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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Haiti gang leader denies ties to 400 Mawozo group, or role in kidnapping U.S. missionaries
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti gang leader denies ties to 400 Mawozo group, or role in kidnapping U.S. missionaries

WASHINGTON (Miami Herald) — Germine Joly, the Haitian gang leader who ran a gunrunning conspiracy and kidnapping racket from the inside of a Haitian jail, denied any gang affiliation or…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Zelenskiy says he won’t join Istanbul talks after Putin sent ‘decorative’ delegation
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Zelenskiy says he won’t join Istanbul talks after Putin sent ‘decorative’ delegation

ISTANBUL — Russia's Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face to face with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Turkey on Thursday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine's…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Sayif Brooks gets 8 years for driving through 79-year-old man
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Sayif Brooks gets 8 years for driving through 79-year-old man

KINGSHILL — Sayif Brooks, 32, of St. Croix, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for negligent homicide by motor vehicle, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea said…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Carnival Cruise Line SLAMMED by mourning woman who was refused a refund for her ‘forced’ cancelled vacation
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Carnival Cruise Line SLAMMED by mourning woman who was refused a refund for her ‘forced’ cancelled vacation

MIAMI — A woman who suffered a tragic miscarriage just days before she was set to embark on a cruise has claimed that the cruise line is now refusing to…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Pepsi, Coca-Cola to blame for plastic waste crisis in the USVI, lawsuit alleges
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Environmental News

Pepsi, Coca-Cola to blame for plastic waste crisis in the USVI, lawsuit alleges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands government is suing PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over the companies' alleged roles in the territory's "dire" plastic waste problem. The lawsuit claims the companies…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Brooks attends Caribbean police commissioners conference in Guyana
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Brooks attends Caribbean police commissioners conference in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Police Commissioner Mario Brooks attended the 39th Annual Association of Caribbean Police Commissioners meeting at the Arthur Chung Convention Center in Greater Georgetown. this week The week-long…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Are drivers breaking the law if they don’t use their turn signals?
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Are drivers breaking the law if they don’t use their turn signals?

Are turn signals optional on Miami roads? Sure seems that way sometimes. Here’s what Florida law says about the use of turn signals on the road: What does Florida law…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 ‘critical’ vacancies ahead of hurricane season
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 ‘critical’ vacancies ahead of hurricane season

MIAMI (CNN) — The National Weather Service is seeking to fill 155 positions at offices throughout the country by offering reassignment opportunities for qualified National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Environmental News

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, morning shower, rain in the afternoon, high 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, morning shower, rain in the afternoon, high 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a brief morning shower or two followed by a little rain in the afternoon and a high of 86,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025

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