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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Search of armed robbery suspect’s crash pad nets loaded gun, ammunition, drugs
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Search of armed robbery suspect’s crash pad nets loaded gun, ammunition, drugs

CHRISTIANSTED — An authorized search of an armed robbery suspect's living space turned up a loaded gun, ammunition and drugs early Thursday morning. Darnley N. Petersen, 22, of St. Croix,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2024
12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Selection of alternates ongoing
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12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Selection of alternates ongoing

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2024
Dominican authorities launch probe after an immigration officer is accused of raping a 14-year-old
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Dominican authorities launch probe after an immigration officer is accused of raping a 14-year-old

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they have launched an investigation after an immigration officer was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. The mother of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2024
Barbados Weather Service spots nascent hurricane season’s first tropical wave
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Barbados Weather Service spots nascent hurricane season’s first tropical wave

BRIDGETOWN — The Barbados Weather Service has marked a disturbance near Africa as the first tropical wave of this year. NHC has not yet identified any tropical wave, but this…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2024
Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left ‘at her feet’
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Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left ‘at her feet’

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team says it tried serving Stormy Daniels a subpoena as she arrived for an event at a bar in Brooklyn last month, but…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2024
Woman arrested after taking corpse to sign for bank loan in Brazil
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Woman arrested after taking corpse to sign for bank loan in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — A woman has been arrested in Brazil after she brought a 68-year-old man who had been dead for hours into a bank to sign for a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2024
Can you gamble in Central America?
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Can you gamble in Central America?

Find out how you can gamble in Central America. Read on for the answers! Central America is somewhere that online gambling has become significantly more popular in recent years. Investors…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024
Ford recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk
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Ford recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power, increasing crash…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024
Saharan dust plume heading towards the Caribbean
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Saharan dust plume heading towards the Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN — Persons with respiratory problems and allergies are probably already beginning to feel the effects of a Saharan dust plume which is expected to result in an increase in…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024
Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal
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Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal

BRIDGETOWN — A high-level Caribbean ambassador said today it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today's society.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024

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