This writer met a very old friend on a street corner in the Virgin Islands on a recent Wednesday. The man is a political bigwig in these parts and from …
November 20, 2019
November 6, 2019
COMMENTARY — ‘Invisible war’ seen in the West
Nationalism has been superseded by globalism. The world is changing significantly and rapidly. The screams of fear and anger from western citizens — especially blue-collar whites in the United States …
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October 17, 2019
Commentary — UK seen as ‘Balkanised’ amid Brexit woes
Brexit has entered an expected phase. The United Kingdom is becoming Balkanised. The Brexit civil war has generated divisions in the UK that cannot be bridged unless the two sides …
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October 9, 2019
COMMENTARY — VI warned of ‘climate change precipice’
Unregulated capitalism and United States isolationism are destroying mankind. One family owning more wealth than hundreds of millions of people is no longer environmentally or socially sustainable in a world …
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September 26, 2019
COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for storm prep
In the age of global warming, building resilience and defence against climate change and natural disasters have to be at the core of Caribbean social and economic development. Lifestyle change …
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September 18, 2019
Commentary — More big storms seen as imminent
Belief that the Virgin Islands may escape another devastating hurricane such as Irma, Maria or Dorian is simple delusion and dangerous complacency. As the United Kingdom convulses in a major …
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September 11, 2019
COMMENTARY — Brexit battle called ‘civil war’
Brexit could very well be the swan song of the United Kingdom, with England going its way to become the world’s largest financial offshore destination and Scotland and Northern Ireland …
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September 4, 2019
Commentary — Warning sounded about debt
Debt is a super-tool of modern economics, transferring wealth from the 90 percent to the one percent. Now, most consumers own debt. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration …
August 28, 2019
Commentary — Call made for local production
Countries that fail to economically optimise their own natural and domestic markets are doomed to an eternity of economic slavery A story out of Nigeria emphasised the importance of local …
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August 20, 2019
COMMENTARY — Safety seen as crucial to tourism
Personal safety is the traveller’s most critical consideration. No family wants to go on vacation only to return in caskets. A country may offer spectacular panoramas, hugely significant historical sites, …
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July 30, 2019
COMMENTARY — Need seen to move ‘beyond carbon’
Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, has asserted that the dominant economic model of the latter 20th Century — supply side free market economics — is obsolete in today’s …
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July 23, 2019
COMMENTARY — More Brexit fears aired
Brexit is the most damaging event in recent United Kingdom history, equivalent to the Suez Crisis of the early 1960s in terms of its malevolent effect on UK politics, economics …
July 16, 2019
COMMENTARY — VI warned about obesity
Too many Virgin Islands residents are ignoring their health and well-being. The cost to the taxpayer is astronomical and increasing. Prevention is better than cure. It is public knowledge the …
July 8, 2019
COMMENTARY — Call made for economic change
In his preaching on the need for a new capitalism that will power social and economic prosperity in the West in the decades ahead, economist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate …
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July 3, 2019
Commentary — Call made to separate ‘big money’ and politics
Neo liberalism is the idea that markets are self-correcting. For 40 years the belief that free markets allocate resources efficiently ruled. Jack the Tycoon was king, and whatever was good …
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June 24, 2019
COMMENTARY — ‘New economic thinking’ praised
Neo-liberalism — supply-side trickle-down economics — has failed the world. However, a new economic thinking can save the day, according to a number of influential economists. The new thinking is …
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June 18, 2019
Commentary — ‘Economics for a dangerous time’
Supply-side trickle-down economics — also known as neoliberalism — has failed to deliver prosperity for western workers. Instead, the western middle class is angry. Free market ideology has driven a …
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June 11, 2019
Commentary — Call made for cultural harmony
Cultural engagement and cultural integration between ethnic and racial groups is no longer optional for these Virgin Islands: It is necessary. Looking afar, global social change shows that populism and …
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May 21, 2019
Commentary — VI urged to have a ‘vision’
Queen’s Counsel Gerard Farara is a constitutional theorist with a successful and thriving legal practice in the Virgin Islands. In early May, Mr. Farara asserted that any reform of a …
May 7, 2019
COMMENTARY — Gov’t warned of early grumbling
Smart politicians pay heed to early disenchantment from voters. Why? Because to be forewarned is to be forearmed. Voter grumbling and voter discontentment at specific matters usually mark the beginning …
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April 30, 2019
Commentary — Call made for national vision
Once a government has decided upon its short-, medium- and long-term strategy, leading to realisation of a national vision, economics is the tool and vehicle to get the territory to …
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April 17, 2019
COMMENTARY — WE ferry dock seen as crucial
In terms of value for money, investment in the West End ferry terminal is the most critical tourism and seaport investment the Virgin Islands can make right now. Investment in …
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March 25, 2019
Commentary — The VI election and Brexit
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 through the voting on …
March 19, 2019
COMMENTARY — Brexit seen as a danger to OTs
In the long run, Brexit is unsustainable, and it will impact British overseas territories in the Caribbean. A preamble is appropriate: The new Virgin Islands government has stated that maritime …
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March 8, 2019
Commentary — Party system seen to prevail
Despite predictions that independent candidates and new parties would drive a new political culture in the Virgin Islands, the two main political parties remain dominant. In politics, a strong brand …
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