CHRISTIANSTED (AP) — A group of residents have sued a public utility company in the U.S. Virgin Islands after authorities there reported finding high levels
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WAPA To Shut Down King Street In St. John For ‘Underground Electrical Project’
CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority advises the motoring public that King Street on St. John will be closed to vehicular
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WAPA Power Outage Sends Claude O. Markoe Students Back To Virtual Learning
FREDERIKSTED — A Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority blackout sent some west end elementary school students back to learning from home. The Virgin Islands
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Slithering Snake On Power Line Leads To St. Croix Electrical Outage, Residents Say
CHRISTIANSTED — A slithering snake caused a power outage on St. Croix Sunday morning, according to eyewitnesses. At about 6 a.m., a red tail boa
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Education Asks St. Thomas To Use Alternate Meal Distribution Sites
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education said that meal distribution will be suspended at five St. Thomas sites today. The St. Thomas-St.
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Legislature Tries To Rein In WAPA By Giving PSC More Control Over It
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands legislature appears to be near to voting to increase Public Service Commission control over the financially troubled Water and
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FEMA Greenlights $129 Million Microgrid Project For The USVI, WAPA Says
CHRISTIANSTED — A 28-megawatt microgrid project for the territory was awarded $4.4 million by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the project’s initial phase,
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WAPA Director Who Gave $1.2 Million Wireless Contract To Company He Owns 1/3 Of Arrested Today: VIDOJ
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A top-ranking WAPA official who had a 33 percent interest in a wireless company that he awarded a $1.2 million contract to
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VIWMA Says Phone Lines Aren’t Working Due To WAPA Power Outage
KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that its main office in Estate Glynn is currently without telephone service due to a
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WAPA Promises To Scrub Down Its Sunny Isles Office After 2 Employees Test Positive For COVID-19
SUNNY ISLE — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it will deep clean and sanitize its Estate Diamond public office space now that
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