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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Haiti to hit pause on rebooting of a commission to disarm violent gangs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti to hit pause on rebooting of a commission to disarm violent gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — A rebooted effort in Haiti to disarm the country’s criminal gangs and reintegrate child soldiers into society is getting put on hold. The government of the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
Florida is the cruise capital of the world. See ships based in Miami
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Florida is the cruise capital of the world. See ships based in Miami

MIAMI — Florida is home to two of the busiest cruise passenger ports in the world, PortMiami and Port Everglades. PortMiami had a record 8.2 million visitors in fiscal year…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
Former federal prosecutors lay out possible crimes in Hope Florida saga
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Former federal prosecutors lay out possible crimes in Hope Florida saga

TALLAHASSEE (Herald Times) — A Republican lawmaker shocked Florida’s political world when he accused representatives of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration of committing federal crimes by diverting $10 million from a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
Man thinks he sees candy wrapper at Arkansas park — but it’s a 3.81-carat diamond
Posted inBreaking News National News Tourism News

Man thinks he sees candy wrapper at Arkansas park — but it’s a 3.81-carat diamond

LITTLE ROCK (MN) — A visitor from Minnesota had just entered the Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park when he spotted a “metallic, tinfoil-like shine” on the ground. David DeCook…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
As authoritarianism and Big Tech attack the press, democracy suffers 
Posted inBreaking News Education News International News

As authoritarianism and Big Tech attack the press, democracy suffers 

Two Vietnamese reporters are jailed for “propagandizing against the state.” A small local newspaper in Iowa just shuttered 144 years after publishing its first edition. On the surface, these seem…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
Puerto Rico authorities rescue 3 US tourists stranded in river as heavy rains persist
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Puerto Rico authorities rescue 3 US tourists stranded in river as heavy rains persist

SAN JUAN (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico said they rescued three U.S. tourists on Friday as heavy rains continue to pelt the U.S. territory. Police said in a statement that floodwaters…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
American Airlines adds new route to St. Croix as part of its USVI expansion
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

American Airlines adds new route to St. Croix as part of its USVI expansion

FREDERIKSTED (TTW) — American Airlines is enhancing its Caribbean offerings this winter by launching a new route from Chicago O’Hare to St. Croix and increasing its service to St. Thomas.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots, high 86
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St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots, high 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will experience considerable cloudiness with a thunderstorm in spots and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight it will be rather cloudy with a couple of…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
UNC ‘Hard Knocks’ scuttled over involvement of Bill Belichick’s girlfriend
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UNC ‘Hard Knocks’ scuttled over involvement of Bill Belichick’s girlfriend

CHAPEL BILL (Reuters) — Plans for the cameras to roll at North Carolina for the first-ever college season of "Hard Knocks" were called off over worries about the involvement of…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025
Female South Carolina high school dance teacher is suspended over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with student
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Female South Carolina high school dance teacher is suspended over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with student

HILTON HEAD — A South Carolina high school dance teacher has been suspended and charged following allegations of an 'inappropriate relationship' with a student. Victoria Montgomery, who has taught dance…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2025

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