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  1. Flag of the British Leeward Islands

    gallery Deleted image removed File British Leeward Islands.gif Flag of British Leeward Islands gallery The flag of the British Leeward Islands was the flag of the Federation Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands. It was a Blue Ensign with a Coat of arms of British Leeward Islands badge . The colonies under the Federal Colony had their own badges from 1909. The List of Governors of the British Leeward Islands Governor in chief of the Leeward Islands used a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms. See also Former parts of the Leeward Islands Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Flag of the British Virgin Islands Flag of Dominica Flag of Montserrat Flag of Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla Flag of the British Windward Islands Flag of the West Indies Federation External links FOTW id gb leewa title Leeward Islands DEFAULTSORT Leeward Islands Category Blue Ensigns Category Obsolete national flags Category Caribbean culture caribbean flag stub ...   more details



  1. British Leeward Islands

    Infobox Former Country native name conventional long name British Leeward Islands common name Leeward ... flag p8 s1 West Indies Federation flag s1 Flag of West Indies.svg s2 British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands flag s2 Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg image flag flag Flag of the British Leeward Islands image coat symbol Coat of arms of the British Leeward Islands capital St. John s, Antigua ... Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the Virgin Islands in another. The British Leeward Islands ... of the British Empire DEFAULTSORT Leeward Islands, British Category Former federations Category ... Category Former countries in the Caribbean Category Leeward Islands Caribbean British Leeward Islands Category British Leeward Islands fr les sous le Vent britanniques nl Britse Benedenwindse Eilanden ... p3 p4 British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands flag p4 Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg p5 Dominica ... of the Leeward Islands Governor representative1 Alexander Thomas Williams year representative1 1956 1958 last The British Leeward Islands was a United Kingdom British colony existing between 1833 and 1960, and consisting of Antigua , Barbuda , the British Virgin Islands , Montserrat , Saint Kitts , Nevis , Anguilla and to 1940 Dominica . The previous colony of the Leeward Islands had existed ... known as the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871 to 1956 and the Territory of the Leeward Islands from 1956 to 1960. The Leeward Islands is still the title of one of the Caribbean first class cricket sides. Postage stamps The British Leeward Islands all used postage stamp s inscribed LEEWARD ISLANDS between 1890 and 1 July 1956, often concurrently with stamps inscribed with the colony s name for more detail, see postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands . See also List of Governors of the British Leeward Islands British Windward Islands History of the British West Indies Leeward Islands Sources and references 1911 http www.worldstatesmen.org COLONIES.html WorldStatesmen ...   more details



  1. Coat of arms of the British Leeward Islands

    orphan date March 2010 File Coat of arms of British Leeward Islands 1909.jpg thumb 200px since 1909 The Badge of the British Leeward Islands was adopted in the 1870s. The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom Royal arms on the top of the badge was a non classical design. A coat of arms consisting of five badges were adopted in 1909. The five badge represent the five province of the Leeward Islands Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda on top left, Coat of arms of Dominica Dominica on top right, Coat of arms of Montserrat Montserrat on bottom left, Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands on bottom right. On the centre, were two badge joined together represented Coat of arms of Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla Christopher Nevis Anguilla . On the left is Coat of arms of Saint Christopher Saint Christopher and on the right is Coat of arms of Nevis Nevis , which Coat of arms of Anguilla Anguilla is missing, but can found in the Flag of Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla flag . See also Coat of arms of the British Windward Islands External links FOTW id gb leewa title Leeward Islands Navigation box br Coat of arms of North America DEFAULTSORT Leeward Islands Category British Overseas Territories coats of arms Category Coats of arms of former countries Category Caribbean culture Category British Leeward Islands heraldry stub Caribbean stub th ...   more details



