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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government

PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — Angry whispers have broken the heavy silence that fell over Pont-Sondé just days after a vicious gang attack left more than 70 dead, marking one of Haiti’s biggest…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2024
Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Milton continued tracking eastward as a powerful Category 4 storm early this morning, with forecasts showing it on a path to hit Florida's Gulf Coast mid-week. The storm was…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2024
‘Here we go again:’ Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 and aims at Helene-weary Florida
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

‘Here we go again:’ Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 and aims at Helene-weary Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 5 and continues to intensify two days before it’s due to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast, where communities now are rushing cleanup from…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2024
Hurricane Watches posted in Florida as Milton continues to rapidly intensify
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Watches posted in Florida as Milton continues to rapidly intensify

MIAMI — The first Hurricane Watches have been posted along Florida’s west coast as millions of people across the region prepare for dangerous impacts from Hurricane Milton, such as a life-threatening storm surge, destructive winds and flooding rain. A…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2024
Grenada minister tells UN: hurricane-devastated Islands need anything for `a human being to survive’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Grenada minister tells UN: hurricane-devastated Islands need anything for `a human being to survive’

NEW YORK (AP) — The minister for the two islands in Grenada that Hurricane Beryl first slammed into with catastrophic winds had a simple message for U.N. and other humanitarian…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2024
Caribbean leaders hope new UK government is open to talks on slavery reparations
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Caribbean leaders hope new UK government is open to talks on slavery reparations

LONDON — Caribbean leaders hope that Britain under its new Labor government might shift its long-standing position on slavery reparations and agree to discuss how to address past wrongs and…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2024
Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens

SAINT-MARC (AP) — Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2024
Hurricane Milton moves towards the west coast of Florida
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Milton moves towards the west coast of Florida

MIAMI — Milton became a hurricane today. It is expected to arrive near Tampa on Wednesday as at least a Category 3, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). As…
Posted by John McCarthy October 6, 2024
Nearly half of Cuba without power as blackouts deepen
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Nearly half of Cuba without power as blackouts deepen

HAVANA — More than half of Cuba was without power on Thursday evening as fuel shortages and broken-down power plants left the government with little choice but to black out…
Posted by John McCarthy October 6, 2024
Diabetes ‘epidemic’ is a growing concern in the U.S. Virgin Islands, health officials say
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

Diabetes ‘epidemic’ is a growing concern in the U.S. Virgin Islands, health officials say

CHRISTIANSTED — Diabetes continues to be a growing health crisis in the Virgin Islands, with the Department of Health calling it a "silent epidemic" affecting over 11,600 adults. The Virgin…
Posted by John McCarthy October 6, 2024

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