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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Keithley Jones takes hush-hush plea deal in case of repeatedly molesting 11-year-old girl for 3 years
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Keithley Jones takes hush-hush plea deal in case of repeatedly molesting 11-year-old girl for 3 years

KINGSHILL— Keithley Jones, 54, pleaded guilty to first degree unlawful sexual contact on the morning that jury selection was set to begin at Superior Court in Kingshill on Friday, Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2024
More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction
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More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after U.S. Rev. Jim Jones and more than 900 of his followers died in the rural interior of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2024
Jay-Z says lawsuit accusing him of raping a child at awards after-party is part of an extortion ploy
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Jay-Z says lawsuit accusing him of raping a child at awards after-party is part of an extortion ploy

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z says a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt. A woman who previously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging she was raped at an awards…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2024
A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son’s death
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A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son’s death

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son’s death,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2024
Known drug dealer pleads guilty to selling cocaine
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Known drug dealer pleads guilty to selling cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A St. Thomas man known for doing drug deals openly in the Red Hook area has pleaded guilty to selling cocaine. Niah Henry, 35, of St. Thomas, was…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024
Puerto Rican jet ski cocaine trafficker pleads guilty
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Puerto Rican jet ski cocaine trafficker pleads guilty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican man who smuggled about 60 pounds of cocaine into the U.S. Virgin Islands on a personal watercraft has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024
A ‘strong person of interest’ has been arrested in the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
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A ‘strong person of interest’ has been arrested in the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

NEW YORK (AP) — Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024
St. Thomas resident arrested in connection to Wendy’s break-in
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St. Thomas resident arrested in connection to Wendy’s break-in

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police arrested 63-year-old St. Thomas resident in connection to a break-in at the Wendy’s in Mandela Circle more than two months ago. Marty L. Glover was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024
St. Croix woman accused of strangling family member
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St. Croix woman accused of strangling family member

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix junior high school student accused a family member of strangling him at home last week, authorities said. Juliana Derima, 31, was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024
‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
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‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024

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