…it will take 18 months to get the transformers to the territory. WAPA’s board also mulled over what to do with the large surplus of transformers it still has on hand that are unable to be used with the territory’s electrical grid,…
…Administrator Nibbs disclosed that the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) still owes millions. At the end of February, $10.5 million was still outstanding in employer contributions, and the total debt stood at $10.7 million, growing…
ST. THOMAS — A Kansas native is facing criminal charges in St. Thomas after police discovered him apparently intoxicated and asleep at the wheel. Brett Grady, age 36, was arrested after the vehicle he was driving reportedly went o…
Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett on Tuesday announced two grants provided to USVI government arms from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The first grant of $2.4 million was announced for the V.I. Dept. of Health to faci…
…traversing through the work area are asked to proceed with caution, WAPA said. The project, to be done in three phases, replaces existing overhead electrical lines and equipment with underground facilities to lessen damage from fu…
Government House said Tuesday that Governor Albert Bryan on Monday signed 23 bills into law while vetoing six measures, including a bill aimed at giving the Public Services Commission more oversight strength over the V.I. Water an…
During a Thursday Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing, lawmakers approved Bill 33-0210, an Act that establishes a minimum educational criteria for the Virgin Islands Water Authority Governing Board, and changed its number of …
Gov. Albert Bryan, along with Army Corps of Engineers Col. Daniel Hibner and Education Commissioner Raquel Berry Benjamin provided the mid-week COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon from Government House on St. Croix. Here are the b…