WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Democratic President Joe Biden and a Republican negotiator said on Friday they were working on a deal to raise the U.S. government’s
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Creates Project Task Force VIPR for Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to take new approaches to engineering solutions for our nations toughest challenges and introduced the new task
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FEMA Sued For Not Using Disaster Funds To Make Puerto Rico Power Grid More Resilient
WASHINGTON — A coalition of advocacy groups is suing the federal government’s disaster response agency, claiming it is making Puerto Rico less resilient to storms
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A Resurrection of Embattled St. Croix Oil Refinery Will Take 3 Years For Permitting
CHRISTIANSTED — Regulators will require a new Clean Air Act permit for a troubled oil refinery in the St. Croix, which could cost its owners hundreds of
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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Boater After Three Days
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended a three-day search at 7:03 p.m. Friday, pending further developments, for a boater who went missing Tuesday night
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USVI, Puerto Rico To Receive $108 Million To Upgrade Water Systems
SAN JUAN (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive a total of nearly
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Governor Bryan Leading USVI Delegation to Wall Street
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan is leading a USVI Delegation of representatives from the public and private sectors for a meeting with New York Stock
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Bryan Says Purchase of Hesselberg ‘Salt Pond Wasteland’ Cost Taxpayers $1.2 Million
FREDERIKSTED — During a press conference today, Governor Albert Bryan announced that the territory has acquired about 69 acres of beachfront and Salt Pond property at
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JPMorgan Chase Can Be Sued By Virgin Islands Over Jeffrey Epstein Sex-Trafficking Claims
NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Monday ruled that the U.S. Virgin Islands and women who accuse the late investor Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse can proceed with lawsuits claiming that JPMorgan Chase knowingly
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Bryan Honors Heroes Who Rescued Passengers From Sinking Vehicle On Waterfront
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The governor went to a St. Thomas high school to honor two young people who assisted an adult in rescuing people who
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