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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
V.I. National Guard Association Announces 2021 Scholarship Award Winner
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V.I. National Guard Association Announces 2021 Scholarship Award Winner

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands National Guard Association presented a $1,000 scholarship award to McKayla Collins recently. The ceremony was held in a conference room named after the late Canegata.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2021
Skylarker Escapes Jail By Promising Judge He’ll Smoke All The Weed He Smuggled
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Skylarker Escapes Jail By Promising Judge He’ll Smoke All The Weed He Smuggled

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Texas man who told federal officials he wasn't a drug dealer because he planned to smoke nearly 10 pounds of marijuana all by himself was given…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2021
Dominican Man Who Took 2,500 Pounds Of Cocaine To Puerto Rico Gets 11 Years
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Dominican Man Who Took 2,500 Pounds Of Cocaine To Puerto Rico Gets 11 Years

CHARLOTTE AMAKIE — A Dominican Republic man who thought he would make $200,000 by taking 2,500 pounds of cocaine from Venezuela to Puerto Rico — instead got 11 years in…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2021
St. Thomas Man Shot Coming Out Door Of Business Near Frenchtown: VIPD
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St. Thomas Man Shot Coming Out Door Of Business Near Frenchtown: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man told police he was shot coming out of a business near Frenchtown just before midnight on Tuesday, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2021
St. Thomas Man Killed When Pickup Crashes Into Him Near Nisky Center: VIPD
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St. Thomas Man Killed When Pickup Crashes Into Him Near Nisky Center: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man was killed when a pickup truck crashed into him as he was trying to cross the road near Nisky Center on Thursday afternoon,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2021
Police Need Your Help To Find 16-Year-Old Arjanae Frett On St. Thomas: VIPD
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Police Need Your Help To Find 16-Year-Old Arjanae Frett On St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a teenager who is missing on St. Thomas tonight. Arjanae Frett. 16, of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, has been reported missing…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2021
VIDOJ Opens New Medical Examiner’s Office In St. Thomas With Feds Funds
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VIDOJ Opens New Medical Examiner’s Office In St. Thomas With Feds Funds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George announced Tuesday the opening of the V.I. Department of Justice’s (VIDOJ) new Medical Examiner’s (ME) Office at 10A & 11A Bjerge Gade, St.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 22, 2021
Man Gets 1 Year In Prison For Allowing Associate To Access Gun In Safe House
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Man Gets 1 Year In Prison For Allowing Associate To Access Gun In Safe House

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been sentenced to just over one year in prison for one count of aiding and abetting possession of a firearm by a person…
Posted by John McCarthy July 22, 2021
Carlton Man Found Shot To Death Near In His Car Last Night: VIPD
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Carlton Man Found Shot To Death Near In His Car Last Night: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating a St. Croix man who was found shot to death in his car near his home last night. Travis Blair, 37, of Estate Carlton was…
Posted by John McCarthy July 21, 2021
Latin America, Caribbean To Defend Beef Production at UN Food Summit
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Latin America, Caribbean To Defend Beef Production at UN Food Summit

ASUNCIÓN — Latin American and Caribbean countries, especially big food producers in South America, will join forces to defend the region's livestock production at a United Nations' food summit this…
Posted by John McCarthy July 20, 2021

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