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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
New York Man Gets 8.5 Years In Prison For Two Gunpoint Jewelry Store Robberies on St. Thomas
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New York Man Gets 8.5 Years In Prison For Two Gunpoint Jewelry Store Robberies on St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A New York man was given eight and a half years in prison by a federal judge today for his role in…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2018
MONTH EARLY? Hurricane Season Just Can’t Wait With Tropical System Set To Form This Weekend
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MONTH EARLY? Hurricane Season Just Can’t Wait With Tropical System Set To Form This Weekend

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- We're still almost a month away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, so why are we already looking at tropical…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2018
Despite Speedy Recovery, Caribbean Is Poised to Lose Billions of Tourism Dollars
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Despite Speedy Recovery, Caribbean Is Poised to Lose Billions of Tourism Dollars

BUENOS AIRES -- The numbers are sobering. When Hurricanes Irma and Maria battered the Caribbean last fall, the region lost nearly one million visitors and an estimated $900 million in tourism-related…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2018
FEDERAL AFFIDAVITS: Two People Helped Nathaniel Thomas Escape From Golden Grove in March
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FEDERAL AFFIDAVITS: Two People Helped Nathaniel Thomas Escape From Golden Grove in March

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- Convicted felon Nathaniel Thomas escaped from Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix in March with the help of two people, according…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2018
St. Lucian Expelled For ‘Moral Turpitude’ in 2014 Comes Back To St. Thomas In April
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St. Lucian Expelled For ‘Moral Turpitude’ in 2014 Comes Back To St. Thomas In April

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of St. Lucia expelled from the territory for "moral turpitude" in 2014 was charged in federal court for trying to…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2018
Puerto Rico Air National Guard C-130 Crashes in Georgia Killing All Nine On Board Today
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Puerto Rico Air National Guard C-130 Crashes in Georgia Killing All Nine On Board Today

THE WC-130 WAS ONCE A HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAVANNAH -- A Puerto Rico Air National Guard plane crashed in Georgia shortly after takeoff today, killing nine people aboard…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2018
GOVERNMENT HOUSE: Nelson Petty Jr. Sworn In As Public Works Commissioner
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: Nelson Petty Jr. Sworn In As Public Works Commissioner

PROUD MOMENT: (From left) Gov. Kenneth Mapp, Julio Rhymer Sr., Nelson Petty Jr. and Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter. CHRISTIANSTED – Nelson Petty Jr. has been officially sworn in as Commissioner…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2018
SUDDEN DEATH: St. Thomas Man Hangs Himself With A Belt At Lindbergh Bay Beach Today
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SUDDEN DEATH: St. Thomas Man Hangs Himself With A Belt At Lindbergh Bay Beach Today

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man living on St. Thomas hanged himself with a belt at the Lindbergh Bay beach early this morning, authorities said. The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2018
Parole Board Decides It Will Visit Territorial Inmates in U.S. Mainland Prisons … Complete List
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Parole Board Decides It Will Visit Territorial Inmates in U.S. Mainland Prisons … Complete List

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Parole Board said that it will hear testimony from inmates incarcerated at various penal institutions from here to the U.S. mainland beginning May 21.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2018
Virgin Islands Port Authority Buys Two New 45-Foot Pilot Boats For St. Thomas and St. John
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Virgin Islands Port Authority Buys Two New 45-Foot Pilot Boats For St. Thomas and St. John

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two new custom welded aluminum vessels to the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA). The vessels, designed…
Posted by John McCarthy April 30, 2018

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