  1. Leeward Islands

    Antilles chain is called the Windward Islands . Explanation of name The Leeward Islands are called such because they were more leeward away from the wind to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Windward Islands , given that the prevailing trade winds in the West Indies blow east ... these ships to the rough dividing line between the Windward and Leeward islands. Vessels in the Atlantic ... of Montserrat, the national shrine of Catalonia . The Leeward Islands are governed by many national administrations. List of the Leeward Islands File Sandy Ground Anguilla.jpg thumb Overlooking ... Virgin Islands St. John , St. Croix , Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Water Island U.S. British ... with this group for convenience. See also Portal Geography Windward Islands Antilles Leeward Antilles British Leeward Islands Leeward Islands cricket team References reflist External links Commons category Leeward Islands http www.uflib.ufl.edu ufdc ?c dloc&b UF00076863 The Leeward Islands Gazette ... in the Digital Library of the Caribbean Category Lesser Antilles Category Leeward Islands Caribbean ...Other uses File Charlotte Amalie.jpg thumb 300px right Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie , St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands St Thomas , in the United States Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Image LesserAntillesIslands.png thumb 300px The Lesser Antilles the Leeward Islands in the North the Windward Islands in the south and the Leeward Antilles in the west Image Guadeloupe2007.png thumb 300px Overview of the southernmost Leeward Islands The Leeward Islands IPA en li w rd are a group of islands in the West Indies . They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain ... the southeasternmost islands of the Lesser Antilles in their west northwesterly heading to final destinations ... 2010 The islands are effected by active volcanism , and notable eruptions have occurred in Montserrat ... America to settle in the Caribbean islands about 1200 AD, according to carbon dating . Over the century ...   more details



  1. Leeward Islands (Society Islands)

    other uses Leeward Islands disambiguation Infobox islands name Leeward Islands image name Bora Bora.png image caption Bora Bora image size locator map Leeward Islands Society Islands topographic map fr.svg ... 84 ethnic groups additional info The Leeward Islands lang fr les Sous le vent lang ty Fenua Raro Mata i , literally Islands Under the Wind are the western part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia ... Islands part of Kiribati , east of the Cook Islands Cooks and north of the Austral Islands also part of French Polynesia . Their area is 395  km with a population of over 33,000. The islands to the west comprise a three atoll group Manuae Society Islands Manuae aka Scilly Atoll , Motu One Society Islands Motu One atoll aka Bellinghausen , lying most northerly of the Leeward Islands, and to the southeast ... division lang fr subdivision administrative of French Polynesia. The capital of the Leeward Islands administrative subdivision is Uturoa . The Leeward Islands subdivision administrative des les Sous ... voyage he subsequently revisited the islands twice , he named the Leeward group of islands Society ... , rum , mother of pearl , and vanilla . The islands include Image Leeward Islands Society Islands topographic map fr.svg thumb left 400px Topographic map of the Leeward Islands Raiatea largest island ... Wiatrem pt Ilhas de Sotavento arquip lago da Sociedade ty Raro mata i m Te fenua simple Leeward Islands ... Society Islands total islands 9 major islands Raiatea , Bora Bora , Huahine , Tahaa area km2 395 ... of Maupiti Tahitian name Maurua , Tupai atoll, Bora Bora Tahitian name Vava u , the most known of the Leeward Islands in the western world due to its World War II USA naval base and subsequent tourism ... Tahitian names Hava i, Ioretea which possesses the largest city and local capital of the Leeward Islands, namely Uturoa , as well as the highest elevation, the just over 1,000 m mount Tefatua , and finally ... subdivisions . The administrative subdivision is identical with the electoral district of the Leeward ...   more details



  1. Leeward Islands (disambiguation)

    Leeward Islands may refer to Leeward Islands , the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles Leeward Islands Society Islands , the western islands of the Society Islands in French Polynesia Sotavento Islands Sotavento means Leeward , the southern island group of Cape Verde archipelago Northwestern Hawaiian Islands See also British Leeward Islands , former British colony in the Lesser Antilles geodis cs Z v trn ostrovy rozcestn k de Leeward Islands fr les Sous le Vent it Isole Sottovento disambigua ja no Leeward yene pl Wyspy Podwietrzne sv L arna ...   more details



