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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Man sexually assaults St. Croix woman after hiding in her apartment until she came home
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man sexually assaults St. Croix woman after hiding in her apartment until she came home

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who hid in a woman's apartment and attacked her when she came home is in jail today. Ahmad A. Gachette, 20, was arrested Sunday…
Posted by John McCarthy April 29, 2024
This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland
Posted inBreaking News Military News National News

This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland

SHERIDAN, Indiana (AP) — U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its…
Posted by John McCarthy April 29, 2024
‘High risk’ of life-threatening rip currents
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

‘High risk’ of life-threatening rip currents

SAN JUAN — Increasing winds and the arrival of a northerly swell will continue deteriorate marine and coastal conditions through at least mid-week, the National Weather Service said today. There…
Posted by John McCarthy April 29, 2024
With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 29, 2024
Shooting on Turpentine Run Road kills one, injures five
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Shooting on Turpentine Run Road kills one, injures five

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after five people were injured and one person died after a shooting near a water delivery company on St. Thomas this afternoon. The case…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
Man shot ‘multiple times’ at Calquohoun bar expected to survive
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man shot ‘multiple times’ at Calquohoun bar expected to survive

KINGSHILL — A man shot "multiple times" at a Calquohoun bar on Saturday morning is expected to make a full recovery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Officers were dispatched…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
2024 NFL Draft grades: Los Angeles Chargers begin Jim Harbaugh’s roster restock with very good class
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

2024 NFL Draft grades: Los Angeles Chargers begin Jim Harbaugh’s roster restock with very good class

Overall Los Angeles grade: B+ People might not like the Chargers taking an offensive tackle over a wide receiver with the fifth overall pick, but this is not a team that was…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
‘Strong’ 4.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Anegada; no tsunami threat
Posted inAt VIFreep British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

‘Strong’ 4.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Anegada; no tsunami threat

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A "strong" magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred about 33 miles northwest of Anegada Island in the British Virgin Islands at 8:23 a.m. AST today, the Pacific Tsunami…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is a small cardboard box with…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2024
Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa

OMAHA (AP) — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2024

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