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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
St. Croix Hospital Admits Patient ‘Left Outside’ Unattended ‘For A Long Time’
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St. Croix Hospital Admits Patient ‘Left Outside’ Unattended ‘For A Long Time’

CHRISTIANSTED — The Juan F. Luis Hospital administration admitted in a prepared statement tonight "that a patient was allegedly left outside of the ED hospital without being attended for an…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2022
Grand Jury Indicts 3 From Puerto Rico With Smuggling 165 Pounds of Cocaine
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Grand Jury Indicts 3 From Puerto Rico With Smuggling 165 Pounds of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned a two-count Indictment charging three men with trying to smuggle 165 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney Delia L.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2022
Charles’ Succession Stirs Caribbean Calls For Reparations, Removal of Monarch As Head of State
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Charles’ Succession Stirs Caribbean Calls For Reparations, Removal of Monarch As Head of State

KINGSTON — The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the monarch as…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2022
FEMA Improves Disability Access As Part Of USVI Resilience Plan
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FEMA Improves Disability Access As Part Of USVI Resilience Plan

CHRISTIANSTED — FEMA said Thursday it "has applied an inclusive approach to supporting the U.S. Virgin Islands in its response and recovery efforts to hurricanes Irma and Maria which made…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2022
Man Who Punched, Kicked, Choked and Hit Woman With A Rock Arrested By Police
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Man Who Punched, Kicked, Choked and Hit Woman With A Rock Arrested By Police

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who allegedly threatened a woman with a knife, punched her, kicked her, choked her and hit her with a rock — was arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2022
Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years
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Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years

CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan defendant who claimed that armed pirates forced him and 10 others to smuggle 121 pounds into St. Croix got nearly four years in prison today. Daniel…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2022
Ex Puerto Rico Legislator Gets 5 Years For Bribery and Kickback Scheme
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Ex Puerto Rico Legislator Gets 5 Years For Bribery and Kickback Scheme

SAN JUAN — A former Puerto Rico legislator was sentenced Wednesday to 57 months in prison for engaging in a bribery and kickback scheme. He was also ordered to pay…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2022
Ricky Martin Sues Penniless Nephew, Alleges Million-Dollar Losses
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Ricky Martin Sues Penniless Nephew, Alleges Million-Dollar Losses

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his indigent, mentally ill nephew that accused him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2022
Shark Attack in the Bahamas Kills 58-Year-Old American Woman
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Shark Attack in the Bahamas Kills 58-Year-Old American Woman

NASSAU — A 58-year-old Pennsylvania woman died in a bull shark attack in The Bahamas on Tuesday, police said. The woman has been identified as Caroline DiPlacido from Millcreek Township. She…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2022
VIDOH Offers Vaccine To Protect Against New COVID-19 Strains
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VIDOH Offers Vaccine To Protect Against New COVID-19 Strains

CHRISTIANSTED — During today’s Government House weekly briefing, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis announced that the Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) now has doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine that…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2022

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