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 |
May 20, 2011
- Election or selection?
- The resignation of IMF Executive Director has opened the possibility of a welcome change in how the lead man is selected for the top job in this international financial institution.
May 9, 2011
- New sound of music?
- The popular Haitian musician Jean Michel Martelly who has recently won the election will face the difficult tasks of governing the country and creating the type of change that has eluded his predecessors.
May 4, 2011
- After bin Laden…
- The killing of bin Laden is a severe, but not fatal, blow to his worldwide terror network.
March 14, 2011
- 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, 2011
- 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, 2011
- 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, 2011
- 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, 2011
- Ivory Coast, proxy war?
- The tense standoff continues on the Ivory Coast with the "Incumbent President" "President Elect" still at square odds.
January 19, 2011
- 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, 2011
- 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.
