Beneath the sexy headlines
WHEN MORNING broke on November 17, 2004, mouths dropped and eyebrows were raised by those who bought the local newspapers or those who sat in their vehicles in the early traffic jam and read the headlines that were displayed by the vendors at the...
Secondary education haunted by cultural malaise
THE SPECTRE of colonialism continues to haunt and direct our secondary education system to the extent that we are now at the critical juncture where we must halt and assess the cultural imperatives that form its foundation. While we claim to...
Rebuilding Haiti: Getting things right this time
THREE EVENTS in the first week of November are significant for the rebuilding of Haiti. The re-election of President Bush would have been welcomed by the interim administration of Gerard Latortue. But Heads of Government...
Mathematics: A national problem
Recently, the Cambridge Examination Syndicate started a public relations campaign in this country by publishing "world" rankings in its A-Level examination. This is misleading us into thinking that our education system is performing well.
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