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Bahamian dancers dominate Florida competition

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he Just Dance Bahamas Junior and Senior Dance Companies dominated the competition when they took on the Starquest World Dance Championships in Florida last month. Held at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace, the event featured soloists, duets, trios, groups and special categories, as well as master classes, auditions for scholarships and special awards handed out throughout the week of competition. Not one Bahamian dancer went home empty-handed.

Among the Bahamian delegation were the following senior soloists: 18-year-old Charlotte Nevins (jazz), 16-year-old Christa Russell (lyrical and tap), and 18-year-old Caroline Knowles (open and tap). All received the highest level, platinum, for their routines, as well as awards for their duet and trio appearances.

However, there was one minor setback. Later in the week, Christa took the stage for a complicated contemporary piece called “Redemption”. Nearly one minute into the routine, in a difficult acrobatic movement, Christa’s left knee popped out and she buckled to the

floor. The judges stopped the dance even though she tried to continue. In the end she was rushed to the hospital and, while thankfully nothing was damaged, she was unable to continue in the competition.

The other dancers were able to rework their routines and go on with the performances.

Although Christa was not able to return to the stage, she was present during the awards ceremony, and even earned her dance company special recognition for attempting to carry on with her routine despite being injured.

Meanwhile, the younger senior soloists who travelled to Orlando also earned their company many awards; they were 14-year-old Stemarciae Bain, 13-year-old Carlotta Casu, and 14-year-old and Alycia Albury. Stemarciae won the title of “Teen Miss Starquest Emerging Artist” and a platinum medal, but was also the first place overall teen solo winner.

The junior soloists included 11-year-old Isabella Lightbourn, 11-year-old Morgan Sands, and 11-year-old Sofia Reid. While all received awards, Sofia won a platinum medal, the judge’s special “Wow” award – a judge saying she is “ready for Cirque du Soleil” – and was the first

The Just Dance Bahamas troupe with their awards. place overall junior solo winner.

At the end of the competition, the senior dancers took part in an audition for the AMDA College of the Performing Arts which has two campuses, in Los Angeles and New York City. It is considered America’s The senior contemporary dancers perform “Redemption” premier college for the performThe studio itself was also focus on technique training ing arts. Stemarciae Bain given special recognition, with was awarded a scholarship for from September to DecemMs Price receiving a “Studio a two-week Summer conber, then recital preparation Superlative” award for having servatory seeing as she is only from January to June, with “well rounded” dancers.

Just 14 years old, and Charlotte company members preparing Dance Bahamas normally Nevins was awarded a $40,000 competes in the Classic divifor competition throughout scholarship for entrance in the sion, not because they aren’t Fall to their four-year college the year. It is our goal to at the highest technical level, degree programme. Charlotte train dancers who want to be but because they are not is already enrolled in the BFA sound technically in all areas able to attend more than one programme at Point Park of dance and we are serious competition yearly like some University, planning to major dance studios in the US and in dance, which is where her about the commitment that other countries get to do. mentor, Nonny Price, earned it takes to make that happen.

Ms Price, also co-owner her degree in dance. However, We know that commitment is of Just Dance Bahamas, she was honoured to have not for everyone, and that’s explained the studio’s philosobeen selected by the AMDA for the scholarship. phy this way: “Our dancers OK.”

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Inside Weekend

My perfect Bahamian weekend Q: Saturday breakfast or Miss Teen Regency Kayla Culmer

Sunday brunch?

Interview 4 - 5 Four girls from Queen’s College got the opportunity of a lifetime to visit the inner sanctums of Washington, DC, and New York

Fashion 7 Pretty Little Things to make you feel beautiful

Entertainment 8 ‘Jonathan’s World’ brings first theatrical hologram show to the Bahamas

Music 9 Bodine Victoria is having a ‘Juicy’ Summer with her new single and video

Gardening 10 Jack Hardy on preparations for the hurricane

Community 11 - 12 Bahamian dancers dominate Florida competition, plus high school graduate encourage young Bahamians to buy real estate

Pageants 14 - 15 Miss Universe contestants strive to embody the avant-garde

Film 17 ‘Fast & Furious’ gets an enjoyable spinoff in ‘Hobbs & Shaw’

Books 18 New releases hitting shelves this week

Calendar 19 Things to do around town this weekend

Education 20 - 21 Bahamian high schoolers get a taste of the future at the US’ premier culinary college

Forgotten Facts 22 The history of Crown Lands

History 23 Teeth cleaning through the ages

Literary Lives 24 - 25 The story of Zia Mahmood and a Grand Slam

Puzzles 26

Animals 27 Kim Aranha warns of knee-jerk reactions in regards to sharks, plus Pet of the Week

“I would choose Sunday lunch because my family tends to wake up very late on a Sunday and my mom makes brunch, which is eggs, bacon, pancakes, and honestly a lot more, and it’s great to have Sunday brunch.”

Q: Water, juice or soda?

“I would have to go with water. As a teen going through adolescence and puberty it’s good to maintain our health and watch our skin. I am a water lover and it has so many benefits...but all water doesn’t taste the same.”

Q: Beach or sofa?

“I would definitely have to say the beach. The reason is because our islands have beautiful waters and breathtaking views and you can relax on the sand or go in the water and enjoy nature.”

Q: What is the one thing

that you can’t live without?

“I definitely cannot live without

is my mother. She has guided me from since I was in her womb to this day, and makes sure I never go astray. She has made me into the queen I am today with her tough love and discipline. She, without a doubt, is my role model and I aspire to be like her one day...she is my best friend.”

Q: Weekend away, where would you go?

“There are so many places that I would want to go; I love to travel. I have narrowed it down to two places: Bora Bora and Canada. Both are breathtaking and have so many drastic differences. I would want to go to Bora Bora to relax and unwind, but on the other hand I would love to go to Canada to experience snow for the first time.”

Travel news: Universal is doubling Orlando resort size with fourth park ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Universal Orlando officials said Thursday that the resort is doubling in size with plans for an “epic” fourth theme park, but they offered almost no information on when the new park will open, what it will hold or how much they are spending.

The secretive nature of the new park is “because of competitive pressure,” Universal Parks & Resorts CEO Tom Williams said at a news conference with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his boss, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts.

“You are aware of the competitive nature of this Orlando marketplace,” Williams said. “We’re all battling for the time of visiting guests to come to our location and to share details of what we have in mind with the competition is something we have no interest in doing.”

The announcement is the latest salvo in the war for dominance between Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando in America’s theme park capital.

Despite the lack of details, officials with the theme park resort promised the new park would be epic. To that end, they’re calling the new park Universal’s Epic Universe.

“Last I heard, a universe said. It will have a park, is bigger than a world,” hotels, restaurants and shops, said Williams, making a and more details will be dig at Disney World. released as the project gets under way, officials said.

The new park will be located on a 750-acre site separated “I don’t think there’s been by a few miles from the announcement like this in current Universal Orlando over 20 years here when you property that is home to the hear the scale,” Roberts said.

Universal Studios and Islands Universal recently had of Adventure parks, as well as been acquiring hundreds of the Volcano Bay water park. acres of land near Orlando’s More than 14,000 workers will convention centre in its aim be hired on top of the existing to topple Walt Disney World’s 25,000-person labour force in dominance in Orlando.

Orlando. They will be paid Universal’s announcement a starting minimum wage of comes weeks ahead of the $15 an hour, officials said. planned opening of a Star The company also has theme Wars land at rival Walt parks in California, China, Disney World. Earlier this Japan and Singapore.

Summer, Universal also debuted a new ride based on Comcast purchased the Harry Potter character NBCUniversal almost a of Hagrid, which had fans decade ago. During that time, waiting for hours to ride it.

Comcast has put more money into theme parks than any MIKE SCHNEIDER other part of the company, Associated Press Roberts said Thursday. That investment had paid for Harry Potter-themed lands and rides based on other franchises, such as “Fast & Furious.”

The fourth park will be the biggest investment the Comcast NBCUniversal has made in its theme park business, Robert Hogwarts castle in Universal Studios, Orlando

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In what they describe as a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience, four girls from Queen’s College this Summer had the chance to tour the White House, visit foreign embassies and practice drafting policies at the UN. They tell Cara Hunt how this trip opened their eyes to other cultures and how they made life-long friends from around the globe.

Queen's College students take on DC and Big Apple

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ueen’s College students Kai Campbell, Paris Roberts, Tanea Pratt and Arianna Neely will have quite the “what I did over my Summer vacation” story to tell.

The four young women took part in the Global Youth leadership conference held in Washington, DC, and New York in July.

The Global Youth Leader Conference is a 10-day learning experience for students from all over the world.

During their time in the States, the girls had the opportunity to visit international embassies, participate in global issues workshops and hone their communication, decision-making and negotiation skills.

