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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
St. Croix: Breezy and pleasant with times of sun and clouds, high 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Breezy and pleasant with times of sun and clouds, high 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy and pleasant with times of sun and clouds and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience mainly clear…
Posted by John McCarthy June 17, 2025
Study finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

Study finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950

WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2025
Separated from kids in Cuba and Haiti by Trump travel ban, parents plead for help
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Separated from kids in Cuba and Haiti by Trump travel ban, parents plead for help

As Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits come to terms with what a new U.S. travel ban means for their families’ hopes to reunite, many have flocked to…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2025
Haiti’s president was killed 4 years ago. The questions around his death remain unanswered
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s president was killed 4 years ago. The questions around his death remain unanswered

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Not one suspect imprisoned in Haiti has faced trial after being charged in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, who was gunned down at his home in the nation’s…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2025
Police arrest suspect Vance Luther Boelter for Minnesota lawmakers’ shooting
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Police arrest suspect Vance Luther Boelter for Minnesota lawmakers’ shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) — A massive two-day manhunt ended on Sunday with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2025
US senator moves to limit Trump’s war powers on Iran, as Mideast conflict escalates
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

US senator moves to limit Trump’s war powers on Iran, as Mideast conflict escalates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A Democratic senator introduced legislation on Monday to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without Congress's authorization, as an escalating battle between Israel…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, couple thunderstorms in morning, high 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, couple thunderstorms in morning, high 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a couple of thunderstorms in the morning and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2025
Tyson tops out in St. Thomas regatta
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Tyson tops out in St. Thomas regatta

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Getting good starts and sailing fast led the USA's Daniel Skutch Tyson to win the 32nd International Optimist Regatta (IOR), hosted at the St. Thomas Yacht Club…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2025
Why Patrick ‘Ricky’ Liburd committed to Michigan without ever visiting its campus
Posted inBreaking News National News Sports News

Why Patrick ‘Ricky’ Liburd committed to Michigan without ever visiting its campus

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Patrick “Ricky” Liburd is unranked by most of the major recruiting services, a high school basketball player who, earlier this month, was looking for a new…
Posted by John McCarthy June 15, 2025
Trump wants to extend travel ban to many Caribbean, African countries
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Trump wants to extend travel ban to many Caribbean, African countries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) —President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department…
Posted by John McCarthy June 15, 2025

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