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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
Posted inBreaking News Business News Environmental News

Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins

WASHINGTON (AP) — With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
Smuggler caught with dozens of venomous vipers ‘concealed in checked-in baggage’ on plane
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Smuggler caught with dozens of venomous vipers ‘concealed in checked-in baggage’ on plane

A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai, India from Thailand, Indian customs officials said. The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
Suspect in custody after 11 stabbed at Oregon homeless services provider
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Suspect in custody after 11 stabbed at Oregon homeless services provider

PORTLAND (NBC) — Eleven people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a homeless services provider in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night, police said. A suspect was in custody after…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
Man attacks Colorado crowd with firebombs, 8 people injured
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Man attacks Colorado crowd with firebombs, 8 people injured

BOULDER, Colorado (Reuters) — Eight people were injured on Sunday when a 45-year-old man yelled "Free Palestine" and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado where a demonstration…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
St. Croix: Mainly cloudy, breezy, afternoon shower, high 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Mainly cloudy, breezy, afternoon shower, high 90

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mainly cloudy and breezy with a shower in the afternoon and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
To attack Russian air bases, Ukrainian spies hid drones in wooden pallets
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

To attack Russian air bases, Ukrainian spies hid drones in wooden pallets

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Ukrainian secret services were able to attack strategic bomber aircraft at Russian air bases today by hiding explosive-laden drones inside the roofs of wooden pallets, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy June 1, 2025
Hurricane forecast: ‘Everything is in place’ for another above-average season
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane forecast: ‘Everything is in place’ for another above-average season

The Atlantic Ocean is likely to churn out another above-average hurricane season, thanks to warmer-than-usual sea temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA…
Posted by John McCarthy June 1, 2025
CDC issues travel warning as measles cases surge
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CDC issues travel warning as measles cases surge

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its warning about the risk of contracting measles while traveling, after the agency tallied dozens of cases so far this year in travelers…
Posted by John McCarthy June 1, 2025
EPA gives $126,000 to protect USVI beachgoers
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EPA gives $126,000 to protect USVI beachgoers

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Virgin Islands has been awarded a small slice of $9.7 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday to monitor levels of illness-causing bacteria at swimming…
Posted by John McCarthy June 1, 2025
St. Croix: Breezy with considerable cloudiness and a high of 91
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Breezy with considerable cloudiness and a high of 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with considerable cloudiness and a high of 91, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and a low of…
Posted by John McCarthy June 1, 2025

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