The U.S. Postal Service is “gearing up for another strong weekend of mail service,” including package handouts and delivery during special Sunday hours, the agency announced.
In response to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request to provide medical support to residents of Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane María, Northwell Health deployed 27 employees Thursday to assist in the medical mission.
Following the worst hurricane to hit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in nearly a century, DISH is responding to serve customers and communities impacted by the storm, the company said Monday.
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) organized an informal roundtable this week so committee members could discuss the situation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after hurricanes Irma and María.
AT&T confirmed Monday it is currently connecting more than 8 million calls and 4 million texts a day over its network in Puerto Rico, as it continues to work around the clock to restore its network, which also covers the U.S. Virgin Islands.
More than 7,250 people have signed up to a website wireless carrier AT&T has set up that allows anyone stateside (regardless of carrier) to register the cell phone number of a family member or friend who is an AT&T wireless customer in Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a temporary waiver that will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the U.S. Virgin Islands to buy hot foods with their benefits through Nov. 13.
Linda McMahon, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today encouraged small businesses to comment on the Federal Register notice posted earlier this month in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 13777, which aims to ease the burdens placed on America’s small businesses.
The U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday became the first U.S. territory to “opt-in” to the FirstNet network, following Gov. Kenneth Mapp’s decision to accept the FirstNet and AT&T plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the territory’s public safety community, helping first responders save lives and protect communities, the carrier announced.
Wireless carrier AT&T has invested nearly $20 million in its U.S. Virgin Islands wireless and wired networks during 2014-2016, the company confirmed over the weekend.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently held an event at the Cyril E. King Airport to gather local feedback to incorporate the U.S. Virgin Islands into the Automated Commercial Environment, to expedite the importation process.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers process more than five million individuals in a year arriving from international destinations at all ports of entry in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico’s second-largest bank, FirstBank, wrapped up 2016 with significant growth both locally and across its markets in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida, and is looking ahead to more advances in 2017, CEO Aurelio Alemán said Thursday.
For the second consecutive year, AT&T is awarding $28,000 to the Community Foundation of the U.S. Virgin Islands to provide local teacher grants in the 2016-2017 school year to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the territory.
Wireless carrier AT&T announced it has upgraded all its cell sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands with additional bandwidth in the 700 MHz spectrum.
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