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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Coast Guard Rescues 102 Haitians, 2 DR Nationals Abandoned By Smugglers
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Coast Guard Rescues 102 Haitians, 2 DR Nationals Abandoned By Smugglers

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier completed a two-day operation Thursday to rescue 102 Haitians and two Dominican Republic nationals who were left abandoned by smugglers on…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2022
Body Found Floating In Water At Magens Bay Beach Identified By Police As Injury Attorney
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Body Found Floating In Water At Magens Bay Beach Identified By Police As Injury Attorney

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident who died Sunday after rescue personnel pulled him from the water at Magens Bay beach has been identified as Ryan W. Greene, police…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2022
72-Year-Old Cruise Ship Passenger Dies During Water Excursion At Trunk Bay
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72-Year-Old Cruise Ship Passenger Dies During Water Excursion At Trunk Bay

CRUZ BAY — The St. Thomas Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy as part of their investigation into the death of a cruise ship passenger who died during a water…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2022
Man Arrested On Gun Charge After Routine Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows: VIPD
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Man Arrested On Gun Charge After Routine Traffic Stop For Tinted Windows: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas motorist who was pulled over by police because his windows were too heavily tinted was arrested on an illegal gun charge late Saturday afternoon.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2022
LEARN HOW TO DRIVE! Driver Who Nearly Hit Marked Police Car Arrested On Illegal Ammunition Charge Sunday
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LEARN HOW TO DRIVE! Driver Who Nearly Hit Marked Police Car Arrested On Illegal Ammunition Charge Sunday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A motorist who nearly drove into a marked police vehicle in the early hours Sunday was arrested on an illegal ammunition charge, authorities said. K’Mahri Kishawn Hughes,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2022
‘Operation Over Watch’ Nets 1 Arrest On Illegal Gun and Ammunition Charges: VIPD
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‘Operation Over Watch’ Nets 1 Arrest On Illegal Gun and Ammunition Charges: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —  A vehicle stopped for heavily tinted windows in St. Thomas led to the arrest of one man on illegal gun and ammunition charges. De'Shawn D. Williams, 26,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2022
‘Life-Threatening Rip Currents’ Projected For St. Thomas, Culebra and Puerto Rico Today
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‘Life-Threatening Rip Currents’ Projected For St. Thomas, Culebra and Puerto Rico Today

SAN JUAN — The risk for life-threatening rip currents has elevated to moderate for northern Puerto Rico, Culebra, and St. Thomas, the National Weather Service said this morning. Elsewhere, stay…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2022
Parents Urged To Combat Risky Teen Driving
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Parents Urged To Combat Risky Teen Driving

Nationally, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens (ages 15-18). According to the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2020, there were 2,276 people killed…
Posted by John McCarthy October 18, 2022
‘Beloved’ PE Teacher Was Only Six Weeks Into Retirement When He Died In Scooter Crash
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‘Beloved’ PE Teacher Was Only Six Weeks Into Retirement When He Died In Scooter Crash

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Vincent "Abijah" Henley, a "beloved" phys ed teacher, was only six weeks and four days into his retirement when died tragically after his scooter struck a rock…
Posted by John McCarthy October 18, 2022
Are You A Mosquito Magnet? It Could Be Your Smell
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Are You A Mosquito Magnet? It Could Be Your Smell

NEW YORK — A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people…
Posted by John McCarthy October 18, 2022

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