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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 U.S. 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.
Virgin Gorda is the third-largest and second-most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) is a political party in the British Virgin Islands. It is presently led by Acting Premier Natalio Wheatley. It is the oldest active political party in the British Virgin Islands,and it has won more general elections (seven) than any other political party in the British Virgin Islands.
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.
The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands,until 2007 known as the Legislative Council,has 15 members:13 directly elected for four-year terms,and two ex officio members.
General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 20 August 2007. The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) over the incumbent National Democratic Party (NDP).
General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 7 November 2011. The result was a decisive victory for the opposition National Democratic Party (NDP) led by Orlando Smith over the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP),led by Premier Ralph T. O'Neal. No minor parties or independent candidates won any seats.
"Oh,Beautiful Virgin Islands" is the official territorial song of the Virgin Islands. The song was composed by brother and sister team Kareem Nelson Hull and Ayana Hull,both Virgin Islanders. It was adopted as the territorial song by resolution of the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands on 24 July 2012. As a British Overseas Territory,the Virgin Islands retains "God Save the Queen" as its official national anthem.
The Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands is the collective decision-making body of the British Virgin Islands government. It is composed of the Premier,four other Ministers of Government,and the Attorney General as an ex officio,non-voting,member. The Governor attends and presides over meetings of Cabinet where possible. The Cabinet has responsibility for the formulation of policy,including directing the implementation of such policy,insofar as it relates to every aspect of government,except those matters for which are reserved to the Governor under the Constitution. The Cabinet is collectively responsible to the House of Assembly for such policies and their implementation.
Julian Fraser is a British Virgin Islander politician who formerly belonged to the opposition Virgin Islands Party in the British Virgin Islands,and in August 2018 formed a new party,Progressives United. He is the current Leader of the Opposition.
General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 8 June 2015 to elect members to the House of Assembly. The result was a landslide victory for the incumbent National Democratic Party (NDP) over the opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP). No minor parties or independent candidates won any seats. Unusually,every single incumbent candidate who stood in their original seat was victorious.
J. Alvin Christopher,is a politician who presently serves as leader of the People's Empowerment Party in the British Virgin Islands. He is not currently a member of the House of Assembly,but was the longstanding elected member for the second district,a position which he held from the 1995 general election until the 2015 general election.
The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Assembly that is not in government.
Omar Wallace Hodge was a politician in the British Virgin Islands. Hodge was the third longest serving member of the House of Assembly after Lavity Stoutt and Ralph O'Neal. Hodge served continuously as the representative for the 6th District from his election in the 1979 general election until his surprise defeat in the 2011 general election. He served a total of 31 years,360 days. He elected not to contest the 2015 general election.
Healthcare in the British Virgin Islands is predominantly provided by private healthcare providers with an overlay of public support. There is a single public hospital in the British Virgin Islands - Peebles Hospital in Road Town on Tortola. There is also one private hospital - the Bougainvillea clinic. On Anegada,Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke,there are day clinics to serve non-emergency medical needs of residents of those islands. Although there is periodic discussion about the possibility of building another hospital on Virgin Gorda,to date there has been no commitment to doing so. For emergency medical evacuations from other islands a boat is maintained.
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.
Eileene Lucia Parsons OBE is a former British Virgin Islands Government Minister. She was one of the first woman ministers and the first deputy speaker of that government. In local press she is frequently referred to as being a "cultural icon" for her work with the BVI Heritage Dance Company and other local cultural groups.
Andrew Alturo Fahie is a British Virgin Islands politician who served as Premier of the British Virgin Islands from 2019 to 2022. He was also the chairman of the Virgin Islands Party in the British Virgin Islands from 2016 to 2022.
Natalio Dixon Wheatley is a British Virgin Islands politician currently serving as Premier of the British Virgin Islands. He is the grandson of former Chief Minister,Willard Wheatley. He has at times expressed a preference to be referred to by his adopted African name,Sowande Uhuru.
Alvera Maduro-Caines is a British Virgin Islands politician. She is a member of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands for the Sixth District,a position that she has held since the 2011 general election. She was originally elected as a representative of the National Democratic Party but in 2020,she crossed the floor to join the Virgin Islands Party. She is the current Junior Minister for Tourism.
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- ↑ Greenaway, Dean (28 July 2016). "Calypso Monarch Competition". The Virgin Islands Daily News . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ "DeCastro, Smith, Flax-Charles & Malone In! As VIP At-Large Candidates". Virgin Islands News Online. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ "VIP's At-Large slate zoom in on bettering VI's future". Virgin Islands News Online. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ Glatsky, Genevieve (3 March 2019). "In a first, women win three seats in the House of Assembly". The BVI Beacon . Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Reshuffled! Premier Fahie reassigns Junior Ministers!". Virgin Islands News Online. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ "'I'm honoured to be entrusted with portfolio of Trade'- Hon Flax-Charles". Virgin Islands News Online. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ De Shong, Dillon (4 May 2022). "National Unity Government to be formed on the BVI". Loop News. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ Randall, Fitsroy (4 May 2022). "New cross-party National Unity Gov't being proposed to Governor". BVI News. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ Kanyuck-Abel, Chrystall (5 May 2022). "National Unity Government of The Virgin Islands Sworn In". Government of the Virgin Islands. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ "'You wouldn't want a storm named Shereen' – Hon Flax-Charles". Virgin Islands News Online. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2022.