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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Fugitive from justice intercepted at St. Thomas airport
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Fugitive from justice intercepted at St. Thomas airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal authorities intercepted a fugitive from justice at the St. Thomas airport this weekend. Malachi Elijah Abramson, 24, was wanted by law enforcement officials in Texas, the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2024
Mass shooting at Embers Guest House leaves 1 dead, 6 injured
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Mass shooting at Embers Guest House leaves 1 dead, 6 injured

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At least one person is dead and six are injured after what police called a mass shooting at Embers Guest House in St. Thomas on Saturday night.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2024
USVI wins 4 prestigious honors at the 2025 Caribbean Travel Awards
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

USVI wins 4 prestigious honors at the 2025 Caribbean Travel Awards

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism proudly announces that the territory and a local vendor were named best in the industry in four categories in the 2025 Caribbean Travel…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2024
Carnival forecasts robust 2025 bookings as cruise demand booms
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Carnival forecasts robust 2025 bookings as cruise demand booms

MIAMI — Cruise operator Carnival Corporation forecast strong bookings for 2025 ahead of the busy summer travel season, riding the wave of strong spending on experiences even as prices increase, sending…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2024
A cocked flintlock and 200 silver coins found on 1715 shipwreck off Florida
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

A cocked flintlock and 200 silver coins found on 1715 shipwreck off Florida

MIAMI — Treasures and mysteries are still being found in equal measure on the seafloor off Florida’s Atlantic Coast where a fleet of Spanish ships sank during a 1715 hurricane.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2024
Can Cuba and Venezuela help rescue Haiti? Head of U.S.-backed transition is asking
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Can Cuba and Venezuela help rescue Haiti? Head of U.S.-backed transition is asking

MIAMI — In Cuba the population is fighting shortages of food, fuel and medicine while a collapsing electrical grid that resulted in three nationwide blackouts this year continues to leave…
Posted by John McCarthy December 22, 2024
German Christmas market attack kills five, injures 200
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

German Christmas market attack kills five, injures 200

MAGDEBURG, Germany – German authorities are investigating a Saudi man with a history of anti-Islam rhetoric as the suspected driver in a car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2024
From eyesore to asset: How a smelly seaweed could fuel cars
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Education News

From eyesore to asset: How a smelly seaweed could fuel cars

BRIDGETOWN – When large swathes of invasive seaweed started washing up on Caribbean beaches in 2011, local residents were perplexed. Soon, mounds of unsightly sargassum – carried by currents from…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2024
JetBlue Airways extends suspension on flights into Haiti until late April
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

JetBlue Airways extends suspension on flights into Haiti until late April

PORT-AU-PRINCE – JetBlue Airways, the only U.S. carrier that connects Haiti directly with South Florida and New York, has extended suspension of its daily flights between the United States and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2024
Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
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Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

WASHINGTON - The Congress passed spending legislation early today in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2024

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