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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Torrential rain causes deadly flash flooding in the Dominican Republic
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Torrential rain causes deadly flash flooding in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO — Heavy rains from a tropical system turned deadly in the Dominican Republic over the weekend when urban flooding caused a highway wall to collapse.  A potential tropical cyclone brought robust moisture…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2023
Haitian immigrants sue Indiana over law that limits driver’s license access to certain Ukrainians
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Haitian immigrants sue Indiana over law that limits driver’s license access to certain Ukrainians

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Friday from lawyers for a group of Indiana residents from Haiti who are suing the state over a law that allows immigrants…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2023
Sources: NCAA’s evidence vs. Michigan included booster involvement in scouting scheme, attempted destruction of evidence
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Sources: NCAA’s evidence vs. Michigan included booster involvement in scouting scheme, attempted destruction of evidence

ANN ARBOR — The NCAA presented the University of Michigan with new evidence this week, including that a Michigan booster may have at least partially funded Connor Stalions’ advanced scouting…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2023
DPNR cherishes $2.1 million America the Beautiful Challenge Grant
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DPNR cherishes $2.1 million America the Beautiful Challenge Grant

CHRISTIANSTED — DPNR got a $2.1 million America the Beautiful Challenge 2023 grant, DPNR Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol said today. The funding is to create St. Croix’s first conservation corridor which will…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2023
Showers forecast along with hazardous marine conditions
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Showers forecast along with hazardous marine conditions

SAN JUAN — In the morning residents can expect stable weather conditions with a few showers. Then by the afternoon into the night hours, a more variable weather pattern is…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2023
Harbaugh to serve out suspension, Big Ten ends Michigan sign-stealing investigation in settlement
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Harbaugh to serve out suspension, Big Ten ends Michigan sign-stealing investigation in settlement

ANN ARBOR (AP) — Michigan announced Thursday that football coach Jim Harbaugh will serve the remainder of a three-game suspension from the Big Ten in return for the conference ending its investigation…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2023
Coast Guard calls off search for MSC cruise ship crew member who went overboard
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Coast Guard calls off search for MSC cruise ship crew member who went overboard

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended the search Wednesday for an MSC Seascape cruise ship crew member who is believed to have fallen overboard in the Atlantic Ocean north…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2023
Caribbean, Latin American remittances to reach yearly record – IDB
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Caribbean, Latin American remittances to reach yearly record – IDB

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Money shipped to the Caribbean and Latin America as remittances could hit a record $156 billion this year, a 9.5% jump from the previous record, according…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2023
Embattled House Member George Santos won’t seek re-election after damning ethics report
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Embattled House Member George Santos won’t seek re-election after damning ethics report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Embattled Republican U.S. Representative George Santos said today he will not run for re-election in an announcement made shortly after a damning report by his fellow lawmakers…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2023
Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside
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Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them, according to the director of the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2023

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