…officer of FEMA Region II. FEMA has also been working with WAPA to install a generator on St. John to provide power to the island. The governor wrote to F.E.M.A. today, asking that St. Croix be included in the personal assistance …
…the British Virgin Islands and attempt to bring them to the USVI." WAPA advised that 80 percent of Savan will be energized tonight. Garden Street will have power, the Knud Hansen shelter will have power, as well as a portion of Ho…
…We have a very collaborative relationship with the Virgin Islands WAPA and, prior to the storm, we discussed our companies’ disaster preparedness plans on a regular basis. We began coordinating recovery efforts prior to the arriva…
…and suppliers, including the territory's Water and Power Authority (WAPA), thereby contributing to WAPA's growing fiscal pressures. While the territory has used payables to mitigate its liquidity pressure, it will need to address …
…miles per hour recorded -- have caused power outages on St. Croix. WAPA on Monday night said it dispatched crews to the affected areas, which included neighborhoods in both Christiansted and Frederiksted, to work on reinstating po…
…poles to newly planted poles in the Frenchman's Bay area, announced WAPA. Thirty minutes after the service interruption begins, the number of affected customers will be reduced to five. The five customers will experience a service…
…could work without damaging equipment or becoming a hazard. Former WAPA boss Hugo Hodge had a look where the equipment were located, and told the sound engineer that he should at least try turning on the system, and that if he hea…
…you opened in 1997, that means 6-7 years into your business, your WAPA bill started to undermine your ability to function. Not to make money; to function," Mr. James said. Dr. Mahepath expressed gratitude to those in attendance, a…
…to flood the facility -- located in the Sunny Isle Annex across from WAPA -- on Friday to be among the first to experience watching movies in the massive structure. But one question remained: What would be the prices of tickets? S…
…Caribbean Cinemas theater in the Sunny Isle Annex adjacent to the WAPA offices, and something immediately stands out: It's big. Really big. And come next Friday, movie lovers on St. Croix, and those who simply enjoy new experience…
…Grigg and Queen Louise nursing facilities, to find monies to give to WAPA to cover the cash shortages on streetlights and non-payment of the utility bills by some semi-autonomous agencies, participate in the Affordable Care Act wi…
…of millions in bonds that the taxpayers may wound up paying in part, WAPA adds another price hike to power bills. Elsewhere, the government is having challenges accessing the bond markets, as confidence in the V.I. government's ab…
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