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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Police probe fatal shooting in Hospital Ground
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police probe fatal shooting in Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a shooting left one man dead in St. Thomas on Thursday afternoon. Ashton Alexander, 42, has been positively identified by a family member…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2024
Police say a pair took an NYC subway train on a joyride and crashed it. They have arrested 1 teen
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Police say a pair took an NYC subway train on a joyride and crashed it. They have arrested 1 teen

NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a teen girl they say took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they crashed it and fled.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2024
Unidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti’s biggest cities
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Unidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti’s biggest cities

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A high-ranking official with Haiti’s National Office of Migration was killed Wednesday in the north coastal city of Cap-Haitien. Kerwin Augustin, a regional representative who oversaw Haiti’s…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2024
St. Croix woman accused of forging $11K insurance check at Banco Popular
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix woman accused of forging $11K insurance check at Banco Popular

KINGSHILL — A woman is now in prison after police say she forged an insurance check worth more than $11,000 last year. Laurissa S. Knight, 37, was arrested and charged…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2024
What Are the Simplest Ways to Start Using Cryptocurrencies?
Posted inAt VIFreep Business News Consumer News

What Are the Simplest Ways to Start Using Cryptocurrencies?

The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has encouraged many people to look into the idea of using these digital assets. Since making the first moves in an area like this can…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2024
DHS’ family assistance division to close temporarily Friday
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

DHS’ family assistance division to close temporarily Friday

FREDERIKSTED — The USVI Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Division of Family Assistance, announces a temporary closure of the Certification Unit in the St. Croix District only on Friday, September…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2024
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in the luxury of his Florida mansion…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2024
The number of people killed in Haiti after a tanker truck exploded rises to 26
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

The number of people killed in Haiti after a tanker truck exploded rises to 26

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The number of people killed after a tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded in southern Haiti over the weekend has risen to 26, officials said. At least 40 others were…
Posted by John McCarthy September 19, 2024
St. Thomas man accused of using someone else’s credit card to buy a boat engine
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

St. Thomas man accused of using someone else’s credit card to buy a boat engine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police officers arrested a man for fraudulently purchasing a boat engine at a local marine shop on St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Alvin V.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2024
Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by the international community to prepare the troubled Caribbean country for its first general elections since 2016. Smith…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2024

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