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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
LAND-HO! Hurricane Sam’s Lost Its GPS Bearings … What About 2 Waves Behind It?
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LAND-HO! Hurricane Sam’s Lost Its GPS Bearings … What About 2 Waves Behind It?

MIAMI — Hurricane Sam explosively strengthened on Saturday and became the season’s fourth major hurricane. Sam’s winds jumped to 140 mph on Saturday afternoon, making it a Category 4 hurricane.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 26, 2021
Sam Wants To Sit And Spin Into Category 4 Hurricane Then Deflate To A Cat 3
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Sam Wants To Sit And Spin Into Category 4 Hurricane Then Deflate To A Cat 3

MIAMI — HURRICANE Sam has strengthened from a tropical storm over the Atlantic and is now expected to be a major storm today. Sam strengthened into a hurricane shortly before…
Posted by John McCarthy September 25, 2021
St. Croix Medical Examiner Says Prison Inmate Died Of Natural Causes
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St. Croix Medical Examiner Says Prison Inmate Died Of Natural Causes

FREDERISTED — Attorney General Denise George announces the result of the Department of Justice Medical Examiner’s investigation into the cause and manner of death of an inmate who was found…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2021
Feds Detain New York Woman On Illinois Fugitive Charges At St. Thomas Airport
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Feds Detain New York Woman On Illinois Fugitive Charges At St. Thomas Airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A New York woman was wanted in Chicago was detained by federal officers at the St. Thomas airport on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Daisy Urena, 33, of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2021
Sam Could Become A Monster Hurricane And Still Miss USVI, Puerto Rico, NHC Says
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Sam Could Become A Monster Hurricane And Still Miss USVI, Puerto Rico, NHC Says

MIAMI — A tropical storm churning in the eastern Atlantic transformed into Hurricane Sam this morning and forecasters say it has a good chance of rapidly intensifying into a major hurricane by…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2021
SAM I AM: Promising To Be ‘Major’ Hurricane By Next Week, NHC Says
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SAM I AM: Promising To Be ‘Major’ Hurricane By Next Week, NHC Says

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Sam formed far in the Atlantic Ocean today and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane tomorrow and a major hurricane — Category 3 or higher — by…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2021
Governor, Senator Mourn Passing Of St. Croix Statesman Edgar M. Iles
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Governor, Senator Mourn Passing Of St. Croix Statesman Edgar M. Iles

CHRISITIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. released the following statement on the passing of former St. Croix Senator Edgar Iles: “We have lost a dedicated community leader with a long…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2021
European, Canadian Models Project Hurricane With ‘Significant Impacts’
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European, Canadian Models Project Hurricane With ‘Significant Impacts’

TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN MOVING AT THE SAME SLOW PACE AS HURRICANE IRMA IN 2017 MIAMI — While the Atlantic basin remains active, — only one system is worth watching —…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2021
VIPD Needs To Know Where Castle Burke Man Was Monday Before Being Shot Dead Today
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VIPD Needs To Know Where Castle Burke Man Was Monday Before Being Shot Dead Today

SALT RIVER — Police are investigating after a Kingshill-area man was found shot to death at the side of the road near Salt River early this morning. The 911 Emergency…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2021
Forecasters Monitoring Latest System Which Could Become Tropical Depression
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Forecasters Monitoring Latest System Which Could Become Tropical Depression

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring three systems in the tropical Atlantic, including the latest disturbance which could become a tropical depression headed towards the Caribbean later…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2021

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