List of British Virgin Islands-related topics
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British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
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British Virgin Islands
- British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
- British Virgin Islands Bar AssociationBritish Virgin Islands Bar AssociationThe British Virgin Islands Bar Association is a voluntary membership organisation that regulates the legal profession in the British Virgin Islands . It was founded in 1976, but residency requirements for members mean that not all members of the British Virgin Islands legal profession are members...
- British Virgin Islands Financial Services CommissionBritish Virgin Islands Financial Services CommissionThe BVI Financial Services Commission is an autonomous regulatory authority responsible for the regulation, supervision and inspection of all financial services in and from within the British Virgin Islands, including insurance, banking, trustee business, company management, mutual funds business...
- British Virgin Islands at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesBritish Virgin Islands at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe British Virgin Islands was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.-Medals:-Bronze:...
- Coat of arms of the British Virgin IslandsCoat of arms of the British Virgin IslandsThe coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands was first granted in 1960.The arms consist of a shield, featuring a lady dressed in white holding a golden lamp, with 11 other golden lamps surrounding her on a green field. It is a representation of Saint Ursula, a Christian saint who is said to have...
- Colonial Heads of the British Virgin IslandsColonial Heads of the British Virgin IslandsList of Colonial Heads of the British Virgin Islands...
- Cyril RomneyCyril RomneyCyril Brandtford Romney served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands from 1979 to 1995...
- Dead Man's Chest IslandDead Man's Chest IslandDead Chest is little more than a large rock outcropping located just under one half mile north east of Deadman's Bay on Peter Island, British Virgin Islands. It is uninhabited, has no fresh water or trees and only sparse vegetation...
- Demographics of the British Virgin IslandsDemographics of the British Virgin IslandsThis article is about the demographic features of the population of the British Virgin Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and various other aspects....
- Districts of the British Virgin IslandsDistricts of the British Virgin Islands-Administrative Districts:The five administrative subdivisions mentioned on some web pages may just be planning regions, without much administrative relevance:...
- Flag of the British Virgin IslandsFlag of the British Virgin IslandsThe 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...
- Geography of the British Virgin IslandsGeography of the British Virgin Islands- Climate :The British Virgin Islands enjoy a tropical climate, moderated by trade winds. Temperatures vary little throughout the year. In the capital, Road Town, typical daily maxima are around in the summer and in the winter. Typical daily minima are around in the summer and in the winter....
- HMS Astraea
- HMS NymphHMS NymphHMS Nymph was a 14-gun Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy launched at Chatham Dockyard on 27 May 1778. She was accidentally burnt and sank in the British Virgin Islands in 1783.-Construction and commissioning:...
- Heads of government of the British Virgin IslandsHeads of government of the British Virgin IslandsThe Head of Government of the British Virgin Islands is the Premier, until 2007 known as the Chief Minister.Party affiliations are as follows:*VIP—Virgin Islands Party*NDP—National Democratic Party...
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2ISO 3166-1 alpha-2ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code for the British Virgin Islands: VGBritish Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S... - ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code for the British Virgin Islands: VGBBritish Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S... - Islands of British Virgin Islands
- Lavity StouttLavity StouttHamilton Lavity Stoutt was the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, winning four general elections and serving three non-consecutive terms of office from 1967 to 1971, again from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1986 until his death in 1995.Since Stoutt's death in...
- List of BVIslanders
- List of Presidents of the British Virgin Islands
- Military of the British Virgin IslandsMilitary of the British Virgin IslandsThe defence of the British Virgin Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.The 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...
- Music of the Virgin IslandsMusic of the Virgin IslandsThe music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing West Indian cultural ties to the island nations to the south, the islands' African heritage and European colonial history, as well as recent North American influences. Though the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are...
- Necker Island (British Virgin Islands)Necker Island (British Virgin Islands)Necker Island is a small island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda, located at . All of the land on the island is owned by Sir Richard Branson, famous for his Virgin brand, and it is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties...
- Norman IslandNorman IslandNorman Island is located at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel Treasure Island.-History:...
