ST. CROIX -- Julian Pierre and his brother Michael Joseph enlisted in the U.S. Army as island boys with big dreams back in 1973, but only one made it out alive. Monday, Mr. Pierre commemorated the life of his brother during the an…
…Islands (CFVI) is awarding $31,500 in grants to support a variety of STEM programs and projects within Virgin Islands public schools and early childhood centers in the USVI, CFVI has announced. For the third year in a row, these g…
Four months after the disasters, survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria continue to have unmet disaster-related needs. To help address those needs, members of local, faith- and community-based organizations and nongovernmental par…
…recovery press briefing, which the governor said would be his last weekly recovery-related press event, that the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, along with its 811 linemen had restored 55 percent of the territory as of M…
The Virgin Islands Department of Justice, Office of the Medical Examiner announced on Monday afternoon the names of the five men who died last week during a plane crash on St. Croix. In keeping with established protocol required f…
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said in its latest restoration update that street lights are being installed and energized across the territory, a reassuring announcement to motorists wary of driving at night because …
…and Power Authority receives more workers to meet its goal of restoration 90 percent of the territory by Christmas. Below, find the latest update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM More than 700 off-island linemen are in the territory assisting WAP…
…Islands Water and Power Authority is holding to its promise of restoring 90 percent of customers by Christmas. Below, find the latest update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM Additional manpower and shipments of materials and supplies are on islan…
WAPA's latest restoration update is below. ELECTRIC SYSTEM The number of restored customers across the territory continues to increase as significant work is being carried out on all three islands by WAPA Line Department personnel…
Here's the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's latest power and potable water restoration update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAPA’s restoration efforts continued in both districts on Tuesday. Additional customers were restored in some…
Power restoration continues territory-wide following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Below, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's latest update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAPA has identified areas in which crews will focus reconstructio…
…press briefing on Wednesday that the utility has been making steady progress in meeting its goal of reenergizing 90 percent of the territory before Christmas. He said as of Wednesday, 40 percent of the USVI had been reenergized, w…
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