…Islands while the territory rebuilds after 2017’s catastrophic hurricane season that saw the islands devastated by both Hurricanes Irma and Maria. (Listen to full interview: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757523848/hurricanes-and-…
…as Tropical Storm Karen draws closer to the islands, the National Hurricane Center made known in its 5:00 a.m. advisory. Karen, which N.H.C. described as a disorganized system, has made the predicted northwest turn and is projecte…
…press event live. Latest update on TS Karen According the National Hurricane Center's 5:00 p.m. advisory, the center of Tropical Storm Karen was located near latitude 12.9 North, longitude 62.7 West. Karen is moving toward the wes…
The National Hurricane Center in its 11:00 a.m. advisory issued a tropical storm watch for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra as Tropical Storm Karen is expected to approach the U.S. territories…
…adequate fuel supply, and 3) the lingering effect of the 2017 hurricanes on the demand for electricity and the regional economy, in general. Fitch said WAPA's obligations related to its electric system revenue bonds were reportedl…
…Unit 18 has sat idle for two years. It was heavily damaged in Hurricane Irma in 2017, and has since been “decommissioned,” officials said. Unit 17 and Unit 18 are identical pieces of equipment, making the exchange of parts a logic…
…According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study, the 2017 hurricanes exacerbated the territories’ existing economic and health care challenges. Residents – and health care providers – fled the territory. Homes, schools, healt…
…consultants to help recovery damages to insured equipment broken by Hurricanes Irma and Maria two years ago. The authority's engineers estimated damage to insured assets was a a mere $3.5 million. Insurance proceeds were never sou…
…of the bad memories presented during that month over the years: Hurricane Hugo, 9/11, and Hurricanes Maria and Irma. His expression, “My daughter’s birthday is in two weeks, but she is not a terrorist,” resulted in ripples of laug…
…to help re-evaluate the cost of damages insured assets during Hurricanes Irma and Maria. WAPA’s in-house estimate pegged damages at a mere $3.5 million. Because of the low amount of estimated damages, WAPA never sought to recover …
…The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders", a film based on surviving Hurricanes Irma and Maria on his native St. Thomas. Last week, Mr. Boschulte continued his media rounds, interviewing with Alicia Wright-DaCosta of G98.7 FM, which featu…
…islands -- mainly Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama, were decimated by Hurricane Dorian, with news reports from Bahamian press putting the staggering death toll at above 2,000 so far. Dorian laid waste to the aforementioned islands a…
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