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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Spat Leads To 6 Shot – 2 Critically Injured – At Peter’s Rest Bar
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Spat Leads To 6 Shot – 2 Critically Injured – At Peter’s Rest Bar

CHRISTIANSTED — A man opened fire inside a Peter's Rest bar early Saturday morning, leaving at least six people injured — two critically — and causing the St. Croix hospital…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2023
Cuban Pet Lovers Struggle To Care For Island’s Silky-Haired Native Lapdog
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Cuban Pet Lovers Struggle To Care For Island’s Silky-Haired Native Lapdog

HAVANA (Reuters) — Maylin Amador breeds and styles one of Cuba's most attractive dogs — the Havanese bichon, a small but lively lapdog with abundant waves of tobacco-colored hair, and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2023
All Visits Banned At St. Croix Hospital ‘Due To Violence In Our Community’
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All Visits Banned At St. Croix Hospital ‘Due To Violence In Our Community’

SUNNY ISLE — "Violence in our community" forced St. Croix's only hospital to temporarily end visitation rights at the Diamond Ruby medical facility this morning. The Juan F. Luis Hospital…
Posted by John McCarthy March 4, 2023
Woman Reported Missing 31 Years Ago Found In Puerto Rico
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Woman Reported Missing 31 Years Ago Found In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman who went missing 31 years ago — and was later declared legally dead — has been found living at a nursing home in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 4, 2023
Rookie Carson Young Extends Lead To 4 Shots At Puerto Rico Open
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Rookie Carson Young Extends Lead To 4 Shots At Puerto Rico Open

RIO GRANDE (AP) — Carson Young had to lean more on his short game Friday and posted a 5-under 67 and built a four-shot lead going into the weekend at…
Posted by John McCarthy March 4, 2023
Police Pursue Suspect In Car … Then On Foot After Crash
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Police Pursue Suspect In Car … Then On Foot After Crash

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police were involved in a vehicle pursuit of a St. Thomas suspect who tried to evade them in his car — and then on foot — after…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2023
Coast Guard Suspends Search For Overdue Fisherman
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Coast Guard Suspends Search For Overdue Fisherman

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard search for an overdue fisherman was suspended pending further developments Wednesday, following a five-day search and rescue operation in the Mona Passage. Still missing…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2023
Activists Call On Trinidad To Take Back Home-Grown Terrorists In Syria
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Activists Call On Trinidad To Take Back Home-Grown Terrorists In Syria

PORT OF SPAIN — Human Rights Watch this week called on Trinidad & Tobago to repatriate more than 90 of its citizens who have been detained as Islamic State suspects and family…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2023
Caribbean On Track To Harness Solar Power Potential: Expert Column From Reuters
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Caribbean On Track To Harness Solar Power Potential: Expert Column From Reuters

LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) — Countries in the Caribbean and Latin America have the largest solar power development pipeline outside Eastern Asia and North America, making the bloc a key renewable…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2023
‘Operation Rewind’ Nets 4 Arrests On St. Thomas
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‘Operation Rewind’ Nets 4 Arrests On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the Virgin Islands Police Department Operation Rewind Task Force made four arrests on St. Thomas this weekend. Officers were conducting Traffic Enforcement on Valdemar A.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2023

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