SAN JUAN —Three earthquakes unsettled parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in the last 24 hours. A moderate 3.6 magnitude quake struck
Read moreLimetree Refinery Closing To Cost USVI $1.8 Billion In Economic Activity, 800 Jobs
CHRISTIANSTED — The closure of the Limetree Bay refinery will cost the U.S. Virgin Islands nearly $2 billion in lost economic activity, $632 million in
Read moreEarthquakes Shake Up Haiti and Puerto Rico; No Tsunami Threat
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A series of earthquakes has rattled the Caribbean this week, including a moderate 4.6 which struck along western Haiti overnight Thursday night. Fortunately,
Read moreDPNR BEACH ADVISORY: 4 Beaches Fail Water Quality Testing In The Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at popular
Read moreDPNR To Study Boating And Angling Activity In The U.S. Virgin Islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources is pleased to announce that the Division of Fish and
Read moreDPNR To Host Coral Nursery Tour At Cramers Park
TEAGUE BAY — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces that the Division of Coastal Zone Management in collaboration
Read moreCaribbean Beach Communities Strive To Shut Out Tsunami Risk
BRIDGETOWN — As hotels grab prime seafront land along Barbados’ west coast, the road through Mullins offers an increasingly rare “window to the sea” with
Read moreV.I. Conservation Society Demands Comprehensive Plans, Collection Fees From VIWMA
After years of public exposure to health risks emanating from bin sites and land fills operating under judicial Consent Decrees, years of delays in protracted
Read moreTRASH TALK: South Carolina Garbage Bin Travels All The Way To Ireland
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a barnacle-covered trash barrel that shows just how far
Read moreQueen Conch Season Re-Opened In The Territory On Monday: DPNR
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces to the public that the annual queen conch season
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