cecile began to experiment with flavours and names for the different combinations.

Today, Da Poppin’ Popcorn offers a variety of three popcorn options: sweet, savoury and alcohol-infused.

Sweet popcorn options are cooked and coated in flavours that include such unusual combos as Mama Lay Lay Lay (orange flavoured popcorn drizzled with milk chocolate); Well Monkey (banana flavoured popcorn drizzled with white chocolate with banana chips and mini vanilla wafers); My Birtdey Come Again (cake flavoured popcorn drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkles), and Hot Mama (blend of spicy cheese and caramel).

Meanwhile, savoury popcorn options are Conchy Joe (mild white cheddar cheese flavour); Da Golden Girls (pure golden cheddar cheese), and Cuttin Cheeze (a delicate cheese pizza flavoured popcorn).

As for the alcohol-infused varieties, Cecile noted they are prepared the oldfashioned stove-top way.

“It is a favourite for those who like a little ‘kick’ in their popcorn.

Kerpunkle Up is our Hennessy-infused caramel popcorn, and is our most popular flavour. Our Blushing Bride is our Tequila Rosé infused flavour; Boom Pineapple Wine is our Pineapple Ciroc-infused combined with Pina Colada-infused flavour, and Les Go Honey is our Honey Jack Danielsinfused flavour. We always want to keep our offerings interesting, so we are continuing to add new flavours. We are also open to flavour requests,” she said.

Da Poppin’ Popcorn can be purchased in individual bags and gift buckets. They also offer favours with customised labels for special occasions such as bridal and baby showers, birthdays and corporate events.

Cecile is already the owner of The Balloon People, an event decorating and equipment rental company, but she wanted to expand her services to

include treats. And she knew she didn’t want to make the same snacks or sweets that everyone else was, so she kept doing research until one day while on Facebook she came across a post from a pastry chef living in Mexico City who offered classes in creating an alcohol-infused line of gourmet popcorn. She immediately thought, ‘This is it!’”

“In between mouthfuls of samples, my support system said, ‘Yes, go for it!’ Our research showed that popcorn is a treat that is enjoyed by many and that has no boundaries. We wanted to

Cecile Williams-Bethel

provide popcorn that went beyond what people can ordinarily get at a concession stand or tuck shop or out of the food store.

The aim was to take our customer’s palate on an adventure by creating fresh, flavourful gourmet popcorn, starting with only the best of ingredients and capping it off with fun whimsical names that can only be found in the Bahamas,” said Cecile.

Now, “big things are popping” for her.

In a few days, the brand will be introducing its ‘Proud to be Bahamian’ line, just in time for Independence. In August, they will be moving into a new storefront at the Pineapple Bay Plaza on Solider Road, where they will be popping popcorn all day.

For more information, contact Da Poppin Popcorn via WhatsApp at 557-1254, Facebook or Instagram @ dapoppinpocorn, or e-mail at info@ dapoppinpopcorn.com.

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entertainment

Nassau's 'dive bars' host intimate concerts for Summer

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e all have one, our favourite dive bar. It’s the place you retreat to after a long day; where the bartender knows you by name, where the Bud Light on tap is ice cold, and where your favourite music is always in rotation. This summer, dive bars around New Providence will become ground zero for the hottest mini concert series to hit the island.

The music-themed series is the latest in a line of promotions backed by the Bud Light brand and the Bahamian Brewery & Beverage Company.

“We’re very proud to be the local distributor of Bud Light in the Bahamas and we’re constantly looking

for new, creative and fun ways to promote the brand locally,” said BBB Executive Marketing Manager Wellington Seymour.

The Bud Light Dive Bar Tour summer concert series officially kicked off on June 15 featuring wellknown reggae band Willis & The Illest who will be the main event at performances held every two weeks at various locations.

This past Saturday, the Bud Light team took over Lukka Kairi with a high-energy show headlined by Willis & The Illest who performed for a packed audience of locals and visitors.”

“Performing at large venues is great but we love being able to perform for

smaller crowds,” said the band’s lead singer, Willis Knowles. “It’s a lot more intimate and you can really connect with the audience.”

In addition to featuring the wellestablished band, the Bud Light Dive Bar Tour will also give a performance platform to a number of new, up and coming musical talents as well.

“The brewery has always been keen on giving local talent an opportunity to shine and this is just one more way we do that,” said Mr Seymour.

Those interested in being a part of the tour should monitor the brewery’s social media for upcoming dates and the full list of performers who will hit the stage all summer long.

Lukka Kairi was the first stop on the Bud Light Dive Bar Tour, featuring reggae band Willis & The Illest. (Photos/ BBB for Barefoot Marketing)

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Taste the rainbow at this year’s J’Ouvert

By ALESHA CADET

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| Tribune Features writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net

alling all J’Ouvert lovers!

The Carnival style party is returning to the Botanical Gardens for the “Colour Me – A Taste Of The Rainbow” edition hosted by the Lifestyle Media Group.

The date is set for Saturday, July 6.

Organisers are promising more foam, more paint, more water, and even more powder. Doors will open at 7pm with free drinks until 10 pm.

“We consider ourselves to be the first to bring J’Ouvert and cooler fetes to the Bahamas, starting back in 2012.

Since then we have hosted multiple J’Puvert events, with amazing experiences of course. It’s always an exciting feeling to host it again and we challenge ourselves to make this and every event a memorable one. We always theme our events and this one calls for event-goers to not be scared of paint and powder, but instead to colour themselves with it and enjoy the fun and entertainment. If you’re looking for such an event, ‘Colour Me’ is just

that,” said Jamaal Butler of Lifestyle Media.

He said the Lifestyle Media Group consists of three young entrepreneurs who have vast experience in the events and entertainment sector. The trio has hosted events for 12 years, ranging from kids’ parties to promotional and charitable events and concerts.

“We as a team share the workload for each event, by working to our individual strengths and helping each other as need be to ensure a memorable experience. I particularly oversee the operations and logistics of each event,” said Jamaal.

“The idea for ‘Colour Me’ came about through the love for the music, arts, and for Bahamians to gain international and Caribbean exposure. We always figured the Bahamas can one day become the entertainment capital of the world with its natural hospitality and beautiful landscape. Hosting an event such as this here locally can allow our Bahamians to not miss out

on such an enjoyable fete and be a part of something exciting and fun.”

He believes if you are looking for something fun and exciting to do, and for the chance to feel like a kid again, you should consider attending ‘Colour Me’.

Highlights will include live entertainment, giveaways, surprise guest artists, soca music, foam, bouncing castles and water. Food will also be available at the event from some of the best local pop-up restaurants.

“The venue itself will be strategically set for an evening of fun and entertainment. The atmosphere created will ensure that all activities will be highlighted. We have a few surprises with painted models, Bahamian artists, live and painted sculptures where the proceeds from the sale of the painted artwork will be donated to the Hopeland Centre Bahamas. At the end of the night, Lifestyle Media just wants to know that everyone enjoyed themselves and everyone was safe,” said Jamaal.

