LETTER OF THE DAY - How to waste money
The Editor, Sir:Ever since the Public Works Department (PWD) was replaced by the National Works Agency (NWA) some years ago, the new entity has been nothing but a millstone around the necks of taxpayers. It forever refuses to take the cheaper route ...

Obama, Cuba and Jamaica
The Editor, Sir: We are told that United States President Barak Obama has decided that travel restrictions between the United States (US) and Cuba are to be lifted. This is to be done partially, in that no direct scheduled flights ...

Children are not all equal
The Editor, Sir: I am in whole-hearted agreement with Janet Johnson-Haughton's letter of April 15 that performance-based pay for teachers is unrealistic and would add to that, pure folly. A teacher could very well argue that the quality ...

When gestures don't work
The Editor, Sir:In seeking to justify the wage freeze for public-sector workers, our prime minister likened the budget to that of a minimum-wage earner who cannot spend what he or she does not have, and in that context he announced that he would take a...