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The institution was subsequently renamed in favour of Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, first Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands and founding chairman of the college's Board of Governors. [1] In 1993 the College moved into a new three-storey facility at its Paraquita Bay Campus, where it still principally resides.
The Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands (formerly referred to as the Executive Council, or sometimes ExCo) is the collective decision-making body of the British Virgin Islands government. It is composed of the Premier , four other Ministers of Government, and the Attorney General as an ex officio , non-voting, member. [ 1 ]
Education in the British Virgin Islands is largely free and is a requirement for children ages 5 to 17. The British Virgin Islands has a total of 15 public primary schools and 4 secondary public schools. In addition to the public schools, there are 10 primary private schools and 3 secondary private schools. The school year is from September to ...
The Government of the British Virgin Islands has not yet formally challenged this law, yet has criticised it, noting that it violates the Constitutional sovereignty granted to the islands, and would in practice be relatively ineffective in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, while raising serious privacy and human rights issues.
The first colonial administration on the islands was the Dutch. England annexed the Islands in 1672. An administrator was appointed to the islands from 1887, and replaced by a governor in 1971 when the islands were created a distinct territory.
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12 November 1979 11 November 1983 3 years, 364 days Virgin Islands Party: 1979: Second tenure: 3 Cyril Romney (1931–2007) 11 November 1983 17 November 1986 3 years, 6 days United Party: 1983 (1) H. Lavity Stoutt (1929–1995) 17 November 1986 14 May 1995 8 years, 178 days Virgin Islands Party: 1986 1990 1995: Third tenure. Died in office: 4 ...
The British Virgin Islands also operates as a domicile for captive insurance services, but a prolonged period of overzealous Government regulation combined with the Government's increasing pressure to hire only locals ("belongers") in the insurance industry decimated the industry. Official reports from the Financial Services Commission reflect ...