…of emergency declaration through October 1 -- past one year since Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the territory. Hurricane Irma walloped St. Thomas and St. John on September 6, 2017, while Hurricane Irma ravaged St. Croix on Sept…
…product has made following the economy-halting storms of 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria, along with areas where improvements continue. According to the testimony, the commissioner will tell lawmakers that more than 50 percent of …
…can remain operational even during future catastrophes.” The 2017 hurricanes caused massive damage to the U.S. Virgin Islands, resulting in St. John losing 100 percent of its power for more than 100 days in some areas and causing …
…of having to live in units severely destroyed in last September’s hurricanes, Mr. Walker directed AIG to “immediately take action to rehabilitate these units to meet standards of habitability.” At Mr. Walker’s request, Mr. Musante…
…plan to help citizens in the U.S. Virgin Islands recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In November, H.U.D. allocated $243 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support long-term recovery efforts. The approval represents a big wi…
…A. Quetel Fish House, two facilities adversely affected by the 2017 hurricanes due to extended power outages. The rest of the funding provides important capacity building and improves local management efforts.” Funds awarded to th…
…the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa affected by last year’s hurricanes and tropical storms who are required to file a 2017 federal income tax return or pay their 2017 tax, to be sure to do so by June 29. This special extend…
…of the territory’s campuses were too damaged to be utilized this hurricane season. He said that more Virgin Islanders would require shelter this year given that many homes are only protected by tarps or temporary repairs while the…
…count of Disaster Fraud and one count of Wire Fraud, in relation to Hurricane Irma Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster relief funds. According to the indictment, in September of 2017, Stevens applied to FEMA for di…
…is, at this time, closed.” Mr. Walker added that with two Category 5 hurricanes ravaging the U.S.V.I. and many of its schools — including Addelita Cancryn — it was difficult to tell who could have stolen the funds. Before the case…
…in grants, loans and assistance, according to the website USVI Hurricane Recovery, which was recently launched by the Mapp administration and is said to give access to data regarding funding provided by the federal government. In …
Governor Kenneth E. Mapp announced Wednesday the launch of the USVI Hurricane Recovery website managed by the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority to track U.S. Federal Disaster funding of nearly $2 billion awarded to the terri…
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