CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating the mysterious simultaneous deaths of two Pennsylvania brothers whose bodies were discovered late Monday morning at a Queen’s Quarter-area home
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Offers Training Session For HUD Community Development and Block Grant Grantees
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said her St. Thomas office will kick off a two-day training session for HUD Community Development and
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FEMA Still Working Hard For U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico To Help In Hurricane Recovery
CHRISTIANSTED — In the span of 14 days in September 2017, two major hurricanes — Irma and Maria — struck Puerto Rico and the U.S.
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Health Department: Protect Yourself From Smoke At Anguilla Landfill Fire
FREDERIKSTED — The ongoing after effects resulting from the weekend fire at the Angullla Landfill have prompted health concerns for many St. Croix residents. In
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FEMA Officials Have High Praise For Government’s Hurricane Prep Efforts
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A number of high-ranking officials from Region II of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had high praise for the Virgin Islands
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FEMA Approves Request To Fund Replacement Of Juan F. Luis Hospital On St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr, on Tuesday announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would cover the cost of replacing the Gov. Juan F.
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EPA To Do Municipal Solid Waste Study Of U.S. Virgin Islands Landfills
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As part of their continuing efforts to help the territories recover from the long-term impacts from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the U.S. Environmental
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Feds Do Study To Find Out Why It Took 11 Months To Turn Power Back On In U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico After Hurricanes
CHRISTIANSTED — Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged much of the electricity transmission and distribution systems in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in 2017.
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FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Awards Nearly $1 Million For Spring Gut Watershed Project
CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded nearly $1 million to the territory on Wednesday for the Spring Gut watershed project. This watershed, when
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Gov. Bryan Goes To Puerto Rico To See If FEMA Is Ready For Hurricane Season 2019
SAN JUAN — Ahead of the June 1, start of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season, Governor Albert Bryan Jr and VITEMA Director nominee Daryl Jaschen,
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