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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Mike Lynch, daughter among six missing after yacht sinks off Sicily
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Mike Lynch, daughter among six missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

PALERMO — Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily's coast today to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, following an…
Posted by John McCarthy August 20, 2024
Democrats get ready for Night 1, Biden to deliver closing remarks
Posted inBreaking News National News

Democrats get ready for Night 1, Biden to deliver closing remarks

CHICAGO — The Democratic National Convention begins today in Illinois, with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City. That includes thousands of anti-war activists who plan to demonstrate near the United…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
Man who pulled gun after Burger King worker wouldn’t take drugs for payment gets 143 years in prison
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Man who pulled gun after Burger King worker wouldn’t take drugs for payment gets 143 years in prison

DENVER (AP) — A man who was convicted of pointing a gun at Burger King drive-thru worker who wouldn’t accept drugs for payment and later shooting at other people elsewhere…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal case
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George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal case

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, short-circuiting the federal fraud case that led to his…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same
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Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
Cuba dominated Olympic boxing for decades. But the team was on the ropes in Paris Games
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Cuba dominated Olympic boxing for decades. But the team was on the ropes in Paris Games

PARIS (AP) — Erislandy Álvarez didn’t expect to carry the weight of a proud boxing nation on his shoulders when he takes the ring Wednesday night in an arena packed…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
Oil spill reported off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Oil spill reported off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast

CARACAS — An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela's El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country's north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher are married in Anguilla after 6-year engagement
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Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher are married in Anguilla after 6-year engagement

THE VALLEY — Eddie Murphy got married in Anguilla recently. The Oscar-nominated actor-comedian reportedly married his long-term partner, Australian model Paige Butcher on July 9 — less than a week…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
Jamaican police arrest 6 suspects in mass shooting that killed 8 and injured 11
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Jamaican police arrest 6 suspects in mass shooting that killed 8 and injured 11

KINGSTON (AP) — Jamaican police have arrested at least six suspects in connection with a mass shooting in which eight people were recently killed in the island’s southern region. The…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
Hurricane Ernesto still bringing life-threatening conditions to East Coast
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Hurricane Ernesto still bringing life-threatening conditions to East Coast

NEW YORK — Hurricane Ernesto was sending powerful swells toward the U.S. East Coast and generating "dangerous" beach conditions today as the storm moved further out into the Atlantic Ocean,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024

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