The girls were all recommended for the trip by their school and were eager for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“I wanted to attend the conference to improve my leadership abilities and introduce myself to different people, cultures and attractions

The Queen’s College students with some new friends in Washington, DC.

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around the world,” Paris told Tribune Weekend.

Kai added that the conference appealed to her because she wanted to expand her knowledge on foreign policy and meet persons from the different parts of the world.

Tanea said she was interested in expanding her knowledge on cultures from around the world and strengthening her leadership skills.

Arianna said: “I wanted to be able to challenge myself and step out of my comfort zone so that I could strengthen my critical thinking skills.”

Once the girls arrived in DC, their days were jam-packed with activities from conference sessions and workshops to social gatherings where they were able to mix and mingle with other students from around the world, and there was lots of time to see some of the sights DC is famous for, such as photo ops at the White House and visits to the Smithsonian Museum on the National Mall.

“The sightseeing was amazing. The monuments in Washington, DC, were spectacular,” Kai said.

They also had the opportunity to examine the importance of safeguarding human rights at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, an experience that was extremely moving for them all.

“Visiting the Holocaust Museum was a very moving experience for me. It opened my eyes to see how being different back in that time led to discrimination. Also it showed me how cruel the hearts of some people in this world my be and it encouraged me to always be kind to other no matter their beliefs and differences because everyone has a life and their lives have meaning,” Arianna said.

“I truly enjoyed visiting the Holocaust Museum and furthering my knowledge about the genocide of the Jews,” Tanea said.

After several days in Washington, the girls travelled to New York via Philadelphia where they toured the University of Pennsylvania.

Once they were in the Big Apple, some of the trip highlights included lunch in the famous Chinatown, a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MoMa) and a dinner in Times Square and visits to Rockefeller Center and Central Park. They also had to prepare for a Global Summit simulation which was modelled after a United Nations General Assembly Meeting.

The students had to craft a resolution on a specific issue for their assigned country. Each group then

“The most surprising thing to happen was the cultural exchange that we had partaken in, with the viewpoint of how similar, but at the same time different everyone lives and views life. It opened my mind to many new things.”

had to present their resolution and the summit voted on whether it would pass.

The trip ended with a visit to the United Nations headquarters so that they could see in person the rooms where policymakers collaborate and make decisions, just as they themselves had done over the course of the conference.

For all of the girls, the trip was a very unique learning experience.

“The schedule was intense,” said Ariana. “The conference was much more rigorous than I had expected.

We woke up at 6am daily, worked and went to meetings straight until 10 o’clock in the night with short breaks in between. The most surprising aspect was how quickly everyone adapted to everyone else. It was amazing how well

everyone got along and how everyone was accepted and not judged based on their background.”

Kai agreed that meeting her fellow attendees was a highlight of the experience.

“Another amazing highlight was the opportunity to make life-long friends from all over the world, which I consider to be family. We have not stopped communicating to this day, even with the time difference, thanks to technology,” she said. “I feel as though I learned a lot from the conference. As a high school student, it opened my eyes to foreign relations and the many jobs it has to offer in that field. It exceeded my expectations.

“The most surprising thing to happen was the cultural exchange that we had partaken in, with the viewpoint

of how similar, but at the same time different everyone lives and views life. It opened my mind to many new things.”

Tanea says she enjoyed learning about other cultures, but also enjoyed sharing about the Bahamas to her new friends.

“The highlights of the conference for me was the cultural exchange where youths talked about their culture.

I learned about different types of foods, sports and festivals. I was able to enlighten them about the beautiful Bahamas – our beaches, Atlantis and Baha Mar resorts, Junkanoo and the Independence Tattoo. At the end of the exchange, my friends and I give Bahamian treats like Mortimer Candies, benny/peanut bars, coconut cream.”

Paris says she has learnt more about what being a leader really is.

“I learned that being a leader is not just taking the lead, it’s about providing the characteristics of a true leader and going the extra mile every time,” she said. “This is extremely beneficial and can open many doors for me in the future. The conference most definitely met my expectations. I met so many ambitious inspiring people that made the journey a million times better for me. My favourite thing about the conference was that it had a great impact on how I view the world and now enhance my perception on what it takes to be a leader. My leadership skills have improved.”

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fashion

'Pretty Little Things'to help women feel beautiful

By ALESHA CADET | Tribune Features writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net

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eridel Young’s goal is to do what she can to help her fellow women feel confident about themselves. And a key component to feeling confident, in her opinion, is being happy with the way you look, the way you present yourself to the public.

“When you look good, you feel good,” is her motto. So to help girls and women look their best, Ms Young decided to become an entrepreneur specialising in accessories.

Pretty Little Things is the name of her business. It offers all the accessories, all those small details that add personality to a woman’s

“It is my clients’ smiles and the happiness they exude when they purchase a new item they love that is memorable for me.”

outfit, enhancing and perfecting her appearance.

“It is my clients’ smiles and the happiness they exude when they

purchase a new item they love that is memorable for me. My overall goal is for Pretty Little Things to become thee go-to boutique when you want something trendy but unique. I envision a small but chic boutique brimming over with great buys,” said Ms Young.

With Pretty Little Things, Ms Young focuses on earrings, bracelets, necklaces and purses. Shoes are expected to be added this Fall. Becoming a small business owner, she said, has been a learning experience, and while the journey has been a roller coaster ride, she is enjoying it thus far.

“I love learning and I love the creative aspect of it all. Even as a shy girl I love meeting new clients and having

them wear and enjoy pieces from Pretty Little Things. There have been disappointments, and I am sure there will be more, but the learning experience has been priceless. Through all of this my biggest influence is my cousin, Katrinka Butler, owner of Katrinka’s Creations. She has been in the business for years and has been one of my biggest cheerleaders and mentors in the business,” she said.

Ms Young said it is her aspiration to create something she can pass onto to her future children. But in the meantime she is in early preparation stages for the Christmas season and hopes to host several pop-up shops in the near future.

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entertainment

A world of wonder – Bahamian theatre troupe stages first play in the Caribbean with holograms

By JEFFARAH GIBSON | Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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erforming Spaces is always looking for ways to push the boundaries in theatre.

In the past they have done this with thrilling aerial arts performances. But this time around they are returning to the stage with a whole new, extremely 21st century way to entertain.

The troupe will be staging their latest drama, “Jonathan’s World”, this weekend. It is the first live theatrical show in the Caribbean to feature three-dimensional holograms, which will actually interact with the actors on the stage.

“Jonathan’s World”, said the troupe, will show audiences “wonders of the unseen realm” when it premieres tomorrow at the Bahamas Christian Fellowship Centre on Carmichael Road. A second show will be held on Sunday.

The production tells the story of an ordinary boy who has an extraordinary encounter with another world that reveals his destiny and purpose in life. During this encounter he is given supernatural powers and abilities.

Jonathan is now torn between embracing who he has been called to be and trying to fit in with his peers.

Michelle Butler, creator of “Jonathan’s World”, said the drama addresses the core issue of being at a disadvantage in life, and how not to internalise the experience in a negative way. It also aims to teach people how to deal with rejection and how to use it as a stepping stone. “ ‘Jonathan’s World’ bridges what is possible in an impossible situation.

It is a great story of hope, love and empowerment. It is a fascinating story that will be told through the music, dance, drama, aerial arts and holograms. All of these elements make the show uniquely different from any other Bahamian production. The audience can expect an experience like none other; a first-class production that will

“I have been inspired by what I have seen in other shows in other countries. I wanted to bring that level of professionalism, diversity and quality to the Bahamian stage.”

have them to the edge of their seats,” Ms Butler told Tribune Weekend.

Performing Spaces aims to always be on the cutting edge of modern theatre, merging traditional and innovative forms of the art.

The presentation of “Jonathon’s World” is not only groundbreaking for the Bahamas, said Ms Butler, but also for the Caribbean, as there have been no live theatrical shows using holograms staged in the region so far.

“We seek to redefine the possibilities of Bahamian theatre,” she said. “I have always been a creative person, one to think outside of the box and push the envelope to what is possible in the creative and performing arts in the Bahamas. Last year, we stunned the audience with gravity-defying aerial arts performances. This year, we wanted to take the level of theatrics to another level. I was inspired to go beyond the normal storyline and components showcased on the Bahamian stage. I have been inspired by what I have seen in other shows in other countries. I wanted to bring that level of professionalism, diversity and quality to the Bahamian stage. ‘Jonathan’s World’ is on the cutting edge of modern theatre, incorporating traditional forms of the arts, with digital arts technology.”

Audiences, she noted, have gotten accustomed to seeing traditional theatre with music, dance and drama.

So these new holograms, threedimensional moving images using photographic projections, will be a surprise.

“These projections will be interacting with different characters in the show,” said Ms Butler.

