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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Tropical Storm Sara expected to disappear within the next 24 hours
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Sara expected to disappear within the next 24 hours

MERIDA — Tropical Storm Sara is beginning to weaken the western Caribbean and is now expected to dissipate over the Yucatan in the next 24 hours. Today's advisory from the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2024
Trump attends UFC championship fight in New York, taking a break from Cabinet picks
Posted inBreaking News National News Sports News

Trump attends UFC championship fight in New York, taking a break from Cabinet picks

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2024
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration. CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
Posted inBreaking News National News Territorial Affairs

House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?

WASHINGTON (AP) — After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the U.S. House -- they overwhelmingly stuck with…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport

DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the Friday evening flight, the airline…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
What makes walking so great for your health and what else you need to do
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

What makes walking so great for your health and what else you need to do

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city zoo, waving at friends and stopping briefly to greet emus she knows by name. The 71-year-old retiree…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
The simple act of taking deep breaths can reduce stress and anxiety
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

The simple act of taking deep breaths can reduce stress and anxiety

NEW YORK (AP) — A simple, uncommon ritual starts each staff meeting at Myosin Marketing. When everyone is gathered on Zoom, and before they get to the meat of the agenda,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork
Posted inArt News Breaking News International News

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork

NEW DELHI (AP) — The decades-long ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
Pepi goal lifts US over Jamaica 1-0 in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Pepi goal lifts US over Jamaica 1-0 in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg

KINGSTON (AP) — Ricardo Pepi put the United States in good position to advance to the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals, scoring an early goal for a 1-0, first-leg win against…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force, spurred by escalating gang violence that…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024

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