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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
China and Philippines trade blame after ships collide again in disputed waters
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

China and Philippines trade blame after ships collide again in disputed waters

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter early Monday near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming…
Posted by John McCarthy August 24, 2024
Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack at German ‘multiculturalism’ festival
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack at German ‘multiculturalism’ festival

SOLINGEN, Germany — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility today for a knife attack in the German city of Solingen that killed three people and wounded eight others. Police have detained a…
Posted by John McCarthy August 24, 2024
Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking
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Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

SICILY — Prosecutors in Italy have opened a manslaughter investigation after a superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people on board. Ambrogio Cartosio, a prosecutor in the town of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 24, 2024
Jamaica declares southern state of emergency after Sunday night killings
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Jamaica declares southern state of emergency after Sunday night killings

KINGSTON — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation's southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in separate gun attacks on Sunday…
Posted by John McCarthy August 24, 2024
St. Thomas cocaine trafficker gets 25 years in prison
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Thomas cocaine trafficker gets 25 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man whose first drug trafficking prosecution ended in a mistrial got 25 years in prison the second time around. Russell Robinson, 58, of St.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by sedan in Krum Bay
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by sedan in Krum Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a sedan in Krum Bay on St. Thomas this week. The case began at 3:58 p.m. Tuesday, when…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Man faces attempted murder charge after machete attack
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man faces attempted murder charge after machete attack

FREDERIKSTED — A man who entered a relative's home without permission and allegedly tried to kill him with a machete has been charged with attempted murder, authorities said. Jano Gordon,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way
Posted inBreaking News Health News

Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way

Now that she’s working from home, Kendra King takes an early afternoon nap on most days, typically for about 20 to 30 minutes. “A lot of times, I don’t go…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Health News

A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers

AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024
Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions and warns of consequences posed by a Trump win
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Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions and warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nomination while blending biography…
Posted by John McCarthy August 23, 2024

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