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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Florida Man Arrested For Failing To Register As Sex Offender In St. Thomas
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Florida Man Arrested For Failing To Register As Sex Offender In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Local Justice officials say a Florida man who failed to register as a sex offender has been arrested on St. Thomas. Leon James Brisson Jr. 53, of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2022
Powerful Hurricane Fiona Roaring By Bermuda, Then Off To Canada
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Powerful Hurricane Fiona Roaring By Bermuda, Then Off To Canada

SAN JUAN — Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2022
Post-Fiona Fuel Disruptions Spark Fear In Puerto Rico
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Post-Fiona Fuel Disruptions Spark Fear In Puerto Rico

CAGUAS — A growing number of businesses, including grocery stores and gas stations, are temporarily closing across Puerto Rico as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on in the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2022
Man Says He Was Clocked In The Head With A Sharp Object While Sitting In Company Car
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Man Says He Was Clocked In The Head With A Sharp Object While Sitting In Company Car

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man told police he was struck in the head repeatedly by a co-worker while sitting in the back of a company vehicle…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2022
Coast Guard Crews Assess, Reopen Ports Impacted By Hurricane Fiona
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Coast Guard Crews Assess, Reopen Ports Impacted By Hurricane Fiona

SAN JUAN — Personnel from the Seventh Coast Guard District in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are assessing ports and waters impacted in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, Tuesday.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2022
Fiona Strengthens Into Category 4 Storm, Heads To Bermuda
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Fiona Strengthens Into Category 4 Storm, Heads To Bermuda

HAMILTON — Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm today after devastating Puerto Rico, then lashing the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was forecast to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2022
Emergency Road Work Continues At Altona Lagoon, DPW Says
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Emergency Road Work Continues At Altona Lagoon, DPW Says

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Public Works (DPW) said that emergency relief road work is taking place in the Altona Lagoon area of St. Croix, on Route 753 East. The…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2022
Man Connected To Stolen Property Arrested For String of Burglaries On St. John
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Man Connected To Stolen Property Arrested For String of Burglaries On St. John

CRUZ BAY — Police have arrested a man in connection to a string of burglaries over the past few months on St. John. Jamari Gumbs, 19, of St. John, was…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2022
Fiona Brings Hurricane Winds To The Turks and Caicos Islands
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Fiona Brings Hurricane Winds To The Turks and Caicos Islands

COCKBURN TOWN — Hurricane Fiona raked the Turks and Caicos Islands on today as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico. Hurricane conditions were slamming Grand Turk, the British…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2022
‘Saggers,’ Is It Style Or Sloth?
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‘Saggers,’ Is It Style Or Sloth?

Mary Sue Rich finally had enough. The council member from Ocala, Florida was tired of seeing the young people in her town wearing their pants low and sagging, and successfully pushed…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2022

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