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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
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
Posted inBreaking News International News Police News

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
Haiti is as dangerous for children as Gaza, UN report shows
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti is as dangerous for children as Gaza, UN report shows

Violence against children in Haiti increased by nearly 500% last year, according to a United Nations report, ranking the Caribbean nation as dangerous a place for children war-torn Gaza, the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
US to drop guidance to limit alcohol to one or two drinks per day
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

US to drop guidance to limit alcohol to one or two drinks per day

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. government is expected to eliminate from its dietary guidelines the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day, according…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
‘Amber waves of grain’ recede in America’s heartland as wheat farmers struggle
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

‘Amber waves of grain’ recede in America’s heartland as wheat farmers struggle

COLBY, Kansas, (Reuters) - On a foggy morning in May, Dennis Schoenhals drove a carload of crop scouts around the wheat fields of northern Oklahoma, part of an annual tour…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
St. Croix: Sun and clouds with a morning thunderstorm, high 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Sun and clouds with a morning thunderstorm, high 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix is forecast for a blend of sun and clouds with a thunderstorm in spots this morning and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025

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