…The decision to put your shutters up after being notified that a hurricane warning has been issued for the territory is a data driven decision. The National Hurricane Center uses a diverse set of data to decide when and where to d…
…Marine Debris Program to assist the territory recover from the 2017 hurricane season, DPNR said. Target vessels were identified by the department, but the selected contractors will also be removing marine debris surrounding the ve…
…Agency has lifted the manual draw requirement for funds related to Hurricanes Irma and Maria disaster recovery projects. The announcement is a victory for Mr. Bryan and the O.D.R., which was established by the governor in 2019 to …
…up to a better standard than they are currently being maintained." Hurricane Damage to cemeteries On the island of St. Croix, there are three public cemeteries: the Christiansted Public Cemetery, Frederiksted Public Cemetery, and …
…voted to amend Bill No. 33-0424 to strike language mentioning hurricane season as one of the reasons for the extension. "You can't include hurricane season. Hurricane season just isn't a state of emergency, so it's really laughabl…
…the damages to the electric system, and collection and disposal of hurricane-related debris. According to the release, Kupfer and management staff advised board members that the emergency line crews, and equipment will ensure imme…
…virulent disease are compounded by the imminent threat of the 2020 Hurricane Season, a concern that was shared by Mr. Bryan with Senate President Novelle Francis. “The threat of COVID-19 is even more impactful to our territory as …
…storm warnings as Tropical Storm Gonzalo, which the National Hurricane Center has descried as a small tropical cyclone, approaches the southern Windward Islands on Saturday. The government of St. Lucia has issued a tropical storm …
…food-related small businesses, who saw their operations paralyzed by Hurricanes Irma and María, to revitalize and regenerate their long-term capacity for the production, distribution, and sale of food. In the long-term, Plow to Pl…
…Dr. Duane Sands, about people still missing following the passage of Hurricane Dorian last September. In a statement, the Ministry of National Security said that Sands recent statements in the Parliament were “particularly surpris…
…that it was slow in responding to the territory's needs following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, and that it underfunded the Sheltering & Temporary Essential Power (STEP) program. The criticism was levied by the V.I. Housing F…
…leading to cost overruns of disaster-related projects following Hurricanes Irma and Maria of $296 million. V.I.H.F.A. pushed back forcefully, laying blame for the overruns on FEMA, stating that the agency had projected costs for p…
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