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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 Serving Warrant Arrest Man On Illegal Gun and Drug Charges In St. Thomas
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Police Serving Warrant Arrest Man On Illegal Gun and Drug Charges In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police serving a warrant arrested a St. Thomas man on illegal gun and drugs charges, authorities said. Carlos Colon Jr., 28, was arrested and charged with three…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2023
Man Wanted For Firing Gun Near Frenchtown Arrested By The VIPD
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Man Wanted For Firing Gun Near Frenchtown Arrested By The VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man wanted for illegally discharging a gun in a St. Thomas neighborhood was arrested by police. Jeavon Francis, 22, of Lovenlund, was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2023
Man Caught In Sting Operation Trying To Sell 110 Pounds Of Cocaine On St. Croix
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Man Caught In Sting Operation Trying To Sell 110 Pounds Of Cocaine On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — A man was caught in a federal sting operation trying to sell 110 pounds of cocaine on St. Croix. Leroy Roebuck, Jr., 36, of St. Croix, appeared before…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2023
YRC Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault of A Male Minor on St. Croix
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YRC Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault of A Male Minor on St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that the U.S. District Court unsealed an indictment charging Cherise King, age 39, of St. Croix with a single count of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2023
Zendaya Sizzles In A Pink Babydoll Dress For Her Surprise Coachella Performance
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Zendaya Sizzles In A Pink Babydoll Dress For Her Surprise Coachella Performance

INDIO, California — Zendaya marked her return to music in a show-stopping ensemble. On Saturday, April 22nd, the actress, singer, and producer (what can’t she do?) unexpectedly joined Labrinth on…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2023
Senior Citi Banker Departs Shortly After Report of Jeffrey Epstein Meetings
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Senior Citi Banker Departs Shortly After Report of Jeffrey Epstein Meetings

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Citigroup senior executive Paul Barrett has left the bank, it said on Tuesday, days after media reports that he met with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein while…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2023
Governor Mourns Death of Judge Eileen Petersen
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Governor Mourns Death of Judge Eileen Petersen

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement mourning the death of former judge Eileen R. Petersen who was the first woman to serve as a judge in the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2023
Mob Kills 13 Suspected Haiti Gangsters With Gas-Soaked Tires
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Mob Kills 13 Suspected Haiti Gangsters With Gas-Soaked Tires

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A mob in the Haitian capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2023
Man, 35, Faces Assault and Battery Charges After Strangling Woman At Paradise Mills
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Man, 35, Faces Assault and Battery Charges After Strangling Woman At Paradise Mills

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a woman said she was strangled at Paradise Mills last week, authorities said. Elvis E. Hansen, 35, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2023
Protecting Your Patch of USVIs Pest-Fragile Ecosystem
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Protecting Your Patch of USVIs Pest-Fragile Ecosystem

The U.S. Virgin Islands has an ever-fragile ecosystem. Recent plans to import Brazilian Tahiti Limes to the islands has led to a new risk assessment from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2023

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