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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
CDC in Atlanta: Flu Bug Has Spread To Puerto Rico and 49 Other States
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CDC in Atlanta: Flu Bug Has Spread To Puerto Rico and 49 Other States

SAN JUAN – The flu season is far from over -- and spreading to the Caribbean. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting the flu is widespread in 49 states…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2019
Seven Venezuelans Get 1.75 Years In Prison And Ticket Home For Bringing 357 Pounds of Marijuana Here
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Seven Venezuelans Get 1.75 Years In Prison And Ticket Home For Bringing 357 Pounds of Marijuana Here

CHRISTIANSTED – Seven Venezuelan men were given sentences of 1.75 years in prison for bringing 357 pounds of marijuana to the region. Felix Gomez, 38, Roman Jose Aguilera Gig, 39,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2019
GAO: We’re Not Sure $560 Million Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Is Working
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GAO: We’re Not Sure $560 Million Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Is Working

SAN JUAN -- A federal report released Wednesday said the U.S. government spent more than $560 million to boost security across the Caribbean during this decade but doesn't know whether…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2019
VIWMA: Scrap Metal Yard For Junk Vehicles Will Be Closed On Sundays Now
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VIWMA: Scrap Metal Yard For Junk Vehicles Will Be Closed On Sundays Now

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) advised solid waste haulers that the section of the scrap metal yard that collects and stores vehicles will be closed…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2019
Grand Jury Hands Down Indictment Against Ohio ‘Peeping Tom’ Who Failed To Register As A Sex Offender
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Grand Jury Hands Down Indictment Against Ohio ‘Peeping Tom’ Who Failed To Register As A Sex Offender

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal Grand Jury handed down an indictment six days ago against a St. Thomas resident who failed to register as a sex offender here. Jeffrey Cole,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 27, 2019
A 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Barbados, St. Vincent And The Grenadines and St. Lucia Early This Morning
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A 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Barbados, St. Vincent And The Grenadines and St. Lucia Early This Morning

BRIDGETOWN -- People in Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Lucia were rattled by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake early this morning. The 'quake struck about 73 miles west-southwest…
Posted by John McCarthy February 27, 2019
‘Operation Crocodile’ Nets 75 People On Drug Charges … Dealers Fed Rivals To Pet Caimans
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‘Operation Crocodile’ Nets 75 People On Drug Charges … Dealers Fed Rivals To Pet Caimans

SAN JUAN — A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted 75 people accused of running a multi million dollar drug trafficking ring and of throwing bodies of victims…
Posted by John McCarthy February 27, 2019
St. Croix’s Reginald Bell Arrested For Animal Abuse After Facebook Petition
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St. Croix’s Reginald Bell Arrested For Animal Abuse After Facebook Petition

FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix man who became infamous in Facebook videos for throwing his pit bulls into the Caribbean Sea off of the Anne E. Abramson Marine Facility and…
Posted by John McCarthy February 26, 2019
Puerto Rico Gets Boost In Cold-Storage Capacity For Vaccines
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Puerto Rico Gets Boost In Cold-Storage Capacity For Vaccines

SAN JUAN -- Direct Relief is equipping 89 health facilities across Puerto Rico with 164 FDA-compliant, pharmaceutical-grade refrigeration units – expanding the island’s capacity to store temperature-sensitive vaccines by six…
Posted by John McCarthy February 26, 2019
Juli Campbell And Three Others Charged With Disaster Fraud and Identity Theft: USAO
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Juli Campbell And Three Others Charged With Disaster Fraud and Identity Theft: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that charges have been unsealed against Juli Campbell and three others for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 26, 2019

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