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RAISING THE BAR (AND THE ROOF) AT AUREO DIAZ HEIGHTS

ST. CROIX — There is a certain rhythm to life in the islands that you just don’t find in the Motor City. While Detroit might be grinding through another February,…

John McCarthy February 13, 2026

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Government breaks ground on a new D. Hamilton Jackson Terrace

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan joined the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA), MDG Design & Construction, and key stakeholders on Friday to mark the groundbreaking of the highly anticipated $121.6…

John McCarthy March 15, 2025

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Woman Uses VIHA Account To Go On $1,000 Shopping Spree At Plessen Supermarket

KINGSHILL — A woman with access to financial information for the government wrote a fraudulent check to herself for nearly $1,000 and then went grocery shopping in Estate Plessen. Noemi…

John McCarthy October 4, 2022

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VIHA and MDG Design + Construction Close on $116.7M Restoration of Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) and MDG Design+ Construction (MDG) celebrated the start of the $116.7 million rehabilitation of Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion on Monday. The 248-unit affordable housing development…

John McCarthy June 28, 2022

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St. Thomas’ Abdul Ghaffar Abiff Charged With Rape Of Woman At Housing Project

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man accused of a rape last month at a St. Thomas housing project has been taken into official police custody. Abdul Ghaffar Abiff, 25, was arrested…

John McCarthy March 29, 2022

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Committee Gets Update On Bleak Housing Situation In The U.S. Virgin Islands

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the Committee on Housing, Transportation, and Telecommunications, led by Senator Marvin A. Blyden, met at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Chambers in St. Thomas to…

VI Free Press March 23, 2022

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Police Investigating After Man Stabbed At Oswald Harris Court During Fight: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VIPD Criminal Investigation Bureau is investigating an assault which occurred during a fight at Oswald Harris Court on Wednesday evening, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call…

John McCarthy February 17, 2022

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VIHA Completes Demolition of Estate Tutu Hi-Rise Buildings And Reopens Roadway

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Housing Authority is notifying the general public of the opening of the roadway leading to and from the Estate Tutu Hi-Rise area (Buildings 10…

John McCarthy February 10, 2022

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Taxi Driver Gun-Butted In Vicious Armed Carjacking At Whispering Hills: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A taxi driver told police he was viciously gun-butted before being carjacked and robbed in Estate Donoe on Wednesday night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center…

John McCarthy January 20, 2022

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Youth At Risk Of Becoming Homeless Could Qualify For New Housing Program

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) announced today that they have partnered with the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) to implement the Territory’s first housing…

VI Free Press May 21, 2021