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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
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
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

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
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

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
The number of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico has surged. A new report says that’s a problem
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

The number of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico has surged. A new report says that’s a problem

SAN JUAN (AP) — Activists want stricter regulations of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory sees a growing number of displaced renters and a spike in housing…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024
USVI gets $16.5 million from feds to improve its potable water infrastructure
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

USVI gets $16.5 million from feds to improve its potable water infrastructure

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said over $16.5 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda is slated for U.S. Virgin Islands drinking water and clean water infrastructure…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024
Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program, appoints new vice president of quality
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program, appoints new vice president of quality

SEATTLE -- Boeing says the head of its 737 jetliner program is leaving the company immediately, paving the way for the aircraft maker to appoint new leadership at the troubled division.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024
Indiana girl, 5, dies after getting trapped in sand while on a Florida beach vacation
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Indiana girl, 5, dies after getting trapped in sand while on a Florida beach vacation

FORT LAUDERDALE — A 5-year-old Indiana girl died and her 9-year-old brother was hospitalized after the sand hole they were digging in at a Florida beach collapsed on top of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024

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