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  1. Governor of the British Virgin Islands

    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 ... 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 The Governor s Office British dependencies governors Category Lists of governors British Virgin 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 ... 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 ...   more details



  1. British Virgin Islands

    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 .... 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 ... 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 ... Branson small Necker Island British Virgin Islands Necker Island small owned by Sir Richard Branson small Norman Island small owned by Henry Jarecki small Peter Island Salt Island, British Virgin Islands Salt Island Prickly Pear British Virgin Islands Prickly Pear col3 Eustatia Island Eustatia Saba ...   more details



  1. Politics of the British Virgin Islands

    Politics of the British Virgin Islands Politics of the British Virgin Islands takes place in a framework ... territory dependency , whereby the Premier of the British Virgin Islands Premier is the head of government , and of a multi party system . The British Virgin Islands are an internally self governing ... and the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands Legislative Council . The Judiciary ... and came into force after the Legislative Council was dissolved for the British Virgin Islands general ... Kingdom Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 Governor of the British Virgin Islands Governor William Boyd McCleary 20 August, 2010 Premier of the British Virgin Islands Premier Orlando Smith National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP 20 August 2007 The Governor is appointed by the Monarch ... Islands elects on territorial level a legislature . The House of Assembly of the British Virgin ... Virgin Islands At large seats The 4 at large seats are a comparatively recent innovation in British Virgin Islands politics. They were introduced under some pressure from the British Foreign and Commonwealth ... to be well founded his Virgin Islands Party British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Party was returned ... British Virgin Islands National Democratic Party led by Orlando Smith . In each election except 2007 ... National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government 1999 present Premier, Minister of Finance ... Ronnie Skelton National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government 2003 2007 and 2011 ... Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government 2011 present Government Backbencher Territorial ... Member for the Forth District Delores Christopher National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands ... Caines National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government 2011 present Government ... Member for the Seventh District Marlon Penn National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government ... Political parties and elections elect List of political parties in the British Virgin Islands ...   more details



  1. U.S. Virgin Islands Championship

    Infobox sports league sport Football soccer Soccer founded 1997 teams 4 country flagicon U.S. Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands champion Helenites website There are two football soccer football club competitions running in US Virgin Islands the St Croix Soccer League and the St Thomas League . The champion of the US Virgin Islands is decided in a knockout tournament between the best two teams of each league. 9,000 capacity Lionel Roberts Park is one of the venues. The winner and the runner up of the league starts the qualifications for the CONCACAF Champions Cup from the first round of the CFU Club Championship . The 1999 00 championship was presumably the first time an overall title was played for. US Virgin Islands Championship teams 2008 09 Skills FC St.Croix Helenites St.Croix New Vibes St.Thomas Positive Vibes St.Thomas Previous winners 1997 98 MI Roc Masters Helenites 1998 99 unknown 1999 00 UWS Upsetters SC 5 1 Helenites 2000 01 UWS Upsetters SC Rovers United 2001 02 Haitian Stars SC 1 0 UWS Upsetters SC 2002 03 Waitikubuli United SC 2003 04 not played 2004 05 Positive Vibes 2 0 Helenites 2005 06 New Vibes 4 2 Positive Vibes 2006 07 Helenites 1 0 Positive Vibes 2007 08 Positive Vibes New Vibes 2008 09 New Vibes 1 0 Positive Vibes 2009 10 not played 2010 11 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship 2010 11 not played 2011 12 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship 2011 12 Helenites 3 3 5 4 pen. New Vibes References http www.fedefutbol.net fed.aspx?id VIR fedefutbol.net Football in US Virgin Islands CONCACAF Leagues Category National association football premier leagues Category Soccer competitions in the United States Virgin Islands es Campeonato de f tbol de las Islas V rgenes Estadounidenses it Campionato di calcio delle Isole Vergini americane lt JAV Mergeli Sal futbolo empionatas pt Campeonato Virginense de Futebol Ilhas Virgens Americanas ...   more details



