Governor John P.
de Jongh, Jr. said Tuesday that the territory has received $1.6 million in federal grant funding to begin burying overhead electrical cables underground on Main Street in Charlotte Amalie, a significant project that will mitigate economic losses by accelerating the pace of recovery from major storms.
The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) has received a $42,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to begin work on tsunami preparedness in the Virgin Islands.
