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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, moves on to Cuba
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, moves on to Cuba

KINGSTON, (Reuters) — Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm yesterday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2025
1.6 million people in the US illegally have self-deported, 500K deported: DHS
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

1.6 million people in the US illegally have self-deported, 500K deported: DHS

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security announced that 1.6 million people who were in the United States illegally have self-deported, and another 500,000 have been deported. The department has…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2025
A re-energized Hurricane Melissa now turns its attentions to Cuba
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

A re-energized Hurricane Melissa now turns its attentions to Cuba

KINGSTON — Hurricane Melissa was bringing life-threatening storm surge and flooding to Cuba today after leaving a swath of destruction in Jamaica, where many were cut off from the internet…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2025
High rip current risk for St. Croix this afternoon, NWS says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

High rip current risk for St. Croix this afternoon, NWS says

For St. Croix, breezy with a touch of rain this morning; otherwise, clouds yielding to some sun with a high of 91, AccuWeather said. Tonight our island can expect partly…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2025
Help cops find Danllerli Cabrera wanted for illegal gun act in St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Help cops find Danllerli Cabrera wanted for illegal gun act in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help tonight to find a man wanted on for an illegal gun act, authorities said. DANLLERLI CABRERA, 20, is wanted in connection for illegally…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
Hiker dies after falling from icy trail and plunging over cliff, rescuers say
Posted inBreaking News National News Tourism News

Hiker dies after falling from icy trail and plunging over cliff, rescuers say

LONE PINE — A hiker died after falling from an icy trail and plunging over a cliff on a California mountain, rescuers say. Inyo County Search and Rescue got a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
14 dead in more strikes against alleged drug boats, War sec says
Posted inBreaking News Military News National News

14 dead in more strikes against alleged drug boats, War sec says

WASHINGTON (ABC) — The U.S. has carried out strikes against four more alleged drug vessels in the Eastern Pacific, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday, killing 14 people. "Yesterday, at…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
25 states sue Trump administration over SNAP food stamp freeze during shutdown
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25 states sue Trump administration over SNAP food stamp freeze during shutdown

WASHINGTON (CBS) — A coalition of officials from half of the states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over the suspension of food stamp benefits amid the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
Lumoses Donawald arrested for tampering with a vehicle
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Lumoses Donawald arrested for tampering with a vehicle

CHRISTIANSTED — A St Croix man was arrested for allegedly tampering with a vehicle, authorities said. Lumoses Donawald, 33, was arrested and charged with trespass, damaging or tampering with a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
Judge faces increased scrutiny for jailing testifier over ‘daddy issues’
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Judge faces increased scrutiny for jailing testifier over ‘daddy issues’

ATLANTA — A 21-year-old woman testifying in support of her mother was jailed at the end of her parents’ divorce bench trial in Georgia — on illegal orders from a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025

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