KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) broke ground on the construction of a 150 kW Solar plus 300 kW battery micro-grid at the
Read moreHundreds in Puerto Rico Protest Proposed Increase in Electricity Bills
SAN JUAN (AP) — Hundreds of people including religious leaders, economists, teachers and retirees this week protested a proposed increase to already high electric bills
Read moreTerritorial Turncoat Waltine Nauta Swirls To Center of Latest Trump Indictment Scandal
Hagåtña, GUAM — U.S. territory citizen Waltine “Walt” Nauta, born in Guam, has been caught up in Donald Trump’s tangled web of criminality — indicted
Read moreBiden Sounds Hopeful On Debt Ceiling, Treasury Warns of June 5 Default Date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Democratic President Joe Biden and a Republican negotiator said on Friday they were working on a deal to raise the U.S. government’s
Read moreU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Creates Project Task Force VIPR for Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to take new approaches to engineering solutions for our nations toughest challenges and introduced the new task
Read moreFEMA Sued For Not Using Disaster Funds To Make Puerto Rico Power Grid More Resilient
WASHINGTON — A coalition of advocacy groups is suing the federal government’s disaster response agency, claiming it is making Puerto Rico less resilient to storms
Read moreA Resurrection of Embattled St. Croix Oil Refinery Will Take 3 Years For Permitting
CHRISTIANSTED — Regulators will require a new Clean Air Act permit for a troubled oil refinery in the St. Croix, which could cost its owners hundreds of
Read moreCoast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Boater After Three Days
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended a three-day search at 7:03 p.m. Friday, pending further developments, for a boater who went missing Tuesday night
Read moreUSVI, Puerto Rico To Receive $108 Million To Upgrade Water Systems
SAN JUAN (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive a total of nearly
Read moreGovernor Bryan Leading USVI Delegation to Wall Street
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan is leading a USVI Delegation of representatives from the public and private sectors for a meeting with New York Stock
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