Last week the kings men spoke under oath in the chamber of the St. Thomas legislative building.  Embattled leader Lawrence Kupfer and his team went to extraordinary lengths to protect and defend WAPA’s territorial sovereignty from encroachment.  Adding his voice to the mix prior to the hearing,...

Bloomberg published an article on Tuesday under the headline, “There’s a New Muni-Debt Crisis Brewing in Another U.S. Territory”. The story was posted on the business and finance publication’s website just as WAPA returns to the VI Public Services Commission at 9 a.m. Thursday (today) in its quest...

In the opening letter of the executive FY 2020 budget Governor Bryan submitted to the 33rd Senate for approval are the following inspirational declarations: “My administration has embarked on a mission to “Change Course” while stabilizing our Government”.  He emphasizes his administration’s...

The Virgin Islands Alliance for Consumer Justice endorses Delegate Stacey Plaskett’s recommendation that Gov. Albert Bryan declare a territorial energy emergency and seek federal assistance to resolve the ongoing failure of our public utility. The Water and Power Authority has failed over many years...

Yogi Berra the legendary Yankee catcher once said, “when you get to the fork in the road, take it”.   Like so many of Berra’s offbeat remarks, that one made people laugh —— The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is at a crossroads, and nobody is laughing.  WAPA’s future is hanging...

The constant wapa power outages are demoralizing  people and businesses. The psychic toll is heavy. The sense of security we come to expect in our daily lives is eroding as outages strike at the most inconvenient time affecting family life, social functions, the work place environment, customer and visitor...

We Virgin Islanders are seemingly very patient people.  We have a government that, for decades, keeps what is rightfully ours, our tax refunds.  The reasonable question to ask is: Why does the VI Government consider its priorities more important than those of the law-abiding citizens it purports...

This letter is being penned to bring to your attention the cause of the forgotten unionized employees at WAPA. The public has been inundated with the myriad of problems and debts WAPA faces. This writer will not bore you with a reminder of those obligations owed, however there is one obligation that...

Kudos to the Department of Tourism for great representation! The comments of journalists highlight the need for a substantive, quality VI history curriculum. Virgin Islands need to know and understand their history to apply that knowledge for entrepreneurial benefit. For the recognition of each of the three...