Infobox islands name SaintJohn image name image caption image size locator map Location map USVirgin ... 250px Map of the U.S.VirginIslands. SaintJohn is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent ... and demographics Residents of the U.S.VirginIslands elect a legislature of 15 delegates every four years. Of these 15, seven are from Saint Croix, U.S.VirginIslands St. Croix , seven are from Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas and St. John, and one is elected at large, but must ... States VirginIslands Category SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands da Sankt Jan de SaintJohn ... States VirginIslands District country admin divisions 1 SaintJohn country largest city Cruz Bay ... east of Saint Thomas, the location of the territory s capital, Charlotte Amalie, U.S.VirginIslands ... reflist External links commonscat SaintJohn, United States VirginIslands Official sites http ... ru simple SaintJohn, United States VirginIslands sr ... is protected as VirginIslands National Park . History St. John was first settled by the Arawak ... July 1848. In 1917 the United States purchased the U.S.VirginIslands for 25 million from the Danish ... , which they had previously disputed. The U.S.VirginIslands are an Territories of the United States ... was created. Subdistricts Image USVirginIslands admin divisions.png thumb right 250px Districts and subdistricts of the USVirginIslandsSaintJohn is divided into the following subdistrict s with population as per the 2000 U.S. Census Central pop. 746 Coral Bay, United States VirginIslands Coral ... U.S. population count. Tourism and sites Image St. John, U.S.Virgin Islands.jpg thumb Natural ... of the U.S.VirginIslands, attracting a high level of affluent tourists. The island s high level ... en guide show 681 United States VirginIslands ref Where St. John is developed, the establishments ... Amalie, U.S.VirginIslands Charlotte Amalie and Red Hook, U.S.VirginIslands Red Hook in St. Thomas ... more details
Great Saint James is an island of the United States VirginIslands , located off the east end of Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas USVI geo stub U.S.VirginIslands coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Islands of the United States VirginIslands ... more details
Little Saint James is an island of the United States VirginIslands , located off the east end of Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas There is a luxury resort on the Island. An interesting item is there is a life sized cow statue that is regularly moved to different places on the island. The island is currently owned by United States American financier Jeffrey Epstein . USVI geo stub U.S.VirginIslands coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Islands of the United States VirginIslands ... more details
ethnic groups additional info Image Virginislands sm02.png thumb 199px Map of U.S.VirginIslandsSaint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslandsSaintJohn , Saint Croix, U.S.VirginIslandsSaint Croix ,and Water Island, U.S.VirginIslands ... about D. Hamilton Jackson , The VirginIslands Daily News ref American acquisition Image USVirginIslands admin divisions.png thumb 300px Districts and subdistricts of the USVirginIslands In 1917 St. Thomas was purchased along with SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslandsSaintJohn and Saint Croix ...Infobox islands name Saint Thomas image name image caption image size locator map Location map USVirgin ... of SaintJohn, United States VirginIslandsSaintJohn and Saint Croix became highly dependent on slavery ... VirginIslands USVI St. Thomas St. John School District operates public schools on Saint Thomas. Private ... simple Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands sr fi Saint Thomas sv ... . Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of Charlotte Amalie, U.S.VirginIslands ... for the U.S.VirginIslands , United States Census Bureau ref about 47 of the USVirgin Island total .... In 1691 the primary settlement there was renamed Charlotte Amalie, U.S.VirginIslands Charlotte Amalie ... Indies. John Morris, a U.S. Naval officer, designed the flag that now represents the United States Virgin ... of the U.S.VirginIslands Organized territory Organic Act officially granted territorial status to the three ... Charlotte Amalie, U.S.VirginIslands Charlotte Amalie pop. 18,914 Northside pop. 8,712 Tutu pop. 8,197 East End pop. 7,672 Southside pop. 5,467 West End pop. 2,058 Water Island, U.S.VirginIslands ... links Commons category Saint Thomas, United States VirginIslands Official sites http www.usvitourism.vi ..., USVI Navigation box br U.S.VirginIslands NavPrussianProvinces Please supply a source to verify ... a slave trading post on the island. The claim that the USVirginIslands changed hands will need a reputable ... more details
