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TRUMP BLASTS SAN JUAN MAYOR, WHO SAYS HE'S POLITICIZING DISASTER


That money covers initial requests for the hurricanes that hit Texas, Louisiana and Florida, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands... READ MORE

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TRUMP LASHES OUT AT SAN JUAN MAYOR WHO BEGGED FOR MORE HELP


Trump said Friday that Puerto Rico was totally unable to handle the catastrophe on its own... READ MORE

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PRESIDENT TRUMP SLAMS PUERTO RICAN MAYOR FOR 'POOR LEADERSHIP' IN CRISIS


Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello is saying Maria could be the most catastrophic hurricane to hit the U.S. territory in a century... READ MORE

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TRUMP LASHES OUT AT SAN JUAN MAYOR WHO BEGGED FOR MORE HELP AFTER HURRICANE


We will not rest, however, until the people of Puerto Rico are safe... READ MORE

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MAYOR IN PUERTO RICO'S CAPITAL SLAMS US OFFICIAL'S 'GOOD NEWS' COMMENT


Duke arrived in Puerto Rico on Friday for a previously scheduled trip, joining Governor Ricardo Rossello for an aerial tour of the island... READ MORE

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THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM THE STORMS, TOO


Photos Hurricane Irma tears through Caribbean Carmelo Mota, a builder, searches for tools in his destroyed home in Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands, on Monday, September 18... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 11135

TRUMP MUST URGENTLY STEP UP PUERTO RICO HELP, DEMOCRATS SAY


Puerto Rico has the population of Connecticut and an economy smaller than Nebraska's... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 264

HERE'S WHAT PUERTO RICO FACES ONCE IT GETS PAST MARIA


Beyond executive action, Congress has to intervene to help finance as well as guide Puerto Rico's financial and physical recovery... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 313

AFTER IRMA, A ONCE-LUSH GEM IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS REDUCED TO BATTERED WASTELAND


Debris and destruction caused by Hurricane Irma is seen on St. John Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 42138

BOSSERT DEFENDS TRUMP'S WAIT TO WAIVE JONES ACT FOR PUERTO RICO


Hunter and Garamendi said the problem wasn't getting material to Puerto Rico, but distributing it over the island's badly damaged roads... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 7068

PUERTO RICO JONES ACT: TRUMP WAIVES SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS FOR ISLAND


Trump waives Jones Act shipping restrictions for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 59150

AMERICA DENIES PUERTO RICO REQUEST FOR WAIVER TO BRING VITAL FUEL AND SUPPLIES TO ISLAND


Backers of a Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico said it would help the relief effort... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 38600

PUERTO RICO RELIEF EFFORT 'AMAZING, TREMENDOUS'


We've gotten A-pluses on Texas and in Florida, and we will also on Puerto Rico, Trump told reporters in Washington... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 1554

'IT'S GOING TO BE UNBEARABLE FOR EVERYONE'


Puerto Rico's population is larger than Iowa's 3.1 million, yet he senses that the island's colonial history somehow paints Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 2580

TRUMP BOASTS HIS TEAM DOING 'REALLY GOOD JOB' BUT HURRICANE-HIT PUERTO RICO BEGS TO DIFFER, FEELS SLIGHTED


We've gotten A-pluses on Texas and in Florida, and we will also on Puerto Rico, Trump told reporters in Washington... READ MORE

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OUTER BANKS BEACH-GOERS FLEE MARIA SURF AS MILLIONS SUFFER IN STORM'S AFTERMATH IN PUERTO RICO


Thousands of visitors abandoned their beach vacations and evacuated North Carolina's Outer Banks on Tuesday as a weakening Hurricane Maria churned up high... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 0

TRUMP SUDDENLY FOCUSES ON PUERTO RICO, PROMISES VISIT, AID


WASHINGTON AP -- Suddenly, just about all President Donald Trump can talk about is Puerto Rico... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 0

PUERTO RICO PLEADS FOR STORM RELIEF; TRUMP CITES DEBT TROUBLES


Puerto Rico's old electrical grid, which was in terrible shape, was devastated, Trump also tweeted Monday... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 934

DONALD TRUMP TO VISIT PUERTO RICO TO SURVEY HURRICANE DAMAGE


President Trump to visit Puerto Rico to survey damage from Hurricane Maria... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 4117

TRUMP TO VISIT DEVASTATED PUERTO RICO AFTER TWEETING ABOUT ISLAND'S DEBT WOES


U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll visit hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico next Tuesday... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 802

