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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
US draws back efforts as mediator in Ukraine-Russia War peace talks
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US draws back efforts as mediator in Ukraine-Russia War peace talks

WASHINGTON — The United States has decided to reduce its moderating efforts in talks for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, the State Department announced. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
DOGE expands presence at Wall St regulator SEC
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

DOGE expands presence at Wall St regulator SEC

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Presidential adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is expanding its presence at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by adding a third staff member,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.S. officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization today, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis at a critical…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
Cops investigating golf cart incident that claimed life of John Elway’s agent
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Cops investigating golf cart incident that claimed life of John Elway’s agent

Jeff Sperbeck, a business partner and former agent for NFL Hall of Famer John Elway, has died after suffering an injury at a Southern California golf resort Cops have opened…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
Trump proposes $163 billion cut to federal budget
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Trump proposes $163 billion cut to federal budget

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's administration today proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-military spending excluding mandatory…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
We’ve deported nursing mother to Cuba, child with cancer goes to Honduras. America, wake up
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

We’ve deported nursing mother to Cuba, child with cancer goes to Honduras. America, wake up

Somebody please explain to me why a mother of a nursing baby, whose husband is a U.S. citizen, was snatched from her family and sent back to Cuba. Or why…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a shower or two in the morning and a high of 87
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a shower or two in the morning and a high of 87

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy most of the time with a shower or two in the morning and a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
Dominican court bans public use of nicknames for police operations and legal cases
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Dominican court bans public use of nicknames for police operations and legal cases

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has banned law enforcement in the Caribbean country from publicly bestowing nicknames on police operations or court cases, a common practice in the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2025
International effort to help Haiti fight deadly gangs is in danger of falling apart
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

International effort to help Haiti fight deadly gangs is in danger of falling apart

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — From the onset, the international mission to help Haiti wrest back control from armed gangs faced challenges and skepticism. There were legal challenges in Nairobi and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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