2017 – Page 15 – Virgin Islands Free Press

A HURRICANE SEASON WE CAN’T FORGET: And In Many Cases Are Still Living In The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN -- The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will long be remembered as one of the busiest and most destructive hurricane seasons on record. Five named storms and one tropical…

John McCarthy November 13, 2017

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MAPP TO CONGRESS: $7.5 Billion Should Keep Me In Beer and Wine Money Until The End of My First Term In December 2018

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The cost to rebuild the Virgin Islands’ infrastructure after last month’s devastating Category 5 hurricanes is estimated at $7.5 billion dollars, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said. In a letter forwarded…

John McCarthy November 12, 2017

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know What Water-Borne Diseases Virgin Islanders Have Been Exposed To After The Storms

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-Mass.) [ad name="HTML-68"] BOSTON -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to request information on the…

John McCarthy November 12, 2017

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Tourists Return To Magen’s Bay in St. Thomas … Where Cruise Ships Still Dare To Go

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- St. Thomas has accepted its first passenger cruise ships since Hurricane Irma, a welcome milestone for the territory recovering from two major hurricanes. The Adventure of the…

John McCarthy November 12, 2017

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TORRENTIAL RAIN WARNING: ‘Non-Tropical Storm’ Could Hamper Electrical Restoration Efforts in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Going Into Next Week

NOVEMBER RAIN: Although it is the rainy season in the Virgin Islands, the territory seems to have had more rain than normal after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. [ad name="HTML-68"] SAN…

John McCarthy November 10, 2017

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HISTORIAN’S CHALLENGE TO ACTOR MIRANDA: Bring Play ‘Hamilton’ Back To Its Roots Where Founding Father Came of Age … St. Croix

ART IMITATES LIFE: Lin Miranda of Puerto Rico stars in the hit play "Hamilton" on Broadway in New York. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is one of the most historically-significant persons…

John McCarthy November 10, 2017

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FEMA Offers To Airlift 3,000 Puerto Rican Hurricane Survivors To New York Or Florida … Less Than Thirty Are Interested

LAZY DAYS: In this Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 photo, Luis Sierra sleeps in a classroom at a school-turned-shelter after Hurricane Maria left him and other families homeless in Toa Baja,…

VI Free Press November 9, 2017

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LEAVING SAN JUAN AFTER MARIA: Whether It’s For Good … Or Just Temporary … There Is A Stigma For Puerto Ricans

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN — The disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria has set off an anguished debate across Puerto Rico, where friends, family and co-workers are arguing fiercely over the…

John McCarthy November 9, 2017

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One Thousand Residents Wait In Line For Hours In The Hot Sun For Free Clothing in St. Thomas on Sunday

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- For those living in the storm-ravaged St. Thomas, life is far normal. Many homes remain damaged or even uninhabitable after two hurricanes, Irma and Maria,…

John McCarthy November 9, 2017

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MAPP: FEMA Approves $500 Million Community Disaster Loan For The Virgin Islands

FUNDS STREAMING: FEMA Coordinator William Vogel consults with a colleague. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. government officials have approved a community disaster loan for the Virgin Islands that is…

VI Free Press November 9, 2017