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Life’s storybook cover

We are approaching some very memorable days on ‘life’s storybook cover’ as Scottish singer Isla Grant’s beautiful song puts it. Unfortunately for many of us there is nothing beautiful about the first two on the cover. It will be ten…

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I hate dentists

I hate to go to the dentist. When I was young, they used to lie to me to get me there. Of course once I knew what was happening I would throw a crying fit in the car, in the…

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IDs, badges and cards: Do we really need them?

“Excuse me miss, do you have any ID?” How many times in your life have you been asked that?  In my youth – never except when I went to a nightclub. Now, its common place. IDs are significant to the…

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Secrets, theories and gossip

How hard is it to keep a secret? Are you one of these people who simply have to tell a friend you have a secret; that you will only divulge this secret to them if they promise on the Holy…

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Embroidery Part 2: Education is the Key

I had to leave the Cayman Islands to do some research on a story I wanted to write and was staying near Edinburg, Scotland. Before I departed I found that there were embroidery classes to be had in the area…

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The Editor speaks: Miami advice

My recent trip to Miami exposed the differences in police presence compared to here in the Cayman Islands. Whether the method the Dade County Police Dept. adopts produces better statistics than the RCIPS I do not know, as I am…

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Are there angels around us?

Are there really angels around us? Yes. The room you are in is filled with angels! The next room you go to will be filled with angels and angels will be at your side with every step you take today….

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It is time to act!

It was only a matter of time until the scum of our society would brazenly go into one of the popular restaurants here frequented by residents and, more alarmingly, tourists. Now they have gotten away with it, we can expect…

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Crime problem escalates to new level

The robbery at Casanova by the Sea takes the current crime problem to a whole new level. Stick-ups at jerk chicken stands, gas stations and shops late at night are bad enough but the impact on the economy as a…

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A tattoo is forever on mummy

Disemboweled and decorated with scarlet paint, a number of tattoos were discovered recently on a mummified Mayan female in Guatemala’s northern jungle next to carved stucco panels depicting gods, cosmic monsters and serpents. Archaeologists said the panoramic tattoos were estimated…