Wide-ranging new tariffs set to take effect next week by order of United States President Donald Trump could drive up prices in the Virgin Islands, but the measures are unlikely …
March 3, 2025
December 20, 2024
Chamber seeks answers on minimum wage
Business leaders are seeking answers after the government suddenly delayed a much-vaunted increase in the minimum wage. Confusion still surrounds the reason for Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley’s decision to postpone …
February 8, 2023
COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for new Constitution
I am glad to be alive for such a time as this. When I read about our national heroes like Hope Stevens and Howard R. Penn and how they wrote …
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June 22, 2022
COMMENTARY — Gov’t urged to up civil service pay
Since watching the recent press conference where the governor and premier discussed overdue police service increments, I have been waiting for the wider conversation. Payment of increments should be step …
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March 30, 2022
COMMENTARY — Turning ‘learners to leaders’
I had the honour this month to participate in an important dialogue about how we prepare our students for life. The discussion centred around two questions: “Preparing learners to be …
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January 19, 2022
COMMENTARY — VI urged to review 15-year plan
Virgin Islands family, question for you: “What do you envision our beloved Virgin Islands will look like in 2040?” I will be in my 60s, and I most definitely want …
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November 17, 2021
COMMENTARY — Questions asked about UK, VI speakers
I have observed lately that we like to take our cues from the United Kingdom to give reason for our decisions, so I went and researched the role of the …
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November 3, 2021
COMMENTARY — Value of planning explained
Picking up from where I left off recently about a national development plan, let us talk about the value of planning. If you missed that article, it can be found …
October 13, 2021
COMMENTARY — USVI’s 20-year plan seen as example to follow
There has been a “talk shop” over the last 20 years about where we want to see our territory in the future. Two decades later, we are still talking. I …
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September 29, 2021
COMMENTARY — Call made for ‘legacy’ mindset
I have been hearing the phrase “young democracy” in conversations lately when referring to the Virgin Islands’ development. I am not sure when the “birth” of the territory is being …
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September 1, 2021
LETTER — COI viewed through history lens
I recently shared this with some friends during a conversation about the ongoing Commission of Inquiry. I view the COI through a historical context, where our foreparents built this territory …
August 11, 2021
COMMENTARY — Call made to return to ‘roots’
A few mornings ago, as I thought about current local affairs, a map of the Virgin Islands popped into my mind with the words “We the people” on the back. …
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July 29, 2021
COMMENTARY — Alarm raised over border security
It is not breaking news that the Virgin Islands is surrounded by water and so there are only two ways to enter the territory: by air or sea. From childhood, …
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February 17, 2021
COMMENTARY — Governance questions posed in light of ongoing inquiry
In August 2020, I wrote a commentary discussing the Constitution being a tool for good governance, and it turned out to be a prelude to current affairs. The launch of …
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