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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Enough talk, time for action, CARICOM official says on slavery reparations
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Enough talk, time for action, CARICOM official says on slavery reparations

LONDON (Reuters) - The push for slavery reparations is at a defining moment, a Caribbean Community official said on the second day of a United Nations forum, adding it was…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2025
On Todd Chrisley’s birthday, Savannah Chrisley vows to ‘NEVER stop fighting’ for her folks
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

On Todd Chrisley’s birthday, Savannah Chrisley vows to ‘NEVER stop fighting’ for her folks

ATLANTA (LAT) — Savannah Chrisley was missing her dad, Todd Chrisley, as his birthday rolled around for the third time since he and wife Julie Chrisley went to federal prison.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2025
Suspect linked to murder of Dutch journalist arrives in Netherlands after arrest in Curaçao
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Suspect linked to murder of Dutch journalist arrives in Netherlands after arrest in Curaçao

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao (AP) — A man arrested in Curaçao on suspicion of involvement in a criminal gang linked to the murder of Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries arrived in…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant, high of 89
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant, high of 89

CHRISTIASTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant with a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix can expect partly cloudy skies with a risk…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2025
Columbia student detained while attending naturalization interview
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Columbia student detained while attending naturalization interview

Immigration authorities detained another Columbia University student in “direct retaliation” for his participation in protests against the Israel-Gaza war, his lawyer said Monday. Mohsen Mahdawi, who was born and raised…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2025
Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That’s likely illegal
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Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That’s likely illegal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that he’d like to send U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes to prison in El Salvador, telling that country’s president, Nayib Bukele, that…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2025
Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons

SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons. Starting May 12, employees will be required to wear a solid black shirt…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2025
17-year-old killed in crash on way to prom: ‘Was the sweetest’
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17-year-old killed in crash on way to prom: ‘Was the sweetest’

DANBURY. North Carolina (TNO) — A high school senior was killed in a crash on his way to prom, leaving a North Carolina community devastated, officials said. Will Turner, 17,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2025
Mexico’s finance minister to ask banks to lower interest rates
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Mexico’s finance minister to ask banks to lower interest rates

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she had instructed Finance Minister Edgar Amador to speak with banks so they can lower interest rates for…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2025
The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic
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The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic. The family of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2025

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