And staging a show like this for the first time takes a lot of work, creativity and resources.

“We have collaborated with other local performing arts groups in addition to international artists to bring the vision to life. We have been having intense rehearsal sessions to ensure a successful production,” she said.

“This year, we have collaborated with Zamar Productions, an aerial arts company based in the US, and a holographic company based in Canada to ensure we have the highest quality for our presentation. Whether you are young or mature, this is a show that will appeal to the entire family.”

Tickets start at $20. For more information on the show and for box office locations, visit www.jonathansworld. org.

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music

Bodine is having a juicy Summer

By ALESHA CADET | Tribune Features writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net

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ahama Mama Bodine Victoria makes it all look so easy – holding down a full-time job as an educator by day and electrifying audiences as an entertainer by night.

For over 15 years, Bodine has made her mark on the local music scene with her unique expression of Bahamian music with a Caribbean flavour. Her style of music has ranged from rake n’ scrape to calypso, soca to reggae, Afro beats to hip hop, and jazz.

And now she has set out to capture the essence of the Bahamian Summer with her new single and accompanying video, “Juicy Fruit”.

For Bodine, the visuals for “Juicy Fruit” represent so much more than just a music video; it is all part of paying homage to her childhood.

The song itself draws inspiration from Bahamian icons like Swain and the Citations, Geno D, Dry Bread, Count Bernadino and Dr Off, while Bodine’s delivery pays tribute to the late T’Rez Hepburn, Maureen Duvalier and Elouise Lewis.

“What’s even more is in this snapshot of Bahamian culture is the representation of the creative arts. In shooting the video, I partnered with Pam Burnside of Doongalik Art Gallery and the Craft Cottage to paint the perfect setting for the farmer’s market. Local brands like the The Coconut Factory, Estreja Unique Straw Work, Pursenal Paradiyse, Junkanoo Box and Havashell Productions are all featured prominently and speak to the entrepreneurial spirit of the Bahamian people. When I planned the video, I wanted to clearly show the culture of the Bahamas,” the singer told Tribune Weekend.

Additionally, all the produce for the market scene was

“When I planned the video, I wanted to clearly show the culture of the Bahamas.” purchased from the Gladstone Road Farmer’s Market, from local farmers and bakers around New Providence.

The song was produced by Rik Carey and the video was shot by Sherard Campbell and Chris Seymour of iFocus Visuals. According to Bodine’s

team, “Juicy Fruit” is layered with multiple meanings, and in the video viewers will see references to songs such as “Big Bamboo”, Joseph Spence’s “Don’t Touch Mi Tomato”, and Dry Bread’s “Sweet, Sweet, Sapodilla”, plus a few more.

Bodine got her start as a battle rapper, becoming the first winner of the Bahamas at Sunrise Rap Competition.

Later, she was signed to the Dunamus Soundz Record Label by Lavard ‘Manifest’ Parks. Soon after she took on jazz performances for the Ministry of Tourism’s Summer Jazz Festival.

Eventually she combined jazz and reggae after signing to BuffBoo Records and

Frontline Productions. As an independent artist, the singer is now working closely with Rik Carey of C Sharp Productions Bahamas. Her previous hits include “All Day All Night,” “Good Feelings,” and “Rocka My Cherry,” and it looks “Juicy Fruit” may soon join those ranks.

The new video for the infectious summer smash can be viewed YouTube and across all social media platforms.

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gardening

Preparing for the storm season August is here and it’s important to know how to ready your garden in case of a hurricane, says Jack Hardy

The official hurricane season lasts for half a year. Here in the Bahamas we consider it starts in August and lasts for three months. The Weather Channel during this period will be our main television programming and travelling storms will be followed avidly.

This is the time to have a good look around our property and identify hurricane-related measures we can take ahead of a storm.

Anything to do with tree lopping is best left to professionals. Shrubs such as hibiscus and oleander can be helped by taking a lopper and removing

several complete branches from low down. This allows wind to pass through the shrub more easily and makes it less likely to be uprooted.

Frangipani shrubs are used to hurricanes and are aerodynamically adaptable in high winds. The exception is Bridal Bouquet that grows upright, is very heavy, and the branches are brittle. In the face of a Category 4 or 5 hurricane the only solution I can offer is a wholesale topping and trimming.

Papaya trees are notoriously top heavy and almost always succumb to strong winds. Fortunately, they can be cut at the four or five foot mark and left as mere trunks. All being well, they will grow back again and be producing fruit within a year.

We gardeners tend to have lots of equipment lying around. Some items that have holes can be threaded onto a rope and the rope in turn can be tied around a mature tree just like a necklace. Plastic crates can be prevented from blowing away as well as some items of garden furniture. If you have a swimming pool you can throw plastic and metal patio furniture into the water.

Let me correct myself: if you have a swimming pool you are rich, so pay somebody to throw your patio furniture into the water.

The speed of the wind at ground level is far less than even at head height. Water your potted plants to the point

of soaking and lay them – as interlocked as possible – in a suitable confined area. A few days after the storm you should be able to retrieve the potted plants and refresh them with more water before repositioning them.

These are just a few suggestions. The Tribune will issue a hurricane preparedness guide before the storm reaches and give you a full run-down on how to cope.

Now, let’s pretend hurricanes do not exist and get back to gardening. Well, here we go again. The vegetable season starts this month if we wish it to. Tomatoes take four months from seed to ripe fruit but do not self-pollinate while nighttime temperatures are above 68 degrees. To produce the earliest tomatoes possible we should have our first tomato crop flowering by mid-October. This leads to ripe fruits in December and a lovely salad to help the ham and turkey on their way on Christmas Day. More on this next week.

If you have a poinsettia or two growing in your garden, do not prune it until next Easter. The beginning of the

flowering process may already have started and to prune now may mean you lose a whole year of seasonal blossoms. I would also suggest you leave pruning your roses until the end of October.

It occurs to me that I must make adjustments to my schematic on fruit production. For instance, I have both guavas and carambolas as ripe and harvestable in August but have been picking both for several weeks now. I must change their months to July and August for guavas, and July to January for carambolas. Changes have occurred in weather conditions and – taking note of the brevity of life – they are likely to be permanent for me and you.

It may well be that Keitt mangoes will be ripe earlier than usual. Last year’s crop did not last into October, as is normal. The mangoes are large and I think they will be ripe in late August/early September. Many fruits grow very quickly. Barbados cherry (acerola) takes only two weeks from flower to ripe fruit. Keitt mangoes stay on the tree for close to 4 or 5 months and this

makes them one of the tastiest of all fruits, the flavour having so long to develop.

One of my regular August jobs is to check the progress of cuttings I made around Easter time. Several of the sets are obviously doing well and have good foliage while others look like the day I put them in but show green when I scratch them with a thumbnail. The softer the wood, the easier and faster the cutting. Chenille plants, for instance, are softwood and look as though they are ready to put out catkins. I think they will have to go into three-gallon pots instead of one-gallon. Most of my thornless bougainvillea cuttings are leafless but I am not worried because bougainvilleas are hardwood and are notoriously slow to develop from cuttings. Hybrid hibiscus cuttings of three different colours seem only to have a 50 percent success rate but these were from very short cuttings, only 4-inches long.

• For queries and comments e-mail jacktribune242@ gmail.com

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entertainment

Summer programme gives young dancers access to high-calibre training

By ALESHA CADET | Tribune Features writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net

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ummer breaks for Bahamian students include attending everything from educational camps to zoo camps, sports and swimming camps, and more. A programme that has sprung up this Summer, however, focuses on something entirely different: dance.

The Acharo Smith’s Repertoire Dance Initiative (ASRDI) aims to provide access to top-notch training for young aspiring dancer and enthusiasts alike. It was conceived by Mervin Acharo Smith, a Bahamian who presently resides in New York.

The programme, called the “Summer Dance Intensive”, kicked off on Monday and will continue until Friday, August 9. Daily sessions are held from 9am to 4pm and offer a dance curriculum which features modern, jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop, Afro Caribbean, Stretch, and ensemble lessons.

It is hosted at the Passionate Expressions Dance Studio on Boyd Road.

The initiative was first launched last Summer in Brooklyn, where a fiveweek “Dance Intensive” programme was hosted for pre-professional dancers. It was a complete success, so Mr Smith decided to bring it to the Bahamas this January for a week-long Winter edition.

This was also a success and well-received by the Bahamian community.

“One of my major passions when I left seven years ago

to continue my educational aspirations in dance and focus more on establishing myself as a professional performance artist on an international level, was the hope of returning home one day to continue the work that I have been doing prior to my departure, but more on an enriched, advanced and sustainable level of service to my community,” said Mr Smith.

While there is no specific theme for the Summer programme, Mr Smith said if he were to give it a theme it would be “Access to the Arts.”

