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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
US seeks UN authorization for new ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to tackle escalating violence in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

US seeks UN authorization for new ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to tackle escalating violence in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
Georgia 8th grade teacher takes plea bargain to avoid ‘aggravated sexual molestation’ charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Georgia 8th grade teacher takes plea bargain to avoid ‘aggravated sexual molestation’ charge

STATESBORO, Georgia — Amy Bass Jackson, a Bulloch County middle school teacher accused of molesting a teenage student last July, shook visibly Wednesday as she pled guilty to three of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
Mostly cloudy, a little rain in the morning followed by a shower in the afternoon
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Mostly cloudy, a little rain in the morning followed by a shower in the afternoon

The areas under a significant Heat Risk, lower elevations and urban areas of Puerto Rico, will be under an Extreme Heat Warning from 10 AM to 5 PM. The areas…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
Campaigners want to change the world map to show Africa is bigger
Posted inBreaking News Education News International News

Campaigners want to change the world map to show Africa is bigger

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2025
Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows
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Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2025
Police in Haiti regain control of key telecom hub seized by gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police in Haiti regain control of key telecom hub seized by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti announced Tuesday that they regained control of a critical telecommunications hub that heavily armed gangs had seized last week, briefly disrupting air traffic and internet connections.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2025
Russian jet buzzes U.S. anti-submarine spy plane near Ukraine
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Russian jet buzzes U.S. anti-submarine spy plane near Ukraine

A Russian fighter jet was seen intercepting a US anti-submarine spy plane over the Black sea in a tense aerial crash. Russian sources have said the flight by the Su-35S…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2025
Chiropractor poisoned wife with lead, took out $1M in life insurance, AL cops say
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Chiropractor poisoned wife with lead, took out $1M in life insurance, AL cops say

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — A chiropractor accused of poisoning his wife with lead took out $1 million in life insurance policies on her, including one two days before she was admitted…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2025
Man said toddler drowned in tub, now he’s charged with murder, Ohio officials say
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Man said toddler drowned in tub, now he’s charged with murder, Ohio officials say

COLUMBUS — A man accused of killing a 2-year-old boy in Ohio was arrested in Massachusetts. Dioblis Williams, 25, is charged with murder in connection with the 2020 death of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2025
Powerball players win millions across the US as jackpot soars to $950 million
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Powerball players win millions across the US as jackpot soars to $950 million

Powerball tickets sold in Arizona, Mississippi, New York, Ohio and Virginia won millions in prizes, just missing the $861 million jackpot, lottery officials say. Tickets sold in Mississippi, Ohio and…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2025

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