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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Dad plays video games while baby daughter drowns in bathtub, Florida deputies say
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Dad plays video games while baby daughter drowns in bathtub, Florida deputies say

ORLANDO — A dad put his daughter in the bathtub and went back to playing video games, then he returned to find her face down in the water, Florida authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Mostly sunny and breezy conditions, with a few showers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Mostly sunny and breezy conditions, with a few showers

SAN JUAN — Today will be mostly sunny and breezy with a shower in spots. Tonight will be partly cloudy and breezy. AccuWeather forecasters say there is a 41-percent chance…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Measles outbreak grows bigger in rural Texas, and officials expect more cases
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Measles outbreak grows bigger in rural Texas, and officials expect more cases

DALLAS — At least 58 new cases of measles have been reported across northwest Texas in recent weeks, state health officials said Tuesday, in a "highly contagious" outbreak that might be linked…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
NASA puts U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in ‘impact risk corridor’ for asteroid
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NASA puts U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in ‘impact risk corridor’ for asteroid

SAN JUAN — There's bad news — and even more bad news. Which do you want first? NASA has officially upgraded the likelihood of Earth being hit by asteroid 2024 YR4. What's…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Lawsuit accuses owners of Puerto Rico-based international bank of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Lawsuit accuses owners of Puerto Rico-based international bank of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

SAN JUAN (AP) — An international bank based in Puerto Rico has been sued for fraud over an alleged scheme that attorneys say led to the loss of more than…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Police in Haiti name former senator among suspects facing arrest over deadly gang attacks
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police in Haiti name former senator among suspects facing arrest over deadly gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Authorities in Haiti have issued more than a dozen arrest warrants against suspects accused of backing gang members that have been attacking a peaceful community near the capital for the past…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Zelenskiy postpones his visit to Saudi Arabia, says no talks behind Kyiv’s back
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Zelenskiy postpones his visit to Saudi Arabia, says no talks behind Kyiv’s back

ANKARA (Reuters) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today he had postponed his visit to Saudi Arabia planned for tomorrow and that talks on how to end the war with…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
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

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