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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Rossie’s Bar & Restaurant, Favored By The Governor, Robbed At Gunpoint: VIPD
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Rossie’s Bar & Restaurant, Favored By The Governor, Robbed At Gunpoint: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating an armed robbery of one of the preferred restaurants of the chief executive of the territory. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 20, 2021
Man Who Tried To Flee Traffic Stop 20 Minutes After Armed Robbery Arrested
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Man Who Tried To Flee Traffic Stop 20 Minutes After Armed Robbery Arrested

CHRISTIANSTED — About 20 minutes after an armed robbery of Rossie's Bar & Restaurant, police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on two vehicles parked in the same general area…
Posted by John McCarthy August 20, 2021
St. Thomas TV Journalist Remembered For Promoting Territory’s Tourism Product
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St. Thomas TV Journalist Remembered For Promoting Territory’s Tourism Product

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Journalist Netfa “Tafa” Romain, who died Tuesday, is being remembered as a creative powerhouse who used his talents to promote and uplift the territory. “It is with…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2021
NASA Sends ‘Airborne Science Lab’ To St. Croix For 45 Days Of Test Flights
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NASA Sends ‘Airborne Science Lab’ To St. Croix For 45 Days Of Test Flights

FREDERIKSTED — NASA’s "airborne science lab" deployed to St. Croix on Tuesday after more than six months of preparation and instrument upload. As part of the Convective Processes Experiment —…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2021
UVI Gets $2.5 Million NSF Grant To Study Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
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UVI Gets $2.5 Million NSF Grant To Study Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has been awarded a $2.5 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study stony coral tissue loss disease in the U.S. Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2021
Repeat Offender Charged With Punching Woman In The Face, Strangling Her: VIPD
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Repeat Offender Charged With Punching Woman In The Face, Strangling Her: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man charged in 2010 with domestic violence was arrested for allegedly punching a woman in the face and choking her, authorities said. Akeem Antonio…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2021
VIPA Welcomes Celebrity Equinox Guests Back To St. Croix This Morning
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VIPA Welcomes Celebrity Equinox Guests Back To St. Croix This Morning

FREDERIKSTED — The Celebrity Equinox is docked at the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility in St. Croix this morning. The upscale cruise ship, registered in Malta, is scheduled to stay…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2021
Police Need Info On Why Woman Stabbed Man Downtown In St. Thomas On Sunday
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Police Need Info On Why Woman Stabbed Man Downtown In St. Thomas On Sunday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating why a woman stabbed a man in downtown St. Thomas during the early morning hours Sunday, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched…
Posted by John McCarthy August 17, 2021
Convicted New Jersey Carjacker Detained By Feds At St. Thomas Airport: VIPD
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Convicted New Jersey Carjacker Detained By Feds At St. Thomas Airport: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A New Jersey man who was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2017 for being the "ringleader" of a "major international carjacking and stolen car trafficking…
Posted by John McCarthy August 17, 2021
Road Striping In Mon Bijou To Cane Bay Will Delay Motorists This Week: VIPD
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Road Striping In Mon Bijou To Cane Bay Will Delay Motorists This Week: VIPD

KINGSHILL — BLDM, Inc, the contractor working for AT&T, will be doing road striping on portions of Queen Mary Highway (Centerline Road), Mon Bijou Road and Canaan Ridge Road, the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 17, 2021

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