Overseas licensed drivers are significantly more likely to be found at fault in a collision in which they are involved ( 66. 9 %), compared to fully licenced New Zealand drivers ( 51. 9 %), and only slightly less likely to be found at fault than restricted ( novice ) New Zealand drivers ( 68. 9 %).

On 21 May 2002 they were granted access to full British citizenship by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and there is a special Saint Helena passport issued to Saint Helenians.

Overseas Chinese defines several criteria for identifying Han overseas Chinese: there is a direct racial lineage of descent from groups originating from China, they still retain their culture, self-identify with Chinese culture or acknowledge Chinese origin.

The white paper specifically states, " The new grant of British citizenship will not be a barrier, therefore, to those Overseas Territories choosing to become independent of Britain .... Our Overseas Territories are British for as long as they wish to remain British.

His precise quote, at a dinner of the Tory Reform Group at the Royal Overseas League on 8 November 1985, was on the subject of the sale of assets commonplace among individuals or states when they encountered financial difficulties: ' First of all the Georgian silver goes.

Students living in the UK, if they are from non-European countries, have to pay the same fees as Overseas students at a very high rate, even if they have been in the UK for more than 3 years, without Indefinite Leave to Remain.

The mainland Chinese government encourages the return of Overseas Chinese with various incentives not available to others, such as " tax breaks, high salaries and exemptions from the one-child policy if they had two children while living abroad ".

* Signs are prominently placed along U. S. 1 ( the Overseas Highway ) to inform drivers that they are entering Key deer habitat, and warning them that feeding Key deer is prohibited

Native nationals of the British West Indies are considered as either British Overseas Territories citizens ( BOTC ) or British Overseas citizens ( BOC ) and would obtain a British passport stating the name of the British territory they are from.

Unlike other British overseas territories, they are not listed as Overseas Countries and Territories under the Treaty of Rome and their inhabitants ( who are entitled to British Overseas Territories Citizenship ) have never been entitled to British citizenship.

This was notwithstanding that they were not all, at the time, British citizens but many were British Overseas Territories citizens.

On their voyage, they arrived at ‘ Uvea matangi ( probably East Uvea Wallis Island, Overseas French Territories ), and finally reached Rennell Island but there were no inhabitant and they were told by the priest priest Tahasi that there is another Island yet to be sighted and they left Rennell in search for it, and the Island is now known as Bellona, where they found people, the Hiti, living in caves at the ocean sides of the island.

British Overseas citizens, British subjects and British protected persons do not lose ILR no matter how long they stay outside the UK.

When the FEC's line from the mainland to Key West was heavily damaged by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the State of Florida purchased the remaining right-of-way and bridges south of Dade County, and they were rebuilt into road bridges for vehicle traffic and became known as the Overseas Highway.

Also, Overseas Citizens of India are not eligible for an inner line permit, and they have to apply for a protected area permit if they want to visit certain areas in India.

Apanowicz donated three pairs of Whiteley's spectacles to optical charity Vision Aid Overseas ( VAO ), who sent them with a team of optical professionals to Ethiopia, where they were fitted to three locals with the same prescription.

Overseas service saw the 1st Battalion posted to Cyprus from 1978-1980 as the Western Sovereign Base Area Resident Battalion, and again in 1983, where they saw service with the United Nations.

In 1981, the Academy of Sciences for Overseas Territories recommended that the island have its own economic infrastructure, with an airstrip and a fishing port in the lagoon.

Gibraltar is represented in the European Union, having been the only British Overseas Territory to have joined the European Economic Community under the British Treaty of Accession ( 1973 ).

They were owned by American Overseas Marine ( AMSEA ) but have been recently sold to MSC and are now operated by Maersk Line, Limited.

Although Peru does not have a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, it has signed an agreement ( 1993 ) with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation ( OPIC ) concerning OPIC-financed loans, guarantees, and investments.

Overseas Chinese have sometimes experienced hostility and discrimination.

The drive for rapid urban growth and often efficiency can lead to less equitable urban development, think tanks such as the Overseas Development Institute have even proposed policies that encourage labour intensive growth as a means of absorbing the influx of low skilled and unskilled labour.

In 1986, Norman was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award, a feat he replicated in 1993 to join Muhammad Ali and Björn Borg as multiple winners ( They have since been joined by Roger Federer ).

In a minute to the Cabinet's Defence and Overseas Policy committee the following month, Lamont set out his three objectives for the negotiations: first, to ensure Britain didn't have to join the single currency ; second, to ensure the opt-out was legally water-tight ; and third, to ensure that during the period in the run-up to the single currency, there should be no binding obligations on Britain.

Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute have criticised past studies of good governance to place too little importance on developing political parties, their capacity and their ties to their grassroots supporters.

Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.

Expatriates from the UK have the advantage of being able to convert their existing pension scheme into a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme ( QROPS ), often providing tax advantages in other countries with lower tax rates.

Overseas Pakistanis have aided in the popularity and promotion of hip hop in Pakistan.

