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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Congress stumbles towards shutdown as Trump demands action on debt ceiling
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Congress stumbles towards shutdown as Trump demands action on debt ceiling

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers had less than two days today to avert a partial government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal and demanded lawmakers address the nation's debt ceiling before he takes…
Posted by John McCarthy December 19, 2024
Shots fired alert draws cops to man killed in Hospital Ground
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Shots fired alert draws cops to man killed in Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Police are investigating after a shooting in St. Thomas left one man dead in Hospital Ground Wednesday night, authorities said. Kamoui "Turtle" Francis, 34, was positively identified…
Posted by John McCarthy December 19, 2024
Key trauma center in Haiti goes up in flames after gangs attack with Molotov cocktails
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Key trauma center in Haiti goes up in flames after gangs attack with Molotov cocktails

PORT-AU-PRINCE Haiti’s only neurological trauma center for nearly 12 million people, an 87-bed hospital tucked down a narrow street off the airport road in Port-au-Prince, survived a powerful 2010 earthquake,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 19, 2024
U.S. Virgin Islands announces updated Crucian Christmas Festival schedule
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U.S. Virgin Islands announces updated Crucian Christmas Festival schedule

FREDERIKSTED—The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and Division of Festivals announces an update to the 2024-2025 Crucian Christmas Festival schedule and Village line-up. “Every year we aim to bring…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
Caribbean, Latin America economies expected to grow 2.4% in 2025
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Caribbean, Latin America economies expected to grow 2.4% in 2025

SANTIAGO — Economies in the Caribbean and Latin America are expected to grow by 2.4% in 2025, driven by domestic consumption but tempered by a risk of worsening global geopolitical…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
Man arrested for illegal gun, ammunition near Pueblo Golden Rock
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Man arrested for illegal gun, ammunition near Pueblo Golden Rock

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man faces illegal gun and related charges after being pulled over for a traffic stop near the Golden Rock Shopping Center on Saturday afternoon, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
Man arrested for illegal gun, ammunition at Christmas Boat Parade
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Man arrested for illegal gun, ammunition at Christmas Boat Parade

CHRISTIANSTED — Alert VIPD officers with the Special Operations Bureau spotted a gun in a crowd of merrymakers after the Christmas Boat Parade near the Christiansted Boardwalk and placed a…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
Coast Guard, CBP, DR Navy intercept 108 migrants near Puerto Rico
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Coast Guard, CBP, DR Navy intercept 108 migrants near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Dominican Republic Navy surface and air units interdicted three vessels carrying 108 migrants during three separate unlawful maritime migration…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
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
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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

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