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Dengue: Danger Of An EpidemicAnti-mosquito pulverizations continue on the island, in the hope of reducing the number ofmosquitoes, yet there is still evidence of the dengue epidemicthat began three months ago. During the first week of January,there have been 24 new cases that are almost certainly the disease and seven cases that havebeen tested to absolutely bedengue, which means a total of333 people have been touched by the virus, or almost 4% of the population. During the firstweek of January, an adult with a mild version of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever was hospital-ized, bringing the number of people hospitalized since thebeginning of the epidemic to 12:nine adults, of which five hadsevere cases and one with the hemorrhagic version, and threechildren with milder cases. Thelevel of severity of the disease in Saint Barth is 2.4%, comparedto 0.38% currently in Saint Martin, and 0.8% in Guadeloupe during the epidemic of 2007, addsto the disturbing news aboutdengue fever, and demands amajor mobilization by the popula-tion to stop this phenomenon.
As of Monday, January 12, three peopleworking for the Collectivity began tosell the 2009 vehicle vignettes in a tem-porary office—an annex to the territori-al treasurer—in the parking lot of thestadium in St. Jean. This was an ideaproposed by executive councilmember Maxime Desouch-es, in order to avoid thecongestion that tookplace in Gustavia duringthe final days that thevignettes were on salelast year. The sale of thevignettes will also behandled differently thisyear as well: to avoid long linesin the offices, all those who have carrental agencies, own a fleet of morethan 10 vehicles, or need special handi-cap access, must make an appointment.
By noon on Tuesday, 135 vignettes hadalready been purchased since they wenton sale on Monday. A good start for thesales, whose number can be obtained atany point in time thanks to a new com-
puterized system based in real time,allowing the collection agents
access to the database. As a reminder, in 2008,2008, 8,034 vignetteswere sold for the over-all sum of a little morethan 1.3 million Euros.The Collectivity iscounting on the sale of
almost 10,000 vignettesin 2009, based on the more
than 1,000 new vehicles registeredin the past year. Vignettes must be pur-chased by March 31. After that date, afine of 80% will be added to the tax.
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It’s hard to imagine how greatthe music at the St BarthMusic Festival really is!
Once again some of the world’stop musicians have gathered onthe island for a series of concertsin the island’s churches, and out-doors at AJOE, where the JohnEllis Jazz Sextet played its sec-ond concert last Saturday night.Ellis and a stellar group of musi-cians—his band Double Wideand friends (or Triple Wide as hejoked at the opening concert lastThursday at the Catholic Churchin Gustavia)—put on one heck ofa show. With Ellis on saxophone,Alan Ferber on trombone, AaronGoldberg tickling the ivories,Matt Perrine on tuba (or is that asousaphone? Why, yes it is!), Gre-goire Maret on harmonica, andJason Marsalis, cool as a cucumberon drums, you can’t ask for a betterjazz band. With influences from NewOrleans, as well as church-inspiredmusic, and a few songs by FredRogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighbor-hood fame (the popular kids’ TVshow), the repertory was varied andallowed the musicians to excel (someof the harmonica solos were realkillers). At the AJOE concert, theband marched through the audiencein true New Orleans fashion, much tothe delight of the crowd. Just as thename Marsalis is synonymous withgreat jazz, John Ellis and his band didnot disappoint in any way... they weresimply great!On a different note, Friday night’sconcert was a true virtuoso tour deforce by Jon Manasse on clarinet andJon Nakamatsu on piano. After the“two Jons” displayed their joint tal-ents on works by Carl Maria vonWeber and Frederic Chopin, JonNakamatsu performed Bela Kovac’sHommage A Manuel de Falla, as anincredible piano solo. The concertconcluded with Four Rags For TwoJons, a series of short jazzy numberswritten for them by John Novacek.The rags were a fun way to end their
concert… although they were calledback for an encore and played GeorgeGershwin’s Fascinating Rhythm.Sunday afternoon, the students ofSaint Barth Harmony Suzuki School,under the tutelage of music teacherGatien Vilain, performed at the Angli-can Church. And who knows, maybea local student will follow in the foot-steps of the soloists in the festivalorchestra some day?Week two of the music festival ismore serious with evenings dedicated
to Bach and Mozart, as well asan orchestral evening and thepopular opera evening, this yearfeaturing Puccini’s MadameButterfly on Friday, January 15.The Bach evening featured thelocal choir, Le Chorale desBons Choeurs, under the direc-tion of Charles Darden, in twochorale works. But the realhighlights of the evening were abassoon solo by the world-famous Alex Klein, who jokedthat the suite he played waswritten for unaccompanied cellobut since Bach’s original noteshave never been found, one canimagine it was written for thebass oboe he was playing. “Thisinstrument was invented in the
last 19th century and fell imme-diately into abandonment,” he
said with a laugh. “It is enjoying acomeback... as of tonight.” Heproved his world status with a flaw-less performance of the lively yetemotional and technical music.The 25th annual festival concludes witha fund-raising dinner at Eddy’s Restau-rant on Sunday, January 18, and a finalconcert on Monday, January 19, withthe celebrated Miro string quartetplaying works by Charles Ives, KevinPuts, and Antonin Dvorak.