“This ‘Summer Dance Initiative in the Bahamas was to sincerely reconnect with home. I miss serving and being

a part of my dance and art community. I have grown astronomically as a person and an artist.

I have been exposed to much over the last seven years and feel it is time to make that return home. Also, the dynamics of how the arts are being revisited in the Bahamas is subtly changing. Changing in that, young people are seeing the beauty and vitality in the pursuit of educational, vocational and career in the performance arts. Based on the last three years of hosting, conducting, chaperoning and mentoring young aspiring dancers who visited New York to train

Acharo Smith under my tutelage, and listening to the stories, I see that Bahamas is opening up and ready to see professions in the arts are just as vast, lucrative, sustainable and rewarding,” he said.

Mr Smith said he is fully cognizant of the fact that

many young dancers and enthusiasts are not always in a position to travel abroad for further training, mostly because of financial restrictions.

“I know this all too well; it is also been a major part of my journey. There were programmes that I had to either defer or forfeit due to lack or limited resources.

For those who aren’t able to make it abroad, bringing this experience and high-calibre curriculum to the Bahamas is what I feel is essential. Having this access is the game-changer for many, especially for those in the arts and those who can’t travel. Participants will gain that international stream-lined approach when they enrol in my ‘Summer Intensive’,” said Mr Smith.

Highlights of the initiative will also include authentic African dance instruction with a guest artist, American-Trinidadian instructor Persephone DaCoasta. Other participants include Adanecia Kemp, Samantha Pratt and Tahira Campbell-Kemp.

“Apart from the training with a high-calibre faculty, there will be a culminating performance. It’s important for the dancers to present what they have been working on. It gives them the opportunity to witness their own development in motion. It also forces them to witness their courage under fire.

After undergoing a rigorous training in a short time and having to be stage-ready is not easy.

They need to know for themselves that they have what it takes. Not only for them, but also for their family, friends and the community at large; they need to experience the joy and magic of the performance arts. The work we do is visual, it must be seen,” said Mr Smith.

For more information, e-mail mervinacharosmith@ outlook.com or message Mr Smith via WhatsApp at 917-688-5651.

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community

High school graduate encourages young Bahamians to invest in real estate

By JEFFARAH GIBSON | Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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ILLENNIALS who have recently joined the working force, finding their groove in their certain chosen field and on their way to financial independence, may view buying real estate a far-fetched dream or downright unattainable.

Investing in real estate is without a doubt is an undertaking that should be approached with careful consideration and adequate research. But one of the things that could be keeping millennials from seeing this dream realised sooner in their lives is their mindset.

This is an observation made by Shedrick McPhee, a 17-year-old graduate of St Anne’s High School and owner of the company SpYrall, who will be hosting the upcoming “X-Factor” real estate conference along with DC Consultants.

After leaving school, Shedrick desired to learn more about real estate and to share what knowledge he gained.

So along the five friends, he will be hosting this special conference on August 11 at the Myles Munroe Diplomatic Centre.

“The event came from us thinking that people are poorly equipped to invest in property. We don’t believe that everyone has settle for the average life: get a loan from the bank and work your whole life to pay it off. So what we wanted to do with this conference was show individuals that they were taught wrong and that there is a better way to invest in a property by having experts from real estate come to speak and then have the

“Anyone can become a homeowner or investor...I think the earlier you own, the better.” audience ask questions,” he said.

Representatives from H G Christie, C A Christie, Scotia Bank, the Anthony Thompson law firm, and several guest

speakers will be present at the event.

“We also will have two business owners and/or professionals speak at this event to encourage the audience to

apply what they learned along with letting them network with other like-minded individuals.

We are so invested in seeing a change in our audience, change in mindset, that we

have some extra giveaways that they will get upon buying a ticket,” said Shedrick.

There will be two sessions that will cover ownership and feature realtors, mortgage experts, insurance brokers, lawyers and construction experts.

“Anyone can become a homeowner or investor, and it comes down to their mindset, not really their situation, because if they keep growing and bettering themselves it will be easier to own. Plus, because they are younger, the banks would prefer to give them a loan simply because they have a lot of time ahead of them to pay it off. I think the earlier you own, the better.

Hopefully they try and own commercial real estate before a home so they can have a form of passive income,” said Shedrick.

“I think that so often people fail and because of that they get discouraged, but we think by coming to this they can circumvent a lot of the mistakes they would make. (Conference attendees) also would be learning from experts, networking and building connections to help them in the future.”

“No one really cares to teach others about finances, but every now and then people come along who help improve individuals’ lives by improving their finances. When people come to the conference they will learn how to improve their money habits, mindset, grow connections, get advice from people that actually went through it. As they get more information on money, they can control their environment and improve the economy,” he told Tribune Weekend.

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celebrity

PART

I

“Orange Is the New Black” Final Season Premiere

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

SPLIT

FAIL

SPLIT

FAIL

Taylor Shilling Piper Chapman

Uzo Aduba Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren

Danielle Brooks Taystee Jefferson

Natasha Lyonne Nicky Nichols

Karin says: “Taystee showing off her baby bump, which is the best accessory. The rest, however....What was she thinking pairing that long sparkly gown with a white jacket and a huge hat? I get she was trying to be dramatic, but this is just an awful look; half pimp daddy, half pregnant showgirl.”

Cara says: “I didn’t know Danielle was expecting her first child.

Congrats! Well, she went all out with this – the hat and the gown are sooo over the top, but clearly she is loving this red carpet event. It’s quite a lot of fabric though, isn’t it?

Karin says: “I kinda get the look she was going for, and it almost works, but is ruined at the last minute by her frizzy 80’s style hair. She definitely needed an updo for this. The big, broad shoulders already make it look like she has no neck and the hair just exacerbates the problem.”

Cara says: “Natasha, where is your neck, hun? All I can think of when I see you is Uncle Fester from the Addams Family. This outfit is completely horrid. And the stringy hair just adds to the ‘jammed up’ look of the outfit.”

Karin says: “I like that she went with orange for the final red carpet event, and it’s a nice hue of orange, but the style of the dress is questionable.

The top half is pretty, but I hate the drawstring/gathering at the side. It looks too old-fashioned for her. The rest of the dress should have just been sleek and straight all the way down.”

Cara says: “This dress is interesting and different. I’d it like a six out of ten. I think she looks glam but casual, and it works on her. I do think her shoes should have been a different colour, maybe a few shades darker.”

Karin says: “I hate everything about it. Uzo has given us some amazing looks in the past, but there is not a single thing right about this: the awful shade of Hulk green which does not suit her, the long sleeves...there is just too much material overall. And the horror that is those pleats!”

Cara says: “I think the colour is lovely...let’s start with the positive, why don’t we? The dress looks a bit tight around the bust and is a bit oldfashioned looking, but as a fan of the show, I know Uzo was just excited to get to dress up for once, because her character is the hottest mess.”

• See PAGE 16 for more hits and misses from the black carpet

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The Weekend Fashion Report

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celebrity

PART

“Orange Is the New Black” Final Season Premiere

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

HIT

FAIL

HIT

SPLIT

Laverne Cox Sophia Burset

Jackie Cruz Marisol ‘Flaca’ Gonzales

Jessica Pimentel Maria Ruiz

Laura Prepon Alex Vause

Karin says: “I actually love this. A simple black bodice and a pretty lilac coloured skirt, which admittedly looks a bit like a petticoat at the top.

Because she’s got such a huge, poufy skirt with a train it was smart to balance it out with something simple on top, no bling, and a fabulous updo.”

Cara says: “I absolutely love this!

Yes, the skirt looks a bit like those petticoats they wore in the Wild West, but I am here for the drama. Work that gown, Laverne! One thing is for sure, she has much better fashion sense than her co-stars.”

Karin says: “I would actually like this with just a sheer panel at the waist instead of this ‘window’ to show off the panties. The pale peach is pretty on her, and yes it’s a lot of dress, but I think she pulls off all the ruffles.

But alas, that see-through cut-out just ruins it all.”

Cara says: “OMG this is absolutely horrific! What are those granny panties she is wearing underneath (and is that a tattoo peeking through)?

That sheer bit is just so random. Sorry hun, this is not cute in any shape or form.”

Karin says: “Almost every OITNB cast member seems to have decided to go all 80s with their choices. This is one of the less offensive. The big, square shoulders actually work with the long train. Yes, it looks like a really elaborate and dramatic house coat, but I can live with that.”

Cara says: “I love this royal blue colour; so vibrant and very pretty. And I like this look on her – dramatic and sexy but not too cheesy. I can even admit that like the long tassel earrings.

It’s all perfectly coordinated.”

Karin says: “It’s very casual, but it’s cute. I love the little orange detail on the handbag; very well thought-out.

The ensemble on the whole, however, is a little too beige all over. Maybe some colour on the shoes or some bling would have broken it up a little bit. Still, it’s nice, laid-back look.”

