GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico — Following the worst hurricane to hit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in nearly a century, DISH is responding to
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REFUGEE STATUS: Virgin Islander Michael Muller Stranded In North Carolina After Presenting Voter’s Registration Card As His Official ID To TSA
NOT-SO-COOL RUNNINGS: Michael Muller is branded a “refugee” in a North Carolina TV news report. NEW BERN, North Carolina — You don’t have to live
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BEATEN TO THE PUNCH? San Antonio Considering Name Change of Secondary School To ‘Tim Duncan High School’
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN ANTONIO — Imagine going to “Tim Duncan High” where the fundamentals of learning are key. How about “Gregg Popovich High School” where
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GUEST EDITORIAL: The Disaster of Disaster Reconstruction: Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Are Prime Examples
[ad name=”HTML-68″] By STEPHEN COHEN Columbia University’s Earth Institute NEW YORK — Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands continue to struggle in the aftermath
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U.S. Mail Will Be Re-Routed Through Miami So Desperate Puerto Ricans Cannot Steal Mail Intended For Virgin Islanders
[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
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Everybody But WAPA Itself Is Restoring Electricity To Hard-Hit St. Thomas and St. John As First Wave of 500+ Workers Hits The Territory
WAPA JOKESTERS: Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) crews demonstrate the losing techniques that have left the majority of customers on each island without
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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