- Orlando SmithOrlando SmithD. Orlando Smith, OBE is the current Premier of the British Virgin Islands. He also formerly served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 2003 to 2007...
- Peter IslandPeter IslandThe 720 hectare Peter Island, is a private island located in the British Virgin Islands , about 5.2 miles south-west from Road Harbour , Tortola...
- Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, British Virgin IslandsQueen Elizabeth II Bridge, British Virgin IslandsThe Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is a bridge that links Beef Island with Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Two bridges have shared the same name, with one lasting from 1966 to 2003, and a new bridge that was completed in 2002.-The First Bridge:...
- RMS RhoneRMS RhoneThe RMS Rhone was a British packet ship owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. She was wrecked off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands on 29 October 1867 during a hurricane with the loss of approximately 123 lives...
- Road TownRoad Town-See also:* Government House, the official residence of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands located in Road Town-External links:*****...
- Roman Catholic Diocese of St. John's - BassetereRoman Catholic Diocese of St. John's - BassetereThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's—Basseterre is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands...
- Salt Island, British Virgin IslandsSalt Island, British Virgin IslandsSalt Island is one of the islands of the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands located about 4.7 miles south east of Road Town, the main town on Tortola...
- The Scout Association of the British Virgin Islands
- St Phillip's Church, TortolaSt Phillip's Church, TortolaSt. Phillip's Church in the Kingston area of Tortola in British Virgin Islands is claimed by local historians to be the oldest free black church in the Americas. It was built for a community of freed slaves during the early nineteenth century. Despite the historical and cultural importance of the...
- Virgin Islands CreoleVirgin Islands CreoleVirgin Islands Creole, or Virgin Islands Creole English, is an English-based creole spoken in the Virgin Islands and the nearby SSS islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Saint Martin, where it has been known as Netherlands Antilles Creole English....
- Willard WheatleyWillard WheatleyWillard Wheatley served two consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1971 to 1979. He was the leader of the United Party.-References:*...
- Area code 284Area code 284Area code 284 is the local telephone area code of the British Virgin Islands . The 284 area code was created during a split from the original area code which was done circa October 1997....
Airports in the British Virgin Islands
- Auguste George AirportAuguste George AirportAuguste George Airport is the northern most airport in the British Virgin Islands and is located on the island of Anegada. The airport is named for Captain Auguste George....
- Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
- Virgin Gorda AirportVirgin Gorda AirportVirgin Gorda Airport is an airport on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The airport is owned and operated by the Government of the VI . The government purchased the airport from Little Dix Bay Resort for $2.9 million in 2005...
Historical buildings in the British Virgin Islands
- Copper Mine, Virgin GordaCopper Mine, Virgin GordaThe Copper Mine on Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands is a National Park containing the ruins of an abandoned 19th-century copper mine.Copper was first discovered on Virgin Gorda...
- Fort BurtFort BurtFort Burt is a colonial fort that was erected on the southwest edge of Road Town, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands above Road Reef Marina. The site is now a hotel and restaurant of the same name, and relatively little of the original structure remains...
- Fort Charlotte, TortolaFort Charlotte, TortolaFort Charlotte is a fort built on Harrigan's Hill , Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The fort was named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who was the wife of King George III....
- Fort George, TortolaFort George, TortolaFort George is a colonial fort which was erected on the northeast edge of Road Town, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands above Baugher's Bay. The site is now a ruin....
- Fort PurcellFort PurcellFort Purcell is a ruined fort near Pockwood Pond on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.-History:...
- Fort RecoveryFort RecoveryFort Recovery was a United States Army fort begun in late 1793 and completed in March 1794 under orders by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. It was located on the site of the present-day village of Fort Recovery, Ohio, United States, on the Wabash River within two miles of the boundary with...
- Road Town FortRoad Town FortRoad Town Fort is a colonial fort which was erected on Russell Hill in Road Town, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands above the town's main wharf. In historical records it is sometimes referred to as Fort Road Town...
- St Phillip's Church, TortolaSt Phillip's Church, TortolaSt. Phillip's Church in the Kingston area of Tortola in British Virgin Islands is claimed by local historians to be the oldest free black church in the Americas. It was built for a community of freed slaves during the early nineteenth century. Despite the historical and cultural importance of the...
