United States Virgin Islands

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United States Virgin Islands

or US Virgin Islands
Abbr. USVI
A United States territory constituting the southwest group of the Virgin Islands. The islands were purchased from the Danish in 1917 because of their strategic location at the approach to the Panama Canal. Charlotte Amalie, on St. Thomas Island, is the capital.
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Noun1.United States Virgin Islands - more than 130 southeastern Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin Islands - more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
Virgin Islands - a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain
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îles Vierges américaines
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From Washington D.C., the Philippine Embassy sent two personnel to the British Virigin Islands and another team to the US Virgin Islands to deliver relief supplies to Filipino communities and to arrange the repatriation.
The White House added that Trump "offered support to the French government during this tragic time." Meanwhile, the White House said in a separate statement that Trump received a briefing on Hurricane Irma during which he was provided "an overview of the recent impact of the hurricane on the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and neighboring islands and the ongoing response efforts of the Federal and territorial governments." "The President pledges continued support to the Governors of the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Florida and urges all those in the path of these storms to heed the directions of State, territorial, and local officials," the statement concluded.
The US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp has announced his decision to accept the FirstNet and AT&T (NYSE: T) plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the territory's public safety community, helping first responders save lives and protect communities, the government said.
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Governor John de Jongh learned from the Office of Insular Areas of the US Dept of the Interior that the government of the US Virgin Islands would shortly receive $165 million for estimated rum excise tax cover-over for fiscal year 2015.
Entitled, “Diversifying Business and Industry in the 21st Century and Beyond,” the conference will help attendees identify how to capitalize on upcoming business development opportunities in the US Virgin Islands. “We wanted to host the conference in Atlanta because of the vast numbers of Virgin Islanders living in this city,” said Roland Riviere, a Washington, DC based founder of the USVI Alliance from St.
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