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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Former Home Depot employee charged with stealing $1,300 refrigerator
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Former Home Depot employee charged with stealing $1,300 refrigerator

CHRISTIANSTED – A woman is facing criminal charges related to the theft of a $1,300 refrigerator from the Home Depot, authorities said. Sheba Young, 48, was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2025
Doctors worry that iodine deficiency — a dietary problem from the past — is coming back
Posted inBreaking News Education News Health News

Doctors worry that iodine deficiency — a dietary problem from the past — is coming back

NEW YORK (AP) — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2025
Aging well means having good balance. Here’s how to prioritize it
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Aging well means having good balance. Here’s how to prioritize it

Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance, which geriatricians say is key to maintaining an independent…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2025
‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police during traffic stop
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police during traffic stop

WASHINGTON — A man who opened fire at a pizza restaurant in Washington D.C. has been shot dead by police during a traffic stop, nine years after the incident made…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2025
Puerto Rico’s chief for natural resources shelves investigation targeting governor’s in-laws
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Puerto Rico’s chief for natural resources shelves investigation targeting governor’s in-laws

SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s new natural resources secretary has shelved an investigation into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area on the island’s southwest coast, sparking an outcry. The administrative…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2025
USVI sports commissioner charged as co-conspirator in bribery scheme
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USVI sports commissioner charged as co-conspirator in bribery scheme

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An indictment was unsealed Friday charging Calvert White, the commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation, and Benjamin Hendricks, a local businessman, with…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2025
Former police commissioner, OMB director charged with money laundering, bribery
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Former police commissioner, OMB director charged with money laundering, bribery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An indictment was unsealed Friday charging Ray Martinez, the former police commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department, and Jenifer O’Neal, the former director of the Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2025
Coastal flood advisory in effect for Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Coastal flood advisory in effect for Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Long-periods of northerly swells will produce hazardous marine and coastal conditions throughout the weekend due to dangerous breaking waves across the north, east, and west-facing beaches, the National Weather Service said…
Posted by John McCarthy January 11, 2025
Health Department shuts down Hotel on the Cay over confirmed cases of Legionnaire’s Disease
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Health Department shuts down Hotel on the Cay over confirmed cases of Legionnaire’s Disease

PROTESTANT CAY — The Department of Health, today, issued an immediate Cease-and-Desist Order to Hotel on the Cay in St. Croix, requiring the hotel to suspend all operations due to…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2025
What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities
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What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2025

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