CHRISTIANSTED — During his weekly press briefing this afternoon, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. made a number of announcements, including the activation of the Department of
Read moreAgriculture Has Steps Farmers Can Use To Reduce Their Losses In A Hurricane
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) is asking livestock farmers to prepare now to reduce disaster-related losses to their farms in the
Read moreBrazil’s COVID-19 Numbers Make Latin America And Caribbean Look Bad
BRASILIA — Coronavirus cases in Latin America and the Caribbean surged on Sunday, briefly overtaking the total in North America thanks to Brazil’s numbers alone,
Read moreNOAA: Conditions Around Invest 92-L Make It Likely To Grow Into A Tropical Storm
MIAMI — NOAA’s National Hurricane Center in Florida issued a Tropical Weather Outlook at 8 a.m. today, due to the presence of Invest 92-L that
Read moreHERE WE GO, AGAIN! VITEMA Issues Alert About Tropical Wave Invest 92-L
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said it is closely monitoring Invest 92-L, a tropical wave in the central tropical Atlantic,
Read moreVITEMA Encourages Residents To Be Ready As 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears its Peak
CHRISTIANSTED — Daryl Jaschen, Director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), is encouraging the public to take time now to make sure
Read moreFabien Cousteau Is Raising $135 Million To Build International Deep Sea Space Station In Curacao
WILLEMSTAD — Renowned aquanaut, Ocean explorer and environmentalist Fabien Cousteau–grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau–announces today his vision for PROTEUS™, the world’s most advanced underwater scientific research station
Read moreV.I. GUINEA PIGS! Territory Will Be The First In The World To ‘Try’ Finnish Liquid Gas-Oil Hybrid Plant
CHRISTIANSTED — A Helsinki, Finland technology group has been awarded a contract to deliver a yet unproven power plant and energy storage system to the
Read moreAnnas Retreat Community Garden Hopes To Sprout Many Such Gardens Across The Territory
Guess who came to the Garden to be? None other than Shelly Jacobs of ABC Landscaping! Police Captain Sandra Colbourne and Sgt. Milton Petersen and
Read moreHuman Services Says It Will Sanitize Office Where COVID-19 Positive Employee Worked
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health has confirmed that a Department of Human Services employee tested COVID-19 positive this weekend. “Though the Department of
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