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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Hotel & Tourism Association supports VIPA’s partnership to improve territory’s airports
Dear Editor, The USVI Hotel & Tourism Association fully supports the plans for essential and long-needed improvements to the airport experience on St. Thomas and
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Georgia man indicted for $383,397 PPP fraud linked to St. Thomas greasy spoon
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has indicted Georgia resident Raynaldo Oquendo for his alleged role in submitting false payroll information for a downtown,
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41 students graduate from UVI’s Certified Public Manager program
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) celebrated a significant milestone, awarding certificates to 41 graduates of its nationally accredited Certified Public
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Wärtsilä completes generators plus BESS in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority said it was completed a new 40MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project alongside upgrades
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‘Moderate’ 3.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A “moderate” 3.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near St. Thomas island, U.S. Virgin Islands at 9.12 a.m. Saturday, the
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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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