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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Help police find Kevin Highfield missing from a tour of Magens Bay on St. Thomas
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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
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

‘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
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

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
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

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
AND THEN THERE WERE 5! NHC monitoring 5 disturbances in Atlantic
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AND THEN THERE WERE 5! NHC monitoring 5 disturbances in Atlantic

SAN JUAN — A broad area of low pressure over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is possible during the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2024
Goldman Sachs sees biggest boost to US economy from Harris win
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Goldman Sachs sees biggest boost to US economy from Harris win

NEW YORK — U.S. economic growth would likely get the biggest boost in the coming two years from the Democrats, headed by Kamala Harris, winning the White House and Congress in…
Posted by John McCarthy September 4, 2024
Cleaning man cleaned out homeowner’s checkbook, too, cops say
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Cleaning man cleaned out homeowner’s checkbook, too, cops say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of stealing a checkbook in St. John and taking it to St. Croix to write fraudulent checks with it. Ke’Shawn K.J.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 4, 2024

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