…treatment in temporary trailers at the hospital built after Hurricane Maria battered the medical facility. Though those trailers have served the patients and the hospital well, the concern is that a natural disaster such as a hurr…
…Information Officer Glen Dratte said the person who died during Hurricane Dorian in St. John was an 82-year-old woman who had a variety of health challenges. Original Story: Dorian took a hard turn from its projected path Wednesda…
…inches in most areas on Wednesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center's 5:00 a.m. advisory. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Puerto Rico, and Dorian is expected to impact the south portion of the island co…
…town hall meetings to help empower communities in preparation of hurricane season, Airbnb has announced. More than two hundred attendees throughout the islands benefitted from the information shared at the meetings, including chec…
…strong tropical storm" as it gets closer to landfall, the National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) said in its 5:00 a.m. advisory. Hurricane Helene has increased in strength with speeds of 110 miles per hour, but the storm is expected t…
…Nature Island, as Dominica is called, which was laid to waste by Hurricane Maria in 2017. The announcement was made by long-serving Dominica Prime Minister Rosevelt Skerrit, who attributed Ross's shuttering on the island to Tropic…
…by the foundation as an immediate response to the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The F.F.V.I. has grown to be the largest hurricane-related Fund at the Foundation, with the purpose of gathering and distributing monies for cr…
…Bay on St. Thomas, Governor Kenneth Mapp asserted the September hurricanes, which damaged large swaths of the territory, present an opportunity for the destination to create a more vibrant tourism product, according to a release G…
…for the beleaguered hospital, its compromised state following Hurricane Maria, and plans to transition to a mobile setup which is being called the "Western Shelter Systems". The townhall comes as the Mapp administration makes it a…
…civil liberties of free citizens," Governor Kenneth Mapp during his hurricane recovery press briefing on Monday, ended the territory-wide curfew. The move comes nearly two months after Hurricane Irma devastated St. Thomas, and mor…
ST. CROIX -- Virgin Island hurricane survivors who speak a language other than English should know that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has many ways to help. One of FEMA’s top priorities is to ensure equal access f…
…Fifteen days after the USVI felt the first effects of Category 5 Hurricane Maria, The Consortium visited three of St. Croix's 5 distribution centers to get some feedback from the community about the government's response to the af…
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