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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Murder Suspect Captured at Boat Ramp off Tropaco Point in Hull Bay
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Murder Suspect Captured at Boat Ramp off Tropaco Point in Hull Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man suspected of killing his father this morning is in custody following a manhunt on the Northside of St. Thomas, authorities said. Mohammed Salem, 34, was…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
Haiti’s neighbors prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence after jailbreak
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Haiti’s neighbors prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence after jailbreak

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's neighbors on Monday began shoring up their defenses and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure
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International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine that…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
Meta platforms experienced significant outage on Super Tuesday
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Meta platforms experienced significant outage on Super Tuesday

MENLO PARK — Facebook, Instagram and other Meta platforms suffered a significant outage on the morning of Super Tuesday that now appears to be resolved. Experts at three organizations that monitor internet…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites
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Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
There’s chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift
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There’s chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Increasingly powerful gangs have attacked prisons and the airport serving Haiti’s capital in recent days, forcing businesses and schools to close as hundreds of people fled. Heavily armed gangs…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
Search for missing girl in South Africa ramps up as news of bloodied items found heightens emotions
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Search for missing girl in South Africa ramps up as news of bloodied items found heightens emotions

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African navy was brought in Monday to help with a search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing for two weeks…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays
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Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said Wednesday the Popocatépetl volcano, located just 50 miles from the country’s capital, has erupted 13 times in the past day and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
Caribbean hors d’oeuvres should whet fans’ appetite
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Caribbean hors d’oeuvres should whet fans’ appetite

BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — For a supposedly cricket-worshipping people, the West Indians have taken their time to join the World Cup party which has arrived on their shores. The week's warm-up…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024
Massachusetts man drowns at Trunk Bay in St. John
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Massachusetts man drowns at Trunk Bay in St. John

CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating a possible drowning of a Massachusetts man in St. John just after noon on Monday. Chris Laslocky, 49, of East Brookfield, was positively identified…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2024

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