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War has always been the driver of history, economics and industry. Western prosperity is a product of the battlefield. The United States became the supreme world power after World War …
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There are assertions that this series of commentaries on “the road to war” is of no relevance to the Virgin Islands. This writer begs to differ. These commentaries speak to …
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The very nature of the modern capitalist model — which has existed from the time of the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s, with markets and profits managed by a bourgeoisie …
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The Virgin Islands exists in a world dominated by a new form of capitalism driven by the microchip. These islands must adapt or be left behind. That is the grim …
The Virgin Islands and wider Caribbean exist under the hegemony of the United States. The powerful hegemon in the north affects our lives in numerous ways positive and negative. One …
The whole world is watching with trepidation the puppet-show in the halls of power in the United States. The US remains the global hegemon, with President Donald Trump the puppet …
United States hegemony is on steroids with the election of Donald Trump last November. The Monroe Doctrine is back. Might is right. The West is the US’s vassal until Europe …
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There is a proverb that states, “A good father is worth 100 teachers.” A key component of the grave and sometimes fatal misbehaviour of Caribbean males is anger. When there …
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The world is on a nonstop news cycle. United States President Donald Trump and his actions are on the front pages daily. A related saga has hit home in the …
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The western world, especially Europe, has become a vassal of the United States economically and technologically. Accordingly, the US is the world hegemon, and talk of a multipolar world is …
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Will vast global debt lead to war? Time will tell! As the global reserve currency, the United States dollar and associated agencies are in a win-win situation. The US offers …
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At a time when the Virgin Islands inhabits an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world, the territory’s policy of forging strong links with Asia is a great vision. Asia is the …
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The global south is made up largely of former colonies of European empires. Today they are emerging economic and military powers. China leads the global south in a world that …
United States President-elect Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” agenda have one Achilles’ heel: the rise of the Global South. This weakness that will test the limits of …
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The election of Donald Trump as the next United States president marks a new American governance model marked by impunity and machismo. Democracy is increasingly taking a back seat. Hubris …
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The United States has moved hard right with the victory of Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the country’s Nov. 5 election. The win has also ushered in an …
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The most successful societies in terms of social and economic measures are those with a clear vision. Such a vision derives from multiple origins: geography, culture, war, industry, science and …
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This commentary, which is the second in a series, seeks to discover why the most productive societies utilise data, especially statistical data, to drive prosperity. The Virgin Islands is a …
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This the first of a series of commentaries exploring why the most productive societies utilise data, especially statistical data, to drive prosperity. When was the Virgin Islands public last aware …
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Greater productivity, increased production and good governance are the panacea needed to lower the cost of living and increase living standards. For all the efforts of governments to manage living …
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There are seven pillars upon which capital and growth rests and thrives. As explained in previous commentaries, the Virgin Islands’ capital includes the land, human resources, technology, learning and finance …
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Prospect Reef is the perfect model for studying the subject of capital and its value in driving the Virgin Islands’ prosperity. The management of capital is the key driver of …
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Pursuing a national vision for a prosperous Virgin Islands means adopting an understanding of the territory’s capital mix — land, human resources, technology and other wealth-generating assets — as the …
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It is important to assess how much of the territory’s capital mix — wealth-generating assets, with their associated supply and value chains — is in the hands of the public …
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The wealth of the Virgin Islands primarily depends on the productivity of its workforce. Productivity is simply the measure of human effort that increases a country or territory’s economic output …
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