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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
EPA gives $12.7 million to the USVI to boost drinking water safety
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EPA gives $12.7 million to the USVI to boost drinking water safety

WASHINGTON — The federal government will send nearly $12.7 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to help reduce exposure to lead in drinking water, Environmental Protection Agency officials said Thursday.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2024
‘What do we got to pay for this?’ Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

‘What do we got to pay for this?’ Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2024
Gazprom plunges to first annual loss in 20 years as trade with Europe hit
Posted inBreaking News Business News International News

Gazprom plunges to first annual loss in 20 years as trade with Europe hit

MOSCOW — Kremlin-owned gas giant Gazprom said today it plunged to a net loss of 629 billion rubles ($6.9 billion) in 2023, its first annual loss in more than 20 years,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2024
74-year-old woman found unresponsive on St. John
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74-year-old woman found unresponsive on St. John

CRUZ BAY — A woman was found unresponsive in her St. John residence on Tuesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported. Jane Stuckert, 74, was positively identified as the deceased…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2024
Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box
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Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box

SALT LAKE CITY — Galena, a 6-year-old house cat from Utah, likes hiding and playing with cardboard. Earlier this month, the combination of the two made for a stressful trip…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2024
Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early Thursday in…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2024
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
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Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide

Cannabis is currently classified along with drugs like heroin and LSD. The administration is expected to reschedule it in a category that includes steroids and Tylenol with codeine. WASHINGTON —…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2024
Martinelli’s apple juice recalled over high arsenic levels
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Martinelli’s apple juice recalled over high arsenic levels

WATSONVILLE, California — Martinelli's has voluntarily recalled a single lot of its apple juice that was distributed to five major retailers after it tested for arsenic levels higher than U.S. Food and Drug…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2024
‘Moderate’ 4.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Jamaica
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‘Moderate’ 4.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Jamaica

KINGSTON — A "moderate" earthquake was felt across all parishes of Jamaica at approximate 8:02 p.m. today. People in sections of the Corporate Area reported having experienced the tremor, which…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2024
Coast Guard oversees oil clean-up efforts off Pier 9 in San Juan Harbor
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Coast Guard oversees oil clean-up efforts off Pier 9 in San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard incident management personnel continued oil clean-up oversight efforts today for an unknown discharge source that is affecting San Juan Harbor’s Pier 9 and the nearby…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2024

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