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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
UN debunks rumors of Haitian refugee tent cities in the Dominican Republic
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

UN debunks rumors of Haitian refugee tent cities in the Dominican Republic

NEW YORK — The United Nations clarified today that it has no plans to set up tent cities in the Dominican Republic for refugees from Haiti, refuting circulating rumors. The…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2024
O.J. Simpson dead at 76 after battle with cancer, family announces
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

O.J. Simpson dead at 76 after battle with cancer, family announces

MIAMI — O.J. Simpson, whose immense fame on the football field was eclipsed by his infamy off it, died Wednesday according to his family. He was 76. Simpson had been…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2024
Puerto Rico’s southern coast is the island’s best-kept secret
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Puerto Rico’s southern coast is the island’s best-kept secret

SAN JUAN — The scenery starts to change when you leave the tall hotels and tapón (traffic jam) of San Juan behind. Head south on Route 52, and you will…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2024
Biden turns to little-known power, Ukraine playbook, to help Haiti police fight gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Biden turns to little-known power, Ukraine playbook, to help Haiti police fight gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Faced with roadblocks in getting a Kenya-led police mission deployed to help Haiti’s beleaguered security forces root out vicious armed groups, President Joe Biden is borrowing a page out…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2024
Crew of ‘The Blessed Lion,” who smuggled cocaine to the US by sea, gets nearly 5 years
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Crew of ‘The Blessed Lion,” who smuggled cocaine to the US by sea, gets nearly 5 years

CHRISTIANSTED — A cocaine smuggler from Nicaragua got nearly five years in prison from a federal judge. Michael Nelson-Gaet, 36, of Managua, was sentenced to 57 months incarceration after pleading…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2024
Hazardous marine, life-threatening beach conditions expected through tomorrow
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Hazardous marine, life-threatening beach conditions expected through tomorrow

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Small craft advisories and high rip current risk warnings continue to be in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands through tomorrow, the National Weather Service said this…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2024
Vietnamese tycoon sentenced to death for $44 billion bank fraud
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

Vietnamese tycoon sentenced to death for $44 billion bank fraud

HO CHI MINH CITY — It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2024
Women used cue sticks and beer bottles in bar brawl, cops say
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Women used cue sticks and beer bottles in bar brawl, cops say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A woman suffered visible injuries after getting hit with a pool cue in the face following an argument at a St. Thomas bar on Wednesday night. The case…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2024
Cops sifting for clues to break-in at Home Depot
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Cops sifting for clues to break-in at Home Depot

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Officers are looking for suspects after the Home Depot reported a break-in at the store yesterday, Virgin Islands Police said. The case began when the Criminal Investigation…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2024
SOB sweeps up 6 in drug arrests on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

SOB sweeps up 6 in drug arrests on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Local police teamed up with their federal counterparts to make six arrests at a notorious open-air drug market on St. Thomas recently, the Virgin Islands Police Department…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2024

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