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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Coast Guard Seizes 551 Pounds of Cocaine Near The Mona Passage
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Coast Guard Seizes 551 Pounds of Cocaine Near The Mona Passage

SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon transferred approximately 250 kilograms of seized cocaine and the custody of three apprehended smugglers to Dominican Republic authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy January 18, 2023
Hilton’s Caribbean, Latin America Expansion Continued With 11 Hotel Openings In 2022
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Hilton’s Caribbean, Latin America Expansion Continued With 11 Hotel Openings In 2022

SAN JUAN — Leading global hospitality company, Hilton celebrated the 2022 mid-year mark with continued growth momentum in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA). From January 1 to June 30, 2022, the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 18, 2023
Doomsday Clock to be updated on January 24
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Doomsday Clock to be updated on January 24

Tick, tick, tick. An update is coming to the "Doomsday Clock," representing the judgment of leading science and security experts about the perils to human existence. The Bulletin of the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 18, 2023
Two-Thirds of Reef Sharks and Rays Risk Extinction: Study
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Two-Thirds of Reef Sharks and Rays Risk Extinction: Study

Nearly two thirds of the sharks and rays that live among the world's corals are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Tuesday, with a warning this could further imperil…
Posted by John McCarthy January 18, 2023
Episode Four of Virgin Islands Case Files Set to Air on WTJX-TV Channel 12 Tomorrow
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Episode Four of Virgin Islands Case Files Set to Air on WTJX-TV Channel 12 Tomorrow

CHRISTIANSTED — An all-new episode of Virgin Islands Case Files airs on WTJX-TV Channel 12 tomorrow January 19, featuring the unsolved murder cases of 16-year-old Tintawee Christian on St. Croix…
Posted by John McCarthy January 18, 2023
Police Arrest Suspect In Sunday Morning Fatal Shooting at Rothschild Francis Market Square
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Police Arrest Suspect In Sunday Morning Fatal Shooting at Rothschild Francis Market Square

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police have arrested a suspect in the Market Square shooting death of a Dominican Republic native, authorities said. Luis Manuel Mota-Rivas, 30, of St. Thomas, was arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy January 17, 2023
Former Mayor of Trujillo Alto Gets 2 Years For Accepting Bribes
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Former Mayor of Trujillo Alto Gets 2 Years For Accepting Bribes

SAN JUAN — The former mayor of the Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, José Luis Cruz-Cruz, was sentenced Wednesday to 24 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery…
Posted by John McCarthy January 17, 2023
Puerto Rico to Pursue Abusers of Lax Tax Credit System
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Puerto Rico to Pursue Abusers of Lax Tax Credit System

SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico announced today that it will start cracking down on those who abuse the U.S. territory’s tax credit system, an opaque and long unregulated sector…
Posted by John McCarthy January 17, 2023
Human Services Closes Division of Family Assistance/SNAP Temporarily Today
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Human Services Closes Division of Family Assistance/SNAP Temporarily Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services VIDHS, Division of Family Assistance is advising the community that the DFA SNAP Certification Units in the STT/STJ Districts will…
Posted by John McCarthy January 17, 2023
Social Security Cards Are Safer Kept At Home
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Social Security Cards Are Safer Kept At Home

Scams to steal your personal information are at an all-time high. The need to safeguard important personal documents such as your Social Security card continues to be very important. A…
Posted by John McCarthy January 17, 2023

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