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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Frequent Cancellations Lead WICO To Wipe February Cruise Ship Schedule From Its Website
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Frequent Cancellations Lead WICO To Wipe February Cruise Ship Schedule From Its Website

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The West Indian Company announced that due to the frequent COVID related cancellations, the February 2022 ship schedule has been removed from its website, the Virgin Islands…
Posted by John McCarthy February 2, 2022
Tractor Trailer Smashes Into Utility Poles At Crown Bay Knocking Out Power, Telephone
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Tractor Trailer Smashes Into Utility Poles At Crown Bay Knocking Out Power, Telephone

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A tractor-trailer collision that damaged several utility poles at the Crown Bay Sandfill on St. Thomas has left the area without electricity, authorities said. Due to the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 1, 2022
Man Shot Near Church In Anna’s Retreat Early Sunday Won’t Talk To Police: VIPD
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Man Shot Near Church In Anna’s Retreat Early Sunday Won’t Talk To Police: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was shot near a church in St. Thomas' second-largest town just after midnight on Sunday. The 911 Emergency Call Center was…
Posted by John McCarthy January 31, 2022
Health Department Confirms 100th and 101st Deaths From COVID-19 In The Territory
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Health Department Confirms 100th and 101st Deaths From COVID-19 In The Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Department of Health confirmed the territory’s 100th and 101st deaths related to COVID-19. The deceased are a 68-year-old male on St. Croix and a 74-year-old…
Posted by John McCarthy January 31, 2022
Hospital Ground Woman Arrested For Smashing Boyfriend’s Windows: VIPD
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Hospital Ground Woman Arrested For Smashing Boyfriend’s Windows: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police arrested a St. Thomas woman after she allegedly smashed her boyfriend's windows at his house, authorities said. A’Jewel Creque, 23, of Hospital Ground, was arrested at…
Posted by John McCarthy January 31, 2022
Feds and VIPD Find Gun And Drugs At John F. Kennedy Terrace During Joint Operation
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Feds and VIPD Find Gun And Drugs At John F. Kennedy Terrace During Joint Operation

CHRISTIANSTED — Federal agents and local police officers seized an illegal gun and drugs during a joint operation at a Richmond housing project this weekend. Crime Stoppers USVI got a…
Posted by John McCarthy January 31, 2022
Police Arrest 3 Men On 2 Islands On Gun Charges, Part of Commissioner’s Promised Crackdown
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Police Arrest 3 Men On 2 Islands On Gun Charges, Part of Commissioner’s Promised Crackdown

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Officers of the Virgin Islands Police Department made several arrests and confiscations involving firearms around the territory over the weekend. On January 29, at about 4:30 a.m.,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 30, 2022
Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Survivors After Boat Capsizes Off Shacks Beach in Isabela
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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Survivors After Boat Capsizes Off Shacks Beach in Isabela

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard rescue crews suspended the search for possible persons in the water Friday afternoon, following the capsizing of a makeshift boat, approximately 75 yards off Shacks Beach…
Posted by John McCarthy January 29, 2022
Coast Guard Finds Dead Body, Rescues Woman In Distress In Waters Off  ‘El Morro’ Castle
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Coast Guard Finds Dead Body, Rescues Woman In Distress In Waters Off  ‘El Morro’ Castle

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard and local responders recovered a dead body after a Coast Guard off-duty petty officer rescued a woman Thursday evening in the ocean waters just off…
Posted by John McCarthy January 29, 2022
Coast Guard Returns 94 Dominicans To Hispaniola After 2 Interdictions Near Puerto Rico
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Coast Guard Returns 94 Dominicans To Hispaniola After 2 Interdictions Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant repatriated 94 Dominicans to the Dominican Republic Thursday afternoon, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages near Puerto Rico. The interdictions are the result of ongoing local and…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2022

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