Opposition members grilled Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone on the state of the housing recovery last Thursday in the House of Assembly, claiming that many residents are being …
October 25, 2019
September 11, 2019
Two years after Irma, many still struggling
For about 10 months before Hurricane Dorian brushed the Virgin Islands last week, Wendy Hendricks would wake up each morning in the tattered tent in which she was living near …
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August 28, 2019
Housing effort needs funds, Malone says
The government has received more than 600 applications for housing assistance since January 2018, representing over $43 million in funding requests, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said on …
May 27, 2019
HSD ministry ups funding for housing grants
The Housing Recovery Assistance Programme will soon allocate more money towards grants and less towards loans, as part of a restructuring started under the previous administration and finalised under the …
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April 18, 2019
Programme helps repair 80 homes
Government officials on Tuesday announced the completion of the first phase of the Housing Recovery Assistance Programme, which helped repair 80 hurricane-damaged homes with about $670,000 in funding from the …
January 7, 2019
Government hands over first home for Irma relief
As 84-year-old Decima Smith received her keys from Health and Social Development Minister Marlon Penn, she wanted everyone to know how thankful she was for her new home. The pink …
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May 14, 2018
Government to subsidise loans for some property owners
Some property owners rebuilding from the September hurricanes will be eligible for subsidised loans under an agreement that the government signed Friday with the National Bank of the Virgin Islands. …
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