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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Speakers of 23 parliaments address their US counterpart Mike Johnson regarding support for Ukraine
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Speakers of 23 parliaments address their US counterpart Mike Johnson regarding support for Ukraine

KYIV — Speakers of 23 parliaments have addressed Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, urging him to bring the bill to provide US$60.06 billion in aid to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 29, 2024
Bloodied suspect in missing Americans’ Caribbean yacht hijacking tossed into truck during arrest, video shows
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Bloodied suspect in missing Americans’ Caribbean yacht hijacking tossed into truck during arrest, video shows

GEORGETOWN — One of the Caribbean prison escapees who allegedly kidnapped an American couple during a violent yacht hijacking is seen in a video handcuffed and bloodied as law enforcement throws him…
Posted by John McCarthy February 29, 2024
Caribbean officials search for missing couple after yacht hijacking
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Caribbean officials search for missing couple after yacht hijacking

KINGSTOWN (Reuters) — Police from two countries in the eastern Caribbean are investigating the possible murder of two people believed to be U.S. citizens who owned a catamaran that was…
Posted by John McCarthy February 29, 2024
Caribbean leaders meet with Haiti’s prime minister. Foreign force deployment is on the agenda
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Caribbean leaders meet with Haiti’s prime minister. Foreign force deployment is on the agenda

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Sunday to talk about his country’s unrelenting gang violence, with one top official noting that his…
Posted by John McCarthy February 29, 2024
EZC Advances Community Revitalization, Offers Incentives to USVI Investors
Posted inBreaking News Business News Community Affairs

EZC Advances Community Revitalization, Offers Incentives to USVI Investors

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The annual meeting of the Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC) marked a significant stride towards revitalizing historical communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a focus on Christiansted,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 29, 2024
Missing five-year-old found in Florida swamp
Posted inBreaking News Humanitarian News National News

Missing five-year-old found in Florida swamp

TAMPA (AP) — A sheriff’s aviation unit used thermal imaging to guide deputies to a missing 5-year-old who had gone missing in a Florida swamp. The autistic girl wandered away…
Posted by John McCarthy February 29, 2024
Marijuana use as little as once per month linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke
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Marijuana use as little as once per month linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke

BOSTON — Using marijuana as little as once per month is associated with a higher risk of both heart attack and stroke, according to a large study published Wednesday by researchers from Massachusetts…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2024
Tobago oil spill reaches Bonaire, threatening mangrove and coral ecosystems
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tobago oil spill reaches Bonaire, threatening mangrove and coral ecosystems

KRALENDIJK (Reuters) — The Caribbean island of Bonaire said that oil from a spill near neighboring Tobago had reached its shores, posing a "serious threat to both humans and nature",…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2024
2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay nearly 22 years after rap star’s death
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2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay nearly 22 years after rap star’s death

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 years after Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay was brazenly gunned down in his recording studio, two men close to him were convicted Tuesday of murder,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2024
Parents hold the key to teen driver safety
Posted inBreaking News

Parents hold the key to teen driver safety

FREDERIKSTED — Nationally, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens 15 to 18 years old. According to the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2021,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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