…the land exchange for which OIA provided technical assistance, hurricane restoration projects, and law enforcement activities within the park. OIA said that the delegation toured the Limetree Bay Refinery, which has been closed si…
…people. Local, loyal people. A majority of us have been here since [Hurricane] Maria," said nurse Michèle Montoya during the protest. "Do not let them tell you that nursing and healthcare is at the forefront on their thoughts beca…
…of community health services and its ability to reopen swiftly after hurricanes is critical to St. Croix. The project to rebuild the Harwood Complex is a significant step forward in St. Croix's recovery following Hurricane Maria, …
…a fair wage. "When we took this government we had the mess of the hurricanes to straighten up. People forget, over $600 million in unpaid bills, FEMA cut us off, we only had $500 million obligated. All the billions of the election…
…this past February after closing due to destructions suffered from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017," the release stated as organizers are set to host the first full event since the Covid-19 pandemic. This year's artwork, created…
…the Virgin Islands to greater resiliency standards from the 2017 hurricanes. The administration has also successfully guided the USVI for the past several years through the Covid-19 pandemic that gripped the Virgin Islands as it d…
…Croix because of extensive damage the main facility sustained from Hurricane Maria, Mr. Vialet said, "Our hardened modular units, at a cost of over $100 million sits at the Juan F. Luis Hospital fully furnished, and despite being …
…Carolina Emergency Management Assistance Compact hospitals after Hurricane Maria. They arrived in the territory in April 2018, and had to be returned in August the following year. The hospital paid a contractor $1,414,530 to insta…
…companies performing construction work in the territory since Hurricanes Irma and Maria. On Friday, Bill No. 34-0197, whose original sponsor was Sen. Kurt Vialet but in an updated version listed Sen. Marvin Blyden as the chief pro…
…companies performing construction work in the territory since Hurricanes Irma and Maria — gross receipt tax (GRT) payments the firms made as part of the Emergency Home Repair Program. Normally, gross receipt taxes, a 5 percent lev…
…mangrove shoreline in Vessup Bay, removing 4,450 pounds of lingering hurricane debris and other trash trapped in the mangrove roots. This is the most debris removed during a Great Mangrove Cleanup to date, UVI said. By number, the…
…Frett-Gregory said. "Our schools have long been in disrepair and the hurricanes of 2017 have exacerbated the situation. As we are now in the construction phase of building new schools, absent of a plan, we will return to where we …
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