distinguish SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands Infobox settlement name SaintJohn, Saint Croix, United States VirginIslands other name native name settlement type Village image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption coordinates display coordinates region subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag United States VirginIslands subdivision type1 Island subdivision name1 Saint Croix, U.S.VirginIslandsSaint Croix subdivision type2 subdivision name2 subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 timezone Atlantic Standard Time Zone AST utc offset 4 latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes SaintJohn, Saint Croix is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix, United States VirginIslandsSaint Croix in the United States VirginIslands . Reference gnis 1614297 coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Populated places in the United States VirginIslands Category Saint Croix, U.S.VirginIslands StCroixVI geo stub ... more details
Annaberg is a settlement on the island of SaintJohn, United States VirginIslandsSaintJohn in the United States VirginIslands . Reference gnis 1613690 coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Populated places in the United States VirginIslands Category SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands StJohnVI geo stub ... more details
Concordia is a settlement on the island of SaintJohn, United States VirginIslandsSaintJohn in the United States VirginIslands . Reference gnis 1613828 coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Populated places in the United States VirginIslands Category SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands StJohnVI geo stub ... more details
Hermitage is a settlement on the island of SaintJohn, United States VirginIslandsSaintJohn in the United States VirginIslands . Reference gnis 1614011 coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Populated places in the United States VirginIslands Category SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands StJohnVI geo stub ... more details
Enighed, SaintJohn is a settlement on the island of SaintJohn, United States VirginIslandsSaintJohn in the United States VirginIslands . Reference gnis 1613907 coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Populated places in the United States VirginIslands Category SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands StJohnVI geo stub ... more details
Mount Pleasant is a settlement on the island of SaintJohn, United States VirginIslandsSaintJohn in the United States VirginIslands . Reference gnis 1614166 coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Populated places in the United States VirginIslands Category SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands StJohnVI geo stub ... more details
Refimprove date November 2009 No footnotes date November 2009 A lottery exists within the United States Virgin Islands , the only US lottery outside the mainland and Puerto Rico . The USVI is a member of the Multi State Lottery Association MUSL . It is the smallest US lottery to offer either Powerball or Mega Millions or scratchcard games. The USVI Lottery is also a member of the Caribbean Lottery , in which other islands, such as Bermuda and Barbados , participate. Minimum age to play the Virgin Islands Lottery is 18. The lottery headquarters is located in Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas . External links http www.thecaribbeanlottery.com Caribbean Lottery site http vilottery.org Virgin Islands Lottery site http www.naspl.org Contacts index.cfm?fuseaction view&ID 31 Virgin Islands Lottery page on the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries website U.S. lotteries Category State lotteries of the United States gambling stub ... more details