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art

'Anyone can paint!'

Art N Soul parties teach necessary skills

By ALESHA CADET

| Tribune Features writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net

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aint parties are having a real moment in the Bahamas right now, and different companies are coming up with unique spins on the concept to vie for the public’s custom.

Art N Soul is one such company. It’s specialty is that it is a mobile service, offering clients the luxury of hosting their sip n’ paint party at their preferred location.

While participating in an Art N Soul experience, patrons enjoy a private painting tutorial, creating their own masterpieces under the careful guidance of Janice Hall and her team of instructors – her daughters Briana and Jasmine.

Catering to birthdays, corporate functions, school and church events, family functions, girls’ nights out and couples’ retreats, Art N’ Soul emphasises that anyone can learn to paint.

“The main focus of Art N Soul Bahamas is customer satisfaction. We have catered to so many people from all walks of life and our aim is for each client to have an unforgettable, personalised experience. Each session is unique and specifically designed to meet the needs of the client. Corporate organisations, for example, use the painting experience as a teambuilding exercise. This would be discussed in advance and the painting session would be tailored to meet this objective,” said Janice, the owner of Art N Soul Bahamas.

Although an educator for many years, Janice has been known to wear many hats; she is also event planner and hostess.

Art N Soul owner Janice Hall

“The idea was birthed after I was asked by family and friends to host paint parties for them. I enthusiastically complied, driven by my love for art and teaching. Painters at these

events were so impressed with their experiences that word quickly spread, and the rest is history,” she said.

For a paint party, Janice offers her clients the option

of three canvas sizes. She said the small canvases are generally selected by clients for children’s parties while the medium and large canvases are typically chosen for adults.

Clients are responsible for providing their own food and beverages, tables and chairs, although tables and chairs are available to rent if the client requests them. Operating hours are flexible, depending on the client’s event. All art supplies are included.

“One very exciting painting session was held at a church with about 50 women in attendance. The session was a speed-painting event where the women were paired up and took turns painting on the same canvas. Every five minutes they switched and picked up where the last person left off. It was an amazing time of fun and fellowship and the objective given by the organisers of the event was met,” said Janice.

She has discovered that people often find themselves

pleasantly surprised by their finished word.

“They begin the process saying they can’t paint or have never done it before, and by the end of the session they have created art they are proud of. I ran into a lady who painted with me a few months ago who, at the time, thought she could never produce any art she could be proud of. She said she was so much in love with her finished product that she hung it on a wall in her house in a prominent place and told her husband not to touch it. She said she can’t wait to paint with us again,” said Janice.

Art N Soul has travels to the Family Island and recently visited Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, to host a party for group of teachers. Janice said it was only fitting for them to paint the iconic scene of the dock and the surrounding area of Tarpum Bay. She is looking forward to expanding the services currently offered at Art N Soul, as well as introducing new options in the very near future.

New techniques, new products and events are currently being tweaked, she added. Art N Soul is also currently working on securing a venue for on-site events for those customers who don’t have a location to host parties.

To keep up with the company, check out Art N Soul Bahamas on Facebook or Instagram, or call (242) 454-0695.

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internet

Make a cameo with your fave tune

New mobile app offers cultural experience

By JEFFARAH GIBSON

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| Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net

musical app launched by Bahamian entrepreneur Stephan Brown has been taking off since its initial launch in recent weeks.

Cameo Tunes, a new music mobile app, allows users to cover some of their favourite tunes while also creating a short visual to accompany it.

“To understand the name Cameo Tunes, (break it) into two separate parts: cameo – to play a small part in a video, play or film, normally performed by a reputed artist or actor; tunes – a melody, especially one which characterises a certain piece of music. Because the user would be doing a cover of sorts, what better way to cameo in their favourite artists’ songs?,” said Mr Brown, who is also the CEO of CSB Tech Emporium.

Cameo Tunes has been sitting in the archives of CSB for some time now,

as Mr Brown said he hit some road bumps in the project’s development.

However, after a short meeting with the Elevation Media teams and founder Vincent “V-Mac” McDonald, the Cameo App was revived. It was pulled from the archives and placed back onto the drawing board before being transformed into a now globally available mobile app that’s available for download on Android and iOS. Mr McDonald said he along with his team was delighted to partner with Mr Brown for this new business venture.

“In keeping with Elevation’s mission to continue in our quest to providing more opportunities for the music industry in the Bahamas, it was a nobrainer for Elevation Media to partner with CSB Tech to provide the platform with marketing and music services,” he said.

What sets Cameo App apart from other apps, said Mr Brown, is that

users will learn about the variety of artists in the Bahamas – “all while having fun.”

The app also helps users to understand the culture of the Bahamas, he noted/ The combination of the music and filters available in the app gives locals and tourists alike the ability to participate in a cultural experience.

After creating an account, users are able to record 20 to 30-second videos of themselves lip-syncing to the songs of their favourite artists while wearing a “culture filter” such as the iconic Royal Bahamas Police Force helmet, vibrant Junkanoo/Carnival headpieces, a silly potcake with sunglasses face, and more.

“We screen each musical submission to ensure that no obscene language is displayed or aired within the app. Bahamian music is vibrant and lively, and each artist brings a different flavour to the musical scene,

from traditional rake n’ scrape and calypso, rap and hip hop, and more.

The primary benefit of Cameo Tunes is the app grants that added exposure of an artist’s music to a global market.

By having a short snippet of their song – usually the chorus is available in the app – it is our goal to bring different levels of interests to the wider listening community,” said Mr Brown.

In the future, Cameo Tunes aims to update the app on a monthly basis, bringing new, hot tunes to the platform. Mr Brown also wants to make this an interactive experience for everyone, including the everyday user.

To do that, he and his team intend on hosting mini competitions where users are able to make submissions of the filters they’d like to see created and made available in the app.

For more information, check out www.cameotunes.com.

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music

Mdeez mourned as driving force in local music industry

By CARA HUNT

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| Tribune Features Writer | cbrennen@tribunemedia.net

week after the tragic death of Devon “Mdeez” Knight, the entertainment community is still in mourning for the

entertainer.

The reggae artist known for hit songs such as “Times Hard”, “Do it like Nike”, “Away From Home”, “Love Is”, “Summer Bubble”, “Bad Company” and “Conch Gone”, died after being stabbed last Friday evening.

Shockwaves went through the country as news of his death spread, with many stating how much of blow this was to the local entertainment industry and the Bahamas as a whole.

His manager and close friend told Tribune Weekend that Luval “Big L” Culmer described the late star like many saw him – as a giant of the music scene.

“His love, energy and passion are irreplaceable,” said Mr Culmer. “We lost an icon with Deez, his life was about advancing the culture of music here. No matter where he went, he was beloved by the people.”

