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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Woman arrested after taking corpse to sign for bank loan in Brazil
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

Woman arrested after taking corpse to sign for bank loan in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — A woman has been arrested in Brazil after she brought a 68-year-old man who had been dead for hours into a bank to sign for a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2024
Can you gamble in Central America?
Posted inAt VIFreep Entertainment News International News

Can you gamble in Central America?

Find out how you can gamble in Central America. Read on for the answers! Central America is somewhere that online gambling has become significantly more popular in recent years. Investors…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024
Ford recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Ford recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power, increasing crash…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024
Saharan dust plume heading towards the Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Saharan dust plume heading towards the Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN — Persons with respiratory problems and allergies are probably already beginning to feel the effects of a Saharan dust plume which is expected to result in an increase in…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024
Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal

BRIDGETOWN — A high-level Caribbean ambassador said today it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today's society.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024
Coast Guard medevacs pregnant passenger from Disney cruise ship
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Coast Guard medevacs pregnant passenger from Disney cruise ship

SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medevac for a Disney Fantasy cruise ship passenger, Monday, in the Atlantic Ocean 180 miles northwest of Aguadilla,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
AMBER ALERT! Help Cops Find Missing Minor
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

AMBER ALERT! Help Cops Find Missing Minor

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a minor who is missing on St. Thomas. Assata Craig, 12, of Contant, was reported missing by her family, the Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
Russia’s prosecutor general arrives in Cuba for bilateral talks
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Russia’s prosecutor general arrives in Cuba for bilateral talks

HAVANA — Russia's Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov arrived in Havana for bilateral talks with his Cuban counterpart and other officials, the prosecutor's office said today. Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
Fire destroys Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire
Posted inBreaking News International News Police News

Fire destroys Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire

COPENHAGEN (AP) — A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024

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