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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Dominican Republic seizes 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking a new record
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican Republic seizes 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking a new record

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic announced Friday that they confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine, the largest drug seizure in the country’s history. The $250 million…
Posted by John McCarthy December 13, 2024
Police discover illegal firearm, ammunition in man’s residence
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police discover illegal firearm, ammunition in man’s residence

KINGSHILL — A search warrant executed by the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Special Operations Bureau at a unit in Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion turned up an illegal weapon and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 13, 2024
RFK Jr.’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke polio vaccine approval
Posted inBreaking News Business News Health News

RFK Jr.’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke polio vaccine approval

WEST PALM BEACH — An adviser and lawyer helping Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vet potential agency officials has filed over a dozen lawsuits challenging the availability of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 13, 2024
US says $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage systems in Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

US says $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage systems in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday that $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage systems in homes and healthcare centers across Puerto…
Posted by John McCarthy December 13, 2024
Eulalie Rivera K-8 School resumes in-person instruction today
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

Eulalie Rivera K-8 School resumes in-person instruction today

FREDERIKSTED —The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) told parents, guardians, and students that Eulalie Rivera K-8 School will resume in-person instruction today, Friday, December 13, 2024. All students should…
Posted by John McCarthy December 13, 2024
Haiti’s new prime minister promises security to a country reeling from recent massacres
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s new prime minister promises security to a country reeling from recent massacres

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister held his first press conference Thursday since being appointed more than a month ago to oversee the troubled Caribbean country reeling from recent massacres as Haitians…
Posted by John McCarthy December 13, 2024
Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 12, 2024
NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
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NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester

HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons demanded an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests against shortages…
Posted by John McCarthy December 12, 2024
Four Seasons announces partnership with Paulson Group in Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Consumer News

Four Seasons announces partnership with Paulson Group in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN – Four Seasons and Paulson Puerto Rico today announced plans for the leading hospitality and branded residential company to assume management of a resort and residences in Bahia Beach,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 12, 2024
Stolen car recovered as part of ‘Operation Clear Skies’ on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Stolen car recovered as part of ‘Operation Clear Skies’ on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A stolen vehicle was recovered and a St. Thomas man was charged as part of "Operation Clear Skies" this week, authorities said. Ray Hendrickson Jr., 28, was…
Posted by John McCarthy December 12, 2024

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