Recently, six primary schools that were identified as failing schools have again underperformed in the Grade Four Numeracy Test, the results of which were published last week. What steps should be taken to rectify the problem?

The deaths, last week, of Mayer Matalon, 89, and Barclay Ewart, 76, removed two of this country's corporate titans and further underlined the passing of a generation of Jamaicans who were filled with optimism and felt that everything was possible....

It is indeed welcome news that the Ministry of Education has decided to implement a national numeracy programme for the 2012-2013 academic year to address the continued dismal performance of our grade four primary-school...

The current furore over Sunday racing has once again sparked renewed public debate, with the Church accused of practising 'selective morality' by jumping on pet peeves but not speaking out with similar passion on other important issues....

Once again, Sunday horse racing is a hot topic.Yawn. Arguments for and against Sunday racing are more viral than Andrew Hopeless postings. That Sunday racing, already a custom in every civilised country...