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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
JetBlue Airways extends suspension on flights into Haiti until late April
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

JetBlue Airways extends suspension on flights into Haiti until late April

PORT-AU-PRINCE – JetBlue Airways, the only U.S. carrier that connects Haiti directly with South Florida and New York, has extended suspension of its daily flights between the United States and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2024
Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

WASHINGTON - The Congress passed spending legislation early today in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2024
FBI investigating after ‘unruly’ passenger dies aboard cruise ship docked in Los Angeles
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Consumer News

FBI investigating after ‘unruly’ passenger dies aboard cruise ship docked in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — A Royal Caribbean passenger who was reportedly drunk and unruly, attacking crew members, died shortly after being detained.  Christifer Mikhail set sail for Ensenada to celebrate his…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2024
In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change

EVERGLADES, Florida (AP) — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Sammy Sosa appears to acknowledge PED use and apologizes. Cubs welcome him back into fold
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Sports News

Sammy Sosa appears to acknowledge PED use and apologizes. Cubs welcome him back into fold

CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa appeared to acknowledge using performance-enhancing drugs during a career in which he hit more than 600 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs said they were…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers’ Dicker makes NFL’s first fair-catch kick in 48 years
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Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers’ Dicker makes NFL’s first fair-catch kick in 48 years

INGLEWOOD, California (AP) — Of all the rules in football, Jim Harbaugh considers the obscure fair-catch kick to be his favorite. The Los Angeles Chargers coach had the opportunity to…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown looms
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Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown looms

WASHINGTON - A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Cuba predicts 1% growth in 2025 after dismal year, economy minister says
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Cuba predicts 1% growth in 2025 after dismal year, economy minister says

HAVANA — Cuban Economy Minister Joaquín Alonso Vázquez on Monday forecast the Caribbean island's economy would grow only 1% in 2025 after a dismal year marked by one of the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Bryan amends leave proclamation for holiday season 2024-2025
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Government House News

Bryan amends leave proclamation for holiday season 2024-2025

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan has amended the administrative leave proclamation to encompass the holiday season schedule. The following dates are officially designated for government office closures in observance of…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Army family experiences a Christmas miracle through adoption
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Army family experiences a Christmas miracle through adoption

SAN JUAN – Staff Sgt. Carlos L. Ramos, a member of the San Juan Recruiting Company, and his wife Jarielys Santiago, a child and youth program assistant at the Fort…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024

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