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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
VIPD Going In To The Churches To Summon All Help Possible To Fight Violent Crime In USVI
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VIPD Going In To The Churches To Summon All Help Possible To Fight Violent Crime In USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As the new Commissioner nominee of Public Safety, Trevor Velinor was introduced to the community at a July 25 press conference at the Omar Brown Sr. Fire…
Posted by John McCarthy August 6, 2019
St. Croix Man Faces 10 Years In Prison For Smuggling 19 Kilos Of Cocaine To Miami
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St. Croix Man Faces 10 Years In Prison For Smuggling 19 Kilos Of Cocaine To Miami

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man admitted in federal court that he tried to smuggle about 42 pounds of cocaine from St. Thomas to Florida, authorities said. Mikhail "NastyMik"…
Posted by John McCarthy August 5, 2019
VIPD: St. Thomas’ Marciano Rivera Charged In Multiple Knifepoint Rapes of 13-Year-Old Boy
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VIPD: St. Thomas’ Marciano Rivera Charged In Multiple Knifepoint Rapes of 13-Year-Old Boy

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested late Sunday night after being charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy at knifepoint on at least five separate occasions, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 5, 2019
St. Croix Man Wanted For March Murder of Kelvin ‘Gerbil’ Woodson Arrested
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St. Croix Man Wanted For March Murder of Kelvin ‘Gerbil’ Woodson Arrested

CHRISTIANSTED — A 33-year-old St. Croix man was arrested in connection with the murder of Kelvin "Gerbil" Woodson on Thursday, authorities said. Pernell Adulphus "Pete" Towers, Jr., is charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2019
SRMC: Anna’s Retreat Man Allegedly Raped 13-Year-Old Boy 5 Times By Threatening to Kill Him With A Knife
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SRMC: Anna’s Retreat Man Allegedly Raped 13-Year-Old Boy 5 Times By Threatening to Kill Him With A Knife

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy on at least five occasions by threatening to kill him with a knife if he…
Posted by John McCarthy July 31, 2019
Crimestoppers Has $15K Reward For Information About Fort Frederik Shooting; Gittens Asks Witnesses To Talk
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Crimestoppers Has $15K Reward For Information About Fort Frederik Shooting; Gittens Asks Witnesses To Talk

FREDERIKSTED — St. Croix Senator Kenneth Gittens has once again denounced the spate of violence that has held our community and law-abiding citizens hostage. He said the sequence of violent events…
Posted by John McCarthy July 30, 2019
Four Armed Masked Men Hold Up Galaxy Bar In Smith Bay Early Sunday Morning
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Four Armed Masked Men Hold Up Galaxy Bar In Smith Bay Early Sunday Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police say they need your help to solve a series of armed robberies that have occurred in the St. Thomas-St. John District. The latest of these armed…
Posted by John McCarthy July 29, 2019
Shooting At Floatopia Beach Event In Frederiksted Leaves Six Injured, One Seriously
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Shooting At Floatopia Beach Event In Frederiksted Leaves Six Injured, One Seriously

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating a shooting that left six people injured at the Floatopia event near Fort Frederik beach last night, authorities said. The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency…
Posted by John McCarthy July 29, 2019
VIPD: Taheem ‘Debo’ Samuel Shot To Death At St. Croix Mutual Homes Last Night
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VIPD: Taheem ‘Debo’ Samuel Shot To Death At St. Croix Mutual Homes Last Night

FREDERIKSTED — A 20-year-old St. Croix man was shot multiple times and died at St. Croix Mutual Homes in Grove Place last night, authorities said. Taheem "Debo" Samuel of Grove…
Posted by John McCarthy July 28, 2019
DOUBLE DIPPING! Florida Man Uses Found VIPA Checks As A $93,000 Windfall For Himself And Co-Workers
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DOUBLE DIPPING! Florida Man Uses Found VIPA Checks As A $93,000 Windfall For Himself And Co-Workers

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Florida man repairing hurricane-damaged property for the Virgin Islands Port Authority in St. Thomas discovered blank marine revenue checks in a filing cabinet and hand-wrote at…
Posted by John McCarthy July 27, 2019

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