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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Lawyer seeks release of Haiti cop accused of police killing while protecting Blinken
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Lawyer seeks release of Haiti cop accused of police killing while protecting Blinken

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The lawyer for a jailed senior Haiti policeman accused of planning the assassination of a motorcycle driver with alleged gang ties is demanding his release from jail. Mario…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2024
Cuba left without electricity after hit from Hurricane Rafael
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Cuba left without electricity after hit from Hurricane Rafael

HAVANA — Cuban authorities struggled to return power to the island this morning after Hurricane Rafael knocked out the country`s electrical grid, leaving 10 million people in the dark. The…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2024
‘Excessive rainfall’ expected in the USVI and Puerto Rico over the next few days, NWS says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

‘Excessive rainfall’ expected in the USVI and Puerto Rico over the next few days, NWS says

SAN JUAN — Wet and unstable weather conditions are expected to continue into the next fewdays, the National Weather Service said Wednesday evening. The main feature will be a deepening…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2024
Scooter driver dead after collision with pickup truck in Morningstar
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Scooter driver dead after collision with pickup truck in Morningstar

CHRISTIANSTED — A scooter driver is dead after crashing into the back of a pickup truck on St. Croix Tuesday morning. Robert A. Serrano, 65, of St. Croix, struck a…
Posted by John McCarthy November 6, 2024
Rafael expected to be near major hurricane strength when it hits western Cuba
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Rafael expected to be near major hurricane strength when it hits western Cuba

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall in western Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said this morning. In…
Posted by John McCarthy November 6, 2024
Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election, defying the odds again
Posted inBreaking News National News Territorial Affairs

Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election, defying the odds again

WEST PALM BEACH — Donald Trump has 267 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House and is leading in key races left to be called, including Michigan and Wisconsin.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 6, 2024
The presidential election is prompting some Americans to ‘doom spend,’ report finds
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

The presidential election is prompting some Americans to ‘doom spend,’ report finds

MIAMI — Retail therapy is thinly coating voters’ anxieties from the presidential election — and their wallets know it. About 27% of polled shoppers say they are “doom spending” — that is,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2024
Coast Guard medevacs 2 people following zip-line collision in St. Croix
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Coast Guard medevacs 2 people following zip-line collision in St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter conducted the medical evacuation of two injured people from the Carambola zip-line platform in St. Croix. Rescued were Jason Bomar, 58,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2024
Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: ‘I Was Donald Trump’s Closest Friend’
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: ‘I Was Donald Trump’s Closest Friend’

NEW YORK — Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein called Donald Trump his “closest friend” in the latest recordings released by author Michael Wolff. Wolff began releasing tapes on Thursday via The Daily Beast from…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2024
This famous Colombian hot spot just opened its first US location in Miami Beach
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

This famous Colombian hot spot just opened its first US location in Miami Beach

MIAMI — Over the past 40 years, the lively restaurant Andrés Carne de Res has become an institution across Colombia, from Chia and Cartagena to Bogota and Medellin. Now, the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2024

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