EDITORIAL - An unhealthy state of affairs
THE CURRENT controversy over the public-sector health-insurance scheme is indicative of the country's sick state of affairs at various levels. At its simplest, it points to the precarious state of the country's finances and at another level...
The study to work transition
Recent reports in the press have highlighted the problem of the unsuitability of many of our high school and university graduates for the world of work. There was a time when being a graduate almost automatically conferred a special privileged status. - Hilary Robertson-Hickling
Contempt for the people
The Jamaican people have been treated with such utter contempt. They are referred to by the Most Honourable Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, as "my children", even while they are discarded, despised and disrespected. However, come elections they are told... - Delroy Chuck
Failing education III
I notice that one of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) campaign ads asserts "PNP mash up education". The truth is that both parties are to blame for our failing education system. After 45 years of independence, neither party has been able to put in place... -
Peter Espeut
NOTE-WORTHY: Will Light Bills Really Fall?
Rarely does a government part with a source of revenue unless it has identified a source. The instance where the current administration went back on its word to increase the income tax threshold earlier this year is a case in point.
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