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词条 2014 in the British Virgin Islands
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  1. Incumbents

  2. Events

     January  March  April  July  August  October  November  December 

  3. Deaths

  4. Footnotes

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}{{Use British English|date=September 2017}}{{Year in BVI|2014}}

Events from the year 2014 in the British Virgin Islands.

Incumbents

  • Governor:
    • until August 1: William Boyd McCleary
    • August 1-August 15: V. Inez Archibald (acting)
    • starting August 15: John Duncan
  • Premier: Orlando Smith

Events

January

  • 13 January 2014 - First cases of the 2013–14 chikungunya outbreak are confirmed in the British Virgin Islands.[1]
  • 17 January 2014 - Premier Orlando Smith promises Government will address the "harsh and brutal reality" of the Territory's $300 million unfunded public pension deficit.[2]

March

  • 29 March 2014 - The People's Empowerment Party, led by Alvin Christopher, is launched.[3]

April

  • 8 April 2014 - A major fire burns down a number of buildings in the capital, Road Town, during the early hours of the morning.[4]

July

  • 25 July 2014 - The Auditor General issues a highly critical report relating to a $6 million public greenhouse project.[5] The greenhouses never produced any crops, and were eventually destroyed by Hurricane Irma.[6]
  • 29 July 2014 - The House of Assembly amends the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill after the Governor, Boyd McCleary, refuses to sign it, citing concerns over press freedom.[7]

August

  • 30 August 2014 - William "Kenny" Industrious dies at the age of 104.[8] He is believed to be the oldest ever Virgin Islander.

October

  • 7 October 2014 - Minister for Health, Ronnie Skelton, flies overseas for medical treatment leading to criticism.[9]
  • 25 October 2014 - Former legislator Irene Penn-O'Neal is charged with gun possession alongside her children.[10] She is later acquitted.[11]
  • 31 October 2014 - The law is amended so that legitimate and illegitimate children are to be treated equally.[12]

November

  • 17 November 2014 - The 2010 BVI Census is finally published, nearly five years after it is conducted.[13] The Territory census is conducted every 10 years.

December

  • 31 December 2014 - BVI Airways suspends scheduled services "temporarily".[14]

Deaths

  • 3 April - J.S. Archibald, QC - former Crown Counsel (predecessor office to Attorney General.

Footnotes

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/three-cases-of-the-chickungunya-confirmed-in-the-bvi/ |title=Three cases of the Chickungunya confirmed in the BVI |publisher=BVI News|date=13 January 2014}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/pension-plan-threatened-premier-promises-to-avert-brutal-reality/ |title=Pension plan threatened; premier promises to avert “brutal” reality |publisher=BVI News|date=17 January 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?articleId=1396122479|title=PEP Launches With No Candidates Declared; Christopher Ready For Premiership |date=29 March 2014|publisher=Platinum News}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/breaking-news-fire-flattens-buildings-in-road-town/|title=Fire flattens buildings in Road Town |publisher=BVI News|date=8 April 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/key-principles-violated-in-setting-up-6m-greenhouse-says-auditor-general/|title=Key principles violated in setting up $6M greenhouse, says AG|publisher=BVI News|date=25 July 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?articleId=28175|title=Ruined Before Use: Millions Wasted On Greenhouses |publisher=BVI Platinum|date=31 October 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/pressured-govt-changes-press-muzzling-bill-following-pressure-from-the-governor/|title=Gov’t changes press-muzzling bill following pressure from the governor|publisher=BVI News|date=29 July 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/james-taylor-dies-at-age-101/|title=James Taylor dies at age 101|publisher=BVI News|date=19 January 2015|quote=Just last year, the territory lost another of its centenarians – William ‘Kenny’ Industrious’ of Cane Garden Bay. He passed away at age 104 on August 30, 2014.}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/skelton-is-back/|title=Skelton is back|publisher=BVI News|date=16 October 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/charged-politician-irene-penn-oneal-and-children-charged-for-guns/|title=CHARGED – Politician Irene Penn-O’Neal and children charged for guns|publisher=BVI News|date=25 October 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/former-lawmaker-others-freed-of-gun-charges/|title=Former lawmaker, others freed of gun charges|publisher=BVI News|date=24 July 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/no-more-illegitimate-children-new-law-in-effect/ |title=No more illegitimate children; new law in effect |publisher=BVI News|date=31 October 2014}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/finally-census-to-be-made-public-after-4-years/ |title=Finally! Census to be made public after 4 years |publisher=BVI News|date=16 November 2014}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://bvinews.com/new/bvi-airways-suspends-scheduled-services/|title=BVI Airways suspends scheduled services|publisher=BVI News|date=31 December 2017}}
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