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	British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British Virgin Islands (or BVI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
		They were called the "Virgin Islands" until "British" was added at the end of World War I after the United States had purchased the nearby Danish West Indies and renamed them as the U.S. Virgin Islands.
		The economy of the British Virgin Islands is one of the more prosperous ones of any of the Caribbean states, with a GDP per capita of around $15,000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Virgin_Islands (565 words)

	U.S. Took Ownership of the Virgin Islands
		A female Carib Indian, native of the Virgin Islands
		The island chain consists of St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John, and about 50 other small islands, most of which are uninhabited.
		The islands are in the Lesser Antilles, between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/jazz/virgin_1 (129 words)

	Virgin Islands Map
		At 491.5 acres (2 km²) in size, Water Island is the smallest of the main U.S. Virgin Islands.
		The Virgin Islands are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.
		The islands are divided into two parts, one of which, the British Virgin Islands, is a overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/217/virgin-islands-map.html (1339 words)

	U.S. Virgin Islands
		The Virgin Islands of the United States is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is a dependency of the United States.
		During the submarine warfare phases of the First World War, the USA feared that these islands might be seized by Germany as a submarine base and accordingly approached Denmark to sell the islands to the USA.
		The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of three main islands: Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/u_/u_s__virgin_islands.html (394 words)

	United States Virgin Islands
		The US Virgin Islands are made up of the four main islands of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix and Water Island and many smaller islands.
		Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries, until the abolition of slavery by Governor Peter von Scholten on July 3, 1848.
		The main political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands are the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, the Independent Citizens Movement (ICM), and the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands.
	creekin.net /n250-united-states-virgin-islands.html (810 words)

	Congresswoman Donna Christian-Christensen - Virgin Islands - History and Geography
		The direction of settlement was indicated by Spanish neglect to colonize the smaller islands of the lesser Antilles in favor of the Greater Antilles.
		The islands were administered and ruled by the U.S. Navy from 1917 to 1931, a period which was unsatisfactory to the inhabitants of the islands.
		The U.S. Virgin Islands is comprised of 68 islands and cays located in the Caribbean Basin 1,075 miles east-southeast of Miami, and 50 miles east of Puerto Rico.
	www.house.gov /christian-christensen/vi_history.htm (706 words)

	Virgin Islands
		The island is of volcanic origin and lies to the south of Saint Thomas in the Charlotte Amalie harbor.
		Water Island is a residential island, with a population of 161 (2000 census) and no significant commercial establishments.
		Thomas Marine Repair Slip, it is one of the earliest steam-powered marine railways in the western hemisphere and perhaps the oldest surviving example of such a railway.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/217/virgin-islands.html (1338 words)

	Sinbad to Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The U.S. Virgin Islands was selected as this year's host after a competitive site selection process that included many other Caribbean islands.
		The U.S. Virgin Islands is an English-speaking American Territory located in the Caribbean Sea.
		The U.S. Virgin Islands has continued to be one of the most popular Caribbean vacation destinations in the world for several decades, making tourism the territoryís number-one industry.
	www.usvi.org /news/tourism/19990301.html (846 words)

	Virgin Islands Lottery
		CROIX, US Virgin Islands (February 6, 2003) – According to local news sources Governor Charles Turnbull has submitted the name of Cedric Swan to the Legislature to fill one of five vacant seats on the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission.....................
		ST. CROIX, US Virgin Islands (April 13, 2002) - Governor Charles W. Turnbull said in a Government House media release on Thursday that he has applied on behalf of the Virgin Islands Lottery to join the Powerball lottery bloc.
		CROIX, US Virgin Islands (June 27, 2001) -- Lottery dealers and the playing public is informed that the date for the $542 drawing that was due July 6, has been changed to Tuesday, July 10.
	www.lotteryinsider.com /lottery/virgin.htm (2962 words)

	Sinbad's Soul Music Festival 99 - PRESS RELEASES - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
		U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, March 1, 1999 - Internationally known comedian, actor and producer Sinbad will bring his exciting blend of comedy, funk and celebration to the U.S. Virgin Islands this spring.
		Held for the first time on U.S. soil, the famous festival is expected to draw more than 7,000 revelers to the U.S. Virgin Islands and contribute an estimated $20 million to the local and travel economies.
		The USVI is comprised of four major islands: St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas and the newest, Water Island, as well as about 50 other smaller islands and cays.
	www.usvi.net /Sinbad/Press_Home/990301/990301.htm (826 words)

	British Virgin Islands
		The impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on the islands of the Eastern Caribbean (including the British Virgin Islands) was analysed and a corresponding report ‘Hurricane Impact on Beaches in the Eastern Caribbean Islands 1989-1995’ was issued in 1996.
		A slide presentation illustrating the effects of Tropical Storm Iris and Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn on the islands of the eastern Caribbean in 1995, including slides on the British Virgin Islands, was put together in 1997.
		The British Virgin Islands are involved in the project through the Small Islands Voice Internet-based global forum.
	www.unesco.org /csi/act/other/british.htm (705 words)

