{"id":432,"date":"2018-09-15T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/?p=432"},"modified":"2020-03-11T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T07:17:52","slug":"vg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/vg\/","title":{"rendered":"The True Colors of the Virgin Islands, Tax Haven Islands; and Surprising Uses of the .vg Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-538\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-19-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-19-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-19-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-19.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rows of PO boxes out in the open. Look at that!?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I went to the British Virgin Islands, which are tax haven islands, in hopes of getting some hints on how to get rich.<\/p>\n<p>The Virgin Islands consist of about 160 volcanic islands and reefs located in the West Indies, Caribbean Sea. The western half (about 50 islands) are U.S territory, while the eastern half (about 60 islands) are British territory. But all these islands use U.S. dollars.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1Qrfi780YArOv7Phl6Xcfz-tQ546GyIy4\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There was a free real estate brochure at the airport.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-1-500x364.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-1-500x364.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-1-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-1-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-1.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A luxurious villa for about a hundred forty million yen (1,285,000 US$) was listed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-682\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-1-500x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-1-500x440.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-1-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-1-1024x901.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All the other properties were over a hundred million yen (about 1 million US$)!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-522\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-3-500x388.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-3-500x388.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-3-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-3-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are only millionaires living in these tax haven islands? I am going to head downtown right away and find out.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-523\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-4.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The road from the airport is bumpy, and I bounce up and down in the car.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-668\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-9-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-9-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-9.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I arrive at the Tortola Pier Park after about a 30 minutes shaking.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-524\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-5-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-5-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-5.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tortola Park had souvenir shops, and tour agents, and a small shopping mall.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-670\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-12-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-12-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-12.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-525\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-6-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-6-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-6-767x1023.jpg 767w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-6.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The toilet is so nice that it surprises me. The toilet is made by TOTO, a proud Japanese company. I think I can live here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-661\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-2-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-2.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As I walk around downtown I dream of running into rich Arabian oil barons.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-526\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-7-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-7-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-7.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But actually&#8230;. I see decrepit used cars pass by one after another!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-671\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-13-500x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-13-500x440.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-13-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-13-1024x901.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-13.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-672\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-14-500x311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-14-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-14-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-14.jpg 1004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The parking lots also have many cars with broken windows and broken lights.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-673\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-16-500x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-16-500x437.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-16-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-16-1024x894.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-16.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the people of the island seem to be, \u2026what? \u2026hitchhiking!? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-674\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-17-500x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-17-500x233.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-17-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-17.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Something must be going on&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I decided to seriously investigate these supposedly mysterious tax haven islands.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u2460Investigating at a Sushi Bar<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nI found a sushi restaurant in the Virgin Islands! I expect there will be Japanese people there, and I can ask them about the tax havens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-531\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-12-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-12-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-12-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-12.jpg 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, inside, the staff members were gentle Jamaicans and there were no Japanese in sight.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-532\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-13-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-13-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-13-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-13.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As this is a tax haven island, I wonder if the high-end sushi is sprinkled with gold powder? Here is the menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg11-e1528101355911-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg11-e1528101355911-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg11-e1528101355911.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was relieved, there was reasonably priced sushi as well. Apparently, the owner is a Filipino. This must be why the sushi rolls are colorful and somehow tropical.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg10-e1528100934491-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg10-e1528100934491-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg10-e1528100934491.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I ordered the mango dragon for 13 dollars. An original sushi roll came made of shrimp tempura wrapped in vinegared rice with mango on top. The sweet mango goes unexpectedly well with the vinegared rice and crispy shrimp tempura.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-459\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg7-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg7-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg7.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-e1528100426390-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-e1528100426390-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-e1528100426390.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sushi was delicious, but I was not able to get any clues for my tax haven investigation. In the restaurant garden, there is a Western style statue, completely opposite to anything Oriental.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-460\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg8-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg8.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u2461Investigating at a Chinese Restaurant<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nNear the sushi restaurant I find a Chinese restaurant, so I decide to do some spying here as well.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-471\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg9-1-e1528102820595-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg9-1-e1528102820595-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg9-1-e1528102820595.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This cute entrance is at the end of a narrow alleyway.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg10-1-e1528266205404-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg10-1-e1528266205404-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg10-1-e1528266205404.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the interior.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-473\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg11-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg11-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg11-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg11-1.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many items on the menu.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-474\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg12-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg12-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg12-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg12-1.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-475\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg13-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg13-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg13.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sweet &amp; Garlic Shrimp $17\u3002 It tastes like sweet &amp; sour pork. The shrimp is succulent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-476\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg15-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg15-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg15.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yakisoba and fried rice, 8 to 12 dollars. There was a lot, but it was good, so I finished it up.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-477\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg16-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg16-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg16-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg16.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg17-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg17-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg17.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The shop owner here was Chinese, and very kind. There seems to be Chinese people in every country. But here too, I got no information on tax havens.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u2462A visit to the Electronics Shop<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nI got a bit down because I couldn&#8217;t get any information, so I decided to go back to basics in my investigation and headed for the electronics shop.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-512\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg22-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg22-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg22.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the shop.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-513\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg23-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg23-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg23.