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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
FEMA “not ready” for hurricane season, internal review says
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

FEMA “not ready” for hurricane season, internal review says

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is "not ready" for hurricane season in June, according to an internal review obtained by CBS News— as FEMA contends with staff cuts and a push by…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Chris Brown to remain behind bars after bottle smashing attack in London
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Entertainment News

Chris Brown to remain behind bars after bottle smashing attack in London

LONDON — Chris Brown will remain in police custody following his UK arrest and grievous bodily harm charge, Judge Joanne Hirst ruled today, per Reuters. His next appearance will be on June 13 at London's…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Two hikers dead and seven rescued in flooding on the Caribbean island of Martinique
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Two hikers dead and seven rescued in flooding on the Caribbean island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE (AP) — Nine hikers on the French Caribbean island of Martinique were swept away by a swollen river, leaving two of them dead and seven requiring a rescue, officials…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
USVI offers a dazzling paradise of beaches, color and historic sites
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

USVI offers a dazzling paradise of beaches, color and historic sites

CRUZ BAY — The beaches of the U.S. Virgin Islands dazzle with light and color. Tropical breezes drift across palm-lined bays. The three main islands - St. Thomas, St. John…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, a bit of rain in the afternoon, high 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, a bit of rain in the afternoon, high 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a bit of rain in the afternoon and a high of 86. AccuWeather said. Abundant moisture from the east…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Haiti gang leader denies ties to 400 Mawozo group, or role in kidnapping U.S. missionaries
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti gang leader denies ties to 400 Mawozo group, or role in kidnapping U.S. missionaries

WASHINGTON (Miami Herald) — Germine Joly, the Haitian gang leader who ran a gunrunning conspