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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Las Vegas Straw Purchaser Of Guns Gets Nearly 2 Years For Handoff To St. Thomian
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Las Vegas Straw Purchaser Of Guns Gets Nearly 2 Years For Handoff To St. Thomian

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Nevada man who straw purchased guns — including a machine gun and a Glock — was given nearly two years in prison by a federal judge…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2021
3 Earthquakes In Last 24 Hours For Puerto Rico, USVI … But No Tsunami Threat
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3 Earthquakes In Last 24 Hours For Puerto Rico, USVI … But No Tsunami Threat

SAN JUAN —Three earthquakes unsettled parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in the last 24 hours. A moderate 3.6 magnitude quake struck 60 miles north-northwest of St.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2021
Feds Explore Rock City To Hotlanta Connection After Opioid Death Here
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Feds Explore Rock City To Hotlanta Connection After Opioid Death Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal prosecutors have charged a man with conspiracy to possess and sell a dangerous opioid following an investigation into a woman’s possible overdose death on St. Thomas,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2021
Mastercard, Trinidad & Tobago Fast Track Its Digital Transformation
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Mastercard, Trinidad & Tobago Fast Track Its Digital Transformation

PORT OF SPAIN — Mastercard and Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Center (TTIFC) announced their partnership to develop and implement strategic solutions that advance digital and financial inclusion by supporting…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2021
Police Need Your Help To Find Johnny ‘Kountry’ Encarnacion On St. Croix
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Police Need Your Help To Find Johnny ‘Kountry’ Encarnacion On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help tonight to find a missing man on St. Croix. Johnny “Kountry” Encarnacion, 49, was reported missing by family members earlier this week. Encarnacion is…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2021
COVID-19 Drops Maritime Freight Figures In Latin America and the Caribbean
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COVID-19 Drops Maritime Freight Figures In Latin America and the Caribbean

SANTIAGO — Maritime freight loaded and discharged in Latin America and the Caribbean is estimated to have fallen by 3.4 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2021
Coast Guard Saves 2 Bodyboarders Who Tried To Rescue Man Off Condado Beach
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Coast Guard Saves 2 Bodyboarders Who Tried To Rescue Man Off Condado Beach

SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard Boat Station San Juan crew rescued two men Tuesday and recovered the body one other from the water, after they were dragged by the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2021
VING Water Specialist On St. Thomas Charged In Brutal Beating Of Girlfriend
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VING Water Specialist On St. Thomas Charged In Brutal Beating Of Girlfriend

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Virgin Islands National Guard water purification specialist has been charged with beating his girlfriend after a dispute, authorities said Kimanie B. King, Sr., 25, of Estate Lerkenlund,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2021
Firefighters Respond To 3-Alarm Fire That Drove Ruby M. Rouse Resident From Home
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Firefighters Respond To 3-Alarm Fire That Drove Ruby M. Rouse Resident From Home

CHRISTIANSTED — Firefighters on St. Croix responded to three-alarm fire near Watergut on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched Virgin Islands Fire Service personnel from the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2021
Police Investigating After Teen Found Unconscious At Margaritaville Pool: VIPD
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Police Investigating After Teen Found Unconscious At Margaritaville Pool: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a female minor was found unconscious near a popular St. Thomas Wyndham resort pool hours after her family members reported her missing Tuesday…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2021

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