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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March 6, 2025
September 26, 2024
COMMENTARY — Call made for better data in VI
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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November 8, 2023
Commentary — VI offered ideas for ‘capital mix’
Here’s a question relevant to the layperson in economics: What mix of scarce resources best fits in with the outcome and vision of an investor, a policy maker, or even …
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May 24, 2023
COMMENTARY — Lessons learned from general election
The fragmentation of the two-party system has left the Virgin Islands Party the undisputed powerhouse of VI politics. The opposing three parties are a work in progress. However, of the …
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February 15, 2023
COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for voting wisely
Post the 2023 elections, intelligent voters understand that the next Virgin Islands government must completely adopt the Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations for governance reform. That will mean working in partnership …
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February 8, 2023
LETTER — Voters urged to use ‘honesty test’
As the Virgin Islands enters the season of talk and promises, in another land far away and across the vast Atlantic, elections will take place this month. In that other …
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February 1, 2023
COMMENTARY — Voters urged to choose wisely in coming election
The choices voters make at elections in any free democracy mothball into the social and economic outcomes of a country or territory, all things being equal. The choices made by …
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January 11, 2023
COMMENTARY — Call made for change in New Year
Culture change and changes in social behaviour are the prerequisites for a safer and more wholesome society. A society is simply the sum total of individuals, families and communities that …
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August 10, 2022
LETTER — Adults blamed for ‘male youth crisis’
At the root of the male youth crisis in the Virgin Islands are adults who inadvertently support their misdemeanors and poor behaviours. The issue of poor male behaviours in the …
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July 6, 2022
LETTER — ‘Bring on a referendum’
The one clear and straightforward route to Virgin Islands independence is through a referendum. So why are the “elites” shirking from a referendum and yet pontificating on the subject of …
June 22, 2022
COMMENTARY — COI came ‘just in time,’ writer says
The culture of “wrong and strong” is a Virgin Islands folly that will be the territory’s undoing. Currently, a significant subset is averse to the new reality of correctly imposed …
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May 12, 2022
COMMENTARY — Writer hopes new gov’t gets a chance
The April 28 arrest of former premier Andrew Fahie in Miami on drug-related charges is a dramatic development in the Commission of Inquiry saga that has kept the territory on …
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April 28, 2022
COMMENTARY — ‘Agriculture, fisheries and inflation’
Food-sufficient countries frequently possess a vibrant internal market culture. This is a way of life driven by farming and associated commercial activity. Food and drink are critical for human existence …
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April 13, 2022
COMMENTARY — Inflation seen as economic threat
Rising inflation diminishes the economic and social well-being of consumers, especially people on fixed incomes: employees, retirees, students on scholarship, small business owners of nonessential products and services, and unemployed …
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March 23, 2022
COMMENTARY — Inflation seen as dire threat
Fighting inflation has been the task of central banking from the 1970s, when the oil crisis drove hyperinflation in the west. Hyperinflation is a combination of rising prices and recession. …
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March 9, 2022
COMMENTARY — Putin criticised for Ukraine invasion
Before invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin would have done well listening to Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Success …
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March 2, 2022
COMMENTARY — Russia dubbed a ‘bully’
Russia President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was the act of a tyrant and bully. There will be no benefit to Russia in the long run of plunging the world …
February 23, 2022
COMMENTARY — Covid seen to worsen ‘manhood’ crisis
The pandemic is impacting young males especially hard. Crime and deviancy from male youth in the Virgin Islands has been a worrisome trend. From general antisocial behaviours to outright murder, …
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February 16, 2022
COMMENTARY — ‘The true importance of history’
Learn and teach history for right context — not emotion. History should teach fact, not act as a crutch for patriotism and nationalism. Now, in this writer’s opinion, history is …
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February 9, 2022
COMMENTARY — ‘The calm before the storm’
The report of the Commission of Inquiry stands between normal and abnormal. Consequently, there is no certainty with today’s governance. The “tea leaves” are impossible to read presently. And there …
February 2, 2022
COMMENTARY — Call made to ‘fix the internet’
In the age of Covid-19, countries and territories that are able to swiftly and robustly deliver digital services and products to their residents will win and prevail socially and economically. …
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January 26, 2022
COMMENTARY — Covid seen as part of life’s changes
Change is the one constant in life. From the time we are born to the day we die, the one thing that is certain is change and its sibling uncertainty. …
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January 5, 2022
COMMENTARY — Resolutions offered for 2022
After 25 years of lack of vision and planning, residents must hold their government accountable in the coming years through an independent investigative agency with teeth. Accountability is not driven …
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December 8, 2021
COMMENTARY — Call made for ‘greater equality’
Social democracy is about curbing the all-pervasive culture of capitalism from completely colonising societies. Philanthropy is a great idea, but it is not the panacea for a more equitable society. …
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December 1, 2021
LETTER — VI warned about ‘love for money’
Okay, at the root of the need for a Commission of Inquiry and all the present woes that threaten this small territory is the simple reality that the Virgin Islands …
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