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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Education says its investigating student’s removal from school bus
Posted inBreaking News Education News St. Croix News

Education says its investigating student’s removal from school bus

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) is actively investigating an incident involving a student who was removed from a school bus earlier this morning, Tuesday, October 1,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
Hurricane Kirk forms in Atlantic and could strengthen into major ‘fish storm’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Kirk forms in Atlantic and could strengthen into major ‘fish storm’

MIAMI — Kirk became a hurricane in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday. The storm could strengthen into a major hurricane by tomorrow, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse as…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
New Jersey woman charged with smuggling drugs through St. Croix airport
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

New Jersey woman charged with smuggling drugs through St. Croix airport

CHRISTIANSTED — A New Jersey woman was arrested for trying to smuggle 26 pounds of marijuana through the Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix, federal authorities said. Ceestra Burgess, 23,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
BVI man detained pending trial in human smuggling case
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

BVI man detained pending trial in human smuggling case

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands man will remain in federal custody pending trial on charges related to a human smuggling operation, federal authorities said Tuesday. Danny Dennevil, 34,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
Government Hill in St. Thomas closed to traffic for 2 hours today
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Government House News

Government Hill in St. Thomas closed to traffic for 2 hours today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Government Hill in St. Thomas will be closed to traffic for two hours on Wednesday, October 2 — from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Government House said…
Posted by John McCarthy October 2, 2024
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Israel vows response after Iran hits it with salvo of ballistic missiles
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Israel vows response after Iran hits it with salvo of ballistic missiles

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, drawing vows of a sharp…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Tropical Storm Kirk nearing hurricane strength, another tropical system may form soon
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Kirk nearing hurricane strength, another tropical system may form soon

MIAMI — The Atlantic is brewing with activity, the latest of which is a tropical disturbance with medium chances of forming in the western Caribbean Sea through the next seven days. Meanwhile, Tropical…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
3 wounded after shots fired in Bovoni
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

3 wounded after shots fired in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police officers responded to shots fired in the Bovoni area of St. Thomas on Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Emergency 911 dispatchers received calls starting…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024

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