During a follow-up meeting Monday at Government House, Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach and all 15 senators of the 33rd Legislature, have identified funding to meet the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s outstanding obligation to its propane supplier, Vitol. The Legislature has scheduled an Emergency Legislative session for Friday, December 27, 2019, at 10 a.m. to vote on the measure to appropriate $6 million from the Miscellaneous section of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
Governor Bryan emphasized on Monday that the immediate need is centered on assisting WAPA to move from diesel fuel back to the less expensive propane gas, but a long-term solution to addressing the authority’s debt to Vitol remains a top priority. “Not being on propane fuel costs us about $200,000 a day,” Governor Bryan said. “The Senate has agreed to appropriate funds form the Miscellaneous part of the budget to give WAPA the immediate cash they need.”
Governor Bryan said Monday that his administration and the Legislature have agreed that WAPA needs to fulfill its obligations to the ratepayers by making needed improvements to its management structure and by resolving costly billing discrepancies.
That Hialeah Dentist allegedly shot by two Virgin Islanders has died one month after being shot going into her office on November 19. The two men, Ralph Benjamin 39 and Hector Ledesma are now looking at murder charges. The Dentist 59-year-old Carmen Ramirez was to testify against Ledesma’s brother, Jose, accused of stealing 40 thousand from her.
The Royal Caribbean Cruise Line "Adventure of the Seas" has rescheduled its December 25th call to today, December 24th. The ship arrived at 8:00 a.m. and will depart at 6:00 p.m.
The revised calls for the ABMMT cruise pier will be:
December 24 – Celebrity Equinox
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
December 24 - Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
December 25 – No ships (RCCL Adventure of the Seas rescheduled to December 24th)
In celebration of Christmas, the Customer Service offices of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority will observe the following operating schedule:
· Today, December 24, 2019 – 8 a.m. to noon
· Wednesday, December 25, 2019 – Closed
· Thursday, December 26, 2019 – Closed
Normal operating hours will resume on Friday, December 27, 2019.