Cara says: “Well, this outfit wins the most boring of the week award. But given the fails I’ve seen from the prison girls so far, this is one of the best looks of the night, sadly. Have they spent too much time in prison jumpsuits and lost all sense of style?”

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The Weekend Fashion Report

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film

Review: A spinoff happily spins its wheels in ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ hobbs & shaw | 136minutes

NEW YORK (AP) — Add an “e’’ and “Hobbs & Shaw” might have been a time-travelling thriller about playwright George Bernard Shaw and 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes.

Tantalising as such a pairing may have been to the makers of “Fast & Furious,” they have instead opted to, in the franchise’s first spinoff, combine two of the series’ supporting standouts, Dwayne Johnson’s US government agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s former British agent Deckard Shaw, for another ballet of Buicks and bullets.

And when it comes to high-octane action spectacles, few are better suited to the task than The Rock and Statham, who both make up with brawn and charisma what they lack in hair. In the “Fast & Furious” franchise, which now numbers eight films and more than $5 billion in box office, Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) they’ve found a comfortable home — aside any headaches for Johnson caused by co-star Vin Diesel.

That friction between Johnson and Diesel was reportedly part of the benefit of this pit stop, without the whole gang, in between continuing “Fast & Furious” adventures. But those off-camera tiffs are also perfect for the speedy but soapy “Fast & Furious” world, where family squabbles and questions of loyalty play out in between death-defying automotive stunts.

If “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” has a hard road to travel, it’s because the franchise has consistently ratcheted up its stunt game. One of the real pleasures of the last decade’s blockbuster parade has been to watch the “Fast & Furious” movies morph from a more simple LA street-racing tale into an increasingly absurd and over-the-top action extravaganza of muscle cars and muscle, where hot rods Idris Elba as villain Brixton Lorr don’t just go fast but occasionally leap “Hobbs & Shaw” has some nifty between buildings and parachute from “Chernobyl” fans, set among reactors moves, but it’s slightly disappointing the sky. “Hobbs & Shaw” seeks to at a Russian nuclear power plant. But in terms of sheer ridiculousness. It answer that age-old question: What do at this point, we expect — no, demand earns some points for a centrepiece you do for your next act after you’ve blown up a submarine with a Dodge? showdown, seemingly designed for — to see Lamborghinis on the moon.

Instead, the entertainment of “Hobbs & Shaw,” directed by stunt coordinator-turned-director David Leitch (”Deadpool 2,” ‘‘Atomic Blonde”), rests more with its cast, including its two leads. But just as significant are two major new additions: Elba’s villain, a cyborg mercenary named Brixton, and Shaw’s sister Hattie (Vanessa Kirby), an MI6 agent whose theft of a super virus from Brixton sets the globe-trotting plot in motion.

Hobbs and Shaw are called in to the save the world, a job they are both eager for. (Hobbs says, seriously, that he had been “tracking some dark web chatter” on the virus.) But it’s a partnership they loath. If “Hobbs & Shaw” lacks in memorable stunt work, it tries to make it up with bickering and put-downs between the two, a shtick that vacillates between funny and tiresome. But it’s the kind of stuff Johnson excels at.

They also have reinforcements.

Elba’s character, who boasts digital eyes and a self-driving motorcycle, takes the franchise in a more sci-fi direction that doesn’t fit the street-level nature of “Fast & Furious.” But Elba is never not an imposing presence; the movie straightens up whenever he’s in it.

With such titans as Elba and Johnson in the movie, it’s a wonder how smoothly and completely Kirby stakes her claim, too. The chemistry between the four, along with welcome comic cameos from Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart, fuel “Hobbs & Shaw” more than its mostly familiar action scenes and plot turns. It’s a herky-jerky ride, with genial company.

Usually, it’s pleasingly aware of its own silliness. But there are blind spots.

The third act shifts to an old-school fight in Samoa and speeches about having “heart” that build on a man vs machine dynamic set up by Elba’s part-robot character. But if ever there was a movie franchise that believes, with operatic fervour, in well-oiled machines, it’s “Fast & Furious.”

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books

• Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon On a cold December evening, Autumn Spencer’s twin sister Summer walks to the roof of their shared Harlem brownstone and is never seen again—the door to the roof is locked, and no footsteps are found. Faced with authorities indifferent to another missing woman, Autumn must pursue answers on her own, all while grieving her mother’s recent death.

With her friends and neighbours, Autumn pretends to hold up through the crisis. She falls into an affair with Summer’s boyfriend to cope with the disappearance of a woman they both loved. But the loss becomes too great, the mystery too inexplicable, and Autumn starts to unravel, all the while becoming obsessed with murdered women and the men who kill them.

• The Escape Room by Megan Goldin Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are ruthlessly ambitious high-flyers working in the lucrative world of Wall Street finance where deception and intimidation thrive. Getting rich is all that matters, and they’ll do anything to reach the top.

When they are ordered to participate in a corporate team-building exercise that requires them to escape

New releases hitting book stores from a locked elevator, dark secrets of their team begin to be laid bare.

The biggest mystery to solve in this lethal game: What happened to Sara Hall? Once a young shining star— ”now gone but not forgotten”. This no longer a game. They’re fighting for their lives.

• Love Repaired by Deana Birch Divorce attorney Amee Benton — who has an ex of her own — is pretty sure she’s a #MomFail. Showing up late on a Friday night to retrieve her car from the shop and finding the pink

frosted cupcakes she forgot to leave at her daughter’s ballet camp confirms it.

When mechanic Ben Mathis confesses to stealing one of the confections and asks who is taking care of Amee, she knows he’s a unicorn—a magical, beautiful beast who surely only exists in fantasies, so she tells him just that, with an F-bomb for good measure.

Amee has three things Ben finds irresistible in a woman — brains, a family and a serious potty mouth.

During a chance run-in at Ben’s own personal hell, AKA the mall, he summons the courage to ask her out.

Though Amee is leery of dating a younger man and Ben is more than aware of their social gap, the two take a chance.

But Amee’s life isn’t like his. And when her ex returns and the doubting divorcée blunders, all Ben’s insecurities are piqued anew. Now, Amee must prove to Ben that his worth is much more than stand-in dad and rebound boyfriend or she’ll watch her magical unicorn gallop off into the forest forever.

• The Year They Fell by David Kreizman Josie, Jack, Archie, Harrison, and Dayana were inseparable as preschoolers. But that was before high school, before parties and football and getting into the right college. Now, as senior year approaches, they’re basically strangers to each other.

Until they’re pulled back together when their parents die in a plane crash.

These former friends are suddenly on their own. And they’re the only people who can really understand how that feels.

To survive, the group must face the issues that drove them apart, reveal secrets they’ve kept since childhood, and discover who they’re meant to be. And in the face of public scrutiny, they’ll confront mysteries their parents left behind – betrayals that threaten to break the friendships apart again.

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FRI 8/02

Community & Church Days Time: 10am - 8pm (continues on Saturday) Venue: Food Court, Mall at Marathon The weekend outreach event is set to highlight inspirational entertainment, membership drives, praise teams and choirs, bake sales, and more. People of all denominations are welcome. Enjoy liturgical dances, youth programmes presenting skits, short plays and mimes.

SAT 8/03

Nassau Sunrise Open Golf Tournament Time: 8am Venue: Royal Blue Golf Course, Baha Mar

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This is the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise’s inaugural golf tournament. It will be held in the two-man scramble format.

Global Big Latch On 2019 Time: 10am - 12noon Venue: Doctors Hospital

The Global Big Latch On is an attempt to beat a global record of almost 21,500 children breastfeeding at 778 locations across 28 countries. Volunteers from the community host as people gather together to breastfeed and offer support. At about 10.30am, organisers count all the breastfeeding that is happening. A child’s mouth round a breastfeeding person’s nipple counts.

Hosted by Milky Mommas in the Bahamas. If you can’t make it to the location, post a picture to Facebook or Instagram using the hashtags #mybiglatchon2019 and #nassaubiglatchon2019.

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Summer of Thunder Basketball Showcase Time: 7pm (continues until August 26) Venue: Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium

Editior’s Voice

Come out to watch the Bahamas’ best take on top NCAA and other international teams during this 32-game event.

The Take-Over by Da Phoenix Time: 8pm Venue: The Wonder Bar and Lounge, Joe Farrington Road

Entertainer Khreasel “Da Phoenix” Glinton presents “The Take-Over”, backed by the Motion Band live in concert. The evening will also include prizes, giveaways and other surprise performances.

