CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan has ordered all government offices territory-wide to close at 3 p.m. today and is sending all non-essential employees home as the
Read moreScience, Technology and Innovation For Sustainable Development: Lessons From the Caribbean’s Energy Transition
Countries with robust science-technology-innovation-based policies and strategies are known to have an advantage in global competitiveness and achieve robust growth and development. Science, technology and
Read more‘Life-Threatening Rip Currents’ Projected For St. Thomas, Culebra and Puerto Rico Today
SAN JUAN — The risk for life-threatening rip currents has elevated to moderate for northern Puerto Rico, Culebra, and St. Thomas, the National Weather Service
Read moreAre You A Mosquito Magnet? It Could Be Your Smell
NEW YORK — A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell.
Read moreHair-Straightening Products Linked With Uterine Cancer Risk, Study Says
DURHAM — Hair-straightening products may significantly increase the risk of developing uterine cancer among those who use them frequently, a large study published on Monday
Read moreWise To The Danger, Caribbean Keeps A Wary Eye On Invest 91L
SAN JUAN — After Hurricane Ian’s passage across Central Florida, people in the Caribbean are primed to monitor a new system several hundred miles east
Read moreTropical Wave With Small Chance To Grow Enters Eastern Caribbean: NHC
SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring a tropical wave for potential development, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands.
Read more‘Heavy Rains’ Forecast For This Weekend; Tropical Depression Eleven Forms In Atlantic
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center has designated Tropical Depression Eleven just west of the Cabo Verde Islands as it slowly moves northward over the
Read moreBryan Begins Solar Financing Program To Help USVI Transition Homes to Renewable Energy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As part of his commitment to transitioning the U.S. Virgin Islands to renewable energy sources, Governor Albert Bryan and the Virgin Islands Energy
Read moreHurricane Ian Strikes Tobacco Region of Cuba; Florida Braces For Cat 4 Damage
HAVANA — Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba today as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane before
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