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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
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
‘French Connection’ cocaine felon gets 10 years in prison
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

‘French Connection’ cocaine felon gets 10 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who tried to smuggle 190 pounds of cocaine into the territory got 10 years in prison from a federal judge. Kelly Bruney, 36,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Two BVI cocaine smugglers get nearly 5 years in prison
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

Two BVI cocaine smugglers get nearly 5 years in prison

CHRISTIANSTED – Two British Virgin Islands citizens who were caught smuggling 1,470 pounds of cocaine on a boat near St. Croix got nearly five years in prison from a federal judge.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Former St. Croix Chamber of Commerce President charged with ‘misusing’ $500K in COVID relief funds
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Former St. Croix Chamber of Commerce President charged with ‘misusing’ $500K in COVID relief funds

CHRISTIANSTED — Prosecutors allege that the co-owners of St. Croix-based Island Services Group used emergency federal financial assistance meant to help American businesses impacted by COVID-19 for personal enrichment, according…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Pearl B. Larsen Elementary School students told to stay home today due to sewage issue
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

Pearl B. Larsen Elementary School students told to stay home today due to sewage issue

CHRISTIANSTED – Pearl B. Larsen PreK8 School will receive virtual instruction on Wednesday, March 6th, due to a sewage issue impacting the campus, the Virgin Islands Department of Education said…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Murder Suspect Captured at Boat Ramp off Tropaco Point in Hull Bay
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Murder Suspect Captured at Boat Ramp off Tropaco Point in Hull Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man suspected of killing his father this morning is in custody following a manhunt on the Northside of St. Thomas, authorities said. Mohammed Salem, 34, was…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024

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