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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Fatal shooting reported at fish market in Hospital Ground
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Fatal shooting reported at fish market in Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed in St. Thomas on Tuesday afternoon, Virgin Islands Police said. The homicide occurred at around 2:34 p.m.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024
St. Croix man shot ‘multiple’ times in Grove Place rushed to hospital
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix man shot ‘multiple’ times in Grove Place rushed to hospital

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was shot "multiple" times at an apartment complex in Grove Place this morning, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024
Rapper Eminem and Obama rally voters for Kamala Harris in Detroit
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Rapper Eminem and Obama rally voters for Kamala Harris in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit rapper Eminem stepped into the political arena Tuesday in his hometown, where he spoke briefly at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris ' presidential campaign before welcoming…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024
Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7

HAVANA (AP) — A small town in Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least seven people after Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024
MSC Cruises cancels repositioning voyage in 2025
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

MSC Cruises cancels repositioning voyage in 2025

MIAMI — MSC Cruises is canceling a repositioning voyage that was scheduled to take place onboard the MSC Euribia on April 5, 2025. Completing a winter deployment in the Middle…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024
Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies, the top U.N. official in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024
TRICARE authorizes temporary prescription refill waivers for Puerto Rico due to Invest 94L
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Health News

TRICARE authorizes temporary prescription refill waivers for Puerto Rico due to Invest 94L

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Puerto Rico were able to receive emergency prescription refills through October 27, 2024 due to Invest 94L.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2024
Cuba grid collapses again raising doubts about a quick fix
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Cuba grid collapses again raising doubts about a quick fix

HAVANA - Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, raising fresh doubts about a quick fix on an island already suffering from severe…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2024
Arnold Palmer’s daughter reacts to Donald Trump’s references to her father
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Arnold Palmer’s daughter reacts to Donald Trump’s references to her father

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the late golf legend Arnold Palmer’s daughters calls Donald Trump’s references to her father’s genitalia “a poor choice of approaches” to honoring his memory, adding that she wasn’t upset…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2024
Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police on Monday clashed with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs. Solino has…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2024

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