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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Python found eating deer shows they’re going after bigger prey in Florida
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Python found eating deer shows they’re going after bigger prey in Florida

MIAMI — A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and eating bigger prey. The python was 115…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2024
Police clash with protesters on French island of Martinique
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police clash with protesters on French island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE - Protesters defied curfews and clashed with police on the French Caribbean island of Martinique overnight into Friday morning, officials there said, more than a month since demonstrations erupted over rising…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2024
UN, Spirit Airlines temporarily suspend flights in Haiti’s capital as gang attacks rise
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

UN, Spirit Airlines temporarily suspend flights in Haiti’s capital as gang attacks rise

PORT-AU-PRINCE — An ongoing escalation in gang attacks in Haiti’s capital is once more leading air carriers to suspend travel. Spirit Airlines and the United Nations, each cited the deteriorating…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2024
Teenager dies after being shot in the head at Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Teenager dies after being shot in the head at Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion

FREDERIKSTED — An investigation is underway into the death of a teenager who was shot in the head on Friday evening, according to a Virgin Islands Police Department news release.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2024
VIWMA says it stemmed the tide of sewage overflow in Catherine’s Rest
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Community Affairs

VIWMA says it stemmed the tide of sewage overflow in Catherine’s Rest

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that sewage in no longer overflowing through a manhole in Catherine’s Rest. "The VIWMA staff continues to work diligently…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
German police say pizza order No. 40 came with a side of cocaine
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German police say pizza order No. 40 came with a side of cocaine

BERLIN (AP) — German police busted a pizzeria in the western city of Düsseldorf that also delivered a side order of cocaine when customers asked for item number 40 on…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Ottawa Valley thought he was still in U.S.
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Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Ottawa Valley thought he was still in U.S.

WINDSOR — Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a Vermont man charged with impaired driving in Cobden, Ontario, last week was not aware he was in Canada. In a news release…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Spirit plane passengers freak after ‘super rat’ scurries around aircraft: ‘You’re flying Chuck E Cheese Airlines’
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Spirit plane passengers freak after ‘super rat’ scurries around aircraft: ‘You’re flying Chuck E Cheese Airlines’

DALLAS — Forget snakes on a plane — these passengers were panicked by a rodent on an aircraft. Freaked-out fliers spotted what appeared to be a rat running above an overhead bin…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Slavery reparations: Where do Europe and the United States stand?
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Slavery reparations: Where do Europe and the United States stand?

LONDON — Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism are gaining momentum, with Caribbean and African nations calling on former colonial powers to engage on the issue. From the 15th to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify

APIA, Samoa — King Charles said today the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery. Representatives of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024

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