  1. Leeward Islands Tournament

    Leeward Islands Tournament 1986 fb British Virgin Islands Image Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg 20px Antigua national football team Antigua align center 1994 Leeward Islands Tournament 1994 Image Flag ...Unreferenced date March 2011 The Leeward Islands Football Association LIFA was formed in 1949. Of the early ... width 10 Score width 15 Silver Medal align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1949 Leeward Islands Tournament 1949 ... Leeward Islands Tournament 1950 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1951 Leeward Islands Tournament 1951 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center 1952 Leeward Islands Tournament 1952 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1953 Leeward Islands Tournament 1953 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center 1954 Leeward Islands Tournament 1954 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1955 Leeward Islands Tournament 1955 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center 1956 Leeward Islands Tournament 1956 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1957 Leeward Islands Tournament 1957 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center 1958 Leeward Islands Tournament 1958 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1959 Leeward Islands Tournament 1959 fb Saint Kitts and Nevis align center 1985 Leeward Islands Tournament 1985 Antigua fb Saint Kitts 1 0 Image Flag of Antigua ... align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1995 Leeward Islands Tournament 1995 fb Saint Kitts Image Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg 20px Antigua national football team Antigua align center 1996 Leeward Islands Tournament ... team Antigua align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1997 Leeward Islands Tournament 1997 Saint Kitts fb Saint Kitts 2 0 fb Antigua and Barbuda align center 1998 Leeward Islands Tournament 1998 Sint Maarten ... align center bgcolor D0E7FF 1999 Leeward Islands Tournament 1999 Antigua fb Saint Kitts 3 2 Image Flag ... Islands Tournament 2000 not held align center bgcolor D0E7FF 2001 Leeward Islands Tournament 2001 Saint ... 20px Antigua national football team Antigua align center 2002 Leeward Islands Tournament 2002 Antigua ...   more details



  1. Leeward Islands Cricket Association

    The Leeward Islands Cricket Board is the ruling body for cricket in the following West Indian islands Antigua and Barbuda , Saint Kitts , Nevis , Anguilla , Montserrat , British Virgin Islands , U.S. Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten . Dominica is technically a part of the Leeward Islands , but as it was part of the Windward Islands colony from 1940 until independence and its cricket federation remains a part of the Windward Islands . Cricket in Leeward Islands has grown beyond being a mere pastime and those who excel can look forward to substantial rewards. A career in cricket is now an option which did not exist before and great opportunities have been opened for above average players. The traditional domestic season now begins in May and concludes in December, the regional first class season runs from January to March and the international season begins in March and now extends through June. The Leeward Islands Cricket Board organizes cricket from the level of Under 13 Juniors to Test matches which it coordinates on behalf of the West Indies Cricket Board. Leeward Islands Constituent Associations Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts Nevis Anguilla Montserrat British Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Martin Category Cricket in Antigua and Barbuda Category Cricket in Anguilla Category Cricket in Saint Kitts and Nevis Category Cricket in Montserrat Category Cricket in Saint Martin Category Cricket in the Leeward Islands Category Cricket in the United States Virgin Islands Category Cricket in the British Virgin Islands Category Sports governing bodies of Saint Kitts and Nevis ...   more details



  1. List of Governors of the Leeward Islands

    This is a list of Governors of the British Leeward Islands Leeward Islands from the creation of the colony in 1671 until the Federation of the West Indies was formed in 1958. The Leewards Islands colony was dissolved in 1816, but reformed in 1833. Between 1833 and 1871, the Governor of Antigua performed the duties of viceroy in the Leeward Islands. Governors of the Leeward Islands 1671 1816 1671 1686 Christopher Codrington, Sr. 1686 1689 Nathaniel Johnson politician Sir Nathaniel Johnson, Knt. Gov. Made Governor of S. Carolina 1689 1689 1699 Christopher Codrington, Sr. 1699 1704 Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington, Jr. 1704 John Johnson first time, acting 1704 Sir William Mathew 1704 1706 John Johnson second time, acting 1706 1710 Daniel Parke 1710 1711 Walter Hamilton governor Walter Hamilton first time, acting 1711 1714 Walter Douglas governor Walter Douglas 1714 1715 William Mathew, Jr. first time, acting 1715 1721 Walter Hamilton second time 1721 1728 John Hart governor John Hart 1728 1729 Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry The Earl of Londonderry 1729 William Cosby acting 1729 1752 William Mathew, Jr. second time 1753 1766 Sir George Thomas, 1st Baronet George Thomas 1766 1768 James Vercild 1768 1771 William Woodley first time 1771 1776 Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Sir Ralph Payne 1776 1781 William Mathew Burt 1781 1788 Sir Thomas Shirley, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Shirley first time 1788 1790 John Nugent governor John Nugent 1790 1791 Sir Thomas Shirley, 1st ... Leith governor Sir James Leith In 1816 the colony was dissolved. Governors of the Leeward Islands ... the duties of the Governor of the Leeward Islands. 1871 1873 Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine 1873 ... of the Leeward Islands http www.rulers.org rula2.html antigua and barbuda http en.wikipedia.org ... Governors of the Leeward Islands Category Colonial governors of the West Indies Leewards Category ... Governors of the Leeward Islands ...   more details



