The person writing this article missed up the figures. They presented the numbers twice but changed them. Which Ines are right. If students can't read and write and do basic arithmetic, the system has failed. The issue isn't so much that 80 to 85 percent of students can't pass these exams. It's that a lot of them are not focused and their parents are focused on other things than their child's performance. Every student will not be great academically but a lot of these students are not as bad as we believe. With better teachers and better parents we would have better grades.

While I would agree that banks need better oversight than they are currently getting, what the country needs more than anything is good governance. Tell the bank to be more reasonable with fees and interest rates. Great! But, as a government they need to balance the budget; improve and fix infrastructure; ensure the public healthcare sector have the proper tools and are up to date; provide a better public education to the poor and working class and ensure the national security framework is robust and adequate. Then after all of this, we could appreciate the discussion of bank reform.

This is a wider problem. A lot of people who are not physically challenged are parking in handicap spots. It's just unbelievable that they would do they but they do. As sith everything here, if no one gets punished, nothing changes. I'm sure there are penalties for this infraction. But, as with everything else, it's not enforced.

Lebanon? Lol. I guess it's good BPL is better than their Lebanese counterpart given we were behind the West Bank and Gaza Strip a few years ago for ease of doing business.

So let me see. Energy reform = more business for FOCOL and crew. How are we in such dire need of help energy wise when we've spent tons of money on top of the line generators and also have engaged in having FOCOL supply a good portion of our energy needs. It's very interesting that things deteriorate exponentially right around the time someone gets a great deal. A deal that is perplexing as to why they got it and why is it more beneficial to those getting the deal than it is to the consumer.

He is saying customers need to complain to the Central Bank. They get complaints. But their response is always that they can't get involved in that. The regulatory bodies here don't regulatory. They're just there for show, to create the illusion of a robust system.

Wow! A disgrace. Parents need to be flogged.

Ask the Germans how they paid the Jews. Same concept. If this was a cr8me carried out by people of color against Europeans, you wouldn't be asking these questions. They would have demanded payment and would have received it already. It's always a joke if you're of color but an atrocity if those not of color are the victims.

Yes. The British should be thanked for their role in slavery. Lol. If you knew history you would know they were the amjor.culprits in slavery. It's interesting they only want to tell the story of emancipation. History is filled with lies. The man who tells the story always says he's a saint.

Interesting! Again, I encourage you to hear the whole story. You keep referring to the issues with people of color heavily. The problems of the world are not just because of people of color. The English were not great people to be praised. Europeans historically portrayed themselves as liberators; as a people brining civilization to thr uncivilized. But what they often did was rape, steal and murder and subjugate the people in the areas they took.

As you hit on the Libyans, you forgot the origin of the word slave. It comes from slav. The original slaves were white, Slavic.

I can see clearly a lack of openness here which is troubling. It's people like yourself, who with a better understanding and empathy, can add more dimension to this discussion. I would concede that reparation is not a simple thing. It is complex. It's not something to be approached lightly or with brute force. It's an open dialog and negotiations. If the Jewish community got reparations from Germany, why shouldn't people of African descent get reparations for a far greater atrocity. You yourself point out the continued enslavement of people and also acknowledged that those in the past should be entitled to it. So, why is it inconceivable that the fruits carried forward should not be shared. If your great, great, great and so on grandfather stole from mine and you're a billionaire as a result, isn't it still my money? Like I said there are some white governments that have acknowledged they should pay reparations. Perhaps these intelligent folks got it wrong, aye? I wouldn't expect the UK to write a $9T check. It can come as benefits over time.

But, again I encourage you to find out more. I first thought of it as a joke when I heard about it in the 1990s until I learned more. There are a lot of scholars, legal minds, etc globally working on this matter. I can see based on your argument you have no information on their work. If you just took a bit if time and apply some openness, you will be blown away at what you learn. These are not people arguing handouts or running around the globe blaming the white man for black failures. To think that severely discounts their work and is a huge insult to the intellectual debates back and forth on this discussion.

Since you like cliff notes I'll end with, knowledge is power. Although, I disagree with you, I do see a person who armed with facts and a little openness can be an ally in this great discussion.