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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Remote Australian town looking for doctor offers $400,000 salary, free rent
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Remote Australian town looking for doctor offers $400,000 salary, free rent

JULIA CREEK — A remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary of up to 680,000 Australian dollars, or $428,000, to attract a new candidate.  The…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Near miss between Delta flight and Air Force jet sets off literal alarm bells
Posted inBreaking News Business News Military News

Near miss between Delta flight and Air Force jet sets off literal alarm bells

WASHINGTON — A Delta flight nearly collided with an Air Force jet over Washington, D.C., setting off warning alarms in the passenger plane’s cockpit on Friday, according to CNN. Delta flight 2983,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Rooted Mushroom: A story of sustainable jobs and growing success in Sint Maarten
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Rooted Mushroom: A story of sustainable jobs and growing success in Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG — Stephane Ferron’s journey started with a clear and ambitious goal: to establish a sustainable, locally sourced mushroom business that would not only provide a healthy, organic food source…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
China’s government bristles at growing ties between the US and oil-rich Guyana
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China’s government bristles at growing ties between the US and oil-rich Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — China’s government bristled Friday at the strengthening ties between Guyana and the United States in online comments a day after a visit to the South American…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Pete Hegseth brought wife to sensitive military meetings raising more questions in wake of Signalgate
Posted inBreaking News Military News National News

Pete Hegseth brought wife to sensitive military meetings raising more questions in wake of Signalgate

WASHINGTON (DM) — Pete Hegseth, already under fire for leaking strike plans in a group chat that inadvertently included a journalist, reportedly brought his wife into at least two high-level…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Woman ‘made boyfriend’s baby eat fatal levels of acetone, batteries and metal screws’
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Woman ‘made boyfriend’s baby eat fatal levels of acetone, batteries and metal screws’

PITTSBURGH — A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her boyfriend's one-year-old daughter and is accused of feeding the little baby girl acetone, batteries, and metal screws.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Rubio to discuss with Jamaica Cuban doctor program after US visa threats
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Rubio to discuss with Jamaica Cuban doctor program after US visa threats

KINGSTON (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Jamaica and the U.S. will discuss the Cuban doctors helping the Caribbean island's health system to better understand the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Top FDA vaccine official Peter Marks resigns in opposition to RFK Jr.
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Top FDA vaccine official Peter Marks resigns in opposition to RFK Jr.

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator Peter Marks has resigned, citing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” around immunization, according…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Latin American women opt against motherhood in shift from traditional gender roles
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Latin American women opt against motherhood in shift from traditional gender roles

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — A growing number of Latin American women are choosing not to give birth in a radical departure from the traditional family roles that have long dominated…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Rubio to discuss energy security, illegal migration in Caribbean trip
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Rubio to discuss energy security, illegal migration in Caribbean trip

WASHINGTON (Reuters) —U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss energy security in the Caribbean, illegal immigration and dismantling of transnational criminal networks during a trip to the region later…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025

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