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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
TRICK OR TREAT? PRPD Gets ‘Blue Flu’ On Halloween In Protest Over Pension Cuts
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TRICK OR TREAT? PRPD Gets ‘Blue Flu’ On Halloween In Protest Over Pension Cuts

SAN JUAN — Some 1,900 police officers across Puerto Rico went on strike this morning to demand a better public pension plan, authorities said. The absences are expected to continue through the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2021
Case Of Man Who Stole iPhone XR From Gas Station First Jury Trial Since COVID Hit
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Case Of Man Who Stole iPhone XR From Gas Station First Jury Trial Since COVID Hit

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George has announced that the territory’s first jury trial held in the Virgin Islands Superior court since the COVID-19 closure, concluded with…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2021
VIDOL Pairs With Rights Center For National Disability Employment Awareness
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VIDOL Pairs With Rights Center For National Disability Employment Awareness

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Disability Rights Center of the VI (DRCVI) successfully hosts the first virtual Employer Recruitment Roundtable to observe National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The theme for…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2021
Delicia Daniel Strikes Plea Deal With Prosecutors Over Death Of 4-Year-Old Son
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Delicia Daniel Strikes Plea Deal With Prosecutors Over Death Of 4-Year-Old Son

KINGSHILL — Delicia Daniel, who was facing multiple criminal charges in the death of her son, four-year-old Aaron Benjamin Jr. in 2019, has pleaded guilty to child abuse in violation…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2021
Police Say Investigation Into Death Of Free Diver Off Of Hull Bay Continues: VIPD
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Police Say Investigation Into Death Of Free Diver Off Of Hull Bay Continues: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police have identified the free diver whose body was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard more than one week ago off of Hull Bay in St. Thomas.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2021
VIDOJ Employees Donate $350 To Ribbons For A Cure Cancer Non-Profit Organization
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VIDOJ Employees Donate $350 To Ribbons For A Cure Cancer Non-Profit Organization

KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Department of Justice employees delivered a check for $350 to Ribbons For A Cure on St. Croix. The cancer financial assistance program aims to provide cancer…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2021
NO SE PUEDE! Puerto Rico Gives Vanilla Ice Cold Shoulder Because Of Vaccine Status
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NO SE PUEDE! Puerto Rico Gives Vanilla Ice Cold Shoulder Because Of Vaccine Status

SAN JUAN — Vanilla Ice is getting the cold shoulder from a Puerto Rico music venue based on the old school rapper's current inoculation status. The singer, whose real name…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2021
Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Teen Beronica Cepeda Rosa On St. Thomas
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Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Teen Beronica Cepeda Rosa On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VIPD St. Thomas/St. John/Water Island District is asking for the community's assistance in locating 17-year-old Beronica Cepeda Rosa. Cepeda Rosa is an Hispanic female with a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2021
Coast Guard Cutter Nabs 11 Migrants In Mona Passage Waters Near Puerto Rico
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Coast Guard Cutter Nabs 11 Migrants In Mona Passage Waters Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard returned 71 migrants, 56 Haitians and 15 Dominicans, between Sunday and Wednesday to the Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of five illegal voyages in Mona Passage…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2021
St. Thomas Man Injured In The Foot After Drive-by Shooting In Savan: VIPD
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St. Thomas Man Injured In The Foot After Drive-by Shooting In Savan: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man said he was injured after a drive-by shooting in Savan on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2021

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