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The new billion dollar imperialism
By Dickson Igwe
The new imperial billionaire and global inequality: Now JACK THE BILLIONAIRE is the wealthiest and most powerful of beasts in the cut throat game called global commerce.
Virgin Islands Migration: the woes, abuses, and solutions
By Dickson Igwe
Four stories in the Virgin Islands national press of July 2013 spoke profoundly to a major issue. The narratives were all linked to the combustible topic of migration. This twin narrative attempts to sew these stories together into a single opinion piece.
Demographic politics in full play in the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
Commentators slip on a political banana skin
Politics and press may go hand in hand, but frequently the two are engaged in a fiery relationship. Now, a story portraying this volatile symbiosis appeared online on July 5, 2013. It was a piece titled, "COMMENTATORS FUME OVER PROPOSED CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH."
Long Bay & airport development
By Dickson Igwe
An online story of July 25, 2013, described how a cabinet minister in the Virgin Islands stated that, "the government is now trying to find a cheaper way of funding the proposed expansion of the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport. This was, "after various bids for development ranged from between 377-415 million US dollars."
The American demon called race
By Dickson Igwe
This story asserts that race in the USA is a national dilemma. Race defines American culture and society. The Trayvon Martin matter is symptomatic of a malevolence that states that the US has arrived at the place where even the prized jury system cannot be trusted to give a non racial, fair, and unbiased verdict.
Woe to you, columnists and commentators
By Dickson Igwe
A series of article on the political pulse of the Virgin Islands as midterm approaches states that opinion givers have gotten a bad rap recently. This story investigates why this is.
An Independence model for the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
This narrative is part of a series of articles on the political pulse of the Virgin Islands as midterm approaches. The following story looks at an independence model for the Virgin Islands. It starts by assessing why the ‘independence forum’ must not be silenced.
Edward Snowden & the limits of US power
By Dickson Igwe
On May 20, 2013, or thereabouts, 29 year old US citizen, National Security Agency contractor, and computer techie, Edward Snowden, willfully disappeared from the USA with a mind and laptop filled with state security secrets.
The suffering village, and the big bad wolf
By Dickson Igwe
This article asserts that politics in the Virgin Islands is an increasingly uncivil affair. It also highlights the lack of human compassion, and the shabby behavior, by some senior managers in the private sector.
Virgin Islands politics and public relations woes
By Dickson Igwe
A series of stories looks at the Virgin Islands political scene as midterm approaches: What is the political pulse of the country approximately two and a half years before another general election season begins? This narrative asks why the Government, despite pursuing policies of economic growth, appears to be increasingly unpopular among certain voter demographics. It also takes a closer look at the Opposition.
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