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Islands Sun Newspaper British Virgin Islands “The electorate of the British Virgin Islands is a mature and a conscientious group of voters who are interested in discussion on issues and not personalities,” the Chief Minister charged. The Chief Minister also clarified the question of party politics, saying this is enshrined in the Virgin Islands Constitution. “No government in the history of these islands has had to navigate and endure a more turbulent political and economic period than that experienced by this administration since its return to office on May 17th, 1999,” Chief Minister and VIP Leader Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal declared during an April 30th press conference. www.islandsun.com /2003-May/09052003/local3-v10i19.html   (1025 words)

Islandsun Newspapaper - British Virgin Islands News In a live televised broadcast, Chief Minister and Leader of Government Business in the House, Honourable Ralph T. O'Neal announced that he called on His Excellency the Governor in the morning and it was agreed that the 14th Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands should be dissolved. The way is now clear for the staging of general elections in the British Virgin Islands, it was announced here Tuesday evening. He said she had three senior members of the Virgin Islands Party lobbying on her behalf and she was also given the Ministry of Health, Education and Welfare portfolio. www.islandsun.com /2003-April/25042003/local1-v10i17.html   (1025 words)

A short history of the British Virgin Islands England seizes the Virgin Islands from Dutch pirates and establishes in 1666 the colony of Virgin Islands (later called the British Virgin Islands). In 1833 the British Virgin Islands become part of the Leeward Islands. Since 1967 the Virgin Islands are a parliamentary democracy with an own chief minister. www.electionworld.org /history/britishvirgin.htm   (1025 words)

Island Sun - British Virgin Islands - 11 October 2002 He spoke of the history of the British Virgin Islands, coming through a period of hard times to a stage where the territory is now recognized by the officialdom. Orlando Smith said he hoped that God would give the new Governor the wisdom and the inspiration to be always effective and well balanced in carrying out his responsibilities on behalf of Her Majesty and in keeping with the constitution of the Virgin Islands. Chief Minister O’Neal told the new Governor that he has not been sworn in to govern a set of rural peasants, but a people who are prepared to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. www.islandsun.com /2002-October/18102002/local1-v9i09.html   (1304 words)

Islands Sun Newspaper British Virgin Islands His Excellency the Governor Thomas Macan, after consultation with the Chief Minister and the Supervisor of Elections and mindful of the need to meet the timetable laid down in the Elections Act, has announced the date of Monday June 16th for the staging of general elections in the British Virgin Islands. Chief Minister Honourable Ralph T. O'Neal asked the Governor to dissolve the 14th Legislative Council on Tuesday April 22nd. Speaking immediately following the release of the date on Monday afternoon, Governor Macan explained that once this was done, he had to hear from the Elections Supervisor in terms of her timetable between then and polling day. www.islandsun.com /2003-May/02052003/local1-v10i18.html   (1304 words)

Islands Sun Newspaper British Virgin Islands Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party, Chief Minister Honourable Ralph O’Neal said the June 16th general elections is also about the past, where it is necessary for voters to assess the performance of past legislators in order to decide how to proceed into the future. The ruling Virgin Islands Party will officially present its manifesto this Saturday May 31st at a convention to be held at the Old Festival Village site, it was announced here Tuesday. “This promises to be quite an enlightening session as the Virgin Islands Party will outline its goal of leadership for the next four years,” Party President Mr. www.islandsun.com /2003-May/31052003/local3-v11i02.html   (1304 words)

News Links for the British Virgin Islands Island Sun Sombrero Rockets Rock BVI (Sombrero Island is in the middle of the Anegada Passage, about 50 miles from Virgin Gorda) Chief Minister Holds Fruitful Discussions with British Minister orman Island has been purchased for $8 million by a group led by the Jarecki family of Guana Island and donated to the VINCI foundation to ensure its preservation. www.b-v-i.com /newslinks   (1304 words)

Politics of the British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Politics of the British Virgin Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Chief Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. The British Virgin Islands is an internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. See for additional information about parties the List of political parties in the British Virgin Islands. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands   (323 words)

Encyclopedia: British Virgin Islands Orlando Smith (born 1944) is the chief minister of the British Virgin Islands since June 17, 2003. The British Virgin Islands (or BVI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of the British Virgin Islands was adopted on November 15, 1960. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-Virgin-Islands   (2492 words)

CNN.com - British official to visit British Virgin Islands, look at offshore - September 9, 2000 The British Virgin Islands depends heavily on the financial services industry, with the territory's 2000 budget earmarking $84.6 million, or 53.9 percent of the budget, expected to come from the sector. The British Virgin Islands was named on a list of 35 alleged tax havens released by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in June. In the British Virgin Islands, she will meet with O'Neal and Gov. Frank Savage on Tortola and also travel to the small island of Anegada. archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/americas/09/09/carib.britishvirginis.ap   (478 words)

