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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Labor Department Contractor Gets 1.5 Years In Prison For Alien Smuggling, Bank Fraud
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Labor Department Contractor Gets 1.5 Years In Prison For Alien Smuggling, Bank Fraud

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A government contractor teaching computer skills for the Department of Labor has been given 1.5 years in prison by a federal judge for alien smuggling and identification fraud.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 12, 2018
CAUGHT ON VIDEO! Peace Officer Discharges Weapon Into Air At Windward Passage Hotel
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CAUGHT ON VIDEO! Peace Officer Discharges Weapon Into Air At Windward Passage Hotel

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police say they are investigating a peace officer who fired a gun into the air to try to break up a fight outside the Windward Passage Hotel…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2018
St. Thomas’ Glenroy Francis Sr. Charged For Alleged Rape Of Minor in January
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St. Thomas’ Glenroy Francis Sr. Charged For Alleged Rape Of Minor in January

ARRESTED ON ST. THOMAS AND HELD IN STATE CUSTODY: GLENROY FRANCIS SR. CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man is charged with statutory rape in connection with the alleged sexual…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2018
Puerto Rico Mayor and Two Gov’t Officials Accused of Misusing $8M in HUD Funds
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Puerto Rico Mayor and Two Gov’t Officials Accused of Misusing $8M in HUD Funds

SAN JUAN — A mayor and two former government officials in Puerto Rico face public corruption charges in separate cases that involve a total of $8 million in federal and…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2018
Elections Board Postponed Today’s Planned Meeting Due To Inclement Weather
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Elections Board Postponed Today’s Planned Meeting Due To Inclement Weather

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Board of Elections meeting scheduled for this morning was postponed after Minority Caucus leader Jevon O.A. Williams requested it due…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2018
Interior Department Awards $827,812 For Hurricane Related Repairs
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Interior Department Awards $827,812 For Hurricane Related Repairs

WASHINGTON — Douglas Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary of Insular and International Affairs, said $827,812 in fiscal year 2018 grant funding has been awarded to the U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2018
Mexican National Gets Four Months in Prison For Entering United States Illegally
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Mexican National Gets Four Months in Prison For Entering United States Illegally

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court today for entering St. Thomas illegally. Filiberto Moreno, 50, of Mexico, was given four…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2018
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico No Longer in Hurricane Beryl’s ‘Cone of Uncertainty’
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Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico No Longer in Hurricane Beryl’s ‘Cone of Uncertainty’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- Hurricane Beryl lost some strength overnight but is still packing maximum-sustained winds of 75 mph as it moves towards the Caribbean. In its…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2018
VIPD: St. Croix’s La’Quan Hill Shot To Death in Campo Rico on Friday Night
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VIPD: St. Croix’s La’Quan Hill Shot To Death in Campo Rico on Friday Night

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix man was shot and killed Friday evening in Campo Rico, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The victim was identified…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2018
ELECTIONS SYSTEM: No Money Is Appropriated for August 4 Primary Elections
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ELECTIONS SYSTEM: No Money Is Appropriated for August 4 Primary Elections

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Elections System of the Virgin Islands says it is broke and will have to postpone early primary voting until July 14.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2018

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