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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
The billion dollar war behind United States rum
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

The billion dollar war behind United States rum

FREDERIKSTED — When you buy a bottle of rum in the United States, by law nearly all the federal taxes on that rum must be sent to Puerto Rico and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2024
A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street
Posted inArt News Breaking News Crime News

A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The inhabitants of Copenhagen’s freewheeling Christiania neighborhood plan to dig up the aptly named Pusher Street, in their latest attempt to stop illegal hashish sales which…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2024
St. Thomas man guilty of trafficking $2.1 million in cocaine
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Thomas man guilty of trafficking $2.1 million in cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A second man was convicted of transporting $2.1 million worth of cocaine across St. Thomas, authorities said. A federal jury took less than two hours to return…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Coast Guard medevacs U.S. citizen from Symphony of the Seas cruise ship
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Coast Guard medevacs U.S. citizen from Symphony of the Seas cruise ship

SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevaced a Symphony of the Seas cruise ship passenger southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on Thursday.Medevaced is 57-year-old man,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Degraded reefs can respond to ‘healthy reef sounds,’ new study finds
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Degraded reefs can respond to ‘healthy reef sounds,’ new study finds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A healthy coral reef is noisy, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp. Research suggests that larval animals…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
St. Croix woman wanted for identity theft
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix woman wanted for identity theft

FREDERIKSTED — Police on St. Croix are searching for a 35-year-old woman in connection with a case of identity theft, according to a notice the Virgin Islands Police Department issued…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Cops search for missing man on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Cops search for missing man on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for the community’s help in locating 30-year-old Christopher Ashtian, who was last seen Monday. Ashtian’s mother said he left home Monday and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba’s small patron saint is such a huge symbol
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba’s small patron saint is such a huge symbol

HAVANA (AP) — One religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre. Cuba’s patron saint is venerated by observant Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions as well…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
BP in talks with Venezuela and Trinidad governments to develop gas field
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

BP in talks with Venezuela and Trinidad governments to develop gas field

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — British Petroleum (BP) and Venezuela confirmed on Thursday they are in talks with Trinidad and Tobago government to develop a shared offshore gas field in the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Royal Caribbean Suspends Cruise Visits to Haiti’s Labadee Amid Gang Violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Royal Caribbean Suspends Cruise Visits to Haiti’s Labadee Amid Gang Violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean is suspending cruise ship ports of call in Labadee, on the northern coast of Haiti, as violence escalates in the Caribbean country. “The safety and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024

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