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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman’s 1979 death
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman’s 1979 death

NORTH AURORA, Illinois (AP) — DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and killed 45 years ago matches that of a suspected serial killer…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in Haiti’s capital as violence surges once…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón just announced he will go to court and ask a judge to free Erik and Lyle Menendez
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón just announced he will go to court and ask a judge to free Erik and Lyle Menendez

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024
Shops ransacked as protests rock French Caribbean island of Martinique
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Shops ransacked as protests rock French Caribbean island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Looters ransacked shops overnight on the French Caribbean island of Martinique as violent protests against rising living costs showed little sign of abating despite the imposition of a curfew. The…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024
Harris and challenger focus on closing messages with rallies in Georgia, Nevada, Arizona
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Harris and challenger focus on closing messages with rallies in Georgia, Nevada, Arizona

ATLANTA — With 12 days to go until the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris and her opponent are taking their closing messages to battleground states. The iconic artist Bruce Springsteen, whose career spans over five…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024
This fruit can help lower cholesterol, is good for your bones and helps with depression
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Consumer News

This fruit can help lower cholesterol, is good for your bones and helps with depression

MIAMI — Florida is in the midst of avocado season. My friend Susan recently gave me a few from her tree. I admit I usually buy Haas avocados from California…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024
Ensuring secure online access to news platforms in the Virgin Islands
Posted inAt VIFreep Business News Technology News

Ensuring secure online access to news platforms in the Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands, a renowned Caribbean destination, has experienced rapid technological growth over the past decade. As internet connectivity expands and becomes more reliable, access to online news platforms has…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024
Haiti’s Justice Ministry warns of threats against the prime minister and his Cabinet
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s Justice Ministry warns of threats against the prime minister and his Cabinet

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s Justice Ministry called Tuesday for a boost in security for Prime Minister Garry Conille and other Cabinet officials in response to unspecified threats that they could…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024
Suspect charged in Lorraine Village homicide
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Suspect charged in Lorraine Village homicide

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands police quickly arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a 35-year-old St. Croix man at Lorraine Village late this morning. Kertis "Papa" Tonge, 33, was…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024
Turkey strikes Kurdish militants after deadly attack on defense firm
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants after deadly attack on defense firm

ANKARA — Turkey said it launched strikes on Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria today after blaming them for an attack that killed five people at a defence firm near…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024

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