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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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 Investigate Unnatural Death of Djante Carrington In Estate St. Georges On St. Croix
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Cops Investigate Unnatural Death of Djante Carrington In Estate St. Georges On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a man was found hanging from the neck in a bedroom in Estate St. Georges on Wednesday. Djante Carrington, 25, of Estate St. Georges,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2023
Firefighters Battle Blaze On Vester Gade In Savan
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Firefighters Battle Blaze On Vester Gade In Savan

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A major fire erupted in the downtown area of Vester Gade at 3:02 a.m. today, prompting an immediate response from all available units, the Virgin Islands Fire…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2023
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ dispute with Diageo deepens as court unseals business details
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ dispute with Diageo deepens as court unseals business details

NEW YORK — Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking the New York Supreme Court to enforce a 2021 agreement that requires spirits seller Diageo to treat his…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2023
Castro To Meet Caribbean Leaders During Congressional Tour of Trinidad and Tobago
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Castro To Meet Caribbean Leaders During Congressional Tour of Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN — Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX) is accompanying Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and other top-ranking members of Congress…
Posted by John McCarthy July 5, 2023
Heavily Armed Man Out On Bail For February Murder Shoots Police Detective Dead
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Heavily Armed Man Out On Bail For February Murder Shoots Police Detective Dead

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man released on bail for a February murder is accused of killing a police officer in Hospital Ground St. Thomas this morning. Richardson Dangleben Jr, 50,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2023
Governor Expresses Condolences on Killing of Police Officer In Line of Duty
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Governor Expresses Condolences on Killing of Police Officer In Line of Duty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement today mourning the loss of Virgin Islands Police Detective Delberth "Buju" Phipps Jr., who was killed in the line of duty this…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2023
NWS Forecasts ‘Squally Weather’ With Passing of Tropical Wave
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

NWS Forecasts ‘Squally Weather’ With Passing of Tropical Wave

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave moved westward towards the region on Monday night and could cause squally weather this morning, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters expect the strongest…
Posted by John McCarthy July 4, 2023
Riots erupt in French Caribbean territories in reaction to unrest in France over teen’s death
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Riots erupt in French Caribbean territories in reaction to unrest in France over teen’s death

CAYENNE (AP) — Riots have erupted in French Caribbean territories to protest the police shooting death of a teenager in a Paris suburb, with at least one person killed as…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2023
Hundreds in Puerto Rico Protest Proposed Increase in Electricity Bills
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Hundreds in Puerto Rico Protest Proposed Increase in Electricity Bills

SAN JUAN (AP) — Hundreds of people including religious leaders, economists, teachers and retirees this week protested a proposed increase to already high electric bills that a growing number of…
Posted by John McCarthy July 2, 2023
US top diplomat Blinken to discuss Haiti crises with country’s premier
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US top diplomat Blinken to discuss Haiti crises with country’s premier

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss political, security and humanitarian crises in Haiti with Prime Minister Ariel Henry tbis week, a State Department official said. Blinken…
Posted by John McCarthy July 2, 2023

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