FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that a force main break occurred at the Lagoon Street pump station near the St. Patrick School occurred at about 1:30 p.m. today. “The pump station has been taken offline while preparations to execute repairs commence,” VIWMA Executive Director Roger Merritt, Jr. said. Merritt said […]
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VIWMA Urges Residents To Separate Solid Waste And Use Its Convenience Centers
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) urges residents to source separate their household solid waste and use the Convenience Centers located on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Source separation involves separating waste materials by type when beingdiscarded so they can be recycled. Convenience centers are facilities that provide several waste containers to […]
Scrap Metal Will Only Be Accepted At Anguilla Landfill Monday Through Saturday: VIWMA
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said effective today scrap metal will only be accepted at the Anguilla Landfill Monday through Saturday. “There will be no scrap metal disposal on Sundays until further notice,” VIWMA spokeswoman Melody Rames said. “Residents are reminded that illegal dumping is a crime which negatively affects the […]
NEVER ON SUNDAY: Green Waste Won’t Be Accepted At Anguilla Landfill On Sundays
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that effective Sunday, green waste and seaweed will only be accepted at the Anguilla Landfill Monday through Saturday. “There will be no green waste or seaweed disposal on Sundays,” VIWMA spokeswoman Melody Rames said. Residents are urged to practice backyard composting which reduces the volume […]
Market Square On St. Thomas Closed To The Public Due To COVID-19 Today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At least seven park benches were temporarily removed from Market Square this afternoon by the COVID-19 Task Force as a way to enforce social distancing and promote better health on St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. “The benches were removed by the COVID-19 Task Force as a means of […]
VIWMA Obligated $5.7 Million For Savan Gut Sewer Line Repairs On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of Disaster Recovery announces the obligation of $5.7 million to the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority to repair sewer lines in the Garden Street, Savan, and Moravian Guts on St. Thomas. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program funds will be used to restore approximately 4,570 linear feet of sewer […]
Fire Closes Anguilla Landfill, Only Green Waste Is Being Accepted At This Time: VIWMA
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said that the Anguilla Landfill is closed temporarily due to a fire that began there last night and continues today. A fire was first reported at the site at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, according to VIWMA. Virgin Islands Fire Services (VIFS) and VIWMA contractors workedto suppress the fire, […]
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) electrical interruption. While WAPA is currently working to restore power to the area, St. Croix residents are asked to contact our St. Thomas office at […]
2 VIWMA-Contracted Males Removing Trash From Tutu Bin Site Shot Dead … 1 Victim Was 14 Years Old: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority contracted workers — one of them below the legal age allowed to work — were brutally shot dead while attempting to remove garbage from a closed bin site in Estate Tutu this afternoon, authorities and social media said. Rique “Bigsmarts” Ashby, 29, of Charlotte Amalie and […]
‘Green Waste And Seaweed’ To Be Accepted At Bovoni Landfill Starting Today: VIWMA
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said that the Bovoni Landfill will once again accept “green waste and seaweed” in St. Thomas effective today. But the ban on green waste and seaweed is still in effect for the Anguilla Landfill on St. Croix, according to VIWMA. “The St. Croix public is asked […]