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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species

APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota (AP) — A pair of rare Amur tiger cubs are making their public debut at the Minnesota Zoo, raising hopes for preserving an endangered species that's native…
Posted by John McCarthy October 6, 2024
There’s a moose on the loose — in a New Hampshire swimming pool
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There’s a moose on the loose — in a New Hampshire swimming pool

BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Police and firefighters in New Hampshire responded to an unusual call Thursday morning — a moose was trapped in a backyard swimming pool. A video shot…
Posted by John McCarthy October 6, 2024
UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call…
Posted by John McCarthy October 6, 2024
Tropical Storm Milton forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall in Florida
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Milton forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall in Florida

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and is forecast to bring “life-threatening impacts” to Florida — a state just ravaged by Hurricane Helene…
Posted by John McCarthy October 5, 2024
Health Department advises public to avoid roadway where sewage spill occurred
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

Health Department advises public to avoid roadway where sewage spill occurred

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is urging the public to avoid traversing Watergut and King Cross streets where a sewage spill has been reported on St. Croix. The…
Posted by John McCarthy October 5, 2024
Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land
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Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land

MIAMI — Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwest of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 5, 2024
Former owner of water buffalo that roamed Iowa suburb for days pleads guilty
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Former owner of water buffalo that roamed Iowa suburb for days pleads guilty

DES MOINES (AP) — The owner of a water buffalo that ran loose in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb for days pleaded guilty for having an animal at large. The owner was…
Posted by John McCarthy October 5, 2024
Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti on Wednesday accused three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens to destabilize the country’s fragile…
Posted by John McCarthy October 5, 2024
Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
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Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

MIAMI (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages…
Posted by John McCarthy October 4, 2024
Hurricane Helene aftermath: More than 223 dead as hope fades in search for survivors
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Hurricane Helene aftermath: More than 223 dead as hope fades in search for survivors

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The weary and worn residents of Julianne Johnson’s neighborhood in Asheville have been getting by without electricity since Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast last week and upended…
Posted by John McCarthy October 4, 2024

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