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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration 's acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information, according…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Mostly fair, breezy weather continues
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Mostly fair, breezy weather continues

SAN JUAN — We can expect mostly fair weather conditions to continue in the islands today. It will be partly sunny and breezy with a brief shower or two. There…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact
Posted inBreaking News International News

Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Delta Airlines flight flips over on landing at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and 18 people are hurt
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Delta Airlines flight flips over on landing at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and 18 people are hurt

TORONTO — A Delta Air Lines regional jet flipped upside down upon landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport this afternoon amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Todd Chrisley claims MAGA sticker removed from jail cell, hopes for Trump pardon
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

Todd Chrisley claims MAGA sticker removed from jail cell, hopes for Trump pardon

ATLANTA — Former reality TV star Todd Chrisley, 55, is once again claiming he is being mistreated while serving his prison sentence and believes he is now being targeted due to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Colombian superstar Shakira cancels her concert in Lima after being hospitalized
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Colombian superstar Shakira cancels her concert in Lima after being hospitalized

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Colombian superstar Shakira canceled her Sunday concert in Lima after being hospitalized with an abdominal condition, the singer said. Shakira shared a statement on her Instagram…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0
Posted inBreaking News National News

Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0

WASHINGTON (AP) — His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s health agencies. He’s delivering speeches urging the president to stand…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump’s mass layoffs continue
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump’s mass layoffs continue

The firing of nearly 300 Federal Aviation Administration employees comes just weeks after a mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., killed all people on board. The Trump administration fired hundreds of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Hyatt to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Jamaica and Dominican Republic for $2.6B
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Hyatt to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Jamaica and Dominican Republic for $2.6B

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Hyatt Hotels will buy Playa Hotels & Resorts for about $2.6 billion including debt, the company said on Monday, seeking to boost its presence in Mexico and the Caribbean.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025

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