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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Man Shoots Girlfriend In Face, Then Calls Cops To Report A Phantom Robbery
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Man Shoots Girlfriend In Face, Then Calls Cops To Report A Phantom Robbery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man allegedly shot his girlfriend in the face Tuesday night then rushed her to the hospital in her car and called police to say…
Posted by John McCarthy January 16, 2019
No Proof Of Vehicle Registration Leads To Greaux’s Arrest On St. Croix On Illegal Gun Charges
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No Proof Of Vehicle Registration Leads To Greaux’s Arrest On St. Croix On Illegal Gun Charges

CHRISTIANSTED -- Police officers from the Special Operations Bureau were conducting a traffic initiative on Queen Mary Highway in the vicinity of the Sunny Isle Shopping Center when they stopped a…
Posted by John McCarthy January 16, 2019
Delegate Plaskett To Preside Over U.S. House of Representatives Today
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Delegate Plaskett To Preside Over U.S. House of Representatives Today

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett will preside over the U.S. House of Representatives today. As Speaker pro tempore, Plaskett will manage debate on the House Floor. Plaskett was sworn in…
Posted by John McCarthy January 16, 2019
Lockhart Elementary Students Learn Wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
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Lockhart Elementary Students Learn Wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A teacher at Lockhart Elementary School introduced her students to the wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) bins on Monday. If a student finishes an…
Posted by John McCarthy January 16, 2019
16-Year-Old Boy From Pacific Slips And Falls From Deck Of Harmony of the Seas In Haiti
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16-Year-Old Boy From Pacific Slips And Falls From Deck Of Harmony of the Seas In Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE -- A teenage boy died after falling from an eighth-floor balcony of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Haiti. The 16-year-old was trying to enter his room on…
Posted by John McCarthy January 16, 2019
IAEA Graduates First Set Of Caribbean Students In Radiation Management
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IAEA Graduates First Set Of Caribbean Students In Radiation Management

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- For the first time ever, the IAEA’s School of Radiation Emergency Management celebrated the certification of trainees from the Caribbean. The successful completion of the School’s two-week course…
Posted by John McCarthy January 16, 2019
Three Men Shot While Driving On Emerald Hill Road in St. Thomas Monday
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Three Men Shot While Driving On Emerald Hill Road in St. Thomas Monday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Three men were in the hospital after being shot on St. Thomas' East End early on Monday morning. The men, who were shot in Smith Bay about…
Posted by John McCarthy January 15, 2019
Federal Control Board Seeks To Invalidate $6 Billion of Puerto Rico’s Debt
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Federal Control Board Seeks To Invalidate $6 Billion of Puerto Rico’s Debt

SAN JUAN — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico's finances is asking a court to invalidate more than $6 billion worth of debt issued by the U.S. commonwealth,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 15, 2019
COAST GUARD: ‘Constant Threat’ From Illegal Migrants To Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
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COAST GUARD: ‘Constant Threat’ From Illegal Migrants To Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Coast Guard reported Monday there has been a sharp increase of interdictions from the previous year, as more migrants attempt to get to Puerto Rico and…
Posted by John McCarthy January 15, 2019
Virgin Islands and 11 Other Caribbean Countries Felt 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake On Sunday Morning
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Virgin Islands and 11 Other Caribbean Countries Felt 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake On Sunday Morning

ROAD TOWN, Tortola – The U.S. Virgin Islands and at least 11 other Caribbean countries were were unsettled by a magnitude 3.4 earthquake early on Sunday. The United States Geological…
Posted by John McCarthy January 14, 2019

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