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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Coast Guard Searches For Missing Boater Who Is An ‘Excellent Swimmer’
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Coast Guard Searches For Missing Boater Who Is An ‘Excellent Swimmer’

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units are searching today for a boater in distress believed to have capsized in waters just west of Culebra, Puerto Rico. Missing…
Posted by John McCarthy April 5, 2023
USVI, Puerto Rico To Receive $108 Million To Upgrade Water Systems
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USVI, Puerto Rico To Receive $108 Million To Upgrade Water Systems

SAN JUAN (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive a total of nearly $108 million to improve drinking…
Posted by John McCarthy April 5, 2023
Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 34 Criminal Charges In New York Today
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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 34 Criminal Charges In New York Today

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Donald Trump, the former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, pleaded not guilty today to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2023
Cruise Passenger Dies After Falling Over Balcony Onto Lower Deck, Spokesperson Says
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Cruise Passenger Dies After Falling Over Balcony Onto Lower Deck, Spokesperson Says

MIAMI — A passenger aboard a Virgin Voyages cruise ship died after falling over their balcony shortly after departure, a spokesperson said. The ship, Valiant Lady, had left Miami on…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2023
Four Found Dead In Hotel Area of Mexico’s Cancun Beach Resort
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Four Found Dead In Hotel Area of Mexico’s Cancun Beach Resort

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun said Monday they have found four dead bodies in the city’s hotel zone near the beach. There was no…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2023
Venezuela Opposition Envoy Urges Biden To Ease Oil Sanctions
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Venezuela Opposition Envoy Urges Biden To Ease Oil Sanctions

MIAMI (AP) — The new representative of Venezuela’s opposition in the U.S. is urging the Biden administration to relax crippling oil sanctions on Nicolas Maduro’s government or risk seeing the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2023
Police: Man Steals Ambulance After Accident In Puerto Rico
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Police: Man Steals Ambulance After Accident In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — A man involved in a car accident Monday in Puerto Rico’s capital fled the scene in an ambulance that had arrived to help him, police said.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2023
Kmart Employee Charged With Sexually Assaulting Customer Inside Store At Mall
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Kmart Employee Charged With Sexually Assaulting Customer Inside Store At Mall

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An employee of a big box department store is accused of sexually assaulting a customer inside a St. Thomas retail store at the Tutu Park Mall last…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2023
Help Police Find Missing Teen Queen Theodore On St. Croix
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Help Police Find Missing Teen Queen Theodore On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find a missing minor girl on St. Croix. Queen Theodore, 14, was last seen at an unknown time on April 1, 2023 at…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2023
Homeless Man Shot Dead On Company Street
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Homeless Man Shot Dead On Company Street

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a homeless man was found shot to death on Company Street early thus morning. The 911 Emergency Call Center received Shot Spotter notifications of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 2, 2023

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