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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Tropical wave moving into the Lesser Antilles tonight
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical wave moving into the Lesser Antilles tonight

SAN JUAN — An area of low pressure could form in the central portion of the Tropical Atlantic in a few days. Thereafter, environmental conditions appear generally favorable for some…
Posted by John McCarthy August 27, 2024
Miami has one of the last Kmart stores left in the country — and it’s different
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Miami has one of the last Kmart stores left in the country — and it’s different

MIAMI — Tucked in the corner of the Kendale Lakes Shopping Plaza, there’s a small, two-room storefront, roughly the size of a neighborhood CVS. A yellow poster hangs off the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 27, 2024
USVI dengue fever cases likely underreported as residents avoid medical treatment
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

USVI dengue fever cases likely underreported as residents avoid medical treatment

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Public health officials say they are having difficulty assessing the scope of the dengue surge in the territory, due to the reluctance of many Virgin Islanders to…
Posted by John McCarthy August 27, 2024
Shamall Turnbull faces domestic violence charge for damaging property
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Shamall Turnbull faces domestic violence charge for damaging property

CHRISTIANSTED — Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning about a St. Croix man damaging a woman’s screen door and taking her iPad so she could not…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
Man arrested for hitting strip club patrons with pool stick
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man arrested for hitting strip club patrons with pool stick

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of hitting patrons of a strip club with a pool stick following an argument Friday night, authorities said. Kavon Daniel, 25,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
2 bodies found in burnt vehicle near former Good Hope school
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

2 bodies found in burnt vehicle near former Good Hope school

FREDERIKSTED — St. Croix is on edge after Virgin Islands Police said they’re investigating two bodies found in a burned vehicle — and two 19-year-old men have been missing since…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
Methamphetamine disguised as shipment of watermelons seized at US-Mexico border in San Diego
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Methamphetamine disguised as shipment of watermelons seized at US-Mexico border in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A truckload of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of watermelons was seized at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in San Diego, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
Double-duty Danny Jansen plays for both teams in one MLB game. Here’s how
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Double-duty Danny Jansen plays for both teams in one MLB game. Here’s how

BOSTON (AP) — Blue Jays-turned-Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen didn’t just play for both teams in the same game — a first in major league baseball history. He played for…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
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Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
NATO Ally Developing ‘Plan’ to Deploy 800,000 Troops Against Russia—Report
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

NATO Ally Developing ‘Plan’ to Deploy 800,000 Troops Against Russia—Report

BERLIN — Germany is developing plans to ensure that hundreds of thousands of troops could move along an arterial highway transiting much of the nation in the event of a…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024

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