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St. Croix Superior Court Gets $1.5 Million To Repair Hurricane Maria Damage

KINGSHILL — The Office of Disaster Recovery said that the Judiciary of the Virgin Islands has received an obligation of $1,486,421 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program.…

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VIDOH Gets $9 Million To Redesign The Charles Harwood Medical Center

CHRISTIANSTED – FEMA has approved $9 million dollars for the Department of Health to fund the architecture and engineering services necessary to reconstruct the Charles Harwood Medical Center in St. Croix…

VI Free Press July 29, 2020

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Nearly 3 Years After Hurricane Maria, Some Puerto Ricans Are Just Hoping For A New Blue Tarp

SAN JUAN — Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue…

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FEMA Obligates $1.6 Million For DSPR To Renew 2 Public Beach Facilities On St. Croix

EAST END, St. Croix — The Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR) announced the obligation of $1,599,393 to the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation (DSPR) to refurbish recreational facilities at two…

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DSPR Gets $1.4 Million From FEMA To Restore Emile Griffith Park

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation (DSPR) was awarded $1,412,908 to renovate a staple of the St. Thomas community. The funds to complete the repairs to the…

VI Free Press May 21, 2020

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FEMA Gives $12 Million For Design of New Hospitals On St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Public Assistance Program has approved $11,979,526 to procure architecture and engineering services for the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital…

VI Free Press May 13, 2020

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FEMA: Arthur A. Richards Junior High School Can Be Replaced After Hurricane Maria Damage

FREDERIKSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Public Assistance Program officially approved the replacement of the Arthur A. Richards Junior High School due to the extent of…

VI Free Press May 11, 2020

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FEMA Assigns $37.8M In Puerto Rico Recovery Funds, Including Ponce Port Repairs

SAN JUAN — The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have destined an additional $37.8 million in funds for 116 recovery and reconstruction projects in…

VI Free Press March 11, 2020

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U.S. Official: Disaster Recovery Pace To Speed Up In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said today that while the pace of federally funded projects to help hurricane and…

VI Free Press February 25, 2020

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FEMA Approves Construction Industry Standards for Education

CHRISTIANSTED — The Office of Disaster Recovery and the Virgin Islands Department of Education said Monday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had approved industry standards that will ensure newly-constructed schools…

VI Free Press February 25, 2020