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A Maritime Deja vu
Dickson Igwe
Observations by the Virgin Islands political establishment on the matter of expatriate control of the maritime, yachting, and boating industry, are accurate. The maritime industry in the country is owned, managed, and directed, by expatriates.
Establishing a culture of vocational excellence
By Dickson Igwe
A popular Virgin Islands Senator stated recently in an online news story, that Virgin Islands society is still imbued with the false and limiting notion that success only comes with a "JACKET and TIE.’’ Ironically, this is a mentality that appears to have affected, even better stated, INFECTED, most so called, "developing economies and countries,’’ especially India, many an African nation, and the West Indies.
White collar jobs are not the only ones to pursue- deCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Commenting on his radio programme Straight Talk on February 14, 2012, Donald deCastro believes that while the Youth Unemployment Register and Job Fair are good initiatives youth are still not understanding “what needs to be done”.