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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 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
Colombian accused of spying for Cuba as US ambassador arrested in Florida: AP source
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Colombian accused of spying for Cuba as US ambassador arrested in Florida: AP source

MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2023
Coast Guard takes 85 illegal Dominican Republic migrants back home
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Coast Guard takes 85 illegal Dominican Republic migrants back home

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier’s crew repatriated 85 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Saturday, following the interdiction of two unlawful migration voyage interdictions in Mona Passage waters…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2023
Police in Haiti detain a new suspect in the 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police in Haiti detain a new suspect in the 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Authorities in Haiti on Monday arrested a new suspect in the July 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse. Macky Kessa, mayor of the southern coastal city of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2023
Knife-wielding man fatally shot near Sunny Isle
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Knife-wielding man fatally shot near Sunny Isle

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a man with a gun said he defended himself against a jealous, knife-wielding man by fatally shooting him on Friday night. Kjani Skeet, 21,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2023
Burglary suspect caught on surveillance camera under investigation in St. Thomas
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Burglary suspect caught on surveillance camera under investigation in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a burglary at a hookah lounge on Curacao Gade in St. Thomas that was caught on camera.  Rasheen St. Juste, 45, was arrested at 12:20…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2023
Traffic stop for tinted windows ends in man’s arrest on illegal gun, ammunition charges
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Traffic stop for tinted windows ends in man’s arrest on illegal gun, ammunition charges

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on illegal gun and ammunition charges after being pulled over for excessively tinted windows while driving near Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Friday…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2023
Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated him
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Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated him

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Authorities in Haiti held former rebel leader Guy Philippe on Friday at a police station where he remained a day after the the United States repatriated him to…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2023
Social Security Benefits To Increase In 2024
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Social Security Benefits To Increase In 2024

More than 71 million Americans will see a 3.2% increase in their Social Security benefits in 2024. This number includes about 22,288 beneficiaries of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2023

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