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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
A missing Tennessee girl, 14, was left in the woods by a man she met online
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A missing Tennessee girl, 14, was left in the woods by a man she met online

HAHNVILLE, Louisiana (AP) — A missing 14-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe in the Louisiana woods, where authorities say she was left by a man who had picked her…
Posted by John McCarthy December 30, 2024
Carter’s foreign policy towards Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti left huge marks on South Florida
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Carter’s foreign policy towards Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti left huge marks on South Florida

The Carter administration era opened the floodgates to Miami. President Jimmy Carter’s name is indelibly tied to one of the largest sea exoduses in history, one that shaped Miami for…
Posted by John McCarthy December 30, 2024
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
Posted inBreaking News Humanitarian News Military News

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Bills clinch the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 40-14 rout of the undisciplined Jets
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Bills clinch the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 40-14 rout of the undisciplined Jets

ORCHARD PARK, New York (AP) — Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 40-14…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Baby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White House turkey tradition
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Baby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White House turkey tradition

MIAMI (AP) — As the stars of Friday’s show in downtown Miami, baby pigs Glinda and Elphaba will never have to worry about gracing the dinner table at a Cuban…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
At least 177 people die after plane skids off runway in South Korea
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At least 177 people die after plane skids off runway in South Korea

SEOUL — A Jeju Air plane from Bangkok attempted a belly landing at Muan International Airport after its landing gear reportedly failed to deploy. The passenger plane burst into flames…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Peru hit by massive 13-foot-high waves, leaving scores of ports closed
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Peru hit by massive 13-foot-high waves, leaving scores of ports closed

LIMA, Peru — Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Peru, leaving scores of ports closed on Saturday, authorities said. Peru closed 91…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Parking restrictions for Crucian Christmas Festival events
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Parking restrictions for Crucian Christmas Festival events

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department will be enforcing the following parking restrictions for the upcoming Crucian Christmas Festival events: January 1, 2025 - Food Fair NO PARKING in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Biden couldn’t sell a Haiti intervention. Trump can, and should: Opinion
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Biden couldn’t sell a Haiti intervention. Trump can, and should: Opinion

The incoming Trump administration will be confronting a world on fire — national security challenges ranging from ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East to potential conflict with China…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture
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Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It’s now…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024

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