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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Houston’s Al-Shaair apologizes for hit on Jacksonville’s Lawrence that led to concussion
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Houston’s Al-Shaair apologizes for hit on Jacksonville’s Lawrence that led to concussion

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair took to X on Monday morning to apologize to Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence after his violent blow to the quarterback’s facemask led to him being carted off…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2024
Defendant in YSL gang and racketeering trial stabbed as he awaits jury verdict
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Defendant in YSL gang and racketeering trial stabbed as he awaits jury verdict

ATLANTA (AP) — One of two men who was indicted along with rapper Young Thug and was stabbed in jail but appeared in court Monday, as jurors deliberated another day…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2024
Barbados completes world’s first debt swap for climate resilience
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Barbados completes world’s first debt swap for climate resilience

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados has completed what it calls the world's first 'debt-for-climate resilience' swap which will see it invest $165 million in water infrastructure, food security and environmental protection to…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2024
Pete Hegseth’s mother accused her son of belittling, abusing, and lying to women
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Pete Hegseth’s mother accused her son of belittling, abusing, and lying to women

WEST PALM BEACH — Pete Hegseth, the Fox News anchor whom Donald Trump has tapped to be his defense secretary, has come under intense scrutiny for his mistreatment of women,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2024
Think ‘brain rot’ summed up 2024? Oxford agrees it was the word of the year
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Think ‘brain rot’ summed up 2024? Oxford agrees it was the word of the year

LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2024
Costco Is Recalling 10,800 Units of Its Kirkland Signature Pasture-Raised Eggs Over Salmonella Concerns
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Costco Is Recalling 10,800 Units of Its Kirkland Signature Pasture-Raised Eggs Over Salmonella Concerns

The eggs, which came in 24-count boxes and weren't meant to be sold in stores, "were instead packaged and distributed in retail packaging." If you have purchased eggs from Costco…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2024
Crime prevention program shows dramatic drops in homicides, shootings in some parts of Detroit
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Crime prevention program shows dramatic drops in homicides, shootings in some parts of Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — A program that provides federal funds to groups in Detroit working to reduce homicides and shootings is showing reductions of 83%, 73% and 61% in some of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Coast Guard suspends its search for the crew of a capsized fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska
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Coast Guard suspends its search for the crew of a capsized fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The search for five people believed to be aboard a fishing vessel that capsized in rough seas in the Gulf of Alaska has been suspended, the Coast Guard…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
What billionaires and their advisers say keeps them from giving more and faster
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What billionaires and their advisers say keeps them from giving more and faster

BOZEMAN, Montana (AP) — Marie Dageville and her husband Benoit Dageville became billionaires overnight when his data cloud company, Snowflake, went public in September 2020. After that life changing moment,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon’s Hezbollah stays out
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Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon’s Hezbollah stays out

DAMASCUS — Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, while Lebanon's Hezbollah has no plans for…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024

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