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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
National Hurricane Center tracking Invests 94L, 95L. What can the USVI and Puerto Rico expect?
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

National Hurricane Center tracking Invests 94L, 95L. What can the USVI and Puerto Rico expect?

MIAMI — There's good news when it comes to the tropics: Even though the National Hurricane Center is tracking two invests, neither seem to be a threat to the U.S. Virgin Islands…
Posted by John McCarthy October 18, 2024
Woman who offered man money to buy food strangled in her own doorway
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Woman who offered man money to buy food strangled in her own doorway

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who offered money to a man to buy food was strangled in her own doorway. Abdul Ghaffar Abiff, 28, was arrested and charged with second-degree…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2024
Man tells police he broke into house, stole car key and car ‘for personal reasons’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man tells police he broke into house, stole car key and car ‘for personal reasons’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of breaking into a person's house, stealing their car key — and then their car. Bruce F. Wheatley, 18, was arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2024
US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes early Thursday morning targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear what…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2024
Health Department observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emphasizes early detection
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

Health Department observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emphasizes early detection

CHRISTIANSTED — Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in our community, with breast cancer being the second most common form. The Virgin Islands Department of Health continues its vital…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2024
Department of Human Services announces change to SNAP income guidelines
Posted inBreaking News Business News Environmental News

Department of Human Services announces change to SNAP income guidelines

CHRISTIANSTED — Government House held the weekly live press briefing from Government House in St. Croix on Tuesday. VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen, Department of Human Services Commissioner Averil George and Territorial…
Posted by John McCarthy October 16, 2024
Invest 94L continues moving west across Atlantic while tropical system brews in western Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Invest 94L continues moving west across Atlantic while tropical system brews in western Caribbean

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring Invest 94-L and a second disturbance in the Caribbean. Invest 94-L, a broad area of low pressure located over the central…
Posted by John McCarthy October 16, 2024
Human rights group says Haitian government inaction to blame for latest gang massacre
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Human rights group says Haitian government inaction to blame for latest gang massacre

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Weeks before a powerful gang slaughtered at least 115 people in a small rural town in central Haiti in the middle of the night, members of the community…
Posted by John McCarthy October 16, 2024
VIDE and ODR host meeting to coordinate start of CAHS construction
Posted inBreaking News Education News St. Thomas News

VIDE and ODR host meeting to coordinate start of CAHS construction

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Design/Build contract for the demolition and reconstruction of the Charlotte Amalie High School on St. Thomas has been executed, triggering the preconstruction phase of the $334…
Posted by John McCarthy October 16, 2024
Alert federal marshal spots wanted Delaware man at St. Thomas beach bar
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Alert federal marshal spots wanted Delaware man at St. Thomas beach bar

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Delaware man wanted for forgery was arrested last week after an alert federal marshal spotted him at a bar on Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas on…
Posted by John McCarthy October 15, 2024

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