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community

Tin Ferl group ensures shelters have hot meals

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

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ahamians continue to come together in great numbers to do what they can to make a difference, assisting those in need in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

A brand new organisation – Tin Ferl Camp – was established as a result of this cause. Made up of a collective of pop-up vendors, the conglomerate is dedicated to growing their unique culinary industry through collaboration and by offering hot meals to those living in hurricane shelters.

Brandon Kemp, Tin Ferl co-founder and Nassau Night Market founder, said the group’s response to the hurricane relief efforts has been to offer quality hot meals at the shelters in Nassau through various Nassau Night Market vendors which are popping up as mobile kitchens.

“At the shelters persons are getting foods like tuna, corned beef, sardines, but I just looked at the fact that they are not going to really have access to good quality food and I see this is going to be a long-term issue. I couldn’t imagine having to eat those same foods for the whole time I am there in recovery. We have over 100 vendors we work with at the Nassau Night Market and we decided to find a way to use that same network to have our own way of bringing hurricane relief,” said Mr Kemp.

The group’s first appearance was this past Monday at Odyssey Aviation from 7pm - 2am and featured The New

Duff. The team provided free guava duffs to hurricane victims as a way to cheer them up and to show love.

The New Duff proprietor Kendrick Delaney said: “At the core of The New Duff is the love of all things Bahamian. This includes the unbreakable Bahamian spirit. There was no question that we would assist in feeding the evacuees and volunteers at Odyssey who are working tirelessly to ensure our Bahamian brothers and sisters are processed safely and comfortably. Yesterday, today and tomorrow,

we are one Bahamas and there will always be support from The New Duff.”

Mr Kemp went on to say Tin Ferl is more like a mobile kitchen with a responsibility of getting various food products donated to them in an effort to prepare hot meals.

“For example, we are partnering with The New Providence Community Church (NPCC) and they are collecting a lot of food products, so we’d ask if some could be diverted towards us so that we can prepare hot food on the spot at the

shelters. There are hundreds of persons staying at one shelter, so it has to go beyond giving them raw food. We need a way to cook it as well, so that is our goal; we want to make sure that every shelter in Nassau has hot, quality food,” said Mr Kemp.

“We do have more of a long-term focus, so we are still preparing for when we do launch, we want to be at these shelters every day providing meals...making sure the food is getting to the people. I think all of us were just really desperate

to do something to help, so for me it is good to fill a gap where it is needed. When we came up with the name Tin Ferl, we just thought of the common factor that relates to food here, we thought of tin foil. We really do want to have a presence at the shelters, we have about six set up so far.”

Shelters covered by the Tin Ferl group include the Fox Hill Community Centre, Pilgrim Baptist Church, The Ranfurly Homes For Children, Odyssey Aviation, and the NPCC.

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Inside Weekend

My perfect Bahamian weekend Lashawnya Hunter CEO of Island

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: Saturday breakfast or Sunday lunch?

Interview 4 - 5 A group of friends prove Bahamians are “#StrongerthanDorian” with heartfelt letter-writing campaign

Food 7 - 9 Say ‘thank you’ with a gourmet cake, spice up your pasta options with ‘Saige’, and enjoy Atlantis’ two-week foodie event

Gardening 10 Abaconian Jack Hardy gives his firsthand account of Hurricane Dorian

Books 11 - 12 Bahamian best-selling author receives international award, plus this week’s releases

Culture 13 A grand farewell to iconic drummer John “Chippie” Chipman

Art 14 - 15 Kody Conyers spreads a message of hope

Music 17 Is female emcee Rapsody the best rapper in the game?

Film 18, 20- 21 Jennifer Lopez shines in “Hustlers”, plus catch up with “Downton Abbey” ahead of the new film

Calendar 19 Things to do around town this weekend

Literary Lives 22 - 23 Sir Christopher Ondaatje on the master of the short story

Forgotten Facts 24 - 25 Nassau’s royal Winter resort of yesteryear

Puzzles 26

Animals 27 Rare bird feared extinct after Dorian, plus Pet of the Week

Cover | Art by Jamaal Rolle

“What’s more delightful than waking up on your fave day off with a huge breakfast to start a relaxing day right.”

Q

: Wine, Kalik, rum or cocktail?

“Did someone say wine?! Don’t mind if I do.”

Q Q Q

: Beach or sofa?

“Growing up on the island of Bimini I would always choose the beach. I can’t swim, but I look darn sexy in a two-piece though.”

: What could you not do without?

“Definitely the internet. How else am I supposed to meet new people or communicate? By leaving the comfort of my bed? How terrifying!”

: Weekend away: where would you go?

“Japan. My love for anime and everything sushi makes me want to just lay in the streets in the middle of Tokyo. *Sighs* at bucket list...”

This weekend in history September 13

• In 1788, the US Congress of the Confederation authorised the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital.

• In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur died at a Las Vegas hospital six days after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting; he was 25.

• In 1997, funeral services were held in Calcutta, India, for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Eileen Fulton (TV: “As the World Turns”) is 86. Actress Jacqueline Bisset is 75. Singer Peter Cetera is 75. Singer Fiona Apple is 42. Singer Niall Horan (One Direction) is 26. Actress Lili Reinhart (”Riverdale”) is 23.

September 14 • In 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem “Defence of Fort McHenry” (later “The Star-Spangled Banner”) after witnessing the American flag flying over the Maryland fort following a night of British naval bombardment during the War of 1812.

• In 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly actress Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before.

• In 2001, Americans packed churches and clogged public squares on a day of remembrance for the victims of the September 11 attacks.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Walter Koenig (”Star Trek”) is 83.

Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is 79. Actor Sam Neill is 72. Actor-writer-directorproducer Tyler Perry is 50. Actor Andrew Lincoln (”The Walking Dead”) is 46. Rapper Nas is 46. Chef/ TV personality Katie Lee is 38.

September 15 • In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship.

• In 1972, a federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.

• In 1985, Nike began selling its “Air Jordan 1” sneaker.

• In 2001, President George W Bush ordered US troops to get ready for war and braced Americans for a long, difficult assault against terrorists to avenge the September 11 attack.

• In 2008, on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 504.48, or 4.42 percent, to 10,917.51 while oil closed below $100 a barrel for the first time in six months amid upheaval in the financial industry as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc filed for bankruptcy protection and Merrill Lynch & Co was sold to Bank of America.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 73. Movie director Oliver Stone is 73. Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino is 58. Actor Tom Hardy is 42. Britain’s Prince Harry is 35.

(The Associated Press)

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interview

Wishing to provide hurricane survivors with something beyond the basic necessities, Dawn Demeritte and a group of friends launched a letter-writing campaign to share with the displaced and bereaved words of encouragement and love. Dawn tells Cara Hunt about their efforts to ensure no one feels alone or abandoned during this difficult time.

Letters of love

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s plane loads of Hurricane Dorian evacuees arrived at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau this week, they were greeted not just with basic items like water, food and transport to local shelters, but many were also given handwritten letters of encouragement.

The letter-writing initiative is the brainchild of Dawn Demeritte, the owner of the Rosé Society and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, who wanted to do her part to soothe the minds of the victims who survived the deadly Category 5 hurricane.

Dawn was horrified by the stories of survivors who described watching helplessly as their loved ones were swept away and their homes obliterated.

And while she knew that there were scores of volunteers working to meet the immediate physical needs of those who had been displaced by the monster storm, she wanted to wanted to do something more.

“I was already helping people find their family and sharing Abaco news as I got it to Twitter, but I wanted to do more as Abaco was until

“If it was me, I would want to be encouraged.

I would want to be reminded that although I feel alone, I am not alone.”

Dawn Demeritte started the #StrongerthanDorian letter-writing campaign.

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recently my home,” she told Tribune Weekend.

Dawn recently returned to Nassau after working in Abaco, an island she fell in love with. That made the experience hit closer to home for her.

“Everything that was destroyed were places that were in my routine.

I passed The Mudd daily. I drove on Don McKay to get home every day as I lived at the Regattas. Places like Wally’s, Da Blue Hole, Jaime’s Place, were places that I constantly frequented,” she said sadly.

“It’s tragic and I can’t imagine one day waking up and everything is gone. I can’t imagine what our countrymen are going through.”

Dawn said she put herself in the shoes of her fellow Bahamians and thought about what would give her comfort in a situation like theirs.

“If it was me, I would want to be encouraged. I would want to be reminded that although I feel alone, I am not alone. So I messaged a few of my followers on Twitter and asked them if they would be interested in writing letters to survivors just to encourage them.”

The feedback was positive and immediate, she said.

“Everyone was on board, so we met at 1er Cru last Friday, about 14 of us; we used their benches and we wrote over 100 letters of encouragement and love.

“We handed them out on Odyssey on Saturday to evacuees from Abaco and the reception was tremendous.

People cried in our arms, hugged us, and told us that after being surrounded by death, seeing the (letters) we put so much effort and time into, it really meant a lot.”

The group was able to assist one letter recipient in particular, Dawn explained.

“One of the people, Uriel Delancy, was sent to Nassau because of misinformation; he was supposed to be in Florida where his son lives. We handed him a letter and he began to tell us his story. I reached out to my contacts that I had been working with all week and I took his number.