  1. Leeward Islands Football Association

    Infobox Organization name Leeward Islands Football Association image size formation 1949 type Sports organization membership 11 member associations headquarters leader title leader name general website Leeward Islands Football Association LIFA is an association of the football playing nations in Leeward Islands Leeward archipelago and was founded in 1949. It is affiliated to Caribbean Football Union CFU . Its main tournament is the Leeward Islands Tournament . It has 11 members, some of them are not CONCACAF members Antigua and Barbuda national football team Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts national football team Saint Kitts Sint Maarten national football team Sint Maarten Anguilla national football team Anguilla Saint Croix official football team Saint Croix Montserrat national football team Montserrat Tortola official football team Tortola Nevis national football team Nevis Saint Martin national football team Saint Martin Saint Thomas official football team Saint Thomas Virgin Gorda official football team Virgin Gorda Not affiliated to CONCACAF External links http www.rsssf.com tablesl leeward islands.html RSSSF Page on the Leeward Islands Football Association International football Category Association football governing bodies in the Caribbean ...   more details



  1. Leeward Islands cricket team

    Infobox cricket team county Leeward Islands image Image Leewards.PNG 200px colors color box 79001f Maroon ... 068C608E F212 B6B7 C264127C11922EE0 Leeward Islands The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional ... definition of the Leeward Islands , Dominica is not included for cricketing purposes Dominica is a part of the Windward Islands cricket team Windward Islands . As such, Antigua and Barbuda , Saint Kitts , Nevis , Anguilla , Montserrat , British Virgin Islands , U.S. Virgin Islands ref http www.windiescricket.com article.asp?id 35539 Leeward Islands Cricket Association Club Detail ref and Sint Maarten ref http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 30 1991 f.html Leeward Islands have played at least three home First class matches in Sint Maarten ref are all part of the Leeward Islands Cricket ... cricket. The Leeward Islands has won a total of ten domestic titles four in first class cricket and six ... the island groups were separate, and the Leeward Islands won on their third outing in 1977 78 West Indian cricket season 1977 78 . In 1981 82 West Indian cricket season 1981 82 the Leeward Islands made ... class squad Notable players The list of prominent cricketers who have represented the Leeward Islands ... Williams cricketer Stuart Williams Grounds The Leeward Islands play cricket on all the islands, though ... with Leeward Islands, saw its last game in January 1994, although it is currently revamped for the 2007 Cricket World Cup . In the 2004 05 season, the Leeward Islands played their home games at Salem ...?id 553 Leeward Islands Cricket Info from West Indies Cricket Board West Indies first class cricket ... Cricket in the Leeward Islands Category National cricket teams fr quipe des les Leeward de cricket ... they won the double although the first class title was shared with Guyanese cricket team Guyana . The Leeward Islands played their inaugural first class game in 1958, and lost by an innings and 19 ...   more details



  1. Postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands

    File Five shilling stamp of the Leeward Islands.jpg right thumb A five shilling stamp of the Leeward islands. The British Leeward Islands Antigua , Dominica , Montserrat , Nevis , St. Christopher St. Kitts , and the Virgin Islands all used postage stamp s inscribed LEEWARD ISLANDS between 1890 and 1 July 1956, often concurrently with stamps inscribed with the colony s name. The issue of 1890 was a key plate stamp design with the usual profile of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria , eight values ranging from sd 1 2d to 5 shillings. In 1897 they were overprint ed with a logo commemorating Victoria s Diamond Jubilee , and in 1902 the 4, 6, and 7d were Overprint surcharge d with a value of 1d. The 1890 issue design was also used for stamps of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII , as well as for King George V of the United Kingdom George V and George VI of the United Kingdom George VI , with several changes of watermark and colors. In 1928 a large one pound stamp was introduced, and updated for the new monarch when George VI took the throne. The common design commemorative stamp s of the Commonwealth between 1946 and 1949 included stamps inscribed LEEWARD ISLANDS . In 1951 the West Indies University issue reflected the changeover to cents and dollars, as did the Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II definitive series of 1954. Sources Stuart Rossiter Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas . London Macdonald, 1986. ISBN 0356108627 Scott catalogue External links http www.kgvistamps.com articles leeward Leeward5SH.html http www.die briefmarke.com empire stamps catalogue leeward islands stamps.html commons category Stamps of the Leeward Islands PostalhistoryAmericas DEFAULTSORT Leeward Islands Category British Leeward Islands Category Philately by country Philately stub ...   more details



