July 16, 2008 Edward Harris At Large CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORK CONVERGED ON THE CASTRIES MAKET STEPS TO PROTEST PRIVITISATION OF THE WATER SECTOR!!! While the Carnival revelry is taking place with such activities as Mass on the Square in the evenings, the Civil Society Network under the leadership of Ms. Flavia Cherry took to the […]
July 10, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! THESE ARE SERIOUS TIMES – ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGES? The conference facilities in St. Lucia are very much in demand these days. The dialogue among various Government, NGOs and International Agencies are at a level never experienced before. Civil Society organizations have taken their rightful place […]
July 3, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! JULY 23, 2008 – THE PROPSED DATE FOR THE SIGNING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CARIFORUM ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT!!! Several agencies involved in the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations are busy discussing the pros and cons of the proposed agreement scheduled to be signed by Heads of Government in […]
June 27, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! Profiling Economic Vulnerability and Economic Resilience in Small States – The case of St. Lucia! I take this opportunity to share with my readers the text of a presentation I made to the participants of a workshop recently. Text: It is indeed a privilege and a pleasure to […]
June 19, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! OAS/YABT TO LAUNCH CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECT IN ST. LUCIA Finally, St. Lucian businesses and industries will officially be a part of a global thrust to promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in their enterprises. In recent years businesses were involved in philanthropic programmes as they attempted to reach […]
June 10, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! THE ST. LUCIA GOVERNMENT IMPASSE NOW SETTLED HON. RUFUS BOUSQUET IS BACK IN THE CABINET!!! The period of uncertainty has ended and some semblance of normalcy has returned to the nation. Hon. Rufus Bousquet was assigned the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Investment with responsibility […]
June 13, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! PUT LESSONS LEARNED AT CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS TO WORK IN YOUR ORGANISATION!!! Saint Lucia continues to be the conference destination of choice in the OECS. June is one of the busiest months so far this year. CAIC, Commonwealth Secretariat, Caricom, OAS and other agencies would have held conferences […]
June 6, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! BARACK OBAMA – THE MAN OF THE MOMENT!!! I feel that my selected motivational quote speaks to the success of Senator Barack Obama and I made the decision to share it with you at the beginning of my article. . YOUR ASPIRATIONS ARE YOUR POSSIBILITIES The first ingredient […]
May 28, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! THE ST. LUCIA GOVERNMENT IMPASSE PARLIAMENTARIANS RUFUS BOUSQUET & MARCUS NICHOLAS WILL BE BACK IN THE CABINET! It has been three weeks of turmoil in the Government of Prime Minister, Honourable Stephenson King. The main subject of the impasse was the removal of Senator Ausbert d’Auvergne who members […]
MAY 30, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY WHAT WILL IT BE – A MINISTRY OR A SECRETARIAT??? It is very clear that if we are to be actors on the world stage, Innovation and Technology must be placed on the front burner. No time should be lost in finding a driver for […]