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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
NHC Monitors Tropical Wave Expected To Reach Windward Islands Today
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NHC Monitors Tropical Wave Expected To Reach Windward Islands Today

BRIDGETOWN — The National Hurricane Center continues to track a tropical wave that is expected to move through the Windward Islands later today. In the western tropical Atlantic, a wave…
Posted by John McCarthy July 1, 2022
2 Men Arrested For Depositing Forged Checks From VIDOL Totaling $11,769.83
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2 Men Arrested For Depositing Forged Checks From VIDOL Totaling $11,769.83

CHRISTIANSTED — Two St. Croix men who deposited forged checks totaling $11,769.83 drawn on the Department of Labor's account in St. Thomas have been arrested, authorities said. On June 23,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 1, 2022
3 More Crew Members of La Gran Tormenta Plead Guilty To Cocaine Smuggling
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3 More Crew Members of La Gran Tormenta Plead Guilty To Cocaine Smuggling

CHRISTIANSTED — Three more members of a Venezuelan fishing boat — including the vessel's captain — have pleaded guilty to their roles in smuggling 124 pounds of cocaine to St.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 30, 2022
Coast Guard Searches For Missing Man Just Off ‘La Poza del Obispo’ Beach in Arecibo
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Coast Guard Searches For Missing Man Just Off ‘La Poza del Obispo’ Beach in Arecibo

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units continue search efforts Wednesday for a 23-year-old man in the waters just off "La Poza del Obispo" in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Missing…
Posted by John McCarthy June 30, 2022
DPW Gets $375,000 From FTA’s ‘Areas of Persistent Poverty’ Grant Program
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DPW Gets $375,000 From FTA’s ‘Areas of Persistent Poverty’ Grant Program

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works (DPW) plans on expanding Virgin Islands transit routes and extending hours of service after receiving a $375,000 grant from the Federal Transit…
Posted by John McCarthy June 30, 2022
Mango Media Named Official Media Sponsor of 2022 USVI Charter Yacht Show
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Mango Media Named Official Media Sponsor of 2022 USVI Charter Yacht Show

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Mango Media Creative Studio, a full-service, fully integrated print and digital marketing company, which is based centrally in the Shops at Yacht Haven Grande, St. Thomas, has…
Posted by John McCarthy June 30, 2022
USVI and Puerto Rico Keeps A Wary Eye On Tropical Disturbance Moving Towards Windward Islands
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USVI and Puerto Rico Keeps A Wary Eye On Tropical Disturbance Moving Towards Windward Islands

MIAMI — The second named system of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season could form as soon as today, but it will not be impacting the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto…
Posted by John McCarthy June 30, 2022
Felon Tells Feds AR-15 Under His Bed Was From Lady Who Told Him He Was ‘Good With His Hands’
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Felon Tells Feds AR-15 Under His Bed Was From Lady Who Told Him He Was ‘Good With His Hands’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A convicted felon with the building blocks of an AR-15 under his bed told the feds that an "unknown woman" gave him the gun as a present…
Posted by John McCarthy June 29, 2022
17-Year-Old Charged As An Adult With Armed Carjacking, Robbery-Theft 
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17-Year-Old Charged As An Adult With Armed Carjacking, Robbery-Theft 

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix minor will be tried as an adult for his involvement in an armed carjacking in Two Williams two months ago, authorities said. Nyssiah Charllie Calderon, 17,…
Posted by John McCarthy June 29, 2022
Suspect Arrested For String of Robberies, Carjacking, After CIB Investigation: VIPD
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Suspect Arrested For String of Robberies, Carjacking, After CIB Investigation: VIPD

KINGSHILL — A task force comprised of officers with the Criminal Investigation Bureau and Special Operation Bureau executed a search and arrest warrant on Isaac Frontal at his residence in…
Posted by John McCarthy June 28, 2022

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