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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Police investigating daylight shooting in Sunny Isle’s parking lot
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police investigating daylight shooting in Sunny Isle’s parking lot

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after two vehicles were damaged during a reckless broad daylight shooting in the Sunny Isle Shopping Center parking lot this afternoon. The shooting began shortly…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
Bryan signs ‘landmark’ Virgin Islands land and water use plan into law
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Government House News

Bryan signs ‘landmark’ Virgin Islands land and water use plan into law

CHRISTIANSTED — Gov. Albert Bryan signed the Virgin Islands Comprehensive Land and Water Use Plan into law at Government House on St. Croix. "This transformative legislation ends decades of inaction and…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela’s armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. The…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
Royal Caribbean passenger’s $1,300 mistake every cruiser must know
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean passenger’s $1,300 mistake every cruiser must know

MIAMI — A passenger enjoying a relaxing vacation onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was quickly brought back to reality when they received an enormous cellphone bill because of one…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. State health officials announced…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
Saint Lucia’s cruise ship port begins demolition
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Saint Lucia’s cruise ship port begins demolition

CASTRIES — The Saint Lucia Cruise Port officially launched its redevelopment project in Castries with the demolition of the Customs and Excise Department Building on Jeremie Street, completed on December…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge
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US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge

HAVANA (AP) — The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
Some Costco cold and flu medicine recalled due to potential foreign material contamination
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Health News

Some Costco cold and flu medicine recalled due to potential foreign material contamination

LOS ANGELES — Costco recently notified consumers that packs of its Kirkland Signature Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion caplets have been recalled amid cold and flu season. The boxes of…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
What is the HMPV virus in China? The human metapneumovirus and its symptoms, explained.
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What is the HMPV virus in China? The human metapneumovirus and its symptoms, explained.

BEIJING — The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025

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