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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Trojan condoms contain toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancer: lawsuit
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Trojan condoms contain toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancer: lawsuit

NEW YORK — A new lawsuit on Monday claims that Trojan condoms are not safe because they contain toxic “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer. In a proposed class action filed in Manhattan…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2024
Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus’ three famous ships
Posted inArt News Black History News Breaking News

Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus’ three famous ships

PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — Officials in Trinidad and Tobago are redrawing the island’s coat of arms for the first time since its creation in 1962 to remove references to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2024
Harris and her opponent will debate in Philadelphia tonight
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Harris and her opponent will debate in Philadelphia tonight

PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris and her opponent are gearing up to take the stage for tonight’s debate in Pennsylvania, where they’ll fight to sway 2024 election voters on the biggest stage in U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2024
Virginia’s conservative Black female lieutenant governor wants the top job
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Virginia’s conservative Black female lieutenant governor wants the top job

RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia’s long history, has officially set her sights on the state’s top political office.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2024
This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
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This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near standstill on one stretch of sand. People held…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2024
NHC monitors Invest 92-L, wary it will become Tropical Storm Gordon
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

NHC monitors Invest 92-L, wary it will become Tropical Storm Gordon

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to track two more areas in the Atlantic that could become the next named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Each system has…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2024
Autopsy suggests tycoon Mike Lynch likely died of suffocation in yacht
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Autopsy suggests tycoon Mike Lynch likely died of suffocation in yacht

PALERMO, Italy — British tech tycoon Mike Lynch died of suffocation after running out of oxygen, an investigative source said, citing initial examinations carried out on Saturday after his body…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2024
St. Thomas woman facing assault charge after alleged attack
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St. Thomas woman facing assault charge after alleged attack

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman is facing charges after an altercation in which another woman was allegedly attacked. Tianiq Walters, 21, was arrested at 4:30 a.m. today and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2024
James Earl Jones, Tony-winning actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at age 93
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James Earl Jones, Tony-winning actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at age 93

NEW YORK — Stage and screen actor James Earl Jones, who won Tony Awards for "The Great White Hope" and "Fences," and whose majestic basso profundo voice would become internationally…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2024
Invest 92-L slowly gaining traction in central Atlantic
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Invest 92-L slowly gaining traction in central Atlantic

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to track two more areas in the Atlantic that could become the next named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Storm Francine is…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2024

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