…Monday. Businesses and individuals with physical damages caused by Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria should apply for SBA low-interest disaster loan before the Dec. 18, 2017 deadline. Also, the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) on …
…costs associated with living following the passage of one ferocious hurricane. In the territory's case, the biggest issue has been the lack of power. Many people don't have generators or the money to buy one, so they have to purch…
…being faced, provided the catalyst for C.H.A.R.M.’s current hurricane relief campaign, the hospital said.a All funds raised during this hurricane relief campaign will be used to directly support the health care systems in the USVI…
…U.S. Virgin Islanders were making progress facing the devastation of Hurricane Irma when, just two weeks later, a second Category 5 storm pummeled the territory. In the weeks since Hurricane Maria finished the job that Irma starte…
After being delayed by the passage of Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump will visit the U.S. Virgin Islands next week, according to CNN. Mr. Trump will also visit Puerto Rico, which was ravaged by Hurricane Maria, after criti…
…CROIX -- At Governor Kenneth Mapp's third press conference following Hurricane Maria to update the territory on his administration's recovery and relief efforts, the following details were divulged. Residents and visitors looking …
…Management Agency (F.E.M.A.) in the wake of destruction from Hurricane Irma, D.O.I. announced Tuesday. F.E.M.A. continues to lead the efforts of D.O.I. and others in the federal family to support territorial, tribal, local, privat…
…of St. John and St. Thomas who suffered loss or damages due to Hurricane Irma may register for assistance online here, or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Individuals who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, shou…
…living in Houston, Texas, were not shielded from the devastation Hurricane Harvey unleashed on the city -- the fourth largest in the U.S. -- for more than four days. And they've not sat idly waiting for aid to come by, either. Ins…
…restrictions. She said the problem surfaced in earnest after 1995's Hurricane Marilyn, particularly on St. John, where over 70 percent of the island's homes and businesses were destroyed. The problem "grew into a monster," she sai…
…the territory as "blessed" for steering clear of the danger of Hurricane Matthew as it ravaged Haiti on October 4, and some parts of the Bahamas the day after. The storm went on to devastate some parts of the mainland U.S. It has …
…and central Bahamas later in the week. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system today. Tropical Storm Gaston Tropical Storm Gaston became the seventh tropical storm of the 2016 Atlanti…
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