FEDS RUSH AID TO PUERTO RICO AS TRUMP TWEETS ABOUT ITS DEBT, 'BROKEN' INFRASTRUCTURE


FEMA said it had more than 700 staff on the ground in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 0

'THIS IS CHAOS': SWELTERING PUERTO RICO ON DAY 6 WITHOUT POWER


The government-owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, operating under court protection from creditors, has more than 8 billion in debt but little to show for it... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 3186

'HEAT FROM HELL' AS HURRICANE-HIT PUERTO RICO COPES WITH LACK OF POWER; TRUMP RESPONSE HIT


The downed power system is also damaging the tourism industry, which contributed 8 percent to Puerto Rico's economy last year... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 0

PUERTO RICO REELS AS HURRICANE MARIA TURNS TOWARD US EAST COAST


Obstacles litter roads in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 2853

HURRICANE MARIA: PUERTO RICO OFFICIALS DESCRIBE 'APOCALYPTIC' CONDITIONS


The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration said 4,000 members of the US Army Reserves have been deployed to the island to help with Hurricane Maria recovery... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 25796

IN PUERTO RICO, HURRICANE MARIA LEFT 3 MILLION WITHOUT POWER. IS HELP ON THE WAY?


We're already having thousands of folks relocate from Puerto Rico to Florida, Rep... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 16686

HURRICANE MARIA ADDS TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY IRMA ON TURKS AND CAICOS


Other territories including British Virgin Islands and Anguilla heavily hit by Irma have escaped full force of Maria... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 170

PUERTO RICO DAM FAILURE PROMPTS MASS EVACUATION


-- NWS San Juan NWSSanJuan September 23, 2017 The evacuation came as at least six people were confirmed dead in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria pummelled the region... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 481

BRITISH MAN DIES AS ROYAL NAVY HELICOPTER RESCUES WIFE AND CHILDREN FROM CAPSIZED SHIP NEAR PUERTO RICO AFTER HURRICANE MARIA


British man dies as Royal Navy helicopter rescues wife and children from capsized ship near Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 317

HURRICANE MARIA KILLS 32 AS IT LASHES CARIBBEAN ISLANDS


At least 15 people were killed in Puerto Rico, El Nuevo Dia? newspaper reported... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 55

Trending News Headlines : Desirade

A MARRIOTT RESCUE SHIP LEFT STRANDED TOURISTS BEHIND BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T GUESTS OF THE HOTEL


There were a number of additional people gathered at the dock who were not our guests who also expressed a desire to leave St. Thomas... READ MORE

13th September, 2017 38471

MILO YIANNOPOULOS HOME 'DESTROYED BY HURRICANE IRMA'


EPA 8 46 Storm clouds are seen over Fisher Island as Hurricane Irma approaches on 9 September 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 36222

IRMA'S DESTRUCTION: ISLAND BY ISLAND


UK foreign minister Alan Duncan said The British Virgin Islands were also not spared the hurricane's full force... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 32405

HURRICANE MARIA 'DEVASTATES' DOMINICA AS STORM TEARS THROUGH CARIBBEAN


Hurricane warnings were issued for the British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Martinique and St Lucia... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 17577

HURRICANE IRMA: STRONGEST EVER ATLANTIC STORM BATTERS CARIBBEAN ISLANDS - LATEST NEWS


Live hurricane irma strongest ever atlantic storm batters caribbean islands... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 16683

HURRICANE MARIA GROWS TO CATEGORY-3 MAJOR HURRICANE, 'PROMISES TO BE CATASTROPHIC'


Hurricane warnings are in effect for both the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands, along with Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Lucia... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 15692

CUBA BLASTED AS HURRICANE IRMA TEARS THROUGH CARIBBEAN


Cuba blasted as hurricane irma tears through the caribbean... READ MORE

10th September, 2017 13377

HURRICANE IRMA THRASHES ST. MARTIN AS FLORIDA BRACES FOR WEEKEND LANDFALL


Police patrol the area as Hurricane Irma makes landfall in San Juan, Puerto Rico... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 13034

HURRICANE JOSE THREATENS A SECOND BLOW TO CARIBBEAN ISLANDS DEVASTATED BY IRMA


In the British Virgin Islands, residents said they lacked information on aid and relief efforts... READ MORE

9th September, 2017 10944

HURRICANE IRMA BATTERS CARIBBEAN ISLANDS


The dangerousness of this event is like nothing we've ever seen, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 10537

