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Dickson Igwe

May 24, 2023

COMMENTARY — Lessons learned from general election

The fragmentation of the two-party system has left the Virgin Islands Party the undisputed powerhouse of VI politics. The opposing three parties are a work in progress. However, of the …

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by Dickson Igwe
May 17, 2023

COMMENTARY — Call made to end murders

Fratricide — brother killing brother — appears endemic in black communities in the United States. That sad narrative has also visited the shores of the Virgin Islands. Our paradise is …

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by Dickson Igwe
April 5, 2023

COMMENTARY — ‘The 800-pound gorilla in the room’

In the heat of the Virgin Islands’ general election campaign, the one matter that appears overlooked amidst the thrusts, hustings and rhetorical shuffling of electioneering is how politicians intend to …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 29, 2023

COMMENTARY — VI seen to be ‘under threat’

A certain politician loves pontificating on the beauty of these Virgin Islands. Most aliens arriving on these shores swiftly appreciate the safety, beauty and wholesomeness of life here. These islands …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 22, 2023

COMMENTARY — Voters urged to consider food security

All nations depend on outside countries to fill in crucial links in their supply chains. This fact is at the core of modern-day globalisation. However, when crises such as war …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 15, 2023

COMMENTARY — Governance ‘impunity’ called out

It is a well-worn cliché that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This advice should guide leaders who want a wholesome, happy and lengthy tenure in office. Sadly, it …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 1, 2023

COMMENTARY — UK ‘oversight’ still seen as needed

Wise residents fully understand that United Kingdom oversight of the Virgin Islands is required at this time. Complete culture change towards an honest society is the singular route to self-determination …

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by Dickson Igwe
February 22, 2023

COMMENTARY — Revenge seen as bad politics

Politicians who enter the arena of power with a vendetta may last a long time, but they seldom end up well. These people are a key source of poor governance, …

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by Dickson Igwe
February 15, 2023

COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for voting wisely

Post the 2023 elections, intelligent voters understand that the next Virgin Islands government must completely adopt the Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations for governance reform. That will mean working in partnership …

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by Dickson Igwe
February 8, 2023

LETTER — Voters urged to use ‘honesty test’

As the Virgin Islands enters the season of talk and promises, in another land far away and across the vast Atlantic, elections will take place this month. In that other …

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by Dickson Igwe
February 1, 2023

COMMENTARY — Voters urged to choose wisely in coming election

The choices voters make at elections in any free democracy mothball into the social and economic outcomes of a country or territory, all things being equal. The choices made by …

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by Dickson Igwe
January 25, 2023

COMMENTARY — VI urged to swallow COI ‘medicine’

A country or territory without an appropriate set of guiding values and principles — invisible rules of conscience and morality that sit in the hearts and souls of its residents …

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by Dickson Igwe
January 11, 2023

COMMENTARY — Call made for change in New Year

Culture change and changes in social behaviour are the prerequisites for a safer and more wholesome society. A society is simply the sum total of individuals, families and communities that …

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by Dickson Igwe
December 21, 2022

COMMENTARY — Honest governance linked to success

The road to a safe, secure and prosperous Virgin Islands is honest and accountable governance. Recently, there has been a lot of talk by the media and others on the …

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by Dickson Igwe
November 30, 2022

COMMENTARY — In Europe, lessons for VI, USVI

In today’s highly interconnected and networked world, collaboration prevails over competition. This is despite the pushback against globalisation by a number of authoritarian rulers and states. After leaving the European …

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by Dickson Igwe
September 14, 2022

COMMENTARY — COI reforms seen as election issue

The most important factor in Virgin Islands prosperity is public, business and investor confidence in the society and economy. Public confidence drives the value of everything in the economy. Confidence …

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by Dickson Igwe
August 31, 2022

COMMENTARY — VI blasted for infrastructure woes

Poor social and physical infrastructure is costly to residents, and it causes inflation to inflict greater woe on a society. In the Virgin Islands, the list of such issues is …

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by Dickson Igwe
August 24, 2022

COMMENTARY — Residents urged to ‘budget wisely’

Price controls and reducing taxes will not alleviate the inflation burden in the Virgin Islands. Only charity and handouts to the needy will help contain suffering. The world has entered …

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by Dickson Igwe
August 10, 2022

LETTER — Adults blamed for ‘male youth crisis’

At the root of the male youth crisis in the Virgin Islands are adults who inadvertently support their misdemeanors and poor behaviours. The issue of poor male behaviours in the …

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by Dickson Igwe
July 18, 2022

COMMENTARY— ‘Silent majority’ seen as influential

The term “the silent majority” is much used by politicians who attempt to identify where the mass of voters and other residents sit on any matter. Commentary and activism are …

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by Dickson Igwe
July 6, 2022

LETTER — ‘Bring on a referendum’

The one clear and straightforward route to Virgin Islands independence is through a referendum. So why are the “elites” shirking from a referendum and yet pontificating on the subject of …

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by Dickson Igwe
June 22, 2022

COMMENTARY — COI came ‘just in time,’ writer says

The culture of “wrong and strong” is a Virgin Islands folly that will be the territory’s undoing. Currently, a significant subset is averse to the new reality of correctly imposed …

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by Dickson Igwe
June 1, 2022

LETTER — ‘Direct rule or indirect rule’

Following the release of the Commission of Inquiry report, there are only two options for Virgin Islands governance over the next four years: direct rule or indirect rule. Either option …

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by Dickson Igwe
May 25, 2022

LETTER – The VI ‘under the microscope’

Owing to the highly publicised Commission of Inquiry and the arrest of the former premier on drug trafficking allegations, the Virgin Islands will be under the global microscope for many …

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by Dickson Igwe
May 18, 2022

COMMENTARY — Call made for ‘national morality’

A certain politician in the Virgin Islands enjoys pontificating on national news and social media about how we got here to this sad place. The great man is clearly intelligent …

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by Dickson Igwe

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