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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsors Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Training for VI and PR
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsors Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Training for VI and PR

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F Shappert said today that the Virgin Islands U.S.Attorney’s Office is sponsoring training this week for prosecutors from the USVI and Puerto Rico and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2018
Federal and Local Law Enforcement Present At Project Safe Neighborhoods
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Federal and Local Law Enforcement Present At Project Safe Neighborhoods

KANSAS CITY -- Three seasoned Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers and U.S Attorney Gretchen C.F.Shappert represented the territory at last week’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) National Conference in Missouri.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2018
St. Croix’s Eustace Shillingford Shot To Death At Gallows Bay Hardware Today
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St. Croix’s Eustace Shillingford Shot To Death At Gallows Bay Hardware Today

CHRISTIANSTED -- Police said they responded to a fatal shooting at a popular Gallows Bay hardware store late this morning. Eustace Shillingford, 26, was found shot to death lying on…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2018
UWI Seismic Research Center Says 54 Earthquakes Struck In Last 24 Hours
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UWI Seismic Research Center Says 54 Earthquakes Struck In Last 24 Hours

PORT OF SPAIN -- The University of the West Indies' Seismic Research Center in Trinidad is reporting that 54 earthquakes occurred within the last 24 hours in the Eastern Caribbean.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2018
UVI Receives $150,000 Scholarship Grant from Coca-Cola Foundation
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UVI Receives $150,000 Scholarship Grant from Coca-Cola Foundation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has received a $150,000 donation from The Coca-Cola Foundation to provide scholarships to students who represent the first generation in their family…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2018
NOAA Environmental Literacy Program Awards UVI $500,000 in Funds
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NOAA Environmental Literacy Program Awards UVI $500,000 in Funds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The University of the Virgin Islands has received $500,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program (ELP) for its U.S. Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2018
10 Things Your Body Is Trying To Tell You If You Sweat In Your Sleep
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10 Things Your Body Is Trying To Tell You If You Sweat In Your Sleep

A good night's rest can become unpleasant pretty quickly if you don't feel like you're able to regulate your temperature.  Sweating in your sleep, however, is not necessarily a sign…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2018
BVI Man Accused of Strangling, Punching, Slapping and Biting St. Thomas Woman At Beach
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BVI Man Accused of Strangling, Punching, Slapping and Biting St. Thomas Woman At Beach

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas woman told police that a BVI man strangled, slapped, punched and bit her at the beach on Thursday. Isaiah R. Frett, 34, of Road…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2018
French Cops Seize 628 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $27 Million
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French Cops Seize 628 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $27 Million

MARIGOT -- French authorities on Saint Martin seized 285 kilograms (628 pounds) of cocaine worth some $27.4 million. Gerald Darmanin, France's minister of public action and accounts, said the bust…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2018
Toys For Tots Program Brings Gifts to 1,800 USVI Children
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Toys For Tots Program Brings Gifts to 1,800 USVI Children

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The holidays came early this year for children in the territory as the USVI Hotel & Tourism Association and St. Croix Hotel & Tourism Association worked alongside…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2018

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