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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Caribbean Leaders Agree On Plan To Ban Assault-Style Weapons
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Caribbean Leaders Agree On Plan To Ban Assault-Style Weapons

GEORGETOWN (AP) — Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons mostly manufactured in the U.S. to curb spikes in gun violence…
Posted by John McCarthy April 24, 2023
Channel Islands Reinsurer To Manage Risk On Auto Insurance For 2 USVI Companies
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Channel Islands Reinsurer To Manage Risk On Auto Insurance For 2 USVI Companies

SAINT HELIER — Canopius Group, a global specialty reinsurer, and Theodore Tunick and Marshall & Sterling, a broker for all lines of business and personal insurance, will offer admitted auto coverage…
Posted by John McCarthy April 24, 2023
One Woman Killed In Head-On Crash On Northshore Road In La Grande Princesse
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One Woman Killed In Head-On Crash On Northshore Road In La Grande Princesse

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a head-on crash killed a woman in La Grande Princesse early this morning. Jahniqua Williams, 27, was positively identified by next of kin as the deceased,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2023
Two Injured In Shooting Outside Corner Pocket Bar In La Reine Today
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Two Injured In Shooting Outside Corner Pocket Bar In La Reine Today

KINGSHILL — Two people were injured when the vehicle they were driving came under gunfire as they were leaving a nightclub just after midnight, authorities said. There were multiple ShotSpotter notifications…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2023
Earth Day Activists Urge Action To Avoid ‘Dystopian’ Future
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Earth Day Activists Urge Action To Avoid ‘Dystopian’ Future

SAO PAULO (Reuters) —  Climate change campaigners gathered in New York's Times Square on Earth Day to urge action on global warming and cuts in plastics use while volunteers worldwide…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2023
Second Suspect In Couple’s Killing Extradited From Georgia Today
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Second Suspect In Couple’s Killing Extradited From Georgia Today

FREDERIKSTED — The second of two cousins accused of killing Stacie Schjang and Arnold Jarvis Jr. has been returned to St. Croix to face prosecution, authorities said. Anthony Schneider, 32,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 22, 2023
Driver Injured After Car Shot At By SUV, Crashes Into Tree In Grove Place: VIPD
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Driver Injured After Car Shot At By SUV, Crashes Into Tree In Grove Place: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED —  A driver was injured when his car was shot at multiple times and he crashed into a tree in Grove Place on Friday, authorities said. When officers arrived…
Posted by John McCarthy April 22, 2023
Couple Banned For Life By Carnival For Fishing Off Cruise Ship Balcony
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Couple Banned For Life By Carnival For Fishing Off Cruise Ship Balcony

NASSAU (NEXSTAR) — If you want seafood, just head to the ship’s buffet, all right? At least two passengers on a recent Carnival cruise have been banned for life from sailing…
Posted by John McCarthy April 22, 2023
‘The Champagne of Beers’ Leaves French Bubbly Producers Frothing
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‘The Champagne of Beers’ Leaves French Bubbly Producers Frothing

BRUSSELS (AP) — The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly beverage in vain, not even a U.S. beer behemoth. For years, Miller High…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2023
Sentencing of Cayman Islands Beauty Queen Who Assaulted Cop Delayed Again
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Sentencing of Cayman Islands Beauty Queen Who Assaulted Cop Delayed Again

GEORGE TOWN — A former Miss Universe Cayman Islands appeared in a Cayman Islands courtroom on Thursday but her sentencing was postponed a second time. Tiffany Conolly was found guilty…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2023

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