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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
SOUTHCOM Commander Makes Historic Visit to Jamaica
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SOUTHCOM Commander Makes Historic Visit to Jamaica

KINGSTON — U.S. Army General Laura Richardson, who made history as the first woman to lead United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Jamaica on January 20-22 for three days of…
Posted by John McCarthy January 24, 2022
‘To Protect and Serve’ Virgin Islands Police Officer Assists Motorist With Flat Tire
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‘To Protect and Serve’ Virgin Islands Police Officer Assists Motorist With Flat Tire

CHRISTIANSTED — A member of the Virgin Islands Police Department took some extra time to help a family with a flat tire. Sgt. Kirk Fieulleteau assisted a family who was…
Posted by John McCarthy January 24, 2022
Head Start Resumes In-Person Learning, Parents Must Show Kids Are COVID-Free
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Head Start Resumes In-Person Learning, Parents Must Show Kids Are COVID-Free

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Department of Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez said today that the Head Start Program would return to full in-person classroom instruction on Thursday, January 27,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 24, 2022
USVI Had Highest Number Of Sex Trafficking Cases In USA Handled By Feds
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USVI Had Highest Number Of Sex Trafficking Cases In USA Handled By Feds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — V.I. Attorney General Denise George announced a collaboration with the national child protection thinktank, CHILD USA, local and federal law enforcement agencies as well as victim services…
Posted by John McCarthy January 22, 2022
United States Donates Field Hospital and Utility Vehicles To Saint Lucia
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United States Donates Field Hospital and Utility Vehicles To Saint Lucia

CASTRIES — The United States donated a 40-bed field hospital and three utility vehicles to the government of Saint Lucia during a handover ceremony at the St. Lucia Fire Service Training…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2022
Machuchal Man Who Carjacked And Robbed St. Croix Couple Gets 13.6 Years
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Machuchal Man Who Carjacked And Robbed St. Croix Couple Gets 13.6 Years

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who carjacked and robbed a couple at gunpoint on the north shore got 13.6 years in prison from a federal judge, authorities said. Chriss…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2022
3RD TIME’S A CHARM? Twice Deported Mexican Arrested Trying To Enter The USA
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3RD TIME’S A CHARM? Twice Deported Mexican Arrested Trying To Enter The USA

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Luis Enrique De Jesus Colin Ochoa, 25, a Mexican National, appeared before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller on Wednesday…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2022
Road Work Will Continue On Route 104 Near Starfish Market In St. John Monday
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Road Work Will Continue On Route 104 Near Starfish Market In St. John Monday

CRUZ BAY — The Department of Public Works is advising the community that on Monday, January 24, 2022, work will resume on the ER Project located on Route 104, near…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2022
Drive-By Strafing of Conant Bar Leads Off-Duty Cop To Return Fire; 1 Dead, 4 Injured
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Drive-By Strafing of Conant Bar Leads Off-Duty Cop To Return Fire; 1 Dead, 4 Injured

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Five people were shot — one fatally — after a vehicle drove up to a bar in Contant and opened fire, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Returns 19 Dominicans And 1 Haitian Back To Hispaniola
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U.S. Coast Guard Returns 19 Dominicans And 1 Haitian Back To Hispaniola

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell repatriated 19 Dominicans and returned one Haitian to the Dominican Republic Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in Mona…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2022

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