At present, the Governor of the Virgin Islands is John Percy deJongh, Jr. Second in command is Lieutenant Governor Gregory R. Francis. There are 26 department is the government structure, led by commissioners and directors appointed by the governor and confirmed with the advise and consent of the Virgin Islands Legislature. They form the line of succession.
The Governor and Lt. Governor run as a single ticket and are popularly elected. 50%+1 of the vote is required for election.
There are three branches of government. Legislative, Executive and Judicial. 15 Senators are elected at large by popular vote. There are two Districts. St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John. Each district elects seven resident senators by popular vote. St. John's representative, who must be a resident of the island of St. John, is elected by vote of both districts.
There are 62 islands and over two dozen sub-districts in the Virgin Islands, administered by a St. Croix Administrator and a St. Thomas-St. John-Water Island administrator. Both are appointed by the Governor.
As of today, Aug 2009, the USVI Governor is deJongh.
From 2007, the Premier of the British Virgin Islands has been Ralph T. O'Neal.
The current lead of Barbados is Freundel Stuart. He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth in 2010. He holds the office of Prime Minister of Barbados.
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Kenneth Mapp is the governor of the US Virgin Islands.
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The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) are neither north or south of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). They are west of the BVI. There is overlap in terms of latitude, however, with most of the USVI island of St. John lying north of the BVI island of Norman Island.
Saint Croix is an island that is part of the US Virgin Islands, it does not have a capital. The US Virgin Island's capital is Charlotte Amalie, it is located on the island of Saint Thomas.
Yes, it's a US Territory.
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The US Virgin Islands have a representational form of government, with a Governor elected by the people.