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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Heavily Armed Man Out On Bail For February Murder Shoots Police Detective Dead
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Heavily Armed Man Out On Bail For February Murder Shoots Police Detective Dead

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man released on bail for a February murder is accused of killing a police officer in Hospital Ground St. Thomas this morning. Richardson Dangleben Jr, 50,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2023
Governor Expresses Condolences on Killing of Police Officer In Line of Duty
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Governor Expresses Condolences on Killing of Police Officer In Line of Duty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement today mourning the loss of Virgin Islands Police Detective Delberth "Buju" Phipps Jr., who was killed in the line of duty this…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2023
NWS Forecasts ‘Squally Weather’ With Passing of Tropical Wave
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NWS Forecasts ‘Squally Weather’ With Passing of Tropical Wave

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave moved westward towards the region on Monday night and could cause squally weather this morning, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters expect the strongest…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2023
Riots erupt in French Caribbean territories in reaction to unrest in France over teen’s death
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Riots erupt in French Caribbean territories in reaction to unrest in France over teen’s death

CAYENNE (AP) — Riots have erupted in French Caribbean territories to protest the police shooting death of a teenager in a Paris suburb, with at least one person killed as…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2023
Hundreds in Puerto Rico Protest Proposed Increase in Electricity Bills
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Hundreds in Puerto Rico Protest Proposed Increase in Electricity Bills

SAN JUAN (AP) — Hundreds of people including religious leaders, economists, teachers and retirees this week protested a proposed increase to already high electric bills that a growing number of…
Posted by John McCarthy July 2, 2023
US top diplomat Blinken to discuss Haiti crises with country’s premier
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US top diplomat Blinken to discuss Haiti crises with country’s premier

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss political, security and humanitarian crises in Haiti with Prime Minister Ariel Henry tbis week, a State Department official said. Blinken…
Posted by John McCarthy July 2, 2023
‘Watermelon snow’ piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter
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‘Watermelon snow’ piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — High up in the mountains, amid pinyon pine and quaking aspen trees, the remaining remnants of the winter’s snow is dotted with hues of pinks, purples…
Posted by John McCarthy July 2, 2023
Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash in St. Thomas
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Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in St. Thomas on Friday night. The crash occurred on Veterans Drive just east of the Boy Scout building minutes…
Posted by John McCarthy July 1, 2023
Indiana Fever rookie Aliyah Boston is WNBA All-Star starter, but she can’t keep a secret
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Indiana Fever rookie Aliyah Boston is WNBA All-Star starter, but she can’t keep a secret

INDIANAPOLIS —The first thing Indiana Fever rookie Aliyah Boston did after finding out she was a WNBA All-Star starter is text her family group chat — even though WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert told her…
Posted by John McCarthy July 1, 2023
CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Woman Arrested For Brandishing Weapon, Threats on St. Thomas
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Woman Arrested For Brandishing Weapon, Threats on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a woman was captured on surveillance video brandishing a weapon when threatening two people in St. Thomas. Joanne Rhymer, 54, was arrested Thursday…
Posted by John McCarthy July 1, 2023

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