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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian general was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia’s top criminal investigation agency said, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal death penalty charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Health News

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal death penalty charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty today to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Mysterious underwater ‘UFO base’ spotted just 6 miles off the West Coast
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Mysterious underwater ‘UFO base’ spotted just 6 miles off the West Coast

LAGUNA POINT, California (Daily Mail)— A mysterious formation lurking deep in the ocean has been spotted just a few miles off the coast of Southern California. Geographically known as Sycamore Knoll,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft
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Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he learned his punishment for the crimes that led…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Countdown on for USVI residents to be REAL ID compliant before May 7
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Countdown on for USVI residents to be REAL ID compliant before May 7

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) along with the U.S. Virgin Islands Bureau of Motor Vehicles is reminding travelers to ensure they have a REAL ID-compliant form of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United Nations and human rights activists are warning about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
TikTok astrologer arrested for predicting new Myanmar quake
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Environmental News

TikTok astrologer arrested for predicting new Myanmar quake

NAYPYDAW (BBC) — Myanmar authorities have arrested an astrologer for causing panic by predicting a new earthquake in a viral TikTok video. John Moe The posted his prediction on 9…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Flood advisory in effect for St. Croix, NWS says
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Flood advisory in effect for St. Croix, NWS says

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a touch of rain in the afternoon and a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be mostly…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Shell has pulled out of offshore gas projects in Colombia’s Caribbean-Ecopetrol
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Shell has pulled out of offshore gas projects in Colombia’s Caribbean-Ecopetrol

BOGOTA (Reuters) — Oil giant Shell has pulled out of three joint offshore gas projects in Colombia's Caribbean, the South American country's state-run oil company said today. The two companies are…
Posted by John McCarthy April 24, 2025
Shannon Sharpe is stepping away temporarily from ESPN amid sexual assault lawsuit
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Shannon Sharpe is stepping away temporarily from ESPN amid sexual assault lawsuit

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe said today he is stepping away temporarily from his ESPN duties while he deals with what he called false allegations in a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 24, 2025

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