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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
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
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

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
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

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
Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil’s first podium in a World Cup ski race
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Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil’s first podium in a World Cup ski race

It’s not just soccer anymore. Brazil is finding World Cup success in skiing now, too. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first Brazilian skier to finish on a World Cup podium when…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024
Assad is granted political asylum in Russia after the fall of Damascus
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Assad is granted political asylum in Russia after the fall of Damascus

DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria’s prime minister said today that most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after rebels entered the capital over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024
Powerball player hits $256 million jackpot. Where in the US was the lucky ticket sold?
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Powerball player hits $256 million jackpot. Where in the US was the lucky ticket sold?

A Powerball ticket sold in New York hit the $256 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, December 7,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2024

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