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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Border patrol nabs 39 migrants near Isabela coast in Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Border patrol nabs 39 migrants near Isabela coast in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — U.S. Border Patrol agents, in collaboration with local authorities, apprehended 39 non-citizens early Monday morning after a suspected migrant vessel landed near Jobos Beach in the northern…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2024
Young Georgians see homeland at turning point amid pro-EU protests
Posted inBreaking News Humanitarian News International News

Young Georgians see homeland at turning point amid pro-EU protests

TBILISI — Almost every night since pro-EU protests erupted in Georgia last week, young husband-and-wife duo Mamuka Matkava and Gogona Parkaia have been working flat out to feed their fellow demonstrators. Each…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2024
A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again

HAVANA (AP) — A new, widespread power outage plunged Cuba into darkness on Wednesday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without electricity and forcing authorities to suspend…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2024
Florida homeowner featured on ‘60 Minutes’ wants class-action case against insurer
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Florida homeowner featured on ‘60 Minutes’ wants class-action case against insurer

TAMPA — When Hurricane Ian struck in 2022, Virginia and Jeff Rapkin’s North Port home didn’t stand a chance. The Category 4 storm felled a tree that landed on their…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2024
40-year-old man fatally shot in the head on Mahogany Road
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

40-year-old man fatally shot in the head on Mahogany Road

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was fatally shot in the head on Mahogany Road on Wednesday afternoon. Leon Thomas, 40, was positively identified by a…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside NYC hotel in ‘premeditated, preplanned targeted attack’
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside NYC hotel in ‘premeditated, preplanned targeted attack’

Brian Thompson, 50, was outside the hotel on Sixth Avenue when the suspect shot him in the chest and leg around 6:45 a.m. NEW YORK — The CEO of UnitedHealthcare…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2024
Young children heard begging neighbors for help from broken window, Florida cops say
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Young children heard begging neighbors for help from broken window, Florida cops say

PANAMA CITY — The sight of two children begging for help from a broken window led deputies to discover they were imprisoned “in a filthy, bug-infested bedroom with no heating…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2024
Man who strapped tarantulas, centipedes and ants to his body stopped from boarding flight
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Man who strapped tarantulas, centipedes and ants to his body stopped from boarding flight

LIMA — Police in Peru have arrested a man caught trying to leave the country with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants strapped to his body. The 28-year-old South Korean national was…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2024
Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act

TOKYO (AP) — Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action. A weasel…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2024
33-year-old man fatally shot near Christiansted cemetery
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33-year-old man fatally shot near Christiansted cemetery

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a 33-year-old man was shot and killed near the Christiansted Cemetery late last night, authorities said. A 911 dispatcher got a report at 11:58…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2024

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