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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

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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

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Government Watchdog Group Asks FEC To Investigate Interior Secretary Zinke’s Travel To Virgin Islands Fundraiser

WASHINGTON -- The Campaign Legal Center, a watchdog group, has asked the Federal Election Commission to probe Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s visit to a Virgin Islands fundraiser, Politico reports, and is also…

VI Free Press February 23, 2018

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DPNR Says It Is Enforcing More Stringent Water Quality Standards This Week … Expect More Beach Failures

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises all USVI public beach users of the policy adoption by DPNR of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established Beach…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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Federal Reserve President Says Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Must Take ‘Painful Actions’ To Restore Their Economies After Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] NEW YORK — The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will need to take painful actions to restore their economies amid the hurricane devastation, New York…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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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

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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…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

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FEDERAL INDICTMENT: Dominican Man Fraudulently Claims To Have Lost 200 Items In Mail Worth $47K

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native appeared in federal court in St. Thomas today to answer charges that he made fraudulent claims that he lost hundreds of items in…

John McCarthy February 21, 2018

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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

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PORT TASK FORCE: Tackles Growing Pains Of St. Thomas While Hurricane Recovery Is Ongoing

PORT TASK FORCE: (from left) Department of Public Works Commissioner Nelson Petty, Gov. Kenneth Mapp and Department of Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Gov. Kenneth Mapp met with…

John McCarthy February 21, 2018