Comments on Head of State Update: Sunrise, Sunset

Premier is actually one step lower than Prime Mini...

2008-03-05T17:58:00.000-08:00

Premier is actually one step lower than Prime Minister, but it is the highest level the local leader can obtain before independence. Prime Minister would mean the territory has become and independent Commonwealth Realm that still shares the same Monarch with the United Kingdom.

If you look at many of the British Overseas territ...

2007-09-04T11:54:00.000-07:00

If you look at many of the British Overseas territories and dependencies, most (if not all) have some form of home rule where the Governor is mostly a figurehead. Gibraltar, for example is virtually independent as is the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands (who the UK actually had to negotiate seperate entry into the European Union on their behalf). Most of the oversea territories have Chief Ministers and this perception that the Governor is this all seeing, all powerful ogre rampaging around and hogging all the power is rather outdated and old hat.

The most obvious indicator of the power of the oversea territories is the fact that they all steadfastly refuse to give up British citizenship and sovereignty, despite the best efforts of various British governments (who, to be quite frank, would rather be rid of the Virgin Islands and any other far away island which still flies the Union flag).

Slight mistake in post JJ, the under The Virgin Is...

2007-08-27T02:52:00.000-07:00

Slight mistake in post JJ, the under The Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007, the head of government is henceforth known as the "Premier" (it was "Chief Minister")