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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Mother of a child punished by a court for urinating in public refuses to sign probation terms
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Mother of a child punished by a court for urinating in public refuses to sign probation terms

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2023
Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Florida sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in prison for conspiring to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, which caused unprecedented turmoil…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2023
How To Optimize The Assets And Liabilities Of Your Family
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How To Optimize The Assets And Liabilities Of Your Family

Assets are long-term values, that is, everything that costs money and can be sold in the future: an apartment, a summer house, a car, household appliances, and jewelry. This category…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2023
Help cops find Omaree Fontaine wanted for Havensight Mall Robbery in St. Thomas
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Help cops find Omaree Fontaine wanted for Havensight Mall Robbery in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a St. Thomas man wanted for a mall robbery that took place last month. Omaree Fontaine, 18, of Roseau, is…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2023
Help Police Find Cody John Wanted For Questioning About Robbery In St. Thomas
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Help Police Find Cody John Wanted For Questioning About Robbery In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a St. Thomas man wanted for questioning about a robbery that took place last month. Cody John, 18, of St.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2023
Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers
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Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers

OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill where sprawling plantations lay tucked in a Nigerian rainforest whose…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2023
Man enraged at seeing woman damaged his vehicle allegedly strangles her and gets bail
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Man enraged at seeing woman damaged his vehicle allegedly strangles her and gets bail

FREDERIKSTED — A man enraged at seeing his girlfriend had damaged his vehicle allegedly strangled her only to be released on $101 bail afterwards. The girlfriend remains in prison on…
Posted by John McCarthy December 19, 2023
Guyana president calls Venezuela’s Maduro an ‘outlaw’ in border dispute
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Guyana president calls Venezuela’s Maduro an ‘outlaw’ in border dispute

GEORGETOWN — A day before their scheduled meeting, Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali called Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro an "outlaw" who is "acting recklessly" in trying to wrest oil-rich land…
Posted by John McCarthy December 19, 2023
Trump praises dictators, says immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’
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Trump praises dictators, says immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’

WOLFEBORO — At a campaign rally in New Hampshire on Saturday, former President Donald Trump praised authoritarians like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and said…
Posted by John McCarthy December 19, 2023
Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the Keys
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Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the Keys

KEY WEST (AP) — A decade after swimming the treacherous passage from Cuba to Key West, Diana Nyad returned Sunday to the beach where she completed her epic feat, joining in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 19, 2023

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