While he was sitting there a volunteer came up and we told him what his situation is and we got him on a flight.

“Uriel said after all our kindness he had to read the letter and he started reading and tears filled his eyes. He said, ‘Thank you, because after a week with bodies floating all around I never thought I would

“People are moved by the fact that we wrote them, strangers, handwritten notes.”

Examples of the handwritten letters for hurricane survivors.

make it out and this brought me hope.’ “ In addition to the letter-writing campaign, Dawn was also instrumental in organising a clothing drive for displaced individual at the St Barnabas Church. The campaign’s team also slipped notes of encouragement in between the items of clothing.

The overall reaction, Dawn said, has been thankfulness.

“People are moved by the fact that we wrote them, strangers, handwritten notes,” she said. “I just wanted to do something because I have friends personally affected and every night I go to sleep with them on my heart and I am sad.

“I don’t want them to feel alone or that they don’t have anyone, so I came up with the initiative and got other women on board. We sign off with #StrongerthanDorian,” she said.

In the immediate aftermath of the storm, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis called on Bahamians to help the thousands affected by Dorian.

“Instead of criticising those who are trying their best, day after day, in government, charities, churches and volunteers’ efforts, let us all join hands and hearts to focus on the needs of those who are suffering,” he said. “Those whose lives are devastated need hope, love and generosity, not needless negativity. How can you help? Volunteer at a reputable charity. Make a donation. Take in those in need.”

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food

Say it with

a cake!

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

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hen customers look at her products they see beautifully packaged artisan cakes and gourmet treats, but Shenika Taylor said what she is actually selling are little boxes of happiness.

Shenika is the proprietor of Taylor Made Treats. And like the name implies, the specialty Bundt cake company aims to offer its clientele a personalised experience.

When asked to explain the inspiration behind her business, Shenika said in a nutshell it is about every person’s need for affirmation.

“They want to hear ‘You matter’, ‘Thank you’, ‘You did well’, I’m thinking of you’, ‘Our prayers are with you’.”

And for Shenika, her cakes are the embodiment of those sentiments.

“It is an emotional and sensory gourmet treat experience intended to validate and knock the socks off of those fortunate enough to receive our products...I package my products in white boxes with black and white stripe bows because I love the classic appearance and the ability for my clients to spot that box a mile away,” she said. “In that moment they are reminded of their personal experience with Taylor Made Treats and a smile returns to their face even before opening the box.”

Going forward, her goal is not a financial one – although she of course wishes to remain profitable and to constantly grow. Rather, her primary

goal is for as many people as possible to understand and appreciate that people rarely remember what you say, but they always remember how you made them feel, said best by the late Maya Angelou.

“Thus, when there is a reason to share joy, apologise, bring comfort, or just celebrate, Taylor Made Treats would come to mind,” she said.

Shenika said her proudest moments as an entrepreneur come when she hears the exclamations of excitement from her customers after unwrapping their boxes.

“At that point I’m on cloud ten, because that’s the purpose

of Taylor Made; to bring joy, to allow people to open happiness in the form of little black and white boxes. You see smiles, I see validation,” she said.

“For the remainder of this year I plan to expand my product line by creating more and collaborating with other Bahamian entrepreneurs to take the experience to the next level. If you are not growing you may as well not exist.

Also, I have already begun producing our newest product, which is a bereavement gift box.”

She believes during a time of tragedy and sadness people don’t always get the opportunity to visit the bereaved to share a word of comfort, encouragement or even just hug. So a gift of her cakes can express condolences in a thoughtful way.

“Our lives are chaotic and times and circumstances just don’t allow it. Our bereavement gift boxes will allow

you to be a purple flamingo on a beach of pink flamingos even though you can’t physically reach out and touch the family. The gesture says, ‘I see you’, ‘I feel you’, ‘I’m thinking of you and I’m praying for you’. Why? Because people tend to forget what you say, but they always remember how you make them feel,” said Shenika.

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food

Spice up your pasta options with some 'Saige'

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

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hen most people think pasta, they think Italy. They usually don’t think London, England, which is probably better known for its fish and chips. But that is exactly where Fiesha Johnson learned to love pasta.

While living in London, the young Bahamian said she consumed pasta on a daily basis and was subsequently exposed to many unique combinations beyond the traditional spaghetti Bolognese or fettuccine Alfredo.

Returning to the Bahamas, Fiesha was disappointed to find the limited options when it came to purchasing her beloved dish. Her solution to this dilemma? Why, start her own pasta business of course!

“When I returned to Nassau and realised there was a lack of convenient, affordable pasta options, I was inspired to start Saige. My goal is to increase our customer base by attending numerous festivals and events. I also aim to perfect the Saige experience by offering tasty meals being cooked live, with a minimal wait time,” she told Tribune Weekend.

A certified public accountant by profession, Fiesha said venturing into the culinary industry was a huge risk for her. Nevertheless, she decided to launch her mobile pasta pop-up business soon after returning home from the UK. “I enjoy the flexibility and freedom of being an entrepreneur. Being a millennial

girl boss has its shortcomings, however, I do feel that I am in control of the vision of my business. I take each challenge as an opportunity to grow and improve. Through it all, my biggest influencer is my mother.

She is my biggest critic, and always is a voice of reason,” she said.

“In the long run, I envision my business being a staple mobile pasta experience. I hope to own my own food truck, and offer live pasta station services to different public and private events.”

After her official launch this January, Fiesha participated in the Junkanoo Summer Festival where Saige occupied a live pasta station. There, Fiesha offered lobster, conch, shrimp and veggie pastas tossed in the customer’s choice of signature Alfredo, creamy pesto or tomato basil sauce.

“What we offer is a lot more than a plate of food, but rather a culinary experience. I always enjoy the look on people’s faces as they watch their food being prepared in front of them.

Guests are captivated by the familiar scents of garlic, lobster and Parmesan cheese, and are unable to resist the urge to try out our signature pastas. All of our ingredients are prepared fresh and we’ve found a way to keep our order time to 10 minutes,” she said, She said pasta lovers can keep with where to find Saige next by following the company’s Facebook and Instagram pages under ‘saigenassau’. One of her main haunts is the Doongalik Farmer’s Market on Village Road each Saturday from 10am to 1pm. The market is now closed, but is expected to reopen in a few weeks.

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gardening

Surviving the storm Tribune columnist Jack Hardy has made it through Hurricane Dorian. And although he had to leave his Abaco home for now, he has given a firsthand account of his experience:

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ver the past 20 years I have experienced several major hurricanes in Abaco – Floyd, Frances, Jeanne, Sandy – and a few lighter ones (Erin comes to mind). Those hurricanes only had three or four gears.

Dorian had five, and when it hit fifth gear – Category 5 – you knew things were different.

Approaching Abaco from the east on September 1,

Destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen from the air at the Abaco Beach Resort in Marsh Harbor, Abaco. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Gaudenzi) Dorian brought north to south winds that gradually intensified in strength for five hours. Then came the eye and no wind, just watery sunshine for about an hour. The third stage of the storm was the reverse of the first, with screaming winds to start off, tapering in intensity until by dark it had subsided to gale force winds and rain that lasted through Monday and Tuesday.

I do not have the writing skills to adequately describe the destruction caused

by Dorian. All I can do is describe the experiences of a little group, my family, in the week following Dorian.

I live on the outskirts of Central Pines Estate, next door to the Marsh Harbour commercial district. The damage to my house was mainly to the the roof and railings. The interior was not directly affected but the roof leaked so badly it was like indoor rain and the floors were under an inch or so of water. Everything was wet, from bedclothes to sofa cushions, to photo albums,

clothing, the Bounty and Charmin.

My wife Valerie, daughter Serena, son John, and a few other people who had joined us, had to sleep Sunday night sitting in upright dining chairs, water dripping onto us continuously. For Monday night we set up a tarpaulin; the chairs were just as hard but we were drier.

The ugly weather on Monday made it impossible to improve matters much.

We cooked on a one-burner butane stove as best we could. We still had milk and some meats, but these of course had to be used quickly.

My house has a wrap-around porch and we lived to a great extent on the front porch on the lee side. We listened to reports on ZNS using a small battery radio but got many more reports from passersby.

Everyone wanted information, but there was no central place to get news.

What I have written so far is factual. What follows may be wildly untrue but there is no way for me to check the facts.

My son John took my car and somehow found a way through flooded roads to reach the southerly part of downtown Marsh Harbour.

His description of what he saw was emphatic: “K & S – gone! Ace Hardware – gone!

Rubis - gone! Bellevue gone! RBC - gone!’ That was as far as he was able to get because of deep salt water from the harbour.

We all realised there had been deaths. On Sunday night as Hurricane Dorian died down we thought is was possible that 30 to 40 people might have been killed. By Monday we were getting reports that made us adjust our thinking. Maybe 300 people had died. The stories were brutal. Babies washed out of their mother’s arms, the mother screaming for her child and following that, both drowning. The wall that collapsed on top of three men. The Haitians who had left their hurricane shelter and were in the open when Dorian stormed back full force. Hope Town lighthouse had fallen. An elderly man,

Henricus, who had spent several Christmas dinners with us, had died when his shed collapsed on top of him.

