2017 – Page 27 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Tropical Depression 14 Forms in The Eastern Atlantic, NHC Says 2 Storms Merit Watching

SAN JUAN -- As Tropical Storm Jose continues to circle in the Atlantic, posing minimal threat to land, a pair of rough-weather patches off the African coast, one now a tropical depression,…

John McCarthy September 15, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Environmental News

National Hurricane Center Says That It Is Watching Two Tropical Waves Coming Off The Coast Of Africa That Could Develop Into Bigger Storms

[ad name="HTML-68"] MIAMI -- The National Hurricane Center said that it was watching two tropical waves as they came off the coast of Africa. The first tropical wave is located…

John McCarthy September 14, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

CNN REPORT: Everyone In St. John Must Be Evacuated Sooner Rather Than Later … Florida Senator Says He Heard They Will Be Moved To VA Hospital In Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] CRUZ BAY -- An emergency response worker in St. John told CNN's Jake Tapper that everyone there should be evacuated from the island as there is "no sustainable…

John McCarthy September 13, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

Soldiers From Fort Bragg Fly To St. Thomas To Give Medical Assistance Following The Devastation of Hurricane Irma

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Fort Bragg soldiers from the 44th Medical Brigade deployed to St. Thomas this morning to help those affected by Hurricane Irma. "From the pictures I've seen,…

John McCarthy September 13, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Long-Time St. Thomas Residents Tell Fox News, CNBC That Looters Armed With Machetes and Guns Robbed People In The Aftermath of Hurricane Irma

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- St.Thomas resident Mike Laplac said on Monday that looters were robbing residents using machetes and guns after Hurricane Irma raked the capital island last Wednesday.…

John McCarthy September 13, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News British Virgin Islands News

Hurricane Irma Recovery For St. Thomas and St. John Residents Sticking It Out: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

PARADISE LOST: Damaged houses line a hillside Monday in Old Tutu following Hurricane Irma in St. Thomas. [ad name="HTML-68"] CRUZ BAY -- Hurricane Irma survivors on the hardest-hit islands in the…

John McCarthy September 13, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

IRMA-GEDDON! In The USVI, St. John Got The Worst of it from Hurricane Irma, And It Will Take At Least 10 Years To Recover

AERIAL VIEW: Of St. John following Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6. 2017. [ad name="HTML-68"] CRUZ BAY — The Asolare restaurant is gone, practically blown off its cliff, along with its world-famous…

John McCarthy September 12, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

WAPA Won’t Say How Much of St. Thomas Has Gotten Power 5 Days After Irma Struck

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA)'s public information officer admitted today that restoring electricity to hard hit St. Thomas and St. John after Hurricane Irma's…

John McCarthy September 11, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Six Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) Soldiers Go AWOL During Hurricane Irma … Government House Won’t Release Names

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Fresh off a "culture of rape" involving the hazing-style rapes of female members of the Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) for decades with impunity in…

John McCarthy September 10, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Dangerous Hurricane Irma Mash’ Up St. Thomas and St. John On Wednesday, Four People Reported Dead, St. Thomas Hospital Evacuated By U.S. Navy

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Hurricane Irma steamrolled through St. Thomas, St. John, the BVI and Puerto Rico, leaving at least 12 people dead in the region. In St. Thomas people were praying…

John McCarthy September 7, 2017