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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Mullings’ 2nd TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan to 27-24 win over No. 11 USC
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Mullings’ 2nd TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan to 27-24 win over No. 11 USC

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) — Michigan welcomed Southern California to the Big Ten with a heavy dose of smashmouth football. Kalel Mullings surged 2 yards for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2024
Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the country’s security has significantly improved.” Ruto’s claim…
Posted by John McCarthy September 22, 2024
Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge

WHITESBURG, Kentucky (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024
NHC monitoring 4 disturbances for signs of development
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

NHC monitoring 4 disturbances for signs of development

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is currently tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic and one disturbance in the Caribbean Sea. An area of low pressure located about 700 miles…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024
8 firefighters hurt, 2 critically, in fire truck rollover crash while returning from California wildfire
Posted inBreaking News Police News

8 firefighters hurt, 2 critically, in fire truck rollover crash while returning from California wildfire

IRVINE — Eight firefighters were hurt -- including two critically -- when the fire truck they were in rolled over while returning from a 12-hour shift battling the Airport Fire…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024
‘Network issues’ prevent Department of Finance from printing government checks
Posted inBreaking News Business News Government House News

‘Network issues’ prevent Department of Finance from printing government checks

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Government House said late Friday night that "network issues" have delayed the Department of Finance's printing of government payroll and retirement checks. Employees or former employees with…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale

GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) — A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it’s opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024
Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert warned on Friday that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals in the troubled Caribbean country remains underfunded and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2024
3 men charged in Velvet Haze nightclub shooting that killed Estate Hope resident
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

3 men charged in Velvet Haze nightclub shooting that killed Estate Hope resident

CHRISTIANSTED — Two St. Croix men were each charged with the murder of an Estate Hope man at a Christiansted town nightclub in July. A third suspect faces an illegal…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2024
Gordon is now a rainstorm; Cuba, Mexico wary of a tropical storm next week
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Gordon is now a rainstorm; Cuba, Mexico wary of a tropical storm next week

MIAMI — AccuWeather hurricane experts say there is a high risk of tropical storm formation in the western Caribbean or southern Gulf of Mexico between Tuesday and Thursday of next…
Posted by John McCarthy September 20, 2024

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