  1. Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association

    Infobox Union name LIALPA country Bahamas affiliation Caribbean ALPA members full name Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association native name image founded current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office Antigua people Joseph Bento, Chairman website http www.caribbeanalpa.com lialpa LIALPA footnotes Include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. The Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association is a trade union in the Leeward Islands and is registered in both Antigua and Barbados . Currently, all of LIALPA s members fly for LIAT 1974 Limited , a regional airline based in Antigua, West Indies, recently privatised from the Caribbean Governments. See also Portal Organized labour List of trade unions External links http www.caribbeanalpa.com Caribbean Airline Pilots Association http www.ifalpa.org International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations Category Trade unions in Antigua and Barbuda Category Trade unions in Barbados Category Aviation trade unions Caribbean trade union stub Antigua stub Barbados stub ...   more details



  1. List of international cricketers from the Leeward Islands

    References reflist 2 International cricketers Category Lists of cricketers Leeward Islands Category Caribbean related lists Category Leeward Islands cricketers ... the most wickets of any Leeward Islander in Tests and ODIs. ref cite web url http stats.espncricinfo.com ...   more details



  1. British Islands

    by British Islands &ndash Bailiwick of Jersey , British Islands &ndash Bailiwick of Guernsey or British Islands &ndash Isle of Man . These passports are issued to all British citizens resident in the jurisdiction ... British Islands is to be construed according to Schedule 1 of that Act, which contains the following paragraph Blockquote British Islands means the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle ... 4 1 ref Paragraph 4 2 provides Blockquote The definition of British Islands , in its application ... British Islands Jersey European Union passport in PRADO British Isles naming dispute Terminology of the British Isles List of islands of the British Isles References reflist External links UK LEG ... of the United Kingdom on occasions introduces legislation that is extended to the islands, normally ... Procedures.htm ref The term United Kingdom and Islands is used in the Immigration Act 1971 . ref http www.britishcitizen.info IA1971.pdf ref British passports issued in the UK have the wording United ... 22 1 ref See also http www.consilium.europa.eu prado EN categories showAllCategories IMN.html British Islands Isle of Man European Union passport in PRADO Council of the European Union Public Register ... Interpretation Act, 1978 unofficial text Category British Isles sv Brittiska ar ...   more details



  1. Flag of the British Windward Islands

    File Flag of the British Windward Islands 1903 1958 .png thumb The flag of the British Windward Islands was the flag of the Federation Federal Colony of the Windward Islands. It was a Blue Ensign with a Coat of arms of British Windward Islands badge . The separate colonies under the Federal Colony each had their own ensigns. In 1903, the shape of the crown on the badge was changed slightly. The List of Governors of the British Windward Islands Governor in chief of the Windward Islands used a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms. The Federal Colony of the Windward Islands became the Territory of the Windward Islands in June 1956, and was dissolved in 1960. See also Former parts of Windward Islands Flag of Grenada Flag of Saint Lucia Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag of Dominica Flag of the West Indies Federation Flag of the British Leeward Islands External links FOTW id gb windw title Windward Islands DEFAULTSORT Windward Islands Category British Windward Islands Flag Category Blue Ensigns Category Obsolete national flags Category Caribbean culture Caribbean flag stub ...   more details



