…sand only when there is an imminent threat of flooding during the hurricane season,” said VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen. “However, in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to take precautions to protect personnel wor…
…St. Croix, which is still recovering from the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria in September 2017 and, more recently, the current economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are excited about initiating the Tech V…
…of COVID-19 is even more impactful to our Territory as the 2020 Hurricane season is actively upon us, with the early arrival of storms and hurricanes looming out at sea.” In his letter, Mr. Bryan requested that the Legislature sus…
…had economic downturn—in 2008 the recession of the United States, hurricanes hit the islands in 2017, and of course today, we are again faced with another. We are surviving this pandemic, COVID-19,” he said. For the past 19 years,…
…entire school, which had been without lights since the aftermath of hurricanes in 2017. “Home has limited opportunities for soldiers to exercise their skills,” said Army Cpt. Jahmel Leonard, commander of 631st Engineer Utilities D…
The National Hurricane Center in its 5:00 a.m. forecast said the U.S. Virgin Islands will face tropical-storm force winds beginning tonight as Tropical Cyclone Nine makes its way across the Leeward Islands. A tropical storm warnin…
…or tropical storm "in the next couple of days," the National Hurricane Center said in its 2:00 a.m. Tuesday forecast of the system. N.H.C. said interests in the USVI and Puerto Rico should monitor the system, as it is expected to …
…or tropical storm in the next day or two, according to the National Hurricane Center's 2:00 a.m. forecast of the system. The storm is aiming directly at the Leeward Islands, among them the USVI and Puerto Rico. N.H.C.'s 2:00 a.m. …
…move westward over the next several days. According to the National Hurricane Center, the system could become a tropical depression early next week when it arrives to the western Atlantic. The new system's path, according to N.H.C…
…who noted that power outages remain common across the island since Hurricane Maria and that not all teachers or students have access to the internet. Grichelle Toledo, general secretary of Puerto Rico’s Association of Teachers, ur…
…pens, the veterinary building, and abattoir for damages caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, the O.D.R. said. At this time, livestock is not extensively housed on the grounds of the D.O.A. When construction is complete, the departme…
…meets unfavorable conditions. That's according to the National Hurricane Center, which said during its 2:00 a.m. forecast that showers and thunderstorms associated with the system have increased and become a little better organize…
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