Addis Huyler, founder of the Bahamian Icon Awards, was among those who paid tribute to the singer. Mdeez had been nominated for his hit song “TKO” at the 2016 Icon Awards.

“The world is a bit darker tonight since we lost the light that was Mdeez Knight. He was an incredibly talented and humble man whose message of hope, love and encouragement transcended his music and taught us all how to be better human beings. Mdeez was more than just an icon or a musician. He was a messenger. Through his music he gave us permission to stand fully in the truth of who we are; to be proud of our origins, our race, our struggles and our triumphs,” he said.

Singer Patrice Murrell also felt the loss, taking to social media to say, “The music community in the Bahamas is small, so to lose someone who has made such an indelible mark in our talent pool is devastating. You were not only a trailblazer in your own right, but a good and decent human being who worked hard and would give the shirt off of your back to help another person in need. You taught us how to be selfless and give back without expecting anything in return. I admire you, Mdeez Knight, and thank you for the impact you left on me, the industry and this country. I can’t believe we just talked about working on new music together and now you’re not here. You will never be forgotten.”

Fellow entertainer Sawyer Boy, who had worked on projects with Mdeez, said that he is trying to stay positive despite this devastating blow. He likened Mdeez to US rapper Nipsy Hussle, who was also killed earlier this year, and who was known for giving back to his community.

“He was our Nipsey Hussle, about to take the world by storm, respected by all his peers, a man with a vision, not just for him, but for everybody he came across,” he said.

Sawyer Boy vowed that he would continue “to do what we had planned.”

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company, which had partnered with Mdeez, said the company had lost a family member. “We are sending prayers to his entire family and to everyone he touched.”

100 Jamz Anniversary Block Party.

Mdeez is pictured performing.

Photos: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff Gina Knowles, co-founder of the online support group HeadKnowles and the host of “Know Filter” said: “We grew up together and always supported each other’s dreams. Mdeez, you are in the intro of my ‘Know Filter’ show that we had a blast doing...

My heart breaks for your family and friends. I honestly don’t know what to say. RIP my friend.”

Julien Believe posted on his Facebook page: “RIP to the best reggae artist to ever come out of the Bahamas! My good friend Mdeez gone to violence!”

Mdeez’s career has spanned over 20 years and he dedicated his life to not just expanding his own ventures, but also to being driving force for growth through the industry, said his manager.

Mdeez was considered to be on the cusp of international stardom, as he was set to start a 12-week, multicountry tour this Summer. The tour was due to make stops in various cities in Canada, the United States and Jamaica. He was also set to hit stages across several Family Islands.

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celebrity

I

2019 BET AWARDS

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

HIT

FAIL

HIT

FAIL

FAIL

Mary J Blige

Black Chyna

Marsai Martin

Lil’ Kim

Lizzo

Karin says: “Mary looks like a queen, or a Grecian goddess... either way, it’s clear she’s above all these other mortals who attended last weekend’s BET Awards. The white and gold scheme is gorgeous, as is her hair. My only criticism?

I wish there had been more support for her ‘girls’.”

Cara says: “The dress is pretty, but Mary, you just have way too much top action going for that little fabric. I didn’t hear about any wardrobe malfunctions happening, but just looking at the dress scares me. Still, she looks smashing.”

Karin says: “Was she going for a quasi burlesque look?

A showgirl look? I just don’t know what she’s trying to do.

It’s not interesting, it’s not particularly sexy or attentiongrabbing. Also, it looks dated.”

Cara says: “This look is trying to be interesting and failing.

I don’t like it at all. It looks cheap and is something we have seen a million times before, and I’m over it. Maybe she was trying to make a statement, but what that statement was is beyond me.”

Karin says: “This is really cute. And lil’ more grownup, but still age-appropriate.

Her eye makeup is gorgeous and fits her strapless, midlength gown perfectly. The big, bushy ponytail gives the whole ensemble a playful, fun element.”

Cara says: “Marsai’s career is booming and good for her.

She looks very cute in this dress and I love, love, love the bushy ponytail. It’s a fun, ageappropriate look and she has lots of time yet to perfect her style sense.”

Karin says: “Lil’ Kim bringing all her plastic surgery to the blue carpet. Whew. So she’s carrying a basketball painted black as a handbag (I don’t care if it’s Chanel) and what looks like the top half of a corseted 18th century dress padded out with a quilt. I’m at a loss.”

Cara says: “Where do I even begin? OK, let’s start with the bag. I didn’t know it was possible to actually have an ugly Chanel bag; why would you want an ugly Channel?

But that bag is possibly the best part of the whole ensemble, because that dress is just beyond hideous.”

Karin says: “First of all, the dress is just way too short, especially on the one side.

I know she’s trying to have fun, but it just looks outdated and drab. She should have worn something bright and colourful. The thing that works for me is actually that ridiculous disc on her head.”

Cara says: “This is another fail for me. I kinda get the idea of the look, but it just doesn’t look right. And can we talk about that thing on her head... it looks like a cross between a bedazzled head sleep cap and a Frisbee, and then the boots are cutting off her ankles.”

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celebrity

II

2019 BET AWARDS

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

FAIL

HIT

FAIL

HIT

SPLIT

Megan Thee Stallion

Fantasia

La La Anthony

Ciara

Cliff Vmir

Karin says: “Another Princess Jasmine! All these girls living their Disney princess dreams, or so I like to think.

Anyway, the top is way too tight; it doesn’t look sexy, just really, really uncomfortable.

Otherwise, I can guess I can live with this slightly silly belly dancer costume.”

Cara says: “Another bralette and spilt to the heavens twopiece. This is just tacky and ugly and cheesy – yes, all three things! Do you get that I just don’t like it, any of it? OK then, moving on.”

Karin says: “It’s very ‘Dynasty’, but that’s not a bad thing in this case. It also looks like an outfit one of my Barbies once wore. It’s big, sparkly and stands out on the blue carpet. I’m not totally in love with it, but Fantasia looks nice.”

Cara says: “I had to take another look, but yes, Fantasia looks pretty cute in this dress.

The sleeves are very different.

At first, I was like, that’s a lot of fabric, but it doesn’t overpower her at all. Love it.”

Karin says: “One word: hideous. Maybe it’s because I remember the awful 80s fashions and that’s why all this looks tacky and dated. I loathe that sheer black panels with gold sequins look. And then there is the cut of the dress... the less said about that, the better.”

Cara says: “Sequined dresses are so hard to get right, because they can end up looking a bit cheap, like this one. This one just looks like a bad 80s remake to me.

Nothing fresh or original added to the concept.”

Karin says: “Ciara just has so much more style than all the rest of these celebs. The red-orange colour is gorgeous on on her. And this is how you take 80s’ style influencers, only some, mind, and make it something new and chic. The train elevates the dress. Yes, I’m still not the biggest fan of the big shoulders, but at least these are pointy and a bit more couture.”

