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December 9, 2020

COMMENTARY — Writer says democracy alone is ‘not enough’ in Caribbean

This was the year when much of the Caribbean went to the polls. General elections were held in Anguilla, Belize, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, …

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by David Jessop
December 2, 2020

COMMENTARY — Logistical challenges predicted to follow Covid-19 vaccine

In the past few days, Pfizer BioNTech, a German-United States company, and the US company Moderna have separately announced that the Covid-19 vaccines they have been developing have proved 95 …

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by David Jessop
November 25, 2020

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (November 19, 2020)

Censorship fail Since there are no news outlets based in any of the sister islands, a Beaconie jumps on opportunities to report there whenever she can. When she saw a …

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by BVI Beacon
September 16, 2020

COMMENTARY — Banking, policing seen through 2030 lens

In my recent commentaries, I have been imagining the Virgin Islands of 2030 through the eyes of a 10-year-old Guyanese girl named Maria, her older brother Zak, and their father …

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by Peter Moll
September 2, 2020

COMMENTARY — Call made for trade school

The training of Virgin Islands youth for the critical hands-on and vocational skills required by the economy is a necessity. There has been a lot in the news recently on …

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by BVI Beacon
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
January 9, 2020

COMMENTARY — Bikes, bodyguards and pot draw fire

I guess the police commissioner can’t say no to the premier’s decision to allow larger motorbikes into the territory. So he suggests some conditions for importation and regulations for use. …

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by Roger Harris
October 23, 2019

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 24, 2019)

Two in one Over the weekend, a Beaconite had the opportunity to travel to St. Thomas to cover Virgin Islands Friendship Day, a celebration of VI culture attended by representatives …

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by BVI Beacon
October 23, 2019

Commentary — VG clinic, other issues spark concerns

If the new Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre is to open soon on Virgin Gorda, with vastly improved facilities, hopefully (that word again — more later), why is the BVI …

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by Roger Harris
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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by Dickson Igwe
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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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
July 16, 2019

POEM — Today

Say something kind to someone today. Too soon that someone could pass away, And you’d be left with pain in your heart, Wondering why you didn’t do your part.   …

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by BVI Beacon
July 8, 2019

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 4, 2019)

Quiet support The Beacon, like other media outlets, occasionally finds itself embroiled in controversy (the reasons for which are far beyond the scope of this Reporter’s Notebook). When that happens, …

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by BVI Beacon
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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by Dickson Igwe
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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by Dickson Igwe
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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by Dickson Igwe
June 11, 2019

Commentary — Ideas offered for immigration reform

A week is a long time in politics. Two weeks is an aeon, especially when public meetings are held after the event. Over the weekend, the premier seems to have …

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by Roger Harris
June 4, 2019

COMMENTARY — Residency debate sparks ‘disgust’

Our newly appointed “King” Fahie (see government press release) may have called a National Day of Prayer for today but I am afraid he and God have an uphill task …

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by Roger Harris
June 4, 2019

COMMENTARY — Call made for more cops in EE

I have been having problems with a nearby resident who I believe is heavily on street drugs. This man has been tormenting the Old Plantation area neighbourhood, my daughter and …

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by Uris Frett
May 7, 2019

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (May 2, 2019)

  Sustainability A Beaconite has been heartened to see some of the valuable efforts to contribute to sustainability in the Virgin Islands over the past week. She was so heartened …

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by BVI Beacon
May 7, 2019

COMMENTARY — Crypto deal draws distrust

Somebody please tell me this is a joke? Over the years we have seen sensible investors such as the Rockefellers, Dr. Henry Jarecki and Sir Richard Branson. But many carpetbaggers …

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by Roger Harris
May 7, 2019

COMMENTARY — Call made for national library to house salvaged books

I am still rescuing books after Hurricane Irma. Incredible! At last I’m getting around to my store of books at the Old Family House, which had been unoccupied for more …

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by Verna Penn Moll
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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by Dickson Igwe
April 30, 2019

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (April 25, 2019)

  Ban the ban? The Virgin Islands is among a dwindling number of countries and territories worldwide that continue to ban alcohol sales during Good Friday. Last year, after much …

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by BVI Beacon

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