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Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world

British Virgin IslandsLimited data

British Virgin Islands · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies. The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with more than 50 other smaller islands and cays. About 16 of the islands are inhabited.

From Wikipedia: British Virgin Islands · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • The ruins of St. Phillip's Church, Tortola, one of the most important historical ruins in the territory
    The ruins of St. Phillip's Church, Tortola, one of the most important historical ruins in the territoryLegis at English Wikipedia · Public domain
  • Jost Van Dyke Methodist Church in 2010
    Jost Van Dyke Methodist Church in 2010Gruepig · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Legislative Council building in Road Town. The High Court sits upstairs.
    Legislative Council building in Road Town. The High Court sits upstairs.Legis at English Wikipedia · Public domain
  • Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
    Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin IslandsPhoto: Henry A-W ( Henry aw 23:34, 10 July 2006 (UTC)) · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • The Baths, Virgin Gorda
    The Baths, Virgin GordaJaro Nemčok · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

British Virgin Islands · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Alice Huang

    New

    38 stories

  2. The White House, Public domain

    Jensen Huang

    New

    32 stories

  3. Joe Biden

    New

    9 stories

  4. Jason Jones

    New

    8 stories

  5. Nina Simone

    New

    7 stories

  6. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Russell Brand

    3 stories

  7. Andy Burnham

    3 stories

  8. Parker Schmitt

    New

    3 stories

Organizations

  1. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    New

    22 stories

  2. Culper Research

    New

    9 stories

  3. Huang Le Ltd

    New

    6 stories

  4. European Union

    New

    4 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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On social media

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