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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Hurricane Melissa begins lashing Jamaica as ‘catastrophic’ Category 5 storm
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Melissa begins lashing Jamaica as ‘catastrophic’ Category 5 storm

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Hurricane Melissa was packing sustained winds of up to 175 mph (282 kph) on Monday afternoon, as the slow-moving Category 5 storm was on course to barrel…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2025
As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa’s ferocity
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa’s ferocity

The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday. Melissa is currently…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2025
Why blowing up Venezuelan boats won’t stop the flow of drugs
Posted inBreaking News Military News National News

Why blowing up Venezuelan boats won’t stop the flow of drugs

CARACAS (NYT) — The U.S. military has killed at least 43 people in recent strikes on small boats that it says were smuggling drugs off the coast of Venezuela. President…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2025
Distant but dominant — Melissa fuels local showers and thunderstorms
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Distant but dominant — Melissa fuels local showers and thunderstorms

Humidity associated with the distant Melissa continues to affect the region, causing isolated rain and thunderstorms, mainly over the east, south and interior of Puerto Rico. Possible accumulation of rainwater…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2025
Social Security unveils cost-of-living adjustment for 2026. Here’s what to know.
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Social Security unveils cost-of-living adjustment for 2026. Here’s what to know.

WASHINGTON — Social security benefits will rise 2.8% starting in January, amounting to an additional $56 per month for 75 million recipients, the Social Security Administration (SSA) said on Friday.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2025
Hindu prayers to open meeting of the Legislature for the first time
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs St. Thomas News

Hindu prayers to open meeting of the Legislature for the first time

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Hindu prayers will open the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands meeting in St. Thomas on October 30, reportedly for the first time since its creation…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2025
Venezuela condemns ‘military provocation’ by CIA and Trinidad and Tobago
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Venezuela condemns ‘military provocation’ by CIA and Trinidad and Tobago

CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela today condemned what it said was a military provocation by neighboring Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, aimed at spurring a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2025
US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela

PORT-OF-SPAIN (AP) — A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago ‘s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2025
Funeral home displays wrong body at memorial service, leading relative to suffer heart attack
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Funeral home displays wrong body at memorial service, leading relative to suffer heart attack

COVINA — A California family was horrified to find a stranger’s body on display at a memorial service for their loved one — and the ordeal was enough to cause…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2025
Birth mom scams couple during adoption process in $17K fraud
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Birth mom scams couple during adoption process in $17K fraud

PANAMA CITY — A woman is charged with felony adoption deception after police in Florida said she scammed a married couple out of $17,000 during an adoption process. Ny-Quasia Mazzola…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2025

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