…to assist teachers with much-needed materials following the 2017 hurricanes, the Department of Education has announced. On Wed., Oct. 3, Class of ‘95 alumni Lincoln Meryl, Avia Elcock-Theophane, Cynthia Graham and Sirdrina Isaac-J…
…Disaster Loans (C.D.L.) provided by the federal government following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, were not eventually forgiven, WAPA would have to petition the Public Services Commission to raise utility rates to pay for the loans. …
…8, 2019, a blow to the big island as it continues to rebound from Hurricane Maria. In a post on the carrier's website, Jetblue said the decision to cut its St. Croix route was part of its effort to expand to new destinations, whil…
…U.S. Virgin Islands, the occurrence had no precedent: two Category 5 hurricanes in the span of two weeks, walloping the St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix Districts and changing the course of the USVI forever. And while the weather…
…the severe impact to the territory's economy in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the billions in federal dollars the Virgin Islands has received will provide for economic growth. A projected $164.5 million in new revenu…
…Brenda Resto since 2015. The event was postponed in 2017 following Hurricane Maria. “The purpose of this activity is to gather Latino men from the community, of different types of careers, and to come and read aloud to the student…
…of any building or structure to include higher earthquake and hurricane standards recommended by FEMA within its Construction Information Guide for a Stronger Home 3rd Edition February 1996 (updated 4th Edition April 2018), or for…
…that 95 percent of government employees completed the HRA before Hurricanes Irma and Maria; 2,000 employees needed to complete the HRA in the next few weeks; and an estimated of 1,000 employees were non-compliant and will be levie…
…heavy wind and rainfall to the Lesser Antilles tonight, the National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) said this afternoon. St. Croix and Puerto Rico are expected to see 2 to 4 inches of rain with isolated maximum totals of 6 inches by Fr…
…new facilities, which were completely rebuilt following last year’s hurricanes, unite all of the airline’s operating groups, which were previously located in multiple facilities throughout the city, and is in the same complex as S…
…that seek to update the territory's insurance laws in wake of 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria -- whose aftermath saw many residents complaining about the behavior of insurance firms -- were voted on favorably on Wednesday in the Co…
…tax obligations of homeowners given damages sustained by the 2017 hurricanes. However, he urged the senators to adopt additional language limiting the use of credits to two years. “Not providing a cut-off date for the reduction wi…
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