  1. Outline of the British Virgin Islands

    102 The Flag of the British Virgin Islands The Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands image LocationBritishVirginIslands.png thumb The location of the British Virgin Islands image GB Virgin Islands.png thumb An enlargeable map of the British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands BVI is a British overseas territory located in the eastern portion of the Virgin Islands Archipelago in the Caribbean ... publications the world factbook geos vi.html title British Virgin Islands work The World Factbook ... are part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles . The United States Virgin Islands comprises ... Islands , but in practice since 1917 they have been almost universally referred to as the British Virgin Islands to distinguish the islands from the American Territory. ref British Virgin Islands government ... or formed outside the British Virgin Islands . ref To add to the regional confusion, the Puerto ... 2000s. The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola , Virgin Gorda , Anegada ... outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the British Virgin Islands TOC limit limit 2 General reference image British Virgin Islands CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of the British Virgin Islands International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name The British Virgin Islands Official English country name British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands ... 2 VG Internet country code top level domain .vg Geography of the British Virgin Islands image Topographic Map thumb An enlargeable topographic map of the British Virgin Islands Main Geography of the British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands are a British overseas territory Location Northern ... Caribbean , east of Puerto Rico Antilles Lesser Antilles Leeward Islands Virgin Islands Virgin Islands archipelago Time zone Eastern Caribbean Time UTC 04 Extreme points of the British Virgin Islands ... 80  km Population of the British Virgin Islands 2005 census 22,016 Area of the British Virgin Islands ...   more details



  1. British Windward Islands

    to Trinidad , and from 1940 Dominica , previously included in the British Leeward Islands . The colony was known as the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands from 1871 to June 1956, and then as the Territory of the Windward Islands until its dissolution in 1960. The capital was Bridgetown on Barbados ... of the British Windward Islands History of the British West Indies Windward Islands British Leeward ...Infobox Former Country native name conventional long name British Windward Islands common name Windward Islands continent North America region Caribbean year start 1833 year end 1958 status Colony empire ... 1885.png p2 British Dominica flag p2 p3 British Grenada flag p3 p4 British Saint Lucia flag p4 p5 British St. Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent flag p5 St Vincent colonial flag.png p6 British Tobago flag p6 s1 West Indies Federation flag s1 Flag of West Indies.svg image flag Flag of the British Windward Islands 1903 1958 .png flag Flag of the British Windward Islands image coat symbol Coat of arms of the British Windward Islands capital Bridgetown 1871&ndash 1885 br St. George ... British monarchs Monarch leader1 Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II year leader1 1952 1960 last title representative List of Governors of the British Windward Islands Governor representative1 ... Bridgetown was the capital before 1885 The British Windward Islands was a United Kingdom British colony existing between 1833 and 1960 and consisting of the islands of Grenada , St Lucia , Saint Vincent ... of the British Empire DEFAULTSORT Windward Islands, British Category 1958 disestablishments Category ... Category British West Indies Category Windward Islands British Windward Islands Category British Windward Islands fr les du Vent britanniques lt Brit Prie v jin s salos nl Britse Bovenwindse ... Colony of Barbados left date event2 1885 event3 British Tobago left date event3 1889 event4 British Dominica joined date event4 1940 event5 British overseas territories Overseas Territory date event5 ...   more details



  1. Governor of the British Virgin Islands

    of the Government Administrator small first gg date 1887 residence Government House, British Virgin Islands website http ukinbvi.fco.gov.uk en about us hm governor Office of the Governor Image Flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.svg thumb 260px Standard of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands Politics of the British Virgin Islands The Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom s British overseas territory overseas territory of British Virgin Islands . The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British ... s coat of arms. The official residence of the Governor is Government House, British Virgin Islands Government House located in Road Town , Tortola . History The first colonial administration on the Islands was the Dutch Empire Dutch . England annexed the Islands in 1672. An Administrator was appointed to the Islands from 1887, and replaced by a Governor in 1971 when the Islands were created a distinct ... see List of Presidents of the British Virgin Islands . Up until 1971 the Administrators were answerable to the List of Governors of the Leeward Islands Governors of the Leeward Islands , of which the British Virgin Islands formed a part. List of Administrators of the British Virgin Islands Edward ... Sutherland Ian Thomson 1967 1971 List of Governors of the British Virgin Islands Derek George Cudmore ... products directory.asp?iProd 32&iCat 5&hierarchy 0 Government of the British Virgin Islands ... Islands Category Governors of the British Virgin Islands Category British Virgin Islands related lists ...unsourced date November 2011 Infobox vice regal province state cdependency overseas the British Virgin Islands realm fedrealm cdependency shield Coat of Arms of the British Virgin Islands.svg crest image incumbent William Boyd McCleary William McCleary post nominals his her His style the British Virgin Islands appointed by Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II br small as Monarchy of the United Kingdom Queen ...   more details