Murphy Town and Dundas Town are on the coast and Hurricane Dorian took out the shore-front dwellings completely. My daughter Melissa lives in Dundas Town, but fortunately on the western side of a hill. Her house had suffered similar damage to mine. On the other side of the hill, 100 yards away, there was total destruction.

On Tuesday the winds were still gusting but the rain abated. Clothing and linens were draped on the branches of felled trees to dry. My wife and I took a journey with John to see some of the damage for ourselves.

John had been right. Every store was affected. We doubled back and drove around the perimeter of The Mudd.

Years of living in a place with open pit latrines people know they give off a certain odour, but the smell coming from The Mudd now is death and putrefaction.

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books

Bahamian author wins international book award

By FAY KNOWLES

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est-selling Bahamian author Tanya R Taylor is the silver medal winner of the Readers’ Favorite 2019 International Book Awards in the Young Adult – Paranormal division for her popular, spinetingling tale “Cornelius”.

Ms Taylor says: “According to Readers’ Favorite website, this year’s contest was the biggest one ever! I will be travelling to the award ceremony in Miami in November to receive my award. This is indeed an honour. And a Bahamian has done it!”

Readers’ Favorite is a fast growing online book review and award contest.

“We have earned the respect of renowned publishers such as Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins, and have received the ‘Best Websites for Authors’ and ‘Honouring The “Cornelius Saga” series continues to win prizes Excellence’ awards from the Association of Independent Authors,” said Readers’ James Rollins, and No 1 bestEducation’s Summer Favorite representatives. “We selling author Daniel Silva, Reading List for are also very proud to be as well as celebrity authors grades 10, 11 and 12. fully accredited by the BBB like Jim Carrey (’The Truman Ms Taylor dedicated (A+ rating), which is a rarity Show’), Jonathan Frakes “Cornelius” to her among book review and book (’Star Trek’) and Henry Winformer high school award contest companies.” kler (’Happy Days’).”

English and Literature Readers’ Favorite say they “Cornelius” is the first book teacher at Aquinas Colreceive thousands of entries in Mr Taylor’s suspenseful lege, Shona M Knowles. from all over the world. paranormal “The Cornelius She says in her acknowl“We receive submissions Saga” series and is an Amazon edgements: “Mrs Knowles from independent authors, No 1 best-seller in the catrecognised in me what I didn’t small publishers, and publishegory of Teen & Young Adult quite see in myself at the ing giants such as Random Multigenerational Family Fictime. She saw raw, creative House, Harper Collins and tion. “Cornelius” appeared on talent and encouraged me to Simon & Schuster, with the top 100 paid best-sellers’ utilise my writing skills. Now, contestants that range from lists along with Stephen King because of her encouragement the first-time, self-published and Dean Koontz, and is and selfless contribution, I am author to New York Times best-sellers like J A Jance, listed in the Catholic Board of able to put the word ‘author’

Author Tanya R Taylor next to my name and thus make my loved ones proud.

I am also grateful for the fact that my work and name will continue to live on long after I have passed on.”

‘Til Death Do Us Part”, the 13th instalment in the “The Cornelius Saga”, will be released next month and will be available for pre-order.

Ms Taylor said she also has an exciting new mystery series coming out. She will release “Blind Escape”, book 2 in her Lucille Pfiffer mystery series, on September 19. The book is now available for pre-order.

“Lucille Pfiffer sees, but not with her eyes. She lives with her beloved dog Vanilla (‘Nilla’ for short) in a cosy neighbourhood that is quite active due to what occurred in the distant past. Though totally blind, she plays an integral role in helping to solve pressing and puzzling mysteries, one right after the other, which, without her, might remain unsolved.”

In “Blind Escape”, the town of Chadsworth has a new headache on its hands...a puzzling murder for Lucille Pfiffer to solve. Vanilla, once again claims her role as protector, but Lucille is concerned, not just for her own safety, but for that of her cherished pet.

“Blind Sight”, book one in the series, became Amazon’s No 1 Hot New Release in its category the very first day after it was made available for pre-order.

The author said: “A USA Today author asked me what’s my secret. I told her that God is totally responsible for this.”

Ms Taylor writes in various genres, including paranormal romance, fantasy, sciencefiction, mystery and suspense.

For more information about her books, visit her Amazon author page.

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books

New releases hitting shelves this week • THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY

BY ALIX E HARROW In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr Locke, she feels little different from the artefacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.

Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.

• THE NANNY

BY GILLY MACMILLAN When her beloved nanny, Hannah, left without a trace in the summer of 1988, seven-year-old Jocelyn Holt was

devastated. Haunted by the loss, Jo grew up bitter and distant, and eventually left her parents and Lake Hall, their faded aristocratic home, behind.

Thirty years later, Jo returns to the house and is forced to confront her troubled relationship with her mother.

But when human remains are accidentally uncovered in a lake on the estate, Jo begins to question everything she thought she knew.

Then an unexpected visitor knocks on the door and Jo’s world is destroyed again. Desperate to piece together the gaping holes in her memory, Jo must uncover who her nanny really was, why she left, and if she can trust her own mother…

• THE INSTITUTE

BY STEPHEN KING In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into

a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents—telekinesis and telepathy—who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, “like the roach motel,” Kalisha says. “You check in, but you don’t check out.”

In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don’t, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back

Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help.

• THE TESTAMENTS: THE SEQUEL TO THE HANDMAID’S TALE

BY MARGARET ATWOOD More than 15 years after the events of “The Handmaid’s Tale”, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results.

Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third voice: a woman who wields power through the ruthless accumulation and deployment of secrets.

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culture

A grand farewell for cultural icon 'Chippie' Chipman

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

“You can expect one of the greatest cultural funerals this country has ever seen. We are going to put him down in grand style.”

John “Chippie” Chipman died on Monday at the age of 90.

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egendary drummer, Junkanooer and icon John “Chippie” Chipman is being remembered as man with a heart of gold who took Bahamian culture with him wherever he went and freely gave drums away to keep the love for his musical instrument alive.

The Bahamian entertainer died on Monday at the age 90. Throughout his life he travelled the world promoting the islands of the Bahamas, its entertainment and traditions.

Quentin “Barabbas” Woodside, Junkanoo veteran and owner of the Junkanoo World Museum, said he knew Mr Chipman for over 50 years.

They travelled together, performing at numerous events.

“He gave me my first drum,” said Mr Woodside.

“I and many others in this country got our introduction to Junkanoo through him.

I stepped in his footsteps in

terms of saving the culture because I am doing the same today. Young children and babies are coming to me today to get their first drums.

It is very important to keep our culture alive.”

Mr Woodside said he and Mr Chipman travelled extensively together throughout their careers, representing the country as cultural ambassadors.

“He would go to to different Family Island regattas and he would take drums and just give them away to the little children. His intention was to sell them, but he always ended giving them away. He has been to Acklins, Harbour Island Exuma. You could get the clothes off his back. He was an icon, motivator and inspiration,” he said.

One of the fondest memories Mr Woodside has of Mr Chipman is of a special drumming performance they did together to pay tribune to

John Berkely “Peanuts” Taylor, another iconic drummer, during a special event at the Junkanoo World Museum.

Mr Woodside said the entire Junkanoo community has been paying homage to Mr Chipman through rush-out events this week.

“You can expect one of the greatest cultural funerals this country has ever seen. We are going to put him down in grand style,” he said.

Bahamian entertainer Fred Ferguson said he has lot of fond memories of Mr Chipman and will truly miss him.

“The Bahamas lost another cultural giant in John ‘Chippie’ Chipman.

We have really shared some great, funny times, and also lessons in history. We always respected each other and we both passionately share the love for our country and wanted to see the culture celebrated more,” said Mr Ferguson.

“I’ve suggested for years that as Disney World has the caricature of Mickey Mouse everywhere in Orlando, I thought an image of Chippie with his drum should be placed around the country to represent the culture and heartbeat of the Bahamian people. Imagine using that caricature (Chippie beating his drum) as a sticker as we did with the Goombay face back in the day on your luggage after clearing customs. Imagine that caricature being the first image you see when you enter our ports.

Imagine explaining to a visitor that Chippie embodied the spirit and the heartbeat of the Bahamian people every chance he (got) to perform or speak about his country. We are losing our cultural giants.

What are we doing to memorialise them?”

In paying tribute to Mr Chipman, Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis said the late entertainer “helped to define the modern Bahamas through the sound and beat of his drum and his pioneering contribution to Junkanoo.”

“He and his wife, the great Becky Chipman, were cultural icons separately and as a couple... Thankfully, John Chipman left a cultural legacy for this country by passing on his great talents to his children and grand and great-grands.

He mentored so many others.

He was a great Bahamian.

Now he joins those other legends like Count Bernardino, George Symonette, Maureen Duvalier and Ronnie Butler into the pantheon of our cultural heroes.”

Posting about “Chippie”, performer Alia Coley said: “You have left your mark, you have paved the way, you are the epitome of what embodies a true cultural Icon. Thank you so much John ‘Chippie’ Chipman for the rhythms that will resound until the end of time and the spirit of joy and laughter that one felt being in your presence. You will be missed.”

