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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 woman wanted for identity theft
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix woman wanted for identity theft

FREDERIKSTED — Police on St. Croix are searching for a 35-year-old woman in connection with a case of identity theft, according to a notice the Virgin Islands Police Department issued…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Cops search for missing man on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Cops search for missing man on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for the community’s help in locating 30-year-old Christopher Ashtian, who was last seen Monday. Ashtian’s mother said he left home Monday and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba’s small patron saint is such a huge symbol
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba’s small patron saint is such a huge symbol

HAVANA (AP) — One religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre. Cuba’s patron saint is venerated by observant Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions as well…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
BP in talks with Venezuela and Trinidad governments to develop gas field
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

BP in talks with Venezuela and Trinidad governments to develop gas field

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — British Petroleum (BP) and Venezuela confirmed on Thursday they are in talks with Trinidad and Tobago government to develop a shared offshore gas field in the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Royal Caribbean Suspends Cruise Visits to Haiti’s Labadee Amid Gang Violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Royal Caribbean Suspends Cruise Visits to Haiti’s Labadee Amid Gang Violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean is suspending cruise ship ports of call in Labadee, on the northern coast of Haiti, as violence escalates in the Caribbean country. “The safety and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
McDonald’s system outages have been reported worldwide. The chain says they’re getting fixed
Posted inBreaking News Business News International News

McDonald’s system outages have been reported worldwide. The chain says they’re getting fixed

CHRISTIANSTED (AP) — System failures at McDonald’s were reported worldwide Friday, shuttering some restaurants for hours and leading to social media complaints from customers, in what the fast food chain…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
17 charged in cocaine trafficking operation from Puerto Rico to Pittsburgh
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

17 charged in cocaine trafficking operation from Puerto Rico to Pittsburgh

SAN JUAN — More than a dozen people have been charged in connection with an operation trafficking "significant quantities" of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Pennsylvania. Seventeen people from Lawrence…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Indiana mom who died on plane coming home from Dominican Republic died of natural causes
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Indiana mom who died on plane coming home from Dominican Republic died of natural causes

COCKBURN TOWN — The Indiana mom who perished last month while flying home from vacation in the Dominican Republic died from a tear to one of her neck arteries, her…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2024
How ancient cave art is rewriting Puerto Rican history
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

How ancient cave art is rewriting Puerto Rican history

SAN JUAN — A groundbreaking study of ancient cave paintings in Puerto Rico has pushed back the record of precolonial cultures on the archipelago. Some of the oldest pictographs sampled date…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2024

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