	Today in History: March 31
		Renamed the Virgin Islands, this chain consists of St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John and about 50 other small islands, most of which are uninhabited.
		Lying about 65 kilometers east of Puerto Rico at the end of the Greater Antilles, the U.S. purchased the islands from Denmark for $25 million because of their strategic location in relation to the Panama Canal.
		The Virgin Islands are known for their delightful tropical climate and a growing season that never ends.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/mar31.html (584 words)

	Ocean Conservancy
		THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS -- March 11 -- “The State of the Coral Reefs of the U.S. Virgin Islands” is the shared effort of scientists, researchers, divers, fishermen, government and other stakeholders in the Virgin Islands.
		The Virgin Islands has experienced a decline in the health of its coral ecosystems in recent decades, due primarily to overfishing, pollution and coastal development.
		The two-day book launch included a presentation to the U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Charles W. Turnbull at a reception hosted at his mansion, a dive led by Sylvia Earle, and a guided tour of the marine environment by Earle and Roger Rufe for school children of the USVI on a windowed submarine provided by Atlantis.
	www.commondreams.org /news2005/0311-03.htm (616 words)

	Virgin Islands
		Below is a copy of an off-the-cuff guide I wrote back in the early 1990s for some friends who were chartering in the Virgin Islands.
		have made this island off-limits because of the number of accidental run-ins with its reef by inexperienced charterers.
		The down side is that there is a seemingly interminable ride in the hotel jeep across the island to get there, but there is a fun beach snack bar, so you can turn it into an all-day excursion.
	www.heartsong3.com /virgin_islands.htm (3760 words)

	Virgin Islands Search and Rescue Newsletter - June 1989 Rescues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Saltshaker made a successful attempt to pass through the reef, at times in no less than 3' of water, and was able to pick up the three persons on board and bring them safely to shore.
		In the early evening hours of Friday, 16th March, Virgin Islands Search and Rescue coordinators received a call from VISAR volunteer Jack Brown informing them that he had spotted a fishing boat adrift in the vicinity of Sophie Bay.
		A call was received by VISAR from a bareboat charter yacht located in the Bight at Norman Island stating that one of the crew had severely injured his foot in an anchor chain locker and was in need of immediate assistance and transportation to Peebles Hospital.
	www.visar.org /newsletters/archive/rescues/90jun-rescues.html (964 words)

	British Virgin Islands, Map and Flag
		First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English.
		The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
		The economy, one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, generating an estimated 45% of the national income.
	www.greatestcities.com /Caribbean/British_Virgin_Islands.html (721 words)

	Virgin Islands March -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Virgin Islands March -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The "Virgin Islands March" is a (additional info and facts about patriotic song) patriotic song which is considered to be the (A song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation) national anthem of the (additional info and facts about US Virgin Islands) US Virgin Islands.
		The song was composed by Naval Bandmaster and Virgin Island native Alton Adams in the (The decade from 1920 to 1929) 1920s.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vi/virgin_islands_march.htm (113 words)

	COMTEK’S CEO Sets New Technology Vision for U.S. Virgin Islands
		CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (PRWEB) March 7, 2004--Joseph Fergus, CEO and Founder of Communication Technologies, Inc. (COMTek), one of America’s fastest growing technology leaders, has announced today his strategic vision for bringing economic growth and progress to the Virgin Islands.
		Fergus asserts: “In order for the Virgin Islands to realize their full potential, there must be an effective and competitive business environment which allows and encourages high-quality service providers to bring to the Islands the most progressive solutions that today’s technology has to offer.
		Fergus: "I was raised in the projects in the Virgin Islands.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/3/emw109545.php (1097 words)

	Virgin Islands News
		The University of the Virgin Islands is looking for ways to reverse a two-year decline in student enrollment that could threaten the financial stability of the school.
		With $2.5 million in the pipeline for salary increases, the University of the Virgin Islands board of trustees is planning to create an improved compensation package for the institution's 450 employees.
		Three Virgin Islands teachers have been named finalists for the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's highest commendation for teachers of math and...
	www.topix.net /world/virgin-islands (1282 words)

	University of the Virgin Islands View Book
		The University of the Virgin Islands was chartered as the College of the Virgin Islands on March 16, 1962 by the Fourth Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
		In its brief but distinguished history, the University of the Virgin Islands has already produced many graduates who have risen -- and are rising -- to prominence in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, the Eastern Caribbean, the U.S. mainland and beyond.
		In its brief but distinguished history, the University of the Virgin Islands has produced two Rhodes Scholars, Thurgood Marshall scholars and a Goldwater scholar who received a perfect score on the Graduate Record Examinations.
	www.uvi.edu /pub-relations/viewbook3.htm (450 words)