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celebrity The Weekend Fashion Report ‘Downtown Abbey’ premiere

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Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith Crawley)

Sophie McShera (Daisy Mason)

Karin says: “This is very demure, very ‘proper’, but I like it. It even suits her character. The style also suits her updo with the few escaped tendrils. Very classic. Midlength sleeves can go very wrong on gowns, but it works here. Long ones would have just been too much fabric.”

Cara says: “This looks like a super sparkly nightdress, and I think it’s quite nice. It looks deceptively simple at first, but there is a lot visually interesting stuff going on here; a lot of detail. Some may it consider it too old-fashioned, but it really works for her.”

Karin says: “This gives us just enough variation on the usual high-slit black dress to make it interesting. The blunt cut at the front makes it different from all those other high-low gowns. And then there is high neckline, which looks cool, even though there is a creepy little white hand serving as a pin holding it together.”

Cara says: “Is she really wearing a hand on her shoulder? That is just a level of weird that I don’t understand. Were all the flower pins taken? The neckline is interesting and makes it not the most boring black dress with a spilt ever, but I don’t know, I just can’t get past that hand.”

Elizabeth McGovern (Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham)

Karin says: “It’s your basic sequined dress with some raised or rough bits to create almost a map-like design. I do like the colour; an unusual coppery gold that goes beautifully with her dark hair.

It’s now wowing me, but she does looks elegant...exactly how Lady Mary would want it.”

Cara says: “We have seen so many variations of sequined dresses. I like that it’s not completely gold, but it is a bit boring. And the pulled back hair isn’t helping this look any.

Also, the hoop earrings seem a little informal.”

Karin says: “OK, I’m all for more mature ladies being daring with their fashion, but this is a miss for me. The fuchsia is just too overwhelming and the neckline is too open. Maybe I’m wrong and women like Elizabeth should reclaim this style, but to me it’s just not very flattering.”

Cara says: “Wow, this is bright! That pink is very, very vibrant. It is a classic dress and you can’t go wrong with a diamond choker, bracelet and earrings. So I think it works for me. She looks stylish and elegant. And what a waist!”

Karin says: “Ugh, I hate the big-flower-arrangement-onthe-shoulder look – should have been left in the 80s where it belongs – but Sophie doesn’t just have one of those monstrosities, but two; one on her waist, which by itself might have been fine as a pop of colour, but two? Overkill.”

Cars says: “This isn’t that bad.

I like the pop of magenta with the artistically folded flowers that add just enough of a visually interesting element.

I think she could have added a bit more flair to the overall look, maybe with a different hairstyle, but otherwise it’s a nice ensemble.”

Photos/Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

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Rapsody gains traction in the best rapper debate NEW YORK (AP) — The debate over who reigns supreme as the greatest rapper of the moment is never-ending and never settled. From LL Cool J vs Kool Moe Dee, Tupac vs Biggie, Jay-Z vs Nas, it’s a time-honoured discussion that’s likely to be heard in any barbershop or boardroom where rap fans converge.

These days, while the names thrown out tend to be Kendrick Lamar and J Cole, the rap matrix is trying to sort out an unexpected entry: Rapsody.

The witty, sharp-tonged emcee may not only be the best female rapper, but the best lyricist in the entire genre — a compliment few women have garnered despite the genre being decades old.

“I’m honoured by it because I earned it. I worked hard for it,” said Rapsody, born Marlanna Evans, of the recognition.

“I never looked at it like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna be the best female rapper ever.’ No, I want to be one of the best, if not the best, ever. People are going to have their preferences, but I know I’m in the conversation. Some, I’ll be their favourite. Some, I might be the third favourite, but I know I’m in the top five,” she laughed.

It’s a rare declaration from the seemingly reserved recording artist. “Rap,” as colleagues refer to her, recently dropped her highly anticipated album “Eve,” a follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed “Laila’s Wisdom.” That breakthrough album earned her two Grammy nominations including best rap album, which had her competing with Lamar, Jay-Z, Migos and Tyler the Creator.

Rapsody is currently promoting her latest album, “Eve.” (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP) 9th Wonder, founder of Jamla, Rapsody’s music label, isn’t surprised she’s finally getting her due.

“The crazy thing about competition is you’re running a race but sometimes people have a tendency to do like this (looks left and right) and look at everybody else’s lane instead of making your lane ... and widening your lane as much as you possibly can.

And she’s mastered that art of doing that,” he said. “And so doing that for so long and so consistently, that’s going to just turn into her outrunning everybody.”

The North Carolina-born emcee is hardly the first great female emcee. There was MC Lyte, Lil Kim, rapper/ songstress Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, as well as Queen Latifah, who provided a rare guest rap verse for this new project. But they all faced

the same struggle, a fight for respect in this male-dominated music genre, though things are improving: Cardi B became the first woman to win a Grammy for best rap album earlier this year.

Rapsody’s latest project, which includes features from J Cole, D’Angelo, Wu-Tang Clan member GZA and more, consists of 16 tracks, each named after black women, most real, some fictional, that were influential to her. For instance, there’s “Michelle” (for the former First Lady), “Oprah,” ‘‘Myrlie” (wife of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers), “Cleo” (named after one of the main characters from the “Set It off” film), and “Afeni,” whose son was the legendary rapper Tupac Shakur.

“I wanted to show the spectrum of what black women are and the beauty. But also in

naming them, I wanted to continue the legacies of some of these names,” she said. “And just to show our beauty and our brilliance, and to remind little girls or to introduce them to the fact you are a queen, but you can still have fun within that.”

Though no song on this album was named after Hill, Rapsody cites her as one of her most important influences.

“She just represented at that time her truth and honesty in the music that she told. She was just different from everything that came out at that time, and her artistry shined through,” Rapsody said. “It just inspired me to want to be more, to hold my head high.”

Rapsody not only stands out because of her lyricism, but her look. Unlike her female contemporaries, she doesn’t go for the glamorous, sexpot look. That has led some to use

her as an example to chastise women who promote their sexuality in rap. But Rapsody, who says she is a huge Cardi B fan, doesn’t co-sign that logic.

“I was raised in a village of strong black women. And my mom, my aunts and my sisters, what they taught me early on is how to be and be part of a sisterhood,” said Rapsody.

“I knew that in order for me to shine, I didn’t have to dim anybody else’s light because there’s room for us all.”

Although she’s been in the rap game for more than a decade, part of her new visibility is due to Jamala’s partnership with Roc Nation, the management and consulting group founded by Jay-Z. “Roc Nation has helped us reached the ‘tier-three,’ ‘tierfour’ people who music for them sometimes is an afterthought,” said 9th Wonder.

“They’re so instrumental cultural-wise, it’s like a great gateway for us.”

Like many of today’s lyricists, she grew up under the audio tutelage of Jay-Z, but she doesn’t seek out advice from her larger-than-life associate, saying the lyrics in his catalogue provide all the counsel she needs. When they talk, it’s about sports, or it’s “just jokes and laughs, and he sends emails and just tells us how proud he is of the work we’re doing.”

And as far as the debate of who’s currently the greatest rapper, what’s Rapsody’s take?

“Who’s the greatest active emcee in the game right now?

I’m gonna say me,” she said softly, but confidently. And with a slight smile, she added, “But I respect my brothers.”

GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press

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film

Review: Jennifer Lopez steals the show in ‘Hustlers’ hustlers | 107 minutes

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ustlers “ saves all of its tricks for the end. It’s a banger of an ending, too, which is something that so few films manage to nail. The emotion, the stakes, the character development and the why of it all hit around the same time. This, you think, is the movie.

Then suddenly it’s over just when it started to get great.

Until then, “Hustlers” kind of spins its wheels in telling the true story of a group of New York City strippers who, put out by the recession’s effects on their Wall Street patrons, start a side con that involves drugging their wealthy marks and running up exorbitant credit card bills that they get a cut of. Writer and director Lorene Scafaria adapted Jessica Pressler’s nuanced and revealing New York Magazine story about the ordeal.

As pure entertainment, it gets by well enough thanks in large part to Scafaria’s humane and lively filmmaking, a killer soundtrack and Jennifer Lopez, whose character Ramona might technically be the second lead, but is the honey-voiced, stiletto-sharp soul of the movie. It’s the kind of singular performance that you can’t even begin to imagine anyone else even attempting, nor would you want to.

She bursts on the frame in an extended and impressive striptease to Fiona Apple’s “Criminal” that has every eye and dollar in the room held captive and her grip on the camera and the audience doesn’t let up until the very end.

And to watch a scene like this from the female gaze is something truly special.

The women may be half naked, but it’s never gratuitous, just matter of fact.

We’re welcomed into Ramona’s world through Constance Wu’s Dorothy (stage name Destiny), who is the new girl in the club, where Cardi B and Lizzo have some fun playing the other dancers. She wants to learn what Ramona knows, and Ramona becomes her de facto mentor in the ways of appealing to the different types of men

(l-r) Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, and Constance Wu play strippers turned “Hustlers”. (Barbara Nitke/STXfilms via AP) they’ll come across on any given night.

