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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
November kicks off with hazardous seas, high surf and life-threatening rip currents
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

November kicks off with hazardous seas, high surf and life-threatening rip currents

SAN JUAN — Favorable environmental conditions and abundant moisture will maintain ideal conditions for showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, NOAA Chief Meteorologist Ian Colon-Pagan said this morning. Over the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
A key police veteran in Haiti’s gang wars, senior cop is now fighting for his freedom
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

A key police veteran in Haiti’s gang wars, senior cop is now fighting for his freedom

PORT-AU-PRINCE — As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traversed Haiti’s gang-controlled capital in early September, a sinister plot was unfolding. On the afternoon of September 5, a man driving…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Colombian court revokes order suspending gas well off Caribbean coast
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Colombian court revokes order suspending gas well off Caribbean coast

BOGOTA — A Colombian court overturned another court order issued last month that had suspended activities at Sirius-2, previously called Uchuva-2, a major gas well located off the country's Caribbean coast. The ruling,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
U.S. deportation flight lands in Haiti amid spreading violence, attack on Catholic nuns
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U.S. deportation flight lands in Haiti amid spreading violence, attack on Catholic nuns

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Days after a Catholic mission that treats up to 30,000 poor people a year became the latest target of armed gangs in a new wave of coordinated attacks,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut seized by New York state authorities
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Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut seized by New York state authorities

PINE CITY (AP) — A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Curfew extended in French Caribbean territory amid power blackout
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Curfew extended in French Caribbean territory amid power blackout

FORT-DE-FRANCE — French authorities maintained a night curfew amid fresh unrest on the Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe as they battled to restore power they accused striking energy workers of sabotaging. Guadeloupe…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Los Angeles Dodgers defeat New York Yankees in five games to win World Series
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Los Angeles Dodgers defeat New York Yankees in five games to win World Series

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 on Wednesday to win the World Series four games to one. The Dodgers were…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of the election
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Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of the election

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Republican officials in Virginia to revive a plan aimed at removing noncitizen voters from the rolls ahead of next week’s election. The justices blocked…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Routine traffic stop yields arrest on gun charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Routine traffic stop yields arrest on gun charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A  St. Thomas man was charged with illegal gun possession after a traffic stop yielded a firearm, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Chayanne Garth Baron, 24, was arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2024
Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A series of mid-to-upper level troughs and above-normal moisture from a nearly stationary front will create ideal conditions for thunderstorm development, with the most intense and frequent activity expected…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2024

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