March 6th, 2007, by Mary Winston Nicklin
Mosquito Island, BVI To Join Virgin Resorts Group
Sir Richard Branson has scored another one. A gem of a Caribbean island, that is. The founder of the Virgin group of companies (including Virgin Atlantic airline and Virgin Galactic) purchased Mosquito Island in the British Virgin Islands for $13.2 million and plans to convert it into a luxurious, eco-friendly resort. Accessible by boat from Virgin Gorda, the 124-acre Mosquito Island sits in North Sound about a mile from Necker Island, Branson’s other Caribbean paradise, a favorite celebrity hideaway. Plans are in the works for the resort to be environmentally-savvy: the resort will be powered by renewable energy sources (wind, wave, and solar power); the Balinese style guest buildings will be built from sustainable materials; electric buggies will serve as the transportation. Branson aims to make his resort island carbon-neutral, providing an example for other resort properties in the Caribbean.
Never fear: the island was named for the Indian tribe, and not the pesky insect.
[…] Thankfully, Branson is in agreement. His new purchase, the unfortunately named ‘Mosquito Island’, is 124 acres of Caribbean beauty only 1 mile away from another Branson celebrity retreat, Necker Island. Branson intends for his latest purchase to serve as an eco-friendly example to the rest of the resorts out there (pay attention, Leo!). From the article, […]
Just as in the Bahamas what was once Hog Island is now called Paradise Island Mosquito Island in the British Virgin Islands is also called Drake’s Island. Sir Francis Drake sailed by it in the 1500s.
As my surname is Mosquito I would love to visit Mosquito Island. The thing is I only work for the army and don’t own it so therefore I could never afford to visit .
Please if you have any nice pictures could you send them to me .
Many thanks Rob Mosquito