Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) – Page 8

WAPA won’t say when power will come back on

CHRISTIANSTED -- No word from the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) what caused a power outage that began about 8:30 p.m. tonight on St. Croix. The extent of…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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Wisconsin Lineman Return Home From St. Thomas To Minus Five Degrees Fahrenheit Weather

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] TWO RIVERS, Wisc. -- Line workers from our electric utility recently returned from a mutual aid mission in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They assisted in…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

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Missouri Linemen Say St. Croix ‘Showed Them’ A Good Time While They Were Here Connecting Power

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Linemen from across Missouri sent personnel to St. Croix for storm restoration including Independence Power & Light, City of Harrisonville, Mo., Columbia Water…

John McCarthy February 21, 2018

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Lorraine Village Residents Still Don’t Have Electricity After Maria ‘Unleashed’ Its Punishing Fury Five Months Ago

By VANISA SOLOMON SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS For many of our Virgin Islands residents, hurricanes Irma and Maria felt like an atrocious dream. Unfortunately, the sad reality…

VI Free Press February 8, 2018

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Some Lorraine Village Residents Feel They Are Being Put Through ‘Hell’ Because They Still Don’t Have Electricity Five Months After Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Good day Editor: Some residents in Lorraine Village apartments in the grove place area on St. Croix are still without…

John McCarthy February 7, 2018

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WAPA’S GOAL: ‘LEAVE EVERY CUSTOMER BEHIND’ … And If You Don’t Pay Last Year’s Bill Again … Whether You Owe Or Not … WE WILL CUT YOU!

RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE: The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) promises to put the American and Virgin Islands flags on every flagpole in the territory before power…

John McCarthy January 9, 2018

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If WAPA Is Turning Your Power Off This Christmas, Why Not Have Some Black Cake To Go Along With The ‘Black’ Christmas?

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ST. GEORGE'S -- Susan Adolphus James has one vivid memory of childhood Christmases on the island of Beaulieu, Grenada: black cake. "Christmas don't feel like…

John McCarthy December 22, 2017

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WAPA THE GRINCH! Heartless V.I. Water & Power Authority Begins Cutting Off Power To Storm-Ravaged Customers … Six Days Before Christmas

CHRISTIANSTED -- They thought they were the lucky ones. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) connected them to electricity on St. Croix at 3:20 p.m. on Nov. 16 --…

John McCarthy December 20, 2017

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V.I. Water and Power Authority Contracts With Wisconsin Utility To Bring Electrical Workers In To Work On Christmas … Because WAPA Workers Won’t

[ad name="HTML-68"] TWO RIVERS, Wisc. -- Two city line workers and a utility bucket truck departed Wisconsin Dec. 9 bound for St. Croix along with line workers from municipal utilities in…

John McCarthy December 13, 2017

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: WAPA Needs 50 Flagmen and You Don’t Need A High School Diploma To Get The Job

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is in the holiday spirit early. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED - Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced 50 jobs are available for flagmen to assist in managing traffic…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017