[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The electrical company that won the contract for the Virgin Islands said that every customer on St. Croix should have electricity
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COKE SHORTAGE! Coca-Cola In Short Supply On St. Croix … Crowley Maritime Bringing More Soda In Soon
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — When the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around. At least that’s what the rock group
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MAPP FINDS HIS TRUE CALLING: Tour Guide of The Destruction Wreaked During His Watch of The Islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A bi-partisan group of U.S. Congressional lawmakers toured parts of the territory Sunday, some 47 days after Hurricanes Irma and Maria decimated St.
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UNITED NATIONS: Caribbean and Latin American Countries Need To Mitigate Risks of Disasters … Before Hurricanes and Earthquakes Strike
SAN JUAN — Integrating disaster risk management into development policies will minimize damage and loss incurred from natural disasters. This is according to a timely
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WELCOME BACK! Businesses And Cruise Ship Passengers Amazed At How Quickly St. Thomas Has Bounced Back After Hurricane Irma
WELCOME BACK: The Seabourn Odyssey docks at Havensight passenger ship dock in St. Thomas on Friday. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At least 25 cruise ship calls
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Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Can’t Call The United Nations For Help After Major Disasters … Like Hurricanes Irma and Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — After Hurricane Irma and then Maria tore through the Caribbean islands, the United Nations swung into action with helicopters, food
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MAPP: ‘It Was My Idea All Along That The Territory Should Get D-SNAP Disaster Food Stamps’
“I DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ FOOD STAMPS:” “And neither should you,” Gov. Kenneth Mapp told the people of the territory … but ultimately relented when
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STUDY: Coastal Areas In The Caribbean And Latin America Particularly Vulnerable To Natural Disasters
SANTA CRUZ — The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season provided ample demonstrations of the vulnerability of populations and infrastructure in coastal areas to natural disasters. A
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Institutes D-SNAP Disaster Food Stamps In The Virgin Islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Agriculture Department implemented USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) in the Virgin Islands, making a range of households recovering from
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Friends And Family Remember St. John Boat Captain Richard Benson As A ‘Great Man’ … Lost In Hurricane Irma
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CRUZ BAY — Friends and family of longtime St. John charter captain Richard Benson are mourning his death after his body was found
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