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USVI: 'WAPA will be fixed by the end of my term'- Gov Bryan
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- “I think by the end of my term in office, WAPA will be fixed.” That was the assurance coming from Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. during Monday’s press briefing on St John. “Fixed means that the power stays on. It’s constant. We have good renewables, you can rely on the bill that you’re reading, and your bill is cheaper than it is today,” he clarified. “By the time I leave office, that’s going to be a fact.”
USVI: WAPA achieves 95% power restoration on STX, 94% in STT/St John
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] VI Water and Power Authority on Saturday, August 17, 2024, continued efforts to restore power across the territory following the impact of Tropical Storm Ernesto.
Final round of water testing for Lead & Copper in St Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr announced this week that the Water and Power Authority and its local and federal partners are now seeking approximately 80 homes on St Croix to conduct the final round of testing for lead and copper contamination in the water.
USVI: Major class action lawsuit filed against WAPA over contaminated water
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A significant class action lawsuit has been filed against the [US] VI Water and Power Authority and Seven Seas Water Solutions USA LLC, alleging widespread lead and copper contamination in the drinking water supplied to residents of St Croix.
USVI- Senators call for immediate water testing in STT-STJ District
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Anxiety caused by the discovery of heavy metal contamination in some areas of St Croix’s potable water system prompted several legislators on Friday, November 3, 2023, to urge the [US] VI Water and Power Authority to turn their attention to the St Thomas-St John district, over fears that residents on those islands may be facing the same issue.
'No drink advisory' issued for St Croix as lead found in tap water
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- In an urgent response to recent water quality concerns, Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Albert A. Bryan Jr., acting in an "abundance of caution," has issued a "no drinking advisory" for the entire potable water system on St. Croix, advising residents to refrain from consuming tap water until its safety can be confirmed.
WAPA slapped with $48M Breach of Contract Lawsuit
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) has been hit with a lawsuit from Wärtsilä North America, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based firm which in March 2017 entered into an engineering, procurement and construction agreement (EPC Agreement) with WAPA to design, engineer, procure equipment for, construct, start-up and test an LPG-fired reciprocating engine power plant at the Randolph Harley Generating Complex in St Thomas.
Trump releases $13B in assistance to Puerto Rico
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON DC — President Donald J. Trump announced the release Friday, September 18, 2020, of $13 billion in assistance to repair years-old hurricane damage in Puerto Rico and pledged to restore its economy, setting aside his past bitter treatment of the island and its leaders as he courts Puerto Rican voters in the US, particularly in the crucial swing state of Florida.
Uproar in USVI as Caucasian lawyer calls BLM a terrorist group
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Mark A. Kragel, who worked at the US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) for a decade as its deputy legal counsel, is no longer employed at the authority, WAPA Communications Director Jean Greaux has confirmed to the Consortium.
Senator Alicia V. Barnes calls for suspension of electricity disconnections in USVI
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Senator Alicia V. Barnes has implored the Governing Board of the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) to immediately suspend its policy of disconnections to all customers in the US Virgin Islands (USVI).
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