[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are coming together with a new solution for one struggling commonwealth and one struggling territory. “Half of the people there, American citizens all, still have no electricity,” said…
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New York Army National Guardsman Brings Home Lucky Dog From St. Croix and Calls Her ‘Ava’
LUCKY DOG: New York Army National Guard Spc. Stefani DeManincor, a member of the 105th Military Police Company, with Ava, the stray dog she adopted during a deployment to the U.S. Virgin Islands….
CNN Says Hurricane Maria’s ‘Ghost Hovers Over Everything’ and Fully 60 Percent of St. Croix Does Not Have Electricity
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Mapp: Another Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Tours St. Croix To See If Virgin Islands Is Worthy of Federal Disaster Aid
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…
NOBLE GOAL ACHIEVED: Six Caribbean States and Territories Eliminate Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis
[ad name=”HTML-68″] GENEVA — Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Saint Kitts and Nevis were today certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of…
St. Croix’s Tim Duncan Honored on House Floor For His Humanitarian Efforts Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — We all know how great San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan has been for not only the city of San Antonio but also for the territory. Tim has raised…
Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) Supports Recovery Efforts at Flamboyant Gardens For Queen Louise Home for Children
FREDERIKSTED – The Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) has pledged its support to Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria damaged four roofs at Flambouyant Gardens, a 56 apartment…
Coalition of Representatives and Senators In Congress Willing To Help The Virgin Islands and Puerto Is Growing
[ad name=”HTML-68″] ORLANDO — Florida Rep. Darren Soto, with other Congressional Democrats, is pushing for legislation that would hopefully, and finally, give the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico the help they need….
EVERYONE ON ANEGADA HAD TO BE EVACUATED! British Virgin Islands Still Has About 300 People Living In Emergency Shelters After ‘Irma-Geddon’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The government of the British Virgin Islands was faced with housing about 300 persons in emergency shelters following the devastation left as a result of the passage…
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Offer A ‘Marshall Plan’ for the Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico To Speed Up The Extremely Slow Electrical Recoveries In The Territories
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren unveiled a massive $146 billion “Marshall plan” for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with several other senators on Tuesday. The plan…