Editorial - Escalation in Iraq
GIVEN THE sharp deterioration that has taken place in Iraq, comparisons are inevitably being made to the failed American campaign in Vietnam.
Along came a spider two
LAST WEEK Wednesday my daughter Jasmine awoke, like Abou Ben Adhem, from a deep dream of peace and proceeded to tear the wrapping on her birthday gifts to pieces. She was all of seven years, starting as a gleam in my eye and then becoming a tiny speck.
More effort needed to control water and toxic pollution
ALL OVER Jamaica, gullies are packed with debris, shopping centres are littered with garbage and there is ongoing burning of trash on the sidewalks and private properties and the discharge of chemical substances in the rivers.
Performance pay for teachers
THE EDITOR, Sir: THOUGH THIS concept of performance pay is in principle fair and logical, it is, however, difficult to actually marry tests and exam results to a teacher's performance solely.
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