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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Mysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in Oregon
Posted inArt News Breaking News National News

Mysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in Oregon

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2024
One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again
Posted inBreaking News Humanitarian News International News

One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again

DAMASCUS (AP) — At Damascus’ international airport, the new head of security — one of the rebels who marched across Syria to the capital — arrived with his team. The few maintenance…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2024
Detroit-area library says Chicago man can keep overdue baseball book — 50 years later
Posted inBreaking News Education News National News

Detroit-area library says Chicago man can keep overdue baseball book — 50 years later

DETROIT (AP) — Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library. The answer: You can…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2024
Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. The deaths were recorded between Nov.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2024
Bahamian police chief resigns after US indicts officers in a massive drug trafficking case
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Bahamian police chief resigns after US indicts officers in a massive drug trafficking case

NASSAU (AP) — The Bahamas’ police commissioner has resigned after a sergeant and two officers were recently indicted in the U.S. in what federal authorities describe as a case of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2024
Haiti’s shaky transition needs saving, say political leaders. They want CARICOM to intervene
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s shaky transition needs saving, say political leaders. They want CARICOM to intervene

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian political leaders are accusing the political party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and its allies of trying to hijack the country’s shaky transition process —and they want…
Posted by John McCarthy December 15, 2024
Police investigating killing at De Chabert basketball court
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police investigating killing at De Chabert basketball court

CHRISTIANSTED — Virgin Islands Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in Richmond late Friday morning. The 911 Emergency Call Center got a ShotSpotter alert at 11:57 a.m.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 14, 2024
2 suspects arrested for October murder of 19-year-old man
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

2 suspects arrested for October murder of 19-year-old man

FREDERIKSTED — Two suspects in a shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead in October have been apprehended, authorities said. Carlos Ayala, 19, and Casey Rivera, 35, have been arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy December 14, 2024
Parents in Africa struggle with unpredictable school fees that force children to drop out
Posted inBreaking News Education News International News

Parents in Africa struggle with unpredictable school fees that force children to drop out

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The day Shalom Mirembe was sent home from school last month over unpaid tuition, her father lay dying in a hospital. Even as her mother sat…
Posted by John McCarthy December 14, 2024
Police in Trinidad and Tobago seize $6 million worth of drugs from a boat
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police in Trinidad and Tobago seize $6 million worth of drugs from a boat

PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — Police in Trinidad and Tobago said they have confiscated more than $6 million worth of drugs, one of the biggest seizures in the history of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 14, 2024

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