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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
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Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas

HAVANA — Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas. It made landfall…
Posted by John McCarthy October 21, 2024
Firefighters work to extinguish blaze at Anguilla landfill
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Firefighters work to extinguish blaze at Anguilla landfill

FREDERIKSTED — A large plume of smoke could be seen rising into the St. Croix sky for much of Sunday, another telltale sign that the ever-full Anguilla Landfill was on…
Posted by John McCarthy October 21, 2024
Disturbing video shows 3 suspects fatally shooting 26-year-old man at gas station
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Disturbing video shows 3 suspects fatally shooting 26-year-old man at gas station

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are looking for three masked suspects wanted for fatally shooting a man at a gas station in Bovoni on Saturday night. Venquon N. Richardson of St.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024
Police investigating fatal ambush shooting of 67-year-old man on a bike in Golden Rock
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Police investigating fatal ambush shooting of 67-year-old man on a bike in Golden Rock

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating the fatal ambush shooting of a 67-year-old St. Croix man on a bike in a Golden Rock residential neighborhood early this morning. Walton “Selah” Macedon…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024
LEPC awards $4.8 million for crime fighting, crime prevention, juvenile justice, crime victim services
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LEPC awards $4.8 million for crime fighting, crime prevention, juvenile justice, crime victim services

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) is pleased to announce the awarding of approximately $4.8 million in federally funded grants to criminal justice entities in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024
Mexican officials shake off investor concern in bilateral business summit
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Mexican officials shake off investor concern in bilateral business summit

MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials urged safety and stability in private investment in the country this week, following a bilateral summit with business leaders in which fears about constitutional reforms…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads towards Cuba
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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads towards Cuba

NASSAU — Hurricane Oscar made landfall early today in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading towards Cuba. Oscar, which the hurricane center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024
Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
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Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs attacked in several neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Saturday, forcing many people to leave their homes after gunfire raged through the night. Authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024
Child Passenger Safety Week observed in the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Child Passenger Safety Week observed in the U.S. Virgin Islands

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD)/Office of Highway Safety’s (VIOHS) and Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians provided free car seat safety checks to caregivers with young children in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024
Hazardous marine conditions existed in the USVI and Puerto Rico when Invest 94L passed
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Hazardous marine conditions existed in the USVI and Puerto Rico when Invest 94L passed

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard cautions recreational boaters, fishermen, beachgoers and water sports enthusiasts in U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico of potential high-surf and dangerous rip currents associated with…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2024

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