Mr. Nice Guy to be crowned on Saturday
Hey, ladies, looking for a nice guy? Then we’ve got your ticket. On Saturday night, Mr. Nice Guy takes over the stage at the City Centre for the third year running, and as usual, the contestants promise an unforgettable show. Here’s the preview so take bets to see if you can pick the winner.
Troy Banner, Contestant
“Good evening everyone. In Spanish it would be muy buenas tardes a todos. In Garifuna it would be…” (speaks Garifuna)
Allister Savery
“I wah entertain the crowd…that da just me, I just like entertain people.”
Janelle Chanona
“So could I get a preview?”
Allister Savery
“Yeah.” (dances)
Janelle Chanona
“So I could see a lee bit of the whine?”
Sampson Jacobs, Contestant
(Shakes head no)
Janelle Chanona
“No, you noh do whine on demand?”
Sampson Jacobs
“I the save if for tomorrow night so you could come see it at the Civic Centre.”
Janelle Chanona
“You sure you nevah sign up for Mr. Shy Guy, because you sound a lee bit shy.”
Samson Jacobs
“No. I shy right now, but tomorrow night I wah brave enough.”
Tyrone Chimilio, Contestant
“My talent? I guess I’ll try to do a little singing, dancing, a little bit of everything.”
Janelle Chanona
“So you wah bust off a lee tune?”
Tyrone Chimilio
“Not right now, but for the show it will be very surprising.”
Janelle Chanona
“How old are you Kenneth?”
Kenneth Jones, Contestant
“Fourteen years old.”
Janelle Chanona
“Kenneth, you’re kinda young, I think you’re the youngest contestant, you think you wah be outmatched by these older boys?
Kenneth Jones
“No, I noh think soh.”
Janelle Chanona
“So how you wah mek sure you come out on top?”
Kenneth Jones
“Well I just wah give it everything I have, try my best and see what da the results.”
Jamie Vassel, Contestant
“I want the gyal dem come out and show me wah heap of love. Mi want all a Belize come out, all the Belize gyal come out and show a whole heap ah love, seen?”
Leon Leslie, Contest Organizer
“The money will be put up in the bank and used to fund the show next year again and to sponsor prizes, scholarships, computers to the different contestants, because every contestant will receive a prize, it’s a guarantee.”
Janelle Chanona
“What do you say to somebody out there who’s not really sure if they want to come to a contest like this?”
Leon Leslie
“The contest is good because you can see guys mainly; from your school if you’re attending the schools that the guys are. And it showcases many different talents, and it will be fun, real fun. The past two years have been ram-jam, the Civic has been packed, and this year you won’t want to miss the show.”
The seventh contestant in the Mr. Nice Guy contest is Jasima Godoy. Tickets are available from Safeway Drugstores and from the contestants themselves. They sell for six dollars now and seven at the door.
