The National Hurricane Center has issued a 2:00 a.m. Saturday tropical update, bringing into focus a tropical wave that is seeing favorable environmental conditions for development. The wave, located several hundred miles south-so…
…would be constructed with concrete blocks, considering the area's hurricane risk. The external appearance was discussed, with considerations for color schemes and shutters being made. Questions were raised regarding the building's…
…which triggered the process of determining the cost of replacing the hurricane-damaged facility. Smalls conveyed his expectations that both THRT and FEMA would agree on a way forward by June 23rd, subsequently leading to a fixed c…
With fewer than two months before the start of the 2023 hurricane season, senators on the Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance are attempting to pass a bill that would provide added protection to insured Virgin Islands …
…additions mean that dozens of families affected by the 2017 hurricanes will be able to live comfortably once more, according to the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA). The authority was granted disaster relief fundin…
…major disaster declared in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands after Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria and before September 30, 2022. “Territories Health Equity Act - This bill provides equitable federal funding and treatment under …
…Elementary School replacement as a result of the damages done by Hurricane Maria. This funding is authorized under Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. I fought to make sure that for the first time FEMA would utilize the pru…
…operations, capital projects, and other initiatives. With respect to hurricane season preparation, MG Knox-Limbacker said the V.I. National Guard continues to maintain “a heightened state of readiness” in the event the need for mo…
…discussions on Virgin Islands issues including healthcare, our post-hurricane recovery process, taxes, and effective utilization of federal funding on the ground." While the short press release did not address the topic directly, …
…For an island whose electricity grid was all but destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and then crippled again by Hurricane Fiona last year, reliability and recoverability after natural disasters is a crucial issue. The green energ…
…of service calls on St. Croix, sustained significant damage from Hurricane Maria. According to VIFEMS, the project — coordinated through the Office of Disaster Recovery and funded under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Program — will be e…
…for the territory through the recovery period immediately after Hurricane Marilyn in 1995. Governor Schneider is a true example of a highly accomplished Virgin Islander, a native son of notable caliber and accomplishments rarely s…
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