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Virgin Islanders Keeping A Wary Eye on Tropical Storm Isaac … Just In Case

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Isaac is currently moving through the western tropical Atlantic Ocean and will likely bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and possibly life-threatening…

John McCarthy September 12, 2018

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Isaac to Batter Region With Torrential Rain … Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Alert

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Isaac will plow westward and bring strong winds and flooding rain to the Lesser Antilles midweek. Isaac was located roughly 775 miles east…

John McCarthy September 11, 2018

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NHC: Hurricane Isaac Expected To Visit Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Thursday-Friday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- Hurricane Isaac is pushing through the open tropical Atlantic Ocean right now but could bring heavy rain and damaging winds to parts of the…

John McCarthy September 10, 2018

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Virgin Islands Has Its Eyes On Three Storms, But Tropical Storm Isaac Is One To Watch

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The active Atlantic is getting busier, as Tropical Storm Isaac has formed. It is expected to become a hurricane as early as tomorrow,…

John McCarthy September 9, 2018

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Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to Get a $5.8 Million Antenna Upgrade From NSF

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is about to get a major upgrade. Nearly one year after…

John McCarthy August 19, 2018

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Customs and Border Protection Gives Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport An Upgrade

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently installed a new Federal Inspection Station at Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport. The…

John McCarthy July 27, 2018

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Ritz Crackers Are Being Recalled in Virgin Islands Over Possible Salmonella Risk

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] DEERFIELD, Ill. -- A wide variety of Ritz Bits and Ritz cracker sandwich products got recalled Saturday across the United States, including the U.S. Virgin…

John McCarthy July 24, 2018

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PREPA Power Coming Back To Remote Regions of Puerto Rico … And People Are Happy

ADJUNTAS — It was finally a night to celebrate in this village tucked into the mountains of central Puerto Rico. People pressed TV remote buttons, clicked on fans and plugged…

John McCarthy July 17, 2018

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District Court Judge Nixes Bondholder’s Move to Toss Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Case

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- A federal judge on Friday rejected an attempt by a major Puerto Rico bondholder to throw out the U.S. commonwealth’s historic municipal…

John McCarthy July 14, 2018

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FEMA Admits To Being Vastly Underprepared For Hurricane Maria In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has said it did not have a “phasing” plan in place for getting resources to Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria devastated the…

VI Free Press July 13, 2018