MANICHE, Haiti — At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of
Read moreTropical Depression To Form In Caribbean; West U.S. Gulf Coast, Mexico Should Watch
A low-pressure area that is expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean sea over the next day has a 40 percent chance of becoming a
Read more3rd Circuit Court Bats Green Bid To Block Casino Hotel Back To V.I. Superior Court
PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit Court today kicked an environmental group’s challenge to a planned third St. Croix casino hotel back to the V.I. Superior
Read moreThere’s A Disturbance In The Atlantic; And One Could Form In The Caribbean: NHC
MIAMI — Forecasters are monitoring a disturbance today that could see some development later in the week as it moves across the Atlantic. They also
Read moreSt. Lucia’s New Prime Minister Wants U.S. ‘Climate Cash’ To Pay For Stinky Seaweed
CASTRIES — St. Lucia’s new prime minister, Philip Pierre, has urged the United States and other rich nations to ramp up climate finance and disburse
Read moreBryan Hails HUD’s Approval Of CDBG Action Plan for Hurricane Recovery
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan applauded the decision by the U.S. Department of Housing, and Urban Development to approve the territory’s action plan using the fourth
Read moreUVI Gets $2.5 Million NSF Grant To Study Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has been awarded a $2.5 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study stony coral tissue loss
Read moreTropical Storm Grace Feeds Growing Anger In Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
LES CAYES — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt today to the Haitian government’s response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding
Read moreAs Storm Looms, Medics Rush To Hospitals Overrun By Haiti Earthquake
LES CAYES — Doctors and aid workers rushed today to get flights to southwestern Haiti ahead of a looming storm, with hospitals in the devastated
Read moreSome Air And All Sea Traffic Into USVI Diverted Because Of Tropical Storm Grace
CHRISTIANSTED — Some air and all sea traffic into the territory is being diverted today due to the nearness of Tropical Storm Grace. As of
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