Desreta Jackson
Desreta Jackson (born April 19, 1975) is a Virgin Islander actress, producer and entrepreneur. She is best known for her role as Young Celie in the movie The Color Purple.
Osbert Potter
Osbert Potter (born May 8, 1956 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands) served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, from 2015 to 2019.
Mokil Atoll
Mwoakilloa (or Mokil previously named "Wellington Island" or "Duperrey Island", after Louis Isidore Duperrey) is an inhabited atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. Geographically, it belongs to the Caroline Islands and is a district of the outlying islands of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia.
British Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Flag Coat of arms Motto: ``Vigilate ''(Latin)`` Be Vigilant'' Anthem: ``God Save the Queen ''Territorial song:`` Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands'' Location of British Virgin Islands (circled in red) Status British Overseas Territory Capital and largest city Road Town 18 ° 25.883 ′ N 64 ° 37.383 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 18.431383 ° N 64.623050 ° W ﻿ / 18.431383; - 64.623050 Official languages English Ethnic groups 76.5% Black 7% White 5% Hispanic 5% Multiracial 2% East Indian 4.5% Other Demonym Virgin Islander Government Parliamentary dependency under constitutional monarchy Monarch Elizabeth II Governor Augustus Jaspert Deputy Governor V. Inez Archibald Premier Orlando Smith Responsible Minister (UK) Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon Legislature House of Assembly Established as a dependency of the United Kingdom Separate 1960 Autonomy 1967 Area Total 153 km (59 sq mi) Water (%) 1.6 Population 2010 census 28,054 (212th) Density 260 / km (673.4 / sq mi) (68th) GDP (PPP) estimate Total $853.4 million Per capita $43,366 Currency United States dollar (USD) Time zone AST (UTC - 4) Drives on the left Calling code + 1 - 284 ISO 3166 code VG Internet TLD. vg Source for all ethnic groups including labels: 2010 Census of Population For the Overseas Territories.
Virgin Islands Creole
Virgin Islands Creole, or Virgin Islands Creole English, is an English - based creole consisting of several varieties spoken in the Virgin Islands and the nearby SSS islands of Saba, Saint Martin and Sint Eustatius, where it is known as Saban English, Saint Martin English, and Statian English, respectively.
United States dollar
The U.S. dollar is fiat money. It is the currency most used in international transactions and is the world's most dominant reserve currency. Several countries use it as their official currency, and in many others it is the de facto currency. Besides the United States, it is also used as the sole currency in two British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean: the British Virgin Islands and the Turks and Caicos islands. A few countries use only the U.S. Dollar for paper money, while the country mints its own coins, or also accepts U.S. coins that can be used as payment in U.S. dollars, such as the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
Ron de Lugo
Ron de Lugo (born August 2, 1930) is an American politician was the first Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives. Ron de Lugo's parents were Puerto Ricans. Mr. De Lugo's grandfather owned a hardware store and gun dealership in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Ron's parents were living in New Jersey at the time Ron was born and also lived in the Virgin Islands as civil servants. He was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and attended the Colegio San José, Puerto Rico. He served in the United States Army as a program director and announcer for the Armed Forces Radio Service. He worked at WSTA radio, St. Thomas, and also at the WIVI radio, St. Croix. He was a Virgin Islands territorial Senator, a Democratic National Committeeman, the administrator for St. Croix, the representative of the Virgin Islands to Washington, D.C., and a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968.
List of Superfund sites in the United States Virgin Islands
This is a list of Superfund sites in the United States Virgin Islands designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law:
Clerke Rocks
The Clerke Rocks are a group of small rocky islands some southeast of South Georgia that extend from east to west. The Clerke Rocks include The Office Boys () at the northeastern end and Nobby (Spanish: "Islote Llamativo" or "Roca Notable") at the southeastern end of the group. The islands belong to the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and are also claimed by Argentina as part of Tierra del Fuego Province.