  1. British Virgin Islands

    Caribbean Sea International rankings of the British Virgin Islands Leeward Islands List of British ... which refers to the territory as the Virgin Islands not, for the avoidance of doubt, as the British Virgin Islands ref common name British Virgin Islands image flag Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg ... Virgin Islands Governor leader name2 William Boyd McCleary leader title3 Deputy Governor of the British ... of the British Virgin Islands Premier leader name4 Orlando Smith sovereignty type British Overseas Territory ... america british virgin islands ref population census year 2005 population census rank 212th population ... , often called the British Virgin Islands BVI , is a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean ... name of the country is still simply the Virgin Islands , but the prefix British is often ... West Indies to Virgin Islands of the United States in 1917. British Virgin Islands government publications ... as the British Virgin Islands . ref group note The Interpretation Act Cap 136 1985 defines the Territory ... corporate that is incorporated, registered or formed outside the British Virgin Islands . ref The British ..., of whom approximately 23,000 live on Tortola. History Main History of the British Virgin Islands ... of any native Amerindian population in the British Virgin Islands during this period ... , one of the most important historical ruins in the Territory. The British islands were considered .... Croix from Denmark for US 25 million, renaming them the United States Virgin Islands . The British Virgin Islands were administered variously as part of the British Leeward Islands or with St. Kitts and Nevis , with an Administrator representing the British Government on the Islands. The island ... thumb right 500px Map of British Virgin Islands File Tortola.jpg thumb right 180px Scenery of Tortola . Main Geography of the British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands comprise around sixty ... col1 Beef Island small connected to Tortola small Cooper Island British Virgin Islands Cooper ...   more details



  1. Law of the British Virgin Islands

    . Laws could also still be passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Leeward Islands under a quasi federal system, and these applied to all of the British territories in the Leeward Islands. ref An example ...Politics of the British Virgin Islands The law of the British Virgin Islands is a combination of common law and statute , and is based heavily upon English law . Law in the British Virgin Islands tends ... law , the laws of the British Virgin Islands are based upon very old English laws, and can cause some ... body of the laws of the British Virgin Islands consists of the common law, which continually updates ... constitutional negotiations see below under Law of the British Virgin Islands Constitutional law Constitutional law developments . The British Virgin Islands does not have a separate vote at the United ... Supreme Court The early legal history of the British Virgin Islands is somewhat hampered by the fact ... of what is now the British Virgin Islands to Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey Lord Willoughby ... of the British Virgin Islands . It was not until 1773 that the British Virgin Islands actually ... Islands in Antigua . Some of these laws are still in force in the British Virgin Islands .... The first law ever to be passed by a local legislature in the British Virgin Islands concerned punishments ... formally dissolved in 1901. After the famous History of the British Virgin Islands Modern ... to the British Virgin Islands by statute . The Common Law Declaration of Application Act ... Majesty s Leeward Charibee Caribbean Islands... The West Indies Associated States Supreme Court ... Revised Laws of the Virgin Islands, 1991 Local statute s are passed by the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands Legislative Council in the British Virgin Islands. Statutes are subject to Royal Assent by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands Governor as the Queen s representative ... the modern era. Periodically, the statutes of the British Virgin Islands are consolidated and issued ...   more details