SUN 8/04

Paul Thompson’s 92nd Birthday Celebration Time: 12noon - midnight Venue: The Cricket Club The Trinidad and Tobago Bahamas Association hosts the 92nd birthday celebration and medical fundraiser for former Police Assistant Commissioner Paul Thompson. There will be games, Bahamian and Trinidadian food, drinks and music. All donations accepted. Also on sale will be Mr Thompson’s personal collection of calypso, soca, zuke, salsa

Saturday Aug 3rd Junkanoo Summer Festival Time: 1pm - until Venue: Arawak Cay This festival will incorporate all aspects of Bahamian culture, including musical performances, food, heritage games, a kiddie corner, authentic Bahamian arts and crafts, and major rush-outs from A and B groups of Junkanoo. This weekend the focus will be on Andros and Eleuthera.

and steel band music. For details, contact Tracy at 4498088, Brian at 803-3357, Janet at 433-2384, or Diane at 457-2833.

King of the Conch II Time: 12noon - 10pm Venue: Montagu Beach

King of the Conch II is an Emancipation Day culinary competition in which you have fun, celebrate cultural icons and learn ‘conchservation’ all at the same time.

Featuring conch legend tributes and conservation presentations by BNT, BREEF and the Nature Conservancy. Call 535-1112 or e-mail popeyetheconchcelebrity@gmail.com.

Mimosa Day Party Time: 3pm - midnight Venue: 1er Cru, Gladstone Road

Enjoy a day party experience with soca, dancehall and Afro beats, as well as mimosa and mojito bars and some of Nassau’s hottest deejays. Tickets are $20 in advance, more at the door.

MAVS Summer Festival Time: 7pm - 10pm Venue: Pompey Square Enjoy a festive night of live art and local entertainment featuring the next generation of musicians, spoken word artists, visual artists, and vocalists.

Reggae Roots Festival Time: 8pm Venue: The Balmoral Club

Ahead of the Jamaican Independence Day on August 6, come out and celebrate with some laid-back reggae.

Patrons are encouraged to bring their Jamaican flags.

Music by DJ Ai.

MON 8/05

Jamaica 57 Family Fest Time: 11am - 12pm Venue: Botanical Gardens

A live tribute to MDeez and performances by Christopher Martin, Richie Stephens and DMajor. Hosted by Andrea Wright AKA Delcita.

Includes a kiddies corner, food and family entertainment and music by DJ Fresh.

Donation is $3 adults, $1 children. Part proceeds in aid of the Cancer Society of the Bahamas. MDeez tribute by Najie Dun, Sammi Star, Nevandria Lyric, Willis Knowles and Judah Da Lion.

Krazy Kidz Summer Splash Time: 12pm - 9pm Venue: Edmund Moxey Park, Baillou Hill Road

A family fun day with water slides, a bounce house with slide, foam machine, obstacle course, bungee run, Zorb balls, face painting, popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones. Admission is $1.

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education

A taste of the future

Bahamian students explore culinary careers at Johnson & Wales

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he has already made a name for herself as an up-and-coming author, but when it comes to choosing a future career path, 15-year-old Sierra Blair doesn’t believe she has to choose books over her other passion – baking.

Following up on an interest she has had since the age of seven, Sierra was among 24 Bahamian high school students exploring a variety of careers in the fields of culinary arts, baking and pastry at Johnson & Wales University (JWU), North Miami Campus, from July 19 to 24.

There, students created and plated desserts and learned the art of cooking alongside

top chefs of the globally renowned culinary school.

“At my age you’re interested in so many things. It’s hard to choose just one.

Attending Johnson & Wales University gave me the opportunity to try before I buy. College is expensive so it’s important to figure out as early as possible if the major and the school you’ve settled on is the right fit for you. This fits perfectly,” said Sierra.

That doesn’t mean the Kingsway Academy student is shelving her children’s book series. She sees a future in which she could possibly marry her love of writing, culinary arts and broadcasting.

Food Fight top finishers Najijah Laramore, Oweniqua Pierre and Carleil Moss at JWU.

Students from the Bahamas on the JWU campus.

Students prepared delicious treats like this almond laced cookie cup filled with ginger ice cream with whip cream, drizzled with chocolate and topped with edible flowers.

“You find out soon enough just how much you love something when you dive into it like I did with my books and now this culinary experience,” said Blair. “That would be my advice to other students, test drive what you think will be your future career before you commit to it.”

Broadening their culinary skills, living on campus, meeting faculty and mixing with current students gave the high schoolers a taste of what it would be like to be a Johnson & Wales student, said trip

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Huntley Christie High student Tamari Wallace cuts scallion for Asian potstickers.

Kingsway Academy student Sierra Blair shows off her handiwork: ground lamb, veal and pork meatballs.

Sierra Blair with JWU North Miami Campus President Dr Larry Rice.

First and second place winners of the 26th Annual Young Chef Competition Antonesha Thompson and Allisa Swain enjoy their time at JWU.

chaperone Ashley Meadows, a family and consumer science teacher at Anatol Rodgers High School.

Ms Meadows was among the first cohort of Bahamian students who participated as a group in JWU’s career exploration back in 2008. Back

then, the trip was organised by her teacher, the late Derek Whyms, a JWU graduate herself.

“The trip has continued from 2008 until present. Each year we get to introduce students to this unique experience,” said Ms Meadows, who

St John’s Kelesha Kelly stirs up vegetable fried rice for an Asian inspired meal.

Aquinas College student Megan Braynen creates panacotta with balsamic glaze and strawberry consommé.

works along with a second chaperone, Shandale Grant, to supervise the Bahamian teens.“Some past culinary boot camp participants are now present students of the university on scholarship.”

Taking advantage of this year’s trip were students from

Aquinas, St John’s College, Queen’s College, C W Saunders, Anatol Rodgers, C R Walker, C C Sweeting, Blake Academy (home school), Kingsway Academy and Jordan Prince Williams Baptist School.

They were joined by students from Freeport’s St George’s High, Eleuthera’s Preston H Albury, Exuma’s L N Coakley High, Patrick J Bethel (formerly Abaco Central High) and Huntley P Christie (formerly North Andros High).

“JWU brings together different cultures and people who love and are passionate about culinary arts,” said Alexae Grant, a 17-year-old Aquinas College student who has participated in the career adventure on more than one occasion.

“I learned something from each and every one I came into contact with these past three years. The experience is very beneficial for aspiring culinary students because it incorporates baking and pastry, food, front of house and a beverage class. This allows you to choose which area is right for you.”

For Queen’s College student Ashli Bastian the experience was a rewarding one.

“It greatly impacted my learning of the culinary industry,” said the 11th grader whose culinary journey began at the side of her mother, a seasonal baker who takes Christmas orders, and her grandmother, the former owner of a small food business.

A budding entrepreneur, she launched her own business, Ashli’s Cakes and Bakes, last December after receiving positive feedback at school from students who bought her pastries.

“Learning how to garnish pastries at JWU will help me to make my pastries more visually appealing and hopefully boost sales,” she said.

Meanwhile, for second-time participant Kelesha Kelly the experience opened a window of opportunity into the culinary world.

“I love to see people smile and compliment each dish or pastry that I make,” said the St John’s student. “It brings joy to me.”

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history

The truth about Crown Lands Forgotten facts | Paul C Aranha

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ngland’s formal annexation of the Bahamas is considered to have taken place on October 30, 1629, as commemorated on a plaque outside the House of Assembly.

The first actual settlements in the Bahamas were established by the “Company of the Eleutherian Adventurers” under the leadership of William Sayle, with independent settlers from Bermuda who wished to set up their own colony where they hoped to enjoy real freedom. Their first settlement of the Bahamas was carried out in 1648 and was followed, in 1670, by a grant from the Crown to the Lord Proprietors of all the Bahama Islands, in consideration of their paying, to the King, one pound of fine silver – such consideration to be payable only when the King visited the islands.

Under this arrangement, the inhabitants still owed allegiance to the English King and customs belonged to the Crown, although the Lord Proprietors exercised control of almost everything else.

These Lord Proprietors were also the Lord Proprietors of the North American Colony of Carolina and were comprised of the Duke of Albemarle, the Earl of Clarendon, Baron Berkeley of Stratton, the Earl of Craven, Sir George Carteret, Sir William Berkeley, Sir John Colleton, the Earl of Shaftesbury.

As a result of many factors – including insufficient funds, inadequate government, constant raids by the Spanish and the activities of the pirates – the settlement of Bahama Islands was not very successful, and the Crown found it necessary to resume control of the Colony. In 1787, the Lord Proprietors conveyed the islands back to His Majesty King

(l-r) Dorothy Aranha (1889 - 1960) served as chief clerk and as acting Crown Lands Officer; Norman F Arnaha (1926 - 1985) worked as a surveyor in the Crown Lands Office, and William Norman Aranha (1887 - 1947) was the first Crown Lands Officer.

George III, for a consideration of £12,000.

