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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Trump-supporting speaker opens MSG rally by calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage’
Posted inBreaking News National News Puerto Rico News

Trump-supporting speaker opens MSG rally by calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage’

NEW YORK — Donald Trump rallies in the closing weeks of the campaign have been marked by overt racism and anti-immigrant sentiments and that didn't stop with the former president's…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
Husband found unresponsive by wife in Carambola-area residence
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Husband found unresponsive by wife in Carambola-area residence

FREDERIKSTED — A death at a Carambola-area residence in St. Croix is being investigated as a possible suicide, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The case began at 3:21 p.m.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
Police investigating after man found unresponsive at St. Croix By The Sea condominiums
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police investigating after man found unresponsive at St. Croix By The Sea condominiums

CHRISTIANSTED — A death at an Estate St. John condominium complex in St. Croix is being investigated as a possible suicide, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The case began at…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
Man found in submerged vehicle with gunshot wound at Salt River Marina
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man found in submerged vehicle with gunshot wound at Salt River Marina

CHRISTIANSTED — A passing motorist rushed into the waters at Salt River Marina to rescue a man submerged in a vehicle only to discover that the crash victim had been…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
System in the Caribbean Sea has a chance of development
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

System in the Caribbean Sea has a chance of development

MIAMI — A low pressure system in the southwestern Caribbean Sea is likely to develop in a few days, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory. The system currently has…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
Trump accused of groping a woman in 1993 while Jeffrey Epstein watched
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Trump accused of groping a woman in 1993 while Jeffrey Epstein watched

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stacey Williams is accusing former President Donald Trump of groping her at Trump Tower in early 1993 as disgraced hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein watched. The former model initially made the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
NASA astronaut remains in the hospital after returning from an extended stay in space
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NASA astronaut remains in the hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) — A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead
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Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this, an…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island’s solar buildout been so slow?
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island’s solar buildout been so slow?

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month may not have happened if the government had built out more solar power to boost its failing…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024
IMF says Caribbean, Latin America should focus reform towards growth
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

IMF says Caribbean, Latin America should focus reform towards growth

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to target economic policies aimed at boosting potential growth, saying their reform agenda is currently…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2024

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