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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went limp as a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
ODOR IN THE COURT: Fart puns explode on Jimmy Kimmel after rumor Trump farted
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

ODOR IN THE COURT: Fart puns explode on Jimmy Kimmel after rumor Trump farted

NEW YORK — There was a rumor late last week that Donald Trump farted in court, and on Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” host Jimmy Kimmel had a blast making a lot of jokes…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
Shooting Leaves Woman Dead at Thomasville Apartments in Bovoni
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Shooting Leaves Woman Dead at Thomasville Apartments in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a woman was fatally shot at an apartment complex in Bovoni on St. Thomas early Friday evening. Mardette Ward, 33, was positively identified…
Posted by John McCarthy April 22, 2024
Public Works draws complaints after failing to cut the grass at Kingshill Cemetery
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

Public Works draws complaints after failing to cut the grass at Kingshill Cemetery

KINGSHILL — Public Works is no longer mowing the grass in the Kingshill Cemetery. Concerned citizens whose family members are buried in the historic government-run cemetery contacted the Virgin Islands…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
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Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Two killed in single-car crash on St. Thomas
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Two killed in single-car crash on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two people are dead following a single-car accident just after midnight Tuesday on Weymouth Rhymer Highway on St. Thomas, St. Thomas Rescue reported. St. Thomas Rescue was…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week
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Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week

AUSTIN — Tesla knocked $2,000 off the prices of three of its five models in the United States late Friday, another sign of the challenges facing the electric vehicle maker…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’
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Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’

KYIV (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned the passage of the bill would “further…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
How to spot an imposter social media account
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How to spot an imposter social media account

Want to learn how to spot fake Social Security social media accounts? The tips below will help you protect yourself and your family. How fraudsters create imposter accounts: Fraudsters create…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

CAP-HAITIEN (AP) — They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries. Sitting on the shimmering north coast, the city of Cap-Haïtien was abandoned as a capital…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2024

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