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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, brief shower, high 90
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St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, brief shower, high 90

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and breezy with a brief shower or two and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly…
Posted by John McCarthy July 8, 2025
Trump sends tariff letters to Japan, South Korea, five other countries, extending deadline to August 1
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Trump sends tariff letters to Japan, South Korea, five other countries, extending deadline to August 1

President Donald Trump is threatening to significantly raise tariffs on seven trading partners in Asia and Africa, ranging from war-torn countries to key political allies, as it continues to negotiate…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2025
Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame
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Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s once illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2025
Russian transport minister is found dead with gunshot wound ‘in his Tesla’ hours after being sacked by Putin
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Russian transport minister is found dead with gunshot wound ‘in his Tesla’ hours after being sacked by Putin

Russia's transport minister has been found dead with a gunshot wound, hours after he was fired by President Vladimir Putin.  A presidential decree published earlier on Monday gave no reason for…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2025
Strawberries and pasta? Iga Swiatek’s unique Wimbledon tradition
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Strawberries and pasta? Iga Swiatek’s unique Wimbledon tradition

LONDON (AP) — Strawberries hold a special place in Wimbledon tradition. But strawberries and pasta? Iga Swiatek explained that it’s a dish from her native Poland. “Why is it such a big…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2025
American measles cases just broke a dark record as outbreaks surge
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American measles cases just broke a dark record as outbreaks surge

WASHINGTON — Measles cases in the U.S. have reached a 33-year high, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Outbreak Response Innovation (CORI). The center reports that there are…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, a.m. shower, high 89
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St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, a.m. shower, high 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be party sunny and breezy with a brief morning shower or two and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2025
The two Panchen Lamas: China’s role in Tibet and the clash with the Dalai Lama
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The two Panchen Lamas: China’s role in Tibet and the clash with the Dalai Lama

BEIJING/DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) — Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist monk installed three decades ago by…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
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Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.

For many Americans, the word “concentration camp” evokes another country, a time long ago and a facility operating in the dark of night, away from the prying eyes of an…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means the end of the real pursuit of happiness
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means the end of the real pursuit of happiness

The narrow approval by Congress of President Donald Trump’s megabill, which he dubbed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” will transform the collective pursuit of happiness that millions of Americans aspire…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025

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