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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 Barbados national football team, nicknamed Bajan Tridents, is the national football team of Barbados, and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. It has never qualified for a major international tournament. It came close to qualifying for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup as it hosted the Caribbean Cup finals that acted as Gold Cup qualifiers, but finished fourth of the four teams. In 2001, it surprised many by making the semi-final round of the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers. In the first game of this round, they pulled off a shock 2–1 win over Costa Rica, but lost their five remaining games. In 2004, Barbados gained a shock 1–1 draw at home to Northern Ireland.
The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda in international football, and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association, which is a member of the CONCACAF.
The Dominican Republic national football team represents the Dominican Republic in men's international football, and is governed by the Dominican Football Federation. The team is a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean.
The Dominica national football team represents Dominica in international football and is controlled by the Dominica Football Association. They are a member of CONCACAF.
The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, represents Guyana in international football and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation. It is one of three South American nations to be a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF alongside Suriname and French Guiana. Until the independence of Guyana (1966), it competed as British Guiana. They qualified for the Caribbean Nations Cup in 1991, coming fourth, and in 2007. Guyana has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but on 23 March 2019 they qualified for the first time for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The Bahamas national football team is controlled by the Bahamas Football Association; it was founded in 1967 and joined FIFA in 1968. Bahamas has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup. They have been a part of CONCACAF since 1967.
The Puerto Rico national football team represents Puerto Rico in men's international football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF). The team's nickname is El Huracán Azul meaning The Blue Hurricane. They are members of the Caribbean Football Union, and part of CONCACAF. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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.
The U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, nicknamed The Dashing Eagles, is the national soccer team of the U.S. Virgin Islands and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation.
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.
Hinduism is the leading single religion of the Indo-Caribbean communities of the West Indies. Hindus are particularly well represented in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. The Cayman Islands also hosts a sizable Hindu population, with 2.4 percent of the country affiliating with the religion. Smaller groups of Indo-Caribbeans live elsewhere in the Caribbean, especially Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Belize, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Bahamas.
Rugby union in the British Virgin Islands is a minor but growing sport. They currently have around 440 registered players.
Shahdon Shane Andre Winchester was a Trinidadian professional footballer who played as a winger for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Troy Kavon Caesar is a British Virgin Islands international footballer, who plays as a central defender for United Premier Soccer League side Potros FC.
Keith "Grell" Griffith is a former professional international footballer from Barbados and current technical director of the US Virgin Islands national soccer team. Prior to his current position, Griffith was coach of the Barbados national football team, Trinidad and Tobago's Joe Public F.C., and technical director of Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, and the Cayman Islands. Griffith has been called a "well-known hero on the Caribbean scene."
Aubrey Robert David is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga FPD club C.S. Cartaginés. Born in Guyana, he plays for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
There are presently five principal British Virgin Islands news websites publishing news focused upon current affairs in the Territory:
General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 25 February 2019. For the first time, four parties with at least one incumbent member were contesting an election.
Jomal Evans Williams is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División club Once Deportivo and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
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- ↑ "Thompson stays cool as BFEC pay the penalty!". Virgin Islands News Online 6. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "Hat tricks Highlight BVIFA School League week one". BVI Sports. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "National League kicks off with wins for Sugar Boys and Islanders". BVI Football. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "Competition Stiffens". BVI Platinum. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "Top Scorers". BVI Football. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "Cooper: T&T taking Suriname seriously: Swamp BVI 23-0". Trinidad Daily Express. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "BVI to play Antigua ahead of 2018 WC Qualifiers". Virgin Islands News Online 6. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
