CHRISTIANSTED — Earlier this month, Loren Hughes, a longtime resident of St. Croix, noticed specks of an oily substance covering his home, as well as
Read moreDPW Gets $2.5 Million From FEMA To Ward Off Mudslides In The Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency, through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, awarded the Department of Public Works $2,551,550 for a territory-wide slope analysis to
Read moreFamily Of Connecticut Man Who Drowned Trying To Save Family Members Asks Puerto Rico For Danger Signs
SAN JUAN — Family and friends mourned the loss of a Connecticut man who died while saving his two daughters during their vacation in Puerto
Read moreUVI Gets $60,000 Donation For Sea Turtle Research
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands Sea Turtle Research and Conservation Program has received a generous donation in the amount of $60,000 from the National Save the Sea Turtle
Read moreDPNR Commissioner Testifies Before Congress Remotely On Climate Change
WASHINGTON — The House Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, commissioner of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources, as part of
Read moreGrouting And Cobblestone Repairs To Close Guttets Gade This Weekend: DPW
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works said today a portion of a street south of Main Street will be closed for needed repairs
Read moreMonster March Hurricane Slammed Puerto Rico Over 100 Years Ago
SAN JUAN — A tropical storm formed just over 500 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on March 6, 1908. This oddball storm tracked south-southwest, intensifying
Read moreHuman Services Ends In-Person Services For SNAP, MAP Offices On St. Croix After COVID-19 Exposure
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services announced today that they are immediately closing the SNAP and MAP offices at the Mars Hill
Read moreAs Pandemic Eases Elsewhere, Some Caribbean States Face Worst Outbreaks Yet
KINGSTON (Reuters) — In Jamaica, which won praise for containing its coronavirus outbreak last year, patients now overflow into corridors on chairs and stretchers in
Read moreUVI’s Glass Crusher Project To Begin Accepting Glass Waste For Recycling Next Month
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — For years, the University of the Virgin Islands through its Coastal Cleanup initiatives has picked up glass beverage bottles and other trash that littered Virgin Islands beaches and shores. Through UVI’s Glass
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