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FCC Gives USVI and PR $64 Million To Repair Communications Networks After Storms

WASHINGTON -- Eight months after hurricanes Maria and Irma, large swaths of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands still don’t have reliable internet access and phone service—denying the Americans…

John McCarthy May 30, 2018

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Mangrove Wastewater treatment plant sewage receiving area closed

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA)Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) septic receiving station is unable to accept…

John McCarthy May 29, 2018

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Mexican Illegal Nabbed By INS at Cyril E. King Airport As Someone Deported Before

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Mexican national who was once deported from the United States tried to sneak in again on St. Thomas this morning, authorities…

John McCarthy May 29, 2018

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USGS: ‘Minor’ Earthquake Occurs 14 Miles Southeast of St. Thomas Early This Morning

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A minor earthquake occurred about 14 miles southeast of St. Thomas early this morning, authorities said. The quake, measuring 3.4 on the…

John McCarthy May 29, 2018

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DPNR Water Expert Explains Why St. Croix’s Beaches Haven’t Been Sampled in Eight Weeks

QUALITY UNKNOWN: An area of beachfront St. Croix that used to be sampled, Princess Condo Row in Golden Rock. (PHOTO COURTESY: DPNR) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The…

John McCarthy May 28, 2018

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VIWMA Advises Motoring Public To Avoid Catherine’s Rest Road Beginning Monday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community of the beginning of a week-long manhole rehabilitation project scheduled…

John McCarthy May 26, 2018

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FEMA: Dry Run With Alberto This Weekend Good Time To Put Your House In Order

CHRISTIANSTED -- Memorial Day weekend is a busy one at most home improvement stores as people have an extra day to work on home maintenance and improvement projects. The Virgin…

VI Free Press May 25, 2018

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IT’S OFFICIAL! Subtropical Alberto Is First Named Storm of 2018 … Ahead of Season

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The first storm of the 2018 Hurricane season has officially formed in the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center made the announcement at 9…

John McCarthy May 25, 2018

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NHC Monitoring Invest 90L To See If It Becomes Season’s First Named Storm … In May!

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The disturbance in the northwest Caribbean- called Invest 90L - is becoming better organized, and the models are now indicating that there is a good…

John McCarthy May 25, 2018

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Governor Expresses Condolences To People of Anguilla Over Emile Gumbs’ Death

LADY JOSEPHINE GUMBS AND SIR EMILE GUMBS [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he expresses his sincere condolences to the people of Anguilla,…

John McCarthy May 25, 2018