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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Hurricane Beryl becomes a Category 3 storm again as it nears Yucatan Peninsula
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Hurricane Beryl becomes a Category 3 storm again as it nears Yucatan Peninsula

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl strengthened back into a Category 3 storm…
Posted by John McCarthy July 5, 2024
Hurricane Beryl heads for Cayman Islands, Mexico after striking Jamaica
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Hurricane Beryl heads for Cayman Islands, Mexico after striking Jamaica

KINGSTON — Hurricane Beryl rumbled towards the Cayman Islands and Mexico today, after pummeling Jamaica with winds and rain that caused floods and widespread power outages and leaving a deadly…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2024
IAM Union Members Authorize Strike Against VIWMA
Posted inBreaking News Business News St. Croix News

IAM Union Members Authorize Strike Against VIWMA

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —  Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 2725 have overwhelmingly voted in favor of authorizing a strike at the Virgin Islands Waste Management…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2024
Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica; 9 dead in Caribbean
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Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica; 9 dead in Caribbean

KINGSTON — Powerful Hurricane Beryl hit Jamaica with heavy winds and rain, damaging buildings and felling trees on the Caribbean island. The category four storm brought winds of up to…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2024
Sri Lanka demands compensation from Russia for its soldiers killed while serving in Ukraine
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Sri Lanka demands compensation from Russia for its soldiers killed while serving in Ukraine

MOSCOW — Sri Lanka has demanded compensation from Russia for 17 of its citizens who have been killed fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine. It is also demanding…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2024
US resumes talks with Venezuela, pushes for fair July 28 election
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US resumes talks with Venezuela, pushes for fair July 28 election

WASHINGTON —Senior U.S. and Venezuelan officials restarted talks today, with Washington saying it urged President Nicolas Maduro's government to ensure that elections scheduled for July 28 will be "competitive and inclusive." Venezuela's…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2024
Hurricane Beryl leaves ‘Armageddon-like’ destruction in Grenada
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Hurricane Beryl leaves ‘Armageddon-like’ destruction in Grenada

ST. GEORGE'S — Grenada's prime minister described sweeping destruction on the Caribbean nation's island of Carriacou as "almost Armageddon-like" in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.  The storm made landfall on the tiny…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2024
Boa constrictor gives birth to 14 baby snakes after living alone for nearly a decade
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Boa constrictor gives birth to 14 baby snakes after living alone for nearly a decade

A Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor in England underwent a process of asexual reproduction called parthenogenesis. Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England, was thought…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2024
Delta flight diverts to New York after passengers are served spoiled food
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Delta flight diverts to New York after passengers are served spoiled food

A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York’s Kennedy Airport after passengers were served spoiled food NEW YORK -- A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2024
Haiti police retake control of a police station in the capital that was attacked by gangs
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Haiti police retake control of a police station in the capital that was attacked by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Officers regained control of a police station in Haiti’s capital that had been the target of armed gangs in recent months, authorities said Monday. The station in…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2024

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