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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Jamaica cracks down on domestic violence with new laws for protecting victims
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Jamaica cracks down on domestic violence with new laws for protecting victims

KINGSTON (AP) — Jamaica adopted stronger domestic violence laws today as the government aims to better protect victims on the island where people are reluctant to report such cases to…
Posted by John McCarthy January 22, 2024
Maryland boy, 10, attacked by shark at resort in Bahamas airlifted back to U.S., officials say
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Maryland boy, 10, attacked by shark at resort in Bahamas airlifted back to U.S., officials say

NASSAU — A young boy from Maryland who was bitten by a shark at a resort in the Bahamas has been airlifted back to the U.S., officials said on Thursday.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 22, 2024
Frenchman’s Reef Bounces Back 6 Years After Irma
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Frenchman’s Reef Bounces Back 6 Years After Irma

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Frenchman’s Reef officially reopened on St. Thomas last week, six-years after hurricanes Irma and Maria caused extensive damage to the property. The resort rebuild cost $425 million.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 22, 2024
Cops looking for suspect after woman bashed on head with blunt object outside nightclub
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Cops looking for suspect after woman bashed on head with blunt object outside nightclub

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a woman was struck with a blunt object outside the Jala Jala nightclub on St. Thomas today. Officers spoke with the assault victim…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2024
Scientists think this weird-looking, odd-smelling fruit holds the key to fighting world hunger as temperatures rise
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Scientists think this weird-looking, odd-smelling fruit holds the key to fighting world hunger as temperatures rise

FREDERIKSTED –– This fruit curiously smells like baking bread and tastes like potatoes –– and it might also provide a means to help feed communities amid drought and famine. Breadfruit,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2024
Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spread
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Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spread

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in an…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2024
Royal Caribbean, MSC cancel cruises due to Red Sea attacks
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Royal Caribbean, MSC cancel cruises due to Red Sea attacks

MADRID (Reuters) — Some cruise operators have cancelled or adjusted their itineraries to avoid the Red Sea due to attacks on ships by Houthi militia, but the overall impact on…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2024
Six charged with shipping drugs between Puerto Rico and New Hampshire
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Six charged with shipping drugs between Puerto Rico and New Hampshire

SAN JUAN — Six people were arrested this week in connection with what federal authorities say was a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in New Hampshire using the U.S. Postal Service.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2024
Traffic Stop Yields Illegal Gun, Ammunition
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Traffic Stop Yields Illegal Gun, Ammunition

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was charged with illegal gun and ammunition possession after a traffic stop Friday, Virgin Islands Police said. Zachary Rene, 23, was arrested and charged…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2024
Third suspect arrested in theft of two scooters
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Third suspect arrested in theft of two scooters

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A third teenager has been arrested in the theft of two scooters on St. Thomas that was captured on surveillance video. Jerry Smith, 18, of Estate Rendezvous,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2024

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