Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority executives were publicly roasted by senators during a Tuesday Committee of the Whole hearing, with lawmakers slamming the top tier officials on everything from wasteful spending, unaccounta…
Esonica Veira, the fetching Virgin Islander best known for her pageantry successes, whose high point was winning the Miss Universe U.S. Virgin Islands in 2017 where she represented the territory internationally, has forayed into u…
ST. THOMAS -- A man was grazed by a bullet Friday night after gunshots were fired in the Bovoni area, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has confirmed to the Consortium. The incident, which occurred around 10: 12 p.m.…
…Its CEO Lawrence Kupfer has been making the rounds on multiple radio stations to sell to Virgin Islanders that WAPA leadership has a plan to save the beleaguered, crisis-point authority. The most prominent portion of Mr. Kupfer's …
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is facing an existential crisis. The government-run power company is spiraling into insolvency while the territory itself struggles to recover from two catastrophic hurricanes. WAPA, wh…
ST. CROIX -- The Department of Health celebrated the grand re-opening of The Clubhouse on the grounds of the Charles Harwood Complex on St. Croix Friday, the department has announced. The clubhouse, located at 3500 Estate Richmond…
…$4,045,922 in total fiscal year 2019 funding for maintenance assistance and related infrastructure projects for the benefit of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Fe…
…at the Department of Health back to work, D.O.H. Commissioner Justa Encarnacion confirmed to the Consortium late Wednesday. Judge Willocks granted the Department of Health a temporary retraining order against the EMTs through thei…
ST. THOMAS -- Prisoners and federal court employees were temporarily evacuated Wednesday after a propane leak was reported at the nearby Alexander Farrelly Justice Complex. Veterans Drive in the vicinity of the federal complex was…
Senator Kurt Vialet's line of questioning during a marathon Committee of the Whole hearing on Tuesday can be used to sum up the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's conundrum: Mr. Vialet pointed out that WAPA was given one o…
The first of two public meetings this week that are crucial to the future of WAPA became a slow roast of Water and Power Authority executives by legislators who themselves are feeling the heat from angry constituents. Virgin Islan…
…Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) governing handling hazardous waste. The new equipment and gear will aid responders in addressing fires and emergencies that may cause serious damage to properties, human health, and the environ…
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