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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Drug Queenpin Nilda Morton Thumbs Nose At Feds, Gets Three More Years In Prison
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Drug Queenpin Nilda Morton Thumbs Nose At Feds, Gets Three More Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – An Anguilla native who agreed to cooperate with prosecutors to get a lighter sentence -- refused to testify again in court -- and was promptly given an…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2018
Former DPNR Officer Gets Nearly 16 Years In Prison For Running 100 Kilos of Cocaine
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Former DPNR Officer Gets Nearly 16 Years In Prison For Running 100 Kilos of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former Department of Planning and Natural Resources officer who masterminded a smuggling operation that moved 220 pounds (100 kilos) of cocaine through the territory was given…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2018
DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsor Rx Takeback Day on October 27
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DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsor Rx Takeback Day on October 27

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, A.J. Collazo and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said that an upcoming prescription take-back event is scheduled for…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2018
JetBlue Calls St. Croix An ‘Underperforming’ Destination, Will Pull Out In January 2019
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JetBlue Calls St. Croix An ‘Underperforming’ Destination, Will Pull Out In January 2019

FREDERIKSTED -- A series of planned network changes at JetBlue will see it shift fleet resources from what it considers underperforming cities and accelerate its focus-city growth strategy in Boston…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2018
Woman Shot In Nose When Someone Tries To Rob Man She Was With on St. Thomas
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Woman Shot In Nose When Someone Tries To Rob Man She Was With on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A man told police that his woman friend was shot in the nose when someone tried to rob him a gunpoint on St. Thomas last night. On…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2018
Mother and Teenage Daughter Shot In Car In Santa Maria … Survive Multiple Gunshots
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Mother and Teenage Daughter Shot In Car In Santa Maria … Survive Multiple Gunshots

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One woman and a teenage girl were wounded while sitting in a car on St. Thomas last night, authorities said. Each victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2018
One Person Dead, Four People Injured After Puerto Rico Nightclub Shooting Today
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One Person Dead, Four People Injured After Puerto Rico Nightclub Shooting Today

SAN JUAN — Police in Puerto Rico say one person has died and four others were injured following a shooting at a nightclub in the U.S. commonwealth. Authorities said in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2018
Virgin Islands Fire Service Explains Why We Heard Sirens On St. Croix Last Night
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Virgin Islands Fire Service Explains Why We Heard Sirens On St. Croix Last Night

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Fire Service (VIFS) will join other fire departments around the nation in observing Fire Prevention Week, October 7 to 13. Sponsored by the National Fire…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2018
St. Croix’s Linval Joseph Rambles For 1st NFL Touchdown in Vikings Victory Over Eagles
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St. Croix’s Linval Joseph Rambles For 1st NFL Touchdown in Vikings Victory Over Eagles

PHILADELPHIA — Linval Joseph whipped out the sunglasses, sat on the bench and pulled on the oxygen mask . Rest up, big man. Job well done. Kirk Cousins threw for 301 yards and…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2018
Senate Votes To Ban Plastic Drinking Straws As Part of Its Plastic Bag Ban
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Senate Votes To Ban Plastic Drinking Straws As Part of Its Plastic Bag Ban

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Committee on Government Affairs, Veterans, Energy & Environmental Protection, chaired by Sen. Sammuel Sanes, met on Wednesday. The committee sought to take testimony to amend the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2018

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