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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
IMF taps Jamaica finance minister for deputy role
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

IMF taps Jamaica finance minister for deputy role

KINGSTON - The International Monetary Fund on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded fiscal reforms in the Caribbean…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2024
10-armed sea creature found lurking under rocks off Japan coast. It’s a new species
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

10-armed sea creature found lurking under rocks off Japan coast. It’s a new species

TOKYO — Off the coast of Japan, a colorful 10-armed sea creature tucked itself under a rock and waited. But its hiding place wouldn’t last long. Divers flipped over the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2024
Tropical wave expected to move through the USVI and Puerto Rico tomorrow
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical wave expected to move through the USVI and Puerto Rico tomorrow

SAN JUAN — Surface high pressure over the Atlantic and a weak surface trough will promote moderate east winds through most of the workweek. Passing showers will move across the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2024
What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever

HAVANA (AP) — More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2024
Red Lobster closing nearly two dozen more restaurants. Here’s where.
Posted inBreaking News Business News Entertainment News

Red Lobster closing nearly two dozen more restaurants. Here’s where.

Red Lobster plans to close nearly two dozen more restaurants in coming days as the bankrupt seafood chain prepares to be acquired. Known for its affordable seafood and cheddar bay…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2024
Tropical wave moving into the Lesser Antilles tonight
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical wave moving into the Lesser Antilles tonight

SAN JUAN — An area of low pressure could form in the central portion of the Tropical Atlantic in a few days. Thereafter, environmental conditions appear generally favorable for some…
Posted by John McCarthy August 27, 2024
Miami has one of the last Kmart stores left in the country — and it’s different
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Miami has one of the last Kmart stores left in the country — and it’s different

MIAMI — Tucked in the corner of the Kendale Lakes Shopping Plaza, there’s a small, two-room storefront, roughly the size of a neighborhood CVS. A yellow poster hangs off the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 27, 2024
USVI dengue fever cases likely underreported as residents avoid medical treatment
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

USVI dengue fever cases likely underreported as residents avoid medical treatment

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Public health officials say they are having difficulty assessing the scope of the dengue surge in the territory, due to the reluctance of many Virgin Islanders to…
Posted by John McCarthy August 27, 2024
Shamall Turnbull faces domestic violence charge for damaging property
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Shamall Turnbull faces domestic violence charge for damaging property

CHRISTIANSTED — Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning about a St. Croix man damaging a woman’s screen door and taking her iPad so she could not…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
Man arrested for hitting strip club patrons with pool stick
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Man arrested for hitting strip club patrons with pool stick

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of hitting patrons of a strip club with a pool stick following an argument Friday night, authorities said. Kavon Daniel, 25,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024

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