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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Two killed in single-car crash on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Two killed in single-car crash on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two people are dead following a single-car accident just after midnight Tuesday on Weymouth Rhymer Highway on St. Thomas, St. Thomas Rescue reported. St. Thomas Rescue was…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week

AUSTIN — Tesla knocked $2,000 off the prices of three of its five models in the United States late Friday, another sign of the challenges facing the electric vehicle maker…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’

KYIV (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned the passage of the bill would “further…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
How to spot an imposter social media account
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

How to spot an imposter social media account

Want to learn how to spot fake Social Security social media accounts? The tips below will help you protect yourself and your family. How fraudsters create imposter accounts: Fraudsters create…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

CAP-HAITIEN (AP) — They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries. Sitting on the shimmering north coast, the city of Cap-Haïtien was abandoned as a capital…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2024
BVI drug kingpin gets 10 years in prison
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

BVI drug kingpin gets 10 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The reputed leader of BVI's drug cartel got 10 years hard time from a judge. Ruben Reyes-Barel, 37, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced to 120 months…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2024
Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump trial is being held
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump trial is being held

NEW YORK — A man set himself on fire today outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place. The man was in the designated protest area…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2024
100 arrested at Columbia University after pro-Palestinian riot
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

100 arrested at Columbia University after pro-Palestinian riot

NEW YORK — Some 100 students were arrested after police cleared a camp of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University in New York. The university's president said that the "extraordinary step"…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2024
US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration sent about 50 Haitians back to their country on Thursday, authorities said, marking the first deportation flight in several months to the Caribbean nation…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2024

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