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Social class & its terrible impacts
Dickson Igwe
The recent vote in the UK to leave the European Union exposed a society split along lines of social class, region, age and culture. Today, Britain is more class divided than at any time in its recent history. Are there lessons in Britain’s social class based culture for the British Caribbean and the British Virgin Islands? The following story states that there may be.
Why social class fails in the Virgin Islands
Dickson Igwe
Now, this Old Boy did not realise that a story on social class in the Virgin Islands would generate great interest. He has received much feedback from some of the general public on his story on social class. Most of the feedback disagrees with his notion that social class is a back burner matter in paradise.
Are We Dreaming Up Our Middle Class But Living Down Ourselves?
By Alred C. Frett
The Celebrations are fast becoming distant Memories but Emancipation has yet to arrive - How do we know? - Because very few BV-Islanders knew of the killing of the black teenager, Michael Brown and most blamed Blacks for not following orders & behaving themselves… No one chose to read or research the associated information & some even said such research was unnecessary.