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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
NHC continues to track Tropical Storm Gordon, 1 other system expected to develop
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

NHC continues to track Tropical Storm Gordon, 1 other system expected to develop

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center continues to track Tropical Storm Gordon and another system expected to form this weekend off the southeastern U.S. Coastline. As of the NHC’s 8…
Posted by John McCarthy September 14, 2024
Fresh wave of violence erupts in Haiti’s capital over a soccer match
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Fresh wave of violence erupts in Haiti’s capital over a soccer match

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A fresh wave of violence between rival gangs in one of the Haitian capital’s poorest neighborhoods was sparked by gunfire that broke out over a referee’s call…
Posted by John McCarthy September 13, 2024
NHC monitoring Invest 94-L, another disturbance near the United States
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

NHC monitoring Invest 94-L, another disturbance near the United States

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is tracking three systems in the Atlantic basin as the remnants of Francine make their way farther north. Elsewhere in the Atlantic basin, forecasters are tracking: Tropical Depression Seven in…
Posted by John McCarthy September 13, 2024
Tropical Storm Gordon forms in the Atlantic
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Gordon forms in the Atlantic

MIAMI — As Tropical Depression Seven continues to pull away from the Cabo Verde Islands and linger in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center says a tropical storm could form,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 13, 2024
Combatting elder abuse: Social Security column
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Combatting elder abuse: Social Security column

Elder abuse is the intentional mistreatment or harming of an adult over age 60. This abuse can take many forms – physical, emotional, sexual, and financial exploitation, as well as…
Posted by John McCarthy September 13, 2024
Cuba`s ‘migratory stampede’ has no end in sight
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Cuba`s ‘migratory stampede’ has no end in sight

HAVANA — Cuban lab chemist Deisy Herrera was crushed when her two sons left the island in search of a better life. "Those were terrible times," the 61-year old pharmaceutical…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2024
Managers of a state fuel company in Trinidad are charged in the 2022 deaths of four divers
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Managers of a state fuel company in Trinidad are charged in the 2022 deaths of four divers

PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — Managers of a state-owned fuel trading company in Trinidad and Tobago are facing 15 charges linked to the 2022 deaths of four divers who became…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2024
NHC monitoring Invest 92-L, Invest 94-L more in Atlantic
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NHC monitoring Invest 92-L, Invest 94-L more in Atlantic

SAN JUAN — As Tropical Depression Francine starts to fall apart, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring additional areas of interest that have the potential to develop in the next few days.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2024
‘Fish storm’ Tropical Depression 7 could be a tropical storm today, NHC says
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‘Fish storm’ Tropical Depression 7 could be a tropical storm today, NHC says

MIAMI — Just one day after Tropical Depression Seven formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center says the system could become a tropical storm today. Currently located about…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2024
Matthew Gumbs faces domestic violence charges for alleged assault
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Matthew Gumbs faces domestic violence charges for alleged assault

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man faces domestic violence charges for allegedly threatening to kill an "acquaintace" by strangling her while he was inebriated, authorities said. Matthew Gumbs, 27,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 11, 2024

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