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Police Investigate Car Crash Into Utility Pole That Knocked Out Power To 5 Feeders On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating a single-car accident in which a woman driving a sedan crashed into a utility pole on the highway, knocking out power to five feeders on…

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V.I. GUINEA PIGS! Territory Will Be The First In The World To ‘Try’ Finnish Liquid Gas-Oil Hybrid Plant

CHRISTIANSTED — A Helsinki, Finland technology group has been awarded a contract to deliver a yet unproven power plant and energy storage system to the Virgin Islands Water and Power…

Bro Bot July 21, 2020

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Virgin Islands Government Finally Pays Its WAPA Bills (Thanks To Federal Medicaid Reimbursement)

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr, announced Wednesday, along with the Department of Finance (DOF), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that all outstanding prior years and current…

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Bill Introduced in Congress Would Fund Renewables, Microgrids in U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — Legislation recently introduced in Congress would establish a grant program for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to fund development of renewable energy resources, microgrids and energy…

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WAPA To Shut Off Potable Water Supply To Parts Of St. Croix For Six Hours Today

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said that potable water service to several areas on St. Croix will be turned off for at least six hours today.…

VI Free Press April 17, 2019

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WAPA Checking To See Why 2,064 People Are Without Electricity On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it is looking in to what caused 2,064 on St. Croix to be without electricity. WAPA said a Line Department…

VI Free Press April 15, 2019

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WAPA Water Main Break Shuts Down Addelita Cancryn Junior High Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The effects of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's damaged main water line spilled over into today with at least one public school closing in St.…

VI Free Press April 8, 2019

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WAPA Turns Off Power In St. Thomas And St. John … Five Feeders Disconnected Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — About 11,700 Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority customers on five St. Thomas and St. John feeders are without electrical service this morning. WAPA said the "power…

VI Free Press March 27, 2019

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St. Croix’s Jaheem Benjamin Faces Five Years In Prison For Marijuana Cultivation

CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man admitted in federal court to running a marijuana growing operation and tampering with his Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority meter to lessen his…

John McCarthy March 18, 2019

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WAPA Water Storage Supplies Continue To Dwindle … People In F’sted Suffering For ‘Several Days’

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority admitted to what people on the west end of St. Croix have already painfully felt for many days -- they have…

John McCarthy March 12, 2019