…a screeching noise was heard, then the Ford Ranger crashed into a WAPA utility pole. The driver was taken to the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries sustained from the collision, according to Mr. Dratte. She was identifie…
…dreadful hurricanes caused a minor setback to our island homes. WAPA’s goal of 90 percent of power restoration before Christmas 2017, was highly commendable. I watched the linemen work early mornings in the blazing sun everyday in…
…revealed. "There were several days where we would have no water from WAPA, so what my brother and I had to do, was to get some Grand Union karts, get some gallon bottles, travel over to Charlotte Amalie High School, fill those bot…
…of merriment, the activities went off without a hitch (save for some WAPA interruptions before the show began). Mr. Charlemagne said last week that the extended Village was to complete on good standing what had been a safe and enj…
…without pay. According to the bus drivers, the contractor has blamed WAPA for the issue, stating that it has not received money from the utility to pay the bus drivers. Watch the video below. View the original embedded media View …
…a wife and child to a pregnant girlfriend -- all so they could help WAPA restore power to the USVI after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Below, on Christmas Eve, they worked in the rain, and will work on Christmas day, too. View the or…
…FEMA, Red Cross, Army Corps of Engineers, our police officers, WAPA -- everybody who's working to build back the territory, especially St. Croix." In recognition of the territory-wide devastation wrought by the storms, Mr. Charlem…
…Assistance grants, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) continues the emergency repair of transmission and distribution lines throughout the islands. FEMA, along with the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal …
…up to $75 million for the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA), with $31 million of that amount being released immediately; and up to $300 million for central government operations. The total sum, $421 million, is most …
…with minimal work, this electrician will certify directly with WAPA, according to D.P.N.R. Commissioner Dawn Henry. If extensive electrical work is required to repair the damaged weatherhead, the electrician must apply for a permi…
…where he said some residents were boiling cistern water or “brown WAPA coocoo water” to drink. Then he wrote, ‘Nope…only the best for the governor while the rest of us suck salt.” In response, the governor wrote, “Le bleu water is…
…Croix. And it comes as the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) continues to make progress with power restoration -- 38 percent of St. Thomas has been restored, 19 percent of St. Croix and 14 percent of St. John. But wi…
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