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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Office manager gets 16 months for stealing nearly $400K from law firm
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Office manager gets 16 months for stealing nearly $400K from law firm

CHRISTIANSTED — A California native has admitted to stealing nearly $400,000 from the St. Croix law firm that employed her, authorities said. Nicole Morales, 48, a resident of St. Croix,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 21, 2025
Australian tourist killed, 2 injured as snorkeling boat capsizes off Bali
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Australian tourist killed, 2 injured as snorkeling boat capsizes off Bali

DENPASAR, Indonesia — A snorkeling boat carrying 13 people, including 11 Australian tourists, capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Friday, killing a woman and injuring two others, police…
Posted by John McCarthy March 21, 2025
Parents of Pittsburgh student missing in Caribbean seek death certificate
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Parents of Pittsburgh student missing in Caribbean seek death certificate

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — The parents of an Indian-born student from a U.S. university who went missing earlier this month from a popular tourist resort in the Dominican Republic have…
Posted by John McCarthy March 21, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny with a couple of morning showers and a high of 88
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St. Croix: Partly sunny with a couple of morning showers and a high of 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will have a couple of morning showers; otherwise, it will be partly sunny with a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be…
Posted by John McCarthy March 21, 2025
Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport
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Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport

ORLANDO (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Muslim woman humiliated when mugshot without hijab shared. Tennessee county must now pay up
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Muslim woman humiliated when mugshot without hijab shared. Tennessee county must now pay up

KNOXVILLE — A Tennessee county will pay a Muslim woman a settlement of $71,500 after forcing her to remove her hijab for a mugshot and publishing it online, attorneys said.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers
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Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers

WASHINGTON (BBC) — President Donald Trump's administration is working to bring back nearly 25,000 fired federal workers after judges ruled their terminations were illegal, court documents show. Officials at 18…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Canada outraged after 4 citizens executed by China over drug charges: ‘Inconsistent with basic human dignity’
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Canada outraged after 4 citizens executed by China over drug charges: ‘Inconsistent with basic human dignity’

BEIJING (NYP) — China executed four Canadian nationals over drug charges earlier this year, prompting strong rebukes from the Western country amidst an already rocky relationship. It is unclear exactly…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Former Big Kmart greeter charged with assault after stick beating
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Former Big Kmart greeter charged with assault after stick beating

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was charged with assault after allegedly beating a man over the head with a stick in Frederiksted town, authorities said. Glen Miller, 64, of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Joshua Riibe detained in Puerto Rico after leaving Dominican Republic!
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Joshua Riibe detained in Puerto Rico after leaving Dominican Republic!

SAN JUAN — Joshua Riibe — the college student who was declared a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki — was detained in Puerto Rico after…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025

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