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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/caribbean-islands-news/usvi-st-croix-news FREDERIKSTED -- Governor de Jongh announced today a team of Virgin Islands officials will share with the rest of the country the story of a historic partnership between the territory and the state of West Virginia to integrate a Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). Wed, 11 Sep 2013 04:35:00 +0200 caribseek en caribseek-cd4af049ef3ddc1dbd01d112c3baa132 NaturalDisasters 38.5003838 -80.5000866 20130911043500 http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/caribbean-islands-news/usvi-st-croix-news The University of the Virgin Islands has appointed Dr. Timothy L. Faley as the Kiril Sokoloff Endowed chair in Entrepreneurship in the School of Business and as special assistant to the president for entrepreneurial initiatives. The University of the Virgin Islands began Fall 2013 with the launch.... Sat, 07 Sep 2013 07:30:00 +0200 caribseek en caribseek-22bd7f8860408608053bf99cffc25874 NaturalDisasters 20130907073000 http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/caribbean-islands-news/caribbean-region-news/item/59440-tropical-depression-gabrielle-downgraded-puerto-rico-virgin-islands-flood-threat-persists ATLANTA, GA, U.S.A. (TWCC; 10:59AM EDT) -- Tropical Depression Gabrielle was downgraded from its brief status as a tropical storm just before noon Thursday, after quickly forming late Wednesday afternoon in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:06:00 +0200 caribseek en caribseek-512ced0e970db1054190c019c16d2fda NaturalDisasters 18.3988 -66.0685 15.2987 -61.3943 18.4893 -69.8993 33.7957 -84.3492 20130905190600 http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/caribbean-islands-news/usvi-st-croix-news The University of the Virgin Islands has appointed Dr. Timothy L. Faley as the Kiril Sokoloff Endowed chair in Entrepreneurship in the School of Business and as special assistant to the president for entrepreneurial initiatives. Individuals interested in learning more about the real estate industry.... Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:50:00 +0200 caribseek en caribseek-db8e010047bc5ad668b38937b7f97e9e NaturalDisasters 20130903145000 http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130825-more-robust-resilient-infrastructure-to-withstand-weather-challenges-ahead-sandy-task-force 8/25/13 Disasters Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments The task force appointed by President Barack Obama, charged with developing a strategy for rebuilding areas damaged by Superstorm Sandy, has urged coastal communities to recognize that owing to climate change, storms are.... Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:30:00 +0200 homelandsecuritynewswire en homelandsecuritynewswire-60a05ddfc728025126be90b7a4bdaed8 ClimateChange Environment NaturalDisasters 20130826003000 http://www.weather.com/news/science/nature/beach-resort-town-left-rot-photos-20130808 The shores of California’s Salton Sea were once filled with resorts and vacationers. That is, until Tropical Storm Kathleen flooded parts of the region in 1976, playing a partial role in clearing out the resort town. “Tropical storms that impact the southwestern United States from the eastern.... Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:58:00 +0200 climate-weather en climate-weather-456056aaf490da10e0ec657a01dd0cde Whaling NaturalDisasters 37.2525317690915 -119.609110847191 20130821195800 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/19/colorado-floods-search-rescue/2839601/ The massive search-and-rescue effort after the recent floods in Colorado has been one of the biggest in state history — and the largest in the USA since Katrina — as thousands of stranded people are plucked from swirling floodwaters by helicopters or rumbled out of washed-out neighborhoods by all-terrain military vehicles. Fri, 20 Sep 2013 02:55:00 +0200 usaToday en usaToday-17aae98e85054536bb2e0ba56689ea5e NaturalDisasters 38.9985488169502 -105.547819987437 20130920025500 http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/caribbean-islands-news/usvi-st-croix-news CHRISTIANSTED (CBP) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers in the US Virgin Islands identified yesterday a man sought out for failure to appear on driving under the influence (DUI) charges in Broward County, Florida. Fri, 20 Sep 2013 03:34:00 +0200 caribseek en caribseek-57fc215aa9156054e5f614cc59cb0ef9 NaturalDisasters 28.6535391673714 -82.4751710549983 20130920033400