Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Monday | June 8, 2009
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EDITORIAL - Politicians and public accountability
There are not too many people who might know or recall the name Joseph Burey. He died earlier this decade, just as he was entering early middle age. At the time, Joseph Burey was a teacher at Wolmer's Boys' School. Outwardly, he was a quietly decent; but inwardly...

Don't unleash police brutality
There is no doubt in my mind that extra-judicial killings are carried out by the police every so often. As I understand it, the targets of these killings are usually identified based on their past record of criminal activities...

Holness and the principals
The Editor, Sir: The education minister, presumably like the rest of us, shares a deep concern for the state of education and understandably has identified the primary level as a focal point of failure and, hopefully, improvement....

NOTE-WORTHY
Holness should give himself an 'F' - I am deeply disturbed by the idea of Minster of Education Andrew Holness giving the primary school principals a grade 'F'. If anyone should get a grade 'F', it should be him...


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