Infobox sports league sport Football soccer Soccer founded 1997 teams 4 country flagicon U.S.VirginIslandsUSVirginIslands champion New Vibes website There are two football soccer football club competitions running in USVirginIslands the St Croix Soccer League and the St Thomas League . The champion of the USVirginIslands is decided in a knockout tournament between the best two teams of each league. The winner and the runner up of the league starts the qualifications for the CONCACAF Champions Cup from the first round of the CFU Club Championship . The 1999 00 championship was presumably the first time an overall title was played for. USVirginIslands Championship teams 2008 09 Skills FC St.Croix Helenites St.Croix New Vibes St.Thomas Positive Vibes St.Thomas Previous winners 1997 98 MI Roc Masters Helenites 1998 99 unknown 1999 00 UWS Upsetters SC 5 1 Helenites 2000 01 UWS Upsetters SC Rovers United 2001 02 Haitian Stars SC 1 0 UWS Upsetters SC 2002 03 Waitikubuli United SC 2003 04 not played 2004 05 Positive Vibes 2 0 Helenites 2005 06 New Vibes 4 2 Positive Vibes 2006 07 Helenites 1 0 Positive Vibes 2007 08 Positive Vibes New Vibes 2008 09 New Vibes 1 0 Positive Vibes 2009 10 not played References http www.fedefutbol.net fed.aspx?id VIR fedefutbol.net Football in USVirginIslands CONCACAF Leagues Category National association football premier leagues Category Football competitions in the United States VirginIslands it Campionato di calcio delle Isole Vergini americane lt JAV Mergeli Sal futbolo empionatas pt Campeonato Virginense de Futebol Ilhas Virgens Americanas ... more details
Grass Cay is an island of the United States VirginIslands . It is located between Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas and SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands St. John . It is approximately 1.6 miles long by 1 8 mile wide. There is no permanent human habitation. http bcrc.bio.umass.edu vifishandwildlife Wildlife FinalPlan 2 5.pdf USVI geo stub U.S.VirginIslands coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Islands of the United States VirginIslands ... more details
Inner Brass is an island of the United States VirginIslands , located off of Nordside, Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas USVI geo stub U.S.VirginIslands coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Islands of the United States VirginIslands ... more details
Outer Brass is an island of the United States VirginIslands , located off of Nordside, Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas USVI geo stub U.S.VirginIslands coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Islands of the United States VirginIslands ... more details
Savana Island is an islet of the United States VirginIslands . It is located off the West End of Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas at 18 20 N 65 05 W, approximately 7 miles west of Cyril E. King Airport. See also Minor islands of the United States VirginIslands . USVI geo stub U.S.VirginIslands coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Islands of the United States VirginIslands ... more details
Congo Cay is an island of the United States VirginIslands . USVI geo stub U.S.VirginIslands coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Islands of the United States VirginIslands ... more details
Mingo Cay is an island of the United States VirginIslands . USVI geo stub U.S.VirginIslands coord missing United States VirginIslands Category Islands of the United States VirginIslands ... more details
The U.S.VirginIslands Department of Human Services is a department of the government of the U.S.VirginIslands . It has its headquarters in the Knud Hansen Complex Building A in St. Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas . It also has offices in Christiansted , St. Croix and St. John, U.S.VirginIslands St. John . ref http www.dhs.gov.vi contact index.html Contact Us . U.S.VirginIslands Department of Human Services. Retrieved on October 13, 2010. ref The department of Children, Youth, and Families operates juvenile justice services, including the Youth Rehabilitation Center YRC . ref http www.dhs.gov.vi CYS index.html Children, Youth, and Families . U.S.VirginIslands Department of Human Services. Retrieved on October 12, 2010. ref The division provides juvenile justice services for pre trial and adjudicated youth. ref http www.dhs.gov.vi CYS JUV.html Juvenile Justice Not Incarcerated . U.S.VirginIslands Department of Human Services. Retrieved on October 13, 2010. ref References reflist External links Portalbox Caribbean United States Law enforcement http www.dhs.gov.vi U.S.VirginIslands Department of Human Services U.S.VirginIslands Incarceration of Juveniles in the United States Category State corrections departments of the United States Category Government of the United States VirginIslandsUS gov stub ... more details
