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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
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US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said today that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
Uninhabited Caribbean islet blossoms into love nest for critically endangered iguana
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Uninhabited Caribbean islet blossoms into love nest for critically endangered iguana

THE VALLEY, Anguilla (AP) — Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet until environmentalists transformed it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
Natalee Holloway killer Joran van der Sloot reportedly tried to kill himself in prison
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Natalee Holloway killer Joran van der Sloot reportedly tried to kill himself in prison

LIMA — Natalee Holloway killer Joran van der Sloot reportedly tried to commit suicide at the notorious Peruvian prison where he is serving 28 years for murdering another woman. The 38-year-old killer…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment
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US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment

CHARLOTTE AMALIE (AP) — A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. government sued the U.S. territory, its police department and Police…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
How Trump’s Venezuela embargo could put Taiwan at risk
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How Trump’s Venezuela embargo could put Taiwan at risk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Donald Trump's decision to impose a partial blockade on Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation in U.S. pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but it also risks undermining…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
Caribbean nations fear outsize impact of Trump travel restrictions
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Caribbean nations fear outsize impact of Trump travel restrictions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Washington's move expanding travel restrictions to include two small Caribbean nations is raising fears of economic disruption in a region where mobility to the United States underpins…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
Senators want US construction firms to detail use of DJI drones in government contracts
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Senators want US construction firms to detail use of DJI drones in government contracts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Two U.S senators asked several U.S. construction companies to detail the use of Chinese-made DJI drones in government contracts and at sensitive national security facilities, saying the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
Black market scheme to register cars at BMV without paying exposed by ECU
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Black market scheme to register cars at BMV without paying exposed by ECU

FREDERIKSTED — A black market scheme to register nine vehicles at the BMV without paying has been exposed by local law enforcement. Jimmar Ateebo Payne, 32, was arrested and charged…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
Your guide to protecting physical spaces in an increasingly digital business world
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Your guide to protecting physical spaces in an increasingly digital business world

As businesses continue to adopt digital tools, cloud platforms, and remote working models, it is easy to assume that physical spaces matter less than they once did. In reality, offices,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025
Repeat offender Jimmar Payne arrested on fraud-related charges: court docket
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Repeat offender Jimmar Payne arrested on fraud-related charges: court docket

KINGSHILL — In the courtroom of Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross of the Superior Court in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Jimmar Payne is scheduled for an advice-of-rights hearing after his…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2025

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