Skip to content
Virgin Islands Free Press Virgin Islands Free Press

Virgin Islands Free Press/Latest News and Updates

  • Home
  • #12664 (no title)
  • Blog
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • My account
  • Refund and Returns Policy
  • Shop
  • V.I. FREE PRESS SUPPORT
  • About Us
  • Location
  • Contact Us
  • facebook.com
  • twitter.com
  • t.me
  • instagram.com
  • youtube.com
Subscribe

Posts by John McCarthy

  • Home
  • John McCarthy
  • Page 339
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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
VIWMA says it stemmed the tide of sewage overflow in Catherine’s Rest
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Community Affairs

VIWMA says it stemmed the tide of sewage overflow in Catherine’s Rest

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that sewage in no longer overflowing through a manhole in Catherine’s Rest. "The VIWMA staff continues to work diligently…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
German police say pizza order No. 40 came with a side of cocaine
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

German police say pizza order No. 40 came with a side of cocaine

BERLIN (AP) — German police busted a pizzeria in the western city of Düsseldorf that also delivered a side order of cocaine when customers asked for item number 40 on…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Ottawa Valley thought he was still in U.S.
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Ottawa Valley thought he was still in U.S.

WINDSOR — Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a Vermont man charged with impaired driving in Cobden, Ontario, last week was not aware he was in Canada. In a news release…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Spirit plane passengers freak after ‘super rat’ scurries around aircraft: ‘You’re flying Chuck E Cheese Airlines’
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Spirit plane passengers freak after ‘super rat’ scurries around aircraft: ‘You’re flying Chuck E Cheese Airlines’

DALLAS — Forget snakes on a plane — these passengers were panicked by a rodent on an aircraft. Freaked-out fliers spotted what appeared to be a rat running above an overhead bin…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Slavery reparations: Where do Europe and the United States stand?
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Slavery reparations: Where do Europe and the United States stand?

LONDON — Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism are gaining momentum, with Caribbean and African nations calling on former colonial powers to engage on the issue. From the 15th to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify

APIA, Samoa — King Charles said today the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery. Representatives of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman’s 1979 death
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman’s 1979 death

NORTH AURORA, Illinois (AP) — DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and killed 45 years ago matches that of a suspected serial killer…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in Haiti’s capital as violence surges once…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón just announced he will go to court and ask a judge to free Erik and Lyle Menendez
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón just announced he will go to court and ask a judge to free Erik and Lyle Menendez

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024
Shops ransacked as protests rock French Caribbean island of Martinique
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Shops ransacked as protests rock French Caribbean island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Looters ransacked shops overnight on the French Caribbean island of Martinique as violent protests against rising living costs showed little sign of abating despite the imposition of a curfew. The…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024

Posts pagination

Previous page 1 … 337 338 339 340 341 … 935 Next page
Copyright 2025 — Virgin Islands Free Press. All rights reserved. Bloghash WordPress Theme
Scroll to Top