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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Police Need Your Help To Solve Murder of Wendy’s Worker Rabbhi Moquete Sunday
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Police Need Your Help To Solve Murder of Wendy’s Worker Rabbhi Moquete Sunday

CHRISTIANSTED — Police said a 28-year-old St. Croix man was shot multiple times and died near the American Red Cross headquarters in Castle Coakley last night. Rabbhi D. Moquete of the…
Posted by John McCarthy July 22, 2019
Shootout At Cool Out Bar Leaves One Man Injured In Peter’s Rest Friday Night
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Shootout At Cool Out Bar Leaves One Man Injured In Peter’s Rest Friday Night

CHRISTIANSTED — The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched units to a discharging of shots at the Cool Out Bar in Peters Rest about 10:22 p.m. Friday, authorities said. "Upon officers arrival…
Posted by John McCarthy July 20, 2019
VIPD: St. Thomas’ Marciano Rivera Arrested In Rape Of Minor
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VIPD: St. Thomas’ Marciano Rivera Arrested In Rape Of Minor

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An 18-year-old St. Thomas man has been charged in the rape of a minor, authorities said. Marciano Rivera was arrested about 7 p.m. Thursday and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy July 19, 2019
St. Croix’s Delroy Thomas Jr. Faces 10 Additional Years In Prison For Promising To ‘Rub Out’ Witnesses
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St. Croix’s Delroy Thomas Jr. Faces 10 Additional Years In Prison For Promising To ‘Rub Out’ Witnesses

CHRISTIANSTED — After a six-day trial, a federal jury today found Delroy Thomas, Jr., 28, of St. Croix, guilty of murder for hire, attempted murder and attempted retaliation against a…
Posted by John McCarthy July 18, 2019
Four Caribbean Men Picked Up By Dutch Coast Guard With 992 Pounds of Cocaine
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Four Caribbean Men Picked Up By Dutch Coast Guard With 992 Pounds of Cocaine

PHILIPSBURG — Four men have been arrested in Sint Maarten by the Netherlands Coastguard in a drug bust netting 992 pounds of cocaine, authorities said. The men from the British…
Posted by John McCarthy July 15, 2019
VIPD: Security Officer Finds ‘Decomposing Body’ Of Yacht Saleswoman In Luxury SUV At Sunny Isle On Saturday
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VIPD: Security Officer Finds ‘Decomposing Body’ Of Yacht Saleswoman In Luxury SUV At Sunny Isle On Saturday

CHRISTIANSTED — The day after a husband walked into a St. Croix police station and reported his wife missing ... .... A security officer found her body decomposing in a…
Posted by John McCarthy July 15, 2019
U.S. Attorney’s Office Offers Training Session For HUD Community Development and Block Grant Grantees
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Offers Training Session For HUD Community Development and Block Grant Grantees

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said her St. Thomas office will kick off a two-day training session for HUD Community Development and Block Grant – Disaster Recovery…
Posted by John McCarthy July 15, 2019
FEMA Still Working Hard For U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico To Help In Hurricane Recovery
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FEMA Still Working Hard For U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico To Help In Hurricane Recovery

CHRISTIANSTED — In the span of 14 days in September 2017, two major hurricanes — Irma and Maria — struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico estimated…
Posted by John McCarthy July 12, 2019
Coast Guard Nabs 14 Haitian Migrants, One Dominican Migrant And One Suspected Smuggler Off Florida Beach
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Coast Guard Nabs 14 Haitian Migrants, One Dominican Migrant And One Suspected Smuggler Off Florida Beach

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted 14 Haitian migrants a Dominican migrant and a suspected smuggler Wednesday 12 miles east of Boynton Beach. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2019
Federal Prosecutor Gets EPA Gold Medal for Exceptional Service as Part of the DOJ Terminix Criminal Enforcement Team
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Federal Prosecutor Gets EPA Gold Medal for Exceptional Service as Part of the DOJ Terminix Criminal Enforcement Team

WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said that Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Chisholm, together with Senior Litigation Counsel Howard Stewart of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Environmental Crimes Section,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2019

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