	USVI - Press Room
		THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, March 30, 2005 --- Commissioner of Tourism Pamela C. Richards has announced the kickoff of Carnival 2005 in the United States Virgin Islands is on April 3, 2005.
		The 53rd Annual Virgin Islands Carnival, considered one of the Caribbean’s largest Carnival celebrations, is an opportunity for locals and visitors to enjoy the best of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ rich, vibrant cultural heritage.
		“Carnival in the U.S. Virgin Islands is one of the world’s most exciting celebrations that Virgin Islanders and vacationers of all ages truly can enjoy,” stated U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Pamela C. Richards.
	www.usvitourism.vi /en/welcome/pressreleases.asp?id=423 (380 words)

	U.S. Took Ownership of the Virgin Islands
		Even though Denmark was an officially neutral country during the American Revolution (it was neither on the side of the Colonies nor the British), there was one case of arms and supplies smuggled to the Americans from the island of St. Croix.
		The Interior Department report states that, as the supplies were being passed, salutes were exchanged "between a merchantman flying the Grand Union flag [America's flag] and Fort Frederik at the west end of St. Croix." Their salute was "the first acknowledgment of the American flag from foreign soil."
		If you visit them you can still see the fields of sugarcane that grow there and imagine how life on the islands used to be.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/jazz/virgin_3 (135 words)

	Flying Cloud – British Virgin Islands – March 15, 1998
		Today we were offered the option of either the island tour or hiking tour, but we decided to simply take the launch back to the Roadtown dock and get our needed camera batteries.
		We were fortunate to get seated in the cab with the driver; that was nice as we could hear and understand his explanations of things, whereas those in the back of the safari-bus couldn’t hear him too well.
		This afternoon, we anchored off of Peter Island and the divers departed (via "Blue Water Divers", the dive boat company) to dive the wreck of the Rhone.
	www.dey1.com /flyingc/ball2.htm (3104 words)

	Caribbean Net News: St Thomas to host 2005 US Virgin Islands’ Annual International Rolex Regatta
		THOMAS, USVI: According to the US Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism, Pamela C. Richards, nearly 100 top-ranked boat racers and sailors from the Caribbean, US mainland, Canada and Europe will converge on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands from March 24-27, for the 32nd annual International Rolex Regatta.
		For registrations received before March 15, the cost of Regatta registration ranges from $175 to $300 depending on class, and from $200 to $350 for registrations received between March 16 and March 21.
		A number of hotels on the island’s East End will also be in the catbird seat to share views of the races sailing through Pillsbury Sound between St. Thomas and St. John.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/03/03/host.shtml (539 words)

	Virgin Islands E-Magazine
		From March 26-28, the three-day regatta is compact yet large in terms of offering dependable tropical trade winds, warm water and serious competition for everything from over-50 foot “Sleds” right down to beach catamarans.
		With some notable new big boats expected to show, it will be hard to determine which end of the size spectrum will enjoy the more fierce competition or have the better fun (because that’s what Caribbean racing is all about, too) both at sea and ashore.
		If you have any questions about the islands or if you want opinions, join a discussion on the Virgin Islands Message Board.
	www.vinow.com /news/2004/feb/rolex.php (711 words)

	Virgin Islands Yacht Charters
		Yacht chartering is the practice of chartering a sailing or motor yacht and traveling to various coastal or island destinations.
		Companies that provide yachts for charter usually require guests to demonstrate that they have a qualified skipper and at least one competent crew member.
		As well as the flexibility it offers it can also be surprisingly excellent value for money, often working out cheaper than booking hotel rooms, especially if there are a good number of people going on holiday together.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/217/virgin-islands-yacht-charters.html (1449 words)

	Virgin Islands Search and Rescue Newsletter - March 1992 Donations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I do not have VISAR's address and hope that you might make a presentation of the enclosed check to VISAR in the smallest recognition of a service offered and provided in the finest tradition of the seagoing people of Great Britain.
		A formal presentation to VISAR would remind the citizens of the BVI of the extraordinary contribution that VISAR provides to the marine community of the Virgin Islands.
		My family and I will be forever grateful to your primary and back-up crews for their response and actions during the saga of Bistro II on the evening of January twenty-seventh.
	www.visar.org /newsletters/archive/donations/92mar-donations.html (418 words)

	Virgin Islands (U. S.) - nationalanthems.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		"The Star Spangled Banner" is the official anthem of this American colony in the Caribbean, however, there is a local anthem entitled the "Virgin Islands March".
		Composed in 1919 by a leading Virgin Islands bandmaster and adopted as the territory's anthem in 1963, the musical style is akin to the patriotic, Sousa-style marches that are popular in the United States.
		Please note that while the anthem itself is public domain, this arrangement is © Peter Breiner and Naxos.
	david.national-anthems.net /vi.htm (90 words)

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