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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian village
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Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian village

CATALAO, Brazil (AP) — Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to children in a village near the Brazilian…
Posted by John McCarthy December 26, 2024
Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
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Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development

HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 26, 2024
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
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Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 26, 2024
From pooping logs to fierce cats: The world’s quirkiest holiday traditions
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From pooping logs to fierce cats: The world’s quirkiest holiday traditions

When it comes to holiday traditions, Santa and his reindeer are being upstaged by some quirky and unexpected traditions around the world. From a gift-pooping log in Spain to a…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2024
NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
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NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids

The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year, at least…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2024
New York homeowner transforms home into ‘Christmas Vacation’ display
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New York homeowner transforms home into ‘Christmas Vacation’ display

SMITHTOWN — Who could forget Clark Griswold's short-lived glee when his Christmas lights turned on, brightening up the neighborhood? A homeowner on Long Island is channeling that enthusiasm and paying tribute…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2024
Royal Caribbean cancels stops to Puerto Rico due to Christmas rush chaos
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Royal Caribbean cancels stops to Puerto Rico due to Christmas rush chaos

SAN JUAN — Royal Caribbean has announced further cancellations of scheduled stops in Puerto Rico by its flagship cruise ship Symphony of the Seas. This comes as the capital city’s…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2024
Man fatally shot at Embers Guest House named by police
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Man fatally shot at Embers Guest House named by police

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police have identified the man fatally shot at the shuttered Embers Guest House in St. Thomas on Saturday as 54-year-old Pedro Nolazco Gutierrez Puntier of the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2024
A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer
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A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two reporters were killed and several were wounded Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital, the country’s online media association…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2024
UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti
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UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United Nations raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders were killed by a gang in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 24, 2024

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