Former managing Director of Scotia Bank BVI, has penned and open letter to the youth of the region and by extension the world. She speaks candidly about her experiences with racism and the one thing that sets you apart. In her letter titled Excellence is the greatest weapon against racism and discrimination, she writes: When … Continued
A national apprenticeship program for vocations and skills is essential for Virgin Islands youth, society, and economy It is cliché to assert that a plumber, electrician, builder, welder, or mechanic, great at their skill, will not face too many unemployment challenges. Some of the most illustrious and prosperous natives in these Lesser Antilles are in the vocations. In fact, and historically, the majority of the … Continued
A five (5) story series on the USA presidential election of November 2020 Donald Trump’s years in the White House starting January 2017 have been momentous. From the quiet stability of 2016 where the USA was the main superpower in a unilateral world that revolved around Washington DC, Trump has driven US decline and fostered … Continued
Rev. Dr. Melvin A. Turnbull, Senior Pastor, CANE GARDEN BAY BAPTIST CHURCH It has become extremely necessary for me to revisit the subject of Gambling given the present climate of the territory. The Virgin Islands is at the crossroads of history and its development: We are still trying to recover from the ravages … Continued
Rev. Dr. Melvin A. Turnbull, Senior Pastor CANE GARDEN BAY BAPTIST CHURCH My position on what could be considered a vexing issue is simply to speak where God speaks, and to be still until He does. It needs to be understood that God’s direction to mankind is basically communicated in two main ways: through … Continued
It is time for the Caribbean, and various regions of the world, to ditch the super powers as leading lights of global security and prosperity. The Covid 19 Pandemic, trade wars, rapidly deteriorating race relations in the USA, and the rise of dictatorship and tyranny, arethreats to mankind, driven by the failure of the present global order, and the march towards authoritarian and predatorygovernance. The world post the … Continued
Racism and ethnic prejudice is best battled when humanity recognizes that racism and prejudice are inherent in flawed human personality OK. Just after Barack Obama was elected first colored president of the USA in 2008, this writer was friends with a lady- a Belonger- living in the territory, married to a Virgin Islander from a prominent family, with a socially popular son, who was also a friend. However, after … Continued
By E. Benito Wheatley The [British] Virgin Islands’ (VI) economic recovery from COVID-19 will be very different from its economic bounce back after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the public must prepare for a challenging economic period ahead. Following the devastation of the two category five hurricanes in September 2017, the economy eventually recovered on … Continued
Tiny economies cannot print massive reserves of cash, by raising vast amounts of financial capital from global investors, such as multi trillion dollar economies can. Multi trillion dollar GDPs, such as the US, Germany, and UK, have the ability to borrow near unlimited amounts of money from investors through the issuance of various debt instruments … Continued
The global travel and tourism industry will inevitably contract and decline significantly, as the Corona Virus Pandemic continues its devastating journey through the world economy. For the Caribbean, a region wholly dependent upon tourism for its economic existence, this will be no easy time. Social distancing on airplanes; testing and quarantine of travelers upon arrival; the shutdown of the cruise industry; … Continued
