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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Suspect in string of robberies found to be sitting in prison already
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Suspect in string of robberies found to be sitting in prison already

CHRISTIANSTED — Surveillance video helped police track down a man wanted for a string of robberies — and when officers went to track him down — they found that he…
Posted by John McCarthy February 23, 2024
St. Thomas man shot dead in Bovoni
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Thomas man shot dead in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a St. Thomas man was shot dead in a housing project on St. Thomas late Thursday night. Omar K. Fontaine, 20, was positively…
Posted by John McCarthy February 23, 2024
Barbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Barbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 23, 2024
Royal Caribbean boosts annual profit forecast on strong cruise demand
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean boosts annual profit forecast on strong cruise demand

MIAMI (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean Group raised its annual profit forecast as the company benefits from strong cruise demand during the key 'wave season' and robust on-board spending. The company's…
Posted by John McCarthy February 23, 2024
Former Haitian police chief accused in 2021 presidential slaying resigns as OAS representative
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Former Haitian police chief accused in 2021 presidential slaying resigns as OAS representative

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Léon Charles, the former chief of Haiti’s National Police who was recently accused in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, said Thursday that he was stepping down as permanent…
Posted by John McCarthy February 23, 2024
Texas judge upholds school’s suspension of black student over dreadlocks
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Education News

Texas judge upholds school’s suspension of black student over dreadlocks

HOUSTON (BBC) — A Texas judge has ruled that a school district did not discriminate against a black high school student when it punished him over his dreadlocks. Barbers Hill…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2024
Judge Engoron’s Ruling Is a Detailed Road Map to Trump’s Thievery
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Judge Engoron’s Ruling Is a Detailed Road Map to Trump’s Thievery

The news about the eye-popping $355 million judgment against Donald Trump Friday minimized or even missed the real story in the judge’s richly detailed ruling. In justifying his findings of fact, New…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2024
Suspect arrested for drive-by shooting near fire station
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Suspect arrested for drive-by shooting near fire station

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who is a suspect in a drive-by shooting that occurred in Richmond last year has been charged. Malyki Lockhart, 19, was arrested today and…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2024
Slayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellin’s tourism boom
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Slayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellin’s tourism boom

MEDELLIN (AP) — The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war involving the Colombian government, drug cartels and a smattering of other armed groups. But a sharp…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2024
Liberty Mobile responds to nationwide AT&T outage affecting the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Liberty Mobile responds to nationwide AT&T outage affecting the U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN — Giovanna Ramírez de Arellano, senior director of communications and corporate responsibility, Liberty Communications, issued the following statement on the "AT&T outage impacting local non-migrated Liberty customers." "AT&T…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2024

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