EDITORIAL - Be wary of Samuda's $1.6b debt plan
Karl Samuda, the industry and investment minister, will forgive our surprise at his announcement in Parliament this week of the intention of the state-owned Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) for a $1.6-billion bond issue to finance the construction...

The CSEC debate
When the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) was introduced, it was felt that the General Certification Examination (GCE) was not catering to all the students in the system. At that time, only about 30 per cent of the students ...

Change the system - Pt II
I want to thank Ruel Reid for last Sunday responding to my column of January 14 entitled 'Change the system'. He is not just chairman of the National Council on Education, but currently is one of the education minister's top advisors.

NOTE-WORTHY
Make your own job - I am always bemused by people like your letter writer 'The dilemma of an SLB delinquent', who were fortunate enough to attend a tertiary institution at taxpayers' expense, and when they graduate complain about not being able...