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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti’s capital in new wave of violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti’s capital in new wave of violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Multiple gangs attacked several communities in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Friday, setting fire to homes and a church as bullets whizzed through the area. At…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2024
As Cuba’s nationwide blackout continues, a look at why the electrical grid collapsed
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

As Cuba’s nationwide blackout continues, a look at why the electrical grid collapsed

HAVANA — As Cuba’s electrical grid shut down Friday, leaving millions of Cubans without power nationwide hours after the government declared an “energy emergency,” authorities have not said when the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2024
Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported this week. There have been 18,506 cases of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2024
UN expands arms embargo on Haiti to all types of arms and ammunition
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

UN expands arms embargo on Haiti to all types of arms and ammunition

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2024
Walmart is selling a tiny house for less than $16,000
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Walmart is selling a tiny house for less than $16,000

NEW YORK — These days you can have almost anything shipped to your door from websites like Amazon and Walmart — including a house.  Walmart is now selling a tiny house online…
Posted by John McCarthy October 18, 2024
National Hurricane Center tracking Invests 94L, 95L. What can the USVI and Puerto Rico expect?
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

National Hurricane Center tracking Invests 94L, 95L. What can the USVI and Puerto Rico expect?

MIAMI — There's good news when it comes to the tropics: Even though the National Hurricane Center is tracking two invests, neither seem to be a threat to the U.S. Virgin Islands…
Posted by John McCarthy October 18, 2024
Woman who offered man money to buy food strangled in her own doorway
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Woman who offered man money to buy food strangled in her own doorway

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who offered money to a man to buy food was strangled in her own doorway. Abdul Ghaffar Abiff, 28, was arrested and charged with second-degree…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2024
Man tells police he broke into house, stole car key and car ‘for personal reasons’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man tells police he broke into house, stole car key and car ‘for personal reasons’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of breaking into a person's house, stealing their car key — and then their car. Bruce F. Wheatley, 18, was arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2024
US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes early Thursday morning targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear what…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2024
Health Department observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emphasizes early detection
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

Health Department observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emphasizes early detection

CHRISTIANSTED — Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in our community, with breast cancer being the second most common form. The Virgin Islands Department of Health continues its vital…
Posted by John McCarthy October 17, 2024

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