'THIS THING IS A BUZZSAW': HURRICANE IRMA HEADS FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC


Pauline Jackson, a 59-year-old registered nurse from Florida visiting Puerto Rico, said she had tried to leave before the storm but all flights were sold out... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 10002

HURRICANE IRMA RAVAGES PUERTO RICO AND TINY CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AS HURRICANE JOSE APPROACHES


To the west, Irma raked the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where nearly 1 million people were without electricity Wednesday night... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 9379

HURRICANE MARIA KILLS 15 IN DOMINICA, PUERTO RICO WILL BE DARK FOR MONTHS


Photos Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A shack is destroyed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday, September 21... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 8496

HURRICANE IRMA IS SO POWERFUL IT'S TWICE AS STRONG AS ALL BOMBS USED IN WORLD WAR II


Hurricane irma likely to be followed by more extreme weather events... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 7139

'PEOPLE ARE ROAMING LIKE ZOMBIES.' VIRGIN ISLANDS STAGGER AFTER STORM PASSES.


Authorities warned of heavy damage from the storm, which has so far killed at least 25 people across the Caribbean... READ MORE

10th September, 2017 6896

'AT SOME POINT YOU WILL BE ON YOUR OWN', WARNS WHITE HOUSE


Florida gun owners encouraged to 'shoot the storm' and fire their guns at hurricane irma... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 6710

DONALD TRUMP URGED TO DECLARE PUERTO RICO A DISASTER ZONE - LATEST UPDATES


The National Hurricane Center reports that the center of the hurricane was detected just offshore the northwest coast of Puerto Rico around 2pm ET... READ MORE

20th September, 2017 6199

HURRICANE IRMA MAKES FIRST LANDFALL IN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS


The most dangerous winds, usually nearest to the eye, were forecast to pass near the northern Virgin Islands and near or just north of Puerto Rico... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 5576

HURRICANE MARIA BRINGS DESTRUCTION, HEAVY FLOODS TO PUERTO RICO


Even though Irma passed north of Puerto Rico, it knocked out power for 70 percent of the island, and killed at least three people... READ MORE

20th September, 2017 4186

HURRICANE MARIA DEVASTATES PUERTO RICO, HEADS FOR TURKS AND CAICOS


Officials in Puerto Rico were assessing the damage after Maria slammed the island on Wednesday with winds of up to 155 mph 250 kph ... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 4149

HURRICANE MARIA HEADS NORTH AFTER CLOBBERING PUERTO RICO


Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew through Saturday for the island's 3.4 million people... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 4149

HURRICANE MARIA DEVASTATES PUERTO RICO, KILLS AT LEAST 32 IN CARIBBEAN


At least 15 people were killed in Puerto Rico, the island's El Nuevo Dia? newspaper reported... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 4148

US-BOUND HURRICANE STRENGTHENED TO CATEGORY 5, HIGHEST POSSIBLE ON SCALE


Florida Governor Rick Scott said Hurricane Irma is a major and life-threatening storm and Florida must be prepared... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 4077

'IT'S LIKE SOMEONE WITH A LAWN MOWER FROM THE SKY HAS GONE OVER THE ISLAND'


Hurricane Irma update What we know about the devastation of Barbuda, St. Martin and other Caribbean islands, Jose threat... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 4003

BATTERED BY HURRICANE IRMA, THOUSANDS FLEE ST. JOHN ISLAND IN PATH OF THE NEXT STORM


Hurricane Maria threatens to hit remote island of St. John not long after it was battered by Hurricane Irma... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 3998

DEATH TOLL FROM MARIA RISES IN PUERTO RICO


The National Hurricane Center said some areas in Puerto Rico could see 40 inches of rain from Maria, and Rossello warned of dangerous mudslides... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 3113

CARIBBEAN FACES FRESH DEVASTATION AS HURRICANE MARIA HITS ISLANDS


Eye of storm expected to pass near Dominica on Monday evening with hurricane set to hit eastern islands still struggling after Hurricane Irma... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 2951

HURRICANE MARIA BARRELS TOWARDS ISLANDS HIT BY IRMA


Beth Tamplin Jones, 45, rode out Hurricane Irma earlier this month in the pantry of a friend's house in the US Virgin Islands... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 2654

CATEGORY 5 IRMA IS STRONGEST HURRICANE TO EVER HIT THE ATLANTIC


The U.S. National Hurricane Center NHC said Irma is now the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 2638

A WEEK AFTER IRMA, CARIBBEAN DEVASTATION IS LAID BARE


Some 200,000 people are in need of aid in the eastern Caribbean, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Martin, according to the World Food Programme... READ MORE

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