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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 arrested on child sexual exploitation charges
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges

CHRISTIANSTED — A local man was arrested in a sting operation after attempting to make sexual contact with a minor, authorities said. Juan Bermudez, 65, of St. Croix was charged…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2024
‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday…
Posted by John McCarthy March 11, 2024
US forces fly in to beef up security at the embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US forces fly in to beef up security at the embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 11, 2024
Coast Guard seizes $4.5 million in cocaine, transfers custody of 2 smugglers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Coast Guard seizes $4.5 million in cocaine, transfers custody of 2 smugglers

SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 182 kilograms of cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers to federal law enforcement authorities in Mayaguez…
Posted by John McCarthy March 11, 2024
70-foot sperm whale beached off Florida’s Gulf Coast
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

70-foot sperm whale beached off Florida’s Gulf Coast

VENICE, Florida (AP) — Authorities were working to assist a beached sperm whale that is stranded on a sandbar off Florida’s Gulf Coast this morning. The Venice Police Department said…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2024
U.S. military flies Marines into Haiti embassy, evacuating some staff in overnight airlift
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

U.S. military flies Marines into Haiti embassy, evacuating some staff in overnight airlift

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The U.S. military flew in Marines to reinforce its embassy in Haiti and evacuate non-essential personnel as heavily-armed gangs continue to challenge the country’s tenuous government and turn…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2024
Shredded cheese recall over listeria concerns in 15 states affects food-maker Sargento
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Health News

Shredded cheese recall over listeria concerns in 15 states affects food-maker Sargento

PLYMOUTH — Sargento is recalling shredded and grated cheese products sold to food service groups in 15 states over concerns the cheeses could be contaminated with listeria. No Sargento-branded products…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2024
Puerto Rico Bonds, MBIA Stock Jump on Restructuring Settlement
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Puerto Rico Bonds, MBIA Stock Jump on Restructuring Settlement

SAN JUAN — A settlement between creditors in Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy case lifted prices of the commonwealth’s municipal bonds and shares of insurance companies that guaranteed payments on the bonds. Traders…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2024
Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday
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Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. Guards from the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2024
Cops ask for help in solving shooting on Bjerge Gade in St. Thomas
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Cops ask for help in solving shooting on Bjerge Gade in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are asking for your help to solve a shooting incident that happened on St. Thomas. The ShotSpotter system alerted officers on duty that multiple rounds had…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2024

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