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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Denmark’s Mystery Tremors Caused by Acoustic Waves From Unknown Source
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Denmark’s Mystery Tremors Caused by Acoustic Waves From Unknown Source

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A series of minor tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm Saturday has puzzled scientists, who now say they were caused by ”acoustic pressure…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2023
Woman Held In Connection With Shooting Deaths of Two NYU Students In Puerto Rico
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Woman Held In Connection With Shooting Deaths of Two NYU Students In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A woman in Puerto Rico has been detained in connection with the shooting deaths of two New York University students who were vacationing on the island.  The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2023
U.S. Must Stem ‘Iron River’ of Guns Flowing To The Caribbean and Latin America, Activists Say
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U.S. Must Stem ‘Iron River’ of Guns Flowing To The Caribbean and Latin America, Activists Say

BOGATA (Reuters) — U.S. guns, many of them exported legally, are flowing into the Caribbean and Latin America in an "iron river" ending in the hands of drug cartels and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2023
Caribbean Health Officials Monitor 46 Chikungunya Cases In Belize, PAHO Says
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Caribbean Health Officials Monitor 46 Chikungunya Cases In Belize, PAHO Says

BRIDGETOWN —The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says chikungunya has been identified in nearly 115 countries, with seasonal or sporadic outbreaks in the Americas, including the Caribbean. Chikungunya is a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2023
Homeless Man Finds iPhone, ID, Wallet, Cash, Credit Cards, Keys … Brings Them All To Cops
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Homeless Man Finds iPhone, ID, Wallet, Cash, Credit Cards, Keys … Brings Them All To Cops

SAN JUAN — A homeless person found cash, keys, wallet, ID and a cell phone on a public road and decided to visit the local police station and turn the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2023
Man With Firearm Component Parts In His Bedroom Arrested At Prison
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Man With Firearm Component Parts In His Bedroom Arrested At Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — Police executing a search warrant at a Sion Farm-area residence found firearm component parts in a St. Croix man's bedroom, authorities said. Jared E. Dover, 21, of Tan Tan…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2023
Woman Bites, Threatens To Stab Female Minor Over Cell Phone Use
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Woman Bites, Threatens To Stab Female Minor Over Cell Phone Use

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix woman bit a female minor in her family and threatened to stab her over her cell phone use. Bernadette Calderon Jimenez,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2023
Man Arrested For Shooting At Three People In Kingshill Housing Project Last Month
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Man Arrested For Shooting At Three People In Kingshill Housing Project Last Month

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a man allegedly fired shots at three people in a residential area of St. Croix last month. Juanito Ortiz, Jr. 39, was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2023
Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rican Journalists Seeking Records From Board
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Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rican Journalists Seeking Records From Board

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an organization of Puerto Rican journalists in its quest for documents from the financial oversight board created to deal with the island territory’s…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2023
Four-Car Collision Sends Female Driver Into The Drink Off Veterans Drive In St. Thomas
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Four-Car Collision Sends Female Driver Into The Drink Off Veterans Drive In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a four-car collision sent one of the vehicles off a St. Thomas waterfront drive and into the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday night. The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2023

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