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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Police Seek Suspect After Man Shot In Subbase Early This Morning
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Police Seek Suspect After Man Shot In Subbase Early This Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was shot and injured in Subbase early this morning. The 911 Emergency Call Center was alerted to multiple shots fired near…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall In Florida
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Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall In Florida

SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor several tropical systems in the Atlantic, including: Hurricane Franklin, located a couple of hundred miles west-northwest of Bermuda, on Hurricane…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2023
Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Claiming Its Whoppers Are Too Small
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Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Claiming Its Whoppers Are Too Small

MIAMI (Reuters) — A federal judge has rejected Burger King's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it cheated hungry customers by making its Whopper sandwich appear larger than it…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2023
Indiana Fever Get Critical Aliyah Boston Injury Update Amid Playoff Push
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Indiana Fever Get Critical Aliyah Boston Injury Update Amid Playoff Push

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston, the No. 1 overall pick in April's WNBA draft, exited Sunday's game in the third quarter with a right thumb injury prior to her…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2023
Person Killed In One-Car Crash In Hermon Hill Can’t Be Identified Due To Fire
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Person Killed In One-Car Crash In Hermon Hill Can’t Be Identified Due To Fire

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are still trying to determine the identity of a driver who was killed in a one-car crash in Hermon Hill just after midnight Saturday. The Patrol Division at…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2023
Idalia strengthens into a hurricane, chases Florida residents away from vulnerable coast
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Idalia strengthens into a hurricane, chases Florida residents away from vulnerable coast

TAMPA (AP) — Idalia strengthened into a hurricane today and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2023
Department of Finance St. Thomas Office Closes Tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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Department of Finance St. Thomas Office Closes Tomorrow at 2 p.m.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commissioner Nominee Kevin McCurdy announces that the Department of Finance St.Thomas office will be closed Wednesday, August 30 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. forEmployee Appreciation Day.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2023
Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by deluded pastor into gang territory
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Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by deluded pastor into gang territory

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The director of Haiti’s National Police vowed Monday to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and sticks over the weekend to…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2023
Another Sticky Day … Temps Between 108-111
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Another Sticky Day … Temps Between 108-111

Good morning , are you ready for another hot sticky day?. Heat indexes between 108 to 111 degrees are expected across southern and eastern sectors. Sectors of the north will…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2023
‘High-Pitched’ Armed Robber Makes Off With Money From Cash Register Near Boardwalk
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‘High-Pitched’ Armed Robber Makes Off With Money From Cash Register Near Boardwalk

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating an armed robbery of a convenience store near the Christiansted Boardwalk in St. Croix on Sunday afternoon. The 911 Emergency Call Center reported an armed…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2023

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