AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoGrid Reliability Watch: WAPA says back-to-back overnight blackouts are coming for St. Thomas–St. John (STT–STJ) on July 13 and 14, 11 p.m.–7 a.m., with multiple feeders affected and St. Croix also still seeing multi-day fluctuations. Local Courts: St. Thomas Superior Court filings include felony weapons assault and first-degree unlawful sexual contact charges, plus separate cases tied to vehicle theft and alleged assaults. Public Safety Tech Angle: A St. Thomas man accused in a Havensight work-truck theft is now facing additional charges after court documents allege the same weekend involved a second theft with minors. Ocean Science: UVI’s VICAR program, with NOAA and the University of Miami, deployed a biogeochemical Argo ocean float off Grammanik Bank to collect the first offshore water-column data in USVI waters. Policy & Health: Congress is advancing bills that would make daylight saving time permanent (or end it), reigniting health and scheduling debates. STEM/Health Research: DNDi and Serum Institute of India are preparing phase 3 trials for a dengue antibody treatment in endemic countries.
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