…by a challenged local economy and service territory (already before hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017) and vulnerability to weather-related events such as hurricanes. "We also note that VI WAPA has a very large unfunded pension li…
…Karen formed in the Atlantic this morning, according to the National Hurricane Center's 5:00 a.m. advisory, and the storm is expected to approach the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday. N.H.C. said a tropical storm wat…
…of the northern Leeward Islands, the storm -- which the National Hurricane Center has said will become a hurricane today -- could bring tropical storm-force winds and heavy rainfall to parts of the northern Leeward islands tonight…
…to the southern continental United States by the end of the next hurricane season and reaching other U.S. territories by the following hurricane season," SpaceX told the FCC. The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 to Novem…
…WAPA’s shockingly low initial damage estimates from the 2017 hurricanes Irma and Maria. Ironically, WAPA’s administrative offices were powered by generator during the emergency board meeting. The St. Thomas-St. John district was i…
…its employees and customers that in the event of a severe storm, hurricane, natural or man-made disaster, it is important that they tune to local radio stations, television stations and connect to social media to stay abreast of w…
…only minutes to prepare and join the call, even as the National Hurricane Center for days had warned that the territory could be impacted, and that interests in the USVI and PR should continue to monitor the storm's path closely. …
…and its dependencies, as Tropical Storm Dorian, which the National Hurricane Center in its 5:00 a.m. advisory described as "compact," has gained some strength with winds near 60 miles per hour with higher gusts. As for the U.S. Vi…
…Caribbean islands in the Lesser Antilles. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the coming days, is also projected to impact the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto R…
…massive amounts of federal grant money flowing in after the 2017 hurricanes is adequate — and growing stronger by the day. For example, the finance authority, the lead agency taking in $1.8 billion in H.U.D. disaster relief funds,…
…its way through the Atlantic. According to an advisory the National Hurricane Center issued over the weekend, the system was supposed to move near the USVI and Puerto Rico late Sunday night and spread rain and thunderstorms across…
…restrict Puerto Rico’s access to federal dollars for repairing hurricane damage, citing continued instability in the U.S. territory amid leadership change. The announcement comes even as Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced his res…
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