Soon, Dorothy/Destiny is bragging that she is pulling in as much money as a heart surgeon, and spending like it’ll always be so. With all this cash, she helps her grandmother get out of debt, but also buys an enormous Gucci purse, a Versace swimsuit and an Escalade (typically, and amusingly, with $1 bills).

“Everything was so glamorous and cool,” she says, recounting her story in present day to a journalist played

by Julia Stiles. But that was 2007, and pretty soon the recession would hit and their clientele would be decimated.

All we know of Dorothy/Destiny’s ambition at this point is that she doesn’t want to be dependent on anyone. Fair enough, but it’s not a lot to go on (even with the

introduction of a daughter), especially when she and Ramona and a few other girls, Mercedes (Keke Palmer) and Annabelle (Lili Reinhart) start drugging their marks to make ends meet and keep themselves bedecked in designer wares.

There’s only so much a movie can do with so many complex issues swirling around — the often gross entitlement and bravado of the men dropping thousands of dollars at a strip club regularly, the effect their words and actions have on the women they paid, the inner lives that led all these people to the club every night and the intoxicating allure of the money being thrown around so cavalierly.

“Hustlers” is curiously being positioned as a Robin Hood-in-platforms story of populist revenge, but it doesn’t

really reconcile with their means. They justify it saying that they’re just doing what all the titans of business have been doing to the country for years.

But then they go off and spend their money on all the capitalist wealth signifiers that their targets are after too. One of the “happiest” scenes is a Christmas party at Ramona’s plush high rise apartment where the gifts being exchanged include a long strand of Mikimoto pearls, another Gucci bag, a fur coat and some Christian Louboutin boots. It starts to feel a little gross.

The film is at its best when it’s about the bond between the women, but it’s a theme that doesn’t hit home until far too late. Perhaps it’s a problem in the structure of the story. It withholds so much information about Destiny until the very end that it’s a struggle to care or empathise with her for the bulk of the movie.

LINDSEY BAHR | AP Film Writer

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FRI 9/13 • ‘Create Space’ after Dorian Time: 10am - 1pm Venue: National Art Gallery As a part of the joint initiative “We Gatchu: Sanctuary After the Storm”, the gallery has have teamed up with artist and art therapist Susan Moir Mackay to bring Create Space to those impacted by Hurricane Dorian. It’s safe art space which is open to everyone.

It is a space for talking or not talking. A space for reflecting or becoming absorbed in art making.

There will be art supplies which can be used in many ways.

• Beer and Barbells Time: 5.30pm - 10pm Venue: Arawak Cay Crossfit Potcake Bahamas celebrates its seventh anniversary. The event will also serve as an opportunity to

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remember and pay tribute to the late Dominic Kikivirakis. Choose to run a 5k, join in a workout, compete as a team. Try the bench press or deadlift challenge.

And Cool down afterwards with a pint of beer. Admission is $15 and includes a workout, a pint of beer and a couple swag items. Call 477-4015 or e-mail info@ crossfitpotcake.com

• ‘We Gatchu: Diggin’ Deep & Letting Go’ Time: 7pm - 9pm Venue: Fiona’s Theatre, National Art Gallery A free open mic night and a time for togetherness, and to continue doing relief-work and releasework with our family, friends and kin. Expect spoken word, poetry, music and all manner of goodness to soothe the spirit; with a special drumming performance by Ubuntu.

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Boarding time: 8.30pm Vessel: Blackbeard’s Revenge, Old Pioneers Dock, Elizabeth and Victoria Avenues Enjoy a cruising concert in aid of raising funds, receiving clothing and supplies for those affected by Hurricane Dorian. The floating concert will feature performances by Judah The Lion, Ubuntu & Papa Smurf. ‘Hennergy’ will also be on board providing free temporary henna paintings specifically designed for hurricane victims. Tickets are $25. Call 826-1324 or 676-6533.

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• Summer’s End with Foreign Sound Time: 9pm Venue: Smugglers, Downtown Celebrate the end of Summer with a live concert of alternative rock glory. Foreign Sound encourages people to join them in looking back at the constant blackouts, thunderstorms, the burning of the rain forest and destruction of the planet on the whole, and say, ‘We made it!’ Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Cruising for a Cause – Pirate Family Fun Day Boarding time: Sunday, 2.30pm Vessel: Blackbeard’s Revenge, Old Pioneers Dock, Elizabeth and Victoria Avenues The two-hour party cruise is in aid of raising funds for hurricane relief supplies for children. There will be free face painting, photos with Linzy the Mermaid, pirate fun, games and other activities. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Call 826-1324 or 676-6533.

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• The Wild and Ancient Botanic: Apothecaries for Healing Time: 10am - 4pm Venue: National Art Gallery and Primeval Forest Cosmosis presents a flower essence workshop with Holly Bynoe and a guided tour of the Primeval Forest National Park. Start at the National Art Gallery to explore its sculpture garden and then learn about blooming plants – mahogany, sage, bay leaf, black poui/ jacaranda, seagrapes, moringa, lemongrass, hibiscus, pineapple verbena and avocado among others.

• Battle 4 Atlantis Talent Search Time: 10am - 2pm Venue: Atlantis Theatre

Organisers are looking for soloists for the Bahamian and American national anthems, cheerleaders, dancers, acrobats and unique talent to be showcased at 2019 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis.

Submit audition clips, not exceeding 10 minutes, to antonio.johnson@ atlantisparadise.com by September 13. Include ‘B4A-Talent Search’ in the subject line of your e-mail.

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victims and all others in need of blood.

• Mexican Independence Day Time: 8pm - 2am (continues on Sunday night) Venue: Señor Frog’s Celebrate all weekend with Mexican music, traditional food, live DJs, and of course, tequila. There will be an all-you-can eat authentic Mexican buffet and taco stand. The cover charge is $20 and includes a margarita (there is no cover charge with dinner).

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• PMH Blood Bank & Kelly’s House & Home Blood Drive Time: 11am - 3.30pm Venue: Kelly’s, Mall at Marathon Support the PMH Blood Bank for Hurricane Dorian

• ‘We Gatchu: Wellness Sundays’ Time: 12noon - 8.30pm Venue: National Art Gallery A special day of wellness, including a meditation session at 5pm with Tezel Lightbourne and yoga with Daniel Cinque at 6pm. The museum will be open from 12noon for free to view artwork, chill out on the grounds, and get some free WiFi to connect with those you love.

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film

Catch up with "Downton Abbey" ahead of new movie NEW YORK (AP) — Does it feel like forever since we lost the style, splendour and scandals of “Downton Abbey?”

Well, dust off your jewels and put on the kettle because the twists and turns at your favourite Yorkshire estate in early 20th-century Britain are back with a feature film (September 20), to the delight of fans and “Masterpiece,” among others involved in creating the show.

“When we agreed to coproduce the television series we had no expectation that this was going to become a darling of the American audience,” said Susanne Simpson, deputy executive producer for “Masterpiece.” ‘‘It was really a surprise to all of us.”

So, what to do about all those delicious details that may have faded after the sixseason, upstairs-downstairs series ended in 2015 in the United Kingdom and the following year in the United States. We’ve got you covered with this guide to Downton’s past, but first a quick catch up on the cast.

Key aristocrats and their original actors are back, including the Crawleys, of course. Hugh Bonneville is Robert Crawley, the 7th Earl of Grantham, and Elizabeth McGovern is Cora, his countess. They have three daughters, including their eldest, the opinionated Lady Mary, played by Michelle Dockery.

Maggie Smith reprises her role as the wry matriarch Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham. So does her frenemy, Isobel Crawley Grey, played by Penelope Wilton.

Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Grantham and Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham. (Jaap Buitendijk/Focus Features via AP)

Below stairs, Joanne Froggatt remains Anna May Bates, lady’s maid to Mary, and Brendan Coyle returns as her selfless hubby, John Bates.

There are newcomers on the big screen, but we’ll get to that later.

WHERE WE LEFT THINGS

The PBS series concludes on New Year’s Eve, heading into 1926. The rich are selling off their estates in the crash and the middle class is ascending, but there’s even bigger news: Anna procures a shiny silver electric hair dryer at Mary’s request. You know, because progress. And it’s a beaut. Daisy, the assistant cook, can’t resist it, making a mess of her hair.

In other Anna news: She gives birth in Mary’s bedroom, on New Year’s Eve during

Edith Crawley’s wedding, no less, as the series winds down.

Sadly, Mr Carson (the estate’s top dog as butler) has “the palsy,” which did in the careers of his dad and granddad. He agrees to emeritus status, letting the villainous Thomas Barrow take over.

Leading up to her wedding, Lady Edith (the former spinster and one of Mary’s sisters) is surprised at The Ritz

by Bertie Pelham, who had previously broken her heart.

The arrangements for them to meet were an act of rare kindness on the part of Mary for Edith after years of rocky rivalry between the two.

Pelham begs Edith’s forgiveness before the show concludes with their nuptials.

First, Edith comes clean about her daughter, Marigold, who was born out of wedlock, and fends off the initial “damaged goods” qualms of Bertie’s judgy mother.

“Edith is going to be happy.

Just think about that,” gushes her American mom, Cora.

“Hoorah,” rejoices Lord Grantham.

