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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Passenger Car Slams Into Safari Van Near Lockhart Gardens, Injuring 9 People: VIPD
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Passenger Car Slams Into Safari Van Near Lockhart Gardens, Injuring 9 People: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A passenger car crashed into a safari van near a shopping center in downtown St. Thomas this evening injuring at least nine people, authorities said. The 911…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2021
Department of Education School Updates For October 11-18
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Department of Education School Updates For October 11-18

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — All public schools will be closed today in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day will also be celebrated…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2021
NWS Now Monitoring 2 Strong Tropical Waves In The Atlantic
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NWS Now Monitoring 2 Strong Tropical Waves In The Atlantic

MIAMI — Activity in the Caribbean is on the rise again, with forecasters monitoring two areas for potential development as a third peters out. A tropical wave located east-southeast of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2021
Puerto Rico Will Host Show’s First Spanish-Language New Year’s Eve Countdown
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Puerto Rico Will Host Show’s First Spanish-Language New Year’s Eve Countdown

SAN JUAN — A Spanish-language countdown will be included for the first time in the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” show this year, the Puerto Rico…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2021
Accelerate VI Gets $50,000 SBA Grant To Establish Tech Entrepreneurship In USVI
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Accelerate VI Gets $50,000 SBA Grant To Establish Tech Entrepreneurship In USVI

FREDERIKSTED — Accelerate VI, the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park’s tech accelerator program, has been selected as a winner of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2021…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2021
NWS Expects Tropical Wave To Bring ‘Heavy Rainfall’ To USVI On Wednesday
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NWS Expects Tropical Wave To Bring ‘Heavy Rainfall’ To USVI On Wednesday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Forecasters are monitoring "a vigorous tropical wave" located about 500 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands, the National Weather Service said today. The tropical wave is producing…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2021
Homeless Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Watergut Shanty Shooting
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Homeless Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Watergut Shanty Shooting

CHRISTIANSTED — The VIPD Special Operations Bureau served an arrest warrant on a homeless man and charged him with attempted murder and illegal gun possession in connection to a shooting…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2021
Traffic Stop On Christiansted Bypass Leads To Arrest Of Whim Man, Seizure Of Gun
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Traffic Stop On Christiansted Bypass Leads To Arrest Of Whim Man, Seizure Of Gun

FREDERIKSTED — A vehicle pulled over for a routine traffic stop early Thursday evening in St. Croix led to the arrest of one man and the seizure of an illegal…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2021
Coast Guard Searches For Texas Man Swept Away By Rip Currents In Puerto Rico
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Coast Guard Searches For Texas Man Swept Away By Rip Currents In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard reports they are searching for a Texas man who was swept by currents in Puerto Rico. The man went missing Wednesday afternoon off of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2021
Contant Knolls Man Charged With Child Abuse After Alleged Rape Of Minor: VIPD
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Contant Knolls Man Charged With Child Abuse After Alleged Rape Of Minor: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —  A Charlotte Amalie West man was arrested yesterday and charged with the rape of a child on St. Thomas three months ago, authorities said. Mackeem Appleton, 28,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2021

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