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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
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
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

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
McDonald’s and Wendy’s investors group demands fixes to franchisee child labor issues
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McDonald’s and Wendy’s investors group demands fixes to franchisee child labor issues

A group of shareholders in fast-food chains McDonald’s and Wendy’s are demanding the companies’ boards of directors do more to ensure franchisees are not exploiting child labor or labor by incarcerated people.  In…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2024
JetBlue offers new direct flights from San Juan to St. Croix as part of expansion
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JetBlue offers new direct flights from San Juan to St. Croix as part of expansion

SAN JUAN — JetBlue announced a significant network expansion in Puerto Rico this week, introducing six new destinations, including daily nonstop service between San Juan and St. Croix starting December…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2024
Puerto Rico declares state of emergency after heavy flooding, landslides
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Puerto Rico declares state of emergency after heavy flooding, landslides

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor has declared a state of emergency following heavy rains, widespread flooding and landslides in the U.S. commonwealth. One person has been reported missing. Governor Pedro…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2024
Betting money for the WNBA is pouring in on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever
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Betting money for the WNBA is pouring in on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The betting public is throwing money on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever as the WNBA prepares to open one of the more-anticipated seasons in league history. A…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2024

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