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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
5 killed, including 2 children, in suspected murder-suicide
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

5 killed, including 2 children, in suspected murder-suicide

ATLANTA (AP) — Five people, including a !-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, were found dead Saturday in an apartment outside Atlanta in what police suspect was a murder-suicide. Police…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shouts on way into courthouse and fights extradition
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shouts on way into courthouse and fights extradition

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania (AP) — The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy on authorities, shouting unintelligibly and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
Luigi Mangione’s hard turn from wealth and success to murder suspect
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Luigi Mangione’s hard turn from wealth and success to murder suspect

BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) — Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a healthcare executive in New York City, apparently was living a charmed life: the grandson of a wealthy real…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
Woman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home
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Woman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home

ROME, Georgia (AP) — A motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, authorities said. A police officer…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
Mental health in focus at LEPC’s National Criminal Justice Association meetings
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Crime News

Mental health in focus at LEPC’s National Criminal Justice Association meetings

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) held two days of criminal justicestakeholder meetings on December…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son’s death
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son’s death

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A gang leader accused of killing more than 100 people in Haiti’s capital to avenge his son’s death was still persecuting residents on Tuesday, according to a…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
St. Croix man pleads guilty to child sexploitation charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix man pleads guilty to child sexploitation charge

CHRISTIANSTED – Juan Bermudez, 66, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III to coercion and enticement and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said today.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2024
Police investigating killing in Hospital Ground
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police investigating killing in Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The ShotSpotter detection system alerted to shots fired in Hospital Ground on St. Thomas about 7:30 p.m. on Monday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Units from…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2024
Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places

HAVANA (AP) — Ernest Hemingway has returned to Cuba... in a way. Eighteen white-bearded men who resemble the late U.S. author arrived in Havana to visit some of his favorite…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2024

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