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USVI Gov Mapp wants to shut down gov’t for 1 day every 2 weeks
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— US Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Kenneth E. Mapp at a press conference held at Government House today, February 22, 2017 revealed that his administration has been considering shutting government operations down one day every two weeks until September 30, 2017 to help keep the government afloat.
Anegada hit by water & fuel shortages
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – Without a reservoir, heavy rainfall or otherwise storage of water, residents of the sister island of Anegada say that they are in deep water woes as the government supply system is said to be down.
BVIEC suffers transmission shutdown on Tortola
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI – The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) today April 18, 2015 suffered an island wide electricity shutdown on the main island of Tortola for about 2 and a half hours as a result of a transmission fault.
LIAT shutdown likely during Easter period- CEO David Evans
Loop Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- The Chief Executive Officer of LIAT on Thursday evening, March 19, 2015 issued a stark warning about the effect of likely industrial action by pilots over the Easter period.
US House passes $1.1tn budget bill to avert shutdown
BBC NEWS
The US House of Representatives has passed a $1.1tn budget, hours before government was due to shut down at midnight on Thursday.
Local resident praises Hon. Fraser for Communications Liberalisation efforts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local teacher and craft maker Kishmet B. Daniel has praised the vision of Third District Representative and former Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Julian Fraser RA in the wake of the recent network 'disruption' experienced by CCT Global Communications mobile phone customers.