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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Cocaine dealer who tried to unload 110 pounds on a DEA agent gets 8 years
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Cocaine dealer who tried to unload 110 pounds on a DEA agent gets 8 years

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who offered to sell 110 pounds of cocaine to a federal agent got eight years in prison, authorities said. Leroy Roebuck Jr., 37, of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Boy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Boy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later

OAKLAND, California (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more than seven decades later,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Think that Trump’s false claim about pet-eating Haitians is hurting him? Think again!
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Think that Trump’s false claim about pet-eating Haitians is hurting him? Think again!

MIAMI — It has been more than a week since Republican candidate Donald Trump repeated the false rumor that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are eating Americans’ pets, and the conventional…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Future Tropical Storm Helene A Hurricane Danger To Florida, Gulf Coast
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Future Tropical Storm Helene A Hurricane Danger To Florida, Gulf Coast

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Helene is expected to form in the western Caribbean Sea and could intensify into a strong hurricane before it strikes Florida or the northern Gulf Coast…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Kenyan president stops in Haiti en route to UN. A key Haitian leader is not going
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Kenyan president stops in Haiti en route to UN. A key Haitian leader is not going

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Kenya President William Ruto is promising to send an additional 600 police officers to Haiti over the next two months and to plea for additional money to fund…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
‘Big mistake’: South Florida Haitians slam Trump’s false claim about immigrants eating pets
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‘Big mistake’: South Florida Haitians slam Trump’s false claim about immigrants eating pets

MIAMI — Growing up, Nathan Gabriel was teased for his Haitian heritage. He’s now growing increasingly concerned about the claims Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance made at…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Increasing tropical threat between the Caribbean and Gulf this week
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Increasing tropical threat between the Caribbean and Gulf this week

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is closely monitoring a growing area of tropical thunderstorm activity in the Caribbean, with a high likelihood of becoming the season's next named tropical…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge
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Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge

WEST PALM BEACH (AP) — It’s official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
A lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
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A lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest adventure alone: traveling hundreds of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Thailand’s adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
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Thailand’s adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable. Fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024

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