CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The territory’s leaders have slapped more cash bandages on the gaping wound that is the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s finances, and
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Bryan declares State of Emergency to ‘restore energy security,’ curb WAPA outages
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan has declared a State of Emergency to address theongoing energy production shortfalls impacting the U.S. Virgin Islands. The declaration was
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VIPD comes out on top in ‘Battle of the Agencies’ on St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — After a day of grueling but good-spirited competition, the Virgin Islands Police Department triumphed over 16 other teams — and the weather —
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Vehicle strikes utility pole in St. Thomas leaving hundreds without electricity, WAPA says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Hundreds were without electricity in Tutu this morning after a vehicle collided with a utility pole this morning, causing widespread power outages
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USVI gets $16.5 million from feds to improve its potable water infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said over $16.5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is slated for U.S. Virgin Islands drinking
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St. Croix tap water remains unsafe to drink as USVI offers only short-term solutions
CHRISTIANSTED — With no date in sight for when it will be safe to drink tap water again on St. Croix, officials in the U.S. Virgin
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Biden declares emergency over lead in water in St. Croix
President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this week after tests on St. Croix revealed levels more
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St. Croix residents in affected areas warned not to brush teeth with potable water
CHRISTIANSTED — The USVI Unified Command stressed today that St. Croix residents in affected areas should not brush their teeth with water suspected to contain high levels
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Coast Guard monitors oil spill clean-up efforts for WAPA’s tank 11 discharge @Lindbergh Bay
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Coast Guard personnel overseeing clean-up efforts for the tank 11 discharge at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Randolph Harley
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1,288 Clean Water Vouchers Distributed to WAPA Water Customers
FREDERIKSTED — The Water and Power Authority and members of the USVI Government’s Unified Command conducted the distribution of water vouchers over the weekend to
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