  1. History of the British Virgin Islands

    of British troops dispatched by the Governor of the Leeward Islands from Antigua . Twenty of the ringleaders ... the Leeward Islands Federation was abolished. Defederation enhanced the political status of the British ... of the most important historical ruins in the Territory. The History of the British Virgin Islands ... from when the last Arawaks Arawak s left what would later be called the British Virgin Islands ..., U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas as early as 300 BC. ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British ... Islands ever reported encountering Amerindians in what would later be the British Virgin ... Islands for fishing, but nothing else. It is unclear whether they sailed as far as the modern British ... , for whom the central channel in the British Virgin Islands would later be named. Drake would .... ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British Virgin Islands , page 23 ref 1672 British colonisation The British Virgin Islands came under British control in 1672, at the outbreak of the Third ... , the new Governor of the Leeward Islands. But Tortola was never actually returned to the Dutch ... Islands. In February 1698 Codrington was told to regard the earlier 1694 orders as final, and the British ... abandoned their claim to the island in 1718. Although the islands which presently form the British Virgin Islands have been under British control since 1672, a number of other islands came ... islands were considered part of the Virgin Islands. ref The prefix British to describe the British ... . ref Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas . The British initially claimed St. Thomas ... of Walter Hamilton governor Walter Hamilton , Governor of the Leeward Islands, was immediate ... resorted to nearby islands for timber, clearly violating British sovereignty. British ships ... Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie . No doubt the British invasions in the early ... Islands Even after British control of the Territory became complete, population infiltration was slow ...   more details



  1. Military of the British Virgin Islands

    The defence of the British Virgin Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom . The history of the British Virgin Islands history of the islands is relatively free from armed conflict, and people of the British Virgin Islands have served in foreign militaries with great distinction. Foremost amongst these is Samuel Hodge grandson of notorious historical figure, Arthur William Hodge , who won the Victoria Cross , Britain s highest military honour, whilst serving in the Gambia Campaign for the British Army . Military of North America Category Military of the British Virgin Islands BritishVirginIslands stub ...   more details



  1. British Virgin Islands passport

    Infobox Identity document document name British Virgin Islands passport image BVIPassport.jpg image caption The front cover of a contemporary British Virgin Islands passport. image2 BVIPassportDatapage.jpg image caption2 British Virgin Islands passport information page date first issued using jurisdiction flag British Virgin Islands valid jurisdictions document type Passport purpose Identification eligibility British Overseas Territories citizen s connected to the British Virgin Islands expiration 10 years for adults aged 16 or over, 5 years for children The British Virgin Islands passport is a British passport issued to British Overseas Territories citizen s with a connection to the British Virgin Islands by the Deputy Governor s Office. Physical appearance The British Virgin Islands passport includes the following data Photo of Passport Holder Type P for passport Code of Issuing State VGB Passport number Name Nationality British Overseas Territories Citizen Date of Birth Sex Place of Birth Date of issue Holder s signature Date of expiry Authority External links http prado.consilium.europa.eu EN 4368 docHome.html VGB Virgin Islands, British passport http www.dgo.gov.vg index.php?mpageid 247 Official website of the Civil Registry and Passport Office of the Deputy Governor s Office British passports Passports Category Passports by country British Virgin Islands Category British passports ...   more details



  1. Slavery in the British Virgin Islands

    of British troops dispatched by the Governor of the Leeward Islands from Antigua . However ..., slavery in the British Virgin Islands forms a major part of the History of the British Virgin Islands ... of the History of the British Virgin Islands is slavery. ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British Virgin Islands at page 45, ISBN 0 934139 05 9 ref In 1563, before there had been any European settlement in the British Virgin Islands , John Hawkins Sir John Hawkins visited the islands ... the Territory came under British control, the islands gradually became a plantation economy. As Tortola ... 18th century. class wikitable style margin 1em auto 1em auto Slaves in the British Virgin Islands ... Lewisohn, Tales of Tortola and the British Virgin Islands . This figure appears in a Privy Council ... History of the British Virgin Islands small center The figure for 1788 arises from a different source ... there being only a limited amount of flat land in the British Virgin Islands suitable for cultivation . At the time of emancipation, in 1834, there were 5,792 slaves in the British Virgin Islands. Treatment ... more benignly. ref Vernon Pickering, in his A Concise History of the British Virgin Islands goes so ... to be made. In 1798 the Amelioration Act was passed by the Legislature of the Leeward Islands and applied ... meted out to slaves in a letter of 1828. ref Isaac Dookhan, History of the British Virgin Islands , page 83 ref In 1823 the property accumulated by slaves in the British Virgin Islands was valued ..., goats and pigs. ref Isaac Dookhan, History of the British Virgin Islands , page 84 ref There were ... may have previously been tolerated or even encouraged, a jury in the British Virgin Islands could ... it is celebrated by a Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands three day public holiday on the first Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in August in the British Virgin Islands. The original ... Council of the British Virgin Islands would later legislate to reduce this period to four years ...   more details




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