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February 6, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! IICA, CaRAPN AND CTA TAKE A STAND FOR AGRICULTURE – BREEDING AGRI-PRENEURS AND PLANTING AGRI-ENTERPRISES!!! The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), its partner the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and jointly sponsored Caribbean Regional Agricultural Policy Network (CaRAPN) hosted a Workshop on “Stimulating […]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPOMENT POLICY – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 10 MARCH 2008 “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he” – Proverbs 29:18 No matter whether a country is small or large, whether it is developed or emerging, whether […]

February 28, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! ST. LUCIA IS EXPERIENCING HEIGHTENED INVESTMENT INTERESTS! It is simply fascinating to participate in Investment Meetings these days in St. Lucia. I had such an experience this week for three days. I was exposed to presentations made to a group of Investment Brokers and I wondered if I […]

February 28, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! SAINT LUCIA HOLDING ITS OWN AS A PREFERRED INVESTMENT DESTINATION! No one could be happier than Ed Harris to witness the state of investments in St. Lucia today. Many saw me in a negative light that I was being over optimistic but I was always confident about St. […]

WHITHER CARIBBEAN INTEGRATION? – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 03 MARCH 2008 WHITHER CARIBBEAN INTEGRATION? “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” – Psalm 23:4 […]

February 20, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! INTEGRITY NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO EVERYTHING WE DO! Happy 29th Independence Anniversary! May Prosperity attend our Nation! We are not in the best of times but surely we are not in the worst of times. There are always comparisons to be made and we are ahead of […]

ECONOMIC vs. FINANCIAL VIABILTY – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 25 FEBRUARY 2008 “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” – John 15:7 Last week I was on the 10th floor […]

LAND AND POLITICAL WILL – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 18 FEBRUARY 2008 “Then God said – Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds – and it was so” – Genesis […]

FEBRUARY 14, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART AND YOU CAN BELIEVE AGAIN!!! When things are tough, many persons wish to roll over and die. There is a saying in the Bible that in all things, God’s people should give thanks. I heard a joke many years ago which […]

February 7, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) GOES FAST TRACK IN 2008 Everyone is trying to invent a MAGIC WAND that will alleviate poverty and control crime but I have learnt that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. I have also learnt that if you wish […]