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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
USVI Houses of Worship Get Nearly $1,000,000 From FEMA
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USVI Houses of Worship Get Nearly $1,000,000 From FEMA

-CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Several houses of worship in the U.S. Virgin Islands received funds from FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program this year. In total, about $900,000 was awarded to various…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2023
Man Who Put de Cocaine Into de Coconut -Instead of de Lime – Gets 8.5 Years In Prison
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Man Who Put de Cocaine Into de Coconut -Instead of de Lime – Gets 8.5 Years In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix native who put the cocaine into the coconut — instead of the lime — was given 8.5 years in prison. Kareme Holst, 46, currently a…
Posted by John McCarthy November 4, 2023
Ecuadorian Gets Nearly 6 Years In Prison For Smuggling Cocaine Into The United States
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Ecuadorian Gets Nearly 6 Years In Prison For Smuggling Cocaine Into The United States

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of Ecuador was given a nearly six-year prison term for his role in smuggling 1,748 pounds of cocaine into U.S. territorial waters. Nestor Vera Escalante…
Posted by John McCarthy November 4, 2023
USVI declares state of emergency after lead and copper found in tap water in St. Croix
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USVI declares state of emergency after lead and copper found in tap water in St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED (AP) — The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands announced this week that he declared a state of emergency after officials revealed last week that tap water in St. Croix…
Posted by John McCarthy November 4, 2023
Royal Caribbean alters 2024 cruise itineraries to skip Israel
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Royal Caribbean alters 2024 cruise itineraries to skip Israel

MIAMI (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean Group is removing Israel from its 2024 itineraries due to the Israel-Hamas war, according to an email sent to travel agents on Thursday seen by Reuters,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2023
George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House, still faces an ethics probe
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George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House, still faces an ethics probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while both his criminal trial…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2023
California Woman Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Marijuana and Magic Mushrooms
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California Woman Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Marijuana and Magic Mushrooms

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A California woman pleaded guilty to drug possession charges, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith said Thursday. Joeva Elizabeth Williams, 39, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to possession…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2023
World’s Top Caribbean Tourism Destinations Are Also Most Dangerous For Homicides
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World’s Top Caribbean Tourism Destinations Are Also Most Dangerous For Homicides

KINGSTON — The Caribbean emerged as the world's top tourist region in 2023. Seven of the world's top ten most visited countries have a Caribbean coastline, continuing the region's dominance…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2023
FRENCH CONNECTION 2: Dominican man gets 14-year prison term for cocaine conspiracy
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FRENCH CONNECTION 2: Dominican man gets 14-year prison term for cocaine conspiracy

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of the Dominican Republic was slapped with a 14-year prison after a conviction on cocaine conspiracy charges. Yefri Martinez-Herrera, 31, of the Dominican Republic, was…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2023
China’s Xi to be deported for illegally entering the United States in St. Thomas
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China’s Xi to be deported for illegally entering the United States in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Chinese man who trekked from China to Suriname by air and Suriname to St. Thomas by boat will be deported back to his homeland. Xiaoling Li,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2023

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