The effects of these attempts at settlement, and the conveyances mentioned, were to firmly establish the Bahama Islands as a Colony of the English Crown and the lands, comprised therein, became known as ‘Crown Lands’.

These Crown Lands were administered by the Governor, acting under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Officials who answered to the Governor reported through the Colonial Secretary and one of these was the Surveyor General, who actively oversaw crown land, of which there was plenty,

This building on East Street was built as the Crown Lands Office. At that time it was only a single-storey building and had no air-conditioning.

scattered throughout our islands. He was not subject to any other control, parliamentary or otherwise.

My grandfather, James Aranha, worked in the Surveyor General’s Office and rose to the rank of Deputy Surveyor. Whenever the boss went away, my grandfather served as Acting Surveyor General.

I grew up hearing the name William Miller, who had been the Surveyor General and under whom my parents worked. Whenever Miller went away, my father, William Aranha, served as Acting Surveyor General. Miller died in 1934 and my father became Acting Surveyor General – until the Surveyors (Change of Title Act) 1939 changed the Surveyor General’s title to Crown Lands Officer. It also changed the title Deputy Surveyor to Surveyor.

William N Aranha was the first Crown Lands Officer. He served until his death in 1947.

The first Surveyor was John V Cox, who became Acting CLO when my father died.

Sadly, Mr Cox did not live long enough to get confirmed as CLO and, upon his death, my mother, Dorothy Aranha, was appointed Acting CLO. My father wrote that Crown Land was a natural resource, and the policy was that, as far as possible, there must be continuity in the economic benefits from our lands, so future generations will also have a heritage.

The so-called Crown Land, of which there is still plenty, now belongs to the people of the Bahamas and, although everyone still thinks of it as Crown Land, technically that is a misnomer.

• For questions and comments, e-mail islandairman@ gmail.com

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history

How did people clean their teeth in the olden days?

(THE CONVERSATION) – Dental hygiene has come a long way since the days of wine-soaked toothpicks and the urine mouthwash once thought to disinfect mouths and whiten teeth.

Some of the earliest tooth-cleaning artefacts archaeologists have found are ancient toothpicks, dental tools and written tooth care descriptions dating back more than 2,500 years. Famous Greek doctor Hippocrates was one of the first to recommend cleaning teeth with what was basically a dry toothpaste, called a dentifrice powder.

Ancient Chinese and Egyptian texts advised cleaning teeth and removing decay to help maintain health. Some of the early techniques in these cultures included chewing on bark or sticks with frayed ends, feathers, fish bones and porcupine quills. They used materials like silver, jade and gold to repair or decorate their teeth.

People in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent traditionally cleaned their teeth with chew sticks made from the Salvadora persica tree. They’re called miswak. Europeans cleaned their teeth with rags rolled in salt or soot.

Believe it or not, in the early 1700s a French doctor named Pierre Fauchard told people not to brush. And he’s considered the father of modern dentistry!

Instead, he encouraged cleaning teeth with a toothpick or sponge soaked in water or brandy.

In the late 1700s, Englishman William Addis was the first to sell toothbrushes on a large scale. He got the idea after making a toothbrush from bone and animal bristles while in prison.

Before modern-day toothpaste was created, pharmacists mixed and sold tooth cream or powder. Early tooth powders were made from something abrasive, like talc or crushed seashells, mixed with essential oils, such as eucalyptus or camphor, thought to fight germs. Their flavours came from oils of cinnamon, clove, rose or peppermint.

Many contained other chemicals such as ammonia, chlorophyll and penicillin.

An ancient toothbrush A neem, siwak or miswak chewing stick used for cleaning.

A photo from 1899 showing the use of a toothbrush.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s toothbrush (note the ‘N’ inscribed on the bottom) from around 1795.

These ingredients fight the acid-producing bacteria that can cause tooth decay and bad breath.

By the 1900s, children of immigrants to the US were taught oral hygiene as a way to help “Americanise” them and their families. Factories examined and cleaned their workers’ teeth to keep them from missing work due to toothaches.

Daily tooth brushing became more common thanks to World War II, when the American army required soldiers to brush their teeth as part of their daily hygiene practices. The first nylon toothbrush was made in 1938, followed by the electric toothbrush in the 1960s.

Nowadays, there are dozens of kinds of tools and potions to help keep your mouth healthy. As a professor of dental hygiene, I believe it’s most important to clean your mouth daily, no matter how you choose to do so.

Well, maybe stay away from the urine mouthwash.

• This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Read the original article here: http://theconversation.com.

Jane Cotter Texas A&M University

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Zia Mahmood and a Grand Slam Sir Christopher Ondaatje describes a unique experience playing with Zia Mahmood who has been hailed as the best bridge player in the world.

“Bridge is the most entertaining and intelligent card game the wit of man has so far devised.” – W Somerset Maugham, “Introduction to The Standard Book of Bidding” by Charles Gorden, 1944

I am the first to say that I have always been a very,

very mediocre bridge player – whereas Zia Mahmood is undoubtedly one of the greatest of bridge players, if not the greatest in the world. So there was zero possibility that I would ever find myself in the position of playing against him, let alone partnering him.

Yet strangely enough the latter is exactly what happened in 2002 when my wife Valda, a member of the Andrew Robson Bridge Club in London, and a regular player there, brought Zia Mahmood for £500 as my partner to play in a charity bridge tournament raising money for cancer treatment.

At first I refused to play, insisting that Valda should partner the great Zia. But in the end I was persuaded despite my reservations. I set about learning everything I could concerning Zia, and also learning some of the many bridge conventions. In fact, I took a couple of lessons from Simon Stocken, a professional at the Andrew Robson Bridge Club.

Zia Mahmood was born on January 7, 1946 in Karachi.

He was educated in England, qualified as a chartered accountant, and spent three years running Dawn, his family’s newspaper in Pakistan.

Now very much part of the London bridge scene, he is a Grand Master of both the World Bridge Federation and the American Contract Bridge

League. He is known to have an amazing knack of bringing out the very best in his partners. But what on earth was he going to be able to get out of me? I was naturally terrified.

And when I read his autobiography, “Bridge My Way”, I became even more terrified.

How did his extraordinary mind work? Let me give you an example.

Zia recalls that early on in his career he was asked a tricky question: “You are shown three doors and told there is a Rolls-Royce behind one of them and booby prizes behind the others. You choose one. Now the quizmaster, who knows where the Rolls is, must open one of the remaining two doors, behind one of which he knows is a booby prize. Then he offers you the chance to stay with the door or to change

Mahmood has written several books on the topic of bridge over the years.

“Bridge My Way” was published in 1991.

to the other unopened door.

What should you do?”

Zia opts to change doors and explains why. “The doors are called A, B and C. In each case we choose A. There are three possibilities: 1. The Rolls-Royce is indeed behind A. After we choose A, the quizmaster opens B (or it could have been C which also has a booby prize behind the door) and offers us C. We accept and change our choice.

We lose the Rolls-Royce.

2. The Rolls-Royce is behind B. The quizmaster opens C (he is not allowed to open B this time because the Rolls-Royce is there) and offers us B. We accept and win the Rolls-Royce.

3. The Rolls-Royce is behind C. The quizmaster opens B (he is not allowed to open C) and offers us C. We accept, changing our choice from A to C. We win the Rolls-Royce.

Zia then concludes: “As you can see, the odds are actually two to one to change doors. It didn’t look like that a first; it is a kind of optical illusion. The argument is like the principle of restricted choice in bridge.

How could I conceivably keep us with this kind of thinking? It was way above me. Before the tournament I simply had to find a way to put myself on an even footing with Zia. This is what I decided.

When the day came, and the great Zia Mahmood arrived at Claridge’s to play, he understandably asked me: “What conventions do you play?” I immediately answered: “No conventions!” Feigning satisfaction, he simply said: “Much better. Much better.” He was the perfect gentleman. And then we settled down to play.

Duplicate. Twenty-four hands.

Actually, we did quite well.

Why shouldn’t we, given Zia’s mastery of the game. The trouble was, I was playing most of the hand, which was not at all what I had anticipated. Still, we came out in the top third in performance, among the 30 or 40 teams playing.

Then, as the evening was drawing to a close and most

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“He is known to have an amazing knack of bringing out the very best in his partners.

But what on earth was he going to be able to get out of me?

I was naturally terrified.” of the players had finished their scheduled games, there were just a few matches still to play. We were one of them: Zia and I, versus two very experienced women opponents whose names I shall withhold for reasons that will become obvious. I suppose that because we were one of the last teams to play, and the great Zia was there, a crowd of 40 or 50 people gathered round our table to watch. I was desperately conscious of all the critical eyes upon us, and determined not to make a fool of myself.

Zia, the dealer, opened the bidding.

