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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
3 Ecuadorians plead guilty to drug smuggling at sea
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3 Ecuadorians plead guilty to drug smuggling at sea

CHRISTIANSTED — Three natives of Ecuador pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges in federal court, authorities said. Luis Menocal-Mero, 41, Carlos Baque-Pincay, 23, and Carlos Anchundia-Mero, 24, admitted their guilt…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here’s what you need to know
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Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here’s what you need to know

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid widespread economic turmoil, the price of gold has soared to levels never seen before. Gold futures surpassed the $3,000 per troy ounce for the first time…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
Tiger Woods has been quietly dating Vanessa Trump, Donald Jr.’s ex-wife, for several months
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Tiger Woods has been quietly dating Vanessa Trump, Donald Jr.’s ex-wife, for several months

Tiger Woods has found new love with Vanessa Trump. A source close to the Trump family confirms to PEOPLE that Woods, 49, and Trump, 47, have been quietly dating for several…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
US attorneys for a Russian woman seeking to recover a megayacht target Antigua
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US attorneys for a Russian woman seeking to recover a megayacht target Antigua

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — Attorneys for the daughter of a U.S.-sanctioned Russian billionaire asked a U.S. federal court this week for access to the financial records of officials including the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
Pandemic fears as NEW coronavirus is discovered in bats by China-linked scientist
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Pandemic fears as NEW coronavirus is discovered in bats by China-linked scientist

HONG KONG — A new coronavirus feared to be able to spread to humans has been discovered by a China-linked scientist. Researchers from Brazil and colleagues affiliated with the University of Hong Kong detected the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
Trump administration yet to talk to Cuba over migration, foreign vice minister says
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Trump administration yet to talk to Cuba over migration, foreign vice minister says

HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba has yet to discuss migration with the Trump administration, Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio told Reuters, even as the U.S. plows ahead with a…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
How a man used printer paper and hand sanitizer to escape an alleged 20 years of captivity by his stepmother
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How a man used printer paper and hand sanitizer to escape an alleged 20 years of captivity by his stepmother

WATERBURY, Connecticut — Both sides of his door had been secured with plywood and a lock, the man would later say, to stop him from getting out. For years, he’d…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
Husband fatally stabs 18-year-old he found in same bed as his wife
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Husband fatally stabs 18-year-old he found in same bed as his wife

A husband found an 18-year-old in bed with his wife, then stabbed him to death and tried to dispose of the body, Tennessee authorities said. Jonathan Belk, 41, is accused…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
The Chrisley kids now: Life after ‘Chrisley Knows Best’
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The Chrisley kids now: Life after ‘Chrisley Knows Best’

For almost a decade, Todd Chrisley, his wife Julie, his mother, affectionately known as Nanny Faye, and their six children made us laugh out loud with their hilarious family antics…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
China, Florida figures prominently in illicit flow of guns and ammo to Haiti
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China, Florida figures prominently in illicit flow of guns and ammo to Haiti

MIAMI — The Miami shipper’s list of 134 items headed for the Caribbean looked pretty tame: tires, bicycles, refrigerators and mattresses. But buried inside the container were a military-grade Barrett…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025

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