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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Rising Caribbean Sea Pushes Indigenous Group Off Island: Wall Street Journal
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Rising Caribbean Sea Pushes Indigenous Group Off Island: Wall Street Journal

GARDI SUGDUB, Panama—From this tiny, hot and overcrowded island, some 1,200 indigenous Guna people will soon embark on a short but historic exodus. Next year, most inhabitants of Gardi Sugdub—the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2022
Man Breaks Into Home Armed With Knife And Attacks Family Members Inside: VIPD
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Man Breaks Into Home Armed With Knife And Attacks Family Members Inside: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a man armed with a knife broke into a home and attacked family members inside, injuring one person, authorities said. Nazari J. Hazel, 23,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2022
SEPARATED @ BIRTH? Social Media Mavens Claim Suspects Are Dead Ringers 4 Each Other
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SEPARATED @ BIRTH? Social Media Mavens Claim Suspects Are Dead Ringers 4 Each Other

FREDERIKSTED — There are some scurrilous online news outfits out there who are claiming that Wendy Roberts and Kareem Edwards are the same person. But the Virgin Islands Free Press…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2022
Tami Navarro To Put Race, Gender Under The Microscope In UVI Lecture On St. Croix  
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Tami Navarro To Put Race, Gender Under The Microscope In UVI Lecture On St. Croix  

KINGSHILL — Race and gender are two of the topics to be placed under the microscope of cultural anthropologist Tami Navarro, PhD. at a highly anticipated lecture at the University…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2022
St. Thomas Woman Extradited From Kentucky After Allegedly Forging $9,000 In Checks
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St. Thomas Woman Extradited From Kentucky After Allegedly Forging $9,000 In Checks

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman was extradited from Kentucky after authorities said she worked with an accomplice to steal a checkbook and write nearly $9,000 in forged checks…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2022
Man Accused of Being In Love Triangle Becomes Enraged, Assaults Woman: VIPD
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Man Accused of Being In Love Triangle Becomes Enraged, Assaults Woman: VIPD

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a man accused of being in a love triangle became enraged and assaulted a St. Croix woman. Ralph Cook, Jr., 51, was arrested Tuesday…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2022
Woman Voids Home Depot Purchases Then Gives Rebate To Herself To Pay Credit Cards
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Woman Voids Home Depot Purchases Then Gives Rebate To Herself To Pay Credit Cards

KINGSHILL — A former Home Depot employee who allegedly used store resources to pay off her private credit cards was arrested after a year-long investigation, authorities said. Wendy Roberts, 41,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2022
Tropical Storm Nicole Bears Down on the Bahamas, Florida
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Tropical Storm Nicole Bears Down on the Bahamas, Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Many people evacuated from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached Wednesday and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a…
Posted by John McCarthy November 9, 2022
Kyiv Region Still Struggles 6 Months After Russian Retreat
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Kyiv Region Still Struggles 6 Months After Russian Retreat

MOSCHUN, Ukraine (AP) — Standing amid the wreckage of his home, Vadym Zherdetsky shows photos on his phone of how it once looked: handsome rooms, a hand-carved wooden bed and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2022
Veterans and Active-Duty Military Members Social Security Has Your Back!
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Veterans and Active-Duty Military Members Social Security Has Your Back!

Veterans Day is on Friday, November 11, 2022. Every year on this day, we honor all veterans who served our country and risked their lives to protect us. Our Wounded…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2022

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