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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Federal grand jury indicts a US tourist accused of burning down businesses in Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Federal grand jury indicts a US tourist accused of burning down businesses in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — A tourist from Missouri accused of burning down a hotel and other businesses in southwestern Puerto Rico earlier this month in a high-profile case that sparked…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2025
Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2025
Journalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Journalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The young boy wore a suit and bow tie to his stepfather’s funeral on Saturday, where he demanded a handkerchief and wiped tears off his mother’s face…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2025
Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2025
More Americans are renouncing their citizenship: Here’s who is leaving and why
Posted inBreaking News Business News International News

More Americans are renouncing their citizenship: Here’s who is leaving and why

In 2014, Fabien Lehagre was 29 when he received a letter from his bank that left him in “shock.” For one thing, Lehagre was a French citizen living in France;…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2025
Four tourists drown off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic and two others rescued
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Four tourists drown off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic and two others rescued

SANTO DOMINGO — Four tourists have drowned off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic near the popular tourist town of Punta Cana. Civil Defense officials said the victims include two Polish…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2025
Virgin Islands mourns the death of UVI President Emeritus Orville Kean 
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

Virgin Islands mourns the death of UVI President Emeritus Orville Kean 

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —The University of the Virgin Islands mourns the death of its third president, Orville E. Kean, who was appointed by the UVI Board of Trustees to serve as…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2025
Governor Bryan reflects on MLK’s legacy
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Governor Bryan reflects on MLK’s legacy

CHRISTIANSTED — As we approach Martin Luther King Day, Governor Albert Bryan reflected on the transformative power of MLK's dream. MLK's unwavering dedication to justice, equality, and love continues to inspire…
Posted by John McCarthy January 19, 2025
How to protect yourself from norovirus, COVID-19, flu and RSV during the winter surge
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

How to protect yourself from norovirus, COVID-19, flu and RSV during the winter surge

In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds. While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 19, 2025
FAA probes reports of SpaceX rocket debris landing in Turks and Caicos
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

FAA probes reports of SpaceX rocket debris landing in Turks and Caicos

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched probes into SpaceX's explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern…
Posted by John McCarthy January 19, 2025

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