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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Police investigating gunfire on Midland Road
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police investigating gunfire on Midland Road

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating reports of gunfire on Midland Road in Mon Bijou and Calquohoun late Tuesday afternoon. The ShotSpotter detection system notified emergency personnel that 16 rounds were…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
2 people dead after midair collision of two small single-engine planes at Arizona airport
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

2 people dead after midair collision of two small single-engine planes at Arizona airport

TUCSON (NBC) — At least two people have died after two small single-engine planes collided midair at an Arizona airport this morning, officials said. A Lancair 360 MK II and…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Isaac Encarnacion charged with sodomizing ‘child under 13’ in Virginia
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Isaac Encarnacion charged with sodomizing ‘child under 13’ in Virginia

KINGSHILL — Isaac Encarnacion, 28, faces charges related to sodomizing a child under age 13 and being a fugitive from justice in Virginia, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
US energy department says only 50 purged from nuclear security office
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Military News

US energy department says only 50 purged from nuclear security office

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk purged less than 50 workers from the agency that maintains the country's nuclear weapons arsenal, the Department of Energy said on Sunday,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts the agency accidentally fired
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USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts the agency accidentally fired

WASHINGTON (CBS) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it is trying to rehire bird flu experts that the agency accidentally fired as part of its efforts to cut costs…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries
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Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported under U.S. President Donald Trump, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone
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Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone

Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Vaccine targeting pancreatic cancer shows promise in new study of clinical trial
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Vaccine targeting pancreatic cancer shows promise in new study of clinical trial

When a routine scan led to Barbara Brigham's pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2020, all she could think about was how she wanted more time. Her husband had just passed away. She loved…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
St. Thomas man arrested in knife imbroglio at Hospital Ground
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St. Thomas man arrested in knife imbroglio at Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Virgin Islands Police are investigating after a St. Thomas suspect charged at a man with a knife who had been arguing with his father in Hospital Ground, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025

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