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Four Florida Electric Utilities Send Their Crews To The Virgin Islands To Work On Electrical Restoration Here

[ad name="HTML-68"] TALLAHASSEE -- Public power personnel from four Florida municipal electric utilities headed to the territory last week to assist with ongoing power restoration efforts after Hurricanes Irma and…

John McCarthy November 27, 2017

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At U.N., At Least $2 Billion Pledged to Help Hurricane-Affected Caribbean Nations ‘Build Back Better’

BIG MESS: The street of Roseau, capital of Dominica, is littered with debris as it struggles to overcome the severe impact of Hurricane Maria which tore through the region in…

John McCarthy November 26, 2017

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U.N. SPEECH: Caribbean Needs A ‘New Deal’ To Build More Resilience To Climate Change Happening All Around Us

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN – Caribbean countries need “a new and better deal” – one that includes access to concessional finance and adequate insurance – if they are to build…

John McCarthy November 26, 2017

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Ineligibility Letter From FEMA May Not Be The Last Word In Relief Funds

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED – Some Virgin Islanders who sustained damages as a result of hurricanes Irma or Maria may receive a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) stating…

VI Free Press November 25, 2017

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YET ANOTHER ST. CROIX BUSINESS CALLS IT QUITS: Orbitel Jumps Out of the Local Internet Market … Virgin Islands Powerhouse Viya Expected To Benefit From The Loss

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED — Orbitel, a local Internet service provider based on St. Croix, is going out of business for good. The company, which for years had provided high-speed fiber…

John McCarthy November 25, 2017

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St. Croix’s Linval Joseph Figures Prominently In Vikings’ Dismantling of The Lions 30-23 On Thanksgiving Day

[ad name="HTML-68"] DETROIT -- Case Keenum stood in the pocket to take a hit, dipped his right shoulder to slip out of a sack and shuffled his feet in the…

John McCarthy November 24, 2017

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UN REPORT: Violence Against Women Is Greatest In The Caribbean And Latin America … Cites ‘Outside Relationships’ As Reason

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN -- A report launched at the regional parliament (Parlatino) with over 120 legislators by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP)-U.N. Women revealed that Latin America and the Caribbean…

John McCarthy November 24, 2017

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STUFFING THE TURKEY: Mapp Says He Is Grateful To Lineman From The U.S. Mainland Who Are Helping To Restore Electricity To The Territory … No Mention of WAPA

[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…

John McCarthy November 24, 2017

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JAZZ IN THE PARK: Free Music Concerts Return To Downtown Christiansted In St. Croix Tonight!

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Community Music Inc will again sponsor a free Jazz in the Park concert tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m, at the Bandstand at Christiansted National Historic…

John McCarthy November 24, 2017

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Virgin Islands Has The Help of A Very Powerful Ally Behind The Scenes In Billionaire-Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg

CRUZ BAY — Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg told USA Today that he didn't plan on getting involved in the hurricane recovery of the territory -- but, yet and still…

John McCarthy November 22, 2017