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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Scientists Say Coral Bleaching Is Threatening Caribbean Communities
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Scientists Say Coral Bleaching Is Threatening Caribbean Communities

GUSTAVIA -- Climate change has fueled coral reef bleaching throughout the tropics, with negative consequences for reef ecosystems and the people who depend on them. A new study finds that…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2019
Senator Gittens Salutes Success of Farmers, This Year’s Agriculture Fair
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Senator Gittens Salutes Success of Farmers, This Year’s Agriculture Fair

FREDERIKSTED -- Senate President Kenneth Gittens said that he is encouraged about the state of the territory’s farming industry. Speaking at the 48th Annual Agricultural and Food Fair on Saturday, he…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2019
Juan Luis Hospital Director Zakee Abdur Rasheed Faces One Year In Prison For Federal Fraud
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Juan Luis Hospital Director Zakee Abdur Rasheed Faces One Year In Prison For Federal Fraud

CHRISTIANSTED – A California man admitted in federal court to documents fraud related to a 2012 Virgin Islands driver's license application on St. Croix, authorities said. Zakee Abdur Rasheed, 47,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
Mexican Deported From Texas In 2017 Admits To Coming To St. Croix in 2018
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Mexican Deported From Texas In 2017 Admits To Coming To St. Croix in 2018

CHRISTIANSTED – A Mexican national who was deported from the United States about a year ago admitted in federal court that he returned here illegally again in 2018. Manuel Alberto…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
Wanted Louisiana Fugitive Brandel Berry Captured Within Nine Days By VIPD
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Wanted Louisiana Fugitive Brandel Berry Captured Within Nine Days By VIPD

FREDERIKSTED -- Members of the VIPD's Criminal Investigation Bureau on St. Croix conducted a joint assignment with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a search for wanted fugitive Brandel Lynard Berry. Berry…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
St. Croix’s Michael Atwell Wins 46th Annual Spelling Bee At John Woodson Jr. High
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St. Croix’s Michael Atwell Wins 46th Annual Spelling Bee At John Woodson Jr. High

FREDERIKSTED -- Good Hope Country Day School seventh-grader Michael Atwell spelled the word “torotoro” correctly in round 15, making him the winner of the 46th Annual St. Croix District Intermediate Spelling…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
VIPD Shoots Down WhatsApp Hoax Voice Mail Threats Circulating In Territory
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VIPD Shoots Down WhatsApp Hoax Voice Mail Threats Circulating In Territory

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Police Department has responded to the WhatsApp voice message circulating in the territory falsely claiming that there will be a threat to the USVI in…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
V.I. G.O.P. National Committee Member Named To Group That Will Nominate 2020 President
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V.I. G.O.P. National Committee Member Named To Group That Will Nominate 2020 President

WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands national committeeman has been named to the group that will nominate the Republican Party's choice for president in 2020. Jevon O.A. Williams, 31, of St. Croix also…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
St. Croix Man Fights Off Armed Attacker Who Demanded ‘Belongings,’ Fired Shots At Paradise Mills
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St. Croix Man Fights Off Armed Attacker Who Demanded ‘Belongings,’ Fired Shots At Paradise Mills

FREDERIKSTED -- On February 17, 2019 the 911 Emergency Call Center received a call from the Juan Luis F. Hospital in reference to a gunshot wound victim. Detectives made contact…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019
Police Say St. Thomas’ Carl Fleming Jr. Grabbed $2,000 From A Parked Delivery Van
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Police Say St. Thomas’ Carl Fleming Jr. Grabbed $2,000 From A Parked Delivery Van

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police say a St. Thomas man heisted cash from a delivery van about three weeks ago. Carl Fleming, Jr., 26, of St. Thomas was arrested on Sunday…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2019

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