Cara says: “And speaking of the 80s...here come the exaggerated padded shoulders. The whole ensemble is also a bit space alien, but the colour is lovely, so it’s a little hot for me. She looks like she’s owns the look, so yep, I like it.”

Karin says: “He’s a celebrity hairstylist, so I guess clothes are not his forte. I mean, if he wanted attention, he certainly got it. This lime green latex suit is so over the top I can’t even hate it. Although the too long pants and matching lamp shade on his head do leave me a lil’ baffled.”

Cara says: “What is going on at his hemline, and with his headwear, and the gloves, and the belt, and the whole silly look? This is just one of those looks you see and do the shrug emoji because what else can you do or say.”

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film

W

hat a spell for sentient toys. A week after the child-crafted plaything Forky found life in “Toy Story 4” and Chucky was reborn in “Child’s Play,” the evil vintage doll of the “Conjuring” spinoff series “Annabelle” is back, too, in “Annabelle Comes Home.” Surely, a tea party must be in the offing.

If movie theatres are starting to feel as cluttered as a kid’s play room, that pileup is nothing compared to the growing collection of movies from the extended Conjuring-verse. There have been eight films in the franchise in the last six years, with offshoots for “The Nun” and “The Curse of La Llorona.”

Demonic forces turn out to be like Russian dolls. Open one up and out tumbles a trilogy.

Almost as a rule, the “Conjuring” movies are slavishly devoted to horror clichés, and it can feel like they’re simply going down a list: Creaking doors, check. Possessed playthings, check. Lots of crosses, check. How

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about a ghoulish bride? You got it.

They collectively worship at the altar of William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist,” aping both its Catholic hokum and title font. These are proudly old-school movies composed of simple frights and legit craft.

They are also, for better or worse, almost comforting horror movies, safely sealed in a trope-filled movie world that doesn’t, like Jordan Peele’s

films, claw at our own. That’s especially true of screenwriter-turned-director Gary Dauberman’s “Annabelle Comes Home,” which echoes as much with sincerity as it does screaming. It’s less scary than spooky, and you almost feel as though if these movies keep going, eventually Scooby and the gang are going to solve one of these mysteries.

But for now we still have the central demonologists of the movies, Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and

Vera Farmiga). They have a calming presence over the whole ordeal. So versed are they in the supernatural that they don’t bat an eye when the clocks start speeding backward or the cemetery dead appear in their headlights.

That’s more or less how “Annabelle Comes Home” begins. The Warrens are driving home when it dawns on them that the doll they’ve just acquired — which got not one but two origin stories in “Annabelle” and “Annabelle

Creation” — is a kind of beacon for evil. When they get to their Connecticut split-level, they put Annabelle behind glass in their locked room of artefacts, a collection of so much haunted stuff that it’s blessed weekly by a priest.

But for much of “Annabelle Comes Home,” Ed and Lorraine are out of town, leaving their 10-year-old daughter Judy (Mckenna Grace) in the hands of her teenage baby sitter Mary Ellen (Madison Iseman). Judy is a sweet young kid who has inherited some her mother’s spirit senses but, due to her parents’ reputation, is shunned by many of her classmates.

She and Mary Ellen are having a fine time together, but trouble comes in the form of Mary Ellen’s friend, Daniela (Katie Sarife), who shows up uninvited and mischievously curious about the Warrens’ work. She’s also hiding her own grief, having recently lost her father in a car accident. Yearning for some connection to what’s beyond the grave, she’s drawn intractably to the locked room and, naturally, to Annabelle.

You can pretty much guess how things go from there. Pandora’s box gets opened and the three girls suddenly find themselves in a haunted house teeming with all manner of terrors. Dauberman, making his directing debut after scripting the previous “Annabelle” films and the hit Stephen King adaptation “It,” patiently lets things unspool, soaking up the night’s dim and foggy atmosphere and the ‘70s wallpaper while steadily increasing the number of jump scares.

What makes “Annabelle Comes Home” rise above its well-trod narrative are the actresses and Dauberman’s sensitive attention to each of them.

Grace, in particular, is a standout with an obvious maturity beyond her years.

And Sarife artfully combines a teenager’s rebelliousness with heartache.

It’s never much in doubt how things will turn out. The evil will, once again, be “contained.” That’s what makes “Annabelle Comes Home” and some of its “Conjuring” ilk oddly soothing.

“All the evil in here reminds me of all the good out there,” Lorraine says of the Warrens’ room of artefacts. But she’s also articulating the underlying heart and ethos of these horror films.

I’m not so sure. Out here, it takes more than a display case and a prayer to lock evil away.

JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

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books

"The Key to Light"

describes path to enlightenment

By FELICITY DARVILLE

A

new book called “The Key to Light”, described as an “inner life guide on the road to enlightenment”, will be launched during a special event at the Yoga Retreat.

Dr Tyrone Bartlett, a family physician of 35 years, is also known outside of the medical field for his work as the recording artist Plati Dread. He has a collection of singles, an album, and numerous music videos to his credit.

His practice incorporates a blend of Eastern philosophy and traditional Western medicine to deliver a holistic brand of health care.

“The Key to Light” started as a book of poems four years ago. Mr Bartlett kept a diary of poetry that mapped the changes he experienced over the past 30 years. Some of the topics he explored were of a spiritual nature that reflected the metaphysical path his life had taken. He then created a glossary to explain the unfamiliar content that the reader may encounter, and that glossary became a textbook.

Mr Bartlett shared a bit of his personal journey that led to the book’s publication: “Obviously, one does not embark on such a journey without being pushed out of your comfort zone by challenges, hardships and tragedy. My life has seen all of it, and my response to each experience was

to search for an answer as to why it was necessary for anyone to suffer. I had intuitively determined from an early age that everyone is entitled to a happy ending regardless of their circumstances, and all it require is perspective. Your point of view can transform a closet into a castle, so I recognised that happiness was based on your ability to adjust your frame of reference and see the brighter side of every dark situation. That outlook allowed me to keep an open mind which was useful when I started to look for answers to the really important questions like: ‘Who or what is God? What is the soul? What is my true place and purpose in the Universe?’

Through that journey I was led to the conclusion that all challenges were energetically designed to take you on a path that inexorably leads to God. Not in the anthropomorphic sense, but from the perspective of an all- inclusive whole, a singular consciousness from which all things are but an expression we call creation. It was such a relief to arrive at that awareness. It completely released me from victimhood and blame, and it set me on a path to share that knowledge with anyone who would ask. I don’t believe you should disturb anyone’s self-concept unless you are invited to.”

The first half of his book is called “Key Notes”. It explores the

Dr Tyrone Bartlett, also known as Plati Dread “fundamentals of the metaphysical journey into the inner life.” It includes chapters on consciousness, dimensions, the aura, chakras and most importantly, the ascension. The second half of the book is called “The Path”. It describes the advancement of human consciousness in seven stages; from the awakening, to the search, confrontation, attunement, setback, recovery, and ultimately enlightenment.

