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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
New incurable virus spreading in popular vacation hotspots in the Caribbean sparks alarm
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

New incurable virus spreading in popular vacation hotspots in the Caribbean sparks alarm

Doctors are raising the alarm over an incurable virus that is spreading through popular vacation hotspots. The oropouche virus, also known as "sloth fever," has been reported in American patients…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2025
Electricity gradually returns to Cuba after substation failure left millions in the dark
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Electricity gradually returns to Cuba after substation failure left millions in the dark

HAVANA (AP) — Electricity service in Cuba was gradually restored Sunday, more than 36 hours after a substation failure left the entire island in the dark. Union Electrica, the state…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2025
Relationship expert reveals 6 types of affairs and all the signs to spot them – from cheating with a colleague to a one-night stand
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Relationship expert reveals 6 types of affairs and all the signs to spot them – from cheating with a colleague to a one-night stand

Recently, I looked a client in the eye – his wife was seated alongside him – and asked: 'Have you ever been unfaithful?'  Both in their 40s, they'd come to…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2025
ACR Poker brings players to Uruguay through Punta del Este satellite packages
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ACR Poker brings players to Uruguay through Punta del Este satellite packages

Online poker platform ACR Poker has brought back its Punta del Este Satellites to give players a chance to visit the shores of Uruguay for the ultimate poker experience. During…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2025
Mystery around Gene Hackman’s death deepens as wife Betsy Arakawa’s doctor claims she called him after police say she died
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Mystery around Gene Hackman’s death deepens as wife Betsy Arakawa’s doctor claims she called him after police say she died

SANTA FE. New Mexico—The deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa continue to be shrouded in mystery as a Santa Fe doctor has sensationally claimed that Arakawa had called…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2025
Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get US residency
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Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get US residency

BOSTON (AP) — A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country. Jean…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2025
Partly sunny, brief morning shower or 2 and a high of 85
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Partly sunny, brief morning shower or 2 and a high of 85

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny with a brief morning shower or two and a high of 85, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be mainly clear…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2025
Fisherman found alive after 95 DAYS at sea reveals how he survived after being blown off course in huge storm
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Fisherman found alive after 95 DAYS at sea reveals how he survived after being blown off course in huge storm

LIMA — A Peruvian fisherman who spent 95 days lost at sea in the Pacific Ocean has told how he ate roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive. Máximo Napa…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2025
Joshua Riibe speaks out for the first time after being named a person of interest in Sudiksha Konanki case
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Joshua Riibe speaks out for the first time after being named a person of interest in Sudiksha Konanki case

PUNTA CANA — The Iowa college student linked to the disappearance of spring breaker Sudiksha Konanki has broken his silence as more details about his personal life emerge.  Joshua Riibe, 24, was the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2025
Michigan judge wanted Walmart shoplifters to wash cars. His boss stepped on the hose.
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Michigan judge wanted Walmart shoplifters to wash cars. His boss stepped on the hose.

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan judge has thrown cold water on a plan to have Walmart shoplifters wash cars as a consequence for their misdemeanor crime. The unusual sentence came from Judge…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2025

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