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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Dying octopus tends to thousands of eggs that will never hatch at California aquarium
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Dying octopus tends to thousands of eggs that will never hatch at California aquarium

LONG BEACH — A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to caring for her eggs at a California aquarium. But the eggs will never hatch, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Man found dead in submerged car at boat ramp after hit-and-run
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Man found dead in submerged car at boat ramp after hit-and-run

NORFOLK — A 60-year-old man was found dead in a submerged car at a Virginia boat ramp, and now a South Carolina man has been arrested, authorities said. Benjamin Sell,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Lottery player almost throws away big winning ticket. ‘Did I just freaking win?’
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Lottery player almost throws away big winning ticket. ‘Did I just freaking win?’

An Arkansas woman almost threw away a winning lottery ticket with a big prize. The woman plays lottery tickets twice a month and always saves her losing tickets for the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
FirstBank finances $13 million eco-luxury resort to boost tourism in the USVI
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FirstBank finances $13 million eco-luxury resort to boost tourism in the USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – FirstBank has announced the successful closing of a $13 million commercial financing agreement with By-the-Sea Resort Properties, LLC, to support the construction of The Botany, a new…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Miami Herald, New York Times seek to unseal records on Jeffrey Epstein’s estate
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Miami Herald, New York Times seek to unseal records on Jeffrey Epstein’s estate

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Miami Herald has joined an effort by The New York Times asking a judge to unseal financial records from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate in the U.S. Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Miami pays tribute to Catholic shrine revered by Cuban exile community 
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Miami pays tribute to Catholic shrine revered by Cuban exile community 

For decades, “La Ermita de la Caridad,” a Catholic shrine near Biscayne Bay, has stood as a symbol of hope and freedom for many, especially South Florida’s Cuban exile community.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Divers find extraordinary Roman artifact from First Punic War off Italian coast
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Divers find extraordinary Roman artifact from First Punic War off Italian coast

An extraordinarily well-preserved Roman helmet dating back to the First Punic War was discovered by deep-sea divers off the coast of the Aegadian Islands, Sicily officials said. The bronze “Montefortino”…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
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Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Police say they rescued Caribbean Airlines pilot kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago
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Police say they rescued Caribbean Airlines pilot kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A Caribbean Airlines pilot who was kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago has been rescued following a police operation in which one of the suspects was killed, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday for an unexpected…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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