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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Operation Clean Sweep Nets 3 Illegal Gun Arrests In St. Thomas
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Operation Clean Sweep Nets 3 Illegal Gun Arrests In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police said that its Special Operations Bureau’s Clean Sweep Task Force made a total of three arrests over the weekend, resulting in three illegal guns…
Posted by John McCarthy February 1, 2023
VIFEMS Gets $1.8 Million For New Ambulances
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VIFEMS Gets $1.8 Million For New Ambulances

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services (VIFEMS) is proud to announce that it has received $1.8 million in funding from the 2023 Federal Community Projects.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 1, 2023
Authorities in Honduras Order Exhumation of Land Activist
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Authorities in Honduras Order Exhumation of Land Activist

TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — Honduran authorities ordered the exhumation of the body of a land defender who died under unclear circumstances near the country's Caribbean coast. Members of an ethnic group…
Posted by John McCarthy February 1, 2023
‘World’s Policeman’ America Holds 4 Haitian Suspects In Custody On U.S. Mainland
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‘World’s Policeman’ America Holds 4 Haitian Suspects In Custody On U.S. Mainland

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti amid death…
Posted by John McCarthy February 1, 2023
Biden, Feds Cut Back On SNAP Benefits for Virgin Islanders Starting This Month
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Biden, Feds Cut Back On SNAP Benefits for Virgin Islanders Starting This Month

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (VIDHS) said the federally-approved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments (supplemental) to all U.S. Virgin Islands households will end…
Posted by John McCarthy February 1, 2023
Firefighters Work To Contain A Blaze In Simpson Bay On Sint Maarten This Morning
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Firefighters Work To Contain A Blaze In Simpson Bay On Sint Maarten This Morning

PHILIPSBURG — A fire broke out in District 721 of Simpson Bay in Sint Maarten early this morning, social media reported. No injuries have been reported so far according to…
Posted by John McCarthy January 29, 2023
Trinidad & Tobago Proposes a Caribbean Energy Alliance With Guyana and Suriname
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Trinidad & Tobago Proposes a Caribbean Energy Alliance With Guyana and Suriname

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad & Tobago Energy Minister Stuart Young this week proposed a Caribbean energy alliance with neighboring countries Guyana and Suriname that could reshape the region's…
Posted by John McCarthy January 29, 2023
Montana Man Who Posed As Realtor In Order To Get $23,003 Wired To His Account Arrested
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Montana Man Who Posed As Realtor In Order To Get $23,003 Wired To His Account Arrested

CHRISTIANSTED — A Montana man who posed as a real estate agent in order to have $23,000 wired to his bank account for a property closing was arrested on St.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2023
Vice President Calls Trinidad and Tobago PM To Discuss Climate Resilience In Caribbean
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Vice President Calls Trinidad and Tobago PM To Discuss Climate Resilience In Caribbean

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris spoke this week with Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago to continue their dialogue on efforts to strengthen the energy security and…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2023
Oral Christopher Smith Faces 20 Years After Weeklong Trial Finds Him Guilty of Murder
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Oral Christopher Smith Faces 20 Years After Weeklong Trial Finds Him Guilty of Murder

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Superior Court jury found Oral Christopher Smith guilty of murder on Friday, Acting Virgin Islands Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs said. Smith, 44, was found guilty of…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2023

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