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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun’s was found over a century ago
Posted inBreaking News International News Tourism News

Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun’s was found over a century ago

CAIRO — Egyptian officials announced today the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, which…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Burglary suspect hiding in woman’s bathroom also accused of sexual assault
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Burglary suspect hiding in woman’s bathroom also accused of sexual assault

FREDERIKSTED — A burglary suspect who allegedly hid in a woman's bathroom and then sexually assaulted her was arrested by police on St. Croix. Omarion Webbe, 22, was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Guyana’s military chief says 6 soldiers injured in suspected gang attack on Venezuela border
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Guyana’s military chief says 6 soldiers injured in suspected gang attack on Venezuela border

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Officials say six soldiers in Guyana were injured after armed men in neighboring Venezuela opened fire in an attack expected to further heighten tensions between the two South…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Ongoing fire closes Anguilla landfill
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Health News

Ongoing fire closes Anguilla landfill

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that the St. Croix Anguilla Landfill "will be closing today until further notice due to fire." Virgin Islands Fire and…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Trump’s White House stopped help for refugees who aided US soldiers. That’s inhumane: OP-ED
Posted inBreaking News Business News Humanitarian News

Trump’s White House stopped help for refugees who aided US soldiers. That’s inhumane: OP-ED

The recent halt of legal refugee resettlement by the federal government, as ordered by Donald Trump’s new administration, paired with misleading attacks from public figures such as Elon Musk, is…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
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
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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

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