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In celebration of the 25thanniversary of the StBarth Music Festival,
students at the MireilleChoisy junior high schoolhad the opportunity to meetsousaphone player MattPerrine during their musicclass. Born in California, this jazzaficionado quickly movedto New Orleans to hone hischops. He came to theschool with his sousa-phone, a variation on thetuba invented by composerJohn Phillip Sousa, whooriginally wanted a tubawith a mellower sound forconcerts, but it developedinto a staple for marchingbands and jazz funerals.Today it is also a popularinstrument heard in themusic clubs of NewOrleans. Matt Perrine’s presentationwas full of humor as he ini-tiated the students to hismusic, and offered some ofthem the chance to try toplay the sousaphone, muchto their amusement. He also took advantage ofthe opportunity to speak to
the students about hurri-cane Katrina and the disas-trous consequences it hadon the city of New Orleans,where almost 80% of thepopulation lost everything. Matt Perrine began to playthe sousaphone, as well asthe double bass and electricbass, at the age of 12, thesame age as his studentaudience. His multiplemusical talents allow himto play many musical sty-les, from reggae and jazz,to African and Cubanmusic as well. He often accompanies suchNew Orleans greats asBonerama or Royal Finger-
bowl, but it was with theJohn Ellis jazz band that hemade his debut at the StBarth Music Festival,which continues throughJanuary 19.
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Happy New Year toeveryone! The SaintBarts Chess Club is hap-py to welcome youevery second Sunday ofthe month, at the pri-mary school of Lorient(between the two ceme-teries), from 2 to 5 PM.There is happening atournament for childrenunder 18 (with veryinteresting prizes towin), as well as initia-tions, advices and prac-tices. Children are very
cordially invited and ifthey can play 5 rounds,they can be part of thetournament. You cancome just for a littlegame, or stay the wholeafternoon and encounterany level (from the aver-age player to our localchampion!)Remember and write itdown, our next partywill be Sunday, the 8thof February.Why not playing?
SScchheedduulleeTickets are also availableat the door to the concert
every evening. No reserved seating.
❑ Friday, January 16, 8pm, Catholic Church,
Lorient, $45Opera evening,
“Madame Butterfly” by Puccini
❑ Sunday, January 18, 8pm Eddy’s restaurant,
Gustavia $100“ALWAYS AT EDDY’S”
Benefit Dinner, featuring starperformers of the Festival
❑ Monday, January 19, 8pmAnglican Church,
Gustavia, $35Chamber music
with the Miro Quartet
Music Festival: A Touch of the CaribbeanFor New Orleans Jazz
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Among the outstandingworld-class musicians whocome to the island everyJanuary for the Saint BarthMusic Festival is BrianLewis, a 40 year-old violinvirtuoso who has been per-forming here for at least thepast 15 years. He originallymet festival organizer,Frances Debroff, throughhis mentor Charles Stege-man: “He was one of mymentors musically,” notesLewis, who met Stegemanin Kansas City, MO. “Headvised me about going toJuilliard, which teacher toaudition for, and which pathto take.” In Saint Barth,they play side by side in thefestival orchestra, withLewis and Stegeman serv-ing as concertmaster for the
orchestral evening and theopera evening, respectively.At the Juilliard School ofmusic in New York City,Lewis currently serves asartistic director of the Star-ling violin program. “Wehave visiting teachers formaster classes includingItzhak Perlman and DavidKim, concertmaster for thePhiladelphia Orchestra,”says Lewis. “The StarlingFoundation underwrites thetuition for 12 students up toage 25.” In addition to his duties atJuilliard, Lewis is also theDavid and Mary WintonGreen Chair Fellow inString Performance andPedagogy at The Universityof Texas at Austin. “I loveAustin,” he says. “It is a
very hip, liberal city to livein.” Now called the ButlerSchool of Music, thanks toa 55-million dollar donationfrom the Butler Family, theschool of music in Austinprovided an unusual oppor-tunity for Lewis: to hold anendowed chair by the age of32 was a real blessing.” Coming back to Saint Barthevery year “is like gettingtogether with an extendedfamily and playing musicwith your friends for veryappreciative audiences. Andplaying it in paradise makesit all the sweeter,” saysLewis, who appeared in aconcert of music by Bach,as well as the orchestral andopera evenings. He starredin Bach’s Double ViolinConcerto in D Minor, play-ing with Daniel Ching, amember of the Miro Quar-tet, and a string section ofnine players. “We only hadrehearsal together,” saysLewis about the Bach,which they played without aconductor. But he adds, “thefirst time I played this piece
I was seven, and Danielmust know it well also. It’sa great learning piece andone of the greatest doubleconcertos ever written.”And when musicians of thiscaliber get together, onerehearsal is clearly enoughfor stellar results.“The most challengingpiece we played this year isthe Tchaikovsky SymphonyNumber 4 in F minor, opus36, and James Stephensoncomposed a world premierein honor of the 25thanniversary of the festival,”Lewis points out. But evensuch challenging musicdoesn’t daunt the Lewis orthe other members of thefestival orchestra, whichcomes together just once ayear for the concerts on theisland. “That’s part of theexcitement of coming here,”says Lewis. “The musiciansare principal players fromall over the world. It’s a spe-cial festival and a very spe-cial orchestra.”
