MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is in the holiday spirit early. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced 50 jobs are available for flagmen
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Hurricanes Irma and Maria Left Government 36 Percent Short on Revenues … And FEMA $300 Million Loan Is Just A Drop In An Empty Bucket
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands government is grappling with a staggering revenue shortfall in the wake of the two category 5 hurricanes that hit
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FEMA Coordinating Officer William Vogel Reports That ‘Significant Progress’ Is Behind Them In The Territory
CHRISTIANSTED – After Hurricane Irma devastated much of St. Thomas and St. John three months ago, St. Croix became a base of operations for first
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SENATE SLACKERS: Mapp Says He Served In The Legislature And The Senate Didn’t Adequately Debate Pros and Cons of Proposed Debris Burn
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp said Monday night he will give the orders to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to burn
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BAD OPTIC: Broke Puerto Rico Hands Out $100 Million In Christmas Bonuses To Government Employees … Then Asks Feds For $94 Billion
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello last month asked federal taxpayers to shell out $94 billion to pay for the commonwealth’s
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BIG BUSINESS: Caribbean Hotels Race to Save High Winter Tourist Season in the Hurricanes’ Aftermath
SAN JUAN — The hurricanes that tore through our region this fall have left hotels and resorts across the region scrambling to salvage the crucial
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Michigan Congressman Says Virgin Islands Is In ‘Worse Shape’ Than Puerto Rico … Not Knowing It Looked Like That Before The Storms
[ad name=”HTML-68″] ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — “Devastating” was one of the words U.S. Rep. Fred Upton used to describe the hurricane damage he saw over
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Ban-The-Burn Bill Passes Muster In Legislature But Mapp Says Burn Will Go On No Matter What Senators Do
CRUZ BAY – Island Green Living Association said today that it is pleased that the Legislature passed a bill on Friday that would prevent the
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Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Offer A ‘Marshall Plan’ for the Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico To Speed Up The Extremely Slow Electrical Recoveries In The Territories
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren unveiled a massive $146 billion “Marshall plan” for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with
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DON’T BECOME A STATISTIC! Register Now With FEMA To See If You Qualify For A Low-Interest, Long-Term Loan From SBA
CHRISTIANSTED — Some 40 percent of small businesses never reopen after a disaster, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) To help small businesses, loans
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