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FEMA Sued For Not Using Disaster Funds To Make Puerto Rico Power Grid More Resilient
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FEMA Sued For Not Using Disaster Funds To Make Puerto Rico Power Grid More Resilient

WASHINGTON — A coalition of advocacy groups is suing the federal government’s disaster response agency, claiming it is making Puerto Rico less resilient to storms and more vulnerable to power…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2023
U.S. Ships Mega Generators To Puerto Rico To Ease Outages
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U.S. Ships Mega Generators To Puerto Rico To Ease Outages

SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Friday that the U.S. government has shipped three mega generators to the island to help stabilize the U.S. territory’s rickety electric grid…
Posted by John McCarthy March 18, 2023
Construction of $80 Million Vieques Hospital Set To Begin Next Month
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Construction of $80 Million Vieques Hospital Set To Begin Next Month

SAN JUAN — Construction of the roughly $80 million  Vieques hospital in Puerto Rico will begin in January, said the executive director of the central office for recovery, reconstruction and resiliency. …
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2022
Fiona Strengthens Into Category 4 Storm, Heads To Bermuda
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Fiona Strengthens Into Category 4 Storm, Heads To Bermuda

HAMILTON — Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm today after devastating Puerto Rico, then lashing the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was forecast to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2022
FEMA Improves Disability Access As Part Of USVI Resilience Plan
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FEMA Improves Disability Access As Part Of USVI Resilience Plan

CHRISTIANSTED — FEMA said Thursday it "has applied an inclusive approach to supporting the U.S. Virgin Islands in its response and recovery efforts to hurricanes Irma and Maria which made…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2022
Initiatives Help To Promote Children’s Libraries and Literacy 
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Initiatives Help To Promote Children’s Libraries and Literacy 

The Community of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has recently been honored with an invitation to serve as an affiliate Center for the Book.  The Center for the Book was originally founded…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2022
FEMA Approves Replacement of St. Thomas Hospital
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FEMA Approves Replacement of St. Thomas Hospital

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After several years of debate and reviews, the Office of Disaster Recovery has received a final decision from FEMA approving the replacement of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital on…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2022
USVI Gets $50M for the Restoration of the Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute
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USVI Gets $50M for the Restoration of the Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of Disaster Recovery announces that after extensive negotiations, FEMA has awarded the Territory $50 million to reconstruct the Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute, signaling a clear path…
Posted by John McCarthy June 28, 2022
FEMA and USVI Run Disaster Simulations To Prepare For Hurricane Season
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FEMA and USVI Run Disaster Simulations To Prepare For Hurricane Season

CHRISTIANSTED — The majority of the people living in the territory — regretfully — know what happens when a major hurricane strikes. As the June 1 start date of the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 4, 2022
FEMA Obligates $30M To VIWMA On St. Croix For Wastewater Treatment System Design
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FEMA Obligates $30M To VIWMA On St. Croix For Wastewater Treatment System Design

KINGSHILL — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has jumpstarted the replacement of the St. Croix Wastewater system with a $30 million award to the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority. VIWMA can…
Posted by John McCarthy May 26, 2022

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