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Since the beginningof the school year,the Saint BarthYacht Club (SBYC)has replaced its oldfleet with 12 newVanguard RS FEVAsailboats, designedprimarily for sailingschools. The newboats were anxious-ly awaited for sometime, but lack offinancing delayedtheir purchase. Dur-ing the 2008 editionof the Saint BarthBucket, race organizersHank Halsted and MelanieSmith, put the SBYC incontact with Camper &Nicholsons. This interna-tional yacht brokeragefirm, which would like toestablish a beachhead onthe island, financed the
purchase of the 12 newboats, which were firstused by elementary schoolstudents in the fall, andsince January by studentsfrom the junior high.The boats are in constantuse with the three elemen-tary schools and the junior
high taking turns at thetiller all week, much to thejoy of the students. But theSBYC also continues itsyacht club activities onWednesdays and Saturdays,with 25 children enrolledfor classes. Last November,kids from the club partici-
pated in a regatta inSaint Martin, whichincluded competitorsfrom Anguilla, SaintMartin, and SaintBarth. Last fall also saw thearrival of two newsailing instructors,Brendan and Nicolas,two young men fromBrittany who aresharing their passionfor sailing with theisland’s students. Inaddition, the SBYCcontinues to host
internal competitions andhas future plans including aproject to bring youngAmerican students frompoor neighborhoods tolearn to sail on the island.This project might also befinancing in part byCamper & Nicholsons.
1- From left to right: EdenRock’s David Matthews, gallery director Nathalie Clif-ford, and artists MichaelKagan and Andrew Radcliffeat the opening of a groupshow at The Eden Rock Gallery that runs thoughJanuary 24 and also includesworks by Will Cotton and Donald Baechler.
2- Ellen Lampert-Greaux(top right) with Jeanette Farmer and Julie McInnesfrom Cirque du Soleil.
3- (left to right) Martin Scherand Sylvia Chavkin fromNYC with Frank Stevensfrom LA: annual visitors forthe St Barth Music Festival
4- (left to right) Skip and JudyKapanka, Tim Thornton, andAmy and Phil Bettan at afootball party in Vitet.