Islandsun Newspapaper - British Virgin Islands News Despite the inclement weather, several hundreds turned out for the endless motorcade and rally on Virgin Gorda last Saturday night to officially launch the candidacy of District 9 Representative, Chief Minister the Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, Leader of the ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP). He said there are frequent boat trips between the two islands but government is negotiating a 3-day-a-week plane service to come into effect shortly. He told his supporters that his record of achievement is there, as he has worked to improve the standard of living for all. www.islandsun.com /2003-April/11042003/local2-v10i15.html   (716 words)

Virgin Islands Party (British Virgin Islands) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Virgin Islands Party is a political party in the British Virgin Islands, led by former chief minister Ralph T. O'Neal. At the last elections, 16 june 2003, the party lost its majority and won only 42.2 % of popular votes and 5 out of 13 elected seats. This page was last modified 10:34, 6 June 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virgin_Islands_Party_(British_Virgin_Islands)   (716 words)

British Virgin Islands, Map and Flag elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late 1994, which provides a blanket of confidentiality with regulated statutory gateways for investigation of criminal offenses, is expected to make the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business. election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NDP 8, VIP 5 www.greatestcities.com /Caribbean/British_Virgin_Islands.html   (716 words)

Politics of the British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia elections : none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council Judicial branch : Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal (one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the High Court); Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court; Court of Summary Jurisdiction Virgin Islands Party or VIP: Ralph T. O'Neal www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands   (716 words)

Economy and Investment in the British Virgin Islands The population of the British Virgin Islands is approximately 22,000 (2004) and the official language is English. The island of Tortola (land of turtle doves) is the largest of the British Virgin Islands situated about 130kms east of Puerto Rico overlooking Sir Francis Drake Channel, and has Road Town, the capital, and the international airport (Beef Island). The Islands are a dependent territory of the British Crown, and a member of the Commonwealth. www.lowtax.net /lowtax/html/jbvcfir.html   (716 words)

ipedia.com: Anguilla Article First colonized by English settlers in 1650, Anguilla was incorporated into a single British dependency along with the neighbouring islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the early 19th century, much to the objections of many Anguillans. The locally elected Chief Minister of the island serves as head of government. Anguilla is an island in the eastern Caribbean and is a British dependency with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state, represented by a Governor. www.ipedia.com /anguilla.html   (239 words)

Soul Of America - Black Resorts : Prospect Reef Hotel, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Located in the beautiful and breathtaking British Virgin Islands (BVI), the Prospect Reef Hotel is situated on 44 acres on the Sir Francis Drake Channel in Road Town, Tortola, the capital of the BVI. Originally opened in 1976, the resort has been owned by now former Chief Minister Cyril Romney, a native of the BVI, since 1988. Weekly island excursions jet you to Cooper Island, Virgin Gorda, or Peter Island, where you'll find Prospect Reef's Callaloo Restaurant on the Beach. www.soulofamerica.com /resorts/prospect.html   (344 words)

CCP Financial Consultants Ltd, British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands are a British Overseas Territory with a locally elected government headed by a Chief Minister and three other Ministers who make up the Executive Council, and are responsible for the Territory's internal management. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are a group of about 50 islands and cays situated in the Eastern Caribbean 60 miles east of Puerto Rico and 180 miles north of Antigua. The islands enjoy excellent communications with state of the art fibre optics telephone services provided by Cable and Wireless WI Ltd. www.ccpbvi.com /thebvi.html   (372 words)

Cousteau's Ambassadors of The Environment Camp Launched In Bvi ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The British Virgin Islands and Jean-Michel Cousteau, the BVI's spokesperson for the marine environment, continued their collaboration on the environmental education with the launch of Cousteau's world acclaimed "Ambassadors of the Environment" program on Tortola for two days on March 5th and March 6th. The launch of the program was a follow-up to the environmental programs begun during BVI Ocean Appreciation Week under the theme, "A New Vision for The Next Generation," initiated by Dr. The Honorable Chief Minister Smith, Chief Minister and Minister of Tourism. The second hope is that this program will start to generate more interest in the island youth in getting involved in scuba diving and the scuba profession, which currently employs over 70 people. www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-10-2005/0003160820&EDATE=   (1022 words)

Afiwi.Com - Your Caribbean Online The Virgin Islands Party leader and chief minister Ralph O'Neal was seeking a third consecutive term in office, and the fifth consecutive term for his party. The British Virgin Islands has one of the highest per capita gross domestic products in the world which can be attributed to its lucrative tourism industry and offshore financial industries. Monday was Election Day in the British Virgin Islands. www.afiwi.com /news2.asp?id=2300   (1022 words)

A short history of the British Virgin Islands That year H. Lavitty Stout of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) becomes chief minister. England seizes the Virgin Islands from Dutch pirates and establishes in 1666 the colony of Virgin Islands (later called the British Virgin Islands). In 1833 the British Virgin Islands become part of the Leeward Islands. www.electionworld.org /history/britishvirgin.htm   (202 words)

