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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
College student sues Iowa city after being arrested during traffic stop… despite blowing zero in breath test
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

College student sues Iowa city after being arrested during traffic stop… despite blowing zero in breath test

DES MOINES (Daily Mail) — A college student is suing his hometown after he was arrested during a traffic stop despite blowing zero during a breathalyzer test. Tayvin Galanakis began…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a little rain Easter morning and a high of 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a little rain Easter morning and a high of 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a little rain in the morning and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
Posted inBreaking News National News U.S. Department of Justice

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members under a rarely…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025
Carville rips ‘supremely naive’ Bill Maher for meeting Trump and praising his hospitality
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Carville rips ‘supremely naive’ Bill Maher for meeting Trump and praising his hospitality

NEW ORLEANS (Fox News) — Democratic strategist James Carville said he thinks HBO host Bill Maher was fooled by President Donald Trump’s charm during their recent White House meeting. The former Bill…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025
Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance
Posted inBreaking News International News Tourism News

Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See reaffirming good relations…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025
France forced Haiti to pay for independence. 200 years later, should there be restitution?
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

France forced Haiti to pay for independence. 200 years later, should there be restitution?

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — Two centuries ago this month, France pulled off one of history’s greatest armed extortions: After the first three leaders of a newly freed Haiti refused to…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025
Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office

JACKSON, Michigan (AP) — Ryan Kelley thought he had a good shot at becoming Michigan’s governor in 2022. That is, until he was charged with misdemeanors for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025
Holy week tradition: Miami Catholics gather to mark Good Friday ahead of Easter Sunday
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Community Affairs

Holy week tradition: Miami Catholics gather to mark Good Friday ahead of Easter Sunday

MIAMI (Miami Herald) — About a hundred Miami Catholics walked the streets of Little River Friday afternoon for a longstanding Good Friday ritual: The procession of the cross to honor…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025
Trump says egg prices ‘getting too low’ ahead of Easter surge
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Trump says egg prices ‘getting too low’ ahead of Easter surge

WASHINGTON (Daily Beast) — Nearly half of Americans are skipping traditional Easter festivities this year because of the high prices of eggs. But President Donald Trump doesn’t seem concerned. During a press conference Friday,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025
China shipbuilders rip Trump’s ‘short-sighted’ US port fees
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

China shipbuilders rip Trump’s ‘short-sighted’ US port fees

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's shipbuilders today blasted as "short-sighted" U.S. port fees announced by President Donald Trump's administration on China-linked ships, a measure aimed at the nation's shipbuilding industry. Trump…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025

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