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Dickson Igwe

March 24, 2021

COMMENTARY — VI urged to use diplomacy with UK

For the Virgin Islands and other British overseas territories, the weapons of diplomacy, tact and negotiation are better options in moving towards self-determination than banging an anticolonial drum. Indeed, tact …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 17, 2021

COMMENTARY — Central banks’ role analysed

The most powerful institution on earth is the United States Federal Reserve. Here is why. Global financial stability from 2008 is owed to the power of central banks intervening at …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 10, 2021

COMMENTARY — Racial shifts examined

The ability to change in a changing world is a great human asset — and a mark of resilience and intelligence. However, change gets harder as we grow older. Assumptions …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 3, 2021

COMMENTARY — Pandemic lessons explored

What was the common denominator for countries and territories that kept the pandemic to a minimum? Unlike in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom, draconian action and effective …

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by Dickson Igwe
February 17, 2021

COMMENTARY — Vaccine passports expected soon

A second critical travel document — a vaccine passport — is looking inevitable. But issues are mounting on the why, what, where, how and when of such a passport. Will …

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by Dickson Igwe
February 10, 2021

COMMENTARY — Probe called ‘a very good thing’

An entitled minority must never again be allowed to control Virgin Islands governance, politics and society without full citizen and resident participation. Had full citizen participation been the governing culture …

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by Dickson Igwe
February 3, 2021

COMMENTARY — Better governance seen as key to independence

There will be no greater autonomy or independence in United Kingdom overseas territories until their residents trust local government. Recent crises in OT governance in the Turks and Caicos Islands …

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by Dickson Igwe
January 27, 2021

COMMENTARY — Evangelicals called cowardly

The biggest failure of the modern evangelical church — especially in the United States — is the failure to preach truth to power. Modern evangelicals have bought in to the …

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by Dickson Igwe
January 13, 2021

COMMENTARY — Writer fears a debt crisis

Massive global debt is a serious concern for banking and finance. One would have thought that after the banking crash of 2008, banks would have learned the bitter lessons of …

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by Dickson Igwe
January 6, 2021

COMMENTARY — Need seen for ‘big government’

The 2008 financial crisis showed the Milton Friedman economic model of a laissez faire, production-oriented, trickledown, austere and financially driven economy to be a paper tiger. The idea that the …

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by Dickson Igwe
December 16, 2020

COMMENTARY — Need seen for ‘big government’

The 2008 financial crisis showed the Milton Friedman economic model of a laissez faire, production-oriented, trickledown, austere and financially driven economy to be a paper tiger. The idea that the …

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by Dickson Igwe
December 9, 2020

COMMENTARY — US viewed with alarm, but change expected soon

Today, people all over the world view the United States with alarm. Non-Americans are at a loss to explain the downward trajectory of the supposed most powerful country on earth. …

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by Dickson Igwe
December 2, 2020

COMMENTARY — Post-Covid economy considered

Capitalism and individualism, with the stress on the market economy, will not be able to deal with the new world of climate change, environmental degradation, and rising power polarities that …

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by Dickson Igwe
November 25, 2020

COMMENTARY — Race seen as defining factor in US history

The core culture that defines the United States is not its military, technological and economic power. Race and segregation are the defining factors in the US’s 250 years of history …

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by Dickson Igwe
November 18, 2020

COMMENTARY — Call made for ‘new economics’

With the onset of the worst pandemic in modern times in terms of global reach, the time has arrived for a new economics: a new model of economy driven by …

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by Dickson Igwe
November 10, 2020

COMMENTARY — Brexit blamed for UK ills

This writer, to the consternation of his army of critics, never believed Brexit was a good idea. He understood that in a world where regions were integrating and where the …

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by Dickson Igwe
November 4, 2020

COMMENTARY — Covid response strategies compared

The evidence from Asia suggests that voters want their governments to suppress the Covid-19 pandemic over and above fixing broken economies. And the latest indicators are that the west is …

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by Dickson Igwe
October 28, 2020

COMMENTARY — Covid seen to worsen poverty

Thirty years from today, a new world powered by robotics, artificial intelligence and quantum physics will be upon us. In that future, if a person incidentally ventures into a virtual …

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by Dickson Igwe
October 21, 2020

COMMENTARY — US politics analysed in Covid age

Just under a year ago, the biggest news story was trade wars, especially the United States versus China. Trade tensions between the superpowers threatened the global economy. Before the advent …

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by Dickson Igwe
October 14, 2020

Commentary — Call made for ‘vision of independence’

The road to Virgin Islands independence is a game of chess, not dominoes. Now, one reason it appears any talk of independence swiftly dissipates into farce is the very nature …

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by Dickson Igwe
October 7, 2020

COMMENTARY — ‘Hypocrisy’ seen in capitalism

Capitalism has always sat on the shoulder of the poor and underprivileged. That is nothing new. Do not be deceived by the idea of pure capitalism. It does not exist. …

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by Dickson Igwe
September 30, 2020

COMMENTARY — Writer calls for reopening plan

There is light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel, with an approved vaccine expected shortly and new super-swift testing and tracing capabilities. However, businesses remain desperate and fearful, and …

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by Dickson Igwe
September 23, 2020

Commentary — Debt seen as tool to fight Covid

In a world that was already awash with debt before the Covid-19 pandemic, it appears debt remains the one tool for keeping the global economy alive until the pandemic ends. …

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by Dickson Igwe
September 9, 2020

COMMENTARY — Supply chains in the Covid age

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the international business environment permanently. The pandemic means that organisations around the globe must be able to react, adapt and set up crisis management mechanisms …

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by Dickson Igwe
August 26, 2020

Commentary — ‘MAGA’ policies seen as misguided

Prospects for international cooperation have dwindled dramatically since 2016 thanks in large part to United States President Donald Trump’s animosity towards multilateralism. US shirking of international responsibilities has been enacted …

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by Dickson Igwe

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