Howard University Researchers Visit St. Thomas And Puerto Rico To Evaluate...
After Hurricane Katrina, the impact of natural disasters on communities of color became the leading concentration of research for Howard University Associate Professor Terri Adams-Fuller, Ph.D., and...
View Article10 Homeowners In Territory Served Liens By Construction Company For Work Done...
At least ten Virgin Islanders whose homes were repaired through the Emergency Repair Home Program, found themselves having to respond to liens placed on their homes by a subcontractor working in the...
View ArticleHousing Authority Plans Territory-Wide Public Housing Demolition, Relocation...
The Virgin Islands housing development’s entire portfolio is set to undergo a major overhaul over the course of the next several years. Robert Graham, executive director of the Virgin Islands Housing...
View ArticleLack Of Set-Aside Funding By VI Government For Disaster Recovery Exacerbates...
Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett recently met with subcontractors working on disaster recovery projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a meeting held to understand the issues being faced by these...
View ArticleFederal Government Approves $75 Million Direct Administrative Cost Grant For...
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...
View ArticleCongressional Black Caucus Members Call On HUD To Decouple USVI From PR And...
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...
View ArticleODR Launches Website With Information On Hurricane Recovery Projects
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...
View ArticleAirbnb Activates Open Homes Program In U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico...
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...
View ArticleOn Two-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Irma, WAPA Board Rejects Call To Hire...
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...
View ArticleFederal Housing Authority Issues Outline For $774 Million In Disaster...
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...
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