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Work to reconnect JvD to power grid via undersea cable has begun
LITTLE APPLE BAY, Tortola, VI- BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) workers, along with persons from an overseas company, are hard at work to replace the damaged undersea cable that has caused Jost van Dyke (JvD) to be disconnected from the electricity grid on Tortola.
JvD electricity woes to soon end following arrival of undersea cable- Hon Turnbull
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – With an undersea electricity cable having arrived on the island, according to Second District Representative Hon Melvin M. Turnbull, the people of Jost van Dyke should soon see the return of stable electricity.
JvD without power as ‘temporary’ generator malfunctions
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Residents of Jost van Dyke (JvD) have been without electricity since yesterday afternoon, October 29, 2023, due to an issue with the temporary generator on that island.
High electricity use overworking BVIEC generators – Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) are being called upon to reduce their use of electricity by Minister for Communications and Work, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) who announced that as a result of unprecedented high use of electricity in the territory, water woes and other electricity issues have come as a result of measures taken to reduce the load on power generators.
Woman in USVI beats boyfriend with broomstick
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A woman appeared before a judge in the [US] VI Superior Court on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, after getting into an altercation with her partner over the sale of a generator, police say.
2 trucks & storeroom destroyed by fire @ Minine’s Plants
BEEF ISLAND, VI- A fire that started in the wee hours of July 1, 2020, resulted in the destruction of two trucks, a generator and a storeroom at Minine’s Plants on Beef Island.
Digicel donates generator to Mighty Scatliffe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the passing of hurricane Irma, Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) was one among many schools damaged. As a result, this delayed the new semester and many parents were left with unanswered questions.
Flow generator on Windy Hill stolen!
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- When it was reported in the media and social network that a generator for an AT&T site was stolen in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) following Hurricane Maria, there was much commentary joking about the act while some, even in the Virgin Islands (VI), fumed at the crime as they were unable to make calls to the United States.
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