[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) says a “tripped (generator) unit” at its Richmond power plant plunged St. Croix customers on four feeders into darkness last…
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FCC Chief Ajit Pai To Do Follow-Up Visit To Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Six Months After Storms
WASHINGTON—About six months after Hurricane Maria made landfall and nearly four months after an initial trip to the islands, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced a follow-up trip to the U.S. Virgin…
Some Lorraine Village Residents Feel They Are Being Put Through ‘Hell’ Because They Still Don’t Have Electricity Five Months After Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Good day Editor: Some residents in Lorraine Village apartments in the grove place area on St. Croix are still without electricity. The management needs to…
LABOR DEPARTMENT: Two-Thirds of All Unemployment Checks Went To St. Thomas After Hurricanes
CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– The commissioner of the Labor testified before the Senate Committee dealing with her department and said that unemployment and disaster assistance checks totaled $12,157,398 up until mid January 2018….
IRS Says That President Trump’s Disaster Designation For Territory Might Give Taxpayers More Time To File
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Victims of Hurricane Maria that took place beginning on Sept. 16, 2017 in parts of U.S. Virgin Islands may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue…
JetBlue Announces More Daily Flights Between San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Croix Starting Feb. 15
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – JetBlue announced that it will resume its second daily flight between St. Thomas’ Cyril E. King Airport (STT) and San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU)…
WAPA’S GOAL: ‘LEAVE EVERY CUSTOMER BEHIND’ … And If You Don’t Pay Last Year’s Bill Again … Whether You Owe Or Not … WE WILL CUT YOU!
RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE: The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) promises to put the American and Virgin Islands flags on every flagpole in the territory before power is returned…
Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino Might Not Re-Open Until Last Three Months of 2018 … Caravelle Is Open, Must Upgrade New Hotels By August
CHRISTIANSTED — It was a tale of two casino hotels. The first casino hotel ever in St. Croix — Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino on the East End — suffered “significant”…
DPNR To Resume Monitoring of Public Drinking Water Suppliers in the Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that it will begin monitoring public water systems for compliance starting January 1, 2018. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and…
WAPA THE GRINCH! Heartless V.I. Water & Power Authority Begins Cutting Off Power To Storm-Ravaged Customers … Six Days Before Christmas
CHRISTIANSTED — They thought they were the lucky ones. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) connected them to electricity on St. Croix at 3:20 p.m. on Nov. 16 — one week…