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Economy
…another, including the Great Recession, the 2012 closure of Hovensa, Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. According to Molloy, the territory responded by adopting what he described as a federally c…
WAPA
…intentionally being cautious with emergency funds, particularly with hurricane season ahead and amid concerns about how responsive the federal government may be to disaster requests. The governor also spoke more broadly about WAPA…
WAPA
…serving St. John is scheduled for repair as part of the territory’s hurricane recovery effort. “That is the only line that received federal dollars to repair,” Mr. Knight said, noting that work is expected to begin in 2027. He add…
Disaster Preparedness
…the territory’s recovery effort since the early phase following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. She told the board the firm has helped the territory increase projected federal recovery funding from $8 billion to $24 billion and has ass…
Environment
…partly responsible for banning the burning of green waste after the hurricanes, admitted that there is “way too much green waste at our landfills.” He supported the move to install incinerators, but agreed there should be “discuss…
Development
…tax amnesty to “assist taxpayers recovering from the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria and Tropical Storm Ernesto.” Other approved bills included: Bill 36-0209 An act amending title 23 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 10 to estab…
Senate
…and the burning of green waste had been disallowed after the 2017 hurricanes, largely because of uncertainty about the environmental effects. He told lawmakers that newer technology has now practically eliminated harmful emissions…
Development
…a provision previously extended to hoteliers building after the 2017 hurricanes. “We think that this measure would be one in which we're able to jump-start St. Croix hotel development,” Mr. Vialet declared. He stressed that “this …
Senate
…purposeful. Having first arrived on St. Croix at age fourteen after Hurricane Hugo, he said the nomination represents an “opportunity to give back to the committee community that has shaped the man I have become.” His father, a tr…
Crime
…escalating the abuse after she moved to Florida following the 2017 hurricanes. Assistant State Attorney Shaina Ruth told jurors that Payne used his authority to “test and control” his victim before carrying out the abuse. In rebut…
Legal
…for attacking a minor who had become his ward in 2016. After Hurricane Irma, the girl moved from the Virgin Islands to Florida, and was settled in the home of Mr. Payne’s sister. That is where Mr. Payne attacked her, she told Cons…
Federal
…federal outlays surge into the tens of billions more, as seen after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Typhoon Yutu, and other catastrophic events. These funds finance long-term recovery, housing reconstruction, power grid rebuilding, and…
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