CHRISTIANSTED — The territory needs the help of Congress in order to rebuild a “stronger and more resilient infrastructure,” Gov. Kenneth Mapp said Sunday. Speaking to a visiting congressional delegation representing the House Committee on…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp wished Virgin Islanders and all those in the territory assisting with the recovery efforts a Happy Thanksgiving. Mapp said that he was “enormously thankful for the many blessings…
WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were left out of the latest congressional money merry-go-round. The $44 billion President Donald Trump asked Congress for is for Texas and Florida. White House officials said…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The Number Two man at the Department of Interior — the federal government agency that has oversight authority over the territories — will arrive in St. Croix this afternoon, the Virgin…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The commissioner of tourism admitted that the government pushed to get St. Thomas ready ahead of St. John and St. Croix to try to protect its biggest NGO industry –tourism. Beverly Nicholson-Doty…
BIG MISTAKE: Gov. Kenneth Mapp did not distance himself, or the territory, from the PREPA Whitefish Scandal that has inflamed the U.S. Congress. Here Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Gov. Ricardo Rossello join hands with…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico’s governor got the jump on the territory on Monday when asked the federal government for $94.4 billion ahead of the Virgin Islands. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said during a news conference…
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 to congressional leaders, the Governor…
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 Seas called upon the island…
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 worth up to $500 million…