CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services announced Thursday the issuance of replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients affected
Read moreTropical wave expected to move through the USVI and Puerto Rico tomorrow
SAN JUAN — Surface high pressure over the Atlantic and a weak surface trough will promote moderate east winds through most of the workweek. Passing
Read moreUSVI dengue fever cases likely underreported as residents avoid medical treatment
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Public health officials say they are having difficulty assessing the scope of the dengue surge in the territory, due to the reluctance
Read moreVirgin Islands delegation jazzed by ‘historic event’ at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Governor Albert Bryan participated in the Democratic National Convention (DNC), representing the U.S. Virgin Islands in what he described as a “thrilling and
Read moreBiden OKs disaster declaration for the USVI in the wake of Tropical Storm Ernesto
CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that federal disaster assistance is available to the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement response efforts
Read moreLandscaping companies turned away from storm debris bin sites on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is turning away landscaping companies trying to dump plant debris from Tropical Storm Ernesto at designated
Read moreViya gives post Tropical Storm Ernesto update
CHRISTIANSTED — Viya said today that its services are operational in the wake of Tropical Storm Ernesto. Although Viya’s network is operational, some customers may
Read moreErnesto becomes a hurricane after brushing past the USVI and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Ernesto was poised to become a hurricane shortly after brushing past the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Tuesday as
Read morePEOPLE ASK: If the storm ‘missed’ us, why did we lose power for 2 days?
USVI largely avoids damaging effects of Tropical Storm Ernesto – but can’t escape “hurricane” of WAPA’s inefficiencies afterwards. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Some 50 hours after
Read moreHurricane Watch in effect for the Virgin Islands, Vieques and Culebra
SAN JUAN — A Hurricane Watch was issued for the Virgin Islands, Vieques and Culebra. Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to intensify as it approaches
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