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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Republicans reject Trump tax-cut bill after president calls for unity
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Republicans reject Trump tax-cut bill after president calls for unity

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill failed to clear a key procedural hurdle today, as hardline Republicans demanding deeper spending cuts blocked the measure in a rare political setback…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean

Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound—that's a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
31 million tons of supercharged seaweed is creeping towards beaches in Florida and around the Caribbean
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31 million tons of supercharged seaweed is creeping towards beaches in Florida and around the Caribbean

The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands of algae, this year’s sargassum bloom has already broken its own size record by millions of tons —…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban
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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

ATLANTA (AP) — A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
FEMA “not ready” for hurricane season, internal review says
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FEMA “not ready” for hurricane season, internal review says

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is "not ready" for hurricane season in June, according to an internal review obtained by CBS News— as FEMA contends with staff cuts and a push by…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Chris Brown to remain behind bars after bottle smashing attack in London
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Chris Brown to remain behind bars after bottle smashing attack in London

LONDON — Chris Brown will remain in police custody following his UK arrest and grievous bodily harm charge, Judge Joanne Hirst ruled today, per Reuters. His next appearance will be on June 13 at London's…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Two hikers dead and seven rescued in flooding on the Caribbean island of Martinique
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Two hikers dead and seven rescued in flooding on the Caribbean island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE (AP) — Nine hikers on the French Caribbean island of Martinique were swept away by a swollen river, leaving two of them dead and seven requiring a rescue, officials…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
USVI offers a dazzling paradise of beaches, color and historic sites
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USVI offers a dazzling paradise of beaches, color and historic sites

CRUZ BAY — The beaches of the U.S. Virgin Islands dazzle with light and color. Tropical breezes drift across palm-lined bays. The three main islands - St. Thomas, St. John…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, a bit of rain in the afternoon, high 86
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St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, a bit of rain in the afternoon, high 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a bit of rain in the afternoon and a high of 86. AccuWeather said. Abundant moisture from the east…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Haiti gang leader denies ties to 400 Mawozo group, or role in kidnapping U.S. missionaries
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Haiti gang leader denies ties to 400 Mawozo group, or role in kidnapping U.S. missionaries

WASHINGTON (Miami Herald) — Germine Joly, the Haitian gang leader who ran a gunrunning conspiracy and kidnapping racket from the inside of a Haitian jail, denied any gang affiliation or…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025

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