[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– Governor Kenneth Mapp has directed the Virgin Islands Finance Department to release more than $30 million to
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Mapp Begging FEMA To Pay Costs of Hurricane Recovery Up Front … Regulations Say ‘No!’
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Contractors tasked with rebuilding thousands of hurricane-damaged houses in the Virgin Islands have not been paid for
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Mapp, Health Failed To Pre-Position Portable Dialysis Trailers Before Storms
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Aurio Correa entered the St. Thomas hospital last August to prepare for knee surgery. The 89-year-old St. Thomian had Alzheimer’s disease and
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FEMA Says It Will Hire 1,600 Puerto Ricans As 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — Puerto Rico is working on building emergency management capabilities that would help the American island withstand future disasters,
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FEMA: Dry Run With Alberto This Weekend Good Time To Put Your House In Order
CHRISTIANSTED — Memorial Day weekend is a busy one at most home improvement stores as people have an extra day to work on home maintenance
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Governor Mapp Announces Launch of Website to Track Federal Recovery Funds
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Kenneth E. Mapp announced Wednesday the launch of the USVI Hurricane Recovery website managed by the Virgin Islands
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TRUMP SAYS: Virgin Islands Gov’t Won’t Have To Pay For Debris Removal, Emergency Home Repairs
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Additional federal disaster relief and recovery assistance has been authorized for the United States Virgin Islands at
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Mayor of San Juan Says Puerto Rico Remains ‘In Desperate Need of Help’ Right Now
HARTFORD, Conn. — The mayor of San Juan said Thursday that Puerto Rico remains in desperate need of help eight months after Hurricane Maria and isn’t
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Puerto Rico Stocks Food, Water, Radios as Hurricane Season Approaches June 1
SAN JUAN — Federal and local officials said that they are stockpiling radios, food, water and generators in Puerto Rico and demanding rigorous emergency training to
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MAPP: ‘I Believe My Lobbying Efforts Paid Off As Far As Stafford Act Is Concerned’
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Friday to improve the federal government’s response to disasters and
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