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Do Bob Marley songs have a place in Church?

Earlier this week iNews revealed how the Bishop of Kingston, Jamaica, Right Reverend Robert Thompson, suggested songs by music icon Bob Marley should be included in hymn books. His thoughts have caused much debate among the church goers and music…

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Bob Marley

Our story yesterday (Thu) that songs by the reggae greats Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, who practiced Rastafarianism, will appear in new Anglican Church hymnals in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, has produced much debate on the local air waves….

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Piano Music Boxes

Music boxes have always come in all shapes and sizes. Some are small enough to fit in your hand, while others are designed to hold jewellery, and still others are large enough to stand alone like a piece of furniture….

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All The World’s An Island: Size really does matter

It started out at four inches, now it’s down to three and a half. It’s the latest proportion reduction of my favorite candy bar. You say you went to your doctor for your annual physical and he said you needed…

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The greatest leaders are servants

Do you know who said that? Actually quite a lot of people have. Possibly the greatest leader of all time, depending on your beliefs, preached this continuously. The person I am referring to is Jesus Christ. Whether you are a…

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Thugs target the elderly

Editor: Colin Wilson Have you noticed a common theme in our news stories lately? It is something so abhorrent it makes my stomach turn over with nausea. The thugs living in our midst. The scumbags of our society. The ones…

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CHASING CARIBBEAN FRUITS

Dave Martins   A Guyanese friend of mine, Alex Neptune, recently sent me a photo of the Caribbean fruits and vegetables he grows in his backyard in New York; he remarked on the number of fruits we have in the…

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The Martial Arts Experience

Martial arts embrace all of the various extensive systems of training for combat, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development. Whilst I like watching martial arts, in particular karate, which is really catching…

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Sponsorship Claws

Another media house has sponsorship deals with some of the quasi-Government bodies i.e. Pirates Week Festival (The C.I. National Festival) and Cayman Arts Festival. In this deal it precludes Pirates Week and Cayman Arts Festival advertising with any other media…

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Working together: RCIPS and you

This newspaper has been preaching over the past three months that the only way we, as a country, can combat crime is to work with the RCIPS as a united team. This unification has to be  on equal terms but…