…Amalie East to include Havensight. Due to the effects of the recent hurricanes Irma and Maria, a lot of debris is now clogging the drains and can possibly be carried out to sea. "I think it's so important to realize that everythin…
…restoration of electrical service in the aftermath of the recent hurricanes, WAPA has announced. The purchases from Peco International Electric and Electric Supply of Tampa are for materials, supplies, and equipment needed to main…
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a $36.5 billion hurricane disaster relief bill that makes available $4.9 billion in low-interest Treasury loans to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The bill, which was previously approved …
…(FEMA) Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams are working in hurricane-affected neighborhoods in St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas to help survivors register for assistance and to identify and address immediate and emerging nee…
…$5.5 billion in federal funds to help the territory rebuild after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a number he said on Monday could change as the assessment of the storms' impact on the USVI continues. Noting that the territory's hospit…
…5 storms in September -- St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island by Hurricane Irma, and St. Croix by Hurricane Maria. The utility's aim is to power 90 percent of the islands by Christmas, according to WAPA officials and Governor Ken…
…territory, and local partners as it responds to the impact of Hurricane Maria. The agency is focused on environmental impacts and potential threats to human health as well as the safety of those in the affected areas. EPA is conti…
…will be open for instruction. While all schools have sustained hurricane-related damage, D.O.E. has condemned two: the Addelita Cancryn Junior High and the Emanuel Benjamin Oliver Elementary schools. The Gladys Abraham Elementary …
…the good people of this territory, we’ll do that.” S&P has said that Hurricanes Irma and Maria will further negatively impact the territory's finances and weaken its economy. "While we are withdrawing our ratings on the USVI, we a…
…receive an aerial tour of the island to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Maria, and later speak with victims of the storm. Mr. Pence, along with Governor Kenneth Mapp and Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett (Ms. Plaskett is …
As the territory continues to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, it -- along with Puerto Rico and the wider Caribbean -- must continue to deal with emerging disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean, as the hurrican…
…for the first time the identity of those who died as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Mr. Mapp said the death toll, once said to be 7, had been reduced to 5, following autopsy results. While the governor expressed sympathy t…
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