WASHINGTON — A coalition of advocacy groups is suing the federal government’s disaster response agency, claiming it is making Puerto Rico less resilient to storms
Read moreU.S. Ships Mega Generators To Puerto Rico To Ease Outages
SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Friday that the U.S. government has shipped three mega generators to the island to help stabilize the
Read moreConstruction of $80 Million Vieques Hospital Set To Begin Next Month
SAN JUAN — Construction of the roughly $80 million Vieques hospital in Puerto Rico will begin in January, said the executive director of the central office
Read moreFiona Strengthens Into Category 4 Storm, Heads To Bermuda
HAMILTON — Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm today after devastating Puerto Rico, then lashing the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos
Read moreFEMA Improves Disability Access As Part Of USVI Resilience Plan
CHRISTIANSTED — FEMA said Thursday it “has applied an inclusive approach to supporting the U.S. Virgin Islands in its response and recovery efforts to hurricanes
Read moreInitiatives Help To Promote Children’s Libraries and Literacy
The Community of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has recently been honored with an invitation to serve as an affiliate Center for the Book. The Center for
Read moreMan Tagged For DUI Works As A ‘Health Coordinator’ For FEMA
FREDERIKSTED — The man arrested in connection to a DUI incident this weekend works as a “health coordinator” for FEMA, the Virgin Islands Free Press
Read moreFEMA ‘Health Coordinator’ Who Passed Out At The Wheel of His SUV Charged With DUI
FREDERIKSTED — A FEMA “health coordinator” on St. Croix faces a DUI charge after allegedly passing out behind the wheel early Friday on Grove Place
Read moreFEMA Approves Replacement of St. Thomas Hospital
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After several years of debate and reviews, the Office of Disaster Recovery has received a final decision from FEMA approving the replacement of the
Read moreFEMA Makes On-Site Assessment of WAPA’s Sargassum Seaweed Problem on St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 2 Administrator David Warrington arrived in the territory today to make an in-person assessment and get updates on the
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