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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Daughter of 1st Black Marine says it’s ‘unbelievable’ to see ‘my dad caught up in DEI’
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Military News

Daughter of 1st Black Marine says it’s ‘unbelievable’ to see ‘my dad caught up in DEI’

OKLAHOMA CITY — Alfreda Masters, the daughter of the first enlisted Black man to serve in the Marine Corps, told ABC News she finds it "unbelievable" that the webpage honoring…
Posted by John McCarthy March 23, 2025
Joshua Riibe ‘resting up’ in Iowa as Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki ‘rests in pieces’ in the Dominican Republic
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Joshua Riibe ‘resting up’ in Iowa as Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki ‘rests in pieces’ in the Dominican Republic

ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa — The Iowa college student who was the last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she disappeared on a beach in the Dominican Republic has finally arrived…
Posted by John McCarthy March 23, 2025
Trump sent these Venezuelans to El Salvador mega prison. Their families deny gang ties.
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Trump sent these Venezuelans to El Salvador mega prison. Their families deny gang ties.

SAN SALVADOR — The day after he was arrested while working at a restaurant in Texas, Mervin Jose Yamarte Fernandez climbed out of a plane in shackles in El Salvador,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 23, 2025
US federal judge allows attorneys to subpoena financial records in Antigua yacht case
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

US federal judge allows attorneys to subpoena financial records in Antigua yacht case

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — A federal judge in New York granted the attorneys of a Russian woman permission Monday to issue subpoenas to access the financial records of Antigua…
Posted by John McCarthy March 23, 2025
St. Croix: mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant with a high of 89
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant with a high of 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant with a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be clear to partly cloudy with a…
Posted by John McCarthy March 23, 2025
Tourist attacked by locals after climbing forbidden Mayan temple in Mexico
Posted inBreaking News International News Police News

Tourist attacked by locals after climbing forbidden Mayan temple in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — A tourist visiting Mexico was arrested and later attacked after he climbed up the side of a historic Mayan temple. In video footage obtained by Sky News and the Daily…
Posted by John McCarthy March 23, 2025
Motorcycle crashes into SUV leaving rider dead near The Market STX
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Motorcycle crashes into SUV leaving rider dead near The Market STX

FREDERIKSTED — A crash between a large SUV and a motorcycle has resulted in the death of a 20-year-old St. Croix man on Friday night, authorities said. Jaden Stubbs, the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 22, 2025
Screen breaks and the right desk setup offer relief from work-related eye strain
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Screen breaks and the right desk setup offer relief from work-related eye strain

NEW YORK (AP) — The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at…
Posted by John McCarthy March 22, 2025
Spring break continues on Miami Beach, with a different feel than usual
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Spring break continues on Miami Beach, with a different feel than usual

MIAMI — Spring break marched on in Miami Beach today, but with little of the historical fanfare residents and tourists expect. What is considered the city’s second “peak weekend” of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 22, 2025
Toxic algal bloom leads to strandings of dolphins, seals on California coast
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Toxic algal bloom leads to strandings of dolphins, seals on California coast

LOS ANGELES (FW) — Marine life care centers across Southern California are reporting a surge in the number of stranded dolphins and sick seals, likely caused by a growing toxic algal bloom off the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 22, 2025

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