St. Croix residents in search of generators descended on Home Depot — which opened for the first time on Wednesday following Hurricane Maria — in search of one. Watch.
Governor Kenneth Mapp announced during his Wednesday press briefing that the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority today received $35 million in federal disaster dollars to commence what is expected to be a major, territory-wide power restoration push from WAPA. The effort will include hundreds of linemen...
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance to provide relief to residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who evacuated or couldn’t return because of Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria. The relief extends the usual 14-day absence period to 117 days (beginning September...
ST. CROIX — Governor Kenneth Mapp met President Donald Trump Tuesday on the USS Kearsarge, where the governor for the first time spoke in person with the president, first expressing gratitude for the federal help that has been so evident in the U.S. Virgin Islands, expressing condolences for the Las Vegas...
ST. CROIX — Before a packed house at Government House here, Governor Kenneth Mapp, William Vogel, federal coordinating officer of FEMA Region II, and other members of the governor’s executive team held a meeting with the business community to discuss the administration’s progress as well...
Governor Kenneth Mapp on Saturday issued a statement on the devastation Hurricanes Irma and Maria wreaked upon the U.S. Virgin Islands, his administration’s efforts — along with that of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — in responding to the storms, and his vision for a USVI...
St. Croix residents lined the Frederiksted Pier on Friday morning waiting to board Royal Caribbean’s Adventures of the Seas cruise ship on a “mercy mission” trip to Florida. Over 860 persons were accommodated, according to Governor Kenneth Mapp.
ST. CROIX — Governor Kenneth Mapp announced at his Thursday press briefing at Government House that Seaborne Airlines has resumed daily flights at the seaplane terminals between St. Thomas and St. Croix, offering $70-dollar walk-in, one-way flights between the islands. The airline intends to resume...
New York, NY – In response to the severe and extensive damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) has made $1 billion in disaster relief funding available to its members to help rebuild communities in FEMA-designated disaster areas in Puerto...
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