  1. Virgin Islands National Park

    Infobox Protected area name Virgin Islands National Park iucn category II map Virgin islands sm02.png map caption locator x 165 locator y 45 location United States Virgin Islands nearest city Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie lat d 18 lat m 20 lat s 0 lat NS N long d 64 long m 44 ... NPS Visitation accessdate 2012 03 07 ref governing body National Park Service Virgin Islands National ... of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands , plus a few isolated sites on the neighboring island of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas . The park .... Ferries from Red Hook and Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands Saint Thomas make regular stops at Cruz Bay , Saint John, near the park, which averages 725,000 visitors per year. One of the Virgin Islands National Park s most famous attractions ... Bay resort on the north shore, which lies on Rockefeller s former personal estate. Virgin Islands National Park also includes Hassel Island, United States Virgin Islands Hassel Island , just off Charlotte Amalie harbor, as well as a few isolated sites on the island of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas . Basic facts Each year, about 700,000 people visit the park. Virgin Islands National ... of the Virgin Islands National Park are the coral reefs and oceans. They almost completely surround ..., in 2006, the Elkhorn and Slaghorn coral were introduced to the Virgin Islands. Another important feature of the Virgin Islands are the tropical forests. The tropical forests hold most of the park s plants and wildlife. The plants and wildlife are what the Virgin Islands Park is famous for. Bats .... Climate The climate conditions at the Virgin Islands National Park are subtropical. The average ... h . The average temperature for the park is convert 79 F C . At the Virgin Islands, the dominant plant ... of water and a beach on St. John, United States Virgin Islands St. John in the United States Virgin ...   more details



  1. Flag of the British Virgin Islands

    File Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg thumb 250px right File FIAV 110010.svg 23px Flag, ratio 1 2 File Civil Ensign of the British Virgin Islands.svg thumb 250px right File FIAV 000100.svg 23px Civil ensign, ratio 1 2 File Flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.svg thumb 250px Flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands The flag of the British Virgin Islands was adopted on 15 November 1960. It is a defaced Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and defaced with the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands . The coat of arms features Saint Ursula and the lamps of her virgin followers, which gives the islands their name. The civil ensign is a red ensign with the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands . The red ensign is to be flown on board vessels either registered in the British Virgin Islands or by vessels visiting the British Virgin Islands. The Governor of the British Virgin Islands has a separate flag, a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms. This design is similar to flags of the other Governors in British overseas territories. External links FOTW id vg title British Virgin Islands British dependencies flags Flags of North America Union Flag DEFAULTSORT Virgin Islands, British, Flag of the Category Blue Ensigns Category British Virgin Islands culture Flag Category National flags Category Flags of British Overseas Territories Category 1960 introductions BritishVirginIslands stub caribbean flag stub af Vlag van die Britse Maagde eilande ar bs Zastava Britanskih Djevi anskih ostrva cs Vlajka Britsk ch Panensk ch ostrov de Flagge der Britischen Jungferninseln et Briti Neitsisaarte lipp el es Bandera de las Islas V rgenes Brit nicas eo Flago de la Britaj Virgulininsuloj ... Zastava Britanskih Djevi anskih otoka id Bendera Kepulauan Virgin Britania Raya it Bandiera delle Isole Vergini britanniche he hu A Brit Virgin szigetek z szlaja mk ...   more details



  1. Education in the British Virgin Islands

    Under the Education Ordinance, education in the British Virgin Islands is compulsory for children until the age of 14. ref name ilab http www.dol.gov ilab media reports iclp tda2001 territories.htm Territories and Non Independent Countries . 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor . Bureau of International Labor Affairs , U.S. Department of Labor 2002 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . ref References reflist Education in North America Category Education in the British Virgin Islands BritishVirginIslands stub education stub ...   more details



  1. Districts of the British Virgin Islands

    e e1 British Virgin Islands regions map.png Map of Districts Category Geography of the British Virgin Islands Category Politics of the British Virgin Islands Category Lists of country subdivisions British Virgin Islands, Districts Category Country subdivisions of the Americas British Virgin Islands Category British Virgin Islands related lists he zh ...Administrative Districts Image GB Virgin Islands.png thumb right 250px The five administrative subdivisions mentioned on some web pages may just be planning regions, without much administrative relevance class wikitable Subdivision Main town Area br km Population br estimate 2006 Anegada The Settlement align right 38.6 align right 204 Jost Van Dyke Great Harbour Jost Van Dyke align right 8.3 align right 176 Tortola Road Town align right 59.2 align right 16,630 Virgin Gorda Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands Spanish Town align right 21.2 align right 3,063 Other Islands Great Harbour Peter Island align right 23.7 align right 181 style background DDDDDD British Virgin Islands Road Town align right 151.0 align right 20,253 The Other Islands are mainly the islands south of Tortola separated from it by the Sir Francis Drake Channel and southwest of Virgin Gorda and detached Ginger Island , mainly Norman Island , Peter Island , Cooper Island British Virgin Islands Cooper Island and Salt Island, British Virgin Islands Salt Island . These islands are also known under the informal name Little Sisters or Southern Islands . Civil Registry Districts There are six Civil Registry Districts in the British Virgin Islands class wikitable Civil Registry District Area District A Virgin Gorda District B Anegada District C East End Tortola District D Road Town Tortola District E West End Tortola District F Jost Van Dyke Civil Registry Districts C, D and E are subdivisions of the main island Tortola ... Virgin Gorda and Anegada External links http bevoelkerungsstatistik.de wg.php?x &men gadm&lng ...   more details