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were plenty of video games and related items, such as PlayStation, Wii, Xbox etc.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-690\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-30-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-30-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-30.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The also sell Mac Book Air and iPhones.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-515\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg24-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg24-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg24-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg24.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-514\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg25-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg25-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg25.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I tried buying an Iphone connector, and I could do it without paying any taxes! The receipt has 0 tax.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that some people travel to the British Virgin Islands for the express purpose of buying tax-free items, such as Iphones. Later, when I went through customs in the airport in Puerto Rico, the customs officer was quite persistent when asking if I had made purchases beyond the tax exemption limit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-511\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg21-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg21-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg21.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u2463Investigating at an Internet Cafe<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAs I now had confirmation about things being tax-free, I decided next to infiltrate an internet cafe.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-669\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-11-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-11-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-11.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Electronic devices are sold in the front, and at the back there is an internet cafe. I searched for addresses of tax haven crime scenes, but I couldn&#8217;t find anything&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-692\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_2101-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_2101-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_2101-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_2101-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_2101.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u25c6The plot thickens!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While searching for various tax havens on the Internet, I found the address &#8220;AKARA BUILDING; 24 DE CASTRO STREET WICKHAMS CAY 1; ROAD TOWN; TORTOLA; BRITISH VIRIGN ISLANDS&#8221;, so I decided to head there directly. There&#8217;s a building at that address with AKARA written on it. Are these the offices of a shell company!? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-533\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-14-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-14-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-14.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And, the mysterious PO boxes are nearby!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-537\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-18-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-18-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-18-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-18.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1295\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40-3-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40-3.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In the Virgin Islands, as of June 2016, it became necessary to register tax related personal and corporate information in a government database, making it difficult to establish a shell company. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\uff08Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/zuuonline.com\/archives\/161388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZUU online<\/a>\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-694\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-15-1-500x471.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-15-1-500x471.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-15-1.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It seems that the PO boxes I discovered are the ruins of what once belonged to a shell company.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Near the Airport, Beef Island Beach<br \/>\nOnly 5 minutes\u2019 drive from the airport, this is a superb beach. There&#8217;s no one here, so I can enjoy it all to myself. However, you can&#8217;t rent a beach umbrella, so you must be sure to put on sunscreen.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-696\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-2-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg5-2.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-697\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-25-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-25-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-25.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some students I met downtown<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-535\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-16-389x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-16-389x500.jpg 389w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-16.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Staff of the Old Government House Museum<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-543\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-24-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-24-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-24-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-24.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A taxi driver who took good care of me. It was a wonderful visit and everyone was so kind that I got a little teary when it was time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-541\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-22-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-22-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-22-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-22-767x1023.jpg 767w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-22.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But, looking at the coast, there is a container ship, so maybe&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-539\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-20-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-20-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-20-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-20-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-20.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maybe some kind of business deals we don&#8217;t know about are happening. Container information was also posted in the real estate catalog distributed at the airport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-540\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-21-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-21-500x376.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-21-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-21-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg3-21.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u25a0Hurricane Irma<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On September 7th, 2017, Hurricane Irma hit the Virgin Islands. Even though a year has passed, there are still scars. I wish full reconstruction for them.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-698\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i19_large-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i19_large-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i19_large-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i19_large.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So it turns out that many of the people living in the Virgin Island are African immigrants, including Jamaican people, I couldn&#8217;t find any of these rich folk using the tax havens. The local people were gentle and law-abiding, but I often saw run-down second-hand Japanese cars, and some hitchhiking. The beaches are beautiful and excellent for marine activities.<\/p>\n<p>The True Colors of the Virgin Islands; once tax havens islands, but now with an atmosphere a bit short on luxury.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1qcGtlQKZ-Lxr_I2GnBu2n4dy4bUspAaw\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0How to get to the Virgin Islands Click <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/vg2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the way, &#8220;. vg&#8221; is the ccTLD domain (top level country domain) assigned to the British Virgin Islands. With that spelling, it is often used for video game sites.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sega.vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEGA<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sega.vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.sega.vg<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sega.vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-662\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-3-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/itb.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Impeller Studios<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/itb.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/itb.vg\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/itb.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-664\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamers.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gamers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamers.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gamers.vg\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamers.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-663\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mush.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MUSH<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mush.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/mush.vg\/<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mush.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-666\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-7-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-7-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Play.vg<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.play.vg\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-667\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-8-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-8-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leet.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEET<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leet.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.leet.vg\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leet.vg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-665\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/vg4-6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t it seem a bit unexpected for those living in the Virgin Islands, that their domain is used this way?<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0For Domain details, Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonbei.jp\/reg\/domain_detail.cgi?p1=vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonbei.jp\/reg\/domain_detail.cgi?p1=vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-712\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/vg-500x445.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"445\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rows of PO boxes out in the open. Look at that!? I went to the British Virgin Islands, which are tax haven isl &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/vg\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The True Colors of the Virgin Islands, Tax Haven Islands; and Surprising Uses of the .vg Domain&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,33],"tags":[89,91,65,90,66,92,63,64,93,94,62,95,58,61,55,57],"class_list":["post-432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-britishvirginislands","category-caribbean","tag-vg","tag-91","tag-65","tag-90","tag-66","tag-92","tag-63","tag-64","tag-93","tag-94","tag-62","tag-95","tag-58","tag-61","tag-55","tag-57"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432"}],"version-history":[{"count":197,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4076,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432\/revisions\/4076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}