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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Police investigating after man hit on head with machete at Brewer’s Bay
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Police investigating after man hit on head with machete at Brewer’s Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was chopped on the head with a machete as he stood by his car on the west side of St. Thomas.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
Two key trends suggest hurricane season may have a busy start
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Two key trends suggest hurricane season may have a busy start

MIAMI (WaPO) — Hurricane season is less than two weeks away, beginning on June 1 and running through November 30, and forecasters are monitoring key trends that may signal an…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
Coast Guard investigates pollution in San Juan Harbor
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Coast Guard investigates pollution in San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Incident Management team is investigating and responding to an oil discharge from a legacy pipe structure between piers 2 and 3 in San…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
Laura Loomer swipes at Trump from the heart of MAGA
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Laura Loomer swipes at Trump from the heart of MAGA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Laura Loomer once had to chain herself to a building to get attention. Not any longer. A far-right activist who has jockeyed her way up from online…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
‘Don’t f— around with Medicaid’: Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition
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‘Don’t f— around with Medicaid’: Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition

WASHINGTON (Politico) — President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to end the quarrelling among various GOP factions and move his domestic-policy megabill toward passage, telling House Republicans behind closed doors that…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
Blackouts – and temperatures – on rise in Cuban capital Havana
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Blackouts – and temperatures – on rise in Cuban capital Havana

HAVANA (Reuters) — Daily blackouts averaging four hours or more have become the new normal across Cuba's capital of Havana, an unsettling sign of a still-unresolved energy crisis as the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
First tropical wave of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season moves off the African coast
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First tropical wave of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season moves off the African coast

The National Hurricane Center has started tracking a tropical wave west off of the African coast just weeks ahead of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It’s common to see tropical waves ahead of hurricane…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
Trump insiders reveal true story behind $400 million luxury jet from Qatar
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Trump insiders reveal true story behind $400 million luxury jet from Qatar

A damning new report has thrown cold water on President Donald Trump's repeated claims that Qatari officials have offered him their $400 million jumbo jet as a 'gift' to replace aging Air Force…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, a shower in spots, high 89
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St. Croix: Partly sunny, a shower in spots, high 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny with a shower in places and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 20, 2025
5 killed in Dominican border town in a suspected drug trafficking case
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

5 killed in Dominican border town in a suspected drug trafficking case

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Five people were killed along the border that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti in what authorities say is a suspected drug trafficking case. Police said…
Posted by John McCarthy May 19, 2025

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