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Jack Global & Donald the Trump
By Dickson Igwe
On October 24, 2016, or thereabouts, a mover and shaker in Virgin Islands politics stated the following: “experienced and capable people in the Virgin Islands are not coming forward to participate in the electoral process when the country needs them most.” The implication was that politics was no longer an attraction to “qualified candidates” in the Virgin Islands.
Orlando the flamboyant & Karl the trustworthy
By Dickson Igwe
Two party politics in the British Virgin Islands is getting increasingly entrenched into the social geography this early 2015. The two main parties are led by two men who, apart from the unexpected, will go into the next General Election leading their troops against the army of the other.
The third party factor
By Dickson Igwe
This Old Boy Columnist was "GOB SMACKED’’ on Friday afternoon, January 30, 2015. Why? Well he bumped into a major pillar of the third party political culture in the British Virgin Islands. This Wannabe Analyst smirked dryly at his friend stating, “when will you guys face the reality that you are going to have to join forces with one of the BIG TWO, to get anywhere!”
Terrance B. Lettsome International & Virgin Islands politics
By Dickson Igwe
Now this Old Boy was always a supporter of the British Virgin Islands airport extension project. Any reader of his column over the years will acknowledge that fact. He remains a supporter of a privately funded airport project with government oversight.
Mr. Hopeful and Mr. Despairing
By Dickson Igwe
Now, this Old Boy Op Ed Journalist was in Road Town on the afternoon of Thursday October 30, 2014. As he ambled about on a hot, but thankfully breezy afternoon, he met with a Community Stalwart.
It’s the cool & genteel physician, versus the tough & savvy architect, for now
By Dickson Igwe
This first part of a political commentary, cum satire, states that a lot is happening behind the scenes, in Virgin Islands politics, especially in the opposition camp. However, this first narrative holds that the ultimate political showdown at the end of 2015 will remain a fist fight between the son of Road Town’s genteel aristocracy and the guerilla fighter of the lush countryside.
Perceptions, moods & a beach called Brandywine
By Dickson Igwe
Politicians in the Virgin Islands frequently misread the public mood. This story is part of a series on the political pulse of the country at Mid Term.
Demographic politics in full play in the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
Commentators slip on a political banana skin
Politics and press may go hand in hand, but frequently the two are engaged in a fiery relationship. Now, a story portraying this volatile symbiosis appeared online on July 5, 2013. It was a piece titled, "COMMENTATORS FUME OVER PROPOSED CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH."
The suffering village, and the big bad wolf
By Dickson Igwe
This article asserts that politics in the Virgin Islands is an increasingly uncivil affair. It also highlights the lack of human compassion, and the shabby behavior, by some senior managers in the private sector.
Virgin Islands politics and public relations woes
By Dickson Igwe
A series of stories looks at the Virgin Islands political scene as midterm approaches: What is the political pulse of the country approximately two and a half years before another general election season begins? This narrative asks why the Government, despite pursuing policies of economic growth, appears to be increasingly unpopular among certain voter demographics. It also takes a closer look at the Opposition.
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