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WAPA Explains Why Electricity Went Off On St. Croix Friday Night … And It Happened Again Today

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) says a "tripped (generator) unit" at its Richmond power plant plunged St. Croix customers on…

John McCarthy February 24, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News St. Croix News

WAPA won’t say when power will come back on

CHRISTIANSTED -- No word from the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) what caused a power outage that began about 8:30 p.m. tonight on St. Croix. The extent of…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Hurricane Maria Won’t Kill Arecibo’s Observatory, Now That University of Central Florida Is Managing It

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Arecibo Observatory, which is the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is under new management. A group led by the University of Central…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Environmental News

U.S. Army’s Top Engineer Not Happy With Amount of Time It Took To Get Power Back On In Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- It's been 150 days since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, but the island still isn't at a level of recovery that satisfies…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News St. Croix News

Wisconsin Lineman Return Home From St. Thomas To Minus Five Degrees Fahrenheit Weather

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] TWO RIVERS, Wisc. -- Line workers from our electric utility recently returned from a mutual aid mission in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They assisted in…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

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…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

Missouri Linemen Say St. Croix ‘Showed Them’ A Good Time While They Were Here Connecting Power

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Linemen from across Missouri sent personnel to St. Croix for storm restoration including Independence Power & Light, City of Harrisonville, Mo., Columbia Water…

John McCarthy February 21, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News British Virgin Islands News

Minor Earthquake Felt in Tortola Was One of Nine Quakes Around BVI, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico on Sunday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A minor earthquake took place about 24 miles off the coast of the British Virgin Islands on Sunday afternoon. The U.S.…

John McCarthy February 19, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Earthquake 5.5 Magnitude Rattles Hurricane-Shattered Sint Maarten, Barbuda

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] BRIDGETOWN — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted several Caribbean islands on Friday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.…

John McCarthy February 10, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Lorraine Village Residents Still Don’t Have Electricity After Maria ‘Unleashed’ Its Punishing Fury Five Months Ago

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] By VANISA SOLOMON SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS For many of our Virgin Islands residents, hurricanes Irma and Maria felt like an atrocious…

VI Free Press February 8, 2018