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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Magnitude 6.2 Quake Strikes Near Guadeloupe; No Damage Reported
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Magnitude 6.2 Quake Strikes Near Guadeloupe; No Damage Reported

BASSE-TERRE — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Friday and was felt as far away as Puerto Rico. Local media reported that some…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
Police Arrest Son After He Allegedly Set His Father’s Home Ablaze In Humbug
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Police Arrest Son After He Allegedly Set His Father’s Home Ablaze In Humbug

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after 911 dispatchers received a call at 9:31 a.m. Friday about arson at a home in Estate Humbug on St. Croix, authorities said. Chavez Ali,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
Cyberattack Halts Martinique’s Search For New Flag, Hymn
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Cyberattack Halts Martinique’s Search For New Flag, Hymn

FORT-DE-FRANCE (AP) — A quest to select the first official flag and hymn for the French Caribbean island of Martinique was interrupted Wednesday by a cyberattack. The attack on government…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
Trinidad Plans New Offshore Gas Auction Under Revamped Terms – Sources Say
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Trinidad Plans New Offshore Gas Auction Under Revamped Terms – Sources Say

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago plans an auction this quarter of up to 20 offshore natural gas exploration blocks under new fiscal terms designed to increase the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
Help Police Find Nameless Burglary Suspect Captured On Video In St. John
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Help Police Find Nameless Burglary Suspect Captured On Video In St. John

CRUZ BAY — Police need your help to find a man linked to a burglary on St. John, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. No information about the suspect is…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
Door of No Return: Yellen Visits Onetime Slave-Trading Post
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Door of No Return: Yellen Visits Onetime Slave-Trading Post

GOREE ISLAND, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit today to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
Demolition of Charles Seales Fire Station Begins In Grove Place
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Demolition of Charles Seales Fire Station Begins In Grove Place

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services (VIFEMS) announced the start of the demolition and excavation phase of the Charles A. “Tappy” Seales Fire Station located in…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
66-Year-Old St. Thomas Woman Charged With Draining $60,000 From Man’s Account
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66-Year-Old St. Thomas Woman Charged With Draining $60,000 From Man’s Account

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police say a sexagenarian St. Thomas woman was arrested Friday after she allegedly made withdrawals over the last several months from an elderly man's bank account without…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
Coki Point Murder Victim’s Son Was Killed About 2 Years Ago In Smith Bay
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Coki Point Murder Victim’s Son Was Killed About 2 Years Ago In Smith Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The 59-year-old St. Thomas man who lost his life in a hail of bullets at Coki Point beach last night — suffered the loss of his son…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2023
ShotSpotter Document Reveals Key Human Role In Gunshot Tech
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ShotSpotter Document Reveals Key Human Role In Gunshot Tech

CHICAGO (AP) — In more than 140 cities across the United States, ShotSpotter’s artificial intelligence algorithm and intricate network of microphones evaluate hundreds of thousands of sounds a year to…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2023

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