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 was badly damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. The project will preserve affordability for residents, modernize the development, and strengthen the site’s resilience to natural […]
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FEMA Gives $61 Million To VIHA To Rebuild Territory’s Housing Communities
FREDERIKSTED — The Office of Disaster Recovery said today that the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) has been obligated $61,056,862 to continue the renovation of housing communities devastated during the 2017 hurricane season. The funds obligated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Public Assistance Program are earmarked to execute eleven projects, nine on St. […]
Family Of Smithfield Man Fatally Shot At Fish Market In Frederiksted Release Photo Tribute Of Loved One
FREDERIKSTED — The family of an Estate Smithfield man have released a photograph of their slain loved one as a tribute. Jahmandi Simon, 25, of Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion was shot to death Sunday evening on Fisher Street near the Fish Market in Frederiksted. Simon was alive when police arrived at the crime scene, but […]
Whim Man Arrested For Shooting 5 Months Ago, Arrested On Illegal Gun Charge Tuesday: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man has been arrested twice in five months on illegal gun charges — and in the first instance it was after an innocent bystander had been shot in the back, authorities said. Rahkeem Swanston, 20, of Estate Whim, was arrested at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday and charged with unauthorized possession of […]
Marijuana Cultivation Site Near Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion Found By Police
FREDERIKSTED — Officers of the Special Operations Bureau conducted marijuana eradication operations in the nearby bush area adjacent to the Walter I. M. Hodge Pavilion housing community on Wednesday. Officers uncovered a full-scale marijuana cultivation operation located in the thick brush that was being used to conceal the illegal cultivation operation, the Virgin Islands Police […]