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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Missed the 2024 total solar eclipse? Watch a video of moments from the event here.
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Missed the 2024 total solar eclipse? Watch a video of moments from the event here.

The sky darkened for millions in the U.S. on Monday as the 2024 total solar eclipse worked its way across a swath of the country. A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between…
Posted by John McCarthy April 8, 2024
Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s National Police agency says that it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 8, 2024
Delayed $1.326 billion Powerball drawing results in single jackpot winner in Oregon
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Delayed $1.326 billion Powerball drawing results in single jackpot winner in Oregon

DES MOINES (AP) — A single Powerball ticket sold in Oregon matched all six numbers for the $1.326 billion jackpot after Saturday night's drawing was delayed due to "pre-draw procedures,"…
Posted by John McCarthy April 7, 2024
Superman’s first appearance sells for $6 million, becoming world’s most valuable comic
Posted inArt News At VIFreep Breaking News

Superman’s first appearance sells for $6 million, becoming world’s most valuable comic

AUSTIN — A comic book featuring Superman's first-ever appearance has sold for $6 million, making it the most valuable comic edition in existence. Texas-based Heritage Auctions said Thursday that the "Action Comics…
Posted by John McCarthy April 6, 2024
Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador

QUITO — Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted…
Posted by John McCarthy April 6, 2024
Slavery tribunal? Africa and Caribbean unite on reparations
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Slavery tribunal? Africa and Caribbean unite on reparations

BRIDGETOWN — Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people, with the United…
Posted by John McCarthy April 6, 2024
Man drowns at Sugar Beach in Golden Rock
Posted inBreaking News Police News St. Croix News

Man drowns at Sugar Beach in Golden Rock

CHRISTIANSTED — A snowbird drowned at Sugar Beach Condominiums in Golden Rock after attempting to swim ashore, authorities said. At about 10:00 a.m. Thursday, a man and his two friends…
Posted by John McCarthy April 6, 2024
Burglars steal $30 million in cash from Los Angeles money storage facility
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Burglars steal $30 million in cash from Los Angeles money storage facility

LOS ANGELES -- Thieves stole as much $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the largest cash heists in city history, police said…
Posted by John McCarthy April 5, 2024
Bail set at $1M each for ‘Down Town Shut Down’ attempted murder suspects
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Bail set at $1M each for ‘Down Town Shut Down’ attempted murder suspects

CHRISTIANSTED — Two gunmen who opened fire at the all-night "Down Town Shut Down" music festival last year have been arrested. Daniel Manuel Ramos Jr., 23, and Ishmael Jean Christian Jr., 24, were…
Posted by John McCarthy April 5, 2024
Police investigating shooting in parking lot in Anna’s Retreat
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police investigating shooting in parking lot in Anna’s Retreat

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The victim of a Thursday night shooting in Anna's Retreat is in stable condition, and police said the incident is under investigation. Detectives with the Criminal Investigation…
Posted by John McCarthy April 5, 2024

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