CHRISTIANSTED — Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos traveled to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday to observe the recovery and rebuilding efforts firsthand and
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FEMA Offers To Airlift 3,000 Puerto Rican Hurricane Survivors To New York Or Florida … Less Than Thirty Are Interested
LAZY DAYS: In this Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 photo, Luis Sierra sleeps in a classroom at a school-turned-shelter after Hurricane Maria left him and other
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LEAVING SAN JUAN AFTER MARIA: Whether It’s For Good … Or Just Temporary … There Is A Stigma For Puerto Ricans
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — The disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria has set off an anguished debate across Puerto Rico, where friends, family and co-workers
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VETERANS DAY 2017: The Tributes Will Go On In St. Thomas and St. Croix … With A Special Dedication To Female Veterans In The Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As a part of the annual Veterans Day activities throughout the Virgin Islands, this year the V.I. Office of Veterans Affairs and
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One Thousand Residents Wait In Line For Hours In The Hot Sun For Free Clothing in St. Thomas on Sunday
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — For those living in the storm-ravaged St. Thomas, life is far normal. Many homes remain damaged or even uninhabitable after
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MAPP: FEMA Approves $500 Million Community Disaster Loan For The Virgin Islands
FUNDS STREAMING: FEMA Coordinator William Vogel consults with a colleague. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. government officials have approved a community disaster loan for
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Education Is The Key To Caribbean Dive Groups Working Together to Promote, Protect Coral Reef Excursions
BRIDGETOWN — Tourists must be educated to know which are the safest times to visit the region. And also which areas are least likely to
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OPINION BY DAVID JESSOP: Future Of Caribbean Sugar Depends On The Region’s Capacity for Cooperation
As CARICOM trade ministers meet to discuss the future of Caribbean sugar, David Jessop (Caribbean Council) argues that successful protection of the industry will require that the four
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MOSQUITOES WIN! Mapp Says Territory Can DEET OFF! To Repel Mosquitoes Rather Than Have Malathion Fogging At Night
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — DEET OFF! Rather than Malathion fog at night. Because some people still don’t have roofs on their homes. That’s what Gov.
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GIVE ‘TIL IT HURTS: Yogurt Maker Chobani To Give Five-Pound Bags Of Its Popular Product To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SOUTH EDMESTON, N.Y. — Give ’til it hurts … ’til in yog-hurts if you will. Chobani is diverting 1.3 million pounds of milk
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