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January

18 January 2015 - James Taylor, the oldest living resident in the Territory, dies at the age of 101.^[1]
29 January 2015 - Telecoms Regulatory Commission launches enquiry into poor broadband service in the Territory.^[2]

February

10 February 2015 - Baba Aziz is confirmed as Attorney General. He had previously held the post on an "acting" basis.^[3]

March

26 March 2015 - After years of delays, the Legal Professions Act 2015 is passed into law.^[4]

April

28 April 2015 - The new cruise ship pier park is officially opened, even though it has not actually been completed.^[5]

June

8 June 2015 - The ruling National Democratic Party cruises to victory in a snap general election, increasing its overall majority. Orlando Smith remains Premier.^[6] A post-election report released afterwards by the Election Observer Mission to the Virgin Islands stated that voters described the 2015 campaign as the most negative they had ever witnessed.^[7]

July

16 July 2015 - Premier Orlando Smith, whilst affirming his traditional beliefs in marriage, indicates he is open to public consultation on gay marriage.^[8]
21 July 2015 - After a month long political impasse, Governor John Duncan determines that Julian Fraser should be appointed Lead of the Opposition.^[9]

August

24 August 2015 - The Telecom Regulatory Commission confirmed that it had received and rejected an application to block WhatsApp and other VOIP software.^[10]

October

2 October 2015 - Fisheries Department confirms that the months-long invasion of Sargassum weed is responsible for widespread fish deaths in the Territory.^[11]

Footnotes

^ "James Taylor dies at age 101". BVI News. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Broadband complaints prompt TRC action". BVI News. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Baba Aziz appointed attorney general". BVI News. 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Finally – Bill passed to regulate lawyers". BVI News. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Pier opens, hailed as big NDP gov't achievement". BVI News. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Breaking News: NDP Will Remain In Gov't". BVI Platinum. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Most Negative Campaign - Report". BVI Platinum. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "BVI public to decide on gay marriage if necessary". BVI News. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Fraser declared opposition leader". BVI News. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Do not block Whatsapp, other VOIP services – TRC". BVI News. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Seaweed causing widespread fish kill". BVI News. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

v t e 2015 in North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

2015 in the Caribbean

West
Indies

Antilles

Greater
Antilles

Hispaniola	Dominican Republic Haiti

Lesser
Antilles

Leeward
Islands

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Guadeloupe
- La Désirade
- Les Saintes
- Marie-Galante
Montserrat
Saba^{^*}
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sint Eustatius^{^*}

Saint Martin^{^}	Collectivity of Saint Martin Sint Maarten
Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Southern
Caribbean

Leeward
Antilles

Insular Venezuela
- Federal Dependencies
- Nueva Esparta

ABC islands	Aruba Bonaire^* Curaçao

Windward
Islands

Barbados^†
Trinidad and Tobago^†

Lucayan
Archipelago

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean
Sea

Aves Island
San Andrés and Providencia
- Bajo Nuevo Bank^~
- Serranilla Bank^~

Caribbean
continental
zone

Quintana Roo
- Cozumel

Central America	Belize Honduras Bay Islands Izabal Limón Corn Islands North Caribbean Coast South Caribbean Coast Panama
South America	Colombian Caribbean Venezuelan Caribbean

Wider
groupings
may include:

Yucatán Peninsula	Campeche Petén Yucatán
The Guianas	Amapá French Guiana Venezuelan Guayana Guyana Guayana Esequiba^ǂ Tigri Area^ǂ Suriname

N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.

^{^}These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which ^*the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.

^† Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

^ǂ Disputed territories administered by Guyana. ^~ Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

^# Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.

←

2015
in
the BVI

→

Decades:

Incumbents

Events

January

18 January 2015 - James Taylor, the oldest living resident in the Territory, dies at the age of 101.^[1]
29 January 2015 - Telecoms Regulatory Commission launches enquiry into poor broadband service in the Territory.^[2]

February

10 February 2015 - Baba Aziz is confirmed as Attorney General. He had previously held the post on an "acting" basis.^[3]

March

26 March 2015 - After years of delays, the Legal Professions Act 2015 is passed into law.^[4]

April

28 April 2015 - The new cruise ship pier park is officially opened, even though it has not actually been completed.^[5]

June

8 June 2015 - The ruling National Democratic Party cruises to victory in a snap general election, increasing its overall majority. Orlando Smith remains Premier.^[6] A post-election report released afterwards by the Election Observer Mission to the Virgin Islands stated that voters described the 2015 campaign as the most negative they had ever witnessed.^[7]

July

16 July 2015 - Premier Orlando Smith, whilst affirming his traditional beliefs in marriage, indicates he is open to public consultation on gay marriage.^[8]
21 July 2015 - After a month long political impasse, Governor John Duncan determines that Julian Fraser should be appointed Lead of the Opposition.^[9]

August

24 August 2015 - The Telecom Regulatory Commission confirmed that it had received and rejected an application to block WhatsApp and other VOIP software.^[10]

October

2 October 2015 - Fisheries Department confirms that the months-long invasion of Sargassum weed is responsible for widespread fish deaths in the Territory.^[11]

Footnotes

^ "James Taylor dies at age 101". BVI News. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Broadband complaints prompt TRC action". BVI News. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Baba Aziz appointed attorney general". BVI News. 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Finally – Bill passed to regulate lawyers". BVI News. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Pier opens, hailed as big NDP gov't achievement". BVI News. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Breaking News: NDP Will Remain In Gov't". BVI Platinum. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Most Negative Campaign - Report". BVI Platinum. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "BVI public to decide on gay marriage if necessary". BVI News. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Fraser declared opposition leader". BVI News. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Do not block Whatsapp, other VOIP services – TRC". BVI News. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Seaweed causing widespread fish kill". BVI News. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

v t e 2015 in North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

2015 in the Caribbean

West
Indies

Antilles

Greater
Antilles

Hispaniola	Dominican Republic Haiti

Lesser
Antilles

Leeward
Islands

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Guadeloupe
- La Désirade
- Les Saintes
- Marie-Galante
Montserrat
Saba^{^*}
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sint Eustatius^{^*}

Saint Martin^{^}	Collectivity of Saint Martin Sint Maarten
Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Southern
Caribbean

Leeward
Antilles

Insular Venezuela
- Federal Dependencies
- Nueva Esparta

ABC islands	Aruba Bonaire^* Curaçao

Windward
Islands

Barbados^†
Trinidad and Tobago^†

Lucayan
Archipelago

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean
Sea

Aves Island
San Andrés and Providencia
- Bajo Nuevo Bank^~
- Serranilla Bank^~

Caribbean
continental
zone

Quintana Roo
- Cozumel

Central America	Belize Honduras Bay Islands Izabal Limón Corn Islands North Caribbean Coast South Caribbean Coast Panama
South America	Colombian Caribbean Venezuelan Caribbean

Wider
groupings
may include:

Yucatán Peninsula	Campeche Petén Yucatán
The Guianas	Amapá French Guiana Venezuelan Guayana Guyana Guayana Esequiba^ǂ Tigri Area^ǂ Suriname

N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.

^† Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

^ǂ Disputed territories administered by Guyana. ^~ Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

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