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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
‘Chaos reigned’ at Dominican resort where Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki vanished
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‘Chaos reigned’ at Dominican resort where Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki vanished

PUNTA CANA — Guests of the Dominican Republic resort where a University of Pittsburgh student vanished complained of having no electricity or running water among other chaotic conditions at the crowded beachfront…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Small fire put out at trucking company, then CEO is found stabbed to death
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

Small fire put out at trucking company, then CEO is found stabbed to death

CHICAGO — Heavy smoke flooded a building belonging to a trucking company after a small fire was put out. Amid the thick, dark fumes, according to the police, was the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Dow drops 950, and Wall Street flirts with its worst day in years on worries about the economy
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Dow drops 950, and Wall Street flirts with its worst day in years on worries about the economy

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market’s sell-off is cutting deeper today, and it’s flirting with its worst day in years as Wall Street questions how much pain President Donald Trump will let the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Father of missing US student Sudiksha Konanki asks for wider investigation in Dominican Republic
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Education News

Father of missing US student Sudiksha Konanki asks for wider investigation in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The father of a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who went missing in the popular Dominican Republic tourist town of Punta Cana while on spring…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Elon Musk says X hit by ‘massive cyber attack’ as users unable to log in
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Elon Musk says X hit by ‘massive cyber attack’ as users unable to log in

X has been hit by a "massive cyber attack," according to Elon Musk. The boss of the social media platform said the attack was carried out "with a lot of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Todd Chrisley stopped from working as chaplain at federal prison for ‘associating with inmates’
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Todd Chrisley stopped from working as chaplain at federal prison for ‘associating with inmates’

PENSACOLA — Disgraced reality TV star Todd Chrisley has been reportedly fired from his prison job − and he was "disappointed and emotionally offended," according to his lawyer. Jay Surgent, who represents…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Cuba’s cigar fair showcases humidors as the new object of desire
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Cuba’s cigar fair showcases humidors as the new object of desire

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s legendary cigars, hand-rolled from the finest tobacco leaves, have long captivated connoisseurs, and now a growing number of enthusiasts recognize the vital importance of humidors, those meticulously…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Privately run immigration detention center that previously held families in Texas will reopen
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Privately run immigration detention center that previously held families in Texas will reopen

LAREDO — A private prison company has signed an agreement to reopen an immigrant detention facility in Texas that previously held families with children for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Felon Leon Swan gets 9 years for having body armor, ammunition
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Felon Leon Swan gets 9 years for having body armor, ammunition

CHARLOTTE AMALIE - Leon Swan, 46, of St. Thomas, was sentenced to the maximum term of nine years in prison for unauthorized possession of body armor by a person convicted…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Police investigating after man shot dead in Mariendahl
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Police investigating after man shot dead in Mariendahl

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Police are investigating after a 28-year-old man was fatally shot in St. Thomas late Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Matthew Gumbs was shot "multiple times" and died in Mariendahl…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025

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