SAN JUAN — A disturbance in the central Atlantic is vying to become the season’s next tropical depression or tropical storm and forecasters say it will enhance rainfall in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. This system has been dubbed Invest 96L, which is a naming convention used by the NHC to identify systems that have some […]
Tag: Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA)
VITEMA Director Mona Barnes In Hot Seat Over Lack of Hurricane Preparedness
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety, chaired by Sen. Brian Smith, held a meeting at the Capitol Building to receive testimony on preparedness for the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season from officials of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and the […]
Board of Elections Member Says He Has Reservations About DeGazon’s Candidacy
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — Attorney General Claude Walker says Allison DeGazon is indeed qualified to run for the Senate. Walker wrote to Elections Supervisor Caroline Fawkes after she asked the AG on August 16 to make a ruling on DeGazon’s residency. “Yes, … candidate DeGazon is a bona fide resident of the Virgin […]
Accused Murderer K’Moi Corraspe Thumbs His Nose At VIDOJ While Awaiting Trial
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas inmate who was called “the Virgin Islands Most Wanted Fugitive” before his capture in September 2016 on murder charges has been arrested on a warrant while sitting in jail awaiting trial. Authorities said that K’Moi J. Corraspe, 24, was arrested at 12:50 p.m. on June 23 on a single […]
VITEMA: Serial Offender Malik Cheatham Arrested For Third Time in Three Years
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria there was a backlog of arrest logs. The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) website, which normally lists arrests, does not currently offer that feature but says it will resume sometime in the future. ST. THOMAS Police arrested Kali Canton, 29, of Hospital Ground, at 3 […]
VITEMA: Arrest Logs From April, May, June and July Are Ready For St. John
CRUZ BAY — Due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria there was a backlog of arrest logs. The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) website, which normally lists arrests, does not currently offer that feature but says it will resume sometime in the future. ST. JOHN Police arrested Richard A. Penn Jr.,50, at 4 p.m. […]
VITEMA: Act Now … So You Aren’t Caught With Your Pants Down Like We Were After Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — Friday marks the official start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which ends on November 30, 2018, with the peak occurring between mid-August and late October. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center, “the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year.” […]
GOVERNMENT HOUSE: Voices Can Be Heard At St. John Town Hall Meeting Next Week
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he invites and encourages St. John residents to share their ideas, concerns and hear from local officials in regard to recovery efforts and other matters affecting the island at a Town Hall meeting set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Governor Mapp said he will […]
Eight Months After Hurricane Irma, VITEMA Says Website Will Be Up and Working Tomorrow
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said it will be launching its new website tomorrow. “The new website has been designed to offer the ultimate user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality,” VITEMA said. “VITEMA’s newly redesigned website will provide its users quick and easy access […]
VITEMA Offers Sandbags … Department of Health Says That It Is Prepositioning Ambulances In Advance of Hurricane Irma
[ad name=”HTML-68″] FREDERIKSTED — With the territory likely to sustain at least tropical storm force winds from Hurricane Irma, the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said Sunday that sandbag distribution will begin territory-wide 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The agency gave a list of locations where the sandbags can be collected: St. Croix: […]