  1. Transport in the British Virgin Islands

    The systems of transport in the British Virgin Islands include 113 kilometres of highway and a harbour at Road Town . Roads total 200  km paved 200  km unpaved 0  km 2007 Ports and terminals Road Town Airports 4 2008 Paved runways total 2 914 to 1,523 m 1 under 914 m 1 2008 Unpaved runways total 2 914 to 1,523 m 2 2008 Merchant Marine registered in other countries 1 Panama 2008 References CIA World Factbook Americas topic Transport in DEFAULTSORT Transport In The British Virgin Islands Category Transport in the British Virgin Islands BritishVirginIslands stub ...   more details



  1. United States Virgin Islands

    Rico and immediately west of the British Virgin Islands . The territory consists of four main islands ... long name Virgin Islands of the United States common name United States Virgin Islands image flag ... in Pride and Hope national anthem Virgin Islands March capital Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin ... Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie official languages English ethnic groups black ... Party United States D leader title2 List of United States Virgin Islands Governors Governor leader ... States Virgin Islands Lieutenant Governor leader name3 Gregory Francis Gregory R. Francis Democratic ... Numbering Plan 1 spec. Area code 340 1 340 iso3166code VI The Virgin Islands of the United States commonly called the United States Virgin Islands , U.S. Virgin Islands or USVI are a group of islands ... of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles . The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Croix , Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint John , and Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas , along with the much smaller but historically distinct Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Water Island , and many other surrounding Minor islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands minor islands ... US Virgin Islands format work accessdate 2012 03 25 ref As of the United States Census Bureau 2000 census ... Population Counts for the U.S. Virgin Islands , U.S. Census Bureau. ref mostly composed by those of Afro ... United States territory . The U.S. Virgin Islands are organized under the Revised Organic Act of 1954 ... adopted by the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands Fifth Constitutional Convention ... History of the United States Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands were originally inhabited by the Ciboney ... Virgin Islands Saint Thomas in 1672, on Saint John, United States Virgin Islands Saint John in 1694, and purchased Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands Saint Croix from France in 1733. Citation ...   more details



  1. Miss Virgin Islands

    The Miss Virgin Islands competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the territory of United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands in the Miss America pageant. Winners class wikitable bgcolor efefef width 5 Year width 10 Name width 10 Hometown width 3 Age width 12 Local Title width 15 Miss America Talent width 10 Placement at Miss America width 17 Special scholarships at Miss America width 18 Notes 2011 Camila Daniels St. Thomas, Virgin Islands St. Thomas 18 Flute Birds from The Carnival of the Animals 2010 Sheniqua Robinson ref http virginislandsdailynews.com news sheniqua robinson crowned miss virgin islands 2010 1.857572 Sheniqua Robinson crowned Miss Virgin Islands 2010 Virgin Islands Daily News, 06 21 2010. Retrieved 06 23 2010 ref Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Croix 22 Lyrical Dance Hallelujah Leonard Cohen song Hallelujah 2009 Shayla Solomon St. Thomas 23 Dramatic Monologue from A Midsummer Night s Dream 2008 Shamika Thomas St. Thomas 23 Vocal 2007 Janeisha John ref cite web url http www.onepaper.com stcroixvi ?v d&i &s News Local&p 1176611228 title UVI Student Takes Miss V.I. Pageant Crown accessdate 2007 05 22 ref St. Croix 20 Jazz Dance Astonishing from Little Women musical Little Women Later Miss Universe 2010 Miss US Virgin Islands Universe 2010 2006 Stacy Smith pageant contestant Stacy Smith St. Thomas 24 Steel Pan & Vocal Overjoyed Stevie Wonder song Overjoyed 2005 Allison Bourne Vanneck St. Thomas 22 Steel Pans Eine kleine Nachtmusik & Hot Hot Hot Arrow song Hot Hot Hot 2004 Kinila Callendar St. Thomas 24 Cultural Dance Jam Band Party Mix External links http www.missvi.org Miss Virgin Islands official website References Reflist Miss America state Category Miss America state pageants Virgin Islands Category United States Virgin Islands culture ...   more details



