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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Woman Facing Drug, Gun Charge After Running Red Light On Back Street: VIPD
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Woman Facing Drug, Gun Charge After Running Red Light On Back Street: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman is facing numerous charges after drugs and a firearm were found inside a vehicle that had failed to stop at a red light on Back…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2022
Routine Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows Leads To Arrest Of 2 Teens On Drug, Gun Charges
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Routine Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows Leads To Arrest Of 2 Teens On Drug, Gun Charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A routine traffic stop for heavily tinted windows led to the arrest of two St. Thomas men on drug and gun charges this weekend, authorities said. Jamari…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2022
Coast Guard Searches For 2 Overdue Fishermen In Waters Off Vieques and Yabucoa
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Coast Guard Searches For 2 Overdue Fishermen In Waters Off Vieques and Yabucoa

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface crews are searching for two overdue fishermen Saturday in waters south of Vieques and Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Overdue are Marcos Jonael Calzada Parilla…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2022
Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Minor Dahmaris Mendez of Clifton Hill In St. Croix
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Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Minor Dahmaris Mendez of Clifton Hill In St. Croix

KINGSHILL — Police need your help today to find a missing minor on St. Croix. Dahmaris Mendez, 17, of Clifton Hill, has been missing for 17 days, the Virgin Islands…
Posted by John McCarthy March 13, 2022
VIWMA Illegal Dumping Training Seminar To Take Place This Week
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VIWMA Illegal Dumping Training Seminar To Take Place This Week

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA), in conjunction with RCAP Solutions Inc., invites the community to participate in a free informational training to raise awareness on illegal…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2022
World’s Largest Cruise Ship – Wonder of the Seas – to Visit St. Thomas This Month
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World’s Largest Cruise Ship – Wonder of the Seas – to Visit St. Thomas This Month

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The most majestic cruise ship in the world will sail into the Crown Bay harbor on Tuesday, March 22. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Wonder of the Seas…
Posted by John McCarthy March 11, 2022
Georgia Man With 4 Pounds Of Pot In Bag Gets 4 Months In Prison
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Georgia Man With 4 Pounds Of Pot In Bag Gets 4 Months In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A Georgia man with ties to St. Croix got one month in prison for every pound of marijuana he brought to the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport last year.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2022
Coast Guard Rescues 4 Men, 5 Women From Disabled Pleasure Craft Near Judith’s Fancy 
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Coast Guard Rescues 4 Men, 5 Women From Disabled Pleasure Craft Near Judith’s Fancy 

CHRISTIANSTED — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued nine persons from a disabled vessel Sunday evening, about 100 yards east of Judith's Fancy in St. Croix. The rescued, four men…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2022
CBP, DEA Agents Seize St. Thomas Aircraft Tied To Smuggling Activities
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CBP, DEA Agents Seize St. Thomas Aircraft Tied To Smuggling Activities

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized a St. Thomas aircraft on Tuesday suspected of having been used for smuggling events. During an…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2022
Puerto Rico Says It Made Putin’s List of ‘Unfriendly Countries’ … BVI, Too
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Puerto Rico Says It Made Putin’s List of ‘Unfriendly Countries’ … BVI, Too

MIAMI — A Miami Herald columnist is reporting this morning that no "Latin American" country has made Putin's list of "unfriendly countries." Puerto Rico is a territory of the United…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2022

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