President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration for the U.S. Virgin Islands, a move that immediately frees up federal support to increase the territory's efforts in combating the coronavirus pandemic. The president’s action makes Federal funding available to the territory and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance for all islands in the USVI impacted by the virus, "The application focuses on our health crisis, the growing economic crisis and the inevitable government fiscal fallout as a result of this pandemic," Mr. Bryan said.
Commissioner of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, Richard T. Evangelista, Esq. provides an update on the antibacterial spray found on St. Croix in a butane can.
Meteorologists at Colorado State University forecast that 16 name storms will strike during the season, which runs from June through November. The forecast was an increase in the seasonal average of 12 named storms. Eight of those 16 named storms will intensify into hurricanes, with four reaching major hurricane-force with sustained winds of 111 miles per hour or greater, the forecast predicts. Warming waters in the tropical Atlantic will contribute to the heightened storm risk, the forecasters say.