Amalie, St. Thomas 1961 1989 Low power broadcasting LPTV stations Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands ... 22 WMNS LP TV2 VirginIslands TV2 CBS Channel 38 WBIV LP Independent station Ind Saint Croix, U.S.VirginIslands St. Croix Channel 52 WEYA LP independent Channel 60 WEON LP Fox Broadcasting Company Fox NAmerTV Category Television stations in the United States VirginIslands Category Lists of television channels in the United States United States VirginIslands Category United States VirginIslands ...This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S.VirginIslands . Full power stations VC refers to the station s PSIP virtual channel . 09 refers to the station s physical RF channel from 2009 . class sortable wikitable border 2 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style margin 1em 1em ... ch DT VC 09 Callsign Network Notes style vertical align top text align left Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas Charlotte Amalie, U.S.VirginIslands Charlotte Amalie 12 44 12 44 WTJX TV Public Broadcasting Service PBS style vertical align top text align left Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas Charlotte Amalie, U.S.VirginIslands Charlotte Amalie 17 48 17 17 WVXF This TV style vertical align top text align left Saint Thomas, U.S.VirginIslands St. Thomas Charlotte Amalie, U.S.VirginIslands Charlotte Amalie 43 43 43 WSVI WZVI American Broadcasting Company ABC digital only satellite of WSVI ch. 8 Christiansted, U.S.VirginIslands Christiansted style vertical align top text align left Saint Croix, U.S.VirginIslands St. Croix Christiansted, U.S.VirginIslands Christiansted 8 20 8 20 WSVI American Broadcasting Company ABC style vertical align top text align left Saint Croix, U.S.VirginIslands St. Croix Christiansted, U.S.VirginIslands Christiansted 15 15 15 WVIF Ind. analog only style vertical align top text align left Saint Croix, U.S.VirginIslands St. Croix Christiansted, U.S.VirginIslands Christiansted 39 23 39 23 WCVI TV The CW Television Network ... more details
a jct state VI VI 20 in Cruz Bay junction jct state VI VI 104 inside VirginIslands National Park direction b East terminus b Cul de sac Dead end in the East End of St. John Highway 10 is a road on SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands St. John in the U.S.VirginIslands . Usually referred to as Center Line Road by locals, as it runs through the center of the island, Highway 10 runs from U.S.VirginIslands Highway 20 Highway 20 in Cruz Bay across St. John, entering VirginIslands National Park along ... The route begins at U.S.VirginIslands Highway 20 in Cruz Bay, U.S.VirginIslands Cruz Bay . From there, it enter several suburbs and enters VirginIslands National Park , where the surrounding land is green grass. The route then meets U.S.VirginIslands HIghway 104 along Centerline Road ... Destination Notes Cruz Bay, U.S.VirginIslands Cruz Bay Jct state VI VI 20 Terminus Jct state VI ... VirginIslands National Park jct state VI VI 10 nolink1 yes Highway 107 is a road on St. John ..., 64.772558&spn 0.029412,0.058365&z 14&om 1 accessdate June 8, 2009 ref location Cruz Bay VirginIslands National Park Highway 104 Southside Road is a road on St. John, USVI . It runs from Highway 10 in Cruz Bay back to Highway 10 inside VirginIslands National Park . The road serves several resorts ... its number just inside VirginIslands National Park an unpaved road ref http www.frommers.com images destinations maps jpg 2006 96 drivingtour st.john.jpg Frommers Driving Tour St John Map ref continues ... VirginIslands 10 ... index.html?propertyID 1098 Westin St. John . Highway 107 Infobox road small state VI type VI route ... it the longest auxiliary route on the island from Highway 10 to the southern shores of St. John. Highway ... 107 nolink1 yes Highway 108 is a short road in St. John, USVI . The road is made up of two paved sections ... drivingtour st.john.jpg Frommers Driving Tour Map St. John ref . The western paved section runs south ... more details
The United States VirginIslands Davis Cup team represents the United States VirginIslands in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the VirginIslands Tennis Association . The USVirginIslands currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group IV. Their best finish is seventh in Group III. History The USVirginIslands competed in its first Davis Cup in 1998 Davis Cup 1998 . See also Davis Cup External links DavisCupteamlink code ISV Davis Cup Category Davis Cup teams Category National sports teams of the United States VirginIslands Davis Cup Category Tennis in the United States VirginIslands Davis Cup DavisCup stub ... more details
