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November 5th, 2023
W&SD alerts customers in Belle Vue & EE areas of ‘discoloured’ tap water

EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Water and Sewerage Department is advising its customers between Belle Vue and East End that they may be experiencing discoloured water as a result of ongoing maintenance repairs and sedimentation build-up.

August 15th, 2023
Water disruption for 4 hours in RT today to fix broken pipeline- W&SD

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of Tortola are notified that the water supply will be shut off in the Road Town area from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM today, Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

July 8th, 2023
Fire ravages W&SD container office in Baughers Bay

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that sometime around 11:25 AM today Saturday, July 8, 2023, the Fire and Rescue Department received a call about a fire at the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) headquarters in Baughers Bay on the main Island of Tortola.

March 24th, 2023
Scatliffe-Leonard accused of victimisation by former W&SD employee

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A former employee of the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) has accused its former Director Mrs Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard of political victimisation and wrongful termination.

July 13th, 2022
Smart water meters are Gov’t property & should not be touched- W&SD Director

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Director of the Virgin Islands Water & Sewage Department (W&SD), Mrs Perline Scatiffe-Leonard has warned customers that the new digital smart water meters rolled out in the VI remains the property of the Government and persons should desist from any tampering.

November 16th, 2021
W&SD losing approximately $22M annually- Finance Minister

DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has bemoaned that the Water and Sewerage Department (WSD) is carrying serious deficits of more than $20 million each year; however, that will soon change.

September 18th, 2021
Pay up arrears by Oct 1, 2021 or face disconnection – W&SD Director

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Customers of the VI Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) are being encouraged to settle outstanding arrears by October 1, 2021, to avoid the disconnection of their services.

May 17th, 2021
UPDATE: Man found dead in car in RT is Geraldo E. Weekes

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The man found dead in his car near the roundabout in Road Town close to midnight on May 15, 2021, has been identified as Geraldo E. Weekes, 70, of Huntums Ghut, Tortola.

December 11th, 2020
Over 360 households don’t pay for water- W&SD Director

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Director of Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD), Mrs Pearline R. Scatliffe-Leonard is urging straight-line customers to come to the department to rectify the issue, without facing any penalties.

August 14th, 2013
Legislator chides Gov’t for alleged 'Protocols mis-dealings'

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – First District Representative Hon. Andrew A. Fahie has chided Government for putting the Territory in an irrevocable position given their treatment of the Protocols for Effective Financial Management signed in April, 2012.

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