…in federal funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands following 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria, are finally becoming tangible. Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Pamela Hughes Patenaude and Gov…
…weather systems have formed in the Atlantic during the 2018 hurricane season, including Tropical Storm Florence which is expected to curve northwards without impacting land. But a new system, which the National Weather Service (N.…
The U.S. Virgin Islands is at a crossroads. If it were not for Hurricanes Irma and Maria, storms which made way for the overflow of federal dollars into the territory, there's no telling how the government would fare financially. …
…described as "unbearable" working conditions 10 months after Hurricane Maria walloped the island. Today's action appeared to be well planned; it came with an accompanying letter that detailed the horrendous working conditions at b…
…of the U.S. Virgin Islands. In the ten months that have passed since Hurricanes Irma and Maria ravaged the Caribbean, much interest has been focused on Puerto Rico and its roughly 3.3 million American citizens, who weathered the l…
…working to restore power to the island during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. She imagined that maybe he’d been shocked or had fallen, but she never anticipated the news that would come next. According to Ms. Liburd, it was an em…
…and Frederiksted on St. Croix, according to Mr. Kupfer. Giving Hurricanes Irma and Maria-related updates, the executive director said WAPA's transmission and distribution system, the electrical grid and 90 percent of the authority…
…and Puerto Rico that were damaged and destroyed during the 2017 hurricane season. According to the release, the FCC is also seeking comment on injecting almost $900 million in medium- and long-term funding into expanding and impro…
…weekend, according to Agriculture Commissioner Carlos Robles. Hurricanes Irma and Maria left the agricultural grounds in ruins. Damage to the administration building is still visible. Even at the lowest estimate of 15,000, it’s a …
…of the long weekend to assure their property is prepared for hurricane season. “What you do now to harden your home, prepare your exterior property and improve your insurance coverage can make your family safer this year and for y…
…the billions of dollars from the federal government following the hurricanes. Mr. Mapp capitalized: "No one can make a common sense argument that it mattered not who was the governor of the Virgin Islands, that the U.S. government…
…across the territory which have received grants from AARP's Hurricanes Irma and Maria Relief Fund, a recent release has made known. These grants were made to nonprofits throughout the USVI participating in hurricane relief efforts…
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