SAN JUAN — Tourists have told how they woke up late Monday night when their high-rise buildings started “moving from side to side strongly.” “Doors,
Read moreTropical Storm Karen Forms East Of The Windward Islands This Morning: NHC
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Karen formed just east of the Windward Islands and has sustained winds of 40 mph. A tropical storm warning has
Read more‘We Must Hold WAPA’s Feet To The Fire, Before We End Up In It With Them’: SENATOR GITTENS
CHRISTIANSTED — A status report on the investigation of millions of dollars lost through alleged wire transfers, credit card records, copies of professional contracts and
Read moreVirgin 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
Read moreGittens Decries ‘Wholesale Mismanagement Of WAPA’; Subpoenas WAPA Top Brass, Public Services Commission
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority leadership and members of the Public Services Commission will be subpoenaed to appear before the 33rdLegislature to
Read more4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off British Virgin Islands On Friday Morning
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit about 42 miles northeast of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands on Friday morning. The earthquake, detected about
Read moreNWS: Car-Sized Asteroid Explodes Over Puerto Rico Saturday … No Injuries Reported
SAN JUAN — The GOES-16 weather satellite is designed to detect flashes of lightning. On Saturday, it saw an asteroid. Meteorologists noticed an unusually bright flash
Read moreSenate Says $22.9 Million Of Medicaid Windfall Will Go To WAPA To Pay Its Fuel Bill
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The government is hammering out a plan to direct cash to the territory’s junk-rated power authority to prevent a fuel cutoff threatened
Read moreWAPA Kills Power To St. Thomas, St. John, Water Island And Hassel Island
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A “major” power outage was affecting three of the four major U.S. Virgin Islands since early this morning, the Virgin Islands Water
Read moreCEO of RetroLock Tania Tomyn Supports Territory’s Quest For Energy Efficiency
CHRISTIANSTED — Tania Tomyn, CEO of RetroLock Corporation of California, recently traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands. She fell in love with the Caribbean as a young
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