British Virgin Islands

scorn it’s outcome and option for its slighter counterpart, partial dollarization, instead. This paper explores the differences in both policies and the effects of dollarization on four separate nations: El Salvador, Panama, Zimbabwe, and the British Virgin

territory from piracy and privateers and also to protect the local citizens from slave revolts. It was established in Christiansted after an earlier French fort was destroyed by a hurricane and named after King Christian VI. It was occupied by the British from 1801 – 1803 and then again from 1807-1815. In 1878 it was then used to house the police headquarters, court offices, courthouse, and archives. Soldiers were replaced by armed civil officers in 1906 who then remained there until transfer day when

organization. And the purpose should be to encourage, contribute, hold, build and inspire greatness. It’s not a matter of all you can be, but helping others to emerge as all they can be. Richard Branson: Fact file: A knight of British territory, Sir Richard Branson founder of virgin groups, is one of the 100 top most affluent business magnate. An extremist serial entrepreneur with more than 400 companies, with a very interesting and exciting leadership style, seemingly

Alaska in the 1890s led to a gold rush. It also encouraged the development of Seattle as a major port. Pacific Islands – Midway, Samoa, Guam After the Civil War, U.S. expansionism into the Pacific began. Merchant ships sought places to refuel. Missionaries wished to spread Christianity around the globe. The United States began expanding in the Pacific with the occupation of the Midway Islands, located about 3,000 miles west of California. Just as merchants needed ports to refuel their trading ships

Anegada is the British Virgin Island's only coral atoll. It sits serene and apart, yet it is located only about 20 miles to the northeast of Tortola and 14 miles north of Virgin Gorda - an easy and pleasant sail for those on a Tortola Yacht Charter. The sparsely populated island is ringed by a swathe of white sand, and is almost completely surrounded by the Horseshoe Reef. This reef is one of the world's largest and is responsible for over 300 shipwrecks. Aptly named by Columbus, Anegada (the "drowned

On September 5th, 2017, those living on the southeast coast of the Caribbean were informed that Hurricane Irma was going to hit. Nobody could predict the number of countries and the amount of destruction one storm could bring. They were given a warning to evacuate their homes and seek secure shelters before the Hurricane hit. This was unexpected as the hurricane was suppose to hit the day after, on September 6th, 2017 and people did not think that they would need to evacuate. Hurricane season in

The Portuguese took sugar to Brazil. By 1540, there were 800 cane sugar mills in Santa Catarina Island and there were another 2,000 on the north coast of Brazil, Demarara, and Surinam. The first sugar harvest happened in Hispaniola in 1501; and, many sugar mills had been constructed in Cuba and Jamaica by the 1520s.[26] The approximately 3,000 small sugar mills that were built before 1550 in the New World created an unprecedented demand for cast iron gears, levers, axles and other implements. Specialist

Virgin Group LTD is a British venture capital conglomerate that has been around since 1970. Virgin encompasses over 400 different companies located in many industries such as: financial services, transport, food and drink, media and telecommunications. Headquartered in London, this British corporation has come a very long way since it’s birth in 1970. One of the main reasons for the companies success is because of its founder; Sir Richard Branson. Branson, born July 18th, 1950 in London

interloping palm trees, with an incandescent golden sphere of fire atop of the treetops, lingering in the clear blue sky, with elongated fluffy white wisps of white clouds. That place, is the Devil’s Bay (The Baths) National Park, Virgin Gorda, in the British Virgin Islands. A beautiful place, offering numerous activities I wish to participate in, and sights see. Aforementioned above, Devil’s Bay is beautiful. Why would I describe it as beautiful? It is tropical, sunny, and a natural wonder. Mark

place where I’m living at this moment: Salt Spring Island. I will talk about the Island and the people as far as I am able, given my short residence here (I just arrived 4 months ago). The Island is located in the Gulf Islands, in the Juan de Fuca Strait between Vancouver and Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Warm weather, virgin nature, beautiful beaches, and colorful people make this place very unique. The most recent census of the island reports almost 10,000 permanent residents. This number