CHRISTIANSTED — In an effort to assist individuals in the territory to take charge of their health, the USVI Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the New York State Nursing Association…
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DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION: More Mental Health Help Needed for USVI, Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] BOSTON — The state’s all-Democratic congressional delegation is pressing federal officials on efforts to address mental health challenges in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico following Hurricanes Irma and Maria….
HURRICANE RECOVERY: Oakland A’s Starter Jharel Cotton of St. Thomas Gives Back at My Brother’s Table
GIVING BACK: Oakland A’s starting pitcher Jharel Cotton of St. Thomas helps out the less fortunate at My Brother’s Table in Charlotte Amalie after Hurricane Irma. [ad name=”HTML-68″] OAKLAND — Several weeks…
1,000 Generators Owned and Maintained By Federal Government Are Key To Maintaining Quality of Living in Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Maintenance operations conducted as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporary emergency power mission in Puerto Rico are keeping nearly 1,000 federal emergency power generators running…
TRUE COLORS: Palm Beach Jet Set Goes All Out For Virgin Islands Fundraiser … It’s For The British and They Get $40K
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WELLINGTON — A fundraiser last week in Florida brought in some big money for hurricane relief in the British Virgin Islands. The Thursday event was co-hosted by Palm Beach Travel, the…
BVI To Repair Homes For Elderly in Virgin Gorda and Tortola Destroyed By Hurricane Irma, Thanks To PAHO
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands — Elderly homes on Tortola and Virgin Gorda will soon undergo needed emergency repairs to their structures which sustained extensive damage following the passage of Hurricanes Irma…
BLEW FEMA DEADLINE? Emergency Agency Will Consider Your Late Application … If You Have A Good Excuse
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CRUZ BAY — The time might have passed people looking for personal disaster assistance, but FEMA programs continue in the territory.. “FEMA is going to be here for the…
Puerto Rican Man Gets Seven Years, Dominican Gets Four Years Under Plea Agreements For McDonald’s Shotgun Robbery on St. Thomas
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Helwood Urbina Paris, 20, of Puerto Rico, and Hanselo Recio, 18, of the Dominican Republic, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in the armed robbery of the…
LEADERSHIP WANTING: Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Says Mapp Wanted Only 25 Linemen From Mainland To Restore Our Electricity
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that Gov. Kenneth Mapp wanted to bring down only 25 linemen after…
SECOND BANANA: Mapp Appoints Bloomberg Co-Founder Tom Secunda To Ceremonial Hurricane Committee
RIGHT-HAND MAN: Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP, left, and Tom Secunda, co-founder and vice chairman at Bloomberg LP, right of center, unload supplies at the Myrah Keating Smith Health Center on…