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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Jamaican woman accused of throwing 5-month-old daughter from roof charged with murder
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Jamaican woman accused of throwing 5-month-old daughter from roof charged with murder

KINGSTON (AP) — A 27-year-old woman has been charged with murder for allegedly throwing her 5-month-old daughter from a roof late last year, Jamaican police said Sunday. Authorities said in…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
European prejudice in interpreting Caribbean history: Opinion
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

European prejudice in interpreting Caribbean history: Opinion

Europeans have always approached the study of the history of non-Europeans with a jaundiced eye.  Some European historians, when interpreting events in Caribbean history, always characterize the interaction between Africans…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A photographer slain in a drive-by shooting. An 80-year-old patient executed in a hospital surgery room. A couple decapitated as they closed their small store for the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
Kraft Heinz Sued Over Lunchables, Parents Claim High Levels Of Metal
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Health News

Kraft Heinz Sued Over Lunchables, Parents Claim High Levels Of Metal

CHICAGO — Kraft Heinz is facing a class action lawsuit -- which claims their Lunchables are basically a scrap yard for metals that end up in the mouths of kids…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
Potential jurors called into courtroom for start of Trump’s historic hush-money trial
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

Potential jurors called into courtroom for start of Trump’s historic hush-money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2024
Toxic gas, livelihoods under threat and power outages: how a seaweed causes chaos in Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Toxic gas, livelihoods under threat and power outages: how a seaweed causes chaos in Caribbean

BASSE-TERRE — Schools evacuated due to toxic gas. Smelly tap water at home. Tourist operators and fishers struggling to stay in business. Job losses. Power outages affecting tens of thousands…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2024
Europe Beats the Caribbean in Tripadvisor’s Battle of the Beaches
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Consumer News

Europe Beats the Caribbean in Tripadvisor’s Battle of the Beaches

Europe is officially home to the top three beaches in the world, out-ranking famous beach destinations like the Caribbean and Hawaii. That’s according to Tripadvisor’s "Best of the Best Beaches" Travelers’…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2024
Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba

MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2024
Transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders is formally established amid gang violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders is formally established amid gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti’s next prime minister and Cabinet was established Friday in a move supporters hope will help quell turmoil in the troubled…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2024
BAKSHEESH TIME! Governor introduces group tapped to develop USVI airports
Posted inBreaking News Business News Government House News

BAKSHEESH TIME! Governor introduces group tapped to develop USVI airports

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islanders can now put faces to the names of the people hired to rebuild, modernize and operate the territory’s airports. Government officials introduced leadership from VIports…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2024

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