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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
DEA agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat before one was accused of the crime
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DEA agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat before one was accused of the crime

MIAMI — In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted about their "world debauchery tour" of "boozing and whoring" on…
Posted by John McCarthy July 25, 2024
Vast plume of Saharan dust on the way
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Vast plume of Saharan dust on the way

SAN JUAN —A SEVERE Sahara dust event is expected across the region, beginning first in the U.S. Virgin Islands from late tonight through Sunday. According to the climatology of Sahara…
Posted by John McCarthy July 25, 2024
Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island

SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor today signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2024
BMW recalls over 291,000 SUVs because interior cargo rails can detach in crash, raising injury risk
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BMW recalls over 291,000 SUVs because interior cargo rails can detach in crash, raising injury risk

BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury DETROIT — BMW is recalling more…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2024
Man turns last paycheck for $600 … into $5,000 … and is promptly arrested by police
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man turns last paycheck for $600 … into $5,000 … and is promptly arrested by police

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who mcguyvered his last paycheck for $600 — into a check for a whopping $5,000 — is now enjoying his $4,400 in ill-gotten gains in…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2024
Shouting match leads to fatal shooting at auto repair shop near Sunny Isle
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Shouting match leads to fatal shooting at auto repair shop near Sunny Isle

SUNNY ISLE — One man is dead after a "verbal altercation" escalated into a fatal shooting at an auto body shop near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Tuesday afternoon,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2024
Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island’s troubles in new album
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island’s troubles in new album

HAVANA (AP) — He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living under dictatorships throughout the 1960s and 1970s who dreamt of…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2024
Forecasters predict a storm will develop within two weeks: NOAA
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Forecasters predict a storm will develop within two weeks: NOAA

SAN JUAN — Based on computer modeling, NOAA forecasters are predicting that a disturbance could develop into a tropical storm or hurricane in our region within two weeks. NOAA's Weather…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2024
As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill in the gaps
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill in the gaps

SAN JUAN (AP) — On a recent morning in an Afro-Caribbean community in northeast Puerto Rico, Dr. Pedro Juan Vázquez went door-to-door as part of his medical rounds. He greeted the…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2024
Harris leads opponent 44% to 42% in presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Harris leads opponent 44% to 42% in presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

MILWUAKEE — Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over her Republican opponent after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2024

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