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Lady Ruby Bute, The Caribbean Royal Gem

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Cha Jones, January 2015 There is nothing like having a little homemade hooch and speaking with a Caribbean legend. The fruitiness of what I would refer to back in the States as moonshine, was a gesture that I was at home and all was well. However, don't let the hooch fool you, she is about her business. Just as we begin she stops me, “Stop the recording.”  She puts her hand ...

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St. Maarten/St. Martin’s Royal Gem

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Cha Jones, January 2014 Destiny has its way of directing me where I need to be. On my recent trip to St. Maarten I came across a Destination magazine and began flipping through pages where I was introduced to one Ruby Bute. Since I don’t believe in coincidences, I knew I had to find her, and find her, I did. My friends and I arrived in Friar’s Bay, St. Martin on the French side ...