“As a Bahamian I have always found it difficult to escape the intense scrutiny that an island consciousness imposes upon you by virtue of the closed boundary and insulated mentality,” said Mr Bartlett.

“Conformity is almost forced upon you if you want to coexist harmoniously with your neighbour. So to embark on a personal journey that departed from the traditional religious

pathways required some courage and conviction when I began thirty years ago. Back then, information was hard to find because the internet had not yet come into existence. Nowadays, knowledge like what’s contained in my book has moved from the fringe of acceptance to the mainstream. Strangely though, the island insularity has managed to keep such incursions into our collective consciousness at bay and we are strangely out of step with global trends that are moving with remarkable acceleration. The local traditional mindset is incredibly resilient, so my book is definitely an outlier in that regard.”

The official book release will take place at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat on Saturday, July 6, from 8pm to 9pm. Metaphysical poetry and songs taken from the book will be shared to offer an experiential description of the journey along the path to his enlightenment. “The Key to Light” can be found at local book stores including Logos and Book World and Stationers.

It is also available for purchase online in paperback form on Amazon, as well as an eBook on Amazon and Google Play.

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gardening

JackHardy admires the transformation of of a wild shrub the into a beautiful, flowering plant

The origin story

I am sure famed fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen would have loved the story of the development of the mussaenda from a passably pretty wild shrub into the voluptuous garden highlight it has become. Mussaenda never was quite an ugly duckling, but is certainly now a beautiful swan.

Mussaendas are rubiaceas, related to gardenias, ixoras, pentas and coffee.

In the wild they grow from West Africa to Papua New Guinea. Their distinguishing feature is the development of a single sepal into a bract that is somewhat oversized. The true flower grows separately and looks like a pentagonal button, often with a centre a different colour. Unlike the modified leaf bracts of poinsettia that are quite stiff, mussaenda sepals are floppy and languorous.

Mussaenda philippica is native to the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and has orange flowers and white sepals. Back in 1915, a sport was discovered on Mount Makiling in the Philippines that had five flowering sepals instead of one. That drastically changed the visuals and in 1930 a plant was taken to the University of the Philippines. Los Banos, and starting in the mid-40s hybridisation of mussaenda plants began in earnest. The M. philippica sport was called Dona Aurora after the wife of the Philippine president at the time.

A sport is a naturally (but rarely) occurring phenomenon in the plant world where cross pollination occurs when it is not supposed to. One of the most notable sports gave us grapefruit. Shaddocks and limes had grown together for thousands of years in Asia and never crossed, but they did in Jamaica and grapefruits now support a big industry.

One of the first crosses with Dona Aurora came from Africa. M.

mussaenda

erithrophylla has white flowers with The two mussaendas I did get were white and pink and unlabelled. They a red centre, a bright-red enlarged both lasted for about a year in large sepal, and has the common name pots before dying off. While I had them Ashanti Blood. The cross produced I took several cuttings but gave these offspring with pink to red sepals that away to friends who shortly afterwards were five in number and when in told me they had died. There should flower rivalled red poinsettia. All the be mussaendas all over Nassau and hybrids produced in the Philippines Abaco. It seems there is a step in their were named after Philippine women, cultivation we are missing. with one exception. Queen Sirikit of Mussaendas are acid soil lovers and Thailand – the present Queen Mother need to be planted in soil that is rich – was given that honour. The Queen in humus and added compost. With Sirikit mussaenda has pink sepals that our soil being severely alkaline we are darken to red at the edges. To this day almost forced to grow them in pots of Queen Sirikit remains the number a good size. It seems to me that regular one selling mussaenda but there was a potting mix is not enough to satisfy negative side to the blip in nomenclathem for very long. The addition of ture: people started to call mussaendas compost should be an ongoing process.

“Bangkok Roses”.

One authority I contacted told me Another of the Dona Aurora/ mussaendas are particularly reliant on Ashanti Blood crosses was named minor nutrients. This may be where Dona Luz. When this was crossed in we can improve matters. Even potted Australia with pseudomussaenda flava plants leach out their nutrients over a vigorous plant resulted with fascinattime and I was advised to add rocking orange-red sepals. Australians, of based nutrients such as Azomite at course, did not have to keep to the least once a year. distaff Philippine naming tradition and the new cross was called Marmalade. Nurseries did not like this name and changed it to Calcutta Sunset. The result was – confusion. How Calcutta gets into this I do not know. Nevertheless, Marmalade is undoubtedly the showiest of all the mussaendas as well as being one of the easiest and most reliable to grow.

I say reliable to grow because several of my garden friends and I have had problems raising mussaenda plants. The first problem was obtaining them in the first place.

Apparently they sell well in Florida and very few of the prime species are shipped out. I have had a standing order with my local nursery for years to get Marmalade and Queen Sirikit and they are Queen Sirikit mussaenda still trying.

Potting soil acidity can be encouraged by adding sulphur once a year or by using Miracle-Gro Miracid regularly as the main feeding source in a relatively mild and diluted form.

These adjustments to our mussaenda growing habits may help solve the longevity problem. Our climate is not the problem and mussaendas can take full sun or light partial shade.

Mussaenda branches and stems are rather spindly and cuttings are best made from semi-hardwood close to the end of branches. Better still is to take tip cuttings and plant them in a bowl with drainage containing perlite and seed starter mix. Remove to lower leaves and dip the stems into rooting hormone before inserting them into holes in the perlite made with a skewer or pencil to avoid damaging the stems. One cutting in the middle with six around in a 12-inch bowl would be perfect. Place the bowl in deep shade where it receives no direct sunshine.

Spray the plants lightly with water every day and after six weeks you should have rooted tips, but leave them for longer to allow the roots to develop further. Transplant to gallon pots of treated potting mix until roots appear at the drainage holes, then transplant to a large container, 30 to 50 gallons.

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fashion

Hats

to turn

heads

(AP) – Royal Ascot, held June 18-22 this year, remains one of the biggest events on the British social calendar. But it is as much about fashion as it is about the horses.

The annual horse racing event, attended by Queen Elizabeth II, is a major draw for socialites and race lovers alike. And the hats women choose for the most important day of the week, Ladies’ Day, are generally about making a statement.

Anyone for tea? Miami lawyer Alex Wolman wore a teapot that pours flowers. Inspired by the EU referendum, another racegoer sported a hat with the colours of the Union Flag and the EU flags. Hot pink seemed to have been the favourite colour for this year and many hats included at least a pop of pink.

“Game of Thrones” star Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) wore a peach hat to complement her green floral maxi dress. Racegoer Viv Jenner had a small house tucked away among the foliage of her hat. Another hat, shaped like an eagle, paid tribute to Alfred Tennyson’s poem ‘The Eagle’. Repeat racegoer Ella Reese from Virginia Water in Surrey paint tribute to nature’s busiest little workers by wearing a giant bee on her head. Designer Ilda Di Vico showcased one of her own creations: an elaborate hat made only from pheasant feathers.

