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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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

Body of missing diver found in Frederiksted

FREDERIKSTED — Search teams combing the Frederiksted coast for a diver who went missing Monday morning found the man's body late last night. Craig "Tygah" Todman was positively identified by a family…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2024
UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2024
Dense cloud of Saharan dust sets in
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Dense cloud of Saharan dust sets in

SAN JUAN — A dense Saharan Air Layer will move across the  Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico today. It will occupy our islands for at least three consecutive days, starting from today…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2024
GRAND THEFT AUTO! 2 suspects arrested after taking stolen car to St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

GRAND THEFT AUTO! 2 suspects arrested after taking stolen car to St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two people are in custody today after a stolen rental vehicle was moved from St. John to St. Thomas. Amie Viera, 40, was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy June 24, 2024
Police searching for Estate Mountain restaurant shooter
Posted inBreaking News

Police searching for Estate Mountain restaurant shooter

FREDERIKSTED — Police are searching for an attempted murder suspect after a man was shot in the stomach Friday afternoon outside a restaurant on St. Croix. Randy Lawrence, 30, is…
Posted by John McCarthy June 24, 2024
Clark scores 16 and Fever beat Dream 91-79 in front of a record-breaking 17,575 fans
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Clark scores 16 and Fever beat Dream 91-79 in front of a record-breaking 17,575 fans

ATLANTA (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had 21 points and nine rebounds, Caitlin Clark added 16 points and seven assists, and the Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 91-79 on Friday…
Posted by John McCarthy June 22, 2024
American Airlines suspends crew members after Black passengers were kicked off flight
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

American Airlines suspends crew members after Black passengers were kicked off flight

DALLAS — American Airlines has come under scrutiny after a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination led to the suspension of multiple employees. The lawsuit, filed in May by three passengers, claims that…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2024
Man accused of hitting victim in head with bottle as they were driving Crown Mountain
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man accused of hitting victim in head with bottle as they were driving Crown Mountain

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was arrested after he struck the victim with a glass bottle as the vehicle was being operated on Crown Mountain roadway in St. Thomas. Joseph…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2024
American man awaits news of fate in Turks and Caicos ammunition case
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

American man awaits news of fate in Turks and Caicos ammunition case

COCKBURN TOWN — One of the remaining three Americans charged in the Turks and Caicos Islands will be in court today. Ryan Watson of Oklahoma will be sentenced on possession…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2024
Woman accused of stealing $500,000 in stimulus funds from the government
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Woman accused of stealing $500,000 in stimulus funds from the government

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman accused of taking at least $500,000 from a government program has been arrested. Kristy Bochecchio, 45, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2024

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