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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Man accused of shooting robbery victim in the head at Red Hook heists rental car
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man accused of shooting robbery victim in the head at Red Hook heists rental car

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A man extradited from New Jersey to face an attempted murder charge can now add grand theft auto to the lengthy list of felony counts he faces in…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2025
Violence erupts after police in Jamaica kill a top gang leader they had sought for years
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Violence erupts after police in Jamaica kill a top gang leader they had sought for years

KINGSTON (AP) — Police in Jamaica killed a top gang leader whose death unleashed a violent backlash near the capital of Kingston on Thursday, prompting authorities to raise the threat…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2025
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio, asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2025
Trump slaps tariffs, sanctions on Colombia after it refuses deportation flights
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Trump slaps tariffs, sanctions on Colombia after it refuses deportation flights

BOGOTA — President Donald Trump said today he will impose sweeping retaliatory measures on Colombia, including tariffs and sanctions, after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2025
Kia recalling 80,000 electric and hybrid vehicles over improper air bag deployment
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Kia recalling 80,000 electric and hybrid vehicles over improper air bag deployment

IRVINE, California — Kia is recalling more than 80,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the United States because of improper airbag and seat belt deployment, the U.S. National Highway Traffic…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2025
Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space
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Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2025
Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country
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Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country

ROME (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti. Leslie Voltaire made…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2025
Beloved giant pandas debut to public at National Zoo as historic partnership continues
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Beloved giant pandas debut to public at National Zoo as historic partnership continues

WASHINGTON — Smithsonian's National Zoo introduced its two new giant pandas to the public on Friday. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They're part of a conservation…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2025
Trump’s White House in talks to have Oracle, US investors take over TikTok
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Trump’s White House in talks to have Oracle, US investors take over TikTok

AUSTIN, Texas — The administration of President Donald Trump is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle, opens new tab and a group of outside investors to…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2025
At least 56 bodies found in Mexico in unmarked graves near U.S. border
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At least 56 bodies found in Mexico in unmarked graves near U.S. border

JUAREZ, Mexico — At least 56 bodies have been discovered in unmarked mass graves in northern Mexico, not far from the border with the United States, local prosecutors said Saturday…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2025

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