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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Strong Economy, Low Unemployment, and Higher Job and Wage Growth Extend Social Security Trust Funds to 2035
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Strong Economy, Low Unemployment, and Higher Job and Wage Growth Extend Social Security Trust Funds to 2035

The Social Security Board of Trustees Monday released its annual report on the financial status of the health of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2024
What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s pivotal testimony in the hush money trial
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s pivotal testimony in the hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Once Donald Trump’s loyal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen pointed the finger at his former boss Monday in pivotal testimony about hush money payments at the center of…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2024
‘Light’ 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits near St. Thomas on Sunday afternoon
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News St. Thomas News

‘Light’ 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits near St. Thomas on Sunday afternoon

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean near the coast of St. Thomas just after noon on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2024
Man arrested for King’s Alley shooting near boardwalk restaurant
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man arrested for King’s Alley shooting near boardwalk restaurant

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man seen on video shooting at people near a restaurant in King's Alley months ago was arrested this weekend. Terrell Johnson, 22, was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2024
13K-plus watch Caitlin Clark win preseason home Fever debut
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13K-plus watch Caitlin Clark win preseason home Fever debut

INDIANAPOLIS — Player introductions at a WNBA preseason game do not typically elicit thunderous cheers from the assembled crowd. But nothing about the home-court debut of Indiana Fever rookie and No. 1…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2024
Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country’s breaking a taboo on mental health services
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country’s breaking a taboo on mental health services

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in northern Port-au-Prince. When they do, school director Roseline Ceragui Louis finds there’s only one way to…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2024
Police find suspect in fatal shooting of Ohio police officer in ‘ambush’ dead
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Police find suspect in fatal shooting of Ohio police officer in ‘ambush’ dead

CLEVELAND — An Ohio police officer investigating a call of a disturbance at a home was fatally shot Saturday night in what authorities described as an "ambush" by an alleged gunman who…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2024
Help police find missing Sion Farm man
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Help police find missing Sion Farm man

CHRISTIANSTED — Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing St. Croix man. Raymond Ward, 62, was last seen by a family member on April 29, 2024, the Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2024
Miami Beach police just got a new Rolls Royce
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Miami Beach police just got a new Rolls Royce

MIAMI — Miami Beach police caused a stir Thursday when they unveiled their latest recruitment tool: a Rolls Royce tricked out to look like one of the department’s cop cars.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2024
IRS audit could cost Trump more than $100 million in taxes on Chicago tower
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IRS audit could cost Trump more than $100 million in taxes on Chicago tower

CHICAGO — There is new potential tax trouble for former President Donald Trump over his Chicago Tower.  An IRS audit uncovered by the New York Times and ProPublica found that Trump…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2024

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