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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Man who crashed stolen motorcycle into cop car turns himself in on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man who crashed stolen motorcycle into cop car turns himself in on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who escaped police on a stolen motorcycle Thursday has surrendered himself to authorities. Franklin Archibald Jr., 20, of Charlotte Amalie, was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2024
St. Lucian Woman Found Dead in St. John
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

St. Lucian Woman Found Dead in St. John

CRUZ BAY — A man told police he brought his mother dinner, but when he arrived, he found her dead in her home in St. John on Thursday night. Lucy…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2024
Second suspect in 2021 St. Croix murder arrested in California
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Second suspect in 2021 St. Croix murder arrested in California

FREDERIKSTED — A second suspect in the 2021 murder of 30-year-old Kevin Jerome has been arrested in California, authorities said. Darren Bess was arrested by warrant Wednesday in Auburn, California,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2024
Martin O’Malley Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Posted inBreaking News National News Puerto Rico News

Martin O’Malley Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Martin J. O’Malley was sworn in today by Senator Ben Cardin as Commissioner of Social Security to a term that expires on January 19, 2025. Commissioner O’Malley expressed his gratitude…
Posted by John McCarthy March 7, 2024
Civilians navigate bodies in the streets amid violence gripping Haiti’s capital: AP photos
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Civilians navigate bodies in the streets amid violence gripping Haiti’s capital: AP photos

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — It’s been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left bodies laying…
Posted by John McCarthy March 7, 2024
Rushing home on a rerouted jet, Haiti’s prime minister is pressured by U.S. to resign
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Rushing home on a rerouted jet, Haiti’s prime minister is pressured by U.S. to resign

SAN JUAN — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry was attempting to fly home on Tuesday to a country in crisis, returning from a critical diplomatic mission overseas, when he received…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Haiti’s Prime Minister Surfaces in Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s Prime Minister Surfaces in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN —  Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry arrived in Puerto Rico Tuesday after his plane was denied entry into the Dominican Republic. The Associated Press says the Dominican Republic,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Divers spot ‘mysterious’ orange creature off remote island. It belongs to a new species
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Divers spot ‘mysterious’ orange creature off remote island. It belongs to a new species

MEXICO CITY — While swimming off a remote Pacific Ocean archipelago in 2013, a diver spotted a “mysterious” and brightly colored fish. He quickly snapped several blurry photographs before it…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of armed gangs attempted to take over Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday, launching an armed attack against the facility just days after a series…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Biden rejects U.S. troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Biden rejects U.S. troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will not send U.S. troops to Haiti to help its national police respond to a rapidly evolving security crisis, as a united front of gang…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024

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