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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2025
Guyana holds general election as candidates vie for control of country’s oil wealth
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Guyana holds general election as candidates vie for control of country’s oil wealth

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Dozens of voters in Guyana stood in line by dawn on Monday to participate in what many say is the South American country’s most consequential election in decades…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2025
A new cancer hub is opening in Miami soon. Here’s what patients can expect
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

A new cancer hub is opening in Miami soon. Here’s what patients can expect

Mount Sinai’s new Miami Beach cancer hub is nearly ready. You can see the five-story glass building as you drive into Miami Beach, nestled along the picturesque coast of Biscayne…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2025
Afghanistan earthquake kills 800, injures 2,800, Taliban asks world for help
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Humanitarian News

Afghanistan earthquake kills 800, injures 2,800, Taliban asks world for help

KABUL (Reuters) — One of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2025
Kenyan MSS officer, Haiti civilian dead after fatal road accident; eight officers injured
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Kenyan MSS officer, Haiti civilian dead after fatal road accident; eight officers injured

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A member of the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti is dead along with a civilian after two armored vehicles were involved in an accident along a…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2025
Venezuela prepares for potential U.S. attack with armed drones designed by Iran
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Venezuela prepares for potential U.S. attack with armed drones designed by Iran

CARACAS — When Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez appeared on a nationwide TV broadcast in June 2012, proudly announcing that his country was now manufacturing “unmanned aircraft,” the news took both…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2025
Judge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Judge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children

WASHINGTON — A United States judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to deport dozens of unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country. District Court Judge…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2025
Partly sunny with a couple of showers mainly early in the day
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Partly sunny with a couple of showers mainly early in the day

A tropical wave over the far eastern Atlantic has a 50 percent chance of formation over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center said this afternoon. The system is…
Posted by John McCarthy September 1, 2025
Thunderstorms prompt ground stop at MIA, FLL — causing hundreds of flight delays
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Thunderstorms prompt ground stop at MIA, FLL — causing hundreds of flight delays

MIAMI — Are you flying out of Miami International Airport or Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport today? Be prepared for delays. Shortly before 3 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration issued a…
Posted by John McCarthy August 31, 2025
11-year-old gives birth at home, DNA says stepdad is the father
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

11-year-old gives birth at home, DNA says stepdad is the father

MUSKOGEE —Three people have been arrested after police say an 11-year-old girl gave birth at her Oklahoma home. In mid-August, an 11-year-old girl was taken to a hospital after authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy August 31, 2025

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