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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Government Officials Urge Motoring Public To Avoid Using Bovoni Road
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Government Officials Urge Motoring Public To Avoid Using Bovoni Road

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — With increasing efforts to suppress the fire at the Bovoni Landfill, theVirgin Islands Police Department, Virgin Islands Fire Medical and Emergency Medical Services, and Virgin Islands Waste…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2023
APB Issued For SUV Driver Who Crashed Into Two Cyclists, Causing ‘Major’ Injuries
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APB Issued For SUV Driver Who Crashed Into Two Cyclists, Causing ‘Major’ Injuries

KINGSHILL — Police have issued an All Points Bulletin for the driver of an SUV that crashed into two cyclists who were seriously injured and have been medevacked off-island for…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Important SNAP/CASH Documentation Deadline Looming in the USVI
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Important SNAP/CASH Documentation Deadline Looming in the USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The USVI Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) wishes to remind all SNAP/CASH households in the U.S. Virgin Islands of the approaching deadline…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Routine Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows Leads To Man’s Arrest On Drug Trafficking Charges
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Routine Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows Leads To Man’s Arrest On Drug Trafficking Charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 27-year-old St. Thomas man is facing drug trafficking charges after police said they seized drugs and drug paraphernalia from his vehicle. Maulique Caines, of Charlotte Amalie,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Seat Belt Violator Leads Cops On High-Speed Chase On Veterans Drive
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Seat Belt Violator Leads Cops On High-Speed Chase On Veterans Drive

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly led police on a high-speed through streets on the downtown St. Thomas waterfront late Sunday afternoon. Patrol and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
i AND i: Past Experience Has Taught Floridians To Fear ‘i’ Named Storms
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i AND i: Past Experience Has Taught Floridians To Fear ‘i’ Named Storms

TAMPA — Floridians knew when Idalia hit the Gulf Coast it joined a long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.” Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Woman Accuses Family Member of Pressing Gun To Her Face, Then Assaulting Her
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Woman Accuses Family Member of Pressing Gun To Her Face, Then Assaulting Her

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after officers were dispatched to Estate Bovoni Apartments in reference to a possible assault on Saturday. Officers met with an adult female female who…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Cops Release Surveillance Video of Suspects in Bolongo Garbage Bin Site Murder on St. Thomas UPDATE!
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Cops Release Surveillance Video of Suspects in Bolongo Garbage Bin Site Murder on St. Thomas UPDATE!

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect involved in a homicide at the Bolongo Garbage Bin site in St. Thomas last month. Two…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Dominican Republic’s president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti
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Dominican Republic’s president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in their dispute over construction of a…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nigel now a hurricane; storm poses no threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic
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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nigel now a hurricane; storm poses no threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic

MIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nigel now a hurricane; storm poses no threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic. With the northerly swell still hitting northern Puerto Rico,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023

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