The talk of the town these days is the novel coronavirus. As it continues to sweep across nations, many are taking the necessary steps to secure their safety through self-quarantine and isolation. In light of this dilemma, as a way of curtailing the panic, we posed this hypothetical question to a few ladies. “You’re quarantined …
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COVID-19 has sent shockwaves throughout the world, and its adverse impact on local and global economic activities has forced employers to assess whether they can actually retain their employees. One March 18, 2020, Gleaner headline read, ‘Hotels closing – RIU shutting three out west, 1,000 workers going home’. The article explained that several other hotels and tourist …
I wanted to write about something else this week, but the darned coronavirus (COVID-19) pretty much takes up everyone’s time and attention. So I tried to find something positive because, quite frankly, it’s all been doom and gloom for a while now. This was exacerbated by Jamaica recording its first death from the virus on …
COVID-19 may be a good thing for humanity (hear me out) Read More »
“If you didn’t come to party, don’t bother knockin’ on my door … . So tonight, I’m gonna party like it’s 1999.” – Prince The late musical genius, Prince, released that song in 1983, envisioning what it would be like as the clock was heading to midnight when the year 2000 was coming. Just like …
On Wednesday, March 10, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had become a pandemic. Even if you did not panic in response to the declaration, the fact is that there is justifiable cause for concern because historical references to pandemics include the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, and influenza, …
Right now, we’re in the season of Lent, in which people give up something for the 40 days and 40 nights leading up to Easter. Now, yours truly, even in my most pious state, when I was a churchgoing youngster, have never given up a thing. At least to the best of my recollection, there …
Unusually, it is not an event in Jamaica that has prompted me to write this article but rather a decision of the Privy Council in the case of C v C [2019] UKPC 40 from the Court of Appeal of Jersey. The parties are a wealthy man (the appellant) and his former lover (the respondent), …
Kegels can make your sex life better! That’s according to gynaecologist Dr Kiri-an Bridgewater, who says that the pelvic-floor exercise allows for stronger orgasms. “The pelvic floor muscles are important because just like the other muscles throughout your body, if you don’t use them, they will become weak,” she told Flair. MORE BENEFITS Pelvic floor …
“Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck, some nights I call it a draw …” – ‘Some Nights’ by Fun Usually, I end a year with a combination of “good riddance”, “don’t let the door hit you on the way out”, or “may I never see a year like you again”. Honestly, …
Ah 2019, you were a curious year (not a revue or review) Read More »
It goes without saying that a will is a very important document that should be carefully stored and that every effort should be made to prevent it from becoming wet, soiled, or torn. Most important, great care should be taken to ensure that the will can be easily located once a loved one passes away. …
