…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…
With a goal of restoring power to 90 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands by Christmas, which Governor Kenneth Mapp has hinted could come sooner, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority continued almost nonstop work throughout …
…with the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority in the work to restore power to the USVI, after all four U.S. Virgin Islands were ravaged by two Cat 5 storms in September -- St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island by Hurricane Irm…
…Hurricane Maria -- less than two weeks after Hurricane Irma ravaged St. Thomas and St. John -- barrels towards the Leeward Islands, with the storm expected to impact the territory (with its most powerful winds predicted to impact …
ST. THOMAS -- The president of the 32nd Legislature, Myron Jackson, on Thursday called on the St. Thomas-St. John Board of Elections to certify the candidacy of the April 8 special election winner, Janelle Sarauw, now that the mat…
ST. CROIX -- Local stalwarts of the G.O.P. were left reeling on Thursday after John Yob, above, who is currently enthralled in a court battle challenging his residency in the territory (Mr. Yob moved to the islands from the mainla…
…outage left her unable to pump water, while an emptied Belle Vue cistern remained dry until lawmakers intervened, raising new questions about conditions at a federally backed St. John housing redevelopment project.
At its second major legislative hearing in seven months, WAPA said storms, mechanical failures, a cut transmission line, a fire and weak generation combined to deepen the St. Thomas-St. John crisis as senators pressed for timeline…
Lawmakers weighed whether Willard John, Leona Smith and Celestino White Sr. merited an exception under law, with Senator Kenneth Gittens dissenting and raising concerns over airport redevelopment and St. Croix projects.
As senators questioned whether stricter oversight is needed to address fuel price disparities, DLCA suggested a mandatory reporting system requiring gas stations to submit daily price updates.
…a lack of candidates. This issue is particularly pronounced in the St. Thomas-St. John District, which experienced low voter turnout at only 22.99 percent.
…members of the 35th Legislature voted to approve the transfer of Whistling Island, commonly called Whistling Cay, to the Department of Interior, in exchange for a parcel of land in Estate Catherineberg St. John for the building of…
Search VIC
Stories, topics, people and places — including the archive.