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US Virgin Islands
This category covers questions about the Virgin Islands of the United States, a group of islands in the Caribbean that are United States territories. The Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas. Originally a Danish colony, the United States acquired the Danish part of the Virgin Islands from Denmark on March 31, 1917.
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What identification is need to enter us Virgin Islands?
As long as you are from the United States citizen, You can enter it. We are a United States territory
Does the US own the US Virgin Islands?
The United States of America owns the Virgin Islands. The islands were bought in 1917 for what remains to this date the highest per acre cost paid by the USA for land.
Persons born in the Virgin Islands are full U.S. citizens and can sit as a voting members of Congress but cannot sit as president as Virgin Islanders are born in the United States of America and not the United States. (It's in the U.S. Constitution!) A Virgin Islander can vote for president if that person declares residency in any state or the District of Columbia.
By Act of Congress (not Constitutional right) Virgin Islanders vote their own Governor and state level Legislature. Additionally, Virgin Islanders have a non-voting Delegate to Congress. (States have Representatives and Senators in Congress.) Congress has the power to deny Virgin Islands residents the right to vote.
***Understanding the difference between the United States and the United States of America: United States refers ONLY to those territories that have attained statehood. The United States of America refers to all states, territories, districts and trust lands held by the nation.***
Territories are administered by the Federal Government, typically through the Department of Interior.
Territories have two sub categories: Incorporated Territory (the last two were Hawaii and Alaska) and Unincorporated Territories.
Unincorporated Territories of the United States of America include:
Virgin Islands
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
Baker Island: now uninhabited
Howland Island: now uninhabited
Jarvis Island: now uninhabited
Kingman Reef: now uninhabited
American Samoa
Swains Island
Wake Island
Midway Islands
Johnston Atoll
There remain several islands in the Caribbean under disputed or dual claim, classified as unincorporated territories:
Bajo Nuevo Bank
Serranilla Bank
Navassa Island
What do you do if you're a virgin?
It should be quite obvious , it depends on what your wants are . If you wish to retain it , think of other things otherwise find youself a love interest and in the fullness of time it will happen. One point to remember , with sex comes responsibiltity make sure you don't produce an unwanted child .
Who was the people who didn't listen to Jesus and ate the apple?
It was Adam and Eve. They did a sin for eating that apple. God, not Jesus, said no. When they ate it, the Devil made it so that it started the whole "sin" thing.
Can you live in US territories with SSI?
In general, no you cannot live in the US territories and receive SSI (with the exception of the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands). SSI rules states that you must prove that you "legally reside in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Northern Mariana Islands, or are the child of military parents assigned to permanent duty outside of the US, or are a student (certain restrictions apply) temporarily abroad." Residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands and American Samoa are not eligible for SSI benefits.
Is st kitts island part of the us?
St. Kitts and Nevins is a island nation and part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Do you cross international waters between the US and the Virgin Islands?
Yes, you cross international waters traveling by air or water from the United States mainland to the Virgin Islands. Flights from Florida will typically pass by the Bahamas, give wide berth to Cuban airspace, then skirt the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) before reentering U.S. airspace west of Puerto Rico and into the Virgin Islands. Flights from North Carolina northward may pass near Bermudan airspace as well.
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What traditional games are played in the US Virgin Island?
Traditional games played in the Virgin Islands are baseball, softball, basketball, tennis and volleyball. The Virgin Islands has produced professional players in each of the sports.
Non-traditional sports coming into popularity in the last couple of decades are soccer, cricket and rounders.
What is the purpose of being a virgin?
It helps you stay clean, you don't fee dirty or in some cases touched and you do not have any problems with that. For more information go to www.google.com and search your question Being a virgin is very important to some religious beliefs and some cultures. if you weren't a virgin, you'd be considered a prostitute and would be outcast. The purpose is to be pure and to not give your self away to just anybody. and to also so that you are completely your husbands and no one elses. same with him.
How are the laws made in the us Virgin Islands?
The Virgin Islands is subject to certain provisions of the United States Constitution and lacks many of the rights of a state, but its laws are still made through an electoral system that includes the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of government. The ability of Virgin Islanders to elect their leaders is a privilege granted by Congress. The Virgin Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States of America and as such direct oversight and administration of the Virgin Islands falls under jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Interior (the same department that runs the National Parks and Native American reservations).
Internally, Virgin Islands elect 15 territorial senators. There are two districts: St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John. As per order of the U.S. Congress, seven senators are elected from each district by the voters in that district. (Each voter gets seven votes.) The 15th senator is elected At-Large by the entire Virgin Islands and must be a resident of the island of St. John. Senators serve a two year term in a unicameral body that operates year round and they represent the entire territory, not just their home district.
Eight senators a required for a quorum, with most bills requiring a simple majority vote to pass. Bills passed by the Legislature are forwarded to the Governor for consideration. The Governor can sign a bill into law, veto it, line item veto bills containing financial measures, or 'pocket veto' a bill (let it become law without signature).
The Governor of the Virgin Islands can also issue Executive Orders with the force of law. Commissioners, Directors, and the Attorney General can promulgate rules and regulations with the force of law.
Tort law can also be made in the Judicial Branch. It is a rare form of law making permitted by the U.S. Constitution that can occur when a court makes a ruling that changes previous law and its enforcement. (Think Roe vs Wade for an example of Tort Law.)
ISV can stand for Independent Software Vendor, In-service, or Internal State Variable. It can also stand for the International Standard Version of the Bible.
If they've already started puberty, then yes. There is such a thing as "masturbation." Look it up.
What is the capital of Saint Croix?
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.
