EDITORIAL - The JEF's unhelpful intervention
There is no contesting Mrs. Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd's assertion about the substandard performance in Jamaica schools. Nor do we question her assessment that part of the problem rests with the quality of the pedagogy offered by too many teachers here.
Pursuing the change campaign
The change campaign of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is quite nice and sexy. As one comrade said to me recently, it's simple, straightforward and people can grasp it easily. Whether it will bring home the bacon is another matter... - Vernon Daley
Neville Callam broke the BWA 'glass ceiling'
On Friday, July 6, Reverend Neville Callam broke the glass ceiling when he was elected and commissioned as the next general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance by becoming the first person of African ancestry to hold such a significant position.... - Devon Dick
Not Iraq
Suppose you were to hear about a country where car bombs are becoming ever more common, where terrorists operate, recruit and train with impunity. A country at risk of plunging into civil war, where just this past week a suicide bomber killed... - DanRather
NOTE-WORTHY: School fees
My issue is about the Student Loan Bureau (SLB) and their exorbitant fees that one has to pay upon completion of study. I need to know why there are so many fees to finance. In addition to these, there is a fee that most beneficiaries do not know about....
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