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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Education officials clarify scope of work following FEMA’s $385M commitment
Posted inBreaking News Business News Education News

Education officials clarify scope of work following FEMA’s $385M commitment

CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a nearly $385 million commitment to replace four U.S. Virgin Islands elementary schools and repair a lunch warehouse on St. Thomas. The…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2024
New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation’s new leaders is rapidly…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2024
Boisterous gym coach who raped 20 children while using a video device gets 35 years
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Boisterous gym coach who raped 20 children while using a video device gets 35 years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A boisterous high school gym instructor who sexually assaulted at least 20 children in his charge and videotaped them in the process of the rapes — got…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning

NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
Meet the members of a transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for beleaguered Haiti
Posted in2016 Presidential Election At VIFreep Breaking News

Meet the members of a transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for beleaguered Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to Haiti was installed Thursday in the capital of this Caribbean country, which is marred by gang violence and soaring hunger…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
BVI man admits he smuggled 5 illegal migrants into the territory by boat
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

BVI man admits he smuggled 5 illegal migrants into the territory by boat

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands man admitted to a federal judge that he smuggled five illegal migrants into the territory by boat. Lorenzo Ortis Charles, 36, of Road…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
5 men indicted on drug charges after DEA sting operation
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

5 men indicted on drug charges after DEA sting operation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury retuned indictments Thursday charging five St. Thomas men with drug trafficking. The men who were charged are: Jamil Bell, 43, Peter Francis, 33,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
1 of 2 ‘males’ who ran away from parked vehicle arrested on gun, ammunition charge
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1 of 2 ‘males’ who ran away from parked vehicle arrested on gun, ammunition charge

CHRISTIANSTED — Two "males" sitting in a parked truck drew the attention of authorities when they quickly exited it and ran away. Jamal Roebuck, 41, was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
Russian deputy defense minister dismissed after arrest on corruption charges
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Russian deputy defense minister dismissed after arrest on corruption charges

MOSCOW — A Russian deputy defense minister has been charged with taking a bribe, in the country’s highest-profile corruption scandal since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2024
VIPA hires company to rebuild tender landing pier on St. Croix
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VIPA hires company to rebuild tender landing pier on St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Construction materials have arrived to rebuild the tender landing pier at the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility in St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Port Authority said today. The…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2024

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