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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Assistant Secretary of Interior Wants UVI To Chart Sargassum Advances In Key Locations
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Assistant Secretary of Interior Wants UVI To Chart Sargassum Advances In Key Locations

CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen Cantor has completed her first official visit to the USVI where she met with Governor…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2022
Shots Fired at Police After Operation ‘Over-Watch’ Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows: VIPD
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Shots Fired at Police After Operation ‘Over-Watch’ Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police said a suspect tried to mow them down in his vehicle and then fired shots at them after a traffic stop for tinted windows went awry…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2022
Man Who Shot At Marshals Serving Arrest Warrant Charged With Attempted Murder
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Man Who Shot At Marshals Serving Arrest Warrant Charged With Attempted Murder

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was charged with attempted murder after police said he shot at court marshals who were trying to execute a warrant, setting off a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2022
Sedan With Heavily-Tinted License Plate Cover Allows Traffic Stop For Gun Arrest: VIPD
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Sedan With Heavily-Tinted License Plate Cover Allows Traffic Stop For Gun Arrest: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police noticed a motorist in the waterfront area with a heavily-tinted license plate cover and after a traffic stop, the man was arrested on a gun charge…
Posted by John McCarthy October 21, 2022
Operation Over Watch Nets Three Arrests: One On A Gun Charge Near Gasworks II In Bovoni
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Operation Over Watch Nets Three Arrests: One On A Gun Charge Near Gasworks II In Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who tried to elude police in an area of Estate Bovoni under surveillance was arrested on an illegal gun charge Wednesday, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 21, 2022
Operation Over Watch Stops Driver For Tinted Windows And Arrests Him On A Drug Charge
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Operation Over Watch Stops Driver For Tinted Windows And Arrests Him On A Drug Charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Acting on a tip, members of Operation Over Watch intersected with a St. Thomas motorist driving with heavily-tinted windows and arrested him on a drug charge, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy October 21, 2022
Coast Guard Rescues 102 Haitians, 2 DR Nationals Abandoned By Smugglers
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Coast Guard Rescues 102 Haitians, 2 DR Nationals Abandoned By Smugglers

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier completed a two-day operation Thursday to rescue 102 Haitians and two Dominican Republic nationals who were left abandoned by smugglers on…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2022
Body Found Floating In Water At Magens Bay Beach Identified By Police As Injury Attorney
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Body Found Floating In Water At Magens Bay Beach Identified By Police As Injury Attorney

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident who died Sunday after rescue personnel pulled him from the water at Magens Bay beach has been identified as Ryan W. Greene, police…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2022
72-Year-Old Cruise Ship Passenger Dies During Water Excursion At Trunk Bay
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72-Year-Old Cruise Ship Passenger Dies During Water Excursion At Trunk Bay

CRUZ BAY — The St. Thomas Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy as part of their investigation into the death of a cruise ship passenger who died during a water…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2022
Man Arrested On Gun Charge After Routine Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows: VIPD
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Man Arrested On Gun Charge After Routine Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas motorist who was pulled over by police because his windows were too heavily tinted was arrested on an illegal gun charge late Saturday afternoon.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2022

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