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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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. Immigration Rounds Up The Usual Suspects In New Jersey and Nabs People From Anguilla, Trinidad and Dominican Republic Who Are Here Illegally
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U.S. Immigration Rounds Up The Usual Suspects In New Jersey and Nabs People From Anguilla, Trinidad and Dominican Republic Who Are Here Illegally

  [ad name="HTML-68"] NEWARK — Caribbean nationals are among 36 people arrested by law enforcement authorities in New Jersey during a five-day operation as part of an ongoing “public safety…
Posted by John McCarthy November 4, 2017
St. Thomas and St. Croix Postal Workers Plead Guilty To Bringing 308 Pounds of Marijuana Through The U.S. Mail
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St. Thomas and St. Croix Postal Workers Plead Guilty To Bringing 308 Pounds of Marijuana Through The U.S. Mail

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Two U.S. Post Office workers admitted to shipping at least 308 pounds of marijuana through the U.S. mail in the territory. Calvin Benjamin, 50, of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2017
U.S. Department of Agriculture Institutes D-SNAP Disaster Food Stamps In The Virgin Islands
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Institutes D-SNAP Disaster Food Stamps In The Virgin Islands

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Agriculture Department implemented USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) in the Virgin Islands, making a range of households recovering from Hurricanes Irma and Maria eligible…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2017
Verizon Pledges $5 Million In Disaster Relief Support For The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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Verizon Pledges $5 Million In Disaster Relief Support For The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] NEW YORK -- Following the devastation Hurricanes Irma and Maria wrought on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in September, Verizon announced an initial pledge of $1 million to help with recovery efforts. Shortly…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2017
Uninsured Residents Qualify For Free Medical Prescription Help Under Federal HHS Program
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Uninsured Residents Qualify For Free Medical Prescription Help Under Federal HHS Program

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- HHS's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) activated its Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) for the territory to help uninsured residents…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2017
Lack of Electricity Is A Reason For D-SNAP Food Stamps Assistance After Devastation Caused By Hurricanes Irma and Maria
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Lack of Electricity Is A Reason For D-SNAP Food Stamps Assistance After Devastation Caused By Hurricanes Irma and Maria

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Dustin Kuster is still waiting for a large cooler he purchased online to arrive at his home so he can keep meat, cheese, and fresh foods on…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2017
St. Thomas Man Could Get 10 Years In Prison For Leading Illegal Indians Through The BVI To The Territory
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St. Thomas Man Could Get 10 Years In Prison For Leading Illegal Indians Through The BVI To The Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE  — A St. Thomas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling illegal aliens into the territory for profit, according to federal authorities. Steven Lewis, 57, pleaded guilty in U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2017
IEKHS Grad Jamal Haynes Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Distribution Charges And Faces Up To 40 Years In Prison
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IEKHS Grad Jamal Haynes Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Distribution Charges And Faces Up To 40 Years In Prison

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – An Ivanna Eudora Kean High School graduate has pleaded guilty to cocaine distribution charges in the territory. Jamal Haynes, 39, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty in…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2017
Health Department Provides Emergency Drugs For Those Who Need Their Rx Filled After The Disasters Under EPAP
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Health Department Provides Emergency Drugs For Those Who Need Their Rx Filled After The Disasters Under EPAP

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- When an emergency strikes, medications can get lost or damaged, putting one’s health and well-being at risk. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2017
Libraries Open On St. Thomas and St. Croix … DPNR Moves Its Headquarters Into The Library
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Libraries Open On St. Thomas and St. Croix … DPNR Moves Its Headquarters Into The Library

DISASTER EFFECTS: King Street in Christiansted in front of the Florence Williams Library after Hurricane Maria. CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said the libraries…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2017

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