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◗◗ Every Evening -Lounge mix by JacquesDumas, 7:30pm to 1amBar’tô, Hotel GuanahaniGrand Cul de Sac- DJ Max from 6pm atCaviar Island, Gustavia◗◗ From January 12KJ Denhert, Urban Folk &Jazz from 9pm to midnight,Bet’A Z’ailes, Gustavia◗◗ Friday, January 16 - Live Music with Papaguyofrom 8:00pm at La Mandala,Gustavia◗◗ Sunday, January, 18- Live Music with Papaguyofrom 1:00pm at Do Brazil,Gustavia◗◗ Tuesday, January, 20- Papaguyo, Annie & Benji atLe Cesar Restaurant, SaintJean
Let’s Party- New suggestions everynights & Fashion show at leTi St Barth, Pointe Milou- Fashion show & DJ everylunch and dinner, at la Plage;St Jean ◗◗ Friday, January 16 - M&M Evening (Back topopular ask) DJ Max (NikkiBeach St Barth) & DJ Mickof “Z” at The Strand SupperClub (Casa Nikki), Gustavia◗◗ Saturday, January, 17- Saturday Night Fever atThe Strand, Supper Club,Gustavia◗◗ Sunday, January, 18- Djoul from St Barth at TheStrand Supper Club, (CasaNikki), Gustavia◗◗ Wednesday January 21 - Bling Bling (R&B Deluxe)Old Skol meet the future atthe Strand Supper Club,(Casa Nikki), Gustavia◗◗ Thursday, January 22: - Overkitch 70-80-90 (compli-mentary Champagne for
ladies till 1pm) at the StrandSupper Club, (Casa Nikki),Gustavia◗◗ Friday, January 23- Code Bar, “The Island BestDJ” at The Strand SupperClub (Casa Nikki), Gustavia
Night Club✍✍ Every night- Yacht Club, Gustavia- Bubbles Club, Gustavia✍✍ To Wednesday to Sunday- The Strand Supper club✍✍ Friday and Saturday- Hot Spot Café, Lurinwith DJ Bob Dil & Mike
Fashion Show ◗◗ Every Tuesday- 6:30pm: Fashion show bythe pool, from the boutique atthe Isle de France, Flamands- 9:30 pm, Fashion Show Ti St Barth, Pointe Milou◗◗ Everyday- 1:30- 2 pm, Case de l’île, Isle de France, Flamands- 1.30pm & 8:30pm, fashionshow featuring Wild Side, La Plage, St Jean- Fashion show at le Ti StBarth, Pointe Milou- Fashion show at LeTamarin, Saline
Exhibitions◗◗ Through February 15, 2009“Picasso X-Ray” by XavierLucchesi. Photos and video,TomBeachArtStudio, St Jean ◗◗ From December 27: Exhibit of Polaroids by AndyWarhol, Clic Art Gallery,Gustavia◗◗ Through February 15, 2009Photography of MarcoGlaviano atTomBeachArtStudio, St Jean◗◗ From December 30: Group show by three artistsentitled “Island My Island.”Works inspired by or produced in Saint Barth dur-ing artists’ residencies: ninedesigns by Donald Baechler,four paintings by Will Cotton,and works by AndrewRadcliffe. Eden Rock Gallery,
St Jean ◗◗ From January 4: Stéphane Cipre,TomBeachArtStudio, La Plage, St Jean◗◗ Permanent exhibits• Jean-Pierre Ballagny,Antoine Heckly, AlainBuisson, La Gallerie, St Jean • Sculptures by Timothy
Holmes, Comptoir du Cigare,Gustavia• Paintings by Suzanne MacNally, Les Artisans, Gustavia• Acrylic paintings at Sandra’sArt Gallery, Gustavia. • Alain le Chatelier, LesArtisans, Gustavia• Rose Murray, Comptoir duCigare, Gustavia • Jewelry and sculpture byDave Stevenson, Les Artisans,Gustavia • Group show, Piaf andChristine Vannier, PipiriPalace, Gustavia◗◗ Art Galleries - To-b.art galerie - Sandra’s Art Gallery- Pipiri Boutique, art gallery- Spindler, art Gallery◗◗ Permanent exhibits- Pompi, Petit Cul de Sac- Didier Spidler, Gustavia- Hannah Moser, Cul de Sac
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Dengue fever is prevalent throughout theCaribbean, including St Barthelemy.Although the island is fully mobilized incontrolling dengue, you too can take pre-cautions to protect yourself and help eradi-cate it. Most dengue cases are benign,but complications can develop. Seek med-ical help if you develop dengue fever.
What is dengue fever and how is it transmitted? Dengue fever is the most common mosqui-to-borne viral diseases in the world.Dengue fever is an illness caused byinfection from a virus transmitted by theAedes mosquito. There are four types ofthe infectious dengue virus (serotypes 1 to4). Types 1, 2, and possibly 4 havebeen identified on St Barths. Infection withone strain will provide protection onlyagainst that particular strain. Future infec-tion by other strains is possible. Dengue istransmitted to humans by a bite from anAedes mosquito that carries the denguevirus. You cannot “catch” dengue fromsomeone. Aedes aegypti, the denguemosquito can bite all day, and takes only10days to complete its lifecycle.
How do I know if I have dengue? Symptoms usually appear between 3-10days of being bitten. Dengue fever ischaracterized by the sudden onset ofhigh fever, (which can last up to 7 daysor more). It is often accompanied by oneor more of the following symptoms-intense headache, back ache, bodyaches, joint pains, loss of appetite, nau-sea, vomiting and the development ofskin rashes. The most severe form isknown as haemorrhagic fever (whichincludes a tendency to bruise easily orother types of skin hemorrhages, bleedingnose or gums, and possibly internalbleeding). A blood test will often showlow platelets. Patients with dengue feveroften become dehydrated.
