…Virgin Islands with over 25,000 Internet service customers before Hurricanes Irma and Maria -- said that it's aiming for 75 percent restoration by February 2018, and 100 percent by the end of March 2018. Viya's internet cables wer…
…35 percent of vegetative debris in the territory left behind by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, members of the 32nd Legislature, led by Senate President Myron Jackson, said they would override the governor's veto, were he to take such …
…its support to Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria damaged four roofs at Flambouyant Gardens, a 56 apartment complex for low-income seniors and persons with physical disabilities, the nonprofit mad…
…Director Mick Mulvaney, who said the territory's assessment of hurricane damage was the most thorough. "I thought overall it was good," Mr. Mapp said, referring to the feedback in Washington. He said a number of U.S. lawmakers hav…
As the Virgin Islands makes strides toward recovering from hurricanes Irma and Maria, the united effort to meet survivors’ needs remains strong, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Monday. Helping hands from vol…
…executive director, said during Acting Governor Osbert Potter's hurricane recovery press briefing on Wednesday that the utility has been making steady progress in meeting its goal of reenergizing 90 percent of the territory before…
…Islands (FFVI), which was established by CFVI immediately following Hurricane Irma’s arrival in the U.S Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017. The purpose of the fund is to provide monies for critical needs in the U.S. Virgin Island…
After Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged almost 90 percent of the territory’s electrical grid in September, Virgin Islanders have spent weeks in the dark. Today, more than a third of customers have functioning power – and the terri…
…Management Agency (FEMA) announced Monday. DRCs offer survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria a place to register for disaster assistance in person, especially residents who still have connectivity challenges. Representatives from …
…of Justice. Mr. Potter said such incidents have occurred during past hurricanes, and that the incident, which occurred on St. Croix, was the first since Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Also at the press conference, held last week at th…
…that can help with moving past the psychological effects of ruinous hurricanes, it's the cultural season of the territory. Weeks following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, uncertainty hovered around the Crucian Christmas Festival, the i…
…event, as local farms saw almost complete devastation following Hurricane Maria. Mr. Browne, whom The Consortium spoke with last week for an upcoming story on the territory's agriculture industry, said his farm, which he and his w…
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