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    St. Croix’s Complicated Potential for Sustainable Island Agriculture History and culture as obstacles to a sustainable local food economy. Located in the Caribbean Sea, Saint Croix has a sub-tropical island climate and is the largest of the U.S. Virgin Island(USVI) territories with the greatest percentage of arable land. Little seasonal temperature variability, low humidity, and a year-round growing season has historically offered the island significant advantages for agricultural development and

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    Taxation of British Virgin Islands ( BVI) As one of the largest part reputable tax havens in the Caribbean the BVI has very elevated standards. BVI tax havens encompass no taxes in place for BVI offshore companies who do no commerce in the jurisdiction. International business companies will disburse zero taxes on the profits, interests, dividends and other types of incomes earned exterior of the jurisdiction. For this motive the BVI can be regarded as a unadulterated offshore tax haven. BVI offshore

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    U.S. Virgin Islands is predominantly an English speaking island; however the most popular language spoken over the past 400 years has been a Virgin Islands Creole English, as well as Dutch Creole. The U.S. Virgin Islands became an English speaking country in 1917 when the island was formerly the Danish West Indies. Over the years Virgin Islanders have communicated with each other with a dialect some Virgin Islanders call “broken English”, although some scholars call it Creole English. Virgin Islanders

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    US Virgin Islands has a lot to offer whatever it is you are looking for. I am sure you can find it there. The US Virgin Islands are my favorite place outside of Philadelphia because of it stunning landscaping, unlimited duty free shopping and outstanding weather. In US Virgin Islands you can enjoys all activities anything from water sports around the island to a short boat trip to St. John?s and St. Croix. You can take advantage of the duty free shopping or enjoy yourself on the beautiful sandy

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    The US Virgin Islands

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    Saint Croix is the largest of the US Virgin Islands, which lie 1730 miles east south east of Miami and 93 miles west of Puerto Rico. This section of the Virgin Islands has belonged to the United States since 1917 when they were acquired from the Danish government for $25m in gold to protect American shores from German U-boat attack. At the time, it was feared that Germany might subjugate the islands and construct submarine pens there in order to attack American supply shipping, which was essential

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    Virgin Islands History

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    A Brief History of the U.S. Virgin Islands Historians document that the first inhabitants, the Ciboneys, arrived on the islands during what is considered the Pre-Ceramic Culture. Arawaks were the next to arrive, establishing sites on St. John and St. Croix around 100 AD. Probably the best-known inhabitants, and those to arrive next, were the savage Caribs and the more peaceful Tainos. Evidence of their time in the islands has been unearthed in recent years, and includes stone griddles, zemis (small

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    achievement in education in the Virgin Islands was the establishment of the College of the Virgin Islands, now called the University of the Virgin Islands, resulting in adding higher education to the territory (Modern Times). In recent outlooks from people in the community, they could say that the teachers are underpaid in the Virgin Islands. There are so many reasons for the underpayment of the teachers that are too numerous to mention. Teachers in the Virgin Islands Education Department are paid

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    Healthcare in the Virgin Islands has been declining for the past couple years now. Patients complaining since they’re waiting long hours to see one doctor that’s attending to many other patients. Some patients decided to use home remedies such as herbs and bush tea before they look to professional help. The three major points in the lack of healthcare in the Virgin Islands are medical insurance, health issues, and lack of staff. First, medical insurance has affected the Virgin Islands health care system

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    Virgin Islands-suited in the caribbean sea,it is loved for the warm waters,it has white sandy beaches,beautiful corals,it has subtropical climate, there's hardly a difference between winter and summer, and is located at St.Johns United States. The virgin islands are fun places to be. You can go swimming and have a lot of fun. Some people even get married there and they think it is a beautiful place to get married at. It is located in St. Johns United states It is so pretty and romantic. Even though

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    camper all the way to a national camping rally in Blyth, Ontario in Canada to climbing to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado. As fun as the trips were as a kid, nothing will beat the fun I had on on our most recent vacation to the Bahamas and The Virgin Islands. I’ve realized to never pass up an opportunity to enjoy yourself no matter the cost. This summer my girlfriend’s family decided they wanted to venture far away to a place no one in the group had been before. My girlfriend was graduating high school

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