…HDA, which permits hotels that were significantly damaged by hurricanes to apply for hotel development and use parts of the hotel occupancy tax and the economic recovery fee levied on hotel guests to support rehabilitation expendi…
…said his administration has secured millions from FEMA to rebuild hurricane-damaged schools, one of which was already underway. Mr. Bryan did not offer a direct solution to the migrating teacher problem. Instead, he said that ther…
…drag racing on St. Croix has left the mechanic shop five years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged the St. Croix Motorsports Complex in 2017, and Governor Albert Bryan was the first to get behind the steering wheel of a car to…
…Authority’s (VIHFA) EnVision Tomorrow Program, meant to assist hurricane survivors. “Every time it rains in the Virgin Islands those are the first set of people I think about because the conditions [of their homes] are not good,” …
…his weekly update, VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen said the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking two tropical disturbances. Disturbance 1 is an elongated area of low pressure located a few hundred miles south-southwest of the…
…depression in the coming days, according to the latest National Hurricane Center report. In a separate report, the National Weather Service in San Juan said that based on the latest model guidance, and regardless of development, a…
…The original building was severely damaged by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Hurricane Maria five years ago, and FEMA agreed to build a temporary hardened structure to meet the regulatory compliance requirements set forth by t…
…District. Anticipated to open in September 2023, the 5,000 sq. ft hurricane-resistant health facility located at Hospital Ground, will serve thousands of pregnant, post-partum mothers, breast-feeding women and infants and accordin…
…out of Puerto Rico. He said the deteriorating weather results from Hurricane Ian's move along the eastern coast, pulling over the region excessive moisture. NWS also warned of life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf…
…for permanent work to restore medical facilities in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S. Virgin Islands,” said Herbert Grigg, FEMA Public Assistance group supervisor of Health, Utilities and Transportation. “The …
…more resilient power grids throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands since hurricanes Irma and Maria left thousands of homes, businesses and critical facilities such as hospitals without power five years ago. FEMA said its partnership wi…
…the chapter. According to Mr. Evangelista, following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the department received many reports of unlicensed contractors some of whom are currently before the civil court. The public is therefo…
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