After decades of delays, government officials promised Monday to commission East End’s first public sewerage system within the next two months. But before that can happen, they said, households and …
September 18, 2025
September 15, 2025
Gov’t to crack down on water thieves
At a time when the Virgin Islands is losing as much as 80 percent of the water it produces to leaks, the government has announced plans to crack down soon …
July 11, 2025
Rymer takes aim at power outages
Powerline inspections, vegetation trimming and automation are among the works under way to address the widespread power outages that have plagued the territory in recent months, according to Communications and …
March 21, 2025
Water outages plague residents
Across the territory in recent weeks, many residents and businesses have gone without public water for days at a time as complaints have reached a fever pitch. The government has …
January 2, 2025
Economy takes centre stage at budget debate
The House of Assembly passed the 2025 budget with amendments on Dec. 19 after a lengthy debate over two days that touched on the economy, infrastructure, healthcare, the minimum wage …
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October 29, 2024
Water payments to go online
Starting in January, residents will be able to pay their water and sewerage bills online, Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer announced Friday in the House of Assembly. Describing the …
October 2, 2023
WSD changes delayed by staffing shortages
As the Water and Sewerage Department works to transition to a statutory body separate from central government, officials are collaborating closely with the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Department of …
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August 18, 2022
Water, sewerage authority in works
Legislators gave the green light last week to create a new statutory body to oversee water and sewerage, claiming the move will help rectify longstanding infrastructure problems that have plagued …
March 18, 2021
Water and Sewerage Department spending $22 million a year to subsidise water operations
As the Water and Sewerage Department struggles with leaks and other issues, it has been paying about $27 million to its water suppliers each year even though it makes only …
January 30, 2021
Government offers grace period for water service
Government is offering a grace period of three months on water disconnections for customers of the Water and Sewerage Department. Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer said the grace …
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June 26, 2020
Repairs to Jost Van Dyke buildings hit delays
Preliminary efforts to repair the hurricane-damaged Public Works Department building and Water and Sewerage Department building on Jost Van Dyke are making progress, but the process is taking longer than …
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April 29, 2020
Water delivery continues with third lockdown
Since the Covid-19 lockdown started, teams from the Water and Sewerage Department installed new water system infrastructure and worked to provide water services to more residents in the territory. “Notwithstanding …
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