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The sea stretches out in front of Alden McLaughlin, walling him in on his island and beckoning him with waves from the furthest points of the world. The fifth-generation Caymanian knows better than most how far his country has come, and in his second term as Premier, few others know how far it has to go. For Mr. McLaughlin, an avid cyclist and passionate farmer, there is no greater pressure than the internal expectations of his people. Cayman enjoys the highest standard of living of any Caribbe

Cayman’s most precious resource comes from 150 feet below ground and snakes through a modern array of devices to arrive at your home at the flip of a faucet handle. Fresh water, so crucial and so scarce in nature, has always been the lifeblood of a prospering community, and advances in desalination technology have been the hidden engine fueling Cayman’s growth over the last few decades. The local population has tripled since the advent of the Water Authority in 1983, and the demand for fresh wa

Out of more than 100 Department of Agriculture reports of animal cruelty and neglect cases in the past two years, one case has resulted in charges being filed in Summary Court. The Cayman Compass recently filed a freedom of information request for all Department of Agriculture paperwork regarding reports of animal cruelty and neglect in 2016 and 2017, and 105 cases were found to fit those parameters. Seventy-five of those reports centered on cases involving dogs, and 18 of them were reports ab

You’re standing at the highest point of the Cayman Islands, a bluff that rises from the sea and ends 141 feet above the surface of the water. It’s a peak nearly as tall as New York’s Statue of Liberty from feet to outstretched hand, and you’re supposed to walk off the edge. Backwards. No matter how many times you’re assured it’s safe, you doubt your instructions. You’ve been told that twin ropes secured to your harness can hold up to 5,000 pounds each. You test your weight at the top, leaning b

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- There is the college life, and then there's the Army life. The Army athletic program's recruiting pitch is not what you might imagine, an ego-building exercise in which the incoming freshman is told they can be the team's future. It's just the opposite. West Point cadets are told that they can be part of a glorious tradition that may include intercollegiate sports but extends into life long after graduation. Duty. Honor. Service. Respect. Army cadets are instilled with a co

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- People have been there before you, and they've left footprints. Babe Ruth's grave is well-manicured, but with a few inches of snow on the ground, that's not what you notice. The approach to nearly every grave at Gate of Heaven Cemetery is snowed in, blocked by frost and ice. But leading up to this one, the final resting place of baseball's greatest legend, there is a path in the snow. The foot traffic to Ruth's grave is steady and consistent in all seasons, and it has long b

NEW YORK -- The Big Hurt felt like a big kid on Thursday. Frank Thomas, one of baseball's all-time great hitters who was just elected to the Hall of Fame, happily sat on the dais of the Vanderbilt Room at the Waldorf Astoria with a slowly dawning realization: He will spend the rest of his life in the glow of baseball immortality. And now, seated alongside fellow electees Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, it felt official. Thomas had his family in the front row at his introductory news conference, a