…Hazard Mitigation Proposal for the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s (WAPA) blueprint to build a more reliable and resilient grid. The $172.5 million is in addition to $143 million previously obligated to make St. Thomas’ power dis…
…Facility in Frederiksted. Those measures were supported unanimously. WAPA has also been installing new water lines in Christiansted and Frederiksted. "We should be finally seeing an end to the brown water issues that plagued us fo…
…that in a critical agency — a lot of times were focus on GERS and WAPA, and those are critical as well — but VITEMA is critical to the territory. Mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and we cannot continue to have the lea…
…The program also pays utilities, Mr. Bryan stated. "So if you owe WAPA you need to start thinking about how you're going to put those together. Get your bills together, your lease agreement for your rent," the governor said. Stimu…
…calling for a 5-year halt on gas station development is now law; WAPA received $113 million from FEMA to perform recovery work on St. John; The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be offering a virtual outrea…
…of capacities, with the latest being a $113 million FEMA grant to WAPA geared toward disaster recovery efforts on St. John. The Government Employees' Retirement System remains the administration's and the territory's biggest probl…
…hours of Sunday — a gray 2011 Toyota Corolla — and slammed into a WAPA utility pole, which led to an island-wide power outage. In other news, a man was jailed after admitting to raping an intoxicated woman during a house party on …
…Southside Quarter, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, also known as the Old WAPA Administration Building form the Virgin Islands Port Authority to the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Bill No. 33-0468 – An Act …
…federal tax credits for homeowners will be available in 2021. WAPA is also offering a new ‘Net Billing’ program,” said Don Moreland, founder of Solar Crowdsource, the firm administering the program. “Our goal is to help educate lo…
…pie in the sky attempt to have the federal government bailout GERS, WAPA and the debt-ridden Virgin Islands from the brink of financial disaster. To quote the abstract of the article, “The refinery destroyed the territory’s larges…
…suffering in our community, who have challenges with paying their WAPA bills, their rent, etc." "We're hearing all kinds of excuses, but you can't hear a succinct plan as to how we're going to get people back on the payroll," said…
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