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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to a multinational mission to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2024
Dry air still impeding possible storm development
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Dry air still impeding possible storm development

SAN JUAN — An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic is producing a broad area of shower and thunderstorm activity. A more well-defined area…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2024
Jiovani Smith gets 30 years for killing woman near elementary school
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Jiovani Smith gets 30 years for killing woman near elementary school

KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Attorney General nominee Gordon C. Rhea announced today that Jiovani Smith, 24, was sentenced for the killing of Selena Chitolie in 2020. Virgin Islands Superior Court…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
Help police find Kevin Highfield missing from a tour of Magens Bay on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Help police find Kevin Highfield missing from a tour of Magens Bay on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help this afternoon to find a St. Thomas man who has been missing for two days. Kevin Highfield, 61, was last seen on St.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics
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‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Track and field fans are used to seeing Jamaican athletes on the medal stand at the Olympics. In Paris, other Caribbean nations have introduced themselves and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation's territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday, as the Caribbean country battles…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military
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A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last century that criminalize gay sex involving members of the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
Four areas of potential development in the Atlantic
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Four areas of potential development in the Atlantic

SAN JUAN — An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing minimal shower and thunderstorm activity. Development, if any, should be slow to occur while…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
Davis Warren’s improbable road from kid with cancer to Michigan’s starting QB
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Davis Warren’s improbable road from kid with cancer to Michigan’s starting QB

Warren’s journey from the children’s cancer ward to the 110,000-seat Big House is the kind of inspiring story that makes college sports so special. ANN ARBOR — It was the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2024
Commander of Kenya’s security forces in Haiti says gangs’ days are numbered
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Commander of Kenya’s security forces in Haiti says gangs’ days are numbered

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Kenya-led police force mission in Haiti remains well below its envisioned 2,500 personnel, seriously underfunded and has yet to make a major impact against armed gangs. The…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2024

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