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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia
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Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia

JAKARTA — A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday, marking at least…
Posted by John McCarthy June 8, 2024
U.S. Virgin Islands 2024 Democratic caucus results
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U.S. Virgin Islands 2024 Democratic caucus results

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The nationwide presidential nominating race, which kicked off in January, is now drawing to a close six months later. President Joe Biden is the only major candidate…
Posted by John McCarthy June 8, 2024
Russian warships to arrive in Havana next week but pose no threat, Cuba says
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Russian warships to arrive in Havana next week but pose no threat, Cuba says

HAVANA — Cuba said this week that Russian warships would arrive in Havana next week, but that the four navy ships carried no nuclear weapons and did not present a…
Posted by John McCarthy June 8, 2024
Fever squeak by Washington Mystics 85-83
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Fever squeak by Washington Mystics 85-83

WASHINGTON — After some much-needed rest, the Fever have gotten back into the win column. Indiana beat the Washington Mystics 85-83 on the road on Friday night. The Fever took…
Posted by John McCarthy June 8, 2024
Rare 7-foot fish washed ashore on Oregon’s coast garners worldwide attention
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Rare 7-foot fish washed ashore on Oregon’s coast garners worldwide attention

GEARHART, Oregon (AP) — A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon’s northern coast, drawing crowds of curious…
Posted by John McCarthy June 8, 2024
How Joe Biden ‘broke OPEC’ and rewrote the rules for oil trading
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How Joe Biden ‘broke OPEC’ and rewrote the rules for oil trading

WASHINGTON - The U.S. is buying another 3 million barrels of oil for the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Department of Energy said this week, as it slowly replenishes the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2024
‘Scary’ landing for passengers as American Airlines flight veers off runway in Jamaica
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‘Scary’ landing for passengers as American Airlines flight veers off runway in Jamaica

KINGSTON — It was a "rough" and "scary" landing for passengers on American Airlines flight 850 from Miami on Thursday night after the aircraft veered off the runway at the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2024
US expecting Russian naval exercises in Caribbean this summer
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US expecting Russian naval exercises in Caribbean this summer

WASHINGTON — Russia plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region this summer as part of naval exercises that will likely include port calls in Cuba and possibly stops…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2024
A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’
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A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’

NEW YORK (AP) — Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 7, 2024
Detained Dad bristles at Turks & Caicos’ notion that he was on ‘extended vacation’
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Detained Dad bristles at Turks & Caicos’ notion that he was on ‘extended vacation’

COCKBURN TOWN — An American man recently freed after being detained for more than 100 days in Turks and Caicos after ammunition was found in his luggage slammed remarks describing his ordeal…
Posted by John McCarthy June 6, 2024

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