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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
4 dead, 5 in critical condition after a drive-by shooting at a Puerto Rico bar
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

4 dead, 5 in critical condition after a drive-by shooting at a Puerto Rico bar

Police say five people were killed and four others are in critical condition after a drive-by shooting at a streetside bar in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN — Five people were killed…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2024
Haiti gang wars block aid routes for most vulnerable, U.N. agency says
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Haiti gang wars block aid routes for most vulnerable, U.N. agency says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — A recent spike of violence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, is preventing the World Food Program (WFP) from reaching hundreds of thousands of people in urgent need of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2024
Cuba struggles to shore up subsidized milk supply for children
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Cuba struggles to shore up subsidized milk supply for children

HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba is struggling to secure enough milk for children, a minister said, in the latest shortage putting strain on a decades-old subsidies scheme created by the late…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2024
Honduras watchdog bans institutions from trading crypto
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Honduras watchdog bans institutions from trading crypto

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) — Honduras' CNBS regulator has banned the Central American country's financial system from trading in cryptocurrency and similar virtual assets, it said in a resolution, citing risks of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2024
No visa required: Cuban biologists unravel mysteries of bird migration
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Education News

No visa required: Cuban biologists unravel mysteries of bird migration

HAVANA (Reuters) — University of Havana professor Daniela Ventura has intercepted a migrant. Her net, stretched taut on a forest trail in Havana's Botanical Garden, trembles. A catbird - a…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2024
At least 400 detained across Russia at Navalny rallies, rights group says
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

At least 400 detained across Russia at Navalny rallies, rights group says

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) — More than 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most formidable opponent, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2024
USVI pushes forward on stalled law allowing recreational marijuana use
Posted inBreaking News Government House News St. Croix News

USVI pushes forward on stalled law allowing recreational marijuana use

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A stalled marijuana law for the territory got a big push this week after an advisory board approved a list of proposed rules and regulations that would govern…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2024
Big blow to Florida reef recovery: First survey after record heat finds coral graveyards
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Big blow to Florida reef recovery: First survey after record heat finds coral graveyards

MIAMI — The first survey of Florida’s reefs after an ‘apocalyptic’ marine heat wave offers a bleak picture of the future of the state’s renowned corals — and the restoration…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building

NEW YORK (AP) — For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law. But prosecutors…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
Compton man who may have been dog breeder mauled to death by pit bulls in backyard
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Compton man who may have been dog breeder mauled to death by pit bulls in backyard

COMPTON (AP) — A California man who may have been breeding pit bulls was mauled to death in a backyard, authorities said Friday. The 35-year-old man died in Compton after…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024

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