…system and emergency responders and maintain service during hurricanes and power outages, according to Commissioner Encarnacion. A direct emergency-response connection with the territory’s 911 system is still being developed. Mr. …
…in late August that what would ordinarily be a wetter period during hurricane season had instead become an extended dry season. As household cisterns emptied, more residents turned to the public potable-water system, driving deman…
…five vehicles, charging procedures during extended power outages or hurricanes, or how their operating and maintenance costs will be compared with VIPD’s conventional gasoline-powered patrol units.
…Resources — the supplies needed in the earliest stages after a hurricane or other major disaster. The agency identifies water, meals, generators and medical supplies among the cargo the system must be prepared to move from the con…
…is intensifying across the northeastern Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center continues to indicate that redevelopment into a tropical cyclone is unlikely. At 2 a.m. Sunday, the NHC described Dolly’s remnants as a strong tropic…
…forecasters currently consider that risk lower. The latest National Hurricane Center outlook early Saturday placed the remnants of Dolly several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands, moving west to west-northwest at approxima…
…two major disruptions to the Virgin Islands economy: the 2017 hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in 2020. With the territory having largely recovered from those events, “it’s important for us to update that model,” she…
…He recalled that Mr. Mapp’s leadership was “tested” following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 and said public figures should be recognized while they are still able to receive those expressions of appreciation. “I believed then,…
…from Tuesday into the middle of the week. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring three separate areas of low development potential across the Atlantic, according to its 2 a.m. Saturday Tropical Weather Outlook. Non…
…that ultimately placed D&S Trucking in charge of lumber intended for hurricane relief. Because HUD is the investigating agency in the prosecution, defense attorneys argue that the agency’s public comments cannot be separated from …
…record now extends to horse racing. Following the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Southland Gaming invested an initial $16.5 million to rebuild the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on St. Thomas and now provides $100,000 in p…
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