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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Pope Francis, beloved for his compassion and willingness to shake up scandal-ridden church, dies at 88
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs International News

Pope Francis, beloved for his compassion and willingness to shake up scandal-ridden church, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2025
Pope Francis’ last act was to give JD Vance a lesson about migrants
Posted inBreaking News Humanitarian News International News

Pope Francis’ last act was to give JD Vance a lesson about migrants

VATICAN CITY (Daily Beast) — Pope Francis, who died at 88 today, used his last days on the planet to order up a stern dressing down to JD Vance on the White…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2025
Intervals of clouds and sunshine, breezy, a shower this morning, high 84
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

Intervals of clouds and sunshine, breezy, a shower this morning, high 84

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix will see a shower in places this morning; otherwise, it will be breezy with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a high of 84, AccuWeather said.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2025
Video shows ICE agent smash window to detain man in Massachusetts. Attorney says they have wrong person.
Posted inBreaking News Police News U.S. Department of Justice

Video shows ICE agent smash window to detain man in Massachusetts. Attorney says they have wrong person.

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (CBS) — Video shows the moment ICE agents smashed a car window and forcibly removed a man in New Bedford, Massachusetts on Monday. His attorney says he is not…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

NEW YORK (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
The strange evolutionary history of Earth’s most nutritious fruit
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

The strange evolutionary history of Earth’s most nutritious fruit

In the last week of April in 1685, in the middle of a raging naval war, the English explorer and naturalist William Dampier arrived on a small island in the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
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A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country

MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
Max Romeo, star of reggae rebellion, dies at 80
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Max Romeo, star of reggae rebellion, dies at 80

KINGSTON — Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
VIWMA ‘temporarily’ closes Anguilla landfill on Easter Sunday
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VIWMA ‘temporarily’ closes Anguilla landfill on Easter Sunday

FREDERIKSTED - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said today that the Anguilla Landfill will be closed today, Sunday, April 20, 2025, "due to mechanical issues." VIWMA's prepared statement did…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
Fitness experts reveal EXACTLY how you should walk to lose weight and get fit – and why a slower pace can bring surprising health benefits
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

Fitness experts reveal EXACTLY how you should walk to lose weight and get fit – and why a slower pace can bring surprising health benefits

As a nation, our feelings about walking are mixed. Some of us still harbour resentment at being hauled out as teenagers, post-Sunday lunch, to march over a windy heath by…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025

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