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 […]
THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 21 JULY 2008 “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for […]
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 […]
THE DECAYING SOCIAL FABRIC – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE ON MONDAY 14 JULY 2008 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom – 1 Kings 10:8 In the introduction to the book “A Fragile Social Fabric?” the Canadian authors […]
LIVING SUSTAINABLY IS LIVING RESPONSIBLY – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 07 JULY 2008 “Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom” – 1 Kings 10:8 The term Sustainable Development was used by the Brundtland Commission and […]
TRULY A GENTLEMAN – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 30 JUNE 2008 “Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house” – “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; […]
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 […]
CHRONICLING A CAREER – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 23 JUNE 2008 “We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ” – 1 Thessalonians 1:3 The day is […]