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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
What stores are open on Easter Sunday 2024? See Kmart, PriceSmart, Walgreens hours
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

What stores are open on Easter Sunday 2024? See Kmart, PriceSmart, Walgreens hours

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — If the Easter bunny is still looking for basket stuffers, they better hop to it. Many stores will be closed in observance of the holiday. Easter is…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2024
7 hurt after Newark-bound United flight experiences turbulence
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

7 hurt after Newark-bound United flight experiences turbulence

NEWARK — Seven people were hurt, none seriously, after a United Airlines plane headed to a New York City-area airport experienced high winds and turbulence, officials said. United Airlines Flight…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2024
Dramatic ‘Cliffhanger’ House In St. Thomas Is A $1.8M Thrill
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Dramatic ‘Cliffhanger’ House In St. Thomas Is A $1.8M Thrill

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A one-of-a-kind rental property known as the Cliffhanger House just landed on the market in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for $1.8 million. The dramatic getaway, which indeed juts out…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2024
Philippines’ Catholic devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact crucifixion
Posted inBreaking News International News Police News

Philippines’ Catholic devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact crucifixion

MANILA — Misguided Catholic devotees were nailed to crosses in sweltering heat north of the Philippines capital on Good Friday in a re-enactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Around 20,000 Filipino…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2024
American tourist dies, U.S. Marine missing in separate incidents off Puerto Rico coast
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

American tourist dies, U.S. Marine missing in separate incidents off Puerto Rico coast

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it is searching for a U.S. Marine who went swimming in high surf off Puerto Rico's northeast coast while on vacation,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2024
Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle `catastrophic’ gang violence , UN expert says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle `catastrophic’ gang violence , UN expert says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle “catastrophic” gang violence which is targeting key individuals and hospitals, schools, banks and other critical institutions, the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2024
Key findings from AP’s investigation into police force that isn’t supposed to be lethal
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Key findings from AP’s investigation into police force that isn’t supposed to be lethal

MINNEAPOLIS — Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2024
Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and ... maple syrup? If a university in the southern part…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2024
No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban

LONDON (AP) — On the London Underground, hot dogs are no joking matter. Comedian Ed Gamble has been ordered to change a subway station poster campaign for his new standup…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2024
Rationed food kept Cubans fed during the Cold War. Today an economic crisis has them hungry
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Rationed food kept Cubans fed during the Cold War. Today an economic crisis has them hungry

HAVANA (AP) — Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government ration book fed her family everything from hamburgers, fish and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2024

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