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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Coast Guard Helicopter Searches For Missing Snorkeler In Punta Arenas Vieques
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Coast Guard Helicopter Searches For Missing Snorkeler In Punta Arenas Vieques

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units are searching Thursday for a missing missing snorkeler in waters just off Punta Arenas in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The missing snorkeler is Joanna…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2021
Two Williams Man Charged In 2018 Burning Car Murder of Emile Brin: VIPD
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Two Williams Man Charged In 2018 Burning Car Murder of Emile Brin: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man wanted in connection to a murder committed over three years ago was extradited here upon his release from a federal prison to face charges…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2021
Two Williams Man Wanted For 2018 Murder Extradited From West Virginia
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Two Williams Man Wanted For 2018 Murder Extradited From West Virginia

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man captured after an armed robbery-shooting in Glynn in October 2016 but subsequently released — was recaptured on the mainland on charges that he had…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2021
Colombian Illegal Remembers To Bring Ecstasy, Ketamine To HER; But Not I.D.
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Colombian Illegal Remembers To Bring Ecstasy, Ketamine To HER; But Not I.D.

FREDERIKSTED — A Colombian national remembered to bring ecstasy and Ketamine with him to the St. Croix airport — but not his passport, authorities said. Andres Bejarano, 33, of Bogata,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2021
Arizona Man Gets 4 Years Probation For Smuggling 24 Pounds Of Ganja To St. Croix
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Arizona Man Gets 4 Years Probation For Smuggling 24 Pounds Of Ganja To St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — An Arizona man who smuggled 24 pounds of marijuana to St. Croix was given a reduced sentence in exchange for a guilty plea. Armando Antonio Mena, 30, of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2021
St. John Man Stabbed On Prince Street In Cruz Bay Has Nothing To Tell Police
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St. John Man Stabbed On Prince Street In Cruz Bay Has Nothing To Tell Police

CRUZ BAY — A St. John man was taken for emergency health care after a stabbing in St. John but told police "he had nothing to report" when officers asked…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2021
Guaynabo Mayor Arrested By FBI After Video Emerges Of Him Accepting Bribes
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Guaynabo Mayor Arrested By FBI After Video Emerges Of Him Accepting Bribes

GUAYNABO —The Federal Bureau of Investigation executed two new arrest warrants, including the mayor of Guaynabo, Ángel Pérez, this morning, authorities confirmed. Felix Delgado-Montalvo, 40, pleaded guilty last to engaging in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2021
Tourism Commissioner’s Calm Kept Cruise Ship In Port After Havensight Shooting
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Tourism Commissioner’s Calm Kept Cruise Ship In Port After Havensight Shooting

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte had to personally intervene to keep a cruise ship berthed at the West Indian Company dock from not leaving early after the Havensight…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2021
Law Enforcement Officials Honored In National Virtual Awards Ceremony Today
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Law Enforcement Officials Honored In National Virtual Awards Ceremony Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal, state, local and territorial law enforcement and prosecutors were honored in a virtual Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) ceremony this morning. The awards ceremony…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2021
Joseph Gomez Elementary School Students Dismissed Early Due To WAPA Issue
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Joseph Gomez Elementary School Students Dismissed Early Due To WAPA Issue

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Joseph Gomez Elementary School will dismiss at 1 p.m. today due to low water pressure impacting the campus, the Virgin Islands Department of Education said. "WAPA…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2021

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