[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp’s Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force is hosting several community meetings in order to inform and engage the public on its efforts. Space is…
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UN REPORT: Caribbean and Latin America Is Only Place Where Child Marriages Have Not Decreased In Last 10 Years
[ad name=”HTML-68″] PANAMA CITY — The Caribbean and Latin America and the Caribbean is the only part of the world where child marriages and early unions have not decreased in the last…
VIWMA: LBJ Pump Station on St. Croix Has Been Off-Line Since Thursday Morning
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the LBJ Pump Station in Richmond is off-line. On Thursday, April 05, 2018 at…
Health Department Offers Training For School Nurses In What Diseases They Must Report
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) said it is “pleased” to offer the 2018 Disease Reporting Requirements training for School Nurses & Administrators. As we develop best…
Puerto Rico Justice Department Sues Purdue Over Opioid Crisis … Why Hasn’t Virgin Islands?
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma accusing the drugmaker of causing an opioid crisis in the U.S. commonwealth. Officials said Wednesday that they are…
LOS MISERABLES: People In Puerto Rico Can’t Get Any Help More Six Months After Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado’s backyard in Bayamon, a suburb of Puerto Rico, is a nagging reminder of Hurricane Maria’s destructive power. “See, that tree broke off that…
Federal Deadline Extended for Emergency Prescription Assistance Program For Uninsured
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – The federal program that provides emergency prescription assistance for uninsured disaster survivors has been extended through May 15 at the territory’s request. Virgin Islanders who have no prescription insurance…
Project Promise Will Take Month of April to Help St. Croix Cope With Psychological Effects of Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — Project Promise, a non-profit organization on St. Croix, will launch a month-long initiative, starting April 3, 2018, to help residents deal with the psychological after-effects of Hurricane Maria. Project…
AGRICULTURE: Large Animal Owners Should Take Steps To Deal With Drought-Like Conditions
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture issued an advisory today that “livestock and horse owners” should take steps now to deal with “dry weather.” “Livestock and horse owners are encouraged…
UNITED NATIONS: Despite Massive Humanitarian Efforts, Caribbean Children Still Don’t Have Access To Clean Drinking Water
[ad name=”HTML-68″] HAVANA — Despite a massive humanitarian effort over the past six months in the Eastern Caribbean, Cuba and Haiti, there is still much work to be done to rehabilitate water…