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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
St. Thomas cocaine trafficker gets 25 years in prison
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Thomas cocaine trafficker gets 25 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man whose first drug trafficking prosecution ended in a mistrial got 25 years in prison the second time around. Russell Robinson, 58, of St.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by sedan in Krum Bay
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by sedan in Krum Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a sedan in Krum Bay on St. Thomas this week. The case began at 3:58 p.m. Tuesday, when…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Man faces attempted murder charge after machete attack
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man faces attempted murder charge after machete attack

FREDERIKSTED — A man who entered a relative's home without permission and allegedly tried to kill him with a machete has been charged with attempted murder, authorities said. Jano Gordon,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way
Posted inBreaking News Health News

Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way

Now that she’s working from home, Kendra King takes an early afternoon nap on most days, typically for about 20 to 30 minutes. “A lot of times, I don’t go…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Health News

A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers

AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions and warns of consequences posed by a Trump win
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Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions and warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nomination while blending biography…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Haiti arrests a suspect in the May killings of a US missionary couple and a nonprofit chief
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti arrests a suspect in the May killings of a US missionary couple and a nonprofit chief

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who headed a nonprofit in an attack by…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Dominican Republic cocaine smuggler gets nearly 6 years in prison
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Dominican Republic cocaine smuggler gets nearly 6 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic native who was part of a crew that smuggled at least 1,146 pounds of cocaine was sentenced to nearly six years in prison. Rafael…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Feds nab St. Croix man at airport trying to leave behind $23,321 in credit card fraud
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Feds nab St. Croix man at airport trying to leave behind $23,321 in credit card fraud

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who allegedly charged up someone else's credit card to the tune of $23,321.00 — and then tried to escape prosecution by booking a flight…
Posted by John McCarthy August 22, 2024
St. Thomas man faces domestic violence charge for slapping woman at her workplace
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Thomas man faces domestic violence charge for slapping woman at her workplace

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A St. Thomas man who stalked a woman to her workplace and then assaulted her is facing domestic violence and related charges, authorities said. Ducson Antoine, 35, was…
Posted by John McCarthy August 22, 2024

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