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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
VIWMA Closes St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill Due To ‘Heavy Smoke’
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VIWMA Closes St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill Due To ‘Heavy Smoke’

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that the St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill are now closed. The facilities were temporarily closed today due…
Posted by John McCarthy October 15, 2018
DPNR Says It Is Monitoring Anguilla Landfill Fire, Warns People To Avoid Breathing Smoke
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DPNR Says It Is Monitoring Anguilla Landfill Fire, Warns People To Avoid Breathing Smoke

FREDERIKSTED -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that it in monitoring the fire that began at the Anguilla Landfill in the early morning hours Sunday. The…
Posted by John McCarthy October 15, 2018
Fire Services, VIWMA Working To Bring Anguilla Landfill Fire Under Control
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Fire Services, VIWMA Working To Bring Anguilla Landfill Fire Under Control

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said this morning there is an active fire in the mulch section at the entrance of the Anguilla Landfill. The fire…
Posted by John McCarthy October 14, 2018
CRUCIAN CONFUSION: CHS DOESN’T Go On Lockdown After Student Gun Detected
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CRUCIAN CONFUSION: CHS DOESN’T Go On Lockdown After Student Gun Detected

MID-ISLAND ST. CROIX -- A high school student who attacked a teacher on Thursday was found to have a loaded handgun in his bag, authorities said. On Thursday, October 11,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 12, 2018
Bush Tea With A Cop Community Outreach Program Moves To St. Croix Tomorrow
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Bush Tea With A Cop Community Outreach Program Moves To St. Croix Tomorrow

CHRISTIANSTED — The National Crime Prevention Council has designated the month of October as Crime Prevention Month.  The theme for 2018 is “Celebrating communities that are making a difference." The Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy October 12, 2018
St. Thomas Armed Robbery Getaway Driver Devon Davis Gets Five Years In Prison
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St. Thomas Armed Robbery Getaway Driver Devon Davis Gets Five Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas armed robbery getaway driver got only five years in prison when he was facing a maximum count of 20 years in prison. Devon Davis,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2018
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

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