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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
NWS Sets Rip Current Warnings For St. Croix, Vieques and Culebra For Tonight
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NWS Sets Rip Current Warnings For St. Croix, Vieques and Culebra For Tonight

SAN JUAN — Precipitable water should remain above two inches and allow showers and thunderstorms to continue developing over the area. Conditions should gradually improve today. A limited heat risk…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2023
Underwater music show in the Florida Keys promotes awareness of coral reef protection
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Underwater music show in the Florida Keys promotes awareness of coral reef protection

BIG PINE KEY (AP) — Hundreds of divers and snorkelers listened to an underwater concert that advocated coral reef protection Saturday in the Florida Keys. The Lower Keys Underwater Music…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2023
Thieves Steal 100 Solar Panels Worth $625K From Poorly-Secured High School Over July 4
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Thieves Steal 100 Solar Panels Worth $625K From Poorly-Secured High School Over July 4

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) broke ground on the construction of a 150 kW Solar plus 300 kW battery micro-grid at the St. Croix Educational Complex (SCEC)…
Posted by John McCarthy July 8, 2023
VIFEMS Warns of ‘Hazardous Smoke’ From Bovoni Landfill Fire in St. Thomas
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VIFEMS Warns of ‘Hazardous Smoke’ From Bovoni Landfill Fire in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Fire Service is working to contain "a very large, deep seated fire" at the Bovoni landfill in St. Thomas. VIFEMS issued an urgent community…
Posted by John McCarthy July 8, 2023
Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston named WNBA Rookie of the Month again
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Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston named WNBA Rookie of the Month again

INDIANAPLIS — New month, same honor. Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever was named WNBA Rookie of the Month for June after averaging 15.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5…
Posted by John McCarthy July 8, 2023
Rainfall Risk for U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Rainfall Risk for U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave will cross the region later today and tonight promoting variable and unstable weather with shower and thunderstorm development across the region. As the day…
Posted by John McCarthy July 8, 2023
Help Police Find Everton Rutherford Wanted In Connection To Shooting At Peters Rest Bar
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Help Police Find Everton Rutherford Wanted In Connection To Shooting At Peters Rest Bar

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help today to find a St. Croix man wanted in connection to a shooting at a Peters Rest bar that injured six people. Everton Rutherford…
Posted by John McCarthy July 8, 2023
Man Wanted In Shooting of 6 At Tipsy Iguana Turns Himself In To Police
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Man Wanted In Shooting of 6 At Tipsy Iguana Turns Himself In To Police

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man wanted in connection to the March shooting of six people in a Peters Rest bar has turned himself in to authorities. Devonte George, 18,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2023
Swing state Republicans bleed donors dry over Trump’s false election claims
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Swing state Republicans bleed donors dry over Trump’s false election claims

ANN ARBOR — Real estate mogul Ron Weiser has been one of the biggest donors to the Michigan Republican Party, giving $4.5 million in the recent midterm election cycle. But…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2023
Cops Investigate Unnatural Death of Djante Carrington In Estate St. Georges On St. Croix
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Cops Investigate Unnatural Death of Djante Carrington In Estate St. Georges On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a man was found hanging from the neck in a bedroom in Estate St. Georges on Wednesday. Djante Carrington, 25, of Estate St. Georges,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2023

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