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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
The last government shutdown deadline ousted the House speaker. This week’s showdown could be easier
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The last government shutdown deadline ousted the House speaker. This week’s showdown could be easier

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress tried to fund the government to prevent a federal shutdown, it cost House Speaker Kevin McCarthy his job. This time, new Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appears…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2023
Jim Harbaugh says Sherrone Moore will lead No. 2 Michigan if a judge doesn’t rule in school’s favor
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Jim Harbaugh says Sherrone Moore will lead No. 2 Michigan if a judge doesn’t rule in school’s favor

ANN ARBOR (AP) — Jim Harbaugh stood behind a lectern and delivered prepared remarks Monday, kicking off a week in which he will either lose another opportunity to coach No. 2 Michigan…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2023
Health Department Brings Free Lead Testing To St. Croix Schools
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Health Department Brings Free Lead Testing To St. Croix Schools

CHRISTIANSTED — This week the Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division is continuing its pediatric lead testing for children six years old and younger at both public and private schools. The…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2023
Convicted Felon Accused of Manufacturing ‘Ghost Guns’ on St. Croix
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Convicted Felon Accused of Manufacturing ‘Ghost Guns’ on St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is facing a federal weapons charge after authorities alleged he was making ghost guns for sale in the territory. Kishawn Lopez, 35, of Williams…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2023
Be On The Lookout for Taheem Jarvis, Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’
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Be On The Lookout for Taheem Jarvis, Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help to find a man considered "armed and dangerous" on St. Croix. Taheem S. Jarvis, 21, is wanted by police on multiple illegal gun related…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2023
Help Police Find Luis Santiago Wanted For Domestic Violence On St. Croix
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Help Police Find Luis Santiago Wanted For Domestic Violence On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find a man wanted in connection to a domestic violence incident on St. Croix. Luis Santiago, 40, of Mars Hill, is wanted for…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2023
New York Jets Pregame Show Sponsored By The USVI
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New York Jets Pregame Show Sponsored By The USVI

NEW YORK — The New York Jets' in-house television production company program "Pregame Central" featured that it was sponsored by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism for Sunday Night…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2023
Two residents of Barbuda fight the government, seeking to protect land
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Two residents of Barbuda fight the government, seeking to protect land

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — When Hurricane Irma slammed into the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda as a Category 5 storm in 2017, the government temporarily evacuated the entire population of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2023
Natalee Holloway’s confessed killer returns to Peru to serve out sentence in another murder
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Natalee Holloway’s confessed killer returns to Peru to serve out sentence in another murder

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Dutchman who recently confessed to killing American high school student Natalee Holloway in 2005 in Aruba was returned to Peru on Tuesday to serve the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2023
Spirits giant Diageo’s shares suffer Latin American and Caribbean hangover
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Spirits giant Diageo’s shares suffer Latin American and Caribbean hangover

LONDON (Reuters) — Diageo's shares fell by as much as 16% on Friday after the maker of Johnnie Walker whisky said it expected first-half operating profit growth to drop due to…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2023

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