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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Tropical Depression Could Form Thursday or Friday, NWS Says
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Tropical Depression Could Form Thursday or Friday, NWS Says

SAN JUAN — A trough of low pressure is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms a few hundred miles east-northeast of Bermuda today. Environmental conditions are forecast to be marginally conducive…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2023
Afros, twists and plaits: Trinidad on a quest for more diverse hairstyles at schools after outcry
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Afros, twists and plaits: Trinidad on a quest for more diverse hairstyles at schools after outcry

PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — Government officials are pushing to relax hair codes at schools in Trinidad and Tobago following a recent public outcry over nearly two dozen students who…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2023
Ferreira’s hat trick leads US over St Kitts and Nevis 6-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Ferreira’s hat trick leads US over St Kitts and Nevis 6-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jesús Ferreira scored his second international hat trick, Djordje Mihailovic had two goals and the 13th-ranked United States overwhelmed No. 139 St. Kitts and Nevis 6-0…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2023
Fever Loses To Minnesota Lynx Despite Aliyah Boston’s Best Efforts
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Fever Loses To Minnesota Lynx Despite Aliyah Boston’s Best Efforts

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 32 points and eight rebounds, Kayla McBride added 21 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 90-83 on Wednesday night for their…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2023
Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police restore order
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Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police restore order

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken said that a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police restore order, echoing recent appeals made by United Nations officials…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2023
Caribbean attracts record foreign direct investment in 2022, ECLAC Says
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Caribbean attracts record foreign direct investment in 2022, ECLAC Says

SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Latin America and the Caribbean received record flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, a United Nations report showed on Monday, mostly into services, manufacturing and…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2023
Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela
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Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela

GEORGETOWN (AP) — Caribbean leaders on Friday denounced U.S. economic sanctions against oil-rich Venezuela, saying they’ve been forced to buy costlier petroleum elsewhere as they struggle with tight budgets. Members…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2023
Maryland teen killed on Puerto Rico beach in ‘targeted shooting,’ stepfather shot in the face
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Maryland teen killed on Puerto Rico beach in ‘targeted shooting,’ stepfather shot in the face

BALTIMORE — A teenager from Maryland vacationing in Puerto Rico died after he was shot on a beach, according to police.  Tommy Grays III, a rising junior known as "Trey"…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2023
Help Cops Find Rasheed Knight Wanted In Baseball Bat Attack On Teammate
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Help Cops Find Rasheed Knight Wanted In Baseball Bat Attack On Teammate

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help today to find a man wanted for a baseball bat assault on his teammate in St. Croix. Rasheed Knight, 25, is wanted for attempted…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2023
Spirit Flight Bound For St. Croix Returns To Florida After Crew Reports Engine Issue
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Spirit Flight Bound For St. Croix Returns To Florida After Crew Reports Engine Issue

FORT LAUDERDALE — A Spirit Airlines flight bound for St. Croix made a sudden return to Florida on Saturday. Spirit Airlines flight No. 438 returned safely to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2023

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