Three No Trumps! My God, I thought, this is going to be exciting, because I had a very good hand. Nineteen points. Five good Hearts: Ace, King to the Jack, Ten and Six; the Ace, King and two small Spades; a Singleton Diamond, the Jack; and the Queen, Jack and a Small Club. Immediately, the lady to Zia’s left (East) politely but firmly asked me: “What does he mean by that bid?” This threw me for a moment, and I was more than aware of all the watching bridge players who were going to hang on my every word. Then I replied: “Either he’s got 21 or 22 points; or he’s got a long suit (at least seven I hoped); or he’s really upset because I’ve been playing all the hands.” This provoked some nervous but polite laughter around the table. No more questions. I felt I had answered correctly. East passed. I responded with Four Hearts. A pause.

Then the lady on my left (West) also passed. Zia went up to Five Hearts – and my spirits sank. I thought: Oh

In its basic format, bridge is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table.

God, he’s going to make me play this final hand, in front of all these experts who certainly want to see Zia play it, not me. East passed again. Now I became really determined to get Zia to play the hand. My thinking was this.

There are only forty points in a pack of cards. I had 19 of them. If Zia truly had 20 points, then there must be only one face card out there in the other two hands. So I gambled. I was damned if I was going to play the hand in Hearts. I had therefore somehow got to get Zia out of Hearts. I bid Six No Trumps – a reckless pre-emptive jump. Zia didn’t

turn a hair. He showed absolutely no expression. But there was a slight murmur in the crowd. It wasn’t surprising. I was surprised at myself. West passed once more, so did Zia, and so did the lady on my right. Zia would have to play the hand in no trumps.

East led out the six of spades.

Unfortunately for our opponents, but fortunately for us, she could not know that her partner had both the Ace and King of Clubs. If East had instead led a club, Zia and I would have been badly down. I laid out my hand as dummy and Zia took the spade trick

with my ace. Then he methodically, without hesitation, took all 12 remaining tricks – a bravura performance. He never once led a Club, and West’s king and Ace of Clubs fell to Zia’s last two Diamonds. But while the cards were actually falling, I had been counting in my head. With horror I realised that Zia, although he did have seven good Diamonds, had only nine points in his hand – less than half of what I had expected. His opening bid of Three No Trumps had indeed been a gambler’s bid. By sheer luck our two hands had been a perfect fit, giving us a Grand Slam in front of this critical crowd.

There was even some enthusiastic clapping. For 15 minutes, I was a hero.

“How did you know? How did you know?” Zia cried as he reached across the table to shake my hand. Of course, I didn’t know. But he was so happy. I was happy, too. Although we didn’t win the tournament, my wife was thrilled, and so was Zia’s wife Emma. The four of us had dinner together afterwards.

It was a magical evening, which I shall never forget. Since that day I have not played another game of bridge.

Why should I. I had had my time in the sun.

NEXT WEEK: The mystery of “The Haunted House”

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When it comes to sharks, beware of knee-jerk reactions Animal matters | KIM ARANHA

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nee-jerk reactions are always dangerous. You should never make a decision out of emotional reaction or retaliation.

When something frightening happens the stakeholders must take several steps backwards and, above all, consult the experts.

Yes, we have had an absolutely terrible, fatal shark attack recently off Rose Island. Every single gory detail has been shared, over and over: The anguish of the family, the emotional toll it took on the rescuers. It was devastating, horrific and nobody denies it. However, the Bahamas needs to move forward with caution.

This shark frenzy, frequently fuelled from gross inaccuracies fed to the general public by programmers such as “Shark Week” (in one show they refer to Bohemians not Bahamians).

The Bahamas passed a shark protection act; shark conservation is essential.

Now there is a cry for revenge. Yes, somebody was killed. But many people

are killed by cars and we don’t go and pound them to death and outlaw them.

We need to get a grip on our emotions and natural first reactions.

I have been to Africa on Safari.

There are lions, cheetahs, venomous snakes and elephants who might (and do) charge. We were never allowed to go walking on our own. We stayed in our camp and went on protected drives, rides or walks, with experts. Here people are on their own in an environment they are not familiar with and have no knowledge what to look out for.

Those of us who have grown up in the Bahamas are familiar with the sea, and proceed with caution.

Diving and snorkelling are a huge part of the Bahamian economy. Dive operations are responsible for a very large amount of our tourist dollars. Our waters are clear and the envy of many countries. We have a problem with our reefs dying; they are not as spectacular as Indonesia, but we are closer to the States so we can weather that challenge.

A tiger shark in shallow Bahamian waters.

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Our sharks are prolific and a huge draw to divers. Shark dives bring in many tourists. Operators invariably handle them professionally. If there are unscrupulous operators who are not following safety guidelines, they need to be taught the right way to conduct themselves. Who better to establish the guidelines than the seasoned companies who have been in the game for years?

Where do you draw the line with chumming? Do you stop the guys at the Montagu ramp from throwing fish heads and fish bits in the sea? That undoubtedly attracts sharks and people swim off the Montagu beach. Hand-line fishermen often chum the water, should that be discontinued?

We need more experienced people with knowledge involved in decisionmaking regarding sharks and their future. It was an important and right decision to become a shark sanctuary. We must not go back on that and endorse a “Moby Dick” attitude and start hunting down sharks ruthlessly

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because there was a dreadful tragedy this summer.

It is all too easy to panic and think that every shark in the sea is evil and “out to get humans”. This is not a fact.

They are hungry hunters like so many animals. Some shark species are more scavengers than others. Some fear that because of the inordinate amount of fishing that takes place in our Bahamian waters that the shark has a depleted menu and is more likely to go after anything that sends a strange or wounded signal, like the sound of a human swimming. I suppose that this is a possibility.

The thing that we need to do in the Bahamas is listen to the experts, take advice form the people who know best.

The shark is an essential part of the food chain in the marine environment.

Stamping them out, killing them off, would be a grave error.

Shark dives are a massive tourist attraction, removing them would have a devastating effect on all the dive companies, large and small.

Caution, care, knowledge, taking advice and enforcing safety measures are essential. Small resorts must be more careful, throwing scraps off the beaches might entice small fish, but small fish and their scraps will also entice bigger fish to the shore.

I shudder when I see video clips of people swimming with masses of nurse sharks, pulling their tails. And guess what happens? Somebody gets hurt and it is not the shark!

I personally, and the Bahamas Humane Society, 100 percent endorse Eric Carey’s request for care. As he is said, loopholes are very dangerous and frequently get abused. How many people yearly actually feel their life is a risk and then are able to defend themselves and kill the shark? Not many, I assure you, will live to tell that tale. I end this article as I started it: Knee-jerk reactions are always dangerous.

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Friday, August 2, 2019

fashion

Four Bahamian models get a shot at global spotlight

By JEFFARAH GIBSON | Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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our Bahamian models have been taken under the wing of international casting director, model scout and philanthropist Sandi Bass for further development and to bolster their careers in the global arena.

Sandi’s recent visit to Nassau was coordinated by the PTG Marketing and Modelling Agency, a local company that has a five-year relationship with the industry professional.

Every year, PTG hosts an international agent’s visit to expose local models to experts who can give them advice and direction, and teach them smart strategies.

Insight on how models, actors and other talent should conduct themselves during casting calls, what to wear and what to say or do only scratches the surface of the wisdom Sandi shared with over 50 excited models in attendance at this year’s event.

During the three-hour seminar, Sandi, who was living in Los Angeles at the time

of her career breakthrough, shared how she was discovered

by French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy and taken to Paris as his muse.

This was the beginning of a flourishing career.

“She gave insight on how models, actors and talent should conduct themselves on castings, auditions and go-sees.

From what to wear to the dos and don’ts of what to say or do. Sandi went in depth on tools of the industry, secrets of the business, and how to successfully prepare for working in the international markets such as New York, Paris, Milan and Africa,” said Pia Rolle, president of PTG. A portion of her presentation was focused on the business of finances and the importance of social media.

“There was a runway session and one-on-one meetings with every attendee. After seeing over 50 excited models/ talent and some of their guardians and parents, Sandi selected four models she would like to begin immediate development with for international markets. A few others

Aspiring Bahamians models attend the recent international agent’s visit organised by PTG Marketing and Modelling. were also recommended for further local development with hopes of future international placement because of their ages,” said Pia. Overall, the PTG team – which is comprised of directors Mona Fowler, Shervonne Bain, David Dion Maycock and Zhivon Young – left feeling excited about the prospects for the models that were selected and those that were left with instructions for further development.

“Those parents in attendance were grateful for the education and advice shared

by Mrs Bass as well as the PTG team. Models in attendance explained that they are now more focused and equipped to pursue international careers while others determined that they had a lot more work to do to meet the international standards but would be willing to put in the work, effort and resources required to do so,” said Pia. The PTG Modelling Agency is this year celebrating 20 years as a licenced modelling and talent agency, representing talent locally and internationally.