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The formidable Jack Swing
By Dick Igwe
The swing voter is a powerful fact of modern politics, even in these British Virgin Islands. The most common swing voter model exists where a strong two party system is in place. Under the model, the two parties enjoy the support of the vast majority of voters.
The Virgin Islands swing vote
By Dickson Igwe
This story is an appraisal of the state of political play in the British Virgin Islands early 2014. It attempts to describe the changing Virgin Islands voter demographic.
Agriculture: a critical driver of Virgin Islands prosperity
By Dickson Igwe
The following story is part of a series of narratives assessing the Virgin Islands economy: an attempt at enlightenment on a subject all too often understood only, by economists, and select pundits. It states that agriculture is not complementary to the twin pillars of tourism and financial services. In fact it could very well be the other way around. It further asserts that agriculture is a unique and irreplaceable driver of Virgin Islands prosperity in its own right.
Austerity, pin pricks, and burst balloons
By Dickson Igwe
The following narrative is a snapshot of modern economic history. It reviews the divergences between Austerity and Stimulus. It is a short history of economic thinking from the 1970s up and until the Great Recession of 2007. It also looks at some inherent historical weaknesses in the two economic models.
Virgin Imports and the dependency on the US farmer
By Dickson Igwe
This story is part of a series of articles on the Virgin Islands economy. It is an attempt to look at the Virgin Islands economy through the lens of the global economy. The series is also a type of economics lesson 101 for both the writer and Joe Public.
Barbados’ AUSTERITY- STIMULUS paradox
By Dickson Igwe
Barbados has been described as facing a financial meltdown this early 2014. Austerity is being offered as the solution. But the country is also doing something absurd and paradoxical, even by the ridiculous standards set by opportunistic politicians.
King stimulus or queen austerity
By Dickson Igwe
Current political debate in the Virgin Islands pits a prudential and cautious financial model, against a model that argues for greater spending to generate economic growth. Which is correct?
A New Year Sermon: 2014 - the year to rebuild community through compassion and service
By Dickson Igwe
This message is a New Year admonition and a sermon for news media. It exhorts Virgin Islands society to rebuild its broken communities. It is a personal reflection based upon hard experience. It asserts that materialism and greed have brought little benefit to Virgin Islands society: the pursuit of materiality is a mass deception, leaving the pursuant with a life that is shallow, empty, and hopeless.
A Christmas Sermon: 'Scrooge' of the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
This first of three stories on the futility of materialism, is a Christmas message, and a warning to community and church. It asserts that there are many other values more precious than the blind pursuit of wealth and status. It will continue into the New Year.
Virgin Islands taxis & tour guides: time to take the bad customer service bull by the horns
By Dickson Igwe
This enthusiastic conversationalist was engaged in banter with a friend and Englishman who happens to be one of those individuals with his fingers on the pulse beat of Virgin Islands tourism. This was the center of Road Town on Saturday afternoon, December 7, 2013.
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