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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
At least 177 people die after plane skids off runway in South Korea
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At least 177 people die after plane skids off runway in South Korea

SEOUL — A Jeju Air plane from Bangkok attempted a belly landing at Muan International Airport after its landing gear reportedly failed to deploy. The passenger plane burst into flames…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Peru hit by massive 13-foot-high waves, leaving scores of ports closed
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Peru hit by massive 13-foot-high waves, leaving scores of ports closed

LIMA, Peru — Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Peru, leaving scores of ports closed on Saturday, authorities said. Peru closed 91…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Parking restrictions for Crucian Christmas Festival events
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Parking restrictions for Crucian Christmas Festival events

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department will be enforcing the following parking restrictions for the upcoming Crucian Christmas Festival events: January 1, 2025 - Food Fair NO PARKING in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Biden couldn’t sell a Haiti intervention. Trump can, and should: Opinion
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Biden couldn’t sell a Haiti intervention. Trump can, and should: Opinion

The incoming Trump administration will be confronting a world on fire — national security challenges ranging from ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East to potential conflict with China…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture
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Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It’s now…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says
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Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
35-year-old boxer Paul Bamba of Puerto Rico dies six days after last fight
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35-year-old boxer Paul Bamba of Puerto Rico dies six days after last fight

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rican boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35, his manager, the R&B singer Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, announced Friday. The news comes less than…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
3 men from Ecuador get 6.5 years for trafficking cocaine
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

3 men from Ecuador get 6.5 years for trafficking cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two men from Ecuador were given 6.5-year prison terms for trafficking cocaine last December, authorities said. Mario Montano Camacho, 41, and Juan Ignacio Reyes Delgado, 48, were…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
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A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
Trump names envoy to Panama after urging US reassert control over canal
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Trump names envoy to Panama after urging US reassert control over canal

PANAMA CITY — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to serve as ambassador to Panama after having threatened for the U.S. to reassert control…
Posted by John McCarthy December 27, 2024

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