  1. Minor islands of the United States Virgin Islands

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The United States Virgin Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States that comprises a group of island s in the Caribbean . In addition to the main residential islands of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas , Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Croix , Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint John , and Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Water Island , there are roughly 50 other islands and cays. These include Charlotte Amalie Harbor, Saint Thomas Hassel Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Hassel Island National Park Service National Park East End, Saint Thomas Great Saint James, U.S. Virgin Islands Great Saint James Little Saint James, U.S. Virgin Islands Little Saint James Thatch Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands Thatch Cay Nordside, Saint Thomas Hans Lollik Island , U.S. Virgin Islands Hans Lollik Inner Brass, U.S. Virgin Islands Inner Brass Outer Brass, U.S. Virgin Islands Outer Brass Saint Croix Buck Island Reef National Monument Buck Island National Park Service National Park Saint Thomas Saint John Capella Island Congo Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands Congo Cay Grass Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands Grass Cay Lovango Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands Lovango Cay Mingo Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands Mingo Cay West End, Saint Thomas Savana Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Savana Island See also Islands of U.S. Virgin Islands Danish West Indies Danish colonization of the Americas U.S. Virgin Islands DEFAULTSORT Minor Islands Of The United States Virgin Islands Category Islands of the United States Virgin Islands USVI geo stub ...   more details



  1. Virgin Islands (album)

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Virgin Island Type studio Artist Cusco band Cusco Cover virginislandcover.jpg Released 1983 Recorded Genre Andean new age Length Label Prudence Producer Reviews Last album Planet Voyage br 1982 This album Virgin Islands br 1983 Next album Island Cruise br 1984 Virgin Islands is an album by the Germany German andean new age band Cusco band Cusco . It was released originally in 1983, and is currently available from the Prudence label under the title Virgin Island . This album contains three tracks which later appeared on the 1990 release Water Stories Cusco album Water Stories on Higher Octave Music Sun of Jamaica , Seychelles and Java . The album also contains a track called Alcatraz , but the music is completely different from the track of the same name on Desert Island album Desert Island and Water Stories Cusco album Water Stories , and is actually the original mix of the track Bermudas on the following Island Cruise album. Many discographies show this as a 1984 release, but early LP pressings verify the 1983 release year. Track listing Virgin Islands Santo Domingo Easter Islands Bali Philippines Sun of Jamaica Alcatraz Virgin Islands track Seychelles Samoa Fiji Islands Java Saipan Islands Album credits Rainer Pietsch musical keyboard Keyboard Todd Canedy Drum kit drums , Percussion instrument percussion Kristian Schultze Arranger, keyboard Gunther Gebauer Bass guitar Paul Vincent Guitar Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Jochen Scheffter Engineer Cusco Main performer Michael Holm Arranger, producer, keyboard Category 1983 albums Category Cusco albums newage album stub ...   more details