Ladies’ Day is held on the third day of the annual Royal Ascot horse race in Ascot, UK.

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literary lives

The legendary Bouvier sisters: Love, hate and revenge | PART I Sir Christopher Ondaatje relates the glamorous lives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis and her younger sister Princess Lee Radziwill.

It was inevitable. However it took until the Spring of 2018 for two acknowledged writers – Sam Kashner, a contributing editor of Vanity Fair, and Nancy Schoenberger, an acclaimed biographer (”Dangerous Muse: The Life of Caroline Blackwood”; “Wayne and Ford”) – to tell the story of two larger-thanlife sisters who lived through immense tragedy and enormous glamour. Their book, “The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters”, is a complete tellit-all entertaining biography that was published in America only a few months before the

Jacqueline and Lee Bouvier (Photo by Horst P Horst) younger Princess Lee Radziwill died on February 15 this year.

“There’s a fable or a myth – I think it’s French – about a woman who survives everyone’s passing. And everyone says, ‘She must be so strong, or so mean, to have survived it so well.’ But they don’t know – you don’t realise – what a punishment it can be, to be the last one left.” – Princess Lee Radziwill, New York, 2018

The fabulous Bouvier sisters were born three years apart – Jacqueline Bouvier on 28, July 1929 in Southampton, New York, and Caroline Lee Bouvier on March 3, 1933 in New York City. They were daughters of stockbroker John Vernon Bouvier III and socialite Janet Norton Lee. As

children, the sisters were very close, attending Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, Connecticut. Jackie Bouvier went on to graduate in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French literature from George Washington University, and Lee, her younger sister, from Sarah Lawrence College.

“They were alike in so many ways. In an era that clung to conventional roles for women despite new opportunities ushered in with the second wave of feminism, both women were raised to marry well, look to men for financial support, and always present an impeccable appearance to the world.”

– Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters

However, they were different in a whole host of ways.

“One loved to stand out; one sought to fit in. One was outgoing, flirtatious, and fun loving; the other was bookish and intellectual, with a deep thirst for knowledge.” – Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters The sad irony of their lives is that fate handed Jackie, the shy and introverted sister, a position on the world stage that made her possibly the most admired woman in the world while Lee, who craved adulation and attention, was destined always to be kept in her elder sister’s shadow.

“Black Jack” Bouvier, the girls’ father, a Wall Street stockbroker whose alcoholism and extramarital affairs put a strain on his troubled

marriage – further aggravated his situation with severe financial losses following the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

He separated from his wife in 1936 and divorced four years later. The divorce deeply affected the elder Bouvier sister who doted on her father, and when her mother married the wealthy Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, the sisters moved to Auchincloss’ Merrywood estate in McLean, Virginia and also Auchincloss’ other estate in Newport, Rhode Island. Lee Bouvier, much more her mother’s daughter, took the family adjustment in her stride. Both girls had to adjust to being children of divorce, not common at that time, but also being Catholic outsiders in the WASP social circle of the Auchinclosses.

Jacqueline had spent her junior year in France – at the University of Grenoble and at the Sorbonne in Paris. Back at George Washington University she won a 12-month junior editorship at Vogue magazine.

She celebrated her college graduation and sister Lee’s high school graduation by travelling with her to Europe for the summer. France and travel were to have a great effect on the sisters’ lives.

Jacqueline Bouvier’s stint at Vogue was brief. She returned to Merrywood and was hired by the Washington Times-Herald as a part-time receptionist, eventually getting the job of “Inquiring Camera Girl”.

She was 22 years old, briefly engaged to a young stockbroker called John Husted, but called it off three months later.

She moved in the same social circles as John F Kennedy, the young Democratic hopeful, and was introduced to him at a dinner party in May 1952.

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Kennedy was busy running for the US Senate in Massachusetts. They were immediately attracted to one another; he had the good looks, charm and wealth – she had her intellect, appearance and interest in foreign travel. Also, they were both Catholic.

After the November 1952 election Kennedy proposed to her but she delayed her reply, instead going to London to cover the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II for The Washington Times-Herald. On her return to the United States she accepted Kennedy’s marriage proposal and their engagement was officially announced on June 25, 1953. They were married on September 12, 1953 at St Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island. They honeymooned in Acapulco, Mexico before going to their new home Hickory Hill in McLean, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC. Always competitive, Lee Bouvier had beaten her elder sister to the altar, marrying Michael Temple Canfield, adopted son of Cass Canfield, the wealthy and distinguished publisher at Harper & Row. He was rumoured to be the illegitimate son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Kiki Whitney Preston, an American adventuress. Hugh Auchincloss hosted the wedding reception at his Merrywood mansion and Jack Bouvier gave the bride away. Auchincloss had deep misgivings about Lee’s wedding – not just because she was only 20 years old, but because he thought that Canfield would never be able to afford her. He was right. They moved first to a small penthouse apartment in New York, but soon left for London where the young Canfield worked first for Harper & Row’s London office and then became an assistant to the US Ambassador to England, which gave the couple entrée to London society. Lee Bouvier had upstaged her sister, not knowing what fate had in store for her.

The early and mid 1950s were not especially kind to Jacqueline Kennedy.

Her husband flourished as the Senator from Massachusetts, but there was much sadness in the marriage. In 1955, two years after they married, Jackie suffered a miscarriage. The next year she gave birth to a daughter, Arabella, but she was stillborn. Then on August 3, 1957, her father Jack Bouvier died of cancer of the liver in Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan – a broken man.

Lee’s marriage to Canfield did not last long. His drinking had become a serious problem, and when Lee received an invitation from Vogue

Janet Norton Lee Auchincloss, formerly Bouvier, with her daughters in 1941.

The young Bouvier sisters

Jackie with her parents, John Vernou “Black Jack” Bouvier III and Janet Lee Bouvier to select American fashion for the 1957/58 Brussels World Fair she found her true talent. She also began a series of not so discreet love affairs.

One of them was with the charming wealthy immigrant Polish aristocrat Prince Stanislaw “Stas” Radziwill.

After divorcing Canfield, Lee married Prince Radziwill in March 1959. At the

time she was a childless, impecunious divorcee living in a humble apartment in London. “Stas” Radziwill was nearly 20 years older, but the socially ambitious Lee Radziwill didn’t care. Within two and a half years she would become

one of the most fashionable ladies of the Western world.

Although not nearly as rich as his brother-in-law, the Radziwills lived in a three-storey Georgian house at 4 Buckingham Place and a sprawling Queen Anne country estate called Turville Grange outside Henley-onThames in Oxfordshire. They had a staff – a cook, butler, two maids, and a nanny that would make any young couple (including her sister) envious.

“We had wonderful gardens ... a fantastic kitchen garden and a huge pink-walled vegetable garden ... We had a marvellous chef; we had a full household. We were an hour and a half from London, so it was very easy.” – Princess Lee Radziwill

Five months after her marriage Lee’s first and only son Antony (later Anthony) was born on August 4, 1959.