What should I do if I think I have dengue fever? Go to the local hospital or contact a localdoctor. The Emergency Room at the hospi-tal is fully prepared to deal with dengue.The doctors and medical staff on St Barthsare experienced in dealing with denguecases and can provide excellent care andadvice. If you have left the island and sus-pect you have dengue then go to your
doctor at home as soon as possible andtell them that you may have beenexposed to dengue fever.
What is the treatment ? There is no specific treatment for dengueor dengue haemorrhagic fever. Patientsshould rest, drink plenty of fluids. Painrelievers with acetaminophen are helpfulbut patients should avoid those containingaspirin. Consult a doctor. Supportive carewith intravenous fluids and frequent bloodtest monitoring can reduce complicationsof the disease. In severe and haemor-raghic cases, blood transfusions may berequired. Hospitalisation is recommendedfor patients who have severe symptoms,and for patients with signs (eg, lowplatelet counts) that may lead to haemor-rhage (internal bleeding).
What precautions can I take? The best and only defense against dengueis to not get bitten by an infected mosqui-to. There is no vaccine or “cure”. But youcan take several steps to protect yourself. Applying insect repellent is the way mostpeople protect themselves against gettingbitten. But it is not the only way to guardagainst mosquitoes; wearing long-sleevedclothing, using mosquito nets while sleep-ing and staying in mosquito-free roomsare good measures to prevent mosquitobites. Others include insecticide spraysand burning repellent oils. You shoulddecide for yourselves on one or a combi-nation of these. Several insect repellents exist in the mar-ket with a suite of active ingredients ofvarying effectiveness, and that work dif-ferently on each individual You can buya range of insect repellent at supermar-kets and pharmacies in St Barths. Somehave natural or organic “bio” com-pounds and others contain commercialingredients. DEET is the most commonactive ingredient in most commercialproducts. Most products contain DEET inconcentration between 7% to 20%. Butsome contain 50% or even 100% DEET.Higher concentrations of DEET do notimprove protection but do last longer interms of protection. (On average, con-centrations of 6% protects for about twohours, and 20% for about 4 hours.). Ifyou are unsure of what products to get,talk to the pharmacists in St Barths whoare knowledgeable about dengue.
DENGUE: PROTECT YOURSELF TO STOP ITS PROLIFERATIONThis informational notice is the result of a private initiative by twoAmerican residents who are greatly concerned about the ongoinginstance of dengue fever on the island. The information was gath-ered with the help of Dr. Gilles Alayrangues, an emergency roomdoctor at the Hospital de Bruyn, in conjunction with scientist DeborahBrosnan and David Graham of the Saint Barth International PropertyOwners Association. Photocopies have been widely distributed sincethe end of 2008 in various locations on the island.
WHAT CAN I DO TO STOPMOSQUITOES FROM BREEDINGAND HELP THE FIGHTAGAINST DENGUE?Alot! The mosquitoes that causedengue live close to houses anddwellings. That means that youcan take steps to prevent mos-quitoes from breeding aroundyour property. Your actions willprotect yourself and your family. All the Time• Don’t allow stagnant water.Turn pails and watering cansover and store them undershelter. . Remove water in plant potplates. Clean and scrub the platethoroughly to remove mosquitoeggs. Avoid the use of plant potplates, if possible. •Loosen soil from potted plantsto prevent the accumulation ofstagnant water on the surface ofthe hardened soil. •Do not block the flow of waterin drains. Cover rarely used gul-ly traps. Replace the gully trapwith non-perforated ones andinstall anti-mosquito valves. •Notray or receptacles shouldbe placed beneath and and/oron top of any air-conditioningunit so as not to create a condi-tion favourable for mosquitobreeding. Every other day •Change water in flower vases.Clean and scrub the inner sidesof vases. Wash roots of flowersand plants thoroughly as mosquito eggs can stick to them easily. Weekly•Clear fallen leaves and stag-nant water in your drains andgarden. These leaves could col-lect water or cause blockages tothe drains, thus resulting in thebuildup of stagnant water. •Clear any stagnant water inyour air cooler unit. Monthly •Add prescribed amounts ofsand granular insecticide intovases, gully traps and roof gut-ters, even if they are dry. Atablespoon of oil (any oil e.g.cooking oil) added to water willkill larvae. •Clear away fallen leaves inroof gutters and apron drains. Ifstructurally feasible, remove theroof gutters.
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