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'I feel happier than ever': JvD resident handed key to new social home

Mr Dalvin Callwood aka 'Din-Din', left, is the latest home owner under the Ministry of Health and Social Development’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme. Right is Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9). Photo: GIS
Project Manager at Project Management and Construction Solutions Mr Marquese Maduro, centre, said the house is a wooded structure and the bathroom is made from concrete which also serves as a hurricane bunker in the event the Territory is impacted by any hurricanes. Representative of Construction Engineering Systems (B.V.I) Ltd. Mr David K. Fonseca, 2nd from right, thanked the Ministry of Health and Social Development for providing their company the opportunity to construct a home for Mr Callwood. Photo: GIS
Project Manager at Project Management and Construction Solutions Mr Marquese Maduro, centre, said the house is a wooded structure and the bathroom is made from concrete which also serves as a hurricane bunker in the event the Territory is impacted by any hurricanes. Representative of Construction Engineering Systems (B.V.I) Ltd. Mr David K. Fonseca, 2nd from right, thanked the Ministry of Health and Social Development for providing their company the opportunity to construct a home for Mr Callwood. Photo: GIS
LITTLE HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Mr Dalvin Callwood aka 'Din-Din' is the latest home owner under the Ministry of Health and Social Development’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme.

'I feel happier than ever'- Dalvin Callwood

Mr Callwood, from Little Harbour, Jost van Dyke, was excited to be handed the keys to his studio unit home and expressed his appreciation to the ministry for making his dream of being a homeowner a reality.

“I feel very proud about my new home and I promise to take very good care of it. I feel happier than ever. Thanks to the minister and everybody for assisting me,” Mr Callwood said, according to a press release from Government Information Services (GIS) on October 6, 2023.

Persons still recovering from Irma- Hon Wheatley

Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) levelled compliments to the Housing Unit in the ministry for putting in the work to ensure that residents in the Virgin Islands such as Mr Callwood can afford a home.

Honourable Wheatley said, "We are six years out from Hurricane Irma but persons are still in recovery stages so to speak and I am very pleased to be able to continue this programme with the ministry. We currently have at least four homes under construction and we will strive to continue this programme for our residents who were displaced by the hurricanes. So, I am pleased we can hand over yet another house for 2023.”

Project Manager at Project Management and Construction Solutions Mr Marquese Maduro expanded on the quality of the house built for Mr Callwood, noting that the structure is different from other houses built as part of the programme.

Home has 'hurricane bunker'

Mr Maduro explained that the house is a wooded structure and the bathroom is made from concrete which also serves as a hurricane bunker in the event the Territory is impacted by any hurricanes.

"This is a true testament to the government trying to build better and more efficient and trying to protect the residents that are getting these homes. So hopefully in the future, if we have to withstand anything like Irma, more of our residents would be protected,” Mr Maduro stated.

Representative of Construction Engineering Systems (B.V.I) Ltd. Mr David K. Fonseca thanked the Ministry of Health and Social Development for providing their company the opportunity to construct a home for Mr Callwood. Mr Fonseca added that the company built the house in an efficient and safe style to withstand impacts from natural disasters.

More than 25 homes have been built and over 200 repaired since the inception of the Housing Recovery Assistance Programme.

22 Responses to “'I feel happier than ever': JvD resident handed key to new social home”

  • son of the soil (06/10/2023, 11:52) Like (11) Dislike (6) Reply
    The cycle continues, as despite the coi the vip still trying to help its people
  • Atellyo (06/10/2023, 11:55) Like (21) Dislike (1) Reply
    He sharp lol

    congratulation to him.
  • Youth (06/10/2023, 12:09) Like (10) Dislike (3) Reply
    I really commend the VIP for continuing this program during Covid to now of helping the needy to get a home. God will bless them for this ongoing initiative.
  • Waiting... (06/10/2023, 12:24) Like (8) Dislike (6) Reply
    Congratulations but I am waiting to hear the BVI hates/critics & few UK lovers on this one. I am waiting of the hypocrites who never see anything good in the BVI and its government.
    • @Waiting… (06/10/2023, 15:13) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
      Keep waiting no one will be in the comments saying anything like you are anticipating lol. All the good you had to say is “congratulations” then went on to talk crap.
  • Positive (06/10/2023, 12:26) Like (7) Dislike (4) Reply
    This is such a positive story that will not get much post nor will the UK tabloid online news site post this story.
  • Local (06/10/2023, 12:31) Like (34) Dislike (2) Reply
    If you going to help a man give him something that can stand up to hurricanes not a wood house that will destroyed and the man back to square one homeless come on government do better if you mean well
    • NB (06/10/2023, 13:58) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
      I was wondering the same thing. Why not build the entire structure to withstand hurricane? We live in a hurricane zone. Y'all do better. This is publicity at its best and wasted money. Give the gentleman a proper home.
  • son of the soil (06/10/2023, 12:40) Like (15) Dislike (2) Reply
    So din din you told them that you want a wooden house? Why you so different from the rest?wooden house easy to catch fire' the government was doing so good tel them Start falling off the track
  • Truth (06/10/2023, 12:51) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    Government working for the people and in particular those less fortunate . This should be a unifying principle for all, when it concerns health and social development transcending VIP or NDP – it's about the BVI
  • bvi (06/10/2023, 13:11) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    For those who are speaking negatively concerning the wooden atructure, the Govt cannot build permanent stuctures on land for individuals who do not own the land. Those person who received concrete house, the land on which they were built belongs to them.
  • :) (06/10/2023, 14:13) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Din din have me smiling dag!!!!, din din need to give allu fellows lessons on how to dress boss
  • ---------------------- (06/10/2023, 15:40) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    finally, Vincent wake up
  • Wise man build his house upon the rock (06/10/2023, 18:42) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    So why every other social home has been concrete except this one? Is it that he doesn’t own the land? Please explain.
  • God ie good (07/10/2023, 08:46) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    So proud and hippy for din din god blesd your deserve it
  • Hmm (07/10/2023, 13:01) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    where is wendy own lol
  • New Yorker (07/10/2023, 13:04) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congrats Din Din miss and love you. Enjoy your new well deserved new home. Hope to see you soon. make room. love
    sharon
  • Jan (08/10/2023, 08:09) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations Din Din.
  • Comment (08/10/2023, 18:45) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congrats Din Din!


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