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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
CHS Put On Brief Lockdown During Police Operation In Clifton Hill
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CHS Put On Brief Lockdown During Police Operation In Clifton Hill

KINGSHILL| — The St. Croix Central High School was briefly placed on lockdown today while VIPD officers conducted an operation in the nearby Clifton Hill community. All students and staff…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: V.I. Free Press Obtains Photo of Car Crash Victim Angel Espinosa
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EXCLUSIVE: V.I. Free Press Obtains Photo of Car Crash Victim Angel Espinosa

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Free Press has obtained a photo of the St. Croix man who died tragically in a single car accident on the Melvin Evans Highway early…
Posted by John McCarthy September 11, 2022
St. Croix Man Dies When Car He’s Driving Hits Utility Pole: VIPD
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St. Croix Man Dies When Car He’s Driving Hits Utility Pole: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED —  One person has died after losing control of his vehicle on the Melvin Evans Highway early this morning, authorities said. Angel Espinosa, 34, was positively identified by family…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2022
USVI Records 123rd COVID-Related Death
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USVI Records 123rd COVID-Related Death

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has notched its 123rd death linked to COVID-19, the Virgin Islands Department of Health reported Friday. A 68-year-old woman on St. Thomas died of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2022
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

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