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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 Wagner mercenary who crossed U.S.-Mexican border was honored in Russia weeks before arrest 
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

A Wagner mercenary who crossed U.S.-Mexican border was honored in Russia weeks before arrest 

ROMA, Texas — A self-confessed veteran of Russia's Wagner paramilitary group arrested for crossing into the United States from Mexico appears to have been honored as a combat veteran weeks…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2025
Some Haiti leaders seek to reconfigure political transition panel amid bribery scandal
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Some Haiti leaders seek to reconfigure political transition panel amid bribery scandal

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Several high-profile Haitian politicians trying to find a way out of a corruption scandal that has the country’s leadership mired in political infighting are proposing a reconfiguration of…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2025
Man killed near Glynn restaurant
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man killed near Glynn restaurant

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a 45-year-old man was killed near a Glynn restaurant in St. Croix early this morning. Rey Enrique Romero of St. Croix was positively identified…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2025
St. Croix man accused of child rape, jailed
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St. Croix man accused of child rape, jailed

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was accused Sunday of the rape of minor female, authorities said. Kenrick Devon Mottley, 36, was arrested and charged with first-degree rape, second-degree rape,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2025
‘Life-threatening’ rip tides in St. Thomas, St. John, Culebra today
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‘Life-threatening’ rip tides in St. Thomas, St. John, Culebra today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Hazardous, rough seas fueled by northerly swells will create life-threatening rip current conditions along the northern beaches of the northern U.S. Virgin Islands, Culebra, and Puerto Rico today, the National…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2025
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes El Salvador but there are no initial reports of damage
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes El Salvador but there are no initial reports of damage

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A strong earthquake drove frightened residents of El Salvador’s capital into the streets Thursday morning, but there was no immediate report of damage or…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2025
Rastafarians opening up Caribbean cannabis farms to build a flourishing medical industry
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Rastafarians opening up Caribbean cannabis farms to build a flourishing medical industry

KINGSTOWN — On Golba Hill in  St. Vincent and the Grenadines, just below a cluster of colorfully decorated homes, there are rows and rows of premium marijuana plants. Gleaming like…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2025
Bryan explains why so many of his cabinet choices get indicted by feds
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Government House News

Bryan explains why so many of his cabinet choices get indicted by feds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement today regarding the news of federal indictments involving two former members of his Cabinet and one current member of his…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2025
Saying no is hard, but setting boundaries can improve your health
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

Saying no is hard, but setting boundaries can improve your health

NEW YORK (AP) — When Justin Stewart started his career, he juggled several jobs to make ends meet. He poured himself into his full-time role as a news show production…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2025
Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed press to let his guilty plea go forward
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Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed press to let his guilty plea go forward

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are urging a federal appeals panel to let his scheduled guilty plea Friday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, go forward in a plea…
Posted by John McCarthy January 9, 2025

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