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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
New report finds hunger rising in Haiti as government pledges a quick response
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

New report finds hunger rising in Haiti as government pledges a quick response

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government pledged Friday a quick response to growing hunger in the troubled Caribbean country as a new report warned that more than half the population is experiencing crisis…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2025
US military hikes operational command of counter-narcotics operations in Latin America
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

US military hikes operational command of counter-narcotics operations in Latin America

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Pentagon announced on Friday it is establishing a new counter-narcotics joint task force overseeing operations in Latin America, a move aimed to strengthen already intensifying military…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2025
White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown
Posted inBreaking News Business News Health News

White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the U.S. government as he followed through on his threat…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy with some rain, high 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Cloudy with some rain, high 86

Tropical Storm Jerry is moving away from the northeastern Caribbean, but plenty of moisture will stick around through early tomorrow, the National Weather Service said. Showers and storms from Jerry’s…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2025
Machado’s Nobel prize sends strong message as democracy languishes in Latin America
Posted inBreaking News Humanitarian News International News

Machado’s Nobel prize sends strong message as democracy languishes in Latin America

The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado serves as a powerful symbol of hope for those fighting for democracy at a time when many countries…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2025
Mom finds out son robbed another bank and delivers him to cops
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Mom finds out son robbed another bank and delivers him to cops

TAMPA — A man out on bond for bank robbery is back in jail, after his mom found out he robbed another Tampa bank and turned him in, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2025
Haiti’s transitional leaders end controversial effort to rewrite 1987 constitution
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s transitional leaders end controversial effort to rewrite 1987 constitution

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s transitional government has officially put an end to efforts to draft a new constitution, as leaders returned to the National Palace for the first time since armed…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2025
9-year-old with knife chased classmate, threatened to stab another
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

9-year-old with knife chased classmate, threatened to stab another

CRESCENT CITY — A 9-year-old boy was arrested after authorities said he brought a knife to his northern Florida elementary school and threatened multiple classmates at recess. The Middleton-Burney Elementary…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2025
Explosive ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ reunion takes a wild turn
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Explosive ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ reunion takes a wild turn

We can’t keep up with all the boiling hot tea on “Real Housewives of Miami” anymore. There is just soooo much to unpack. But we’ll try. On Thursday night, the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2025
Back to the future as France’s Macron reappoints Lecornu as PM
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Back to the future as France’s Macron reappoints Lecornu as PM

PARIS (Reuters) — French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday just days after he quit the job, a move that enraged some of the president's fiercest political…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2025

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