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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
3 plead guilty to smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

3 plead guilty to smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Central Americans and one South American pleaded guilty smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine in United States territorial waters. Eleuterio Gomez Murillo, 53, of Colombia, and Randall…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2024
Grenada man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Grenada man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling

CHRISTIANSTED — A Grenada man faces a maximum 20 years in prison after admitting in federal court on St. Croix that he smuggled 70 pounds of cocaine. Rodney de Roche,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2024
Man stole $1,000 worth of items from Home Depot then tried to fly off island
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man stole $1,000 worth of items from Home Depot then tried to fly off island

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man accused of stealing $1,000 in items from Home Depot in January was detained at the St. Thomas airport Tuesday before he could board a flight…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2024
Desperate Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Desperate Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports

KYIV — Russia has been recruiting Cuban nationals to fight in its army in Ukraine, research by the BBC has shown. In September and October 2023, passport details belonging to…
Posted by John McCarthy May 7, 2024
‘Peace officer’ who took girlfriend’s car keys – and her car – charged with domestic violence
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

‘Peace officer’ who took girlfriend’s car keys – and her car – charged with domestic violence

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who was waiting with his girlfriend for her friend — got impatient and forcibly took her car keys — and her car — and sped…
Posted by John McCarthy May 7, 2024
Increased showers and thunderstorms present ‘significant’ risk of flooding
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Increased showers and thunderstorms present ‘significant’ risk of flooding

SAN JUAN — Forecasters expect increased shower and thunderstorm activity to generate "abundant moisture and unstable conditions" due to an upper-level trough, NOAA's lead meteorologist Ian Carlos Colón-Pagán said today.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 7, 2024
Kenyan police officers preparing to deploy to Haiti, where preparations are under way
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Kenyan police officers preparing to deploy to Haiti, where preparations are under way

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Civilian contractors have started to arrive in Haiti to help prepare for the arrival of Kenyan forces, whose deployment is currently in the works, a top Biden official…
Posted by John McCarthy May 6, 2024
Royal Caribbean builds on its biggest edge over Carnival, Norwegian
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean builds on its biggest edge over Carnival, Norwegian

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean, Carnival, MSC Cruises, Disney Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line have bet big on the Caribbean. All of the major cruise lines have multiple ships sailing…
Posted by John McCarthy May 6, 2024
2 kinds of Planters nuts recalled over listeria concerns
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

2 kinds of Planters nuts recalled over listeria concerns

AUSTIN, Minnesota — Two varieties of Planters nuts that went to Publix and Dollar Tree stores have been recalled because they might be contaminated with listeria. Hormel Foods Sales’ recall…
Posted by John McCarthy May 6, 2024
Help cops find missing woman on St. Croix
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Help cops find missing woman on St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help tonight to find a missing woman on St. Croix. Belinda Flannery, 54, of Tampa, Florida, is actively being sought by the Virgin Islands Police…
Posted by John McCarthy May 5, 2024

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