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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Armed robbery at St. Louis Cardinals complex in Dominican Republic leaves players, staff ‘shaken’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

Armed robbery at St. Louis Cardinals complex in Dominican Republic leaves players, staff ‘shaken’

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities are seeking at least five people in an armed robbery of the St. Louis Cardinals complex in the Dominican Republic on Friday. Dominican Republic police…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2023
Social Security Talks: Will Social Security Be There When I Retire?
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Social Security Talks: Will Social Security Be There When I Retire?

A new podcast examines many of the questions future recipients of Social Security have. Such as: "Will Social Security be there when I retire?" That’s the question SSA is answering…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2023
Home repair scammer extradited from Texas to face charges in the USVI
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Home repair scammer extradited from Texas to face charges in the USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Texas man who took money from a number of St. Thomas victims for hurricane-related home repairs — but never did the work — will face charges.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2023
Swell and Wind Event: Hazardous Marine and Coastal Conditions Expected This Weekend
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Swell and Wind Event: Hazardous Marine and Coastal Conditions Expected This Weekend

SAN JUAN — A northerly swell and increasing trade winds will promote rough and hazardous marine and coastal conditions through the weekend and early next week. Building seas between 7…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2023
3 Auto Thieves Crash Through Police Checkpoint; Shots Fired; 1 Remains At Large
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3 Auto Thieves Crash Through Police Checkpoint; Shots Fired; 1 Remains At Large

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three suspected St. Thomas car thieves crashed a stolen vehicle through a police checkpoint following a car chase in which shots were fired this afternoon. The case…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
Man, 19, Dies After Shooting In St. Thomas
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Man, 19, Dies After Shooting In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a shooting left one man dead in St. Thomas on Thursday morning. Nashai Francis. 19, was positively identified by next of kin as…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
Wahilli James gets six years under RICO Act after 2013 Gems jewelry store robbery
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Wahilli James gets six years under RICO Act after 2013 Gems jewelry store robbery

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been sentenced to serve six years in prison for his role in the 2013 armed robbery of Gems and Gold Corner jewelry store…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
Cops ask for your help after 52-year-old man injured in shooting at Oswald Harris Court
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Cops ask for your help after 52-year-old man injured in shooting at Oswald Harris Court

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for your help as they gather information about the shooting of a 52-year-old man at Oswald Harris Court yesterday afternoon. Authorities were…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at age 90
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Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at age 90

MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023
CAF pledges $2 billion investment annually to fight climate change in the Caribbean
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CAF pledges $2 billion investment annually to fight climate change in the Caribbean

CARACAS (Reuters) — The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) will invest more than $2 billion annually totaling $15 billion until 2030 in Latin America to fight…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2023

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