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The United States Virgin Islands,officially the Virgin Islands of the United States,are a group of Caribbean islands and a territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The islands have a tropical climate.
The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) is the only place under United States jurisdiction where the rule of the road is to drive on the left. However,virtually all passenger vehicles are left hand drive due to imports of U.S. vehicles.
Charlotte Amalie,located on St. Thomas,is the capital and the largest town of the United States Virgin Islands. It is the anchor of the subdistrict of Charlotte Amalie that is composed of the town of Charlotte Amalie,the census-designated place (CDP) of Charlotte Amalie West,and the CDP of Charlotte Amalie East. It was founded in 1666 as Taphus. In 1691,the town was renamed to Charlotte Amalie after the Danish queen Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650–1714). It has a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates and is now one of the busiest ports of call for cruise ships in the Caribbean,with about 1.5 million-plus cruise ship passengers landing there annually. Protected by Hassel Island,the harbor has docking and fueling facilities,machine shops,and shipyards and was a U.S. submarine base until 1966. The town has been inhabited for centuries. When Christopher Columbus arrived in 1493,the area was inhabited by Caribs,Arawaks,Ciboney and Taíno native peoples. It is on the southern shore at the head of Saint Thomas Harbor. In 2020 the subdistrict of Charlotte Amalie had a population of 14,477 which makes it the most densely populated area in the Virgin Islands Archipelago with the town of Charlotte Amalie as the anchor of "the City". Hundreds of ferries and yachts pass by the town each week.
Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands are held to elect senators to the Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands,the governor and lieutenant governor of the territory,and a delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
The University of the Virgin Islands is a public historically black land-grant university in the United States Virgin Islands.
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is the territorial legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. The legislative branch of the unincorporated U.S. territory is unicameral,with a single house consisting of 15 senators,elected to two-year terms without term limits. The legislature meets in Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
Edward Wilmot Blyden was an Americo-Liberian educator,writer,diplomat,and politician who was primarily active in West Africa. Born in the Danish West Indies,he joined the waves of black immigrants from the Americas who migrated to Liberia. Blyden became a teacher for five years in the British West African colony of Sierra Leone in the early twentieth century. His major writing were on pan-Africanism,which later became influential throughout West Africa,attracting attention in countries such as the United States as well. His ideas went on to influence the likes of Marcus Garvey,George Padmore and Kwame Nkrumah.
The 2007 CFU Club Championship was the annual international football club competition held in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) region. Nineteen teams were to compete in the tournament,from November 4 to November 16 in six venues in Trinidad and Tobago. The first round consisted of five groups played in a round-robin format. The first round group winners along with the three best second-place teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The Caribbean Tournament Champion qualified to the 2008 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The 2014 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the governor of the United States Virgin Islands. Incumbent Democratic governor John de Jongh was term-limited and was unable run for re-election to a third term in office. Since no candidate received a majority in the general election,as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands,a runoff was held between Donna Christian-Christensen and Kenneth Mapp,the two top vote receivers. Mapp went on to win the run off in a landslide victory,with almost 63% of the vote.
Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett is an American politician and attorney serving since 2015 as the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district. Plaskett has practiced law in New York City,Washington,D.C.,and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Blyden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to select the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2018 United States midterm elections. On Election Day,November 6,Bryan earned 38.08% of the vote,with Mapp coming in second with 33.45%. Since no candidate received a majority of the general election vote,as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands,a runoff was held 14 days later between Albert Bryan Jr. and Incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp,the top two vote-getters. On November 20,2018,Democrat Albert Bryan Jr. won the runoff with 54.5% of the vote.
Franklin Blyden is a hurdler who represents the United States Virgin Islands. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Ianthe Blyden was a Virgin Islander,born at a time when the islands were held by the Danish. She trained as a nurse and served for fifty-three years at Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital,for thirty-seven of those years she was head nurse. She was instrumental in the development of nursing in the US Virgin Islands and the influence for establishing the island's nursing board.
The 34th Virgin Islands Legislature was a meeting of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. It convened in Charlotte Amalie on January 11,2021,during the third year of Albert Bryan’s governorship and ended on January 9,2023.
The 35th Virgin Islands Legislature was a meeting of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. It convened in Charlotte Amalie on January 9,2023 until December 19,2024,during the first two years of Governor Albert Bryan’s second term.
References
- ↑ "Marvin Blyden". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ "V.I. Dept. of Justice Files Criminal Charge Against Senator Marvin Blyden For 'Willfully Exposing Public to Contagious Disease'". Virgin Islands Consortium. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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