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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Coast Guard Ends Search For British Dancer Who Jumped Off Cruise Ship Near Puerto Rico
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Coast Guard Ends Search For British Dancer Who Jumped Off Cruise Ship Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a crew member who went overboard from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony of the Seas some 267…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2018
Coast Guard Searching For Cruise Ship Entertainer Who Went Overboard By San Juan
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Coast Guard Searching For Cruise Ship Entertainer Who Went Overboard By San Juan

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Coast Guard said it is searching for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship crew member who went overboard on Christmas Day — the fifth person to…
Posted by John McCarthy December 27, 2018
Royal Virgin Islands Police Investigating Death of Florida Doctor At Sea
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Royal Virgin Islands Police Investigating Death of Florida Doctor At Sea

ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- The death of a Florida cardiologist in the British Virgin Islands is being investigated by police in this territory. The body of Dr. Joseph Horgan was…
Posted by John McCarthy December 27, 2018
Three Men, Three Backpacks Travel To St. John; When They Arrive, Police Find Three Guns
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Three Men, Three Backpacks Travel To St. John; When They Arrive, Police Find Three Guns

CRUZ BAY -- Police said they noticed a St. John man wanted for a robbery boarding a ferry in St. Thomas and decided to follow him. Khalid Smith, 18, of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 26, 2018
Police Investigating Shooting at Lindbergh Bay That Left Two St. Thomas Men Injured
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Police Investigating Shooting at Lindbergh Bay That Left Two St. Thomas Men Injured

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police said they are investigating a shooting of two men near the airport that occurred on St. Thomas last week. Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) peace officers…
Posted by John McCarthy December 26, 2018
SWAY OF PIGS! Putin Sends Nuclear Bomber Jets To Caribbean In Time For Christmas
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SWAY OF PIGS! Putin Sends Nuclear Bomber Jets To Caribbean In Time For Christmas

CARACAS -- Two Russian strategic bomber aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons have landed in ally Venezuela, a show of support for Venezuela’s socialist government that has infuriated Washington. The…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
REPORT: Chile Declines To Sign UN Pact, Says Migration Is Not A Human Right
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REPORT: Chile Declines To Sign UN Pact, Says Migration Is Not A Human Right

SANTIAGO -- Chile has become the latest country to pull out of a controversial United Nations migration pact, its interior ministry indicated, provoking fury among opposition parties who accused Sebastian…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
Canada’s Rainbow Railroad Helps People Persecuted Because of LGBT Lifestyle
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Canada’s Rainbow Railroad Helps People Persecuted Because of LGBT Lifestyle

MEXICO CITY -- Growing up in Jamaica’s Montego Bay, Glenroy enjoyed an idyllic childhood - until his family discovered he was gay. They physically attacked him and threw him out…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
Domestic Violence Takes A Downtick In Latin America; Rises In Dominican Republic
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Domestic Violence Takes A Downtick In Latin America; Rises In Dominican Republic

BOGOTA -- Domestic violence against women may have declined over the past 20 years in seven countries in the Americas, though the problem remains rife and undermines development in the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018
Cuba Sees Sweet Economic Recovery Through Raw Sugar Exports in 2019
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Cuba Sees Sweet Economic Recovery Through Raw Sugar Exports in 2019

HAVANA -- After suffering from weather damage last year and into 2018, Cuban sugar production is expected to increase significantly in the current season now getting underway, a government minister…
Posted by John McCarthy December 25, 2018

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