Her sister Jackie had borne Carolyn Kennedy two years earlier in November 1957. She was keeping up with her sister. She spent money lavishly, entertaining Leslie Caron, Rudolph Nureyev, and a host of other celebrities. She hired the designer Renzo Mongiardino to decorate both her houses.

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drawing room for Vogue in 1966, and the dining room at Turville Grange in 1971. The Radziwills entertained extravagantly. They travelled frequently and lived the life of landed gentry in England.

Meanwhile, the early life of the young Kennedys was marred with setbacks. John Kennedy suffered from Addison’s disease and chronic back pain. He had a near-fatal spinal operation. They sold their Hickory Hill estate, moving to a townhouse in Georgetown. In November 1958, Kennedy was elected to a second term in the Senate and he praised his young wife for being an invaluable campaigner – despite her shyness and discomfort with crowds.

On January 3, 1960 John F Kennedy announced his candidature for the presidency of the United States and launched a nationwide campaign, with constant travel, whistle-stops and dinners. During the first year Jackie became pregnant and had to stay home in Georgetown because of her highrisk pregnancies. It was not an easy time but she wrote a weekly syndicated column Campaign Wife, and received intense media attention for her personal style. She was named as one of the best dressed women in the world.

On July 13, 1960 at the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles the Democratic Party nominated John Kennedy for President of the United States.

Jackie did not attend the convention, but opportunistically announced her pregnancy ten days before the event.

Nearly four months later John F Kennedy narrowly defeated his Republican opponent Richard Nixon on November 8, 1960. Barely two weeks later, on November 25, Jackie gave birth to the couple’s first son, John F Kennedy, Jr. Her husband was sworn in as President on January 20, 1961.

Lee Radziwill was only 27 when John Kennedy became President of the United States and her sister moved into the White House and became the most famous woman in the world, ascending to the title of First Lady. Stanislaw Radziwill had been of considerable help to the KennedyJohnson ticket by campaigning for him in Polish constituencies in the Midwest.

Kennedy was grateful to Stas and they became great friends. Jackie, too, adored her new brother-in-law. However, there existed a tension between the two sisters, as Lee had bragged that she had slept with Jack Kennedy when she and Canfield had holidayed with the Kennedys in December 1957,

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The Kennedys with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip in London

Jacqueline marries John F Kennedy on September 12, 1953 shortly after Caroline was born. Nevertheless, the sisters remained close as their husbands relished each other’s company in the heady days after the US election. Lee’s second child, Anna Christina Radziwill, was born on August 18, 1960, only a few months after Jack Kennedy’s inauguration, which they had to miss as Lee and her daughter were too weak to fly.

In London, Lee took a long time to recover from her daughter’s birth.

Depressed and moody, she barred her husband from her bedroom. This was the beginning of the end of their marriage.

During the first two and a half years in the White House the relationship between the two sisters thawed. Lee loved her visits and Jackie relied on her sister for relaxation and confidence. The Radziwills made several visits where Lee would stay in the Queen’s Bedroom and Stas in the Lincoln Bedroom. They were always in a social whirl both in Washington and New York. In March 1961, Jackie organised the first of only five dinner dances at the White House in honour of the Radziwills – an enormous success. Guests included the Aga-Khan, Ludwig Bemelmans, Tony Pinchot then married to Ben Bradlee – the editor of Newsweek, and Mary Meyer (who would be murdered under strange circumstances). London was cold and damp in the Winter so Lee

would often spend Christmases with Jackie in Washington or Palm Beach with their children. Their husbands amused themselves playing golf, backgammon, and sailing in the Kennedy yacht Honey Fitz.

Throughout Kennedy’s presidency he made several trips to other countries. Initial concern that Jackie might not have political appeal proved to be inaccurate – none more so than their first official visit to France in 1961 where she was a celebrated hit with former General Charles de Gaulle, and all the French dignitaries including the writer André Malraux, then Minister of Culture, who attended the state dinners. Lee was also there although she had to trail behind and get used to the idolatry heaped on her sister. It couldn’t have been easy. However, the sisters did manage to sneak away with André Malraux who took them to the Jeu de Paume to see the great French impressionist collection, Malmaison, Empress Josephine’s home, and a secret tour of Paris one afternoon with a secret service man. One hundred and fifty guests took part in the final state banquet in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles.

“Invitations to Versailles that evening were so highly coveted that scores of Americans and Parisians, whose sense of self importance had led them to assume they should have been invited, were forced to leave Paris rather than face the shame of having been excluded.

– John Davis The Bouviers: Portrait of an American family.

It was an enormous celebration for Jackie. She was cheered by crowds wherever she went. Her mastery of the

language, passion for the arts, and her perfection of style were flawless. She had conquered France and initiated a startling rediscovery of America as a new and sophisticated country. Lee was overwhelmed and overlooked. She returned to London while the Kennedy entourage went to Vienna for a summit with Nikita Khruschev to discuss Russian and American disarmament, which was followed by an official dinner at the Schönbrunn Palace. The Kennedys ended their state trip with a journey to London for a meeting with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in June 1961. Again, London crowds were boisterous and enthusiastic to see the American President and his glamorous young wife. Strings were pulled allowing Lee’s daughter Christina to be christened in Westminster Cathedral.

The Kennedys stayed with Lee at 4 Buckingham Place, and both the Kennedys and the Radziwills were invited to a dinner with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace. It was startling to Lee to see how she had been eclipsed by her sister in so short a time. Jackie had triumphed in the admiring eyes to the world and from then on Lee would always be referred to as Jackie’s younger sister.

NEXT WEEK: The unravelling of a marriage and the assassination of John F Kennedy • Sir Christopher Ondaatje is the author of “The Last Colonial”.

He acknowledges that he has quoted liberally from Wikipedia; The Fabulous Bouvier Bouvier Sisters by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger; and The Bouviers: Portrait of an American Family by John Davis.

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Friday, June 28, 2019

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Signs of ritual pot smoking found in ancient Chinese graves WASHINGTON (AP) — Archaeologists have unearthed the earliest direct evidence of people smoking marijuana from a 2,500-year-old graveyard in western China.

In a complex of lofty tombs in the Pamir Mountains — a region near the borders of modern China, Pakistan and Tajikistan — excavators found 10 wooden bowls and several stones containing burnt residue of the cannabis plant. Scientists believe heated stones were used to burn the marijuana and people then inhaled the smoke as part of a burial ritual.

“It’s the earliest strong evidence of people getting high” on marijuana, said Mark Merlin, a botanist at the University of Hawaii. He was not involved in the research published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

The history of ancient drug use has long intrigued scholars. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote of people in Central Asia smoking cannabis around 440 BC. In the past century, archaeologists have found cannabis seeds and plants buried in tombs across Central Asia’s highlands, including in southern

Siberia, and elsewhere in western China’s Xinjiang region.