Guapi Island
Guapi or Huapi (Mapudungun for island) is an island in Ranco Lake, southern Chile. Administratively it belongs to the commune of Futrono in Los Ríos Region.
Eddie Lovett
Eddie Lovett (born June 25, 1992) is an American born U.S. Virgin Islander sprinter who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. He currently attends the University of Florida. At the time of the 2016 Rio Olympics, in which he represented the U.S. Virgin Islands, he was a volunteer assistant coach at Penn State University.
Mehetia
Meheti'a or Me'eti'a is a volcanic island in the Windward Islands, in the east of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. This island is a very young active stratovolcano east of the Taiarapu Peninsula of Tahiti. It belongs to the Teahiti'a-Mehetia hotspot.
Capri, Campania
Capri is a municipality, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, situated on the island of Capri in Italy. It comprises the centre and East of the island, while the West belongs to Anacapri.
Dion Crabbe
Dion Kwasi Crabbe (born March 10, 1977) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands. He won the 100 metres race at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS / NWS) Hurricane Irma at peak intensity approaching the Leeward Islands on September 5 Formed August 30, 2017 Dissipated September 13, 2017 (Remnant low after September 12) Highest winds 1 - minute sustained: 180 mph (285 km / h) Lowest pressure 914 mbar (hPa); 26.99 inHg Fatalities 52 direct, 82 indirect Damage $64.76 billion (2017 USD) (Fifth - costliest tropical cyclone on record) Areas affected Cape Verde, Leeward Islands (especially Barbuda, Saint Barthelemy, Anguilla, Saint Martin and the Virgin Islands), Greater Antilles (Cuba and Puerto Rico), Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, Eastern United States (especially Florida) Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season History Meteorological history Effects Caribbean Islands Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas British Virgin Islands Cuba United States Florida Other wikis Commons: Irma images
British Caribbean Airways
British Caribbean Airways was a short lived airline, which in 1986 operated a single BAe 146-100 jet aircraft from Miami, Florida to Tortola, British Virgin Islands with an intermediate stop at Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. The British Caribbean flights into Tortola marked the only time this small airport in the BVI had scheduled passenger jet service.
Andraes Norford
Andraes Norford (born 2 September 1991) in the British Virgin Islands is a footballer who plays as a Midfielder. He currently plays for British Virgin Islands Championship club Virgin Gorda Ballstars and the British Virgin Islands national football team.
Wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth
The wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth was worn by the future Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding to Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947 in Westminster Abbey. Given the rationing of clothing at the time, she still had to purchase the material using ration coupons. The dress was designed by Norman Hartnell. Hartnell's signature was said to be embroidery, and he enjoyed "working with soft, floating fabrics, particularly tulle and chiffon, and with plain, lustrous silks". The dress was made of soft Damascus Prokar, with a high neckline, tailored bodice and a short train.
Saint Barthélemy
Located approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) east of Puerto Rico and the nearer Virgin Islands, St. Barthélemy lies immediately southeast of the islands of Saint Martin and Anguilla. It is one of the Renaissance Islands. St. Barthélemy is separated from Saint Martin by the Saint-Barthélemy Channel. It lies northeast of Saba and St Eustatius, and north of St Kitts. Some small satellite islets belong to St. Barthélemy including Île Chevreau (Île Bonhomme), Île Frégate, Île Toc Vers, Île Tortue and Gros Îlets (Îlots Syndare). A much bigger islet, Île Fourchue, lies on the north of the island, in the Saint-Barthélemy Channel. Other rocky islets which include Coco, the Roques (or little Turtle rocks), the Goat, and the Sugarloaf.
New Vibes
New Vibes is a U.S. Virgin Islands soccer club based in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands that regularly competes in the U.S. Virgin Islands Championship, and has had success in the tournament. The team competes in the St. Thomas & St. John's Soccer League and is one of the most successful clubs in St. Thomas and in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Who is the spouse of the owner of the British Virgin Islands?
who does the british virgin islands belong to
Elizabeth II
#1 >> spouse
Philip Mountbatten