…in the Virgin Islands. The previous equipment was affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The center has space for confidential business counseling, training events, and is easily accessible for all island residents. The in…
…Full details here. In other news, Sunday made three years since Hurricane Irma ravaged St. Thomas and St. John; a Ranger American armored truck caught on fire in Kingshill, St. Croix; the Dept. of Health has received 800 vials of …
…units, and experienced a reduction in generation load since the 2017 hurricanes, WAPA’s monthly purchase was closer to 150,000 barrels,” he added. Kupfer explained that VITOL made certain changes to compensate for the loss in volu…
…Junior High School. The building was severely damaged during 2017’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and ultimately received approval by FEMA for demolition and total rebuild. The $3.8 million contract to demolish the school has been si…
…reeling from a series of calamities, including the pandemic, a major hurricane that slammed into the Gulf Coast and nights of protest after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot by a white Wisconsin police officer. Prosecutors charge…
…portion of the tourism sector has not fully reopened since the 2017 hurricanes, Mr. Bryan noted that the closures have given resorts time to upgrade, refurbish and refresh their properties. In fact, prior to the pandemic, the USVI…
…the heavily trafficked area, O.D.R. said. Excessive rainfall during Hurricanes Irma and Maria caused overflows and the accumulation of debris that damaged the sewer collection systems. These issues were continuing to trigger recur…
The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm watch for a number of Leeward Islands — including the USVI, PR and the BVI, among others — as Tropical Depression 13, which is expected to develop into a tropical storm ove…
…depression for 2020 has developed in the Atlantic, and the National Hurricane Center said at 5:00 a.m. that the system is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm later today, passing near or north of the USVI and Puerto Rico …
…VIHA. Rents in the Virgin Islands have more than doubled since the hurricanes of 2017, according to a HUD report, while the estimated median household income fell 16 percent to $31,000. (The report doesn’t take into account the ef…
…it moves northeast of the Leeward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory. The storm at 5:00 a.m. today was located near latitude 15.3 North, longitude 53.3 West. Josephine is moving toward the west-n…
…said the station is still in a fragile state of disrepair after Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged its facilities, with 19 project worksheets in the FEMA grants management system, 14 of which have been obligated. Even so, Ms. Singh…
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