Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
Published: Monday Sunday | January 28, 2007
Important political talks
Last week Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Opposition Leader Bruce Golding, with key officials from their parties, met to discuss the framework within which they expect the general election that will be held this year will be conducted.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Reasons behind
students' success
There has been a great deal of public discussion about academic achievement, of high school students and the reasons why many perform poorly on national examinations. - Hyacinth Evans
Ja: Poked, prodded and beggared
The trouble with Jamaicans is that some persons and institutions vested with public authority think of it only as 'bling'. Consequently, they're constantly showing it off.
- Dawn Ritch
Minimum wage again?
Thank God for the education that I got, mostly at the expense of poor taxpayers, because I can recognise weak arguments from a mile away. It is unbelievable that well-thinking people are again getting upset over... - Orville W. Taylor
Dealing with redundancy
The world of work is changing rapidly and the human resource requirement is changing equally fast. The capabilities required by an organisation last year may differ significantly this year. - Herbert Lewis
