…federal funding coming into the territory to rebuild as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and with Governor Albert Bryan stressing on several occasions that he wants to see local business owners getting a cut of the pie befor…
…priority items, according to the release. “Like so many of the other hurricane relief efforts, we’ve spent this last year building out our long-term work, which for us is focused on educational programs. But we’ve remained active …
…said the tourism sector had emerged from the ravages of two hurricanes "stronger and more hardened," according to the release. Speaking to reporters during a series of back-to-back Caribbean destination press briefings, the commis…
…She was instrumental in the agency’s recovery after Category 5 Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 and coordinated its federal and local insurance and grant programs to fund the ports’restoration projects, according to the release. …
…and civil society to develop strategies and solutions to address hurricane recovery needs facing the region, while laying the foundation for a more resilient future, the release said. “I am looking forward to joining former Presid…
…progress for schools that are still displaced since the 2017 hurricanes, according to the release. “I trust that the governor will quell some of the anxiety in the community relative to a continued deteriorating education system. …
…year due to the destruction of the Richards school building from Hurricane Maria in 2017. While classrooms and most other areas of the modular campus will be ready on February 11, Mrs. Wells-Hedrington said the kitchen, which is h…
…influx of federal dollars coming into the territory as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, encouraging development of new hotels and growing St. Croix's tourism product. The governor started out by recognizing the young entrepr…
…continues to be impacted by a myriad of the residual effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, inability to pay vendors, halt of excise tax collections, changes in the corporate tax requirements, to name a few, the members of the 33rd…
…of families whose loved ones had been evacuated in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria, as well as several patients who themselves had been evacuated, I brought our concerns to the Legislature at a hearing of the Legislature’s C…
…Ms. Plakett sought to remind the president of the 2017 storms, Hurricanes Irma and Maria, that ravaged the U.S. Virgin Islands in September and October, respectively. She also mentioned the estimated damage of $10.8 billion to the…
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