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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Israel vows response after Iran hits it with salvo of ballistic missiles
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Israel vows response after Iran hits it with salvo of ballistic missiles

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, drawing vows of a sharp…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Tropical Storm Kirk nearing hurricane strength, another tropical system may form soon
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Kirk nearing hurricane strength, another tropical system may form soon

MIAMI — The Atlantic is brewing with activity, the latest of which is a tropical disturbance with medium chances of forming in the western Caribbean Sea through the next seven days. Meanwhile, Tropical…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
3 wounded after shots fired in Bovoni
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

3 wounded after shots fired in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police officers responded to shots fired in the Bovoni area of St. Thomas on Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Emergency 911 dispatchers received calls starting…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Man, 43, faces attempted murder charge after shooting minor, police say
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man, 43, faces attempted murder charge after shooting minor, police say

FREDERIKSTED — A 13-year-old St. Croix boy who was shot three times by an adult male had to be rushed to emergency surgery after sustaining multiple gun shot wounds to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Tyley Smith gets 30 years for 2021 murder of St. Croix woman
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Tyley Smith gets 30 years for 2021 murder of St. Croix woman

KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Attorney General Designee Gordon C. Rhea announced that 35-year-old Tyley Smith was sentenced on September 30, 2024, to thirty years in prison for the June 2021…
Posted by John McCarthy October 1, 2024
Tropical Storm Kirk forms in the Atlantic, expected to become ‘major hurricane’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Kirk forms in the Atlantic, expected to become ‘major hurricane’

MIAMI — Days after Florida and the southeastern United States felt the wrath of Hurricane Helene, another tropical storm formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Kirk formed on Monday morning with sustained winds…
Posted by John McCarthy September 30, 2024
Naomi Campbell barred from being charity trustee in England and Wales
Posted inBreaking News

Naomi Campbell barred from being charity trustee in England and Wales

LONDON (AP) — British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the poverty charity she founded nearly two…
Posted by John McCarthy September 29, 2024
More deadly than wind, the storm surge from Hurricane Helene was devastating
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

More deadly than wind, the storm surge from Hurricane Helene was devastating

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — In 2005, Hurricane Dennis landed near the Alabama-Florida state line as a Category 3 hurricane. Far to the east, Florida’s Big Bend — where Hurricane Helene is…
Posted by John McCarthy September 29, 2024
Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land

MIAMI — Hurricane Isaac was a Category 2 storm far from land in the North Atlantic on Saturday, while Tropical Storm Joyce continued its path over open water well to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 29, 2024
Asheville has been largely cut off after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Asheville has been largely cut off after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service

ASHEVILLE (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city largely cut off today by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 28, 2024

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