Today, scholars don’t consider ancient accounts trustworthy without corroborating evidence. And since the cannabis plant has other uses — seeds are pressed for oil and fibres used for cloth — the presence of seeds alone doesn’t confirm drug use.

Using new techniques for chemical analysis, the study’s scientists examined the residue and found evidence of THC, the compound that gives pot its high. Most wild cannabis plants have low levels of THC, so the researchers believe the people who built the graves deliberately selected or cultivated plants with higher amounts.

“During funeral rites, the smokers may have hoped to communicate with the spirit world — or with the people they were burying,” said study coauthor Yimin Yang of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.

Excavation of the site, called Jirzankal Cemetery, began in 2013. The tomb complex also contained other objects the researchers believe were

Smoked out excavations of tombs such as this at a cemetery in western China yielded evidence that people burned cannabis and inhaled its fumes during rituals for the dead around 2,500 years ago. (Photo/Xinhua Wu)

used in funeral rituals, including fragments of silk cloth and harps. No DNA analysis of the ancient corpses has been released to suggest their origins.

Dorian Fuller, an archaeologist and botanist at University College London who was not involved in the study, called the findings “very exciting.”

“Some of the artefacts are from Central Asia and some from Central China,” he said. “It reminds us that this region was very much at the crossroads of Asia at the time.”

CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer

Roman-era shipwreck found off Cyprus east coast

Divers discovered Roman-era amphorae and other jars in waters off Cyprus.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ Antiquities Department says the first undisturbed wreck of an ancient Roman-era ship has been discovered at the bottom of the sea off the east Mediterranean island nation’s east coast.

In a statement Thursday, the department said the ship was loaded with transport amphorae, or large jars, most probably from Syria and ancient Cilicia on modern-day Turkey’s southeastern coast.

Though it gave no other details about the wreck, it said a study underway is expected to shed light on the breadth and scale of seaborne trade between Cyprus and other Roman provinces in the eastern Med. The wreck was found by a pair of volunteer divers with the University of Cyprus’ archaeological research unit.

It’s also the first time an underwater archaeological project is fully funded by the Cyprus government.

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Animal matters | KIM ARANHA

e have all had our run-ins with the mosquito. No matter how much of an island girl or boy you may be or how used to them you are, they are downright annoying and can totally destroy a pleasant time outdoors.

Many of us who have grown up in these islands boast that we have become immune to mosquito bites. I have always claimed that I am. I grew up in the Berry Islands many years ago, without air-conditioning, only ceiling fans and the open windows provided unlimited access to mosquitoes and their bites. Though we had so-called mosquito screens, those little fellows could squeeze right through that mesh. As children it was fun to squash them when they were full of blood; weren’t we revolting?

Having done my due diligence research on the internet, it appears that you cannot acquire immunity, but you can develop a tolerance to them. Of course the tolerance does not protect you in any way from the diseases that mosquitoes can carry.

In a recent study, and I will discuss this study in depth in a later article, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that the mosquito is the world’s most deadly animal.

First off, I can imagine some of you

reading this and stopping to think, ‘Now, wait a minute, is the mosquito an animal?’ Well, of course, it’s not a vegetable, and it’s not a mineral, so by default what else could it be? However, this is a good moment to point out that not all insects are bugs.

The WHO estimates that approximately 750,000 people die a year because of mosquitoes, or more accurately, by mosquito-borne diseases.

The mosquito is the carrier of malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, encephalitis, Zika, West Nile virus and the chikungunya virus, to name the most prolific. We are familiar with dengue, Zika and chikungunya, and some people have become ill and died because of being infected by one small simple mosquito bite. It is actually amazing to think that something so small could carry an infection around that could be strong enough to kill a human being.

It’s not only humans who suffer and die from mosquito-borne diseases; our beloved dogs and cats get heartworm from mosquitos.

Just one bite from a mosquito that is infected with the heartworm larvae will give your pet heartworm disease. If you do not give your pet heartworm preventative medicine, and you are where there are mosquitoes, they will get heartworm.

PET OF THE WEEK | Cream makes everything sweeter

By The Bahamas Humane Society

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reamdog here. Well, you can’t really say my name is the most unique one you’ve heard, but it is certainly descriptive of me! I’m a cream-coloured, slightly fluffy potcake and I’m about three years old. I have a very pleasant temperament and I’m getting along well with the other dogs here at the Bahamas Humane Society, but what I’d really like is a person or family who will take me home and make me

theirs. I’m smart and eager to learn. Long walks on the beach sound like lots of fun, too! Do you have a place for me? If so, come in to the BHS to meet me or call 323-5138 for more information. Adoption hours are 11am to 4pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to 4pm on Saturday. I look forward to making your acquaintance!”

It is easily prevented, but a horror to cure. Best advice I can give anyone is put them on heartworm preventative as early as possible and save you both a lot of drama, discomfort and expense.

Over 600,000 people die around the world from malaria yearly, and therefore, that is how the mosquito has earned the dubious prestige of being called the “deadliest animal in the world”.

There is a very luxurious resort not far from Tahiti, called Brando, it belonged to Marlon Brando during his lifetime. The operator of the Brando resort reports that their guests are not likely to be bothered by mosquitoes during their visit because they have introduced a sterilisation programme that has reduced the mosquito population of the island, Tetiaroa, by 95 percent. This has been achieved under the guidance of Dr Herve Bossin, of the Institut Louis Malarde. They

PHOTO/ Patricia Vazquez

•Did you know? The Bahamas Humane Society has a thrift shop? It’s right next to the main shelter and sells gently used items.

All funds raised go to the BHS. Donations welcome!

It’s open from Wednesday to Friday, 1pm to 4pm, and on Saturday 10am to 2pm.

breed and release non-biting males infected with Wolbachia bacteria that makes the wild, biting females sterile.

The same approach to eradicate mosquitoes, in the hopes of stamping out the diseases they carry, is being conducted in China, Australia and Colombia.

The programme has been so successful in Tetiaroa that they are no longer finding any wild females anywhere. Because of the success they achieved, the local government has been persuaded to fund a larger breeding facility and expand the programme to other Pacific Islands.

I am wondering if our government would be wise to investigate this very effective sterilisation programme that they are conducting in the Pacific Islands rather than poisoning us with huge doses of highly noxious spray during waking hours, which a few weeks ago almost landed me in hospital.

Sitting at my desk in the evening light as I write this, the sun is setting and I am currently being bombarded by a single, very determined mosquito. Each time I swat it away, it pulls up and flies around the room before putting gears down in a effort to touch down and bite me. The determination of this small, surprisingly noisy, seemingly hostile and furious tiny animal is astoundingly reminiscent of reports of Japanese Kamikaze pilots conducting suicide missions during World War II. Mosquitoes, summer, dusk and life in the islands all go hand in hand, so I guess the mighty mosquito is here to stay for a while longer!

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