Communications in the British Virgin Islands
- Communications on the British Virgin IslandsCommunications on the British Virgin IslandsTelephones - main lines in use:11,700 Telephones - mobile cellular:8,000 Telephone system:worldwide telephone servicegeneral assessment:worldwide telephone servicedomestic:NAinternational:...
- Area code 284Area code 284Area code 284 is the local telephone area code of the British Virgin Islands . The 284 area code was created during a split from the original area code which was done circa October 1997....
- .vg.vg.vg is the Internet country code top-level domain for the British Virgin Islands.-External links:* *...
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History of the British Virgin Islands
- Arthur William HodgeArthur William HodgeArthur William Hodge was a plantation farmer, member of the Council and Legislative Assembly, and slave owner in the British Virgin Islands, who was hanged on 8 May 1811, for the murder of one of his slaves...
- History of the British Virgin IslandsHistory of the British Virgin IslandsThe History of the British Virgin Islands is usually, for convenience, broken up into five separate periods:* Pre-Columbian Amerindian settlement, up to an uncertain date* Nascent European settlement, from approximately 1612 until 1672...
- Jost Van DykeJost Van DykeAt roughly 8 square kilometers, and about 3 square miles Jost Van Dyke is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Jost Van Dyke lies about 8 km to the...
- Long Look EstateLong Look EstateLong Look Estate is an estate in East End, Tortola, British Virgin Islands which claims to be the oldest free black estate in the Western world....
- St Phillip's Church, TortolaSt Phillip's Church, TortolaSt. Phillip's Church in the Kingston area of Tortola in British Virgin Islands is claimed by local historians to be the oldest free black church in the Americas. It was built for a community of freed slaves during the early nineteenth century. Despite the historical and cultural importance of the...
People of the British Virgin Islands
- Dion CrabbeDion CrabbeDion Kwasi Crabbe is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands.He won the 100 metres race at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, and won the bronze medal over 200 metres at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He finished sixth at the 2006 Central American and...
- Ralph T. O'NealRalph T. O'NealRalph Telford O'Neal, OBE is the former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, and is expected to be appointed as the leader of the opposition...
- Dancia PennDancia PennRuth Dancia Penn, OBE, QC is a British Virgin Islands politician and former deputy governor of the British Virgin Islands from September 20, 2004 to April 1, 2007...
- Michael RiegelsMichael RiegelsMichael Riegels, QC was the inaugural chairman of the Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands. He is a qualified barrister and was formerly the senior partner of Harneys from 1984 to 1997, and he also served the president of the BVI Bar Association from 1996 to 1998 and as...
- Cyril RomneyCyril RomneyCyril Brandtford Romney served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands from 1979 to 1995...
- Orlando SmithOrlando SmithD. Orlando Smith, OBE is the current Premier of the British Virgin Islands. He also formerly served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 2003 to 2007...
- Lavity StouttLavity StouttHamilton Lavity Stoutt was the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, winning four general elections and serving three non-consecutive terms of office from 1967 to 1971, again from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1986 until his death in 1995.Since Stoutt's death in...
- William ThorntonWilliam ThorntonDr. William Thornton was a British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol, an authentic polymath...
- Willard WheatleyWillard WheatleyWillard Wheatley served two consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1971 to 1979. He was the leader of the United Party.-References:*...
Politicians of the British Virgin Islands
- Governor of the British Virgin IslandsGovernor of the British Virgin IslandsThe Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of British Virgin Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
- Heads of government of the British Virgin IslandsHeads of government of the British Virgin IslandsThe Head of Government of the British Virgin Islands is the Premier, until 2007 known as the Chief Minister.Party affiliations are as follows:*VIP—Virgin Islands Party*NDP—National Democratic Party...
- List of Presidents of the British Virgin Islands
- Tom MacanTom MacanThomas Townley Macan was educated at Shrewsbury School and the University of Sussex, where he was President of the Student Union. He was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the British Virgin Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea, from 14 October 2002 to 10...
