[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced on Thursday that his administration is working to address the severe bottleneck in sending and receiving mail through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Mapp said his team is seeking to address the postal delays by having mail routed directly from the mainland instead of through […]
Category: Puerto Rico News
St. Croix Reports Consistent Rainfall Sunday Morning … Tropical Storm Philippe Expected To Drop Heavy Rains On Central And Western Cuba
[ad name=”HTML-68″] MIAMI — Tropical storm Phillipe has formed in the Caribbean, becoming the 16th named storm of the 2017 hurricane season. It is expected to bring heavy rains to central and western Cuba, spreading northward across the Florida Keys and south Florida. In the meantime, St. Croix was reporting consistent rainfall on Sunday morning. […]
USGS Biologist Starting Over After Hurricane Irma Damages Her Home, Office and Research Site
DIRT HURTS: Sediment can smother corals, but Hurricane Hole has no sediment-bearing freshwater streams. Its clear waters are habitat for an entire community of marine life, including Montastrea corals and squirrelfish. (Photo: Caroline Rogers, USGS) [ad name=”HTML-68″] CRUZ BAY — Coral reef expert Caroline Rogers was the only USGS employee in the Virgin Islands when […]
‘Power Restoration’ Is The Number One Priority For The Department of Defense … But What Is WAPA’s Number One Priority?
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — Power restoration remains the No. 1 priority in Hurricane Maria-ravaged Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, Defense Department spokesman Army Lt. Col Jamie Davis said Friday. DoD is responding to the islands with about 11,400 active duty and National Guard service members, he said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with the Puerto Rico […]
Civil Air Patrol Is The Perfect Partnership of Civilian And Military In A Time Of Need … Such As After A Major Hurricane
[ad name=”HTML-68″] FREDERIKSTED — If you think your life is getting a bit dull – especially if you happen to like aviation – you might want to talk with someone from Civil Air Patrol. Whatever your age, there’s probably someone in CAP who can relate. Just ask 16-year-old Joseph Nelson, one of five Civil Air […]
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fixed Mapp’s Generator At Coakley Bay Condominiums Before They Put Back Your House
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing its ongoing support to federal hurricane response and recovery efforts, including in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, with more personnel deploying daily. Some 19 civilian volunteers and three active-duty officers are deployed, primarily to the United States territories of Puerto Rico and […]
Trough Of Low Pressure Dumps 1.3 Inches Of Rainfall Down On Hurricane-Battered St. Croix
[ad name=”HTML-68″] MIAMI — Could there be a new tropical storm soon? It’s possible, but it will have to develop quickly, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters there have been watching an area of disturbed weather in the northwest Caribbean for most of the week. The disturbance was designated Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 on Friday afternoon, […]
REPORT: Hurricane Maria Caused The Largest-Ever Blackout In United States History
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — The blackout caused by Hurricane Maria in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico is the United States’ largest in history, according to a new report. Economic consulting firm Rhodium Group determined in a Thursday report that Maria caused 1.25 billion hours of electricity supply disruption to households, the most […]
Arizona Native Lee Jamal Seagojo, With An Extensive Criminal Background, Becomes The Territory’s 50th Murder Victim
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An Arizona man with a long rap sheet who was shot in the head at Tutu Hi-Rise two months ago has died, bringing the territory’s total homicide count to 50 for the year. Lee Jamal Seagojo, 28, of Phoenix, was air evacuated to hospital in Puerto Rico where he died […]
Mapp Says Puerto Rico And The Virgin Islands Will Share $4.9 Billion In Congressional Disaster Relief Funds
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– The U.S. Senate completed action Tuesday afternoon on a $36.5 billion supplemental disaster recovery spending bill, which includes $4.9 billion for emergency operating loans for the governments of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced. The bill, which passed the Senate on a vote of 80-19, […]