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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Gangs strike in Haiti’s heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Gangs strike in Haiti’s heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday, seizing control of a local prison as hundreds of people fled the area under gunfire.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital today, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
St. Croix: Some sun, a brief shower or 2, windy conditions and a high of 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

St. Croix: Some sun, a brief shower or 2, windy conditions and a high of 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will have some sun with a brief shower or two and windy conditions for a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
‘Fight club mentality’: Trump avoids firings as pressure grows
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‘Fight club mentality’: Trump avoids firings as pressure grows

For nearly two decades, Donald Trump traded on the phrase, “you’re fired.” That sentiment is so far nowhere to be found in his White House. This year has already brought…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2025
Tesla trade-ins at record levels in the US
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Tesla trade-ins at record levels in the US

Motorists in the United States traded in a record number of Tesla electric vehicles in February 2025 – the first full month since CEO Elon Musk began his government role…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2025
Kourtney Kardashian’s son Reign breaks silence on wild claims Justin Bieber is his DAD
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Kourtney Kardashian’s son Reign breaks silence on wild claims Justin Bieber is his DAD

CALABASAS, California (DM) — Kourtney Kardashian's son Reign addressed the longstanding conspiracy theory that his real father is Justin Bieber, not Scott Disick. Following years of speculation over the true paternity of the reality…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2025
3 of 4 U.S. soldiers missing in Lithuania found dead, Army says
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3 of 4 U.S. soldiers missing in Lithuania found dead, Army says

VILNIUS — Three U.S. soldiers who had been at the center of a recovery mission in Lithuania for nearly a week after their armored vehicle sank in a body of water were found dead…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre, fighting for her life after car accident
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Jeffrey Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre, fighting for her life after car accident

SYDNEY (MH) — Virginia Giuffre — the woman whose story of sexual abuse as a teenager led to the reopening of the Jeffrey Epstein case — is fighting for her…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2025
‘Bush man’ Stephan Joseph arrested after fleeing SOB traffic stop
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

‘Bush man’ Stephan Joseph arrested after fleeing SOB traffic stop

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was arrested Friday after police say he fled from a traffic stop into "the bush" in St. Thomas. Stephan Joseph, 21, was arrested and charged…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2025

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