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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Hurricane Ian Strikes Tobacco Region of Cuba; Florida Braces For Cat 4 Damage
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Hurricane Ian Strikes Tobacco Region of Cuba; Florida Braces For Cat 4 Damage

HAVANA — Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba today as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane before it hits Florida on Wednesday.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 27, 2022
Man Who Shot Victim During Armed Robbery At Housing Project Gets 25 Years In Prison
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Man Who Shot Victim During Armed Robbery At Housing Project Gets 25 Years In Prison

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man who shot 32-year-old Angel Ayala to death at a Kingshill housing project in 2019 was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Jumanie Forde, 22,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 27, 2022
Over-Filled Flatbed Truck Tips Over Onto SUV, Injuring 2 People On St. Thomas
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Over-Filled Flatbed Truck Tips Over Onto SUV, Injuring 2 People On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a flatbed truck carrying a bin filled with dirt tipped over onto an SUV on Monday evening. It is the second accident involving…
Posted by John McCarthy September 27, 2022
Coast Guard Sets Port Condition Whiskey for Port of Jacksonville For Tropical Storm Ian
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Coast Guard Sets Port Condition Whiskey for Port of Jacksonville For Tropical Storm Ian

JACKSONVILLE — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Jacksonville (COTP) set port condition Whiskey at 8 p.m. Saturday for the Port of Jacksonville and Fernandina due to the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 26, 2022
Apple Says It Will Manufacture iPhone 14 in India
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Apple Says It Will Manufacture iPhone 14 in India

NEW DEHLI — Apple Inc  said today it will manufacture its latest iPhone 14 in India, as the tech giant moves some of its production away from China. The company launched…
Posted by John McCarthy September 26, 2022
Missing St. Croix Man Found Safe and Sound On St. Thomas, VIPD Says
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Missing St. Croix Man Found Safe and Sound On St. Thomas, VIPD Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A missing St. Croix man who was reported missing on St. Thomas has been found safe and sound, authorities said. James Hall, 73, was reported missing by…
Posted by John McCarthy September 25, 2022
Florida Monitors Growing Tropical Storm Ian in Caribbean
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Florida Monitors Growing Tropical Storm Ian in Caribbean

TALLAHASSEE — Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean today. It is expected to continue gaining strength…
Posted by John McCarthy September 25, 2022
Gypsy Contractor Who Gypped 5 Homeowners Out of $140,000 Agrees To Plea Deal
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Gypsy Contractor Who Gypped 5 Homeowners Out of $140,000 Agrees To Plea Deal

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An unlicensed contractor who bilked five St. Thomas homeowners out of $140.000 in the aftermath of 2017's hurricanes has agreed to a last-minute plea deal with prosecutors.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2022
Top Officer With VIHFA Nabbed For Sex Assault With St. Thomas Woman 2 Years Ago
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Top Officer With VIHFA Nabbed For Sex Assault With St. Thomas Woman 2 Years Ago

CHRISTIANSTED — A top officer of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority was arrested for a nearly two-year-old sexual assault of a St. Thomas woman in a St. Croix hotel,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2022
Confidential Informant Found Guilty of Cocaine Trafficking After Turning Cowboy On Feds
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Confidential Informant Found Guilty of Cocaine Trafficking After Turning Cowboy On Feds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A confidential informant who turned cowboy on the feds and tried to make off with $1.1 million in cocaine after a beach shootout in 2019 was found…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2022

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