Territory May See Veterans Cemetery Through DeGazon-Sponsored Bill
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Arthur A. Richards K-8 School Hosts Anti-Bullying Campaign
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The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (HFA) hosted three town hall meetings on November 5-7 to update applicants in the EnVIsion Tomorrow Homeowner and Rental Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program funded by the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). According...
A new study published by the American Journal of Public Health drastically increases the death toll resulting from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the territory as reported by the Virgin Islands government, which, as of today, still stands at 5. According to the report, first published by Bloomberg News,...
Big stateside corporations paid handsomely for housing and infrastructure rebuilding efforts – and the local agencies charged with their oversight – painted a rosier picture of the territory’s hurricane recovery than members of the Senate are seeing in their districts, two years after sister storms...
After what the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority said was a “rigorous selection process,” the authority announced Sunday that it has chosen New Jersey-based Armand Corporation to provide construction management services for EnVision Tomorrow Homeowner and Rental Reconstruction and Rehabilitation...
The Government of the Virgin Islands is a little closer today to nearly one billion dollars in federal grants intended to help harden the territory’s infrastructure and mitigate the impact of future disasters. After a month of warnings and bureaucratic back-and-forth, the U.S. Department of Housing...
As the V.I. Water and Power Authority aggressively campaigns for consumer rate increases, WAPA’s governing board was busy on Thursday turning down an opportunity to recoup millions of dollars in hurricane losses by re-filing and settling claims with its insurer. Board members declined to act on a measure...
Airbnb has activated its Open Homes Program www.airbnb.com/hurricanedorian to help displaced residents and relief workers deployed to the regions impacted by Hurricane Dorian, the company announced Friday. The Open Homes Program recruits hosts who are willing and able to provide their homes for $0 to displaced...
The Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery (O.D.R.) has launched its new website to keep the public informed about the full spectrum of hurricane recovery news and events, Government House announced Monday. “The site provides updates on various recovery funds available to the territory to include...
Maxine Waters, chairwoman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, and a dozen other members of the Congressional Black Caucus slammed federal housing chief Ben Carson over a recent decision to clamp down on critical hurricane recovery money destined for the U.S. Virgin Islands....
The Federal Emergency Management has approved a direct administrative cost (D.A.C.) grant for the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency, Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has announced. D.A.C. awards are authorized under Stafford Act Section 428(e)(1), Public Assistance Program Alternative...
