In Focus

So once again we are at a crossroads regarding the issue of transportation for thousands of students who commute to school. In April 2011, then Education Minister Andrew Holness and Minister of Finance Audley Shaw called for a structured transport system for students subsequent to a motor vehicle accident which claimed the lives of three youngsters.

Governments worldwide, in recognition of the new mathematics- and science-driven age in which we all live and must compete, have taken critical steps to review their mathematics education programmes to ensure that their citizens are able to participate in, and contribute to, national growth and development.

A product is commodity that is marketed for sale. A product's success is generally dependent on two factors: packaging and marketing.

Below is a reprint of a column written by Wilmot Perkins and published in The Daily Gleaner on Tuesday, April 14, 1981.

Jamaica recently lost two indigenous icons. The first to go was Dudley Joseph Thompson, who left us after 95 years of seminal contribution to his country and the world

The continued operation of all four alumina plants in Jamaica, including even the most efficient, CAW, depends on the industry having a long-term source of competitive energy, as well as resolving certain bauxite-reserve issues.

The Church should have no privileged status in this society. There should be no automatic deference to the Church, no unquestioning authority invested in it.

Martin Henry's piece in last Sunday's Gleaner titled 'Whither agriculture?' makes interesting reading. I commend him for his usual analytical approach to critical subject matters of national importance.

Against the background of the 1986 tax reforms published last week, I will now examine the current reform proposals.

An open letter to my member of parliament, Julian Robinson (no relation):Dear Julian,Although I didn't vote for you (or for anyone else) in the recent general election, the bad news for you is enough voters did that you're now my MP.

" ... The genetic theory of homosexuality has been generally discarded today."

Going forward, Government has identified liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the preferred substitute for oil as the primary fuel for generating electricity, but expectations that this will substantially reduce fuel costs may be misguided. In the meantime, consumers can take conservation measures to lower their electricity bills.