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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Teenage illegal migrant killed young woman… then walked free from jail
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Teenage illegal migrant killed young woman… then walked free from jail

AURORA, Colorado (Daily Mail) — A 15-year-old illegal migrant who was unlicensed, uninsured, and driving his mother's Jeep at 90mph in a residential zone killing a young woman in the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy with periods of rain this afternoon, high 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Cloudy with periods of rain this afternoon, high 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy with periods of rain in the afternoon and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be cloudy with occasional…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Third inmate captured after 10 men escape from New Orleans jail
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Third inmate captured after 10 men escape from New Orleans jail

NEW ORLEANS — Three inmates have now been arrested after a 10 men escaped the Orleans Justice Center early this morning.  Dkenan Dennis was arrested on Dale Street in New Orleans East,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
FDA clears first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s
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FDA clears first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s

The FDA today cleared the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, potentially paving the way for earlier detection and treatment of the dreaded neurological condition. Why it matters: The test, developed…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Boy, 2, survives 15-story fall from Maryland high-rise by landing on bushes: ‘Miraculous’
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Boy, 2, survives 15-story fall from Maryland high-rise by landing on bushes: ‘Miraculous’

BALTIMORE — A 2-year-old boy miraculously survived a 15-story fall from a Maryland high-rise apartment building by landing on bushes and a pile of mulch below, officials said today. The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Empty kayak, body found after dad of 5 vanishes on Georgia lake
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Empty kayak, body found after dad of 5 vanishes on Georgia lake

ATLANTA — A body was found in the search for a man who went missing on Lake Lanier, multiple news outlets reported May 16, citing local authorities. The body has…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
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
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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

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