In January 2012, he proposed Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories should be represented in the UK parliament like dependencies of Australia, Denmark, France and the Netherlands have been.

As a result there have been some proposals to change the name of the city, for example a 2009 proposal to change it to " Qiaodu " (" City of Overseas Chinese ").

The Falkland Islands, a self-governing British Overseas Territory ( sometimes called Isles Malvinas ) also has a toothfish fishery and is the most recent to have announced it is under full assessment by the MSC.

* Overseas countries and territories, twenty territories that have a special relationship with one of the member states of the EU

Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute stress the need for humanitarian organization to develop a greater expertise in these issues, using experts who have a knowledge in both humanitarian and land and property issues and so provide better advice to state actors seeking to resolve these issues.

Overseas entries and wins at the regatta have continued to multiply.

The French Southern and Antarctic Territories ( which include the French Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean ) is a French Overseas Territory but have no permanent population.

In addition, the prohibition on access by Dual and Third Country Nationals from countries proscribed under ITAR 126. 1 can cause problems for countries with large immigrant populations from those countries ( such as Canada and Australia, which both have large Overseas Chinese and Overseas Vietnamese immigrant populations: see immigration to Canada and immigration to Australia ).

For example, in each Canadian province the role is fulfilled by the Lieutenant Governor, whereas in most British Overseas Territories the powers and duties are performed by the Governor.

For those who had performed overseas service in both the First and Second World Wars, the Overseas Bar and Chevron were worn simultaneously.

During World War II, White joined United Servicemen Overseas, a government program which featured entertainment for troops serving overseas, and performed as the leader of an all female swing band called Thelma White and Her All Girl Orchestra.

Both European ( the coastal regions, such as the Basque Country, Catalonia, and Asturias ) and Overseas – Antilles and pacific were able to grow uninterruptedly.

That limit is also used in certain Australian islands, an area of Belize, some Japanese straits, certain areas of Papua New Guinea, and a few British Overseas Territories, such as Anguilla.

Corporate havens outside the United States include British Overseas Territories such as

Overseas Chinese who are ethnically Han Chinese, such as Cantonese, Hokkien, or Hakka refer to Overseas Chinese as 唐人 ( Tángrén ), pronounced tòhng yàn in Cantonese, Tn ̂ g-lâng in Hokkien, and tong nyin in Hakka.

Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute compares situations such as in Uganda, where during a period of annual growth of 2. 5 % between 2000 and 2003, the percentage of people living in poverty actually increased by 3. 8 %.

Overseas territories, such as the British overseas territories, are vested with varying degrees of power ; some enjoy considerable independence from the sovereign state, which only takes care of their foreign relations and defence.

Matters which still fall within the Royal Prerogative, and hence are regulated by ( Prerogative ) Orders in Council, include dealing with servants of the Crown, such as the standing orders for civil servants, appointing heads of Crown corporations, governance of British Overseas Territories, making appointments in the Church of England and dealing with international relations.

In December 1968 IPIAC published " The Case for a U. S. Overseas Private Enterprise Development Corporation ", a report articulating the need for such an entity.

Jook-sing ( 竹升 ) is a Cantonese term used to describe an Overseas Chinese person who has grown up in a Western environment, such that he or she cannot speak, read or write a Chinese language.

At one time Dorval was the major transatlantic hub for commercial aviation and the busiest airport in Canada with airlines such as British Overseas Airways Corporation ( B. O. A. C ) landing at Dorval en route to New York City.

Some historic and scenic routes – such as along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia and the Overseas Highway of the Florida Keys – use mileposts to mark points of interest.

Overseas customers for British produce had been lost, especially for traditional exports such as textiles, steel and coal.

The term is still used for British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean, such as the Cayman Islands.

This changed with the introduction of long-range aircraft, which led to the development of the flag carrier airlines, such as British Overseas Airways Corporation and Trans-Canada Airlines.

MacDonald has also worked on other ethnic groups living in diaspora, such as Overseas Chinese people and Assyrians.

Other British films followed such as Love on the Dole ( 1941 ), Pimpernel Smith ( also 1941 ), Old Mother Riley Overseas and Old Mother Riley Detective ( both 1943 ) and They Made Me a Fugitive ( 1947 ).

She created an Overseas Territories Council for the Caribbean and reformed and restructured the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Consular Division to be able to respond more effectively to emergencies and disasters abroad such as the 11 September attacks.

The so-called Caledonian Case established a precedent and constituted the legal basis for all airlines that had always wanted to operate charters to and from the US and Canada, but had been unable to overcome the objections of the established airlines, such as Pan Am and British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC ), prior to the enactment of this law.

His broadcasting career began when he was requested by the BBC to give occasional talks on the Overseas Service ; he was later invited to become involved in dramatic radio and TV, such as appearing as himself on an episode of the British series Yes Minister.

Consequently, early jet aircraft of airlines such as Trans-Canada Air Lines ( later Air Canada ), British Overseas Airways Corporation ( later British Airways ), and Pan American World Airways made Gander their main refueling point.