“Lord knows they don’t deserve their luck, those two.” – That’s how Robert once summed up the Bateses.

Before their happily ever after, with a brand new son, Anna and John had virtually no luck at all.

Anna was sexually abused by her stepfather and fought back with a knife — she only cut him — before arriving at Downton. John is an injured war hero (he uses a cane after taking shrapnel in one leg) who was Robert’s soldier-servant during the second Boer War and saved Robert’s life in an explosion. Robert repays the debt by employing John as his new valet, but John must withstand all manner of resistance from doubters on staff

who think his disability makes him unsuitable for the job.

John’s personal life was equally challenging. His horrid first wife, Vera, killed herself with arsenic and set it up to look like he murdered her.

John was sent to prison for a long stretch but was later freed. He had already spent time in prison after taking the fall for Vera in a theft of regimental silver.

Specifically, 1924 wasn’t kind to Anna and John.

Anna was attacked and raped by a visiting valet, Alex Green, but she tells only Mrs. Hughes, the housekeeper.

Green turns up dead after mysteriously being pushed or falling into traffic at Piccadilly Circus. Anna is charged after a witness reports seeing her near the body on the busy London road. Word also leaks of her earlier knife incident, with prosecutors planning to use

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food

Popular foodie event to kick off at Atlantis

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ollowing last year’s success, the culinary event “Extraordinary Taste at Atlantis”, commonly referred to as EAT, is back at the Paradise Island resort with two-weeks of specially curated chef’s menus across 14 restaurants.

Whether it’s a quick-serve bite, casual dining, sampling the fare at one of Atlantis’ signature restaurants or even going gourmet, this year’s EAT promises to tantalise the taste buds of those who plan to attend one of the largest foodie events on the island – and it’s all for a good cause.

Slated to kick-off on September 29, EAT will feature gourmet, signature and casual three- and four-course meal options on prix fixe menus starting at $35 and up to $65.

On September 29, EAT will roll out its offerings with a celebratory brunch at Atlantis’ Poseidon’s Table and Mosaic buffet restaurants. These Sunday brunches, however, are only expected to whet the appetite for what’s to come on Monday, September 30, as EAT will feature a “taste of the restaurants” – 14 to be exact – for a two-week period until October 13.

EAT’s “Party in the Village” at the resort’s Marina Village will also return this year on Saturday, October 5, offering an extravaganza of food, beer, wine and spirits, coupled with Junkanoo, live music and local artists.

Cara Douglas, director of On-Island Marketing at Atlantis, said residents and guests who attend EAT can look forward to a showcase of the latest menus and a wide range of offerings across – from Nobu, Café Martinique and

Fish by Jose Andres; to quick serve options like Marina Pizzeria and The Village Burger Shack.

“We are also proud to announce our partnership with Hands For Hunger this year as we continue to build on our long-standing relationship,” said Ms Douglas.

This year, part proceeds from each EAT meal purchased at participating

restaurants will be donated to Hands For Hunger, earmarked specifically for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts.

Sean O’Connell, Atlantis general manager and vice president of Culinary, said this year’s EAT event will be nothing short of “remarkable”.

“We have planned the menus, ordered the food and we have further expanded our variety of restaurants,” said

Mr O’Connell. “We have also expanded the beverage event around the Marina and we are ensuring that there is more variety. We have also added options from quick serve to fine dining, so there is a deal for all.”

Michael MacDonnell, vice president of Food and Beverage at Atlantis, described the upcoming EAT event as one that would be “inclusive” for all who attend.

“We really want our community and guests to come and enjoy our F&B offerings at multiple sittings as each expression is unique and delicious,” he said.

He said his team has been working diligently to create specialty menus for the EAT event. He noted that while last year’s event was a smashing success, this year’s EAT will be nothing short of spectacular as Atlantis has pulled out all the

stops to ensure that that the event is not only enjoyable, but also affordable.

“We’ve encouraged creative culinary expressions for each of our EAT menus and what our team came up with was nothing short of spectacular,” said MacDonnell.

The 14 participating restaurants featured at this year’s EAT include: • Fish by José Andrés • Café Martinique • Nobu • Bahamian Club • Casa D’Angelo • Todd English’s Olives • Seafire Steakhouse • Virgil’s Real BBQ • Frankie Gone Bananas at Bimini Road • Pirate Republic Taproom • The Village Burger Shack • Marina Pizzeria • Poseidon’s Table • Mosaic

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that against her as evidence that she’s capable of violence.

John is desperate to see Anna cleared. He falsely confesses to the murder as she awaits trial and then flees to Ireland. The two are eventually let off the hook and reunited.

Got that?

“IT IS, DELICIOUS”

Gladys Denker. Septimus Spratt.

Violet Crawley. Is there anything more fun on “Downton” than these three?

In 1924, Violet hires Denker as her lady’s maid to replace Collins, who was never given a first name, by the way. Denker is an issue for Spratt, her butler, as Collins pretty much deferred to him. The sharp-tongued Denker, who pops up in Season 5, is another matter.

The scheming is divine, especially in the episode in which Denker lies about her ability to make a good chicken broth. She doesn’t, and Spratt sets out to make sure Violet is well aware, including a sink dump of Daisy’s good soup intended to masquerade as one made by Denker.

When Denker is forced to attempt a Jim Carter stars as Charles Carson broth, which is awful — to the delight of Spratt — his scheming backfires.

Violet covers for Denker as she samples the foul soup: “It is, delicious,” Violet manages, spoon in hand. “There’s a point, Spratt, where malice ceases to be amusing.”

Denker huffs at Spratt during a Christmas party: “God, you are a dreary little man.”

DEAD BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

The series spans 14 years, starting in 1912, and the dead sort of piled up. Let us honour some of them here.

Robert had no sons so his first cousin, James Crawley, was his presumptive heir. James’ only son was Patrick, who was unofficially intended for Mary, though she had little use for him. James died and Patrick was presumed dead in the sinking of the Titanic at the beginning of the series.

That’s how Matthew Crawley — a distant relative — became Robert’s new heir. Technically speaking, he was a third cousin, once removed. Matthew fell truly, madly, deeply for Mary, but Mary — being Mary — took her time over eight tumultuous years before she finally accepted his second marriage proposal. They married in May 1920.

Sadly, Matthew died shortly after their son, George Crawley, was born in September 1921. Matthew was killed in a

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car accident after visiting his wife and newborn at the hospital.

That made young George the presumptive heir. However, a letter found after Matthew’s death has him leaving his half of the estate to Mary after he and Robert divvied it up. We lost Matthew, but his mother Isobel lived on.

Lady Sybil, the youngest daughter of Robert and Cora, died of complications after childbirth. That’s how the former chauffeur, Tom Branson, became a single father to their daughter Sybbie, who was named after her mom. Tom was eventually welcomed into the family after a rough road for the Irish socialist.

There are more, including Robert Crawley’s beloved Isis, one of his golden retrievers. Show creator Julian Fellowes insists the dog’s death was not intended to eliminate her name and its terrorist connotations from the series. He said the prize animal was named after the Egyptian goddess. The

Granthams had another dog named Pharaoh.

THOSE GUEST APPEARANCES

Shirley MacLaine played Martha Levinson, mother of Cora. Paul Giamatti was Harold Levinson, Cora’s blunt-speaking playboy of a brother.

Theo James had lots to do. He played the drop-dead gorgeous Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk, who died while in bed with Mary during Season 1. He’s mentioned on occasion after that.

Iain Glen, who was Jorah Mormont on “Game of Thrones,” played a newspaper mogul, Sir Richard Carlisle. He was a short-lived love interest of Mary.

Richard E Grant, Tim Pigott-Smith, there were oh so many more guests, but we’d need to write a book.

The film is set in 1927, hinged on a visit to Downton by King George V (Simon Jones) and Queen Mary (Geraldine James). It will be released Sept.

13 in the UK and Sept. 20 in the US. There are some other new faces, including David Haig as the king’s butler and Max Brown in an undisclosed role.

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer

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literary lives – anton chekhov

The master of the short story Sir Christopher Ondaatje writes about the Russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be among the greatest of short fiction in literary history.

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nton Chekhov was born on January 29, 1860 in Taganrog, a port on the Sea of Azox in southern Russia. His father, Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov, was physically abusive and is seen by scholars as the model for his son’s many portraits of hypocrisy. His mother, Yevgeniya (Morozova), however, was a great storyteller and held the young Chekhov family (Anton was the third of six surviving children) spellbound with stories of her travels with her clothmerchant father.

“Our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother.”

He attended the Greek School in Taganrog, and sang in the Greek Orthodox monastery in his father’s choirs, but suffered under his rigid discipline.

“Everyone looked at us with emotion ... but we at that moment felt like little convicts.”

In 1876, Chekhov’s father was declared bankrupt and fled to Moscow to avoid debtor’s prison. This physically and emotionally broke his mother.

