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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida
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Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — Florida residents repaired damage from Hurricane Milton and cleaned up debris today after the storm smashed through coastal communities and tore homes to pieces, flooded streets…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2024
156 pounds of cocaine worth $1.3 million seized near Puerto Rico after boat left St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

156 pounds of cocaine worth $1.3 million seized near Puerto Rico after boat left St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Two men are facing federal drug trafficking charges after their vessel was intercepted by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents on October 6.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2024
Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

SANTO DOMINGO — A network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2024
Although Milton has moved on, at least 14 are dead and millions remain in the dark
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Although Milton has moved on, at least 14 are dead and millions remain in the dark

ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2024
Social Security announces 2.5 percent benefit increase for 2025
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Social Security announces 2.5 percent benefit increase for 2025

Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2024
Another town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people
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Another town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gunmen invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital on Thursday, shooting at people and setting homes on fire, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2024
Thousands fled Hurricane Milton … just in time
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Thousands fled Hurricane Milton … just in time

TAMPA — Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key as a category 3 hurricane, knocking out power to millions on its jaunt across Florida. Much of the central peninsula suffered…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2024
Caribbean and Latin American growth to slow to 1.9% in 2024, says World Bank
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Caribbean and Latin American growth to slow to 1.9% in 2024, says World Bank

BRIDGETOWN — Economic growth across the Caribbean and Latin America is seen slowing to 1.9% this year from 2.1% in 2023 before accelerating again in 2025, according to the World…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2024
US cruise stocks rise as Citi upbeat about strong growth indicators
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US cruise stocks rise as Citi upbeat about strong growth indicators

MIAMI — Shares of U.S. cruise operators, including Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, surged in midday trading on Wednesday as brokerage Citi gets bullish on the companies' long-term prospects. Shares of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2024
Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week
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Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic said Tuesday it has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week, fulfilling a pledge to do so weekly as neighboring Haiti scrambles…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2024

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