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Written by
Dickson Igwe

November 12, 2018

Commentary — Wealthy investors seen always to win

Jack the Billionaire Investor never really loses. When the global economy comes crashing down as a result of unsustainable mortgage and housing debt, Jack buys bonds from Uncle Sam — …

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by Dickson Igwe
October 23, 2018

Commentary — Climate change seen as dire threat to VI

Anyone who understates the climate change threat is living in Wonderland. Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the September 2017 floods brought the climate change reality to the Virgin Islands in …

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by Dickson Igwe
October 9, 2018

COMMENTARY — Chances of coalition gov’t mulled

Street soundings are pointing towards a coalition government for the Virgin Islands after the upcoming general election. Is the belief that there will be no clear majority for either of …

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by Dickson Igwe
September 11, 2018

Commentary — ‘Reeling in the wilderness’

Twelve months after the worst natural disaster in Virgin Islands modern history, the territory is still reeling and roaming about in the wilderness! That Hurricane Irma set the development of …

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by Dickson Igwe
August 21, 2018

COMMENTARY — Stats seen as essential for recovery

Accurate statistics and sound economic metrics are critical to engineering economic recovery for the Virgin Islands. A July article in a national online newspaper stated that the territory’s public debt …

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by Dickson Igwe
August 7, 2018

COMMENTARY — Businesses seen as key to recovery

Locally owned small businesses are critical for getting the Virgin Islands out of recession. Small business is at the core of the VI economic engine. Building strong small businesses is …

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by Dickson Igwe
July 24, 2018

COMMENTARY — Recession potential causes concerns

The United States economy is booming, and it is expected to grow 4.5 percent this year. This is a very strong growth rate, and it is unusual for the current …

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by Dickson Igwe
July 9, 2018

COMMENTARY — Next election described as critical

The territory’s next general election is to take place before the end of next summer. It will be an epic affair. The election will be a hard fought battle. In …

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by Dickson Igwe
June 19, 2018

COMMENTARY — Call made to build back green

The world is facing huge environmental threats and a climate change narrative that is changing the culture and way of life of geographically and ecologically vulnerable communities and societies. Communities …

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by Dickson Igwe
June 4, 2018

COMMENTARY — Territory warned to diversify economy

Economies that depend upon a single product and a single market for their existence put all their eggs into a single basket. When that basket takes a hit, all hell …

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by Dickson Igwe
May 23, 2018

Commentary — Maritime college envisioned at Prospect

Simple location and geography suggest that Prospect Reef, a marina and resort devastated by Hurricane Irma, is one of the best locations in the Caribbean to build a nautical and …

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by Dickson Igwe
April 18, 2018

COMMENTARY — Options weighed for next election

The economy is front, centre and rear of any disaster recovery effort after hurricanes Irma and Maria. So the next government, after a 2019 general election, must adopt a specific …

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by Dickson Igwe
April 11, 2018

COMMENTARY — Call made for a recovery ‘vision’

Vision is critical to economics. The math, statistics, psychology, history and sociology that create the concepts and narratives of economic thought are mere tools of the visionary. Vision is what …

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by Dickson Igwe
April 4, 2018

COMMENTARY — Writer supports recovery agency

The recent ten-to-two vote in the Virgin Islands legislature allowing for the establishment of the Disaster Recover Agency is a vote for transparent, accountable, equitable, measured and well audited governance. …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 28, 2018

COMMENTARY — Ideas aired on gov’t borrowing

Governments, even micro-administrations of tiny jurisdictions, have the ability to raise finance to an exponentially greater degree than individuals and small businesses. In the aftermath of the September 2017 natural …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 21, 2018

COMMENTARY — Writer defends Virgin Islander workers

The Virgin Islands economy — composed primarily of the financial services industry, tourism and the domestic market economy — is the core tool for the empowerment of Virgin Islanders and …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 14, 2018

COMMENTARY — More ideas offered for recovery funding

The western world is overflowing with cash. This is a consequence of quantitative easing and monetary stimulus combined with fearful and debt-laden consumers. The Virgin Islands inhabits a paradoxical place. …

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by Dickson Igwe
March 7, 2018

COMMENTARY — Writer analyses post-Irma economics

Physical and economic recovery after the natural disasters of September 2017 requires fitting the territory’s economic restorative models into the moulds of the twin western economic cultures of stimulus and …

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by Dickson Igwe
February 7, 2018

COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for tourism plan

One fine evening at Pusser’s in Road Town, this Old Boy sat with a fellow Old Boy from the same United Kingdom alma mater. After a cold drink, the men …

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by Dickson Igwe
January 31, 2018

COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for economic planning

Effective long-term strategic economic planning specific to a country’s customs, traditions and culture is great for everyone: national stakeholders, citizens, employees, employers, businessmen, investors and governments. However, any type of …

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