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EDITORIAL: Is St. Croix’s Power Grid Too “Low-Tech” for Elon Musk?
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EDITORIAL: Is St. Croix’s Power Grid Too “Low-Tech” for Elon Musk?

ST. CROIX — Last week at Davos, Elon Musk joked about buying "pieces" of Greenland. This morning, we have a different proposition for the man who wants to die on…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2026
WAPA Power Outage Sends Claude O. Markoe Students Back To Virtual Learning
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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 Department of Education, St. Croix…
Posted by John McCarthy September 13, 2021
Slithering Snake On Power Line Leads To St. Croix Electrical Outage, Residents Say
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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 constrictor wriggled to the top…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2021
Education Asks St. Thomas To Use Alternate Meal Distribution Sites
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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. John District will suspend meal…
Posted by VI Free Press May 11, 2021
VIWMA Says Phone Lines Aren’t Working Due To WAPA Power Outage
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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 Water and Power Authority (WAPA)…
Posted by VI Free Press August 12, 2020
DLCA Closes Sub Base Office Today Due To Lack Of Water
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DLCA Closes Sub Base Office Today Due To Lack Of Water

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) is notifying the public that the DLCA office located at Property & Procurement Building, 8201 Sub Base, Suite 1…
Posted by VI Free Press February 19, 2020
Governor Tells Economic Strategy Group That He Has A Green Plan For WAPA
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Governor Tells Economic Strategy Group That He Has A Green Plan For WAPA

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan Jr held his second meeting of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy group (CEDS), recently in St. Thomas. A group of about 30 local business…
Posted by VI Free Press August 13, 2019
WAPA Admits Employee Was Duped By Simplistic Phishing Email Costing It $2.17 Million
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WAPA Admits Employee Was Duped By Simplistic Phishing Email Costing It $2.17 Million

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority admitted that one of its employees was fooled by an Internet phishing scheme that cost the quasi-government authority more than…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2019
SENATOR GITTENS: WAPA Failed To Notify VIFS About ‘Major Diesel Fuel Oil Spill’
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SENATOR GITTENS: WAPA Failed To Notify VIFS About ‘Major Diesel Fuel Oil Spill’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Kenneth Gittens took Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority officials to task Wednesday for failing to notify the appropriate local authorities and nearby residents of a…
Posted by VI Free Press June 6, 2019
Gentle Winds Property Owners Say The Lack of WAPA Power There Has Already Cost The Government About $200K In Lost Revenues … With No End In Sight!
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Gentle Winds Property Owners Say The Lack of WAPA Power There Has Already Cost The Government About $200K In Lost Revenues … With No End In Sight!

GENTLE WINDS CONDOMINIUMS: Near St. Croix's historic Salt River on the North Shore. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- One of the biggest single location short-term rental properties on St. Croix says…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2017
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