…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…
…without running. Their track was further damaged by the same two hurricanes that hit us in September 2017. Nonetheless, Tortola has been having horseraces, thanks largely to us shipping our horses up there to race, but not without…
…fine for starting the reconstruction of my farm market after Hurricane Irma, without the required permits in hand. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources is holding my building permit, but claims that I “voluntarily” wit…
…process that I began in May 2018.” It was during the recovery of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 that Liburd prepared for the MCAT exams. If there was ever a moment on this journey where Liburd felt overwhelmed it was at this ti…
…knowing the territory's yearly vulnerability to devastating hurricanes. Daryl DeFrance Jaschen "I want to put on the record that the executive branch is at fault here today. One of the first agencies [for which] a nominee should h…
…in an effort to avert the mishaps the hospital experienced following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, especially with patient transfers. But even with all the hospital's plans, no action was taken on Tuesday because the board ye…
…Phipps Racetrack on St. Thomas. Torrential flooding, storm surge and hurricane force winds from Hurricane Irma caused substantial damage to various components of the racetrack, FEMA said. During the storm, materials within the rac…
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