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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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, 19, Dies After Shooting In St. Thomas
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Man, 19, Dies After Shooting In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a shooting left one man dead in St. Thomas on Thursday morning. Nashai Francis. 19, was positively identified by next of kin as…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
Wahilli James gets six years under RICO Act after 2013 Gems jewelry store robbery
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Wahilli James gets six years under RICO Act after 2013 Gems jewelry store robbery

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been sentenced to serve six years in prison for his role in the 2013 armed robbery of Gems and Gold Corner jewelry store…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
Cops ask for your help after 52-year-old man injured in shooting at Oswald Harris Court
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Cops ask for your help after 52-year-old man injured in shooting at Oswald Harris Court

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for your help as they gather information about the shooting of a 52-year-old man at Oswald Harris Court yesterday afternoon. Authorities were…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at age 90
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Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at age 90

MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
CAF pledges $2 billion investment annually to fight climate change in the Caribbean
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CAF pledges $2 billion investment annually to fight climate change in the Caribbean

CARACAS (Reuters) — The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) will invest more than $2 billion annually totaling $15 billion until 2030 in Latin America to fight…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
NSF awards $5.3M to university to boost marine, environmental science work force
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NSF awards $5.3M to university to boost marine, environmental science work force

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) announces it has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award for a collaborative project entitled, Navigating Home. Navigating Home expands…
Posted by John McCarthy December 6, 2023
‘Tis The Season For ‘Star of the Seas,’ Royal Caribbean Says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Tourism News

‘Tis The Season For ‘Star of the Seas,’ Royal Caribbean Says

MIAMI — It’s opening day for the next bold combination of every vacation. Royal Caribbean International revealed the first look at the latest in the best-selling Icon Class, Star of the Seas, and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 6, 2023
Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
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Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

MIAMI (AP) — A former confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose killing in 2021 caused unprecedented turmoil in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 6, 2023
St. Croix Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Trafficking ‘Ghost Guns’ In The Territory
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St. Croix Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Trafficking ‘Ghost Guns’ In The Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man was given 10 years in prison for making and selling "ghost guns" in the territory. Somalie Bruce, 37, was sentenced to 120 months…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2023
American woman killed in shark attack in the Bahamas
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

American woman killed in shark attack in the Bahamas

NASSAU — An American woman has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The woman was paddleboarding with a male…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2023

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