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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Ranger American armored car division guard accused of stealing $6,910 from bank ATMs
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Ranger American armored car division guard accused of stealing $6,910 from bank ATMs

CHRISTIANSTED – A security guard in the armored car division of Ranger American allegedly stole nearly $7,000 in cash from bank ATMs while making his normal rounds with the company.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
St. Croix man accused of sexually assaulting minor
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix man accused of sexually assaulting minor

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was charged today with raping a child in his household. Shawn Alexander, 40, was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated rape, the Virgin Islands…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
Chicago woman convicted of killing, dismembering landlord, hiding some remains in freezer
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Chicago woman convicted of killing, dismembering landlord, hiding some remains in freezer

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and putting some of the victim’s remains inside a freezer in the boarding house where she lived.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
China building new outpost on U.S. doorstep, leaked documents reveal
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

China building new outpost on U.S. doorstep, leaked documents reveal

ST. JOHN'S — On a Caribbean island just 220 miles from the shore of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a black-clad Chinese security guard swept an arm at more than a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective ‘alter ego’ solves gripping crimes
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective ‘alter ego’ solves gripping crimes

HAVANA (AP) — His novels recount gruesome murders, thefts, scams, bribes and humiliating secrets. But those are not even the most important themes in the stories told by award-winning Cuban writer…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went limp as a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
ODOR IN THE COURT: Fart puns explode on Jimmy Kimmel after rumor Trump farted
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ODOR IN THE COURT: Fart puns explode on Jimmy Kimmel after rumor Trump farted

NEW YORK — There was a rumor late last week that Donald Trump farted in court, and on Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” host Jimmy Kimmel had a blast making a lot of jokes…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2024
Shooting Leaves Woman Dead at Thomasville Apartments in Bovoni
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Shooting Leaves Woman Dead at Thomasville Apartments in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a woman was fatally shot at an apartment complex in Bovoni on St. Thomas early Friday evening. Mardette Ward, 33, was positively identified…
Posted by John McCarthy April 22, 2024
Public Works draws complaints after failing to cut the grass at Kingshill Cemetery
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

Public Works draws complaints after failing to cut the grass at Kingshill Cemetery

KINGSHILL — Public Works is no longer mowing the grass in the Kingshill Cemetery. Concerned citizens whose family members are buried in the historic government-run cemetery contacted the Virgin Islands…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
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Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024

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