Tag: Frederiksted
VIHFA Buys Villa Morales, a St. Croix Landmark, For Homeless Housing
The facility will provide up to 20 emergency shelter beds, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing for the homeless.
Tourism Figures Rise, But V.I. Is ‘Under Siege’ on Cruise Ship Arrivals
Tourism has been rebounding in the territory since the 2017 hurricanes. Air visitors are up by 43 percent in the past year, hotel tax revenue collections are up 40 percent and cruise ship arrivals are up only 3.8 percent, to just under a million passengers.
WAPA’s Finances, Part 3: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?
WAPA is losing money and swimming in debt, with very high electricity costs. Decades of hospitals and government agencies using it an involuntary lender by not paying power bills have starved it, forcing chronic delays in maintenance and upgrades. But not all is doom and gloom.
WAPA’s Finances Part 2: A Case of Chronic Starvation
WAPA is swimming in debt. Where did it come from? What can be done about it? Some in the PSC, Senate and the public feel this debt is the result of mismanagement. Is it? And how much does it matter, if we have to pay up anyway?
WAPA Finances: Raise Base Rate and See Lower Total Rates Soon, or Pay More Forever
It will surprise no one to hear that finances at the V.I. Water and Power Authority are not good. But can it become sustainable? Is the news all bad or is there sunlight?
RT Park Summit Draws Potential Investors to St. Croix
For three days this month, more than 130 technology business owners, government officials and local stakeholders gathered on St. Croix to attend a business summit presented by the University of the Virgin Islands' Research and Technology Park.
The Power Players: A Short History of WAPA Part II
The last two decades have brought a variety of proposals for the territory's energy future, but mostly all the energy that has been generated has been in the scrapping between the PSC, the Legislature and WAPA.
USVI Mourns Cultural Icon Lena Schulterbrandt
The U.S. Virgin Islands is mourning the loss of Lena Schulterbrandt, one of its cultural icons, who has been long recognized as a champion of the tradition and heritage on her home island of St. Croix.
Bryan Signs Budget and Bills, with Some Reservations
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. signed a slew of bills into law Tuesday, including the Fiscal Year 2020 V.I. Government budget bills.
St. Croix Remembers: The Fireburn Rebellion of 1878
The United Caribbean Association hosted its annual commemoration of the “1878 Fyah Bun” rebellion Tuesday evening at its headquarters in downtown Frederiksted.
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During his weekly briefing Monday, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. issued new mandates in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the territory, including limiting funerals to groups of 10, closure of restaurants that don’t comply with the executive orders, confiscating of boats that engage in “rafting” or tying up together and fines for those caught not wearing a mask in places where it is required. #visource #usvi #government
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Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. issued new COVID-19 mandates, limiting funerals to groups of 10, closure of restaurants that don't comply with safety orders, confiscating boats that engage in "rafting
