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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
As authoritarianism and Big Tech attack the press, democracy suffers 
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As authoritarianism and Big Tech attack the press, democracy suffers 

Two Vietnamese reporters are jailed for “propagandizing against the state.” A small local newspaper in Iowa just shuttered 144 years after publishing its first edition. On the surface, these seem…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
Puerto Rico authorities rescue 3 US tourists stranded in river as heavy rains persist
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Puerto Rico authorities rescue 3 US tourists stranded in river as heavy rains persist

SAN JUAN (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico said they rescued three U.S. tourists on Friday as heavy rains continue to pelt the U.S. territory. Police said in a statement that floodwaters…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
American Airlines adds new route to St. Croix as part of its USVI expansion
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American Airlines adds new route to St. Croix as part of its USVI expansion

FREDERIKSTED (TTW) — American Airlines is enhancing its Caribbean offerings this winter by launching a new route from Chicago O’Hare to St. Croix and increasing its service to St. Thomas.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots, high 86
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St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots, high 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will experience considerable cloudiness with a thunderstorm in spots and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight it will be rather cloudy with a couple of…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
UNC ‘Hard Knocks’ scuttled over involvement of Bill Belichick’s girlfriend
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UNC ‘Hard Knocks’ scuttled over involvement of Bill Belichick’s girlfriend

CHAPEL BILL (Reuters) — Plans for the cameras to roll at North Carolina for the first-ever college season of "Hard Knocks" were called off over worries about the involvement of…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
Female South Carolina high school dance teacher is suspended over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with student
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Female South Carolina high school dance teacher is suspended over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with student

HILTON HEAD — A South Carolina high school dance teacher has been suspended and charged following allegations of an 'inappropriate relationship' with a student. Victoria Montgomery, who has taught dance…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
US draws back efforts as mediator in Ukraine-Russia War peace talks
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US draws back efforts as mediator in Ukraine-Russia War peace talks

WASHINGTON — The United States has decided to reduce its moderating efforts in talks for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, the State Department announced. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
DOGE expands presence at Wall St regulator SEC
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DOGE expands presence at Wall St regulator SEC

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Presidential adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is expanding its presence at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by adding a third staff member,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid
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US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.S. officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization today, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis at a critical…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
Cops investigating golf cart incident that claimed life of John Elway’s agent
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Cops investigating golf cart incident that claimed life of John Elway’s agent

Jeff Sperbeck, a business partner and former agent for NFL Hall of Famer John Elway, has died after suffering an injury at a Southern California golf resort Cops have opened…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025

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