…The auction will be open only to Virgin Islands veterans, Mr. Sarauw stressed. Applications can be picked up at the Taxicab Commission’s offices during regular working hours (Mon-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m). Bid forms must be deposi…
…reenergize communities across the territory. Below, find WAPA's latest restoration update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM On all three islands Wednesday, additional customers were energized as WAPA’s crews and contractors continued reconstructio…
…on oil by 60 percent by 2025, adding that the utility has made strides in accomplishing its goal. "In recent years, as oil markets became less stable resulting in fluctuating oil prices, WAPA began a process of diversifying its 10…
Working traffic lights are critical to the safety of motorists in the USVI, and WAPA has made repairing damage to the lights caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria a priority. Above, recently repaired traffic lights in Basin Triangle…
…Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's power and potable water restoration update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM Additional equipment and supplies arrived on St. Thomas Thursday, ahead of 250 linemen and engineers who are expected in the te…
Here's the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's latest power and potable water restoration update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM Reconstruction and restoration work continued in both districts Monday. On St. Thomas, crews re-established p…
ST. CROIX -- U.S. Virgin Islanders were making progress facing the devastation of Hurricane Irma when, just two weeks later, a second Category 5 storm pummeled the territory. In the weeks since Hurricane Maria finished the job tha…
…the public that copper theft, even on damaged equipment, is against the law. Below, find the semiautonomous entity's latest power and potable water restoration update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM On Wednesday, the inclement weather across the…
…Power Authority's Sept. 29 update on its power and potable water restoration efforts. ELECTRIC SYSTEM Based on the restoration work completed since Hurricane Maria impacted the territory a week ago, WAPA estimates St. Thomas has e…
Here's the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's latest power and potable restoration update post-Hurricanes Irma and Maria. ELECTRIC SYSTEM Emergency call centers on St. Thomas & St. Croix will go live on Wednesday. The cent…
…Maria's passage in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Below, find the latest updates from the administration's recovery and relief efforts. The governor has extended the suspension of the 24-hour curfew on St. Croix, giving residents from 1…
…as Dominica is called, have not been encouraging, and foretells of destruction caused by a storm that exacted punishing rain and 160 mile-per-hour winds for hours to the island of just over 73,000. Satellite imagery showed Maria o…
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