…wheelchair for the first time. Having lost her own wheelchair during Hurricane Maria, the survivor had gone without one for several weeks. But once she was able to maneuver the new chair, a huge smile spread across her face. “It’s…
…away as Washington and California to help Virgin Island survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Young women and men from AmeriCorps are taking on some of the toughest jobs in hurricane recovery – mucking out sodden homes, cleaning…
…Disability Integration team has been in the Virgin Islands since Hurricane Irma to help coordinate the broad effort to assist all survivors. Team members are working closely with FEMA Individual Assistance specialists, the U.S. De…
…Islands Water and Power Authority, in financial hardship long before Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the USVI at Cat 5 strength, told Congress on Thursday that the utility, which generated monthly revenues of $26.5 million before…
…that the U.S. Virgin Islands had been struggling financially before Hurricanes Irma and Maria, at Category 5, struck the U.S. territory in September. The local government, rejected by the bond market in January when it sought a bo…
…today in St. Croix to provide information and help for survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today. The new center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday an…
…today in St. Croix to provide information and help for survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Like all DRCs in the Virgin Islands, the new center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until further notice. It is located at: Fire Ca…
…Virgin Islands jazz artists and others to raise funds in support of hurricane relief efforts, the Virgin Islands Bar Association announced Monday. The jazz concert, to be held at Jay Z's 40/40 Club tonight from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 …
…-- The Reichhold Center for the Arts suffered major damages by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the University of the Virgin Islands, which owns Reichhold, announced Monday. The arts center, a 39-year-old structure, lost the roof over t…
…in St. Croix Friday to provide information and help for survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria, FEMA has announced. The new DRC is open in Frederiksted at the Rotary Club West, 40 KA-KD Estate LaGrange. Another DRC is at the Old P…
U.S. Virgin Islanders who lost their jobs due to hurricanes Irma or Maria may now apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help get them back on their feet, FEMA an…
…and its federal and territorial partners are working hard to restore hurricane-battered communications systems on the U.S. Virgin Islands, the agency recently announced. FEMA says its taking extraordinary steps to ensure survivors…
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