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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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

Hurricane Melissa barrels towards Jamaica as Category 5 storm, threatening catastrophe

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Jamaicans braced for impact today as Hurricane Melissa neared landfall, threatening catastrophic storm surges, flash floods, and landslides as the worst storm to hit the Caribbean island…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
Hurricane Melissa to bring ‘catastrophic situation’ to Jamaica in storm of the century
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Melissa to bring ‘catastrophic situation’ to Jamaica in storm of the century

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Hurricane Melissa was expected to bring catastrophe as it makes landfall in Jamaica with storm surges, flash floods and landslides in the worst storm to hit the Caribbean…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
Breezy with clouds and sun, a couple of showers this morning, high 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Breezy with clouds and sun, a couple of showers this morning, high 90

Quiet Night with a Few Showers and Rip Currents A calm evening is expected with a few passing showers and a moderate to high rip current risk along north-facing beaches.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025
70-year-old mom faces murder charges for holding man in a chokehold while her daughter beat him to death
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

70-year-old mom faces murder charges for holding man in a chokehold while her daughter beat him to death

CANTON, Ohio — Dorothy Lowery, 70, and her daughter, Yolanda R. Lowery, 54, both from Canton, Ohio, have been charged with murder after allegedly attacking and killing a man later found…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2025
Couple tries to flee territory to avoid charges of child rape, VIPD says
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Couple tries to flee territory to avoid charges of child rape, VIPD says

CHRISTIANSTED — After a nine-month long investigation, the Virgin Islands Police Department announced the arrest of a St. Croix couple in connection to the rape of a 7-year-old child. Elliot…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2025
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

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