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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
The simple act of taking deep breaths can reduce stress and anxiety
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

The simple act of taking deep breaths can reduce stress and anxiety

NEW YORK (AP) — A simple, uncommon ritual starts each staff meeting at Myosin Marketing. When everyone is gathered on Zoom, and before they get to the meat of the agenda,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork
Posted inArt News Breaking News International News

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork

NEW DELHI (AP) — The decades-long ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
Pepi goal lifts US over Jamaica 1-0 in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Pepi goal lifts US over Jamaica 1-0 in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg

KINGSTON (AP) — Ricardo Pepi put the United States in good position to advance to the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals, scoring an early goal for a 1-0, first-leg win against…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force, spurred by escalating gang violence that…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
Northerly swell to bring hazardous marine and coastal conditions to the USVI and Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Northerly swell to bring hazardous marine and coastal conditions to the USVI and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A northerly swell will maintain hazardous marine and coastal conditions through at least Monday, particularly for the Atlantic waters and the passages, and the coastal areas of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
CBP drug dog sniffs out marijuana mule from Orlando
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

CBP drug dog sniffs out marijuana mule from Orlando

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was arrested and charged with drug trafficking offenses after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers allegedly found 27 pounds of marijuana in two suitcases. Gregory…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
Frontier Airlines passenger is left with ‘disfigured penis’ after brutal hot tea injury
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Frontier Airlines passenger is left with ‘disfigured penis’ after brutal hot tea injury

MYRTLE BEACH — An airline passenger was left with third-degree burns and 'disfiguring scars' on his penis and testicles after he spilt hot tea over himself while traveling on Frontier Airlines.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with torrential rains as forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with torrential rains as forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding

TEGUCIGALPA — Belize issued tropical storm warnings for the Central American country's coast on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara stalled in the western Caribbean, dousing Honduras' northern coast with heavy rain. Sustained…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, was named in Monterey sex assault probe
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Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, was named in Monterey sex assault probe

SAN FRANCISCO — Seven years ago, Monterey police officers investigated an alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, at a hotel in the seaside city,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2024
A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home
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A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An endangered sea turtle that was found about a year ago some 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) from its native waters has been released into the Gulf of Mexico,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2024

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