Alerts

Tropical president attributes victory to strong Caribbean advocacy.

The Department of Public Works is informing the community of upcoming emergency road repairs on St. Croix.

Last week, the VIWMA team cleaned up approximately 60 gallons of illegally discarded used motor oil from the area. Illegal dumping is against the law, and violators are subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 and/or 180 days imprisonment. 

The rotational outage schedule has been activated due to lack of generation to meet load demand. Restoration may be delayed upwards of 15 minutes and the schedule is subject to change if demand increases or decreases.

Generation capacity has increased at the Randolph Harley Power Plant; however, the grid is still stabilizing.

Electrical service offline throughout the district.

The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority informs the motoring public that section I of the eastbound lane of Queen Mary Highway (Centerline Road) will be closed starting Friday, April 4, at 9 a.m. as part of the Queen Mary Highway Electrical Undergrounding Project.  The westbound lane will remain open.

Please be advised of an Eastbound lane closure beginning this Friday, April 4, starting at 9 a.m. This lane closure will impact Queen Mary Highway starting at the Castle Burke community traffic light thru Aureo Diaz intersection before the VI Superior Court. The purpose of this road closure is to begin underground composite pole work.

The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority would like to inform the community that the St. Croix Anguilla Landfill will be closed Wednesday until further notice due to fire.

Emergency work will shut down Feeder 7C and 9C from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The USVI Real ID will be uploaded into the TSA database in April 2025, ahead of their May 7, 2025 deadline to use the REAL ID as a travel document.

“Win the Procurement Process – Ensuring Compliance and Excellence.” The workshop will take place on Thursday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. AST.

St. Croix Foundation for Community Development launches the Healing Humanities Cultural Place-Keeping Grant, made possible through a transformative investment from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program. This grant program, totaling $534,000, will fund St. Croix-based nonprofit organizations dedicated to preserving arts, culture, heritage, and the natural environment.

The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is informing the public of the upcoming Phase I of the Queen Mary Highway Underground Electrical Duct Bank Project, set to begin on Monday, March 24, 2025. This project, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), aims to strengthen the resilience of Feeder 9B while enhancing the reliability and efficiency of the electrical system by transitioning Queen Mary Highway’s power distribution from overhead to underground.

To safely continue this work, there will be two short power outages: one from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and another from 2 PM to 2:30 p.m. The schedule is subject to change based on weather conditions throughout the day.

The boxes contain 12 meals, and consist of a vegetarian, chicken, and beef entrée (please see photo attached). Scott says, “They are delicious, and a far cry from the meals distributed following the storms of 2017.” He has 6,000 on St. Thomas, and roughly 40,000 on St. Croix. 

As it acquires the necessary permits, the company is moving forward with the work, which will provide access to high-speed internet connectivity to all homes and businesses in the territory.

The Virgin Islands Port Authority advises the public that the parking lot at the Victor Sewer Marine Facility in Cruz Bay (the Creek), St. John will be closed starting March 19, to prepare for the 2025 Food Truck Festival that will be held March 21-23.  The parking lot will reopen for public parking on March 27.

The Virgin Islands Police Department will enforce a few traffic restrictions during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 15, 2025.

Progress continues on the Fort Christian Parking Lot Renovations Project on St. Thomas.