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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 Gives Up 3 Smugglers, $3.75 Million In Seized Cocaine To Federal Agents
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Coast Guard Gives Up 3 Smugglers, $3.75 Million In Seized Cocaine To Federal Agents

SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard Boat Station San Juan crew transferred custody of three men and $3.75 million in seized cocaine Monday to federal agents in Puerto Rico. The…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2021
UVI CELL Taps Chef Kerish Robles To Head New Culinary Arts Program
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UVI CELL Taps Chef Kerish Robles To Head New Culinary Arts Program

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands - Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI CELL) has hired local chef and educator, Kerish Robles as program manager for…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2021
Coast Guard Seizes $3.5 Million In Cocaine, Nabs 2 Suspects Near Isla Saona
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Coast Guard Seizes $3.5 Million In Cocaine, Nabs 2 Suspects Near Isla Saona

SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez offloaded $3.5 million in cocaine and transferred custody of three smugglers to federal agents in Puerto Rico. The…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2021
Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 4 Men From Posh Fishing Boat Off Pelican Cay
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Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 4 Men From Posh Fishing Boat Off Pelican Cay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter hoisted four men from a pleasure craft Sunday night, after the vessel ran aground on Pelican Cay in…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2021
Puerto Rican Woman With 10 Pounds Of Marijuana For Bartender Gets Probation
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Puerto Rican Woman With 10 Pounds Of Marijuana For Bartender Gets Probation

CHRISTIANSTED — A Puerto Rican woman who delivered nearly ten pounds of marijuana to a St. Croix bartender aboard a commercial airline was given probation by a federal judge, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2021
Police Need Your Help To Find Kenneth Springer Wanted For Check Kiting
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Police Need Your Help To Find Kenneth Springer Wanted For Check Kiting

FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD is asking for the St. Croix community’s assistance in locating 46-year-old Kenneth L. Springer. Springer is wanted on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses, forgery,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2021
Tropical Storm Wanda Forms In The North-Central Atlantic
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Tropical Storm Wanda Forms In The North-Central Atlantic

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Wanda formed over the Atlantic Ocean today — and while it isn't expected to make landfall, it's still making history. For only the third time ever,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2021
FBI Releases Video Of 5 Kidnappers Who Killed Teenage Restaurant Worker
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FBI Releases Video Of 5 Kidnappers Who Killed Teenage Restaurant Worker

SAN JUAN — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a video last night in which the five men charged with the murder of a 17-year-old teenager appear. Three males…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2021
FBI Manhunt Underway For Kidnappers Who Killed 17-Year-Old In Puerto Rico
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FBI Manhunt Underway For Kidnappers Who Killed 17-Year-Old In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — An FBI manhunt is underway for four men after a 17-year-old hostage was killed after being kidnapped with two other people when leaving a paella restaurant where…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2021
Man Shot Dead While Weed-Whacking In La Grange Friday Afternoon: VIPD
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Man Shot Dead While Weed-Whacking In La Grange Friday Afternoon: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a man was shot dead as he was landscaping in La Grange on Friday afternoon. The 911 Emergency Call Center received calls regarding a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2021

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