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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
A new eagle camera is going live in Minnesota to the delight of global viewers
Posted inBreaking News National News Technology News

A new eagle camera is going live in Minnesota to the delight of global viewers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eagle lovers around the world who were crushed by the live-streamed collapse of a nest housing two birds and their chick will get another viewing opportunity when a new…
Posted by John McCarthy November 20, 2024
Mike Birch, inaugural winner of Route du Rhum, dies at 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Mike Birch, inaugural winner of Route du Rhum, dies at 90

SAINT-MALO, France (AP) — Canadian skipper Mike Birch, who won the Route du Rhum solo trans-Atlantic race by 98 seconds, has died, the event’s organizers said Wednesday. He was 90.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 20, 2024
Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side by side with police. The…
Posted by John McCarthy November 20, 2024
4 Virgin Islands students honored as Best in the Region in FCCA essay competition
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4 Virgin Islands students honored as Best in the Region in FCCA essay competition

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, tourism officials, cruise industry executives, education officials, parents, teachers, and supporters celebrated four young Virgin Islanders who participated in the international essay competition sponsored…
Posted by John McCarthy November 20, 2024
Coast Guard seizes 35 ‘bales’ of cocaine and charges 2 crew members aboard Mexican go-fast boat
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Coast Guard seizes 35 ‘bales’ of cocaine and charges 2 crew members aboard Mexican go-fast boat

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two crew members of a go-fast boat were arrested after a Royal Canadian Naval ship recovered 35 bales of cocaine while patrolling with a U.S. Coast Guard…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2024
Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day

KYIV — Ukraine used U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory today, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden on the war's 1,000th day. Russia said…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2024
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

MIAMI (AP) — Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel, stiffer competition…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2024
Woman pleads guilty to embezzling $372,000 from her employer
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Woman pleads guilty to embezzling $372,000 from her employer

CHRISTIANSTED — Nicole Morales, 48, of Altadena, California, has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith said Monday. The sentencing is scheduled for…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2024
Grenada native gets just 3 months for trafficking 70 pounds of cocaine
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Grenada native gets just 3 months for trafficking 70 pounds of cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Rodney Dennis de Roche, 39, of Grenada, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Wilma A. Lewis to 37 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to conspiracy to…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2024
St. Croix man accused of strangling woman
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix man accused of strangling woman

FREDERIKSTED — Alvin Kentish Jr., 46, is facing second-degree assault charges in a domestic violence case on St. Croix. Kentish recently turned himself in at Wilbur H. Francis Command Police…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2024

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