CHARLOTTE AMALIE — CEO Andrew Smith has resigned from WAPA after weeks of rotating power outages on all three major islands. Kyle Fleming, chairman of
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Bryan on WAPA: In his own words
Governor Bryan’s 2019 State of the Territory speech: “WAPA’s fiscal affairs can only be characterized as abysmal. …The reality of the situation is that WAPA
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WAPA failure on St. John leads to call for protest today
CRUZ BAY — A major failure on the underground transmission line that carries power from St. Thomas left all 2,600 Virgin Islands Water and Power
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POWERLESS! WAPA customers at the mercy of utility company’s utter incompetence
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Frustration and outrage is growing across the territory yet again, as Wednesday’s unscheduled rolling blackouts left thousands of Virgin Islands Water and
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Amid ongoing heatwave, rolling blackouts continue
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As a blistering heat wave continued Monday, rolling blackouts plagued V.I. Water and Power Authority customers throughout the St. Thomas-St. John district,
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Feds eying WAPA to see if it will do the right thing about 2023 diesel oil spill
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority released diesel fuel from an oil tank at its plant in Havensight, St. Thomas on
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Major WAPA power outage stifles St. Thomas-St. John
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A major district-wide power outage closed schools and disrupted life for Virgin Islanders on St. Thomas, St. John, and Water Island on
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WAPA says its investigating the causes of recent power outages
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority offered explanations on Tuesday for recent outages in the territory, including an island-wide St. Croix outage
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Health Department closes offices on St. Thomas due to lack of electricity
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VI Department of Health is advising the public that some of its St. Thomas offices will close at 11 a.m. today
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Thunderstorms, heavy rains plunge St. Croix into darkness when WAPA can’t cope
CHRISTIANSTED — Widespread flooding plagued the territory late Friday afternoon as scores of people scrambled to get out of the way of moving sheets —
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