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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Dominican Coke Dealer Who Fled USVI After Beach Shootout Faces Charges Now
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Dominican Coke Dealer Who Fled USVI After Beach Shootout Faces Charges Now

CHARLOTTE AMALIE— A Dominican coke dealer who fled the territory after a beach shootout with federal officers was returned to St. Thomas to face the music for his alleged crimes,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2021
Return Of Cruise Ships Means Motorists Can’t Park At Taxi Stands Any More: VIPD
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Return Of Cruise Ships Means Motorists Can’t Park At Taxi Stands Any More: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commander of the Virgin Islands Police Department Traffic Investigation Bureau Lieutenant Lionel Bess — St. Thomas/St. John District — is advising the motoring public that non-taxi parking…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2021
Moderate 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Guadeloupe And Antigua
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Moderate 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Guadeloupe And Antigua

BASSE-TERRE — The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in Guadeloupe near Abymes. The earthquake hit in the evening on Thursday, September 9th, 2021, at…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2021
Coast Guard Responding To Unknown Source Oil Spill In San Juan Harbor
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Coast Guard Responding To Unknown Source Oil Spill In San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Incident Management personnel from Sector San Juan are responding to an active oil discharge from an unknown source that is affecting piers four through six in San…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2021
AG Says Territorial Residents Are Entitled To Same Benefits As People On Mainland
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AG Says Territorial Residents Are Entitled To Same Benefits As People On Mainland

WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands Attorney General’s Office has joined the legal fight for parity in Supplemental Security Income benefits denied to territorial residents in the Supreme Court case United…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2021
Police Identify Female Tourist Who Died In The Water Near The Annaly Tide Pools
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Police Identify Female Tourist Who Died In The Water Near The Annaly Tide Pools

CANE BAY — Virgin Islands Police confirmed the identify the visiting woman who died on St. Croix's north shore on Tuesday. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2021
ALONG WENT LARRY: Florida Panhandle Alerted To Tropical Storm Mindy
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ALONG WENT LARRY: Florida Panhandle Alerted To Tropical Storm Mindy

MIAMI — A previously lackluster storm system rapidly organized to become Tropical Storm Mindy this evening. The National Hurricane Center said it would begin advisories for Tropical Storm Mindy and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2021
2 DEATHS IN 2 DAYS! 63rd COVID-19-Related Death Confirmed In The Territory
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2 DEATHS IN 2 DAYS! 63rd COVID-19-Related Death Confirmed In The Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Health Department said today that 63 people have now died from COVID-19 in the territory, The 62nd patient to die from coronavirus was an…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2021
Governor Tours Classrooms On 3 Islands On First Day Of In-Person Classes
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Governor Tours Classrooms On 3 Islands On First Day Of In-Person Classes

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan toured public school classrooms on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John on the first day of in-person classes Tuesday. Bryan inspected the Ricardo Richards Elementary…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2021
Female Tourist Dies When Sudden Wave Knocks People Down At Tide Pools
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Female Tourist Dies When Sudden Wave Knocks People Down At Tide Pools

CANE BAY — A female tourist apparently drowned while swimming on the north shore of St. Croix today, police and eyewitnesses said. Several people were gathered at the tide pools…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2021

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