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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Cuba Asks For U.S. Help To Rebuild Destroyed Fuel Depot
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Cuba Asks For U.S. Help To Rebuild Destroyed Fuel Depot

HAVANA  — Cuba has asked the United States for help in restoring a major fuel storage plant devastated by a massive fire that left 16 people dead, the island nation's…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2022
Britain’s Biggest Warship Halted By Mechanical Issue
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Britain’s Biggest Warship Halted By Mechanical Issue

ISLE OF WIGHT — Britain’s biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, has suffered a mechanical issue shortly after leaving southern England for what the Royal Navy described as a "landmark…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2022
Woman Who Used Bank Float To Heist $20,000 Faces Grand Larceny Charge
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Woman Who Used Bank Float To Heist $20,000 Faces Grand Larceny Charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman who used a banking institution's own float against it to net almost $20.000 was arrested by police on Monday. Semone Rey, 30, was…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2022
Man Arrested For Punching Woman In Face On St. Thomas
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Man Arrested For Punching Woman In Face On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man on St. Thomas was arrested Sunday for punching a woman in the face, authorities said. Eliasib Vias-Marcial, 34, was placed under arrest and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2022
CAHS School Monitor Faces Possible Life Sentence For Sex With Students On Camera
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CAHS School Monitor Faces Possible Life Sentence For Sex With Students On Camera

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury returned an Indictment today charging Alfredo Bruce Smith, 51, of St. Thomas, with twenty counts of charges including production of child pornography, coercion…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2022
Man Who Stole Car Battery Arrested For Conch Shell Assault 
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Man Who Stole Car Battery Arrested For Conch Shell Assault 

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man caught crawling under a car to steal its battery in a St. Thomas parking lot was charged with attacking a man with a conch shell, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2022
4 Shooting Deaths In 5 Days Shocks St. Croix
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4 Shooting Deaths In 5 Days Shocks St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Crucians reacted with shock and dismay on social media after waking up to the news this morning that four St. Croix men had died by gun violence within…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: St. Croix Mourns Estate Paradise Shooting Victims
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EXCLUSIVE: St. Croix Mourns Estate Paradise Shooting Victims

FREDERIKSTED — Two St. Croix men are dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in Estate Paradise late last night. Steven Hodge Jr., 18, and Aurelio Rivera, 34, have been positively…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2022
Help Police Find Man Who Shot Woman In Face At Dance Party
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Help Police Find Man Who Shot Woman In Face At Dance Party

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is asking for your help to find a man wanted for shooting a woman in the face at a dance party this summer.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2022
2 Confirmed Dead After Gunfire Erupts at Louis E. Brown Villas in Estate Paradise
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2 Confirmed Dead After Gunfire Erupts at Louis E. Brown Villas in Estate Paradise

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a shooting at Louis E. Brown Villas left two dead in Estate Paradise last night. A call came in to the 911 Emergency Call…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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