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Hurricane Season
Telecom Providers Point Fingers at WAPA for Network Shortfall Following Hurricane Ernesto; WAPA No-Show Angers Lawmakers
…preparedness raises concerns as WAPA’s readiness for the hurricane season remains in question
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Seaports Reopen, Airports Operate Uninterrupted as Hurricane Tammy Veers East of Islands
In the wake of Hurricane Tammy's trajectory through the Caribbean, the U.S. Coast Guard, collaborating closely with the V.I. Port Authority, has officially reopened the U.S. Virgin Islands’ seaports. The storm, which maintained a …
Hurricane Season
DLCA Calls on Virgin Islands Merchants to Submit Hurricane Price Lists by June 1
…urging merchants in the Virgin Islands to submit their first monthly Hurricane Price List for the 2023 hurricane season by June 1. Each year, with the onset of the hurricane season, DLCA requires businesses to submit an official p…
Business
USVI Experiences Three-Day Cargo Disruption From Hurricane Ian's Impact on Florida
…has been delayed — a knock-on effect following the passage of Hurricane Ian over Florida last Wednesday. Daryl Jaschen, director of the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency said Monday that a three-day delay can be expecte…
Disaster Recovery
President Biden Traveling to Puerto Rico and Florida to Assess Hurricane Damage
…Rico Monday to assess damage the island suffered as a result of Hurricane Fiona, which struck the U.S. territory as a Category 1 storm on Sept. 18, leaving widespread flood damage in its wake. Half of the island was still without …
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Opinion
Five Years After Hurricane Maria: A Transformative Virgin Islands is Still Possible
…is forever etched in my mind. For what seemed like an unending day, Hurricane Irma relentlessly pummeled the territory, and Virgin Islanders watched in mute shock as the Category 5 storm shredded roofs, uprooted trees, and shatter…
Opinion
AARP Editorial | Disaster Preparedness – Getting Ready for Hurricanes and Natural Disasters
…the Atlantic, and the Pacific oceans develop with chances to become hurricanes. This time of year is Hurricane Season. Aside from the season, other events take place near and sometimes within the territory. In the neighboring isla…
Hurricane Season
FEMA, VITEMA, V.I. National Guard and Other Gov't Agencies Hold Hurricane Readiness Meeting
…of the Virgin Islands is fully engaged in preparations for hurricane season,” said Governor Albert Bryan. He said the GVI and its agencies "joined with VITEMA, VI National Guard and FEMA for a series of workshops and discussions t…
Hurricane Season
Lt. Gov. Roach, Also Serving as Commissioner of Insurance, Encouraging Residents to be Prepared for Hurricane Season
…Virgin Islands residents to be prepared for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on June 1 and ends on November 30. “The Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Division of Banking, Insurance, and Financial Regulation has i…
Hurricane Season
Concerns About Shelters, Employee Shortage Linger, But First Responder Departments and Agencies Say They Feel Confident Going Into Hurricane Season
With an active hurricane season predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, which is set to begin in a few days on June 1, representatives of VITEMA, the V.I. Department of Humans Service, V.I. Polic…
Hurricane Season
New Weather System Has Potential For Development, National Hurricane Center Says
…now expected to see further development, according to the National Hurricane Center, after NHC received new satellite-derived wind data. The system, currently producing showers and thunderstorms, is located a few hundred miles sou…
Hurricane Season
WAPA Says its Hurricane Preparedness Effort is Ongoing; Authority Monitoring Developing System
As part of its ongoing and year-round hurricane preparedness, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is closely monitoring the progress of Invest 92-L which is forecast to impact the local area later this week. “A significan…