Gifts for the elderly
Finding gifts for the elderly gets frustrating because we tend to think that by now older folks have everything they need. Coming up with elderly gift ideas is easy, if you’re willing to put some thought into the process. Thinking…
Are we obsessed with sex?
We are obsessed with sex. The Western media is infatuated with it. There is little left to the imagination on most prime time TV shows on the major USA networks and it is the same in the UK. Because the…
The Editor Speaks: Ash Wednesday: shootings, Mardi Gras, et al
Ash Wednesday, when I first came here and long after was a most pleasant day. The big attraction was (and thankfully still is) the Agricultural Show. From its humble beginnings on the George Town Cricket Oval to its own ground…
Andropause: fact or fiction?
By: Christopher Thomas Lucky women. They’ve always known that sometime in their mid-40s they will begin to experience changes in hormone levels that will lead to uncomfortable symptoms and culminate in the change of life: menopause. It may seem odd…
Mature and immature love
What is mature and immature love? Immature love is when the person who falls in love has low self-respect. He/she has little self-confidence and finds a lover to see all the qualities that he/she misses in themselves. The person does…
Let’s get physical
Back in the 1980’s, Olivia Newton-John popularised the song “Physical” which promoted fitness and about the same time physical fitness videos by celebrities flooded the market, such as the legendary Jane Fonda Aerobics Videos. Even John Travolta’s dance movie, “Staying…
Letter to the Editor – Thank you Captain Kirk McCarthy of Charter Boat “Howdy”
18th February 2012 Dear iNews Thank you Captain Kirk McCarthy of Charter Boat “Howdy” On another lovely day in Paradise, my recent kayak reef snorkeling trip, with friend Chuck, off Boggy Sand Beach in West Bay, became a rescue operation….
Reggaeton Music and Dances
Reggaeton is an urban form of music that has become widespread in popularity among young music lovers in Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Reggaeton music originated in Panama catering to Hispanic youth, with rapping and singing often…
The Editor Speaks: Two drownings and a rescue
It was a very sad weekend to learn of two drownings. The first was particularly terrible as it involved a four year old child who drowned in a local pond in Northward on Saturday (18) afternoon. Twenty-four hours later a…
The Internet is being threatened
I received a very interesting article from Alan Norton published on TechRepublic (Feb 3) under the title “10 threats to the Golden Age of the Internet”. Mr. Norton says, “We are living in the best of times, when an Internet…
