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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
U.S. Department of Interior Provides $1.3 Million To Virgin Islands To Protect Coral Reefs
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U.S. Department of Interior Provides $1.3 Million To Virgin Islands To Protect Coral Reefs

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, this week approved $1,345,256 in fiscal year 2018 grant funding…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2018
Royal Dutch Navy Intercepts Venezuelan Vessel With 895 Pounds of Cocaine
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Royal Dutch Navy Intercepts Venezuelan Vessel With 895 Pounds of Cocaine

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PHILIPSBURG -- The Dutch navy intercepted at least 400 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean. The drugs were in packages thrown overboard by a boat…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2018
U.S. Department of Interior Gives $750,000 For Territorial School Maintenance Needs
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U.S. Department of Interior Gives $750,000 For Territorial School Maintenance Needs

WASHINGTON -- Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of the Interior for Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech this week has announced $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP)…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2018
Federal Judge Gives St. Croix’s Indica Greenidge One Year In Prison For Tax Fraud Scheme
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Federal Judge Gives St. Croix’s Indica Greenidge One Year In Prison For Tax Fraud Scheme

SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR: INDICA GREENIDGE [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix woman was given one year in prison by a federal court on Wednesday for…
Posted by John McCarthy August 16, 2018
Two More Venezuelan Nationals Plead Guilty To Marijuana Smuggling … Face 40 Years In Prison
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Two More Venezuelan Nationals Plead Guilty To Marijuana Smuggling … Face 40 Years In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED – Two more Venezuelan nationals admitted in federal court today that they tried to smuggle at least 357 pounds of marijuana into the region. Jesus Garcia, 35, and Jhoan…
Posted by John McCarthy August 15, 2018
Intersection of Dronningens Gade and Guttets Gade Will Close Friday on St. Thomas
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Intersection of Dronningens Gade and Guttets Gade Will Close Friday on St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The intersection of Dronningens Gade and Cuttets Gade will be closed beginning tomorrow as the Main Street Enhancement Project enters a new…
Posted by John McCarthy August 15, 2018
British Virgin Islands Trying To Transition To Green Energy After Devastation of Irma
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British Virgin Islands Trying To Transition To Green Energy After Devastation of Irma

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- Nearly a year after Hurricane Irma knocked out power across the British Virgin Islands, electricity boss Leroy Abraham will be among…
Posted by John McCarthy August 14, 2018
St. Croix Elementary School Student Tyrone Lake Wins FCCA Poster Competition
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St. Croix Elementary School Student Tyrone Lake Wins FCCA Poster Competition

TYRONE LAKE'S WINNING ENTRY FREDERIKSTED -- Tyrone Lake of St. Croix is the winner of the Junior Division of the 2018 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation Children’s Environmental Poster Competition.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 14, 2018
Venezuelan National Admits To Trying To Smuggle 357 Pounds of Marijuana in Region
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Venezuelan National Admits To Trying To Smuggle 357 Pounds of Marijuana in Region

U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER DONALD HORSLEY (FILE PHOTO) CHRISTIANSTED – A Venezuelan native admitted in federal court today to trying to smuggle about 357 pounds of marijuana into the region.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 13, 2018
VIPD: St. Thomas’ John Petersen Charged With Beating His Girlfriend With A Baseball Bat
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VIPD: St. Thomas’ John Petersen Charged With Beating His Girlfriend With A Baseball Bat

ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY BEATING HIS GIRLFRIEND WITH A BASEBALL BAT: JOHN PETERSEN, 63, OF ST. THOMAS. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St.. Thomas woman…
Posted by John McCarthy August 13, 2018

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