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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Trump names Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Trump names Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump today named former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. Trump,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
‘Science is still science’: US still committed to climate fight despite Trump’s win, Podesta says at COP29
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Health News

‘Science is still science’: US still committed to climate fight despite Trump’s win, Podesta says at COP29

BAKU, Azerbaijan — America’s top climate diplomat John Podesta told foreign officials Monday that the U.S. remains committed to fighting climate change, even if President-elect Donald Trump isn’t. His comments…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
Caged tiger wheeled into LSU’s Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor’s behest
Posted inBreaking News Education News National News

Caged tiger wheeled into LSU’s Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor’s behest

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A caged Bengal tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff of Saturday night’s game between…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like ‘Cielito Lindo’ in a Mexico City plaza
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like ‘Cielito Lindo’ in a Mexico City plaza

MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 1,000 mariachis gathered in Mexico City’s main plaza Sunday, strumming guitars and singing classics like “Cielito Lindo” to end a mariachi congress celebrating the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in any form
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in any form

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime. That…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
Crime costs Caribbean and Latin America almost what region spends on education alone
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Crime costs Caribbean and Latin America almost what region spends on education alone

BRIDGETOWN — Violence and crime absorb almost 3.5% of the Caribbean and Latin America's economic output, depleting funds that could be used in education and assisting the vulnerable, a report…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
Flood risk continues for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Flood risk continues for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Wet and unstable weather conditions will prevail across the region as moisture associated with a tropical wave continues to filter into the area, the National Weather Service…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in transition process
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in transition process

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a decree Sunday firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
Strong earthquakes shake southeast Cuba on the heels of hurricane, islandwide blackouts
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Strong earthquakes shake southeast Cuba on the heels of hurricane, islandwide blackouts

HAVANA — Back-to-back earthquakes hit southeastern Cuba on Sunday, damaging houses, buildings and power lines as well as causing landslides, the government said. The United States Geological Survey reported that…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024
Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents
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Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents

Governments across the world are struggling in this period of economic and geopolitical turmoil At the time of writing, vice-president Kamala Harris has won almost four percentage points less of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2024

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