Media and Communications : Virgin Islands (British)

A listing of web sites that provide links to resources relating to the British Virgin Islands.For information about additional resources on mass media and communications at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). Within the Library of Congress, the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room has an online search facility to discern what newspapers are available for consultation in that reading room: http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fncr.html. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the British Virgin Islands is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.  

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS  (http://www.islandsun.com/)
Features online edition of the Island Sun, considered to be the "authoritative source", for information on the British Virgin Islands. Contains Caribbean and World news, Sports and Entertainment, BVI history, Attractions and Features, Classifieds ads.

BVI BEACON  (http://www.bvibeacon.com/)
The BVI Beacon is published every Thursday, and circulates worldwide. The tabloid was started June 7, 1984 in response to the unmet communications needs of a rapidly developing British Virgin Islands and an increasingly sophisticated readership.

LIMIN-TIMES: BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS  (http://www.limin-times.com/)
Features entertainment and events schedule for the British Virgin Islands.

U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS BOND GOES BACK MANY YEARS  (http://webpac.uvi.edu/imls/np%5Fuvi/odavis1998/history/bond.shtml)
Reflects on the historical ties between the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands.

WELCOME: THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS TOURIST GUIDE ON-LINE  (http://www.bviwelcome.com/)
Authoritative source of Tortola and British Virgin Islands information. Caribbean yachting, sailing, scuba, hotels, villas, guesthouses, restaurants, water sports, travel information, financial services, international business companies, offshore banking.