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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Cops Release Surveillance Video of Suspects in Bolongo Garbage Bin Site Murder on St. Thomas UPDATE!
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Cops Release Surveillance Video of Suspects in Bolongo Garbage Bin Site Murder on St. Thomas UPDATE!

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect involved in a homicide at the Bolongo Garbage Bin site in St. Thomas last month. Two…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Dominican Republic’s president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti
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Dominican Republic’s president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in their dispute over construction of a…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nigel now a hurricane; storm poses no threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic
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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nigel now a hurricane; storm poses no threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic

MIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nigel now a hurricane; storm poses no threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic. With the northerly swell still hitting northern Puerto Rico,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 18, 2023
Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti as tensions rise in a dispute over a canal
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Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti as tensions rise in a dispute over a canal

DAJABON (AP) — The Dominican Republic shut all land, air and sea borders with Haiti on Friday in a dispute about construction of a canal on Haitian soil that taps…
Posted by John McCarthy September 17, 2023
Questions About Social Security That Can Help You Plan Your Retirement
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Questions About Social Security That Can Help You Plan Your Retirement

Social Security benefits are part of the retirement plan of almost every worker in the United States and territories. If you’re among the many people covered under Social Security, you…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2023
Police Report Death By Suicide In Anna’s Hope
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Police Report Death By Suicide In Anna’s Hope

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating the apparent death of a young man by suicide in Anna's Hope on Wednesday afternoon. The 911 Emergency Call Center reported…
Posted by John McCarthy September 15, 2023
Britain to ban American XL bully dogs by the end of the year
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Britain to ban American XL bully dogs by the end of the year

LONDON (Reuters) —  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday American XL bully dogs would be banned by the end of the year after a man was killed in…
Posted by John McCarthy September 15, 2023
Javier Milei, wielding chainsaw and dollar bill, taps into Argentine voter fury
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Javier Milei, wielding chainsaw and dollar bill, taps into Argentine voter fury

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Wielding a chainsaw above his head in the Argentine city of La Plata this week, radical presidential front-runner Javier Milei riled up thousands of supporters angry…
Posted by John McCarthy September 15, 2023
Haitian officials meet in Dominican Republic to prevent border closings over canal dispute
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Haitian officials meet in Dominican Republic to prevent border closings over canal dispute

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Haiti’s government announced that it met Wednesday with Dominican officials in the Dominican Republic to talk about a recent threat by that country’s president to close…
Posted by John McCarthy September 15, 2023
Firefighters Work To Control Blaze At Bovoni Landfill
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Firefighters Work To Control Blaze At Bovoni Landfill

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Firefighters worked to contain a fire at the Bovoni Landfill this morning, Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services said. "All VIFEMS crews and off-duty personnel have…
Posted by John McCarthy September 14, 2023

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