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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Teen charged in murder of 16-year-old boy
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Teen charged in murder of 16-year-old boy

FREDERIKSTED — A teenager has been charged as an adult with the murder of 16-year-old Amon Walcott in June, authorities said. The suspect, Nkush Jayden James, was 17 years old…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024
Colorado man dies after bite from one of his two pet Gila monsters
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Colorado man dies after bite from one of his two pet Gila monsters

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024
Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — An oil spill that has stained Tobago's coastline is entering into Grenada's waters and could impact neighboring Venezuela, Tobago's Chief Secretary Farley Augustine told Reuters.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024
Connecticut trooper who fatally shot man in stopped car set to go on trial
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Connecticut trooper who fatally shot man in stopped car set to go on trial

HARTFORD (AP) — A Connecticut state trooper who killed a 19-year-old man while firing seven gunshots into a stopped car in 2020 is set to stand trial for manslaughter. Jury…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024
American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flyer points
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flyer points

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is raising the cost of checking bags and it is making other changes to push customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2024
VIPA announces change in cruise ship arrival time
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

VIPA announces change in cruise ship arrival time

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority announced a change to a Royal Caribbean cruise ship's arrival time in St. Thomas. The Wonder of the Seas will still berth…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2024
Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic
Posted inArt News Breaking News Business News

Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic

NEW YORK (AP) — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2024
Tobago oil spill blackens beaches, but mystery apparently cleared up
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tobago oil spill blackens beaches, but mystery apparently cleared up

PORT OF SPAIN — The mystery vessel was reported overturned last week just off the coast of Tobago, the northern island of the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. No…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2024
Capital One will buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Capital One will buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies

NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s credit card…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2024
Widow and aides of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse indicted in his killing
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Widow and aides of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse indicted in his killing

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2024

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