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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
National Hurricane Center tracking system with high chance of becoming tropical depression
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National Hurricane Center tracking system with high chance of becoming tropical depression

MIAMI — A broad area of low pressure identified as Invest 94L has an increasing chance of becoming a tropical depression soon, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2023
No Way To Beat The Heat This October
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No Way To Beat The Heat This October

SAN JUAN — Another hot day with heat indices of 108 to 111 degrees in most of the coastal areas of north, east and west of Puerto Rico, as well…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2023
Cop Killer Indicted On 13 Counts By Feds
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Cop Killer Indicted On 13 Counts By Feds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A grand jury indictment filed Friday increased the number of federal charges against Richardson Dangleben Jr., who is awaiting trial for two separate murders on St. Thomas.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 16, 2023
Natalee Holloway’s mom sues over TV series about daughter
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Natalee Holloway’s mom sues over TV series about daughter

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The mother of Natalee Holloway, a U.S. teenager who vanished during her senior trip to Aruba in 2005, is seeking at least $35 million from the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 15, 2023
3 Males Brandish Guns in Broad Daylight Robbery of Restaurant in St. John
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3 Males Brandish Guns in Broad Daylight Robbery of Restaurant in St. John

CRUZ BAY — Three males brandished guns and demanded money from employees at a restaurant in St. John on Friday afternoon. The incident began about 1:00 p.m. when two individuals…
Posted by John McCarthy October 14, 2023
No Relief In Sight From The High Heat
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No Relief In Sight From The High Heat

SAN JUAN — The hot temperatures don't stop. At least until Monday, we could have highs near the daily record. Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure…
Posted by John McCarthy October 14, 2023
Kenya Cabinet approved sending police to lead peace mission in Haiti but parliament must sign off
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Kenya Cabinet approved sending police to lead peace mission in Haiti but parliament must sign off

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Cabinet on Friday approved the deployment of 1,000 police to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence. The country’s parliament must…
Posted by John McCarthy October 14, 2023
Social Security Announces 3.2 Percent Benefit Increase for 2024
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Social Security Announces 3.2 Percent Benefit Increase for 2024

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million Americans will increase 3.2 percent in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security…
Posted by John McCarthy October 14, 2023
Raoul Peck’s ‘Silver Dollar Road’ chronicles a Black family’s battle to hold onto their land
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Raoul Peck’s ‘Silver Dollar Road’ chronicles a Black family’s battle to hold onto their land

TORONTO (AP) — The filmmaker Raoul Peck was sitting in a Toronto hotel lobby talking to a reporter when Barry Jenkins beelined over to embrace him. The two know each…
Posted by John McCarthy October 13, 2023
NHC Watching Wave With ‘Legs’ To Reach The Caribbean
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NHC Watching Wave With ‘Legs’ To Reach The Caribbean

SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center continues to issue advisories on Tropical Storm Sean. The NHC is also monitoring a tropical wave south of the Cabo Verde Islands with…
Posted by John McCarthy October 13, 2023

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