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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
St. Croix Hospital Says WhatsApp Message About Gas Refueling Causing COVID Is Fake
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St. Croix Hospital Says WhatsApp Message About Gas Refueling Causing COVID Is Fake

SUNNY ISLE — A WhatsApp message that stated “the hospital sent a message saying the Delta variant appears to be spreading rapidly through the refueling pump” and further states precautions…
Posted by John McCarthy August 5, 2021
Laptop, MiFi Handouts At Julius Sprauve School Stop Due To COVID-19 Exposure
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Laptop, MiFi Handouts At Julius Sprauve School Stop Due To COVID-19 Exposure

CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Department of Education has suspended laptop and MiFi distribution at the Julius E. Sprauve School on St. John, effective immediately due to COVID-19 exposure…
Posted by John McCarthy August 5, 2021
Governor And Senator Visit Twin Boys Injured In Freak Auto Accident On St. Croix
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Governor And Senator Visit Twin Boys Injured In Freak Auto Accident On St. Croix

MIAMI — Upon concluding official business last week in Florida, Governor Albert Bryan and a senator took the opportunity to visit with the twin boys that were injured in an…
Posted by John McCarthy August 5, 2021
Delta Variant To Halt VITRAN Bus Service In St. Thomas-St. John This Week: DPW
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Delta Variant To Halt VITRAN Bus Service In St. Thomas-St. John This Week: DPW

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works is advising the community that effective immediately all St. John VITRAN operations will be suspended until further notice. On St. Thomas, fixed…
Posted by John McCarthy August 5, 2021
VIPD: Lovers Turn To Knife Play After Cell Phones And Cash Go Missing In Contant
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VIPD: Lovers Turn To Knife Play After Cell Phones And Cash Go Missing In Contant

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A lover's quarrel turned on the edge of a knife after cell phones and cash went missing from an apartment on St. Thomas, authorities said. Shawn A.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 4, 2021
VIPD Closes Records Bureau On St. Thomas Due 2 ‘Circumstances Beyond Our Control’
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VIPD Closes Records Bureau On St. Thomas Due 2 ‘Circumstances Beyond Our Control’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department said that "due to circumstances beyond their control," the Records Bureau offices on St. Thomas will be closed today, August 4. The…
Posted by John McCarthy August 4, 2021
New USVI COVID-19 Protocol For Cruise Ships Improves Royal Caribbean’s Safety
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New USVI COVID-19 Protocol For Cruise Ships Improves Royal Caribbean’s Safety

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Royal Caribbean International said the territory won't allow cruise ships to visit its ports unless all passengers ages 12 and up are vaccinated against COVID-19. The local…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2021
Police Investigate 4 Armed Robberies On St. Croix Saturday; One At The Cemetery
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Police Investigate 4 Armed Robberies On St. Croix Saturday; One At The Cemetery

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating four incidents of armed robbery that took place at four different locations on St. Croix Saturday. At 2:26 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched…
Posted by John McCarthy August 2, 2021
4 Losing Cock-Fighting Roosters Tied To A Tree And Left To Die At Sandy Point Beach
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4 Losing Cock-Fighting Roosters Tied To A Tree And Left To Die At Sandy Point Beach

FREDERIKSTED —Four apparently failed cock-fighting roosters were tied to a tree and left to die upside down in the blazing hot St. Croix sun, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call…
Posted by John McCarthy August 2, 2021
‘Contaminated’ Juan F. Luis Hospital Makes Healthy People Sick With COVID-19
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‘Contaminated’ Juan F. Luis Hospital Makes Healthy People Sick With COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Thomas gets four times as many tourists from the U.S. mainland as St. Croix. So you'd expect to see more hospitalizations in Charlotte Amalie than in Diamond…
Posted by John McCarthy August 2, 2021

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