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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Franky Matthew shot dead in restroom during St. Thomas Carnival
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Franky Matthew shot dead in restroom during St. Thomas Carnival

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was shot dead in the restroom of the Fort Christian parking lot in St. Thomas just before midnight, authorities said. Franky…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Air traffic controller warns major airport unsafe for travel: ‘avoid Newark at all costs’
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Air traffic controller warns major airport unsafe for travel: ‘avoid Newark at all costs’

NEWARK (Daily Beast) — An air traffic controller warned Friday that Newark Liberty International Airport is unsafe for travelers due to staff shortages, according to MSNBC correspondent Tom Costello. “He…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Oil spill off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast raises alarm as DOGE cuts may threaten response efforts
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Health News

Oil spill off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast raises alarm as DOGE cuts may threaten response efforts

NEW ORLEANS (CBS) — Former federal disaster response specialists and national environmental groups warn that DOGE job cuts may hamper the response to a major oil spill off Louisiana's Gulf Coast this…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Anegada residents jolted from sleep by 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the BVI
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

Anegada residents jolted from sleep by 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the BVI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Some BVI residents in Anegada were jolted from their sleep by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake early this morning. The moderate earthquake, which took place at a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Miami federal detention center confirms case of tuberculosis
Posted inBreaking News Education News Health News

Miami federal detention center confirms case of tuberculosis

MIAMI — Days after a case of active tuberculosis was found in a Florida high school, the federal detention center in Miami has confirmed its own single case, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
US forecasters are more hobbled than ever as hurricane season nears
Posted in2016 Presidential Election At VIFreep Breaking News

US forecasters are more hobbled than ever as hurricane season nears

MIAMI (CNN) — The National Weather Service is in worse shape than previously known, according to interviews with current and former meteorologists, due to a combination of layoffs, early retirements and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
St. Croix: mostly cloudy, brief morning shower or two, high of 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: mostly cloudy, brief morning shower or two, high of 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a brief shower or two in the morning and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Two men in ICE custody died of ‘natural’ causes. Were their deaths preventable?
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Two men in ICE custody died of ‘natural’ causes. Were their deaths preventable?

MIAMI — He survived Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war. But after he arrived at…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
Florida congresswomen demand answers after Haitian woman dies in ICE custody
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Florida congresswomen demand answers after Haitian woman dies in ICE custody

MIAMI —Two Florida congresswomen who visited the Broward Transitional Center on Friday after a 44 year-old Haitian woman died in the custody of immigration authorities expressed concern over the lack…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is conducting a nationwide, multi-agency review of 450,000 migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents during President Joe Biden’s term.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025

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