Ultimate BVI - History of the BVI The islands attained the status of British colony, and remained part of the Leeward Islands from 1872 until 1956, when the British Virgin Islands became a separately administered entity. Many areas of the British Virgin Islands are now under the protection of a National Parks Trust, a body established by the government to conserve and manage the natural beauty of the islands. Chiefly volcanic in origin, with the exception of Anegada, which is a coral and limestone atoll, most of the islands are grouped around the Sir Francis Drake Channel, named after the daring British adventurer who launched an attack against the Spanish from the islands in 1595. www.ultimatebvi.com /history.html   (953 words)

Caribbean Net News: BVI’S Virgin Gorda airport to remain open ROAD TOWN, BVI: In keeping with the British Virgin Islands Chief Minister’s promise to give an update on the Virgin Gorda airport, acting Chief Minister, Ronnie Skelton, held discussions Tuesday morning with Air Safety Support International (ASSI) officials. The British Virgin Islands Government will, however, continue discussions with ASSI officials with a view to establishing the terms and conditions of this provisional certificate. Last Thursday the Chief Minister announced that, in consultation with the owners of Little Dix Bay Hotel, the Virgin Gorda airport would remain open until his government met with ASSI officials Tuesday. www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/07/06/airport.shtml   (225 words)

Britain to overhaul ties with remaining colonies Similar rights do not exist for the inhabitants of territories such as Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Pitcairn Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, St Helena and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Last month Montserrat Chief Minister David Brandt accused Britain of delaying aid in a calculated plan to drive residents from the Caribbean island. In particular, Cook wants the British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat and the Cayman Islands to change laws which ban homosexual acts between consenting adults. www.sodomylaws.org /world/united_kingdom/uknews09.htm   (225 words)

British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Montserrat - Government and Politics Lavity Stoutt, leader of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), became the islands' first chief minister in April 1967. The House of Assembly is elected for five years by universal adult suffrage and consists of seven elected members, two ex officio members (the attorney general and the permanent secretary for finance), and two other members who are nominated by the governor after consultation with the chief minister. As mentioned, the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat were crown colonies, and Anguilla was an associated state. countrystudies.us /caribbean-islands/114.htm   (225 words)

Turks and Caicos Islands Introduction - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System Although most of the islands are independent nations, five (the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands) remain British dependencies. In March 1988 the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) crushed the Progressive National Party (PNP) in parliamentary elections in the Turks and Caicos, winning eleven of thirteen seats; PDM leader Oswald Skippings became the islands' chief minister. In 1985 a Miami jury convicted Chief Minister Norman Saunders of the Turks and Caicos Islands of traveling to the United States to engage in narcotics transactions. workmall.com /wfb2001/turks_and_caicos_islands/turks_and_caicos_islands_history_introduction.html   (225 words)

Turks and Caicos Islands Introduction - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System Although most of the islands are independent nations, five (the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands) remain British dependencies. In 1985 a Miami jury convicted Chief Minister Norman Saunders of the Turks and Caicos Islands of traveling to the United States to engage in narcotics transactions. The elections were the first held in the Turks and Caicos since the British imposed direct British rule on the territory in July 1986 (see British Dependencies: The Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands, Government and Politics, ch. workmall.com /wfb2001/turks_and_caicos_islands/turks_and_caicos_islands_history_introduction.html   (225 words)

Islands Sun Newspaper British Virgin Islands Chief Minister and Minister of Finance the Honourable Ralph T. O'Neal told the 8th sitting of the 2nd session of the 14th Legislative Council, that of this figure, $44,744,524 represent the current account and $43,946,241 were in the form of certificates of deposit (CD's) with the different banks in the territory. Speaker, the treasury figures show that notwithstanding the fact that we appropriated $73,782,330 to the capital fund from the recurrent budget, only an amount of $36,373,652 were actually spent in 2002 from the said appropriation," the Chief Minister went on to say. The Treasury has reported provisional/unaudited figures with respect to its balances at year end, that is, 31st December 2002, of some ninety million, one thousand, three hundred and thirty eight dollars ($90,001,338), it was reported here Tuesday. www.islandsun.com /2003-Feb/21022003/local4-v10i07.html   (280 words)

Howard A. Fergus - The Cayman Islands: Britain's Maverick Caribbean Colony The conservatism of the Cayman Islands even at this point can be illustrated by the fact that the ministerial system had already been introduced in the small Eastern Caribbean colonies such as Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla between 1960 and 1967. This is in spite of the fact that the new constitution has finally introduced the office of a Chief Minister and a Cabinet to replace the Executive Council. The Cayman Islands became British by cession unlike the Eastern Caribbean colonies which became so by settlement or even Jamaica in the north-west which was won by force of arms. www.uwichill.edu.bb /bnccde/cayman/conference/papers/fergus.html   (6591 words)

CIA - The World Factbook -- British Virgin Islands The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late 1994, which provides a blanket of confidentiality with regulated statutory gateways for investigation of criminal offenses, is expected to make the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business. elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal (one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the High Court); Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court; Court of Summary Jurisdiction www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/vi.html   (6591 words)

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