MoU 2 and performance
THE GOVERNMENT is by-passing a golden opportunity to wring more out of its civil service by way of improved performance through the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was finally signed on Tuesday. - Martin Henry

The sound of cricket
I HAVE Long ceased to have an avid interest in and lose sleep over the West Indies cricket team. Of course, I still hope that they do well, but it is no longer 'us' because somewhere among the salary disputes, the petulance... - Melville Cooke

America's immigration debate
NOT FOR the first time, the U.S. finds itself embroiled in an increasingly bitter debate over immigration. As I wrote last week, the U.S.'s conception of citizenship is based on civic, rather than ethnic belonging. - John Rapley