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GOVERNANCE IN WI CRICKET – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 18 AUGUST 2008 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and […]

GROWTH DESPITE ADVERSITY – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN APPEARED IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 11 AUGUST 2008 “The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death” – Proverbs 13:14 I have stated in this column before that the purpose of life, in my ‘book’, is to […]

SOUTH-SOUTH DIALOGUE – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN APPEARING IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 04 AUGUST 2008 “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1 The concept of Smart Partnership for global cooperative prosperity grew out of a dialogue among members of the Commonwealth Partnership […]

July 25, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! STAY IN THE GAME IF YOU WANT TO WIN!!! Carnival is over. It is back to work. I am happy for Herb Black. He stayed in the game and won big this time around. Carnival is getting bigger and that also attests to the fact that the more […]

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN TO APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON 28 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 then thou […]

July 16, 2008 EDWARD HARRIS AT LARGE! CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORK TAKES A STAND IN SPITE OF CARNIVAL!!! Saint Lucia is not an isolated backward country. Very soon there will be calls for Saint Lucia to leave its comfort zone of being less developed into developing country status, finding itself in the same position as Barbados […]

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 […]