The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies.
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are one of three political divisions of the Virgin Islands archipelago located in the Lesser Antilles, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The BVI are the easternmost part of the island chain. The land area totals and comprises 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands. The islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke are the largest. Maritime claims include 12 nmi territorial sea and a 200 nmi exclusive fishing zone. In terms of land use, it is 20% arable land, 6.67% permanent crops and 73.33% other as of a 2005 figure. It has strong ties to nearby U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Virgin Gorda is the third-largest island and second-most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
The 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.
Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. The airport serves as the gateway to just about all of the islands within the BVI. The airport is also a gateway for inter-Caribbean travelers headed to the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands. Many travellers fly into Beef Island, with the intention of taking a ferry to the other smaller British Virgin Islands. The airport is located on Beef Island, a small island off the main island of Tortola, to which it is connected by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
Virgin Gorda Airport is an airport on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
The Tortola League was a regional association football league played in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The winner of the league was declared as the overall champion of the country. In 2009, the league disbanded after the merger with the Virgin Gorda League to create a new top league, the BVIFA National League.
The Virgin Gorda League was a regional association football league played in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. In 2009 the league disbanded after the merger with the Tortola League to create a new top league, the BVIFA National League.
The colony of the British Virgin Islands has issued its own stamps since 1866. The first Post Office was opened in Tortola in 1787. At the time postage stamps were not yet invented, and it was not until 1858 that a small supply of adhesive stamps issued by Great Britain depicting Queen Victoria were utilized by the local Post Office. These stamps were cancelled by an A13 postmark and are extremely rare so cancelled.
Association football – commonly known as football – is a popular sport in the British Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands Football Association – the territory's football governing body – organizes the men's and women's national teams and administers the territory's professional league the BVIFA National Football League. As members of Caribbean Football Union teams are eligible for the Caribbean Club Championship and the territory's membership in CONCACAF allows teams to participate in that organizations club and national team competitions. The British Virgin Island are also a member of FIFA and is therefore eligible to play in the World Cup. The national teams also compete in the Virgin Islands Championship against the US Virgin Islands.
Air BVI was an airline which operated and was based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Founded in 1971, by 1975 it had significantly added capacity to its fleet with the introduction of two Douglas DC-3 aircraft. Air BVI primarily flew between the Beef Island Airport (EIS) on Tortola and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, providing connecting flights to and from major air carriers serving San Juan in order to enable tourists to visit the British Virgin Islands as well as providing transportation for local BVI residents and also served other destinations in the BVI such as Anegada and Virgin Gorda.
Desire Montgomery Butler is a former association football and cricket player from British Virgin Islands (BVI). In football, he played as a goalkeeper for Islanders FC and for the BVI national team. In cricket he played as a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper for the BVI national team.
Islanders FC is a British Virgin Islands professional football club based in Tortola, competing in the BVIFA National League, the top tier of British Virgin Islands football.
The 2010–11 BVIFA National Football League was the 2nd season of the competition. Islanders FC won the title.
The 2012–13 BVIFA National Football League is the fourth season of the highest competitive football league in the British Virgin Islands, after it was founded in 2009. The season commenced on 18 November 2012. Islanders FC are the defending champions, having won the previous three championships.
Wolues Football Club is a British Virgin Islands professional football club based in Road Town. The club plays in the BVIFA National Football League.
The 2016–17 BVIFA National Football League is the seventh season of the competition. The season began on 18 September 2016.
Shamoy T. Thompson is a British Virgin Islands football player who currently plays for the HBA Panthers and One Love United.
Bailey George Rowe is a British Virgin Islands footballer who currently plays for Portland United and the British Virgin Islands national team. He is the youngest goalscorer in the history of the BVI senior national side.
Azarni Callwood is a British Virgin Islands footballer who currently plays for Rebels FC and the British Virgin Islands national team.
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