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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Intel CEO Gelsinger retires; Zinsner and Johnston Holthaus named interim co-CEOs
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Intel CEO Gelsinger retires; Zinsner and Johnston Holthaus named interim co-CEOs

SANTA CLARA, California — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, the struggling chipmaker said today in a surprise announcement. Two company executives, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, will act…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
Posted inBreaking News National News U.S. Department of Justice

Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake

SAINT GEORGE'S (AP) — The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season came to a close on Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Intensified gang violence, U.S. flights ban leave Haitians with few options to flee
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Intensified gang violence, U.S. flights ban leave Haitians with few options to flee

PORT-AU-PRINCE — When Haiti orphanage founder and author Mitch Albom heard that U.S. commercial flights into the troubled Caribbean nation were banned for 30 days after gangs shot at three commercial…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Deadly E. coli recalls hit Walmart and other stores in Puerto Rico, Florida, 5 other states
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Health News

Deadly E. coli recalls hit Walmart and other stores in Puerto Rico, Florida, 5 other states

MIAMI — The latest ripple recall related to the E. coli outbreak traced to carrots involves four brands, six retailers and seven states, including Florida and California. And, most of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Caribbean countries are trapped in a vicious cycle of debt and climate disasters. Here’s why
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Caribbean countries are trapped in a vicious cycle of debt and climate disasters. Here’s why

SAINT GEORGE'S — When Hurricane Beryl smacked into Carriacou — part of the Caribbean nation of Grenada — in July, it virtually flattened the entire island, damaging every building in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2024
Face facts: Statues of stars like Kane and Ronaldo don’t always deliver. Sculptors offer advice
Posted inArt News Breaking News International News

Face facts: Statues of stars like Kane and Ronaldo don’t always deliver. Sculptors offer advice

LONDON (AP) — One art critic compared the new Harry Kane bronze statue to a bulging-jawed comic strip character. In Miami, observers say the Dwyane Wade sculpture looks more like actor Laurence Fishburne…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2024
Bryan heads to Washington D.C. for high-level meetings with the feds
Posted inBreaking News Government House News Health News

Bryan heads to Washington D.C. for high-level meetings with the feds

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan will be in Washington, D.C., this week for a series of meetings with key members of Congress, officials in the Biden administration, and representatives of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2024
Health Department observes World AIDS Day
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

Health Department observes World AIDS Day

CHRISTIANSTED — In observance of World AIDS Day, the Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Communicable Diseases Division and Frederiksted Health Care Inc.’s Division of Social and Community Program reaffirm its commitment…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2024
Accident victim’s vehicle flew 65 feet in the air before landing in the mud at road work site
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Accident victim’s vehicle flew 65 feet in the air before landing in the mud at road work site

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating a one-vehicle crash on Clifton Hill Road that claimed the life of a man Friday morning. Angel P. Cruz, 38, of St. Croix, was positively…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2024

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