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CONGRESS: After Visit To St. Croix, We Stand Ready To Help The Virgin Islands Overcome The Damage From Hurricanes Irma and Maria

WASHINGTON -- WE RECENTLY LED a bipartisan congressional delegation to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys to survey the damage caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria…

VI Free Press November 13, 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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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

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FEMA BLUE ROOF: On Cyril E. King International Airport Tells You Everything You Need To Know About The State of Recovery in the Virgin Islands

MASHED UP: The inside of the Cyril E. King International Airport after Hurricane Irma hit Sept. 6. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Two months after Hurricane Irma, there's a FEMA…

VI Free Press November 8, 2017

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UNITED NATIONS: Caribbean and Latin American Countries Need To Mitigate Risks of Disasters … Before Hurricanes and Earthquakes Strike

SAN JUAN -- Integrating disaster risk management into development policies will minimize damage and loss incurred from natural disasters. This is according to a timely publication released by the UN…

VI Free Press November 6, 2017

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FEMA Extends Deadline To Apply For Disaster Assistance In The Virgin Islands To Just Before Christmas

CHRISTIANSTED – Survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S. Virgin Islands have until December 18 to register for assistance with FEMA. FEMA has granted the territorial government’s request…

VI Free Press November 3, 2017

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Disgruntled Staff Members Make Court Appearance In Delegate Plaskett’s Cyberstalking Trial

WASHINGTON -- Two former staffers who worked for Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett who are facing criminal charges for circulating nude images and video of her and her husband appeared…

VI Free Press November 1, 2017

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DISH Network Says Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Won’t Be Charged For The Time They’re Not Getting The Signal

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico -- Following the worst hurricane to hit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in nearly a century, DISH is responding to serve customers and communities impacted…

VI Free Press October 30, 2017

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REFUGEE STATUS: Virgin Islander Michael Muller Stranded In North Carolina After Presenting Voter’s Registration Card As His Official ID To TSA

NOT-SO-COOL RUNNINGS: Michael Muller is branded a "refugee" in a North Carolina TV news report. NEW BERN, North Carolina -- You don't have to live like a refugee -- unless…

VI Free Press October 30, 2017

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Everything You Wanted To Know About FEMA In The Virgin Islands But Were Afraid To Ask

[ad name="HTML-68"] Answers to frequently asked questions from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria survivors in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Q: Where can I get true, reliable information about FEMA’s disaster…

VI Free Press October 24, 2017