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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Safari van man arrested for exposing himself to 4 female passengers on ride
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Safari van man arrested for exposing himself to 4 female passengers on ride

CHARLOTTE AMLIE — A St. Thomas man was charged after allegedly exposing himself to four female passengers during a taxi ride. Coulav Swan, 51, was arrested Tuesday and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2024
Donald Trump found guilty in historic New York hush money case
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Donald Trump found guilty in historic New York hush money case

NEW YORK — A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records — the first time a former U.S. president has…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2024
FAA investigating near collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
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FAA investigating near collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

WASHINGTON — Two planes narrowly avoided each other on the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday, according to an air traffic audio recording, the second such near…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2024
Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council sought to choose someone else…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2024
2 robbery suspects who shot jewelry store owner in face charged with attempted murder
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2 robbery suspects who shot jewelry store owner in face charged with attempted murder

CRUZ BAY — A year after a shooting and robbery at a St. John jewelry store, Virgin Islands police have arrested two suspects in the attempted murder of the store’s…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2024
American forced to pay $9,000 ‘ransom’ to leave Turks and Caicos islands a free man
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

American forced to pay $9,000 ‘ransom’ to leave Turks and Caicos islands a free man

COCKBURN TOWN — A Virginia man was sentenced to time served and fined $9,000 for bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, avoiding a potential 12-year sentence under the island's strict gun laws. Tyler…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2024
‘Dense cloud’ of Saharan dust approaches
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

‘Dense cloud’ of Saharan dust approaches

SAN JUAN — A dense cloud of Sahara dust is approaching on the way to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. It will occupy our islands for at least three…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2024
Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony
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Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged…
Posted by John McCarthy May 29, 2024
Now it’s 4 … tropical waves in and around the Caribbean
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Now it’s 4 … tropical waves in and around the Caribbean

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave currently over the western Caribbean is causing scattered showers and thunderstorms over Hispaniola, the Windward Passage and the southwestern Caribbean. Smoke from agricultural fires…
Posted by John McCarthy May 29, 2024
Haiti’s new leader vows unity, says he’s ‘very honored’ in first statement since being selected
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Haiti’s new leader vows unity, says he’s ‘very honored’ in first statement since being selected

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Garry Conille, Haiti’s new prime minister, said Wednesday that he was “very honored” to be chosen for the post, in his first statement since a transitional council selected…
Posted by John McCarthy May 29, 2024

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