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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Baton Rouge, a 200-foot superyacht, spotted in Sint Maarten
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Baton Rouge, a 200-foot superyacht, spotted in Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG — The Baton Rouge was seen anchored in nearby Sint Maarten recently, Superyacht Times reported. The 62.5-meter superyacht was launched in 2010 by the Dutch shipyard ICON Yachts. The motor yacht Baton…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
Frosty ‘snowmanning’ dating trend could spread STIs, doctor warns
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Health News

Frosty ‘snowmanning’ dating trend could spread STIs, doctor warns

Want to avoid a flurry of uncomfortable activity down below? Get your jollies some other way. One doctor is warning against the troubling sexual winter trend of “snowmanning” that could…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
Activists challenge colonial-era abortion laws in Antigua and Barbuda
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Activists challenge colonial-era abortion laws in Antigua and Barbuda

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Doctors, nurses and activists in Antigua and Barbuda are fighting a colonial-era law that largely bans abortions, igniting a debate about women’s reproductive rights on…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
Prosecutors charge suspect with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism
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Prosecutors charge suspect with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2024
Open Design, Clever Zoning — Where Island Vibes Meet Functionality
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

Open Design, Clever Zoning — Where Island Vibes Meet Functionality

With smaller spaces becoming more common, especially here in the Virgin Islands where homes tend to be on the cozier side, many are going for open layouts that create zones…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2024
Cubans show religious fervor in pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Lazarus
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Cubans show religious fervor in pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Lazarus

Cuban faithful made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Lazarus on Monday in a display of religious fervor, uncommon in a country that installed an atheist Communist government in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2024
Government House says $15 million in tax refunds on the way
Posted inBreaking News Business News Entertainment News

Government House says $15 million in tax refunds on the way

CHRISTIANSTED — Government House spokesman Richard Motta hosted the weekly press briefing on Monday, providing several important updates. Shamari Haynes, Deputy Commissioner at the Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2024
Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov in Moscow
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov in Moscow

MOSCOW — A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2024
Former prison guard trainee is sentenced to death for killing 5 women at a Florida bank
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Former prison guard trainee is sentenced to death for killing 5 women at a Florida bank

MIAMI (AP) — A former prison guard trainee who executed five women inside a Florida bank almost six years ago was sentenced to death on Monday as his judge called the slayings…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2024
A Russian general was killed by a bomb in Moscow. Ukraine official says secret service was behind it
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A Russian general was killed by a bomb in Moscow. Ukraine official says secret service was behind it

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian general was killed today by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security agency leveled…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2024

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