[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] ROAD TOWN, Tortola — One thousand and seventy four households have benefited from the financial assistance program led by the
Read moreEnvironmental Health Specialists From States Head To Territory To Help With Restaurant Inspections
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FAIRFAX, Va. — Environmental health specialists from Virginia are heading to the territory to help with hurricane-recovery efforts. Two teams
Read moreEarthquake 5.5 Magnitude Rattles Hurricane-Shattered Sint Maarten, Barbuda
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] BRIDGETOWN — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted several Caribbean islands on Friday but there were no immediate
Read moreBipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Includes Provisions That Puts A Stay On Planned Reductions In Rum Cover Over For V.I. and P.R.
WASHINGTON — Congress approved the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018” early Friday morning. It is a complex piece of legislation that includes important modifications to
Read moreMapp Says $89.3 Billion Trump Disaster Aid Package Has ‘Hundreds of Millions of Dollars’ For Territory
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an $89.3 billion supplemental disaster recovery spending bill into law Friday morning, which includes $11 billion for Community Development
Read moreMapp Says V.I. Paving Gets $5.2 Million FHWA Project For Clifton Hill
FREDERIKSTED – Gov. Kenneth Mapp said that he approved a contract on Wednesday for major improvements to Route 75 on St. Croix, better known as Clifton
Read moreTrinidad & Tobago Foreign Office Says Terror Attack ‘Likely’ During Carnival This Week
PORT OF SPAIN — Days ahead of the annual Carnival celebrations on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the Foreign Office has warned a terrorist
Read moreGOVERNMENT HOUSE: Composite Utility Poles Are Here At Cost of $4,000 Each And Can Withstand 200 MPH Winds
CHRISTIANSTED — Reiterating his commitment to rebuilding a more resilient Virgin Islands, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said that the territory will have a stronger energy system
Read moreBVI Earthquake Monitoring Equipment Is Back Up and Working Thanks To University of Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the strong motion and seismic network throughout
Read moreLETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Lorraine Village Residents Still Don’t Have Electricity After Maria ‘Unleashed’ Its Punishing Fury Five Months Ago
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] By VANISA SOLOMON SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS For many of our Virgin Islands residents, hurricanes Irma and
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