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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Puerto Rico Boat Captain Gets 9 Years For Bringing 40 Pounds of Cocaine To St. Thomas
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Puerto Rico Boat Captain Gets 9 Years For Bringing 40 Pounds of Cocaine To St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican boat captain got nine years in prison for smuggling about 40 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas. Sammy Monell-Osorio, 31, of San Juan, was…
Posted by John McCarthy May 5, 2023
65-Year-Old Man Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking Children To St. Croix
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65-Year-Old Man Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking Children To St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been convicted of sex trafficking of children after paying another man for sex with a 17-year-old girl. A St. Croix federal court jury…
Posted by John McCarthy May 5, 2023
50-Year-Old Man and Woman Critically Injured After Drive-by Shooting On Veterans Drive
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50-Year-Old Man and Woman Critically Injured After Drive-by Shooting On Veterans Drive

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man and a woman remain critically injured after a drive-by shooting near a gas station on Veteran's Drive late last night. Police were dispatched to Veteran's…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2023
Wanted Woman Surrenders To Police On St. Croix
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Wanted Woman Surrenders To Police On St. Croix

KINGSHILL — A woman wanted on St. Croix for violating a court order voluntarily surrendered herself to authorities without incident early Tuesday morning. Melanie Osario Navarro, 32, was arrested at…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2023
St. Croix Man Faces Federal Charges In Sexual Assault of Female Minor
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St. Croix Man Faces Federal Charges In Sexual Assault of Female Minor

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man heard the charges against him in federal court for the alleged sexual assault of a female minor. Dante Edison James, 27, appeared before U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2023
Demolition of the Charles Harwood Hospital Complex Begins Today
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Demolition of the Charles Harwood Hospital Complex Begins Today

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health, today, began Phase 1 of the demolition of the Charles Harwood Memorial Complex on St. Croix. The Charles Harwood Memorial Complex was severely…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2023
Man Who Crashed Into Vehicle Near Chocolate Bar Arrested For DUI On Monday Night
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Man Who Crashed Into Vehicle Near Chocolate Bar Arrested For DUI On Monday Night

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was charged with driving under the influence after a crash with another vehicle on Northshore Road on Monday night, authorities said. Walton Jack was…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2023
CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Man Beat Elderly Victim ‘Repeatedly’ With A Metal Chain
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Man Beat Elderly Victim ‘Repeatedly’ With A Metal Chain

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Surveillance video captured a St. Thomas man "repeatedly" beating an elderly victim with a metal chain, authorities said. Richard Lazarus, 32, was arrested at 8:15 a.m. Monday and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2023
Cops Investigating Phoned-In Bomb Threat For Lockhart Elementary School
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Cops Investigating Phoned-In Bomb Threat For Lockhart Elementary School

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police responded to Lockhart Elementary School this morning after 911 reported that a male phoned in a bomb threat. The 911 Emergency Call Center received…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2023
Cops Arrest Man Driving Stolen Honda Pilot
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Cops Arrest Man Driving Stolen Honda Pilot

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a St. Thomas man was arrested for driving a stolen SUV in Lindberg Bay, authorities said. Alvin Thomas, 51, was arrested and charged…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2023

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