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Brexit

January 9, 2021

Brexit trade deal brings changes to all overseas territories

Last Thursday marked the end of 2020, but also the last day of the “transition period” to the start of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. As a …

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by Dana Kampa
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
March 20, 2020

1st cohort since Brexit become British citizens

A cohort of freshly registered British citizens, the first from the Virgin Islands since the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on Jan. 31, celebrated their new status last …

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by Dana Kampa
February 6, 2020

Territory wary as Brexit arrives

“The UK is now outside the European Union,” Governor Gus Jaspert said during a Monday press conference. “But there are some important messages for people in the BVI in terms …

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by Dana Kampa
February 6, 2020

Facing uncertainty, VI leaders looking ahead

Delegates from here and the United States Virgin Islands gathered at Maria’s by the Sea Tuesday for a meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council, a day of deliberations on the …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 5, 2020

COMMENTARY — Guv explains likely Brexit impacts

The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union tomorrow with a deal. This deal includes a newly negotiated withdrawal agreement, whereby the UK will enter an implementation period …

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by Gus Jaspert
January 22, 2020

COMMENTARY — Brexit seen as likely to benefit offshore

Will Brexit be advantageous to offshore finance? The answer could well be yes. The European Union is pro-regulation of offshore finance for obvious reasons. The EU is much less of …

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by Dickson Igwe
January 9, 2020

Cartoon (Jan. 9, 2020)

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Cartoon (Jan. 9, 2020)
December 23, 2019

EDITORIAL: Virgin Islands must buckle up for Brexit

The startling result of the United Kingdom election this month virtually guarantees that the UK will exit the European Union soon, heralding a historic shift in world affairs that will …

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by BVI Beacon
Boris Johnson
December 19, 2019

Virgin Islands braces for Brexit after Tory sweep in UK

British voters sent a strong message at the polls last Thursday in a historic election, giving the Conservative Party a green light to carry out its promise to “get Brexit …

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by Dana Kampa
November 20, 2019

Cartoon (Nov. 14, 2019)

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Cartoon (Nov. 14, 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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by Dickson Igwe
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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by Dickson Igwe
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 …

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by Dickson Igwe
June 5, 2019

May to resign, stoking fears of no-deal Brexit

Theresa May announced her resignation as prime minister of the United Kingdom on Friday after her final attempt to cobble together a majority for a Brexit deal failed. Her resignation, …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
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 …

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by Dickson Igwe
January 22, 2019

VI wary after Brexit deal tanks

Last Wednesday, Jan. 16, United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly survived a confidence vote 325 to 306 after her proposed Brexit deal received a stunning blow when members of …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
December 13, 2018

Amid Brexit turmoil, UK reassures overseas territories

Brexit was at the top of the agenda when Premier Dr. Orlando Smith and other overseas territory leaders met with United Kingdom officials during the 20th Joint Ministerial Council last …

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by Amanda Ulrich
December 6, 2018

Premier promotes VI amidst Brexit

This week Premier Dr. Orlando Smith led a delegation to the Joint Ministerial Council meetings in London, where he planned to emphasise the importance of the Virgin Islands within the …

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by Amanda Ulrich
July 16, 2018

United Kingdom rolls out “soft” Brexit negotiating stance

The rollout of United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May’s “soft” Brexit plan earlier this month spurred multiple resignations throughout her government, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Mr. Johnson, who visited …

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by Conor King Devitt
June 22, 2018

Territories to retain EU benefits through 2020, UK says

United Kingdom officials assured overseas territories delegations last week that their European Union privileges would remain in place throughout the 21-month transition period after Brexit begins on March 29, 2019, …

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by Conor King Devitt
June 14, 2018

Pickering heads to UK for Brexit Joint Ministerial Council

Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering departed the territory on Sunday to serve in Premier Dr. Orlando Smith’s stead during the Joint Ministerial Council meetings in the United Kingdom, according to …

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by Conor King Devitt

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