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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Strong earthquakes shake southeast Cuba on the heels of hurricane, islandwide blackouts
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Strong earthquakes shake southeast Cuba on the heels of hurricane, islandwide blackouts

HAVANA — Back-to-back earthquakes hit southeastern Cuba on Sunday, damaging houses, buildings and power lines as well as causing landslides, the government said. The United States Geological Survey reported that…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents
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Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents

Governments across the world are struggling in this period of economic and geopolitical turmoil At the time of writing, vice-president Kamala Harris has won almost four percentage points less of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
Officer ambushed, shot when leaving a residence at Concordia Manor
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Officer ambushed, shot when leaving a residence at Concordia Manor

FREDERIKSTED — An off-duty police officer was injured after being shot while leaving a Concordia Manor residence early this morning. The case began at 2:02 a.m., when a 911 dispatcher…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November
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The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
End of an era? Man City loses fourth straight game and Guardiola faces some tough questions
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End of an era? Man City loses fourth straight game and Guardiola faces some tough questions

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City has never had it this bad under Pep Guardiola. Guardiola has never had it this bad in his managerial career. A sense of crisis is…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
Guatemala to send 150 military police officers to help fight gangs in Haiti
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Guatemala to send 150 military police officers to help fight gangs in Haiti

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said at the U.N. General Assembly that his country would send 150 military police officers to help Haiti fight violent gangs. The…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
Antigua and Barbuda seeks help from Scotland Yard after ‘boisterous’ politician is slain
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Antigua and Barbuda seeks help from Scotland Yard after ‘boisterous’ politician is slain

ST. JOHN’S (AP) — Antigua and Barbuda is seeking help from authorities in London to solve the killing of a member of Parliament in the Caribbean island nation who was…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
The mysterious erasure of ‘Mamacita’ Kimberly Guilfoyle from the Trump fold
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The mysterious erasure of ‘Mamacita’ Kimberly Guilfoyle from the Trump fold

WEST PALM BEACH — Donald Trump Jr.'s fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle may have been the only woman in the world more somber than Vice President Kamala Harris following Tuesday’s election results—and all the contouring in…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs filed a new request for bail on Friday, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence, mean the hip-hop mogul should be allowed to prepare for…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
Rafael weakens to tropical storm over Gulf of Mexico after barreling through Cuba as a hurricane
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Rafael weakens to tropical storm over Gulf of Mexico after barreling through Cuba as a hurricane

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rafael weakened Saturday to a tropical storm and was expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days after barreling across Cuba as…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024

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