  1. Virgin Islands American

    original research date July 2008 Infobox ethnic group group Virgin Island American br flagicon U.S. Virgin Islands 10px flagicon British Virgin Islands flagicon USA image File Kelsey Grammer fleet week.jpg ... American FactFinder ref p British Virgin Islands origin br Unknown popplace South Florida , Orlando, Florida Orlando , Atlanta , New York City langs English language English , Virgin Islands Creole rels Predominantly Christianity , Rastafari related Virgin Islands Americans are persons from the U.S. Virgin Islands or British Virgin Islands who reside in the continental United States , or continental Americans of Virgin Islands heritage. Persons born in the U.S. Virgin Islands are United States ... define themselves as having U.S. Virgin Islands ancestry. For example, Tim Duncan is a St. Croix native with Anguilla Anguillian ancestry. The population of immigrants of British Virgin Islands origin ... as British West Indies. History Virgin Islands U.S. Relations prior 1917 Harlem Renaissance Modern contributions Cultural expression Music Carnival Organizations Prominent Virgin Islands Americans Actors ... 500px height 500px poptime U.S. Virgin Islands origin br 15,014 ref name US Census Bureau, American ... immigrant community. It is difficult to determine how many Virgin Islanders reside in the United States. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there are 15,014 of U.S. Virgin Islands ancestry residing in the continental United States. However, a count of American residents with U.S. Virgin Islands ancestry excludes most U.S. Virgin Islands born immigrants in the United States. Because of a high incidence .... John de Jongh born 1957 , current governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, former financial executive .... Terence Todman born 1926 , ambassador born in the U.S. Virgin Islands Ashley L. Totten 1884 1963 , union ... States Virgin Islands Main Category American people of Virgin Islands descent Main ... immigrant would. However, due to cultural affinities with the Anglophone Caribbean , U.S. Virgin Islanders ...   more details



  1. Spanish Virgin Islands

    Image Spanish virgin islands.jpg thumb Spanish Virgin Islands in yellow . Numerous very small islands are not shown on this map. The Spanish Virgin Islands , formerly called the Passage Islands and also known as the Puerto Rican Virgin Islands , primarily consisting of the islands of Culebra, Puerto Rico Culebra and Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques , are part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , and are located east of the main island of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican tourist literature uses the name Spanish Virgin Islands , but most general maps and atlases do not treat these islands as part of the Virgin Islands archipelago . Citation needed date July 2011 As part of Puerto Rico, the Passage Islands are a territory of the United States , and they belonged to Spain before the Spanish American War in 1898. Spanish language Spanish remains the predominant language, although English is also common. The principal islands of the group are Culebra and Vieques, with multiple associated smaller islands and islets. Other islands that are close to the shore of Puerto Rico include Icacos Island, Cayo Lobo, Cayo Diablo, Isla Palominos Puerto Rico Palomino Island , Palominito Island, Isla de Ramos, Isla Pineiro, Cayo Lobo. Near Culebra there is Cayo de Luis Pena named after the second owner . File Pineriro Island, South Coast of the Island.jpg thumb Isla Pineiro South Coast view from a rock Culebra s smaller island, Cayo Norte, is part of Culebra National Wildlife Refuge . ref cite web url http www.fws.gov caribbean PDF cbrcon.pdf title Culebra National Wildlife Refuge author U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service accessdate March 7, 2007 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20061014123658 http www.fws.gov caribbean PDF cbrcon.pdf Bot retrieved archive archivedate October 14, 2006 ref Much of Vieques is part of Vieques National Wildlife Refuge , formerly a United States Navy U.S. Navy facility. ref cite ... Culebra, Puerto Rico Category Islands of Puerto Rico Category Vieques, Puerto Rico br Inizi Gwerc ...   more details



  1. Economy of the British Virgin Islands

    Infobox economy country British Virgin Islands image Roadtown, Tortola.jpg width 225px caption Road Town ... of the tourism income in the British Virgin Islands is generated by the yacht charter ing industry .... The British Virgin Islands also entertain cruise ship s, although these generate relatively little ... of criminal offences, is expected to make the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business. The British Virgin Islands is now one of the Offshore Financial Centre List of main ... offshore companies have been formed in the British Virgin Islands, although only approximately 450,000 ... of the BVI s British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission Financial Services Commission , Michael ... law company in the British Virgin Islands to take advantage of a double taxation tax treaty ... revoked the Treaty in 1981. ref The British Virgin Islands was not alone in this regard this was part ... s . ref In 1984 the British Virgin Islands, trying to recapture some of the lost offshore business ... fled subsequent the invasion, and the British Virgin Islands was one of the main beneficiaries ... in the world were formed in the British Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands is now one of the Offshore ... Times reported that the British Virgin Islands was the second largest source of foreign .... Dollarisation Because of traditionally close links with the U.S. Virgin Islands , the British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since 1959. See generally Dollarization Dollarisation ... Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT Economy Of The British Virgin Islands Category Economy of the British Virgin Islands bn es Econom a de las Islas ... fish, fruits, animals gravel, sand export partners United States Virgin Islands , Puerto Rico , United ..., machinery import partners United States Virgin Islands , Puerto Rico , United States US 2004 ... Virgin Islands is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean . According to the CIA World factbook ...   more details



