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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Jamaica’s female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher program
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Jamaica’s female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher program

CROSS KEYS, Jamaica (AP) — Alance Wisdom got inside her home just in time to watch the ceiling of her front room collapse. As the rain rushed in, a violent…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2024
Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution on Friday asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N. peacekeeping operation to replace the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2024
Blinken visits Dominican Republic as talks with president focus on economy and Haiti’s crisis
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Blinken visits Dominican Republic as talks with president focus on economy and Haiti’s crisis

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The U.S. secretary of state and the leader of the Dominican Republic held private talks Friday on a range of issues, from human rights, economic prosperity…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2024
Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to a multinational mission to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2024
Dry air still impeding possible storm development
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Dry air still impeding possible storm development

SAN JUAN — An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic is producing a broad area of shower and thunderstorm activity. A more well-defined area…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2024
Jiovani Smith gets 30 years for killing woman near elementary school
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Jiovani Smith gets 30 years for killing woman near elementary school

KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Attorney General nominee Gordon C. Rhea announced today that Jiovani Smith, 24, was sentenced for the killing of Selena Chitolie in 2020. Virgin Islands Superior Court…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
Help police find Kevin Highfield missing from a tour of Magens Bay on St. Thomas
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Help police find Kevin Highfield missing from a tour of Magens Bay on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help this afternoon to find a St. Thomas man who has been missing for two days. Kevin Highfield, 61, was last seen on St.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics
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‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Track and field fans are used to seeing Jamaican athletes on the medal stand at the Olympics. In Paris, other Caribbean nations have introduced themselves and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation's territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday, as the Caribbean country battles…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military
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A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last century that criminalize gay sex involving members of the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024

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