VI VI 10 in VirginIslands National Park Highway 20 , or North Shore Road is a road on SaintJohn, U.S.VirginIslands St. John . Route description The route begins at U.S.VirginIslands Highway 10 Highway 10 in the center of Cruz Bay . Highway 20 runs along the northern shore of St. John, passing through VirginIslands National Park . The road serves many popular beaches, including Cinnamon Bay ... of Highway 10, which runs across the center of the island. Highway 20 has one auxiliary route, U.S.VirginIslands Highway 206 Highway 206 . Highway 20 has an unusual configuration near its eastern ... jct state VI VI 10 , VirginIslands National Park jct state VI VI 20 nolink1 yes , Cinnamon Bay Highway 206 John Head Road is a road on St. John, USVI . It is an auxiliary route of Highway 20. Running just over a mile from Highway 20 south to U.S.VirginIslands Highway 10 Highway 10 , the road serves a few residential dwellings and as a connector between the two main roads on St. John. References reflist Category Highways in the United States VirginIslands 20 ... more details
The Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S.VirginIslands was a constitutional convention political meeting constitutional convention of the United States VirginIslands . It was authorized by USPL 94 584 USStat 94 2899 , and implemented by the 25th Legislature of the VirginIslands . In response to a proposed constitution passed by the convention in May 2009, Congress passed USPL 111 194 USStat 24 1309 which rejected the Constitution by sending it back to the convention and urged the convention to reconvene. History The VirginIslands government is currently organized under the provisions of the Revised Organic Act of 1954 and the Treaty of the Danish West Indies of 1916. ref USCongRec 2010 S5138 ref ref name un statement The proposed constitution would not effect the VirginIslands status as a United Nations list of Non Self Governing Territories Non Self Governing Territory as determined by the United Nations , but would only organize existing internal governance arrangements. ref name un statement Elections were held for delegates in the United States VirginIslands Constitutional Convention election, 2007 2007 United States VirginIslands Constitutional Convention election . The convention passed a proposed constitution in May 2009, ref name un statement Statement by Gerard Luz Anwar James II, President of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S.VirginIslands, to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization , 22 June 2010 ref and submitted it to VirginIslands Gov. John P. de Jongh on June 1, 2009. ref name doj recommends cite news title DOJ Recommends Changes to Proposed VirginIslands Constitution publisher Main Justice date March 17, 2010 first .... References reflist External Links http www.scribd.com doc 16178594 USVirginIslands Proposed Constitution ..., U.S.VirginIslands USVirginIslands stub Category Politics of the United States VirginIslands ... virginislands constitution ref After initially declining to forward the proposal to the administering ... more details
Infobox road state VI type VI route 37 length mi 2.2 length round 1 length ref ref http maps.live.com JnJ0cD1wb3MubTFycjZkOWtuem5iX09yaWdpbl9fX18lN2Vwb3MubTF2YzR6OWttbXQxX0Rlc3RpbmF0aW9uX19fXyZydG9wPTAlN2Uw Windows Live Local ref direction a South terminus a jct state VI VI 33 near Fort Christian junction jct state VI VI 40 direction b South terminus b End public maintenance at Hull Bay Highway 37 is a road on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas . Running just over two miles 3 km from a junction with U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 33 Highway 33 to the Hull Bay beach, the road s function is to serve the north central part of St. Thomas. When combined with stretches of U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 404 Highway 404 and U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 301 Highway 301 , it provides a safer but longer route to the west side of the island instead of using the clogged U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 30 Highway 30 or the mountainous U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 40 Highway 40 and U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 33 Highway 33 . Auxiliary route Infobox road small state VI type VI route 379 length mi 0.4 length round 1 length ref ref cite map title Bing Maps publisher Microsoft url http www.bing.com maps JnJ0cD1wb3MubTFyY3hxOWtwMHk2X25lYXIrTWFubmFzc2FoK0hpbGwrUkQlMmMrVVMrVmlyZ2luK0lzbGFuZHNfX19lXyU3ZXBvcy5tMXF2NnI5a255em5fbmVhcitDYXRoZXJpbmViZXJnK1JEJTJjK1VTK1ZpcmdpbitJc2xhbmRzX19fZV8mcnRvcD0wJTdlMA cartography Navteq AND accessdate 2009 07 01 ref location Catherineberg Road jct state VI VI 33 nolink1 yes spur of 37 Highway 379 is a road on central St. Thomas, USVI . The road heads south from its northern terminus at Highway 33 to end at an unnumbered road in a residential area. Despite being numbered as a spur of Highway 37, Highway 379 does not intersect its parent. References reflist Category Highways in the United States Virgin Islands 37 USVirginIslands road stub ... more details
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