  1. Music of the Virgin Islands

    American influences. Though the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are politically separate, they maintain close cultural ties. From its neighbors, the Virgin Islands has imported ... in the British Virgin Islands , which use improvised instruments like gourd s and washboard s to make ... from St. Thomas, K Are from Tortola, Virgin Islands, British of the CB 4 Lyfe camp who also does ... Islands Category British Virgin Islands culture Category Lesser Antillean music Virgin Islands Category Music of British Overseas Territories Virgin Islands Category Music of United States subdivisions ...The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long standing West Indian cultural ties to the island nations ... like St. Croix s Imperial Quadrille and Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas Flat German ... from the Virgin Islands and beyond. Characteristics Culture of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islander ... controlled the present day U.S. Virgin Islands for many years, the dominant language has been ... of American tourists from Cuba to the Virgin Islands following the 1959 revolution, and the growth ... Virgin Islands, though the popular Elmo & the Sparkplugs hail from Tortola . ref name Garland Quelbe Quelbe is a form of topical folk song, and is the official music of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ref name ... popular throughout the Virgin Islands, though their folk origin lies in individuals, who sang ... part of Virgin Islands culture it is now rarely performed, except on St. Croix . There, locals ... Christian . ref The Virgin Islands tea meeting s, the David and Goliath play and wiktionary masquerade ... of mass media in the islands, including television and radio. ref name Garland By the 1980s, Virgin ..., steelpan and soca. The large Puerto Rican population in the Virgin Islands kept popular ... Garland Calypso The first Calypso music calypso star from the Virgin Islands was Lloyd Prince Thomas ... Islands in the 1950s he came for the Carnival in 1952, and stayed, playing at the Virgin Isles ...   more details



  1. Law of the British Virgin Islands

    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 ... 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 ... in the British Virgin Islands. The company law and insolvency law statutes are cutting edge. New legislation ... In the British Virgin Islands, there is almost no competition law to speak of. In fact, the position ... by legislation in the Territory, ref For example, the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation ...   more details



  1. Dutch Virgin Islands

    WIC.jpg life span 1625 1680 p1 flag p1 s1 British Virgin Islands flag s1 Union flag 1606 Kings Colors ...Infobox Former Country native name Nederlandse Maagdeneilanden Dutch Virgin Islands conventional long name common name Dutch Virgin Islands continent North America region Caribbean Sea era image S damerika1650.png ... Company WIC File Virgin Islands map CIA.jpg thumb Map of the Virgin Islands The Dutch Virgin Islands is the collective name for the enclaves that the Dutch West India Company had in the Virgin Islands .... Some sources suggest that the first settlements in the Virgin Islands were by the Spanish, who mined copper at the Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda copper mine on Virgin Gorda , but there is no archaeological evidence to support the existence of any settlement by the Spanish in the islands at any time, or any mining of copper on Virgin Gorda prior to the 19th century. By 1625, van Dyk was recognised ..., U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas until the Spanish gave up and returned to Puerto Rico. Notwithstanding the Spanish hostility, the Dutch West India Company still considered the Virgin Islands to have ..., and it sought to cede islands such as Tortola and Virgin Gorda to private persons for settlement ... of the Dutch settlers were driven out by an influx of British brigands and pirates , although clearly a number of the Dutch remained. ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British Virgin .... Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas The island was settled by the WIC in 1657 , and was conquered ... colonies Category Former Dutch colonies Category Dutch West India Company Category Virgin Islands ... West India Company expressed an interest in the copper which had been Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda discovered on Virgin Gorda , and a settlement was set up on that island, which came to be known as Little ... s Bay, or on Virgin Gorda. Decline of the Dutch West India Company The settlements were not ultimately ... ended. In 1665, the Dutch settlers on Tortola were attacked by a British privateer, John Wentworth ...   more details