The family lived in poverty. Chekhov was left behind to finish his schooling and to sell what he could of the family’s possessions. Chekhov stayed in

Anton Chekhov (Portrait by Osip Braz) Taganrog for three more years with a man named Selivanov who bailed out the family for the price of their house (similar to Lopakhin in “The Cherry Orchard”, written in 1903). He paid for his own education by tutoring, selling goldfinches, and writing short sketches for the newspapers. He sent whatever funds he could scrape up to his family in Moscow. He was deeply involved in reading and studying literature: Cervantes, Turganev, Goncharov and Schopenhauer. He also wrote his first full length drama, “Fatherless”, which his elder brother dismissed as being shallow. He had a series of love affairs – one with the wife of a schoolteacher.

In 1879, Chekhov finished his schooling and joined his family in Moscow where he was admitted to the I M Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. Thereafter he took complete responsibility for supporting his destitute family. He paid for his own tuition fees and wrote short humorous sketches of everyday Russian street life and by 1882 he was writing for the magazine Osolki owned by Nikolai Leykin – the leading publisher of the day. He qualified as a physician in 1884, after which he considered it to be his principal profession. However, he earned little money as a doctor and provided his services to the poor for no money.

A young Chekhov in country clothes “Medicine is my profession. Writing is my mistress.”

Soon after 1884, Chekhov discovered that he had tuberculosis – but did not tell his family. He was only 24 years old.

Nevertheless, he continued writing and his prodigious output earned him a reputation as a satirical chronicler. He earned enough money to finance his family’s moves to better housing.

In 1886, Chekhov was hired by the newspaper Novoye Vremya in St

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Petersburg, owned by the wealthy Alexey Suvorin. He was given plenty of exposure, attracting both literary and popular attention. Suvorin became his closest friend. After “At Dusk” (V Sumerkakh) was published in 1888, Chekhov won the coveted Pushkin Prize for the best literary work distinguished by high artistic worth.

Chekhov’s health deteriorated and in 1887. Exhausted and overworked, he travelled to the Ukraine where he saw again the incredible beauty of the steppe. When he returned he began his novella “The Steppe Vestnik” (The Northern Herald). It describes the journey of a young boy across the steppe sent away from his home. He travels with a priest and a merchant and it has been called “a dictionary of Chekhov’s poetics”.

In 1887, Chekhov was commissioned to write his first play, “Ivanov”. It was produced that November but Chekhov was not happy with his literary achievement. However, the play was a hit and prompted him to write “The Seagull” (1895), and “The Cherry Orchard” (1903). All his plays served as a revolutionary backbone to what is considered to be the realistic medium of acting to this day, where people act and speak with each other and translate their words and actions to the stage.

“Remove everything that has no relevance to the story. If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there.”

In 1890, Chekhov’s brother died of tuberculosis and influenced his “A Dreary Story” about a man who confronts the end of a life without purpose. Mikhail Chekhov, Anton’s other brother, was at the time researching prisons as part of his law studies.

Searching for a purpose in his own life, Chekhov became obsessed with the issue of prison reform. The following year, in 1890, he travelled to the Russian Far East and the Katorga, or penal colony, on Sakhalin Island, north of Japan, where he spent three months interviewing thousands of convicts.

He witnessed things in Sakhalin that shocked and angered him – floggings, embezzlement of supplies, and forced prostitution – the extremes of degradation. He was particularly horrified by the plight of children. Chekhov concluded that the government had a duty to finance humane treatment

Chekhov (left) with his brother Nikolai in 1882 of the convicts. His findings were published in 1893 and 1894 as “Ostrov Sakhalin” (The Island of Sakhalin).

He found literary expression for the hell of Sakhalin in his short story “The Murder”, the last section of which is set on Sakhalin.

In 1892, Chekhov bought the small country estate called Melikhovo, about 40 miles south of Moscow, where he lived with his family until 1899. He took his responsibilities as a landlord seriously, organising relief for victims of famine and cholera outbreaks in 1892. He built three schools, a fire station and a clinic, and donated his medical services free to peasants for miles around, despite his problems with tuberculosis.

From the very first day that he moved to Melikhovo the sick began making their way to him from as far away as 20 miles, on foot and in carts.

Peasant women and children stood outside his door at dawn. His visits to the sick were more expensive than the cost of drugs. It reduced his time for writing but his work as a doctor enriched his experiences with peasants’ unhealthy and cramped living conditions. He wrote his short story “Peasants”, but also recorded his visits to the upper classes: “Aristocrats? The same ugly bodies and physical uncleanliness, the same toothless old age and disgusting death.”

It was in a lodge at Melikhovo that Chekhov in 1894 wrote “The Seagull”, enduring an audience that booed his first night at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St Petersburg two years later.

Nevertheless, coaxed by the innovative Moscow Art Theatre, he renewed his interest in playwriting. “Uncle Vanya” was completed in 1896.

Chekhov with his wife, actress Olga Knipper In 1897, Chekhov suffered a major haemorrhage of the lungs and was forced to enter a clinic. After his father died in 1898, he bought a plot of land on the outskirts of Yalta and moved with his mother and sister into a villa that he built. In Yalta, he completed “Three Sisters” and “The Cherry Orchard” – both for the Moscow Art Theatre, but he was now writing with difficulty and the two plays took two years to complete.

On May 25, despite his horror of weddings, Chekhov married Olga Knipper. She was an actress whom he had met during rehearsals for “The Seagull”. Before that Chekhov was known as Russia’s most elusive bachelor, and had preferred passing liaisons and visits to brothels. Nevertheless, he continued to live at Yalta while Olga pursued her acting career in Moscow.

In Yalta, Chekhov wrote one of his most famous short stories, “The Lady with the Dog”, about a cynical married man and an unhappy married woman who met while on holiday. Unexpectedly, they fall deeply in love and risk both scandal and family security by refusing to separate from each other or from their families.

By 1904, Chekhov knew he was dying. On June 3, 1904 he went with his wife Olga to the German spa town of Badenweiler in the Black Forest.

His letters home assured everyone that he was getting better, but he died on July 15. Olga wrote: “Anton sat up unusually straight and said loudly and clearly ‘Ich sterbe’ (I am dying). The doctor calmed him, took a syringe, gave him an injection of camphor, and ordered champagne.

Anton took a full glass, examined it, smiled at me and said: ‘It’s a long time since I drank champagne.’ He drained

it and lay quietly on his left side, and I just had time to run to him and lean across the bed and call to him, but he had stopped breathing and was sleeping peacefully as child.”

Chekhov’s body was transported back to Moscow in a refrigerated car meant for oysters. Thousands of mourners mistakenly followed the funeral of a General Keller, to the accompaniment of a military band. He is buried next to his father in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

Despite Chekhov’s reputation as a playwright, his short stories represent a greater achievement. Raymond Carver believes that Chekhov was the greatest of all short story writers. Ernest Hemingway grudgingly admitted the influence Chekhov had on his writing; and Vladimir Nabokov criticised Chekhov’s works as “a medley of dreadful prosaisms, ready-made epithets, and repetitions.”

But he also declared that he would take Chekhov’s works on a trip to another planet. He said that “The Lady with the Dog” was one of the greatest stories ever written. Virginia Woolf also mused on the unique quality of a Chekhov story in “The Common Reader” (1925): “We need a very daring and alert sense of literature to make us hear the tune, and in particular those last notes which complete the harmony.”

NEXT WEEK: The woman who made the famous “Grand Hotel” come to life

• Sir Christopher Ondaatje is the author of The Last Colonial.

He acknowledges he has quoted liberally from Wikipedia; and Interpreting Chekhov by Geoffrey Berny (2006).

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A Winter resort fit for royalty

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he following is an eyewitness description of the Royal Victoria Hotel from “The Isles of Summer” by Charles Ives (1880):

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e were much pleased with the Royal Victoria Hotel, and received many little attentions and kindnesses at the hands of its proprietor, (Mr J M Morton), which it is a pleasure to acknowledge, but the visitors from the States must remember that Nassau’s justly celebrated hostelry is conducted on business principles, and that plenty of money, or a good letter of credit, is an essential requisite of ‘the warmest welcome’.

This hotel stands upon high ground, a little below the crest of the hill upon which Nassau is built. Three-fourths of the square enclosed by Shirley, East, East Hill, and Parliament Streets, is occupied as a site for the hotel and for hotel purposes.

It faces the north, and commands, from all its front windows and piazzas, a very fine view of the harbour, its sheltering island, some neighbouring keys, and the out-lying ocean. It overlooks the judicial, legislative and library buildings, and many private buildings, with their embowering trees. Its elevation and exposure to the full force of the prevailing winds, secures for it the full benefit of those from the ocean, which, freighted with refreshment and health, seldom cease to blow.

The hotel proper is two hundred feet in length, four stories high, and is well and substantially built of coralline limestone, and is surmounted by an observatory which commands a very extensive and fine view. Piazzas ten feet wide surround each of the three upper stories, upon which the windows, generally reaching to the floor, open; thus furnishing convenient places for promenades and sittings in the outside air, though interfering somewhat at

A view of the hotel from East Street times, with the much to be desired quiet and privacy of the adjacent rooms.

Projecting from the centre of the building, directly over and of the same size with the main parlour, there is a piazza in the third story, open on the east, north and south sides, which affords an extensive view greatly diversified and charmingly beautiful. Spacious halls extend through the centre of each story of the long building, with tiers A vintage postcard showing the hotel of rooms upon each side.

