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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Mom learns her fate after running over 8-year-old daughter in cruel ‘game’
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Mom learns her fate after running over 8-year-old daughter in cruel ‘game’

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana mom has been sentenced to four years in prison for running over her 8-year-old daughter while playing a cruel “game” where she pretended to drive away…
Posted by John McCarthy March 7, 2025
Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels

PARIS (AP) — The discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks severed Paris’ high-speed rail links with London and Brussels on Friday, dashing travelers’ weekend getaway…
Posted by John McCarthy March 7, 2025
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged today to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
St. Thomas VIHFA exec guilty of stealing $107,000 in public funds with ‘wood contract’
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St. Thomas VIHFA exec guilty of stealing $107,000 in public funds with ‘wood contract’

CHRISTIANSTED — After a two and half week-long trial, a federal jury in St. Croix found Darin Richardson, 56, of St. Thomas, guilty of federal and territorial charges relating to…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Panic as State Department issues travel warning for popular spring break destination
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Panic as State Department issues travel warning for popular spring break destination

COCKBURN TOWN (Daily Mail) — The U.S. State Department issued a level 2 travel advisory for the Turks and Caicos Islands as thousands of Americans head to the destination for…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
U.S. cancels aid supporting political prisoners, activists in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela
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U.S. cancels aid supporting political prisoners, activists in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department abruptly canceled foreign aid programs supporting opposition activists, political prisoners and religious groups in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, raising concerns about a shift in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns

DALLAS (CBS) — Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region's status of having officially eliminated the virus, officials from the Pan-American Health Organization warned, potentially undoing a hard-fought…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises to 242,000, highest level in 3 months
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Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises to 242,000, highest level in 3 months

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years. The number of Americans filing for…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An airport in southwestern Haiti is ready to receive international flights for the first time, officials said Wednesday, adding a safer option for commercial airlines that have…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Passing showers, with clouds and sunshine, for a high of 87
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Passing showers, with clouds and sunshine, for a high of 87

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix can expect a passing shower or two this morning, bringing humid conditions with more clouds and sunshine for a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025

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