Providence Island Company Providence Island Company The Providence Company or Providence Island Company was an English chartered company founded in 1629 by a group of Puritans including Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick in order to establish the Providence Island colony on Providence Island and Mosquito Coast of what became Nicaragua. Providence Island was discovered during 1629 by Daniel Elfrith. Elfrith passed its location to Philip Bell who was governor of the Somers Islands; Bell mentioned it to Nathaniel Rich. Rich then involved the Earl of Warwick, his family connection, who called a meeting for 10 November 1629, at Brooke House in Holborn,
Smith Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Smith Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Smith Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island lies north of Port Blair. The island is located in Aerial Bay, near Diglipur. Politically, Smith Island, along with the neighboring Aerial Bay Islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk. Ferry service is available from Aerial bay jetty or Kalipur water sports center. Normally ship is available once a week. There are 3 villages on the island. According to the 2011 census of