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.
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom have evolved from the early days of the telegraph to modern broadband and mobile phone networks with Internet services.
The governor of the Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the British Virgin Islands. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the de facto head of state,and is responsible for appointing the premier and the executive council.
NYNEX Corporation was an American telephone company that served five states of New England as well as most of the state of New York from January 1,1984 to August 14,1997.
Tortola is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands,a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It has a surface area of 55.7 square kilometres with a total population of 23,908,with 9,400 residents in Road Town. Mount Sage is its highest point at 530 metres above sea level.
Belonger status is a legal classification normally associated with British Overseas Territories. It refers to people who have close ties to a specific territory,normally by birth or ancestry. The requirements for belonger status,and the rights that it confers,vary from territory to territory.
Juan Francisco Luis was a Puerto Rican-U.S. Virgin Islander politician who served as the third elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands,and the territory's 23rd governor overall. As lieutenant governor,Luis assumed the governorship on January 2,1978,succeeding Governor Cyril King,who died in office. He served as governor from 1978 until 1987,becoming the longest-serving governor in the history of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Virgin Islands Daily News is a daily newspaper in the United States Virgin Islands headquartered on the island of Saint Thomas. In 1995 the newspaper became one of the smallest ever to win journalism's most prestigious award,the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The newspaper is published every day except Sunday. The paper maintains its main office on Saint Thomas and a smaller bureau on Saint Croix.
Sarah Georgina Tucker has served as Governor of Montserrat since 6 April 2022.
Anthony John James Bailey is a British-born,Irish public relations consultant.
John Stewart Duncan OBE is a British diplomat. He was Ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament and UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament,Geneva,2006–11. In June 2013,he was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the British government,to represent the Queen as Governor of the British Virgin Islands,and to act as the de facto head of state in the Territory. Duncan arrived at the Islands on 14 August 2014 and was sworn in the following day and his term would last until 8 August 2017 when he was succeeded by Robert A. Mathavious.
The Constitution of the British Virgin Islands is a predominantly codified constitution documented primarily within the Virgin Islands Constitution Order,2007 a statutory instrument of the United Kingdom. The 2007 Constitution was the fourth written constitution of the British Virgin Islands,and superseded the 1976 constitution. In addition to the constitution itself,a number of the constitutional powers of the British Virgin Islands government are specified a "letter of entrustment" from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office which delegates powers to the British Virgin Islands government to represent itself in certain external affairs.
John James Rankin,is a British diplomat and a former ambassador to Nepal. He served as the Governor of the British Virgin Islands from January 2021 to January 2024. He was the Governor of Bermuda from December 2016 to December 2020.
Augustus James Ulysses "Gus" Jaspert is a British diplomat who was previously the Governor of the British Virgin Islands. He was sworn into office on 22 August 2017. He left office on 23 January 2021,and was succeeded by John Rankin who was sworn in after completing a 14-day COVID-19 quarantine.
Francis Joseph (Frank) Savage CMG LVO OBE is a British diplomat,who was Governor of Montserrat from 1993 to 1997. His tenure included the early stages of the volcanic eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano,from 1995 to 1997.
The Isle of Wight Observer is a free newspaper published on the Isle of Wight every Friday. It was launched on 10 August 2018 in a tabloid format,and is distributed through supermarkets,newsagents and other outlets across the island. It is regulated by IMPRESS. The weekly print-run is printed on the newspaper's masthead. In August 2023 it declared 18,500 newspapers published with a digital subscriber base of "over 4,500". Previous issues of the newspaper are published on its website.
The global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was confirmed to have reached the British Overseas Territory of the British Virgin Islands in March 2020.
Nigel John Dakin (born 28 February 1964 was a British diplomat and soldier who served as Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands between 15 July 2019 and 29 March 2023.
VMED O2 UK Limited,trading as Virgin Media O2,is a British mass media and telecommunications company based in London,England. The company was formed in June 2021 as a 50:50 joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica through the merger of their respective Virgin Media and O2 UK businesses.
CityFibre is an independent British telecommunications network provider,providing gigabit-capable FTTP broadband across the UK. They are the third-largest network provider in the UK,after Openreach and Virgin Media. It is considered one of the UK's "altnets",in reference to being an alternative to Openreach.
