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SENSITISATION! SENSITISATION! SENSITISATION!

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

September 11, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! SENSITISATION! SENSITISATION! SENSITISATION! In the coming months there will be countless sensitisation programmes as the Government seeks to bring the nation up to date on rapid developments taking place. These are serious times and the developments currently under consideration and those pending will impact on the life on […]

SAINT LUCIA EXPERIENCING DOWN TURN IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

September 12, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! SAINT LUCIA EXPERIENCING DOWN TURN IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY The country that Saint Lucia is most dependent upon for its trading activities is the United States of America. The current environment as it relates to economic activities in the USA is cause for concern. Tourism is the backbone of […]

WEALTH CREATION

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

WEALTH CREATION – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2008 “But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swear unto thy fathers, as it is this day” – […]

BUSINESS IS PLAGUED BY DECEPTIVE ENTREPRENEURS!

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

September 4, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! BUSINESS IS PLAGUED BY DECEPTIVE ENTREPRENEURS! How do you know a deal is good for you or it is an outright SCAM? Due Diligence is the answer. Keep emotions out of business transactions. At all times the buyer must beware and take steps to ensure that whatever business […]

SHEPHERDING, FUNDING AND SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

SHEPHERDING, FUNDING AND SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 08 SEPTEMBER 2008 “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” – Psalm 23:1 Ten years ago, the changing international environment and its impact on traditional trading and business patterns in the Caribbean region forced policy […]

CARICOM GOVERNMENTS STILL UNCERTAIN –

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

August 27, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! CARICOM GOVERNMENTS STILL UNCERTAIN – WHETHER TO SIGN OR NOT TO SIGN THE EPA It will be interesting to see what happens on Tuesday, 2nd of September, 2008, but I am ready to place a wager that there will be more than one signatory to the document by […]

BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he” – Proverbs 29:18. “The Walcott-Jagdeo Carifesta clash: Who lost?” This was a headline in the Kaieteur News in […]

CDERA TO REACH THE PEOPLE

Monday, August 25th, 2008

CDERA TO REACH THE PEOPLE – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 25 AUGUST 2008 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me” – Psalm 23:4 I […]

CARIBBEAN PEOPLE SHOULD SUPPORT OBAMA

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

August 21, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! CARIBBEAN PEOPLE SHOULD SUPPORT OBAMA IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE! Pushing against deadline is the worst nightmare of a journalist. I find myself wanting more time before I submit this article. The Obama camp is under serious pressure as John Mc Cain closes the gap. Most […]

MICRO SMALL & MEDIUM ENTREPRISES (MSME)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

August 14, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! MICRO SMALL & MEDIUM ENTREPRISES (MSME) CRITICAL TO THE FURURE OF THE ECONOMY I hereby express my sincere apologies to my readers for being missing in action for two weeks. I wish to assure you that I was at Large catching up on developments in the private sector […]