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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
BIDEN OUT! Finally caves to Democratic pressure to leave 2024 presidential race
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

BIDEN OUT! Finally caves to Democratic pressure to leave 2024 presidential race

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, ending a weeks-long crisis within the Democratic Party over his viability against former President Donald Trump…
Posted by John McCarthy July 21, 2024
Heat Advisory in effect with Saharan dust plume overhead
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Heat Advisory in effect with Saharan dust plume overhead

SAN JUAN — Happy Sunday, today, just like yesterday, will be another day with hazy skies, as shown by the water vapor image. Therefore, be very take precautions if you…
Posted by John McCarthy July 21, 2024
Sky car operator claims bank overcharged it $130,000 in credit card fees
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Sky car operator claims bank overcharged it $130,000 in credit card fees

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — FirstBank Virgin Islands is being sued by a Paradise Point tram operator who claims the bank deducted excessive credit card fees from its corporate account. In a…
Posted by John McCarthy July 20, 2024
VIPA issues travel advisory for Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Business News St. Thomas News

VIPA issues travel advisory for Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority issued a travel advisory for the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas this morning. Travelers should arrive at the St. Thomas…
Posted by John McCarthy July 20, 2024
40 Haitian gang leaders, cops and officials charged in 2018 massacre
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

40 Haitian gang leaders, cops and officials charged in 2018 massacre

PORT-AU-PRINCE — In a country where gang-orchestrated killings have become all too common, it was the worst massacre in more than a decade: Dozens of people killed in a 24-hour period…
Posted by John McCarthy July 20, 2024
Virgin Islands Republican Party leaves Milwaukee confident of victory in November
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs National News

Virgin Islands Republican Party leaves Milwaukee confident of victory in November

MILWAUKEE — Over the past two weeks delegates from the Republican Party in the Virgin Islands have been in Wisconsin working hard to ensure proper representation for our beautiful territory…
Posted by John McCarthy July 20, 2024
Tropical wave leaving, Saharan dust plume moving in, high rip current risk for St. Croix
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical wave leaving, Saharan dust plume moving in, high rip current risk for St. Croix

SAN JUAN — Good morning! Our main image shows the water vapor visible on satellite imagery. A tropical wave is departing our area, but Saharan dust will follow, so please exercise…
Posted by John McCarthy July 20, 2024
40 migrants dead after boat catches fire off Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

40 migrants dead after boat catches fire off Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 40 migrants have died and several others were injured after a boat they were traveling in caught fire off the northern coast of Haiti, a UN…
Posted by John McCarthy July 19, 2024
Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws like Florida’s are a national security risk
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws like Florida’s are a national security risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social and governance factors could harm efforts to address money laundering and terrorism financing. The…
Posted by John McCarthy July 19, 2024
Russia’s energy ministry seeks to extend gasoline exports ban
Posted inBreaking News Business News International News

Russia’s energy ministry seeks to extend gasoline exports ban

MOSCOW — Russia's energy ministry has proposed an extension of a gasoline exports ban into September and October, RBC daily reported on Wednesday citing a deputy minister's letter. Russia initially…
Posted by John McCarthy July 19, 2024

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