[Opinionated Blowhard]

"We tried to take up the paper but it just crumble. We saw seven coins and the pendant and we say this is really something major," Taylor said.

I'm glad these kids found the treasure. Hopefully they will put it to good use. I was surprised UPI did not correct the kid's quotes. People use bad grammar all the time but press reports usually correct it. I wonder if this is some type of soft prejudice -- see how quaintly these talk.

[Mount Athos]

It’s correct Jamaican patois dialect of English.
They don’t use the past tense, ever.