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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Tropical Storm Bret Swirled Near St. Vincent; Tropical Storm Cindy Sweeps North
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Tropical Storm Bret Swirled Near St. Vincent; Tropical Storm Cindy Sweeps North

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret swirled close to St. Vincent late Thursday as it began pushing into the eastern Caribbean, where islands were shut down to brace for…
Posted by John McCarthy June 24, 2023
Cops Arrest St. Croix Man For Forging Check of $1,425 and Trying To Cash It At Drive-Thru
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Cops Arrest St. Croix Man For Forging Check of $1,425 and Trying To Cash It At Drive-Thru

CHRISTIANSTED — Police arrested a St. Croix man after they said he forged a check for $1,425.00 and tried to cash it in the drive-through of a local bank. Gabriel…
Posted by John McCarthy June 23, 2023
Tropical Storm Bret Could Still Bring Needed Rain To U.S. Virgin Islands
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Tropical Storm Bret Could Still Bring Needed Rain To U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN — Despite Tropical Storm Bret's current center distance well south of local islands, indirect impacts from Bret are affecting or are expected to affect the region today into…
Posted by John McCarthy June 23, 2023
Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to hurricane season
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Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to hurricane season

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret, in the first case of two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since record keeping began,…
Posted by John McCarthy June 23, 2023
Safari Van Carrying 12 Tourists Overturns On Maude Proudfoot Drive In St. Thomas
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Safari Van Carrying 12 Tourists Overturns On Maude Proudfoot Drive In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a safari van carrying a dozen tourists overturned on Maude Proudfoot Drive in St. Thomas on Wednesday afternoon. A concerned citizen called 911…
Posted by John McCarthy June 22, 2023
Office of Highway Safety Urges USVI To Be On The Look Out For Human Traffickers
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Office of Highway Safety Urges USVI To Be On The Look Out For Human Traffickers

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department/Office of Highway Safety’s Federal MotorCarrier Assistance Program Unit notifies the community of human trafficking incidencesoccurring in our islands. "We are urging all commercial…
Posted by John McCarthy June 22, 2023
Tropical Depression Four Forms On The Heels of Tropical Storm Bret In The Atlantic
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Tropical Depression Four Forms On The Heels of Tropical Storm Bret In The Atlantic

SAN JUAN —What was named Invest 93L has strengthened into Tropical Depression Four over the central tropical Atlantic, following on the heels of Tropical Storm Bret, which developed earlier this week and is…
Posted by John McCarthy June 22, 2023
Tropical Storm Bret Running Out Of Gas … Will Pass Well South of USVI and Puerto Rico
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Tropical Storm Bret Running Out Of Gas … Will Pass Well South of USVI and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret is slowing down as it maintains 60-mph winds, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Bret is continuing to move west, but has…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2023
St. Croix Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gun Possession
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St. Croix Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gun Possession

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix admitted in federal court that he illegally possessed a gun. Roniel Allembert, 22, of St. Croix, pleaded guilty before U. S. Magistrate Judge Emile A,…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2023
Man With 17 Pounds of Marijuana In His Luggage Detained By Feds At Airport
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Man With 17 Pounds of Marijuana In His Luggage Detained By Feds At Airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man moving through the St. Thomas airport with 17 pounds of marijuana in his packed luggage was detained by federal agents on Monday afternoon.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2023

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