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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
World’s first ‘sperm race’ comes off with a bang in LA
Posted inBreaking News Education News Health News

World’s first ‘sperm race’ comes off with a bang in LA

LOS ANGELES (Daily Mail) — Two college students battled it out to the finish line in a "sperm race" on Friday, dubbed the "world’s first ever reproductive health competition." The…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2025
Trump seeks an end to Head Start funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

Trump seeks an end to Head Start funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands

WASHINGTON — A recent draft of the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget proposes eliminating all federal funding for the Head Start program nationally, the Virgin Islands Free Press has…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2025
Missouri firefighter paramedic dead after being stabbed in ambulance by patient: ‘Unfathomable crime’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Missouri firefighter paramedic dead after being stabbed in ambulance by patient: ‘Unfathomable crime’

KANSAS CITY (Fox News) — A firefighter paramedic in Missouri was killed in the line of duty on Sunday after he was allegedly stabbed in the back of an ambulance…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2025
Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extinction of critically endangered species because of logging,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, with a couple of showers in the morning, high of 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, with a couple of showers in the morning, high of 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will see mostly cloudy conditions with a couple of showers in the morning and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. A wet and unstable weather…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2025
The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit

ATLANTA (AP) — Before dawn on Oct. 18, 2017, FBI agents broke down the front door of Trina Martin’s Atlanta home, stormed into her bedroom and pointed guns at her…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2025
After 100 days, Trump voters feel tariffs, but most see long-term gain
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

After 100 days, Trump voters feel tariffs, but most see long-term gain

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump’s April 9 decision to hike tariffs on China hit as Steve Egan, a promotional product distributor in Tampa, Florida, was in the middle of ordering…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2025
Apple juice recalled in Florida, California, 26 other states for possible toxin
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Health News

Apple juice recalled in Florida, California, 26 other states for possible toxin

Martinelli’s recalled about 173,616 bottles of apple juice sold in the company’s signature glass jars in 28 states because they might be contaminated with the toxin patulin. Patulin’s commonly found…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2025
A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide

SIMSBURY, Connecticut (AP) — Sarah Loving had just returned home from lunch last Saturday with her husband and two young children when she looked out the window and spotted two…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2025
Conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Pope Francis’ radical legacy or change course?
Posted inBreaking News International News

Conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Pope Francis’ radical legacy or change course?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, naming “princes of the church” from faraway…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2025

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