…after initial implementation plans were disrupted by the devastating hurricanes Irma and Maria that wreaked havoc to the USVI. To this day, the main Cargo Office facility remains closed.
…chief Ben Carson over a recent decision to clamp down on critical hurricane recovery money destined for the U.S. Virgin Islands. "Your decision may unfairly delay desperately needed funding for the Virgin Islands and contravene th…
…being affected by the 2017 storms, and plans in place for potential hurricanes this year. Mr. Francis asked Mr. Casale whether customers who have been affected by the AT&T outage would receive a credit on their accounts. "The way …
…territory’s aging schoolhouses – many of which are still hobbled by hurricanes Irma and Maria two years ago. Many more years of neglected maintenance and unfunded repairs have further worsened conditions for Virgin Islands’ school…
…Agency (FEMA) course certificates as well as specific training in hurricane, flood, and tsunami mitigation and response. Establishing territory-wide CERTs will relieve some of the challenges of first responders and permit for an i…
…considerably rebounded following the devastation wrought on it by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Feature Image: Joseph Boschulte unveils new marketing strategy at VI Ambassadors event in Atlanta (VI Consortium)
…will remain fully operational. Schneider Hospital was hard-hit by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Assessors determined last year that the 47 percent of the hospital’s total structure was hurricane-damaged, just below that 51 pe…
…of $83,000 – helping homeowners to rebuild from the devastation of hurricanes Irma and Maria. H.U.D. also approved the territory’s “action plan” for spending another $779 million in recovery grants. That money will be available fo…
…who may suffer damages and losses due to natural disasters, such as hurricanes. "Census data are used to make important local and national decisions that affect U.S. Virgin Islands farmers and their communities," said NASS Adminis…
…authorizing Lemartec to provide all materials and labor to repair hurricane damages to Henry E. Rohlsen Airport’s maintenance building. The work is funded by insurance proceeds.
…Operations, Consumer Affairs, Energy, Environment, and Planning Hurricane Preparedness meeting, recommended that a state of public exigency be declared to facilitate the timely repair of schools. However, in a release issued Monda…
…needed to keep post-storm reconstruction on track. With peak hurricane season ahead, Gov. Albert Bryan said he has lobbied the White House over the weekend to detach the territory from the harsh regulatory scheme applied to Puerto…
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