British Virgin Islands

CCT Wireless, the Virgin Islands (UK)’s dominant telecoms provider, has announced the launch of its new ‘CCT Wi-Fi’ service, with a number of hotspots now live across its operational footprint. The service, which is reportedly powered by the company’s WiMAX network, is available free of charge to all CCTnet and CCTmax broadband subscribers. Meanwhile, non-CCT customers can also access the service, put will have to pay USD4.99 per session to do...  

Two police officers have been wounded and a suspect has been killed in a shootout in the U.S. Virgin Islands.Police said in a statement Sunday that the officers were approaching a group of men at a car wash late Saturday when they were shot at and returned fire.Authorities have not released the name of the suspect who was killed. A second suspect has been arrested.The medical condition of the two wounded officers was not immediately known.  

Daily CallerVirgin Islands governor denies rumor he was 'arrested' in DC this weekDaily CallerBy Matthew Boyle US Virgin Islands Gov. John de Jongh denied rumors Friday that he was arrested or detained while in Washington, DC this week. Local radio shows buzzed with chatter Thursday evening that several Virgin Islands government officials ...  

Fred Kleber, K9VV, has been appointed as Section Manager of the Virgin Islands Section beginning May 1, 2012. Kleber, of Christainsted, is taking the reins from John Ellis, NP2B, who is planning to move out of the Section soon. Ellis has been Section Manager of the Virgin Islands since 1996. Kleber has served as the Section Emergency Coordinator of the Virgin Islands this past year.Ellis recomm...  

The findings of international financial literacy survey, which was undertaken in 14 countries around the world by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) International Network on Financial Education (INFE), were recently published in the OECD paper. According to these findings, the British Virgin Islands jurisdiction has the highest score in positive financial behaviour when compared to other countries. The survey...  

In a surprise move, Digicel’s British Virgin Islands’ subsidiary has announced a ‘significant’ upgrade to its EDGE network, promising to deliver a better user experience and faster transmission speeds for customers. Phase one of the two-stage upgrade is now complete, and the cellco claims that the work paves the way for the launch of its HSPA+ network later this year. Incoming Digicel BVI CEO, Declan Cassidy, commented: ‘As part of our promise...  

USVI Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr. said Royal Caribbean's new 2013-2014 deployment calendar demonstrates the cruise line's continued commitment to the Virgin Islands, and to the re-emergence of St. Croix as a port-of-call. "The Virgin Islands has a ...  

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Miami - An aviation giant was lauded by the US Virgin Islands for his huge contribution to the regional airline, travel and hospitality industry. The invaluable contribution of retiring airline industry veteran, Peter Dolara of American Airlines ...  

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In 1917, the United States purchased St. John, St. Thomas and St. Croix from Denmark for US$25 million, renaming them the United States Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands were administered variously as part of the British Leeward Islands ...  

"We had a new administration come in and we managed to find some great corporate sponsors to give us the ammunition to start this ... the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, St. Martin and other Caribbean islands. "We're going to personally contact ...  

St. John is a nature lover's paradise with miles of hiking trails ... The fishing, sailing and snorkeling are superb. If this is your island destination then check out the famous Buccaneer on the island. On St. Thomas the famous Marriott ...  

The U.S. Virgin Islands was an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States until 1936. After 1936 the Virgin Islands became an organized unincorporated territory until the 1954 Organic Act --organized meaning that we are governed by a federal Organic Act which continues to serve as our constitution. 'After the 1954 Organic Act, Congress defined the Virgin Islands as ...  

Former U.S. Virgin Islands Sen. David Jones helped his fellow former Sen. Roosevelt David deliver cash bribes in the territory’s bribery scandal, The Daily Caller’s Department of Justice source said. According to a knowledgeable government official who ...