  1. The Virgin Islands Daily News

    Infobox Newspaper name The Virgin Islands Daily News image Image VirginIslandsDailyNews.png 200px caption ..., V.I. 00802 ISSN website http www.virginislandsdailynews.com virginislandsdailynews.com The Virgin Islands Daily News is a daily newspaper in the United States Virgin Islands headquartered on the island of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas . In 1995 the newspaper became one of the smallest ... Thomas and a smaller bureau on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Croix . ref name VIPK Cite web url http www.virginislandsdailynews.com index.pl omk index title The Virgin Islands Daily News ... Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 08 17 ref Business history The Virgin Islands Daily News was founded ... Melchior Cite news title Virgin Islands newsman Melchior dies at age 93 date 2002 07 29 work Associated ... Virgin Islands will not explore buying bankrupt telecom ref Times Shamrock Communications bought the paper ... to the U.S. mainland. ref name AP Pul Cite news title Virgin Islands Daily News Wins Pulitzer for Public Service work Associated Press date 1995 04 18 ref The series created a stir on the islands. After the articles ran, a new police commissioner and attorney general were appointed for the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a top narcotics official quit. ref name AP Pul In 1995, the series was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service . The Pulitzer Committee made the citation Awarded to The Virgin Islands ... Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 08 16 ref The Virgin Islands Daily News with limited resources ..., the Society of Professional Journalists awarded the Virgin Islands Daily News with its public ... 2010 09 21 ref References reflist External links http www.virginislandsdailynews.com The Virgin Islands ... States Virgin Islands Category Pulitzer Prize winning newspapers .... In February 2007, a trustee was appointed to manage the assets, including the Virgin Island Daily ... in a 10 part series Virgin Island Crime Who s to Blame? ref name NYT Cite news title The Pulitzer Prizes ...   more details



  1. British Virgin Islands Championship

    infobox football league logo pixels country flagicon BVI British Virgin Islands Football Association British Virgin Islands confed CONCACAF founded 1969 first 1970 teams 9 relegation Tortola League br Virgin Gorda League levels 1 domest cup confed cup CFU Club Championship br CONCACAF Champions League champions Islanders FC season 2010 11 BVIFA Football League 2010 11 most successful club SKB Budweiser 6 website http www.bvifa.com current 2010 11 BVIFA Football League There are two football soccer football club competitions running in the British Virgin Islands . The Tortola League and the Virgin Gorda League . According to http www.bvifa.com artman publish records.shtml www.bvifa.com the National League Champions are the winner of Tortola League. 2,000 capacity Sherly Ground is one of the venues of the league. BVI Football Associations Men s Football League 2011 12 Haitian Stars FC HBA Panthers from Tortola Islanders FC from Tortola Old Madrid One Love United St Lucian Stars Sugar Boys Virgin Gorda Ballstars Virgin Gorda United Wolues FC from Tortola Previous winners col start col 3 1970 The Bronze BVI football The Bronze 1971 78 Unknown 1979 SKB Budweiser 1980 Queen City Strikers 1981 SKB Budweiser 1982 International Motors 1983 International Motors 1984 SKB Budweiser 1985 SKB Budweiser 1986 SKB Budweiser 1987 SKB Budweiser col 3 1988 League abandoned 1989 Popeye Bombers 1990 Jolly Rogers Strikers 1991 Hiaroun BVI football Hiaroun 1992 Hairoun BVI football Hiaroun 1993 Interfada BVI football Interfada 1994 Interfada BVI football Interfada 1995 Interfada BVI football Interfada 1996 Black Lions BVI football Black Lions 1997 Interfada BVI football Interfada 1998 BDO Stingers col 3 1999 HBA Panthers 2000 HBA Panthers 2001 Veterans BVI football Veterans 2002 Future Stars 2003 ... 2009 10 Islanders FC 2010 11 Islanders FC col end Football in the British Virgin Islands CONCACAF Leagues Category Football competitions in the British Virgin Islands Category National association football ...   more details



  1. History of the British Virgin Islands

    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 ... , 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 ... 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 ... Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie . No doubt the British invasions in the early ... in Antigua. Some of these laws are still in force in the British Virgin Islands, such as the Common ... Although short in both duration and number, the Quaker settlement in the British Virgin Islands ... Virgin Islands for a time. ref Florence Lewisohn, Tales of Tortola and the British Virgin ... of the Quaker community in the British Virgin Islands, and as Quaker history is generally very ... Virgin Islands In common with most Caribbean countries, slavery in the British Virgin ... One of the most important aspects of the History of the British Virgin Islands is slavery. ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British Virgin Islands , page 45 ref As Tortola , and to a lesser ... degree, consistent with development of the economy of the British Virgin Islands at the time. Slave ... notable uprising in the British Virgin Islands occurred in 1790, and centred on the estates of Isaac ...   more details



