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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Two Journalists Killed In Haiti As Gang Violence Spikes
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Two Journalists Killed In Haiti As Gang Violence Spikes

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two local journalists have been killed in Haiti over the past couple of weeks as rampant gang violence has gripped the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
Fire Consumes Popular Street Market Near Haiti’s Capital
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Fire Consumes Popular Street Market Near Haiti’s Capital

PETIONVILLE (AP) — A large fire tore through a street market in Haiti early Thursday, consuming thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed over their losses. The market,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
Lawyers Fight For Saint Martin Man They Say U.S. Wrongly Deported To Haiti
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Lawyers Fight For Saint Martin Man They Say U.S. Wrongly Deported To Haiti

MARIGOT (AP) — Paul Pierrilus was deported two years ago from the U.S. to Haiti where he has been trying to survive in a chaotic and violent country where he…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
Colombian Government, Rebels Resume Talks In Cuba
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Colombian Government, Rebels Resume Talks In Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Representatives of Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group met in Cuba on Tuesday to restart peace talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire and resolving a conflict…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
USVI Girls Under 19 Volleyball Team Struggles Against Stronger USA Team
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USVI Girls Under 19 Volleyball Team Struggles Against Stronger USA Team

COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. Girls U-19 National Team began pool play with a resounding victory over the USVI 3-0 (25-6, 25-18, 25-12) at the NORCECA Pan American Cup in…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2023
Jury Says Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $5 Million For Sexual Abuse and Defamation
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Jury Says Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $5 Million For Sexual Abuse and Defamation

NEW YORK —  A federal jury in New York today found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and forcibly touching the writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 9, 2023
Man Accused of Putting Hidden Camera In Public Bathroom On Royal Caribbean Ship
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Man Accused of Putting Hidden Camera In Public Bathroom On Royal Caribbean Ship

SAN JUAN (CNN)  — The FBI’s San Juan Division is working to identify potential victims after a man was charged with video voyeurism and attempted possession of child exploitation material…
Posted by John McCarthy May 9, 2023
Coast Guard Rebuilds Buck Island Navigation Tower in St. Thomas
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Coast Guard Rebuilds Buck Island Navigation Tower in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Puerto Rico completed the rebuild of the Buck Island aids to navigation tower light just off Saint Thomas on Sunday. The eight-day evolution…
Posted by John McCarthy May 9, 2023
Woman Linked To Birthday Shootings of Two NYU Students Held In Puerto Rico
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Woman Linked To Birthday Shootings of Two NYU Students Held In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN —  The woman suspected of shooting and killing two NYU students in Puerto Rico has been detained. Franco Medina, 29, and 28-year-old Sergio Palomino Ruiz were pursuing MBAs at…
Posted by John McCarthy May 9, 2023
Royal Caribbean Raises Profit Forecast Buoyed By Travel Boom, Higher Prices
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Royal Caribbean Raises Profit Forecast Buoyed By Travel Boom, Higher Prices

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group raised its annual profit forecast after upbeat quarterly results on Thursday, cruising on the back of higher ticket prices and pent-up leisure travel demand, sending shares…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2023

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