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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Health Announces End of Free COVID Testing and Closure of the COVID-19 Hotline
Posted inBreaking News Health News St. Croix News

Health Announces End of Free COVID Testing and Closure of the COVID-19 Hotline

CHRISTIANSTED — The VI Department of Health's Epidemiology Division is announcing the closure of its COVID-19 hotline and the end of free COVID-19 testing as of Friday. This decision follows…
Posted by John McCarthy March 4, 2024
USVI U-16 Boys Finish Record 4th at Junior Davis Cup qualifier
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

USVI U-16 Boys Finish Record 4th at Junior Davis Cup qualifier

SANTO DOMINGO — The USVI’s under-16 boys tennis team came away with a record fourth-place finish from the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Davis Cup North and Central America and Caribbean…
Posted by John McCarthy March 4, 2024
Man says ‘friend’ punched him in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man says ‘friend’ punched him in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man reported he had been punched in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road in St. Thomas on Friday…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2024
Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. At least three people were confirmed dead today. The jailbreak marked a new low…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2024
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession

SALEM (AP) — A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was passed by the Oregon Legislature on Friday, undoing a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law as governments…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2024
LeBron James reaches 40,000 points to extend his NBA career scoring record
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

LeBron James reaches 40,000 points to extend his NBA career scoring record

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points Saturday night, still going strong in his 21st NBA season as he tries to put the career scoring record out of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2024
Peter’s Rest traffic stop yields assault rifle, ammunition
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Peter’s Rest traffic stop yields assault rifle, ammunition

CHRISTIANSTED — Special Operations Bureau officers arrested a St. Croix man after finding an AR-15-style assault rifle and rounds of ammunition in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Peter's…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2024
Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main prison in a major escalation…
Posted by John McCarthy March 3, 2024
High air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Health News

High air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home

BANGKOK (AP) — City employees in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, were ordered Thursday to work from home for two days, and those in the private sector were encouraged to do so…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024
COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says
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COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control…
Posted by John McCarthy March 2, 2024

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