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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida tonight
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida tonight

MIAMI — Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall late tonight or early tomorrow morning along Florida’s west coast, near or just south of Tampa. The National Hurricane Center expects…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games
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Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games

TAMPA — The NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week. The Bucs departed yesterday, relocating to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Florida makes last-minute preps before Hurricane Milton’s landfall
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Florida makes last-minute preps before Hurricane Milton’s landfall

TAMPA — The sheriff of the county that includes Tampa, part of the most populous region in Milton’s bull’s-eye, said that those in mandatory evacuation zones who stay put are…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Norre Gade sewer line repairs begin today in St. Thomas, VIWMA says
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Norre Gade sewer line repairs begin today in St. Thomas, VIWMA says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) advises the public on a collapsed 140-foot wastewater sewer line near the Norre Gade/Moravian School area. Repairs are scheduled for…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Human Services says SNAP benefits increased on October 1
Posted inBreaking News Business News Health News

Human Services says SNAP benefits increased on October 1

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (VIDHS) is excited to announce anincrease in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, effective October 1, 2024.This increase represents a critical step…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2024
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government

PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — Angry whispers have broken the heavy silence that fell over Pont-Sondé just days after a vicious gang attack left more than 70 dead, marking one of Haiti’s biggest…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2024
Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Milton continued tracking eastward as a powerful Category 4 storm early this morning, with forecasts showing it on a path to hit Florida's Gulf Coast mid-week. The storm was…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2024
‘Here we go again:’ Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 and aims at Helene-weary Florida
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‘Here we go again:’ Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 and aims at Helene-weary Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 5 and continues to intensify two days before it’s due to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast, where communities now are rushing cleanup from…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2024
Hurricane Watches posted in Florida as Milton continues to rapidly intensify
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Hurricane Watches posted in Florida as Milton continues to rapidly intensify

MIAMI — The first Hurricane Watches have been posted along Florida’s west coast as millions of people across the region prepare for dangerous impacts from Hurricane Milton, such as a life-threatening storm surge, destructive winds and flooding rain. A…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2024
Grenada minister tells UN: hurricane-devastated Islands need anything for `a human being to survive’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Grenada minister tells UN: hurricane-devastated Islands need anything for `a human being to survive’

NEW YORK (AP) — The minister for the two islands in Grenada that Hurricane Beryl first slammed into with catastrophic winds had a simple message for U.N. and other humanitarian…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2024

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