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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Man Sought On Cyber-Stalking Charges Turns Himself In To Cops On Sunday Night
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Man Sought On Cyber-Stalking Charges Turns Himself In To Cops On Sunday Night

FREDERIKSTED — A man wanted on cyber-stalking charges in St. Croix voluntarily surrendered himself to police without incident on Sunday night, authorities said. Raheem Wyre, 30, was arrested at 9:29 p.m. and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy June 26, 2023
Trinidad’s Dennis Francis Elected Next Leader of the UN General Assembly
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Trinidad’s Dennis Francis Elected Next Leader of the UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador Dennis Francis was elected as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, the 193-member world body that has been at the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 26, 2023
UN agencies decry humanitarian crisis in Haiti and seek help for hungry families fleeing violence
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UN agencies decry humanitarian crisis in Haiti and seek help for hungry families fleeing violence

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — The executive directors of two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that Haiti’s humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented levels amid reports of widespread hunger and gang violence. Per…
Posted by John McCarthy June 26, 2023
Cuba Ends Russia Trip With Agreements on Oil, Wheat and Renewed Tourism
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Cuba Ends Russia Trip With Agreements on Oil, Wheat and Renewed Tourism

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba said it is reaffirming its alliance with Russia through a series of agreements considered key for the island nation, including on the supply of oil, the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 26, 2023
Why Rastafari Smoke Marijuana For Sacramental Reasons and The Faith’s Other Beliefs
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Why Rastafari Smoke Marijuana For Sacramental Reasons and The Faith’s Other Beliefs

ST. JOHN'S — Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana. But the tiny islands of Antigua…
Posted by John McCarthy June 26, 2023
St. Thomas’ Aliyah Boston Earns WNBA All-Star Starter Nod As A Rookie
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St. Thomas’ Aliyah Boston Earns WNBA All-Star Starter Nod As A Rookie

Aliyah Boston of St. Thomas is a WNBA All-Star. And a WNBA All-Star starter. The league announced Boston, a rookie forward-center for the Indiana Fever, as one of its 10 All-Star…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2023
Driver Falls Asleep At Wheel, Causes Deadly Crash In St. Thomas
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Driver Falls Asleep At Wheel, Causes Deadly Crash In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police say a driver fell asleep at the wheel while driving on Lionel Berry Drive, causing a crash that killed a passenger in his car early this…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2023
Cops Seek Cubs Prospect Josefrailin Alcántara For Murder In A Dispute Over $2,747.68
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Cops Seek Cubs Prospect Josefrailin Alcántara For Murder In A Dispute Over $2,747.68

SANTO DOMINGO — Police in the Dominican Republic are searching for a former Chicago Cubs minor leaguer suspected of shooting a 26-year-old man dead in a money dispute. Outfielder Josefrailin…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2023
Body Found At Sapphire Beach Marina
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Body Found At Sapphire Beach Marina

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are working to identify a body found floating in the water at the Sapphire Beach Marina early Saturday night. The case began at 7:25 p.m. when…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2023
Tropical Storm Cindy Moves West; Bret’s Gone, Gone, Gone
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Tropical Storm Cindy Moves West; Bret’s Gone, Gone, Gone

SAN JUAN (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Bret dissipated as of the 5:00 p.m. advisory on Saturday, after first passing Aruba. The remnants of Bret were 160 miles west-northwest of the northern…
Posted by John McCarthy June 25, 2023

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