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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Beachgoers face ‘life-threatening rip currents’ this weekend, NWS says
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Beachgoers face ‘life-threatening rip currents’ this weekend, NWS says

SAN JUAN —  Pulses of a long-period northerly swell and increasing east winds during the weekend will promote choppy and hazardous seas for small craft and life-threatening rip currents for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024
Russia’s prison service says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Russia’s prison service says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died

MOSCOW (AP) — Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024
Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies
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Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies

JOHNSTON (AP) — A coyote that a hiker killed with his bare hands has tested positive for rabies, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Department…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024
Port Authority officer who smuggled 27 pounds of cocaine into airport gets 5 years in prison
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Port Authority officer who smuggled 27 pounds of cocaine into airport gets 5 years in prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A former Port Authority officer who smuggled at least 27 pounds of cocaine into the St. Croix airport got five years in prison from a federal judge. Wayne…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024
Dominican deported for illegal gun possession in 2019 gets one year for illegal re-entry
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Dominican deported for illegal gun possession in 2019 gets one year for illegal re-entry

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic national who pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm in 2017 was given one year in prison for returning to St. Thomas illegally. Cristian…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024
Man charged with making threats to kill postal workers after marijuana package not delivered
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Man charged with making threats to kill postal workers after marijuana package not delivered

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 41-year-old man from California was charged after he repeatedly made threats to kill postal workers in St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said today. Simon…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024
Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium
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Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the confines of a storefront aquarium in…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024
VIDE congratulates spelling bee winners on St. Thomas and St. Croix!
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

VIDE congratulates spelling bee winners on St. Thomas and St. Croix!

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) proudly congratulates the remarkable students who participated in the District Spelling Bee competitions held on St. Croix and St. Thomas…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024
Cuba’s president replaces the country’s economy minister following delays to planned price hikes
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Cuba’s president replaces the country’s economy minister following delays to planned price hikes

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel removed the country’s economy minister, according to state media, following a delay in recently announced measures to increase the prices of fuel and…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024
Key points of AP report into missed red flags surrounding accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy
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Key points of AP report into missed red flags surrounding accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy

MIAMI (AP) — Friends and colleagues of Manuel Rocha knew him for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that was fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024

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