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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Unlicensed, Unregistered Driver Did Not Brake Vehicle Before Striking, Killing Stocking Clerk
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Unlicensed, Unregistered Driver Did Not Brake Vehicle Before Striking, Killing Stocking Clerk

FREDERIKSTED — An unlicensed St. Croix driver told police he did not brake before striking and killing a part-time stocking clerk as he was crossing the Queen Mary Highway two…
Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2022
Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd Limes At Tamarind Reef Resort Bar In St. Croix On Monday
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Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd Limes At Tamarind Reef Resort Bar In St. Croix On Monday

EAST END — One of the O.G.'s of Hollywood was spotted at a chill St. Croix watering hole on Monday. O.G. meaning "Original Ghostbuster" Dan Aykroyd who graciously posed for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2022
Pedestrian Killed By Motorist Near Freedom City Service Station Monday Evening
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Pedestrian Killed By Motorist Near Freedom City Service Station Monday Evening

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was struck and killed by a driver at a busy intersection without a stoplight in Estate Concordia on Monday evening, eyewitnesses said. The Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2022
U.S. Attorney’s Office Notes National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Prevention Month
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Notes National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Prevention Month

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAPM), a time to raise awareness about this all-too common…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2022
St. Croix Native Appointed To NOAA Leadership Team In Washington D.C.
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St. Croix Native Appointed To NOAA Leadership Team In Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced key members of the agency’s leadership who will work to tackle climate change, promote equity throughout the agency, build up…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2022
Police Investigating Romantic Link Between St. Croix Murder Victims Killed Just 8 Days Apart
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Police Investigating Romantic Link Between St. Croix Murder Victims Killed Just 8 Days Apart

CHRISTIANSTED — Two people killed just eight days apart on St. Croix were romantically linked, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. Arnold Jarvis, 52, was killed after being shot…
Posted by John McCarthy February 7, 2022
Dominican Drug Lord ‘Papin’ Extradited From Sint Maarten To Face Charges In Puerto Rico
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Dominican Drug Lord ‘Papin’ Extradited From Sint Maarten To Face Charges In Puerto Rico

PHILIPSBURG — Dominican drug lord Justo Germán “Papín” Rosario was extradited from Sint Maarten to the United States to face drug trafficking charges filed in Puerto Rico.  “This extradition is…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2022
Dominican Who Kept Venezuelan Women As Sex Slaves In St. Thomas ‘Dungeon’ Gets 6.5 Years
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Dominican Who Kept Venezuelan Women As Sex Slaves In St. Thomas ‘Dungeon’ Gets 6.5 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal judge ordered a Dominican woman to sit in prison for six and 1/2 years and pay nearly $1 million in restitution for her role in…
Posted by John McCarthy February 5, 2022
2 Men Arrested For Plotting To Move 190 Pounds of Cocaine Through St. Thomas
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2 Men Arrested For Plotting To Move 190 Pounds of Cocaine Through St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal criminal charges have been filed against two men for conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, following the seizure of 86 kilograms of cocaine…
Posted by John McCarthy February 5, 2022
Health Department Offers Tips To Prevent Legionnaire’s Disease After Cases Detected Here
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Health Department Offers Tips To Prevent Legionnaire’s Disease After Cases Detected Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been detected in St Thomas and St Croix, the Health Department warns. Legionnaires’ disease, a type of severe pneumonia, is caused by…
Posted by John McCarthy February 5, 2022

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