  1. University of the Virgin Islands

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox university name University of the Virgin Islands native name image name UVI Seal.png image size 150px caption University of the Virgin Islands seal latin name motto ... undergrad postgrad doctoral other city St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Croix & Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas state province country br United States Virgin Islands coor campus former names College of the Virgin Islands free label free sports basketball br tennis br volleyball ... of the Virgin Islands or UVI is a public university located in the United States Virgin Islands . Academics ... student population, as 94 of its current students are natives of the US Virgin Islands. The university ..., and mathematics & psychology students at the University of the Virgin Islands. The university .... History UVI was founded as the College of the Virgin Islands on March 16, 1962. In 1986, it officially ... changed its name in 1986 to the University of the Virgin Islands to reflect the growth and diversification ... has two campuses one on St. Croix and the other on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas . The latter campus is three miles 5  km from Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands ... integrity of the structures as the U.S. Virgin Islands are known for experiencing very active hurricane seasons. Technology and research The legislature of the Virgin Islands chartered the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park to help expand the technology segment ... 19 in Puerto Rico and the University of the Virgin Islands. As a result, UVI athletes opponents ... sport activities during both the fall and spring semesters . The University of the Virgin Islands ... national coverage and is a major event in the Virgin Islands each year. It also serves as an opportunity ... that the Virgin Islands have to offer. The mascot of the University of the Virgin islands is the buccaneer ... HBCU Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Coord 18.34342 64.97282 display title DEFAULTSORT Virgin Islands ...   more details



  1. Geography of the British Virgin Islands

    CIA See also British Virgin Islands Image GB Virgin Islands.png thumb left Map of British Virgin Islands Image British Virgin Islands.jpg thumb width 90 border 0 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 6 align left width 20 valign top div align right Location div valign top width 80 Caribbean , between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , east of Puerto Rico width 20 valign top div align right Geographic coordinates div valign top width 80 coord 18 30 N 64 30 W width 20 valign top div align right Map references div valign top width 80 Central America and the Caribbean width 20 valign top div align right Area div valign top width 80 total 151  km br note comprises 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands includes the islands of Tortola , Anegada , Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke br water 0  km br land 151  km width 20 valign top div align right Area comparative div valign top width 80 about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC width 20 valign top div align right Land boundaries div valign top width 80 0  km width 20 valign top div align right Coastline div valign top width 80 80  km width 20 valign top div align right Maritime claims as described in UNCLOS 1982 see Notes and Definitions div valign top width 80 territorial sea convert 3 nmi km mi 1 abbr on lk ... 80 strong ties to nearby U.S. Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Climate Some body please add info. The British Virgin Islands enjoy a tropical climate, moderated by trade wind s. Temperatures ... of DEFAULTSORT Geography Of The British Virgin Islands Category Geography of the British Virgin Islands Category Geography of the Lesser Antilles Virgin Islands fr G ographie des les Vierges britanniques ... top div align right Terrain div valign top width 80 coral islands relatively flat volcanic islands ... for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola , most of the islands water supply comes from wells ... are February and March. Hurricanes occasionally hit the islands, with the hurricane season running from ...   more details



  1. Aero Virgin Islands

    s were leased out of Puerto Rico and were formally Air BVI s fleet of aircraft. Aero Virgin Islands .... Aero Virgin Islands was the major mover of passengers for the next few years. However, by middle ... two DC 3 operating, Aero Virgin Islands suffered a setback when N28346 was destroyed in St. Thomas ... Airport were totally destroyed by Hurricane Hugo. In 1986, Aero Virgin Islands Corp. recruited four ... Aero Virgin Islands back to be the flag carrier of the Caribbean. Mr. Pess was supposed to supply engines ... American Eagle forced Aero Virgin Islands out of operations by 1990. Key people Joseph A. Cranston is listed ... and grew up on that island. Reuben B. Wheatley was the president of Aero Virgin Islands Corp. from ... Cyril E. King Airport Saint Thomas Airport , United States Virgin Islands to San Juan. All five ... was damaged beyond economic repair at Cyril E. King Airport , Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie , United States Virgin Islands by Hurricane Hugo . Ref name ASN170989a ... 27 July 2010 ref Livery All cherry red fuselage, with the name Aero Virgin Islands in black ... States Virgin Islands USVirginIslands stub Category Articles lacking sources from June 2009 .... The airline had scheduled flights to the three above Islands, plus charter flights to many ...   more details




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