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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Cops arrest man with backpack at Tutu basketball court
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Cops arrest man with backpack at Tutu basketball court

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department has arrested a man for a variety drug offenses after a backpack with several ounces of marijuana was found near where he…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024
MLB scraps plans to play in Puerto Rico and Mexico City next season
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

MLB scraps plans to play in Puerto Rico and Mexico City next season

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball scrapped plans to play regular-season games next year in Mexico City and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The season opens on March 18 and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024
The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters

NASSAU (AP) — The Bahamas announced today that it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024
St. John’s Susannaberg Transfer Station closed due to WAPA power outages
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Consumer News

St. John’s Susannaberg Transfer Station closed due to WAPA power outages

CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said Thursday that the St. John Susannaberg Transfer Station was temporarily closed due to WAPA power outages. The Transfer Station…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024
US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Health News

US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water

NEW YORK (AP) — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024
Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024
5-star QB Bryce Underwood verbally commits to Michigan
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

5-star QB Bryce Underwood verbally commits to Michigan

Underwood is a Michigan native and the No. 1 player in the high school class of 2025 ANN ARBOR — Michigan hopes it has found a long-term solution to the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2024
Cutting in line? American Airlines’ new boarding tech might stop you at now over 100 airports
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Cutting in line? American Airlines’ new boarding tech might stop you at now over 100 airports

NEW YORK (AP) — Sneaking a little ahead of line to get on that plane faster? American Airlines might stop you. In an apparent effort to reduce the headaches caused by…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2024
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says

KYIV — Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro today in response to the U.S. and UK allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2024
BARELY LEGAL: Matt Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration
Posted inBreaking News National News U.S. Department of Justice

BARELY LEGAL: Matt Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration

WEST PALM BEACH — Former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz said today that he is withdrawing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, writing on social media that his nomination…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2024

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