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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
How Joe Biden ‘broke OPEC’ and rewrote the rules for oil trading
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How Joe Biden ‘broke OPEC’ and rewrote the rules for oil trading

WASHINGTON - The U.S. is buying another 3 million barrels of oil for the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Department of Energy said this week, as it slowly replenishes the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2024
‘Scary’ landing for passengers as American Airlines flight veers off runway in Jamaica
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

‘Scary’ landing for passengers as American Airlines flight veers off runway in Jamaica

KINGSTON — It was a "rough" and "scary" landing for passengers on American Airlines flight 850 from Miami on Thursday night after the aircraft veered off the runway at the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2024
US expecting Russian naval exercises in Caribbean this summer
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

US expecting Russian naval exercises in Caribbean this summer

WASHINGTON — Russia plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region this summer as part of naval exercises that will likely include port calls in Cuba and possibly stops…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2024
A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’
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A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’

NEW YORK (AP) — Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2024
Detained Dad bristles at Turks & Caicos’ notion that he was on ‘extended vacation’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Detained Dad bristles at Turks & Caicos’ notion that he was on ‘extended vacation’

COCKBURN TOWN — An American man recently freed after being detained for more than 100 days in Turks and Caicos after ammunition was found in his luggage slammed remarks describing his ordeal…
Posted by John McCarthy June 6, 2024
Flash flood warning issued for St. Thomas: NWS
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Flash flood warning issued for St. Thomas: NWS

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — There is a flash flood warning in effect for St. Thomas until 10:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said on X. Between one and two inches of…
Posted by John McCarthy June 6, 2024
Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a…
Posted by John McCarthy June 6, 2024
Puerto Rican man faces 20 years in prison after cocaine smuggling conviction
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Puerto Rican man faces 20 years in prison after cocaine smuggling conviction

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After a two-day trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against a Puerto Rican man who smuggled at least 2.2 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 5, 2024
Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard and his ‘lawless, reckless, cruel and merciless gang’ get life sentences
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard and his ‘lawless, reckless, cruel and merciless gang’ get life sentences

FREDERIKSTED — Paul Girard, 36, of St. Croix and three members of his violent criminal enterprise were sentenced to ten separate terms of life in prison for their roles in…
Posted by John McCarthy June 5, 2024
Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes

PANAMA CITY — Rising sea levels due to climate change have forced an Indigenous Guna community to leave their homes on an island off Panama's coast that is fast disappearing.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 5, 2024

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