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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
23-year-old man shot to death in Golden Rock
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

23-year-old man shot to death in Golden Rock

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating a shooting in Golden Rock that left a 20-year-old St. Croix man dead this morning. Tyree Rentas was positively identified by a family member as…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2024
US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to rebuild its government amid rampant gang violence. “This…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2024
Health alert issued for ready-to-eat meats illegally imported from the Philippines
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Health alert issued for ready-to-eat meats illegally imported from the Philippines

MANILA — Multiple ready-to-eat meat products were illegally imported from the Philippines, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a public health alert. The department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, or…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2024
‘Dishonest Abe’ arrested for writing $25,500 check on closed account, VIPD says
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

‘Dishonest Abe’ arrested for writing $25,500 check on closed account, VIPD says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man sought to pay off a $25,500 loan by writing a check in the full amount to the person he owed — on a…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2024
Peeping Tom arrested for masturbating while looking through woman’s window
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Peeping Tom arrested for masturbating while looking through woman’s window

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a woman reported that her neighbor was looking through her window and masturbating. Elvis "Duke" Thomas, 65, was arrested and charged Monday with indecent…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2024
What is the VIPA Airports P3 Project?
Posted inBreaking News Business News St. Croix News

What is the VIPA Airports P3 Project?

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) is launching a transformative Public-Private Partnership (P3) to modernize and enhance the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (HERA) on St. Croix and…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2024
Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the country’s largest hospital on Tuesday, after authorities said they took control of the medical institution over…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2024
Texas man wanted in connection to domestic violence incident
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Texas man wanted in connection to domestic violence incident

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a Texas man wanted in connection to an incident of domestic violence on St. Thomas. Benjamin Jackson, 37, of Solberg,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2024
Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his pants
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his pants

Traveler stopped by customs as he sought to slip out of Hong Kong into the border city of Shenzhen BEIJING — A man has been caught trying to smuggle more…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2024
VIDOH hosts comprehensive cancer plan at Second Annual Cancer Summit today
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

VIDOH hosts comprehensive cancer plan at Second Annual Cancer Summit today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VI Department of Health’s Chronic Disease Division, in partnership with the USVI Cancer Coalition, is hosting the second annual USVI Cancer Summit to present the Territory’s…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2024

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