The old King’s Colstuccoed columns in front, its principal lege School building constitutes a part rooms are large and well lighted, and of the hotel. It is in a line with the new admit of more privacy and quiet than hotel building and is connected with most of the rooms in the new building. it by large heavy blinds. It has stone The dining room occupies all of the

first floor, north of the central portion of the hotel, and large windows surround it upon three sides. It has three tiers of tables, and is unusually light, airy and pleasant. A refreshing

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The Royal Victoria Hotel was advertised as the perfect Winter getaway; steamers left New York and Savannah, Georgia, to travel to Nassau. sea-breeze seldom failed to make it agreeably cool in the middle of the hottest days, and in no instance while we were there was it at night too cool or hot for comfort.

Hotel parties, and occasional evening entertainments were given in the dining room, and when its walls were adorned with palmetto leaves, and flags, it did not need the gay dance, sweet music and the landlord’s generous and bountiful entertainment to make it attractive.

The parlours are smaller than those of large hotels at the north, but the climate is so mild the parlours are less frequented.

The hotel is neatly furnished and well kept. The meats, many canned vegetables, and the smaller fruits and other supplies for the establishment, are imported from New York. Packed in ice, in large refrigerators, every steamer

brings large additions to the landlord’s stores. A very superior class of waiters add to the comfort and happiness of the guests. A gentleman, well qualified to judge in such matters, expressed to us the opinion, founded on his personal knowledge, that there is no hotel in the West Indies equal to the Victoria, though some have cost more money.

Bath rooms, supplied with hot and cold water, constitute a part of the establishment, and accommodate those who do not indulge in the luxury of a bath in the sea, there being nothing in the temperature of the air or water to prevent sea bathing at Nassau every day in the year.

The price of board is three dollars a day, and while for many it is a large sum to pay, yet persons who had boarded for a while at some of the cheaper houses informed us that they obtained more for

their money at the Royal Victoria than anywhere else.

Washing is an extra, the charge being seventy-five cents per dozen.

A small building at the west entrance of the hotel grounds is used as a barber shop, and for drinking and billiard purposes. North of it is the hotel garden. The court in front of the principal north entrance of the Royal Victoria Hotel is entered on three sides through eight large, high archways, and its ceiling separates it from the main parlour of the hotel, which is projected out from the main building. Being large, airy, and shaded, at all times, it is a favourite place of resort by the guests of the house. As a consequence, the smoothtongued, experienced and skilful Captain Sampson, and the good-natured, capable, but less showy Captains Johnson and Mitchell, when not on the water, were ever to be seen

A breakfast menu from the Royal Victoria Hotel from 1901. arranging for marine exploring parties. The varied attractions of the adjacent waters, islands and keys were portrayed with a fervid eloquence, which never ceased to interest.

This court is also a great bazaar, to which people of all ages, and of both sexes, who have anything to sell, resort in large numbers to dispose of their wares. Here, therefore, is offered an excellent opportunity to study the products of these rocky islands and of the adjacent waters. Many kinds of fruits, flowers and other vegetable products, corals in great variety, sugar cane and candies, sponges of all sizes and qualities, shells exquisitely shaped and beautifully

coloured, shell-work of unsurpassed excellence, and many other articles make up their stock in trade. Here also young boys came to scramble, in the most entertaining manner, for pennies, thrown to them, for that purpose, upon the hard pavements of limestone and brick.

At the Royal Victoria, young Bahamians gave frequent vocal entertainments in the court of the hotel. The voices were soft and musical, but many of their songs probably have never been printed or reduced to writing.”

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Rare bird feared extinct in wake of Dorian Animal matters

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Professor Diana Bell, professor of Conservation Biology at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, fears Hurricane Dorian may have caused the Bahama nuthatches to become extinct.

“The tragic impact of Hurricane Dorian as it moved so slowly across the Abacos and Grand Bahama Islands is beginning to emerge. It is obviously a humanitarian disaster for people living in these northern islands and the extent is as yet unknown, but we hope that international medical and infrastructure aid will arrive rapidly and generously,” she said.

“It is also highly likely to have also been an ecological disaster affecting the already fragmented areas of Caribbean pine forest which support birds and other wildlife which are not found anywhere else on the planet.

“In 2018, University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers Matthew Gardner and David Pereira undertook extensive surveys of the area and found just one Bahama nuthatch, so it seems highly likely that this species has now been lost. We now have to ask whether birds such as the Bahama warbler and other native pine forest dependent species have survived the extremely high winds, rainfall and storm surges this hurricane has caused. Our thoughts are with the people and biodiversity in this tragedy.”

One of the rarest birds in the western hemisphere, the Bahama nuthatch was rediscovered last

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The finding was particularly significant because the species had been feared extinct following the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, and had not been found in subsequent searches.

It was feared that there could only be two left – placing the species on the verge of extinction and certainly among the world’s most critically endangered birds.

The Bahama nuthatch is from a small area of native pine forest on Grand Bahama. UEA masters students Gardner and Pereira set out on a three-month expedition to find this and other endemic Caribbean pine forest bird species.

They made their way through dense forest with thick ‘poisonwood’ understorey – the layer of vegetation growing beneath the main forest canopy – in what is thought to be one of the most exhaustive searches of the island.

They worked in partnership with Nigel Collar and David Wege from Birdlife International and the Bahamas National Trust.

Meanwhile, a second team of Bahamian students, led by Zeko

McKenzie of the University of the Bahamas-North and supported by the American Bird Conservancy, also searched for the bird.

The Bahama nuthatch has a long bill, a distinctive high-pitched squeaky call, and nests only in mature pine trees. There had been a sharp decline in its population crashing from an estimated 1,800 in 2004 to just 23 being seen in a survey in 2007. The decline likely began in the 1950s due to habitat loss due to timber removal, and more recently due to hurricane damage, storm surges having killed large areas native forest.

Both teams made nuthatch sightings in May 2018, and the UEA team were lucky enough to capture the elusive bird on film.

“We were the first to undertake such an exhaustive search through 700km of forest on foot,” said Gardner.

“We had been scouring the forest for about six weeks, and had almost lost hope. At that point we’d walked about 400km. Then, I suddenly heard its distinctive call and saw the unmistakable shape of a nuthatch descending towards me. I shouted with joy, I was ecstatic!”

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’m Kitty. I know, it’s not the most original name, but that’s all right. I’ll still be a great companion for you and you can always come up with something more clever later. Just don’t call me Dorian, OK? I’m about two years old and hoping you’ll find me a suitable match for your family. I can curl up and watch TV with you or just chill as you watch the sunset. I’m here for you, whatever you need!

Adoption hours are 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, and 10am to 4pm on Saturday or you can call 323-5138 for more information. If you are look to assist after Hurricane Dorian, please donate through the Bahamas Humane Society’s website or at the shelter. I’ll be here to meet you when you do.”

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Friday, September 13, 2019

art

A creative community blossoms in Chippingham

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he Creative Center is Nassau’s newest creative venue for visual artists, students and media professionals. With new programmes and packages, it now hopes to help enhance people’s creative skills and expand their businesses.

Located in Chippingham, next to Popopstudios, The Creative Center prides itself in collaborative community partnerships amongst a wide selection of local talent, from photographers to filmmakers, models to artists, students to stylists, and everyone in between.

Founded by Duke and Lisa Wells–- the creative minds behind The Bahamian Project – The Creative Center offers a number of professional services, including, but not limited to, studio rentals, creative courses and workshops, art exhibitions, photo shoots, community events, and plenty more, with additional services currently in development.

“It’s a great space,” said portrait photographer Scharad Lightbourne. “It’s very unassuming too, which allows for privacy. It’s perfect for creatives because it’s an empty shell.”

Since its soft-launch in April, The Creative Center has hosted a number of events, classes and photo shoots for both notable artists and upand-coming talent. In July, The Creative Center offered a seminar on lighting as an important tool to improve photography.

Last month, Bahari, an innovative Bahamian-based clothing company, booked The Creative Center to photograph new merchandise from their

The new Creative Center hopes to give Bahamians a space to help inspire their art.

upcoming seasonal fashion line.

Throughout the Summer, in collaboration with the Choice Modelling Agency, The Creative Center has sponsored “photo shootouts”, giving

both amateur and professional photographers an opportunity to enhance their skills by working with models and other passionate shooters.

In early August, artists Jessica Whittingham and Jalan

Harris hosted a collage exhibit entitled “Cuttin Up”, which marked the first art exhibit held at Center.

“It was a collaborative project,” said Jalan Harris. “The Creative Center is free-range

for artists to do whatever they want.” In addition to utilising the space as an independent artist, Ms Harris also serves as The Creative Center’s art events coordinator.

“The space complements the work well,” she added.

With many more events, workshops, and community initiatives on the horizon, The Creative Center aims to continue to evolve and shape itself as an integral creative workspace for Bahamian artists.

“The whole aim of The Creative Center is to allow people to create their own events without the ‘red tape’ of galleries,” said Ms Harris.

“This community Center will allow a wider array of artists to reap the benefits of the creative business. It’s a hub of creativity.”

For more information, please visit The Creative Center at www.creativecenterbahamas.com.