FREDERIKSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) – The Latest on Vice President’s Mike Pence’s visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands (all times local):
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The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands says the U.S. government has hurricane response “down to a science.”
Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp praised the Trump administration’s relief efforts during Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to St. Croix on Friday. Mapp said, “There is no country that responds to disasters like the United States of America.” He added that the government has efforts to restore power and operations “down to a science.”
Mapp said the island was making progress in its recovery from Hurricane Maria and expected schools to reopen on Tuesday.