By Dickson Igwe, Contributor It is wise to be forewarned. Why? To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Now human beings share a similar trait with wolves. We move in packs. We are tribal. The dubious politician knows this. He […]
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COMMENTARY: The Incumbent’s DNA
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Anyone invested in Virgin Islands politics and society and not acknowledging the well put together machine that is the Virgin Islands Party will be caught off-guard. That error is already taking place with the lack of […]

COMMENTARY: Stories of Politics: We can all be bought
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor This Ole Boy was ambling about a store when he met an old friend and politician. Considering the time and place politics was the inevitable outcome of any discourse. The tension was palpable and this investigator […]

COMMENTARY: The period of consequence
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor In the preceding tale this Investigator made assertions on voter culture. He identified accountability, equity and punishment as three distinct cultures that can be discovered at a General Election. When there are no consequences, the third […]

COMMENTARY: The Hour of Reckoning
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The one-time voters see or witness humility in the average politician is when General Elections approach. All of a sudden, there are nervous smiles in crowds, defense of past sins, and a mixing with the peasants […]

COMMENTARY: The Criminal Intelligence Network
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Response blogs on the previous tale on the tragedy of the murder of Virgin Islands Native Sons and the chilling numbers of unsolved murders was an eye opener. The most useful asserted that ‘’ the real […]

COMMENTARY: The Data Spy
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor In a world driven by data and the management of that data, information is the key to crime prevention. However, information must lead to the knowledge and wisdom that will effect an outcome that saves lives […]

PHOTOS: Glow Night sees massive turnout
The penultimate night of entertainment inside the Lavida Cottoy Festiville drew a large crowd on Friday night, August 7, as hundreds of patrons packed the venue for an unforgettable show headlined by Jamaican dancehall artiste Popcaan. The event, dubbed Glow […]

COMMENTARY: The Spy and the Gangsta
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor There appear to be zero solutions in the ongoing tragedy of native sons in the Virgin Islands taking to a criminal culture where they murder each other without thought and remorse. Why? Because as this Investigative […]

PHOTOS: Hundreds flock Road Town for Rise & Shine festivities
Hundreds of revellers thronged the streets of Road Town before dawn on Tuesday as the Virgin Islands’ signature Rise & Shine Tramp attracted a massive turnout during the 72nd Emancipation Festival. The event, traditionally held on August Monday, was staged […]




