CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) issued instructions today on what soldiers should do if they received checks from the government that bounced,
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Commerce Secretary Rules V.I., P.R. and Florida Fisheries Suffered ‘Catastrophic’ Damage and Fishermen Can Get Grants, Loans
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross ruled the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida and Puerto Rico all suffered catastrophic
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HURRICANE RECOVERY? WAPA Plunges St. Thomas Into Darkness ‘To Protect Generators’ … Mid-Island St. Croix and F’sted Also Off
WAPA’s Clinton Hedrington [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) said it stopped producing electricity for
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Some 1,074 People Get Disaster Aid In British Virgin Islands From Red Cross And Other Relief Organizations
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] ROAD TOWN, Tortola — One thousand and seventy four households have benefited from the financial assistance program led by the
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Trinidadian Survivor of Hurricane Irma Dies On Jost Van Dyke When Brakes Fail On Truck
DIED IN ACCIDENT: Samuel Don Ramtool. He was 61. [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — A Trinidadian truck driver was killed
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Environmental Health Specialists From States Head To Territory To Help With Restaurant Inspections
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FAIRFAX, Va. — Environmental health specialists from Virginia are heading to the territory to help with hurricane-recovery efforts. Two teams
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Earthquake 5.5 Magnitude Rattles Hurricane-Shattered Sint Maarten, Barbuda
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] BRIDGETOWN — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted several Caribbean islands on Friday but there were no immediate
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Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Includes Provisions That Puts A Stay On Planned Reductions In Rum Cover Over For V.I. and P.R.
WASHINGTON — Congress approved the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018” early Friday morning. It is a complex piece of legislation that includes important modifications to
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Mapp Says $89.3 Billion Trump Disaster Aid Package Has ‘Hundreds of Millions of Dollars’ For Territory
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an $89.3 billion supplemental disaster recovery spending bill into law Friday morning, which includes $11 billion for Community Development
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Mapp Says V.I. Paving Gets $5.2 Million FHWA Project For Clifton Hill
FREDERIKSTED – Gov. Kenneth Mapp said that he approved a contract on Wednesday for major improvements to Route 75 on St. Croix, better known as Clifton
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