Book recommendation - Sent From Overseas by Rudy Gurley

I would like to recommend a book for everyone to read. Sent From Overseas by Rudy Gurley
A very engrossing and riveting book.  This is the story of Rudy Gurley told in his own words, about his experience at Cable and Wireless St Lucia.  He is the top executive of the company when an expatriate is sent in to hold on as CEO.  The expatriate's appointment is only supposed to be for 18 months and a low key position.
Jealousy rears its ugly head and we see how Mr Gurley is unceremoniously kicked out by the expatriate because of his high profile in the country.  The expatriate sees Mr Gurley as the company's figurehead and how he is placed on a pedestal by all and sundry, and wants all this fame for himself.
Because of the machinations of the expatriate, C & W loses ground to Digicel, who enters the Caribbean market and gains a big share of the cell phone market.

This book shows the behind the scenes dealing that goes on when multinational companies become a part of the Caribbean landscape.

It should be read by anyone who wants to find out what can happen when BTC is taken over by C & W.
It should be read by all BTC employees.

Read about it and order it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sent-Overseas-Rudy-Gurley/dp/1427621861

Caribbean literature

Here is an interesting article from one of the blogs I follow - Caribbean Book blog.
It poses the question: Why is our literature so different and why?

It features an excerpt from the writings of Antiguan Tim Hector who died eight years ago on Nov 12.

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