SAN JUAN — It’s official. In the 40 days after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, at least 985 additional people died, when compared to the same period in 2016. And if the entire months of September…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Some 2,000 miles away from the path of devastation cut by hurricanes Irma and Maria, network engineers at the Rock Island Arsenal Integrated Network Operations Center (INOC) work around-the-clock to…
CHRISTIANSTED – After Hurricane Irma devastated much of St. Thomas and St. John three months ago, St. Croix became a base of operations for first responders, who began life-saving and life-sustaining missions to support survivors.…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] ATLANTA – La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa (SBA) anunció que más de $108 millones en préstamos por desastre a bajo interés han sido aprobados para los negocios y…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration said that over $108 million in low-interest disaster loans have been approved for businesses and residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricanes Irma and…
CHRISTIANSTED — The familiar brick red sails of the Schooner Roseway are back in St. Croix. For the twelfth consecutive season, Roseway has returned to Christiansted, where the tall ship will harbor in Gallows Bay…
SAN JUAN — This fall’s hurricane season has been rough on Jesús Vázquez’s family business outside the capital of Puerto Rico. Their 35-year-old ice factory and adjacent laundromat hasn’t had power since Hurricane Irma, which…
ADMIRAL TALKS, PEOPLE LISTEN – U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway, and U.S. Ambassador Liliana Ayalde, SOUTHCOM Civilian Deputy to the Commander…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Gov. Kenneth Mapp has renewed a controversial executive order that authorized the scandal-plagued Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) to seize the firearms and ammunition of law-abiding Americans living in this…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] BRIDGETOWN — Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries were named Tuesday in a new list of global tax havens released by the European Union (EU). EU finance ministers said that the countries – Barbados,…