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Pearnel Charles Jr’s signal that the government—or at least the labour ministry, which he heads—has begun to think about how to keep Jamaicans in the workforce longer is a welcome

​It is not clear what specific objections the old boys’ and parent-teacher associations have against Sian Wilson’s possible elevation as principal of Calabar High School. Whatever those are may be legitimate and should be heard. Nonetheless, this...

The Holness administration has given itself a chance for a reset of the education transformation project and to mobilise Jamaicans behind the initiative. It should grasp it. Last week, in a further reminder of how the cart was hitched in front of...

There is little, if anything, surprising in the educational performance of Jamaican high school students in the assessment by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Rather, the findings are in concert with the several...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ signal of his government’s intention to remove for all borrowers from Students’ Loans Bureau (SLB) the need to have at least one guarantor will no doubt be popular. For even that minimal requirement is difficult...