Tag: Office of Disaster Recovery
FEMA Releases $77 Million Held Up Over Audit Concerns
The V.I. Office of Disaster Recovery announces that FEMA has released $76.5 million in payments for direct construction activities to prime contractors for the Emergency Home Repair of the Virgin Islands/Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power Program.
Ribbon Cutting for STJ Senior Center is First of Many Projects to Come
More than three years after the devastating storms of 2017, the cutting of a ribbon to open a St. John senior center represents the culmination of hard work and collaboration among multiple territorial agencies, the federal government and the private sector.
EDA Board OKs Leatherback Brewing Microgrid, Satellite Brewery
Leatherback Brewing Company has been given the green light to construct a solar microgrid at its location in the William D. Roebuck Industrial Park on St. Croix, and to open a satellite brewery on St. Thomas.
Governor Tells Investors, ‘We’re Rebuilding’
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. invited investors to take another look at the U.S. Virgin Islands during a conference call on Monday. The governor did so in his role as chairman of the Public Finance Authority, the local agency that manages activity on the bond market.
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Residents of the V.I. are well acquainted with the Sahara dust that heralds the arrival of summer in the region, but in June 2020 came “Godzilla” – a dust storm of such immense proportions that it extended from the Caribbean to the U.S. mainland. #visource #usvi #news
Puerto Rico Researchers Working to Better Understand Health Effects of Sahara Dust
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The largest African dust storm in 50 years – which occurred in June 2020 and coincided with the global spread of COVID-19 – has prompted new research and public health initiatives by scientists in...
