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West End Ferry Dock: Critical for Virgin Islands economic growth
By Dickson C. Igwe
In terms of value for money, investment in the West End Ferry Dock, is the most critical tourism and seaport investment the Virgin Islands can make, this early April 2019, and beyond.
The Brexit Conundrum
By Dickson C. Igwe
A Second Referendum is the only real option to exit the Brexit mess.
Brexit: Keeping the Overseas Territories inside the loop
By Dickson C. Igwe
Brexit is a huge economic, social, and political matter that the Overseas Territories (OT) of Great Britain must engage with.
OT & an unsustainable Brexit
By Dickson C. Igwe
In the long run, Brexit is unsustainable. But Brexit will impact Overseas Territories (OTs) of Great Britain in the Caribbean.
The party system prevails in the Virgin Islands
By Dickson C. Igwe
The Virgin Islands (VI) General Election of February 2019—despite beliefs that independent candidates and new parties would drive a new political culture—the two main political parties in the VI remains dominant in politics.
Virgin Islands Politics and the 800lb Gorilla called Brexit
By Dickson C. Igwe
Brexit is the 800lb Gorilla in the room in Virgin Islands politics. Brexit is having seismic effects on UK politics. Brexit will impact Overseas territories in ways yet unknown
The Virgin islands February 2019 General Elections and Brexit
By Dickson C. Igwe
OK. As Election Day approaches this Virgin Islands Resident pleads with the voting and nonvoting public to exercise patience, civility, and cordiality, throughout the whole electoral process, leading to voting on February 25, 2019.
Virgin Islands politics and the fog of BREXIT
By Dickson C. Igwe
Brexit presents a dilemma for Virgin Islands politics during a month of General Elections. How does Brexit affect the Virgin Islands? Will Brexit happen? And if Brexit takes place will Brexit be sustainable in an ageing Britain that is changing demographically?
Reject ‘’White Envelope’’ Politics
By Dickson C. Igwe
Now, a young Virgin Islander went on a rant on Facebook recently. He screamed at the voters who demand cash for votes.
The Virgin Islands General Election of 2019 Part 2
By Dickson C. Igwe
Ok. Will the two-party culture of the Virgin Islands end at the 2019 General Election? This Old Boy does not believe so. However, there is a growing chorus, that party politics has failed the Virgin Islands. And that the 2019 General Election may well be the ‘swan song’ of two-party politics in the territory. Is there validity to that assertion?
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