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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
French scientists identify new blood type in Guadeloupe woman
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

French scientists identify new blood type in Guadeloupe woman

BASSE-TERRE — A French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been identified as the only known carrier of a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative," France's blood supply agency has announced.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2025
Beloved Caribbean-inspired restaurant to permanently shut down all locations
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Beloved Caribbean-inspired restaurant to permanently shut down all locations

ORLANDO — After announcing several nationwide closures in May, a beloved restaurant chain owned by Darden Restaurants is calling it quits for good. The company's CEO Rick Cardenas confirmed the news during…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2025
St. Croix: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, couple showers, high 89
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, couple showers, high 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will see intervals of clouds and sunshine with a couple of morning showers and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2025
Colorado fugitive returned to St. Croix to face charges after arrest in Texas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Colorado fugitive returned to St. Croix to face charges after arrest in Texas

Kaley L. Lund, a 32-year-old fugitive from Colorado, was arrested in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 19 and returned to the Virgin Islands to face sentencing for involuntary manslaughter and…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
Urgent warning issued over dangerous fungus smuggled into US by Chinese nationals
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Urgent warning issued over dangerous fungus smuggled into US by Chinese nationals

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — As tensions around the globe race towards the breaking point, US officials are warning Americans to watch out for an agricultural sneak attack by foreign agents. Texas Agriculture…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
VITRAN bus involved in crash in La Grande Princess, DPW confirms
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

VITRAN bus involved in crash in La Grande Princess, DPW confirms

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Public Works (DPW) confirms that a traffic accident involving a Virgin Islands Transit (VITRAN) mass transit bus occurred this morning at approximately 7:39 a.m. on…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
Tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht raised towards surface ahead of final lift
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Tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht raised towards surface ahead of final lift

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) — Salvage experts winched Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht towards the surface on Friday, 10 months after it went down off the coast of Sicily, killing the British tech…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
Daring Hurricane Hunter flights make forecasts more accurate. But they could face cuts under Trump
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Daring Hurricane Hunter flights make forecasts more accurate. But they could face cuts under Trump

FREDERIKSTED — NOAA’s famed Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, according to new research that comes as the government’s weather analysis system faces potentially debilitating…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
Indiana Fever make historic announcement during Valkyries game
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Indiana Fever make historic announcement during Valkyries game

ndiana Fever Make Historic Announcement During Valkyries Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Fever are back on the court on Thursday night for a road matchup against the Golden State…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
Are Pope Leo’s ancestors from Cuba? Genealogy researchers in Miami think so
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

Are Pope Leo’s ancestors from Cuba? Genealogy researchers in Miami think so

It has become an old joke in the Cuban-American community to note that Cubans seem to be everywhere. And so, when Pope Leo was elected to lead the Catholic Church…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025

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