Photo Focus: Protests Erupt in BVI Over British Rule

Tradewinds staff
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Protesters gather outside Government House on Monday on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. (Photo by Cleave)
Protesters gather outside Government House on Monday on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. (Photo by C M Farrington Photography)
Police officers stand guard outside Government House on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands on Monday as protesters took to the street. (Photo by Cleave)
Police officers stand guard outside Government House on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands on Monday as protesters took to the streets. (Photo by C M Farrington Photography)
A man's sign says it all during a protest Monday against Britain's proposal that it directly rule the British Virgin Islands in light of a commission of inquiry that alleges widespread government corruption. (Photo by Cleave)
A man’s sign says it all during a protest Monday against Britain’s recommendation that it directly rule the British Virgin Islands for at least two years in light of a commission of inquiry that alleges widespread government corruption and ineffectiveness. (Photo by C M Farrington Photography)
Children join the protest against a British proposal to impose direct rule on the British Virgin Islands on Monday on Tortola. (Photo by Cleave)
Children join the protest against a British proposal to impose direct rule on the British Virgin Islands on Monday on Tortola. (Photo by C M Farrington Photography)