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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Los Angeles Dodgers defeat New York Yankees in five games to win World Series
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Los Angeles Dodgers defeat New York Yankees in five games to win World Series

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 on Wednesday to win the World Series four games to one. The Dodgers were…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of the election
Posted inBreaking News National News

Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of the election

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Republican officials in Virginia to revive a plan aimed at removing noncitizen voters from the rolls ahead of next week’s election. The justices blocked…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Routine traffic stop yields arrest on gun charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Routine traffic stop yields arrest on gun charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A  St. Thomas man was charged with illegal gun possession after a traffic stop yielded a firearm, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Chayanne Garth Baron, 24, was arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2024
Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A series of mid-to-upper level troughs and above-normal moisture from a nearly stationary front will create ideal conditions for thunderstorm development, with the most intense and frequent activity expected…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2024
Police investigating school bus accident on St. Croix
Posted inBreaking News Education News Police News

Police investigating school bus accident on St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) reported that a school bus accident occurred near Whim Ballpark in Frederiksted on Wednesday afternoon. "The bus was transporting students home…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2024
Hasani Parris killed in Hospital Ground shooting
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Hasani Parris killed in Hospital Ground shooting

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are investigating a shooting that left 27-year-old Hasani Parris dead on St. Thomas Wednesday morning. The homicide occurred at about 11:30 a.m., when the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2024
Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Some 1,740 people were reported killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester, according to the latest numbers…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2024
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia

LA ALCUDIA, Spain — At least 95 people have been killed in possibly the deadliest flooding to hit Spain in its modern history after torrential rain battered the eastern region…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2024
Unstable weather, dangerous seas and life-threatening rip currents ahead
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Unstable weather, dangerous seas and life-threatening rip currents ahead

SAN JUAN — A series of mid-to-upper level troughs and above-normal moisture from a nearly stationary front will create ideal conditions for thunderstorm development over the next few days, with the most intense…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2024
A New Zealand city waves goodbye to its giant hand sculpture that many came to love
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A New Zealand city waves goodbye to its giant hand sculpture that many came to love

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2024

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