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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Increasing tropical threat between the Caribbean and Gulf this week
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Increasing tropical threat between the Caribbean and Gulf this week

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is closely monitoring a growing area of tropical thunderstorm activity in the Caribbean, with a high likelihood of becoming the season's next named tropical…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge
Posted inBreaking News National News Tourism News

Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge

WEST PALM BEACH (AP) — It’s official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
A lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
Posted inBreaking News National News

A lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest adventure alone: traveling hundreds of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Thailand’s adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News International News

Thailand’s adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable. Fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities. He is…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2024
Helene expected to be a tropical storm by Thursday
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Helene expected to be a tropical storm by Thursday

MIAMI — A tropical storm is expected to form in the northwest Caribbean Sea or southern Gulf of Mexico and eventually head toward either Florida or the northern Gulf Coast…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2024
Mullings’ 2nd TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan to 27-24 win over No. 11 USC
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Mullings’ 2nd TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan to 27-24 win over No. 11 USC

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) — Michigan welcomed Southern California to the Big Ten with a heavy dose of smashmouth football. Kalel Mullings surged 2 yards for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2024
Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the country’s security has significantly improved.” Ruto’s claim…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2024
Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge

WHITESBURG, Kentucky (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024
NHC monitoring 4 disturbances for signs of development
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

NHC monitoring 4 disturbances for signs of development

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is currently tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic and one disturbance in the Caribbean Sea. An area of low pressure located about 700 miles…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024

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