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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
St. Croix Man Extradited From Texas On Illegal Gun Charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix Man Extradited From Texas On Illegal Gun Charge

FREDERIKSTED — The investigation into the 2021 murder of Johnny "Kountry" Encarnacion led to police leads that a St. Croix man was in possession of an illegal firearm. Chayanne Trinidad…
Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2024
Marine Conditions ‘Deteriorating’ Due To Swell
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Marine Conditions ‘Deteriorating’ Due To Swell

SAN JUAN — Marine and coastal conditions are deteriorating due to a northwesterly swell and moderate to locally fresh northeast winds, the National Weather Service said. Conditions will remain hazardous…
Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2024
Sheriff’s deputies corral wayward kangaroo near pool at Florida apartment complex
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Sheriff’s deputies corral wayward kangaroo near pool at Florida apartment complex

TAMPA (AP) — A wayward kangaroo was corralled safely by sheriff’s deputies Thursday after it was spotted hopping around the pool area of a Florida apartment complex. The Hillsborough County…
Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2024
Haiti’s prime minister calls for calm as violent protests seek his ouster
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s prime minister calls for calm as violent protests seek his ouster

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address early Thursday following three days of violent protests that have paralyzed the country as thousands of protesters demand…
Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2024
GUILTY! Clueless BVI Premier Who Made ‘Jason Bourne’ Defense Against Cocaine Trafficking Charges Now Faces Life In Prison
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

GUILTY! Clueless BVI Premier Who Made ‘Jason Bourne’ Defense Against Cocaine Trafficking Charges Now Faces Life In Prison

MIAMI — A British Virgin Islands premier was acting like the fictitious CIA agent Jason Bourne when he was approached by a Mexican cartel member about using his ports for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2024
Russia goes bananas over Ecuador’s plans to ship its Soviet-era missile stocks to Ukraine
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Russia goes bananas over Ecuador’s plans to ship its Soviet-era missile stocks to Ukraine

MOSCOW — Russia has begun buying bananas from India and will boost such imports, its food safety watchdog said this week, after a spat with its biggest supplier Ecuador over…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2024
Couple Arrested After Allegedly Stealing $500,000 in COVID Relief Funds
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Couple Arrested After Allegedly Stealing $500,000 in COVID Relief Funds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A couple accused of teaming up to steal $500,000 in COVID relief funds has been arrested on St. Croix, authorities said. Kenyetta Riddick, 56, and Andrew John,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2024
Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
Posted inBreaking News National News Territorial Affairs

Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — How it began: President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel. He took a gamble by seizing on GOP demands to simultaneously…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2024
UN urges Russia to end forcible transfer of Ukrainian children
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

UN urges Russia to end forcible transfer of Ukrainian children

MOSCOW (Reuters) — The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child today urged Russia to end the forcible transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine in violation of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2024
Drier Conditions Coming Tomorrow, NWS Says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Drier Conditions Coming Tomorrow, NWS Says

SAN JUAN — Light to moderate rainfall will continue today across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service said. This rain will slowly diminish this evening…
Posted by John McCarthy February 8, 2024

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