The promised land
THIS MONTH we cel ebrate Emancipation Day and our country's Independence. We are reminded every year at this time of our struggle for freedom and self-rule. - Richard Ho Lung

A ranking of schools
ON THE basis of performance in English Language in the CXC for June 2002, Table 1 ranks the top 20 schools in Jamaica. - Stephen Vasciannie

Hope springs eternal
BOB HOPE said that failure was the only thing he was not a success at. That quip typified both his sense of humour and his tremendous ambition to achieve. - Tony Deyal