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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 Arrested For Shooting At Three People In Kingshill Housing Project Last Month
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Man Arrested For Shooting At Three People In Kingshill Housing Project Last Month

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a man allegedly fired shots at three people in a residential area of St. Croix last month. Juanito Ortiz, Jr. 39, was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2023
Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rican Journalists Seeking Records From Board
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Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rican Journalists Seeking Records From Board

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an organization of Puerto Rican journalists in its quest for documents from the financial oversight board created to deal with the island territory’s…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2023
Four-Car Collision Sends Female Driver Into The Drink Off Veterans Drive In St. Thomas
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Four-Car Collision Sends Female Driver Into The Drink Off Veterans Drive In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a four-car collision sent one of the vehicles off a St. Thomas waterfront drive and into the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday night. The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2023
Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition To U.S. On Fraud Charges
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Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition To U.S. On Fraud Charges

LIMA (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2023
JPMorgan Alleges Former Executive ‘Thwarted’ Efforts To Cut Ties with Epstein
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JPMorgan Alleges Former Executive ‘Thwarted’ Efforts To Cut Ties with Epstein

NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase claimed its former executive Jes Staley repeatedly “thwarted” its efforts to cut ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during Staley's tenure at the bank, according…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2023
CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Second Suspect Caught In Tag Team Metal Chain Assault On Old Man
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Second Suspect Caught In Tag Team Metal Chain Assault On Old Man

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A second suspect has been arrested in the case of a couple beating an elderly man with a metal chain that was captured on surveillance video, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
Two Journalists Killed In Haiti As Gang Violence Spikes
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Two Journalists Killed In Haiti As Gang Violence Spikes

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two local journalists have been killed in Haiti over the past couple of weeks as rampant gang violence has gripped the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
Fire Consumes Popular Street Market Near Haiti’s Capital
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Fire Consumes Popular Street Market Near Haiti’s Capital

PETIONVILLE (AP) — A large fire tore through a street market in Haiti early Thursday, consuming thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed over their losses. The market,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
Lawyers Fight For Saint Martin Man They Say U.S. Wrongly Deported To Haiti
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Lawyers Fight For Saint Martin Man They Say U.S. Wrongly Deported To Haiti

MARIGOT (AP) — Paul Pierrilus was deported two years ago from the U.S. to Haiti where he has been trying to survive in a chaotic and violent country where he…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
Colombian Government, Rebels Resume Talks In Cuba
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Colombian Government, Rebels Resume Talks In Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Representatives of Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group met in Cuba on Tuesday to restart peace talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire and resolving a conflict…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023

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