Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Thursday | December 16, 2004
Editorial - Good education report
THE REPORT of the special Task Force on education chaired by Dr. Rae Davis and its findings tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, are a vindication of the voices which have been calling for reform, a range of opinions which this newspaper has championed...
THE NOTION of Bob Marley being made a National Hero has resurfaced, this time, as reported in The Sunday Gleaner, along with a campaign for his February 6th birthday to be made a national holiday. (Cooke)
LAST WEEK, London's Economist reported that the value of the world's housing stock had increased some 50 per cent in just three years. This far outpaced the planet's growth rate, raising questions of where all this money appeared from. (Rapley)
THERE HAS been an explosion of human rights. Never have more people had more rights than right now. But, pause a moment and think about it. Where do people get rights from and why should they have them? (Henry)