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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Clouds galore, morning thunderstorms, afternoon showers, high 85
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Clouds galore, morning thunderstorms, afternoon showers, high 85

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will see variable cloudiness with a couple of morning thunderstorms followed by afternoon showers and a high of 85, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will…
Posted by John McCarthy May 18, 2025
The old slang term ’86′ probably started as restaurant-worker jargon. Suddenly it’s in the news
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The old slang term ’86′ probably started as restaurant-worker jargon. Suddenly it’s in the news

NEW YORK (AP) — The slang term at the center of a political brouhaha swirling around former FBI Director James Comey is an old one, likely originating as food-service-industry jargon before extending…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
200 plane passengers fly without pilot for frightening 10 minutes after co-pilot collapses in cockpit
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200 plane passengers fly without pilot for frightening 10 minutes after co-pilot collapses in cockpit

FRANKFURT (NYP) — A Lufthansa plane carrying nearly 200 passengers went a frightening 10 minutes without a pilot after the first officer lost consciousness in the cockpit while the captain was off…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Trump warns Walmart: Don’t raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes
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Trump warns Walmart: Don’t raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs. As Trump…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
At least 1 dead after explosion obliterates fertility clinic in Palm Springs, sparking terrorism probe
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At least 1 dead after explosion obliterates fertility clinic in Palm Springs, sparking terrorism probe

PALM SPRINGS, California (NYP) — A “vehicle explosion” outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California left one person dead Saturday, a city official told The Post. The blast may have come from…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Virgin Galactic to increase price for space tourism flights
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Consumer News

Virgin Galactic to increase price for space tourism flights

TUSTIN, California (Bloomberg) — Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. said that it plans to charge more for its space tourism flights when it resumes sales in the first quarter of 2026.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Still finding trouble in the woods: ‘Blair Witch Project’ star at center of Maine road dispute
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Still finding trouble in the woods: ‘Blair Witch Project’ star at center of Maine road dispute

FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — Heather Donahue is walking through the woods once again. The star of the successful low-budget horror movie “The Blair Witch Project” has an on-screen history of getting into…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Publix recalls baby food from all stores. The lead content might be too high
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Publix recalls baby food from all stores. The lead content might be too high

Publix recalled pouches of Greenwise brand baby food from all 1,404 stores in the company’s eight-state chain after routine sampling testing said the pouches might be “contaminated with elevated levels…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond
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Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond

MEXICO CITY (AP) — All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence. The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Salvage operation of ‘cursed’ Bayesian super yacht halted after diver, 39, is killed while horrified colleagues watch on CCTV
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Salvage operation of ‘cursed’ Bayesian super yacht halted after diver, 39, is killed while horrified colleagues watch on CCTV

PORTICELLO, Italy (Daily Mail) Investigators have halted the £20 million salvage operation of tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s doomed superyacht Bayesian after a diver involved was tragically killed. Rob Huijben, 39,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025

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