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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth
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Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at a New York auction last month,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025
Trump puts DC police under federal control
Posted inBreaking News Military News National News

Trump puts DC police under federal control

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said today he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and putting the city's police department under federal control, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025
74-year-old female teacher faces 600 years behind bars for sex assault on teen
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

74-year-old female teacher faces 600 years behind bars for sex assault on teen

A 74-year-old female former private school teacher in Monroe County, Wisconsin, has been convicted and faces hundreds of years in prison after being charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old male student. Anne N.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025
Tropical Storm Erin bears watching for the Caribbean and Florida
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Erin bears watching for the Caribbean and Florida

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Erin formed in the Atlantic Monday morning, and it’s one that forecasters say bears watching — especially for the Caribbean and Florida. The National Hurricane Center’s…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025
Tropical Storm Erin forms west of Africa
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Erin forms west of Africa

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean this morning.. https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1954916727340384741 The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said it gave an advisory on the storm this morning.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025
St. Croix: Partial sunshine with a shower in places and a high of 92
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Partial sunshine with a shower in places and a high of 92

CHRISTIANSTED —  Today St. Croix will be partly cloudy with isolated showers this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Highs around 92. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025
A US tourist who flew to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

A US tourist who flew to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tourist from the U.S. mainland who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency was fatally shot early Sunday at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown, police said.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2025
Teacher is stripped naked and publicly shamed by angry parents after ‘sexually assaulting a female student’ 
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Teacher is stripped naked and publicly shamed by angry parents after ‘sexually assaulting a female student’ 

BEIJING — Footage has emerged online of a teacher stripped and beaten after an alleged affair with a high-school pupil in China.  Internet users claiming to be his former pupils…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2025
$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store
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$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A group of masked thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store this week, authorities said. The incident took place early…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2025
Trump to put tariffs of over 10% on smaller nations, including those in the Caribbean and Africa
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Trump to put tariffs of over 10% on smaller nations, including those in the Caribbean and Africa

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told reporters that he plans to place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean. “We’ll probably set…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2025

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