- Ralph T. O'NealRalph T. O'NealRalph Telford O'Neal, OBE is the former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, and is expected to be appointed as the leader of the opposition...
- David PeareyDavid PeareyDavid Pearey was the Governor of the British Virgin Islands from 18 April 2006 to 5 August 2010. He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the British government, to represent the Queen in the territory, and to act as the de facto head of state.Prior to his appointment as Governor,...
- Cyril RomneyCyril RomneyCyril Brandtford Romney served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands from 1979 to 1995...
- Orlando SmithOrlando SmithD. Orlando Smith, OBE is the current Premier of the British Virgin Islands. He also formerly served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 2003 to 2007...
- Lavity StouttLavity StouttHamilton Lavity Stoutt was the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, winning four general elections and serving three non-consecutive terms of office from 1967 to 1971, again from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1986 until his death in 1995.Since Stoutt's death in...
- Willard WheatleyWillard WheatleyWillard Wheatley served two consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1971 to 1979. He was the leader of the United Party.-References:*...
Politics of the British Virgin Islands
- Governor of the British Virgin IslandsGovernor of the British Virgin IslandsThe Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of British Virgin Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
- Legislative Council of the British Virgin IslandsLegislative Council of the British Virgin IslandsThe House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, until 2007 known as the Legislative Council, has 15 members; 13 directly elected for four year terms—nine in single-seat constituencies and four "at large"—one ex-officio member and one Speaker chosen from outside the house.The first...
- Politics of the British Virgin IslandsPolitics of the British Virgin IslandsPolitics of the British Virgin Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Premier is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The British Virgin Islands are an internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom...
- See also: Elections in the British Virgin Islands
Political parties in the British Virgin Islands
- List of political parties in the British Virgin Islands
- National Democratic Party (British Virgin Islands)National Democratic Party (British Virgin Islands)The National Democratic Party is a political party in the British Virgin Islands.In the 2007 general election the incumbent NDP was crushed by the Virgin Islands Party and lost all except for 2 of its seats....
- United Party (British Virgin Islands)United Party (British Virgin Islands)The United Party is a now political party of the British Virgin Islands.It was originally formed by H. Lavity Stoutt, Terrance B...
- Virgin Islands Party (British Virgin Islands)Virgin Islands Party (British Virgin Islands)The Virgin Islands Party is a political party in the British Virgin Islands, led by Premier Ralph T. O'Neal.The Virgin Islands Party has held power in the British Virgin Islands for all except for 15 years since the adoption of the modern Legislative Council in 1967. It was originally formed by...
Sport in the British Virgin Islands
- British Virgin Islands at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesBritish Virgin Islands at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe British Virgin Islands was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.-Medals:-Bronze:...
- Leeward Islands cricket teamLeeward Islands cricket teamThe Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not...
- See also: British Virgin Islands sportspeople
Football in the British Virgin Islands
- British Virgin Islands Football AssociationBritish Virgin Islands Football AssociationThe British Virgin Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the British Virgin Islands.-External links:* at the FIFA website....
- British Virgin Islands national football teamBritish Virgin Islands national football teamThe British Virgin Islands national football team is the national team of the British Virgin Islands and is controlled by the British Virgin Islands Football Association.A member of CONCACAF, it is among its weakest teams.-History:...
British Virgin Islands at the Olympics
- British Virgin Islands at the 2000 Summer OlympicsBritish Virgin Islands at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe British Virgin Islands competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Athletics:Men's 200 metres* Keita Cline* Round 1 — 21.42 -References:...
- British Virgin Islands at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBritish Virgin Islands at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe British Virgin Islands sent one athlete to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Men's 200 metres* Dion Crabbe*Round 1 — 20.85s...
Transport in the British Virgin Islands
- Transport in the British Virgin IslandsTransport in the British Virgin IslandsThe systems of transport in the British Virgin Islands include 113 kilometres of highway and a harbour at Road Town.-References:...
- See also: Airports in the British Virgin Islands
See also
- List of British Virgin Islands-related topics
- List of Caribbean-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Lists of country-related topics
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