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Transparency: the panacea of good government
By Dickson Igwe
A story titled ‘CALL TO END CORRUPTION WORLDWIDE’, penned by Bailey Penn, appeared after the following narrative on transparency was written. This ‘Life Watcher’ considers it fortuitous indeed that the Op Ed piece appeared in the BVI Beacon of October 31, 2013. The piece could not have appeared at a better time. It provides the perfect introduction for a story extolling the virtues of transparency in Virgin Islands politics.
Politics and the Virgin Islands Public service
By Dickson Igwe
Should the Virgin Islands public service be placed under the direction of the political establishment? Or should the Public Service remain under the Crown with the Governor as Head of the Public Service? That is a matter worthy of assessment by the reader, considering various assertions made by past and present politicians on the subject over the years, mostly in support of bringing the public service under political control.
Virgin Islands migration: the goose & the gander
By Dickson Igwe
An Op Ed of July 18, 2013 in a national Virgin islands weekly was a story headed, "WHERE ARE WE GOING.’’ It was a continuation from a first story, the second part of a two part narrative, the first titled: "TERRITORY’S ECONOMIC HISTORY RECOUNTED.’’ This second story was a lamentation on how the Virgin Islands, "has ended up with a household where her own people are outnumbered.’’ This was a very valid concern by the Virgin Islander.
Hon. Fraser says no politics in b/ball league involvement
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Third District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser, RA says he is paying no attention to naysayers who suggest he might be attempting to undermine the work of Minister for Education and Culture, Hon. Myron V. Walwyn with his involvement in the recently launched Intermediate Basketball League.
The American demon called race
By Dickson Igwe
This story asserts that race in the USA is a national dilemma. Race defines American culture and society. The Trayvon Martin matter is symptomatic of a malevolence that states that the US has arrived at the place where even the prized jury system cannot be trusted to give a non racial, fair, and unbiased verdict.
UPDATE: VI Children should be entitled to all rights & benefits – Julio S. Henry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Julio S. Henry expressed that he believed that more can be done locally to assist citizens born and raised in the Virgin Islands, regardless of whether their parents are from the Territory or not. “I firmly believe that where a child is born is where he belongs,” Henry said.
Political appointments create distorted image of VIslanders – Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A local activist has struck out at the allegations that locals are thrust into positions in the workplace where they are unsuitable or deemed incompetent stating that they sometimes work in areas outside of their expertise because of politics.
Hon. Walwyn is a ‘rookie to politics’-Hon. Ralph T. O'Neal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In the words of Leader of the Virgin Island Party and Representative of the Ninth District Honourable Ralph T O'Neal, OBE, the Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn is a “rookie”.
The third force in Virgin Islands politics
By Dickson Igwe
A series of stories assesses the political pulse of the country as midterm approaches. This narrative assesses the probability of success of independent candidates, and the emergence of a third party, and whether a new political grouping can be ready for political power in 2015. It further assesses the opposition.
Missing link, free enterprise, and Virgin Islands Airport Politics
By Dickson Igwe
Is privatization the way forward for the Virgin Islands economy? Big government is one of the bogeymen affecting Virgin Islands commercial and economic progress negatively. The very large size of the public sector is a weight on free enterprise. This story looks at the airport development model, and suggests that privatization or part privatization of certain public assets is the solution to weaning the country off the public sector and creating a new commercial dynamism.
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