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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
House passes bill on Trump’s Gulf of America
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House passes bill on Trump’s Gulf of America

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to formally change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, following…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2025
Retired IRS agent gets 12 years for scamming elderly California woman out of life savings
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Retired IRS agent gets 12 years for scamming elderly California woman out of life savings

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS) — A retired IRS agent from Southern California has been sentenced to state prison after she was convicted of defrauding an elderly San Francisco Bay Area woman…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2025
Breezy with times of clouds and sun, a morning thunderstorm, high 89
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Breezy with times of clouds and sun, a morning thunderstorm, high 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with periods of clouds and sunshine, a morning thunderstorm in spots and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2025
Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?
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Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2025
Julie and Todd Chrisley, ‘Real Housewives,’ reality stars: Who will be released from prison in 2025
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

Julie and Todd Chrisley, ‘Real Housewives,’ reality stars: Who will be released from prison in 2025

For some reality stars, life was not at all like a TV show when they found themselves in legal trouble. From "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" Jen Shah's involvement in a telemarketing scheme,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2025
DOH responds to surge in US measles cases with outreach to parents
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

DOH responds to surge in US measles cases with outreach to parents

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — With measles cases across the U.S. now more than 1,000 and 14 active outbreaks confirmed, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is ramping up efforts to prevent a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2025
US considering new ship registry in US Virgin Islands
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

US considering new ship registry in US Virgin Islands

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to create an international shipping registry in the U.S. Virgin Islands as part of efforts to enlarge the tiny…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2025
Salvage of Lynch’s sunken yacht paused after diver’s death
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Salvage of Lynch’s sunken yacht paused after diver’s death

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) — Work to recover the late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht off the coast of northern Sicily has been paused following the death of a diver involved in…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2025
Teenager had common pain she thought was caused by cycling – it was killer stage 4 cancer
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Teenager had common pain she thought was caused by cycling – it was killer stage 4 cancer

The heartbroken mother of a 15-year-old has told of her shock at learning her teenager may succumb to late stage bone cancer, despite suffering virtually no symptoms. Millie Dennett, from Poole,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2025
Girlfriend kills boyfriend and his brother, then kidnaps their mom
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Girlfriend kills boyfriend and his brother, then kidnaps their mom

JACKSONVILLE — A Florida woman shot and killed her boyfriend and his brother, then she kidnapped their mom at gunpoint and forced the woman to put her fingerprints on the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2025

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