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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
6 Vietnamese and American guests died of cyanide poisoning in luxury Bangkok hotel
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6 Vietnamese and American guests died of cyanide poisoning in luxury Bangkok hotel

BANGKOK (AP) — Traces of cyanide were discovered in the cups of six people who were found dead at a Bangkok hotel in unexplained circumstances, Thai authorities said today, and preliminary autopsy…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2024
Nissan issues ‘Do Not Drive’ warning for 83,000 vehicles after air-bag recall
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Nissan issues ‘Do Not Drive’ warning for 83,000 vehicles after air-bag recall

TOKYO — Nissan issued a "Do Not Drive" warning for more than 83,000 vehicles with the model year 2002-2006 equipped with recalled Takata air bags. According to the National Highway…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2024
Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the southeast Caribbean
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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the southeast Caribbean

ST. GEORGE'S (AP) — People in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm, officials said Thursday…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2024
More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti for UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti for UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2024
Excessive Heat Warnings in effect for today
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Excessive Heat Warnings in effect for today

SAN JUAN — A prominent Saharan Air Layer will reach the islands later today prompting hazy skies and decreased air quality with pulses continuing to arrive through Sunday. Excessive Heat…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2024
His brother was found dead, his mother was arrested, then this baby was found crawling by a highway
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His brother was found dead, his mother was arrested, then this baby was found crawling by a highway

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old “miracle baby” survived two days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver spotted him crawling along a roadside the…
Posted by John McCarthy July 16, 2024
This nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersized
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This nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersized

CAPE TOWN (AP) — The idea came — as the nutty ones often do — over a few drinks in a bar. A South African restaurant served up a 3-meter-long…
Posted by John McCarthy July 16, 2024
Trump’s escape from disaster by mere inches reveals a tiny margin with seismic impact
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Trump’s escape from disaster by mere inches reveals a tiny margin with seismic impact

NEW YORK (AP) — Jarring, chaotic and sudden, the bullet whizzed toward the stage where former President Donald Trump stood behind a podium speaking. In its wake: the potential for…
Posted by John McCarthy July 16, 2024
Hurricane Beryl destroys crops in Jamaica, leaves islanders facing food shortages
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Hurricane Beryl destroys crops in Jamaica, leaves islanders facing food shortages

KINGSTON (AP) — Jamaicans will contend with food shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which is estimated to have destroyed over $6.4 million in food crops and supporting infrastructure, officials…
Posted by John McCarthy July 15, 2024
Cuba’s first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people
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Cuba’s first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people

HAVANA (AP) — Ely Malik Reyes stepped onto the cordless platform and began delivering powerful punches and spectacular flying kicks against his combatant. He lost the fight, but won a…
Posted by John McCarthy July 15, 2024

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