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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
California man to be sentenced for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student
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California man to be sentenced for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student

SANTA ANA (AP) — A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate is expected to be sentenced Friday to…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2024
Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court’s independence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court’s independence

GUANTANAMO BAY (AP) — A U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants to enter guilty…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2024
Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him
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Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans said is a mandate to govern, an uneasy political question is emerging: Will there be any room for dissent…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2024
Central America braces for Tropical Storm Sara’s ‘life-threatening’ downpour
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Central America braces for Tropical Storm Sara’s ‘life-threatening’ downpour

SAN JOSE — Central American countries scrambled on Thursday night to make preparations for the impact of Tropical Storm Sara, with Honduras likely to be the first in the storm's…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2024
Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence
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Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2024
Pedestrian dies after being struck in Mars Hill
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Pedestrian dies after being struck in Mars Hill

FREDERIKSTED — A 83-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle in Mars Hill on Tuesday evening, authorities said. Alexander Springer was crossing the Queen Mary Highway…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2024
Man dies after rear-end crash in Estate Pearl
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Man dies after rear-end crash in Estate Pearl

CHRISTIANSTED — An 88-year-old  man was killed in a crash in Estate Pearl on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Matthew Telesford, was positively identified by a family member as the accident…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2024
Undercover massage parlor sting lands nearly 2 dozen women behind bars
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Undercover massage parlor sting lands nearly 2 dozen women behind bars

LAKELAND — Twenty massage therapists in Polk County are accused of offering sex acts to undercover detectives during a two-day sting called ‘Operation Skin So Soft.’ According to the Polk County Sheriff’s…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2024
WAPA schedules ‘temporary water outage’ in Campo Rico for tomorrow
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WAPA schedules ‘temporary water outage’ in Campo Rico for tomorrow

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority said today they've scheduled a water outage in Campo Rico in Estate Whim on St. Croix for tomorrow, Friday, November 15,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2024
Kugler says Fed has made good progress on achieving mandates
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Kugler says Fed has made good progress on achieving mandates

NEW YORK — Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler said today the central bank has made considerable progress in working to achieve its job and inflation goals, while stopping short of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2024

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