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
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Hurricane 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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Tropical Storm Ernesto drenches northeast Caribbean and takes aim at Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Ernesto battered the northeast Caribbean today as it took aim at Puerto Rico, where officials shuttered schools and government agencies.
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Social Security expands compassionate allowances list
Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced nine new Compassionate Allowances (CAL) conditions and revisions to two existing CAL conditions: Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, Costello Syndrome,
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Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is expected to become the third hurricane of 2024 season
SAN JUAN — Potential Tropical Cyclone Five will become a depression early this morning and then will develop into Tropical Storm Ernesto. As of the
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Tropical Storm Ernesto looms as a rain threat to the USVI and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Ernesto is forecast to move west-northwestward across or near the region as a tropical tropical storm by early Wednesday. A Tropical
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‘Fish storm’ expected to pass north of the USVI as a strong tropical cyclone
SAN JUAN — Tropical Cyclone Five is slowly approaching the Lesser and Greater Antilles and expected to build into a hurricane but only after it
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Fake Social Security blog site operates on Elon Musk’s X with impunity
SAN FRANCISCO — Scammers using the Twitter handle “@blogssagove” are asking senior citizens for the phone number associated with their Social Security account — and
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LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE! WAPA blames thunderstorm for two power outages
CHRISTIANSTED — Hundreds of Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority lost electricity for hours on St. Croix after a garden-variety summer thunderstorm shut down the
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Finance to release $5 million in tax refunds
VITEMA Director Jaschen updates community on Tropical Storm developing in the Atlantic. CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan said Monday that approximately $5 million in tax
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