Earl Bousquet
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Earl M. Bousquet is President of St. Lucia-China Friendship Association (SLCFA), columnist of The Voice of St. Lucia, St. Lucia's largest and oldest newspaper and commentator of DBS TV Evening News. He can be reached at embousquet@hotmail.com |
March 14
- Narrowing the income gap has many dimensions
- 'Narrowing the income gap' isn't something you hear many governments promise. In fact, I don't know many that either promise, or deliver, on this desirable objective everywhere that the income gap is too wide for national comfort.
February 25
- Uncertain new dawn in Arabia and Africa
- Internet-generated protests in Arab regions have toppled ruling regimes in Egypt and Tunisia and resulted in chaos in Libya. The future of these countries remains uncertain.
February 14
- Twittering the Internet Intifada
- The phrase "technological revolution" has just taken on an all-new meaning. It's now about using information technology to promote protests, spread revolution. [poll]
February 10
- Egypt's fortnight of uncertainty
- After two weeks of turmoil across Egypt, the United States, UK, and Europe have found themselves in deep dilemma in Cairo.
January 28
- Ivory Coast, proxy war?
- The tense standoff continues on the Ivory Coast with the "Incumbent President" "President Elect" still at square odds.
January 19
- UN stuck between a rock and a hard place in Ivory Coast
- Unfolding events in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) are troubling. And the United Nations (UN) is caught smack in the middle of it all.
January 12
- The Haiti conundrum
- One year after the massive earthquake that killed over 230,000, Haiti remains in shambles, without any sign of solution to the major problems facing its people.
January 6
- Bitter medicine prescribed for Caribbean economies in 2011
- A hot search is on in Caribbean economies for new alternatives to old problems and future strategies.
December 31
- The last day
- As we change our calendars and begin the next, we've surely learned a lot this past decade.
December 29
- It takes two to Tango
- Disasters bring out the best in everyone – including sworn enemies.
