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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
WAPA Island-Wide Power Outages On St. Croix From Hurricane Tammy’s Outer Bands
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WAPA Island-Wide Power Outages On St. Croix From Hurricane Tammy’s Outer Bands

CHRISTIANSTED — Power outages are ongoing across St. Croix starting early this morning due to a fault at Estate Richmond Power Plant. The outage is affecting over 18,000 people. It…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2023
EU adds Belize, Russia, Antigua and Barbuda to tax havens list
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EU adds Belize, Russia, Antigua and Barbuda to tax havens list

ST. JOHN'S (Reuters) —The Council of the European Union on Tuesday added the Indian Ocean island state of Seychelles and the Caribbean countries of Belize and Antigua and Barbuda to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2023
Wet weather likely this weekend, NWS says
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Wet weather likely this weekend, NWS says

SAN JUAN — Moisture is pooling with a low level convergence due to the combination of a broad surface trough, along with the proximity of a mid to upper level…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2023
Help Cops Find Leslie Bradshaw Jr. Wanted For Domestic Violence On St. Croix
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Help Cops Find Leslie Bradshaw Jr. Wanted For Domestic Violence On St. Croix

KINGSHILL — Police need your help to find a man wanted for domestic violence on St. Croix. Leslie Bradshaw Jr., 37, is wanted for destruction of property-domestic violence, the Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2023
Sources: TCU knew of Michigan’s sign-stealing scheme prior to CFP game, used ‘dummy signals’ to dupe Wolverines
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Sources: TCU knew of Michigan’s sign-stealing scheme prior to CFP game, used ‘dummy signals’ to dupe Wolverines

GLENDALE, Arizona — During TCU’s game against Michigan in last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal, trickery was afoot. TCU coaches, having gained information on Michigan’s elaborate sign-stealing scheme, changed many of their…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2023
JIC Says You Can Bathe, Wash Clothes, Flush Toilets, But Not Drink Lead-Copper Water
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JIC Says You Can Bathe, Wash Clothes, Flush Toilets, But Not Drink Lead-Copper Water

KINGSHILL — The USVI Joint Information Center has announced that the results of extensive retesting of sites that demonstrated high levels of lead and copper across areas of the Water…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2023
Nicaragua is ‘weaponizing’ US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights
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Nicaragua is ‘weaponizing’ US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights

MANAGUA (AP) — More than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months, according to flight data and experts in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2023
Royal Caribbean raises annual profit forecast on steady demand
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Royal Caribbean raises annual profit forecast on steady demand

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group raised its full-year profit forecast today, backed by higher ticket prices as well as steady demand from affluent customers for leisure travel. Shares in the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2023
Mariners Can Expect Swells, Landlubbers An ‘Excessive Rain Event,’ NWS Says
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Mariners Can Expect Swells, Landlubbers An ‘Excessive Rain Event,’ NWS Says

SAN JUAN — Plenty of tropical moisture and favorable upper-level conditions will bring periods of showers and thunderstorms across the local islands Friday into early the next week. As a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2023
Haitian gang leader charged with ordering kidnapping of US couple that left 1 dead
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Haitian gang leader charged with ordering kidnapping of US couple that left 1 dead

WASHINGTON -- A powerful Haitian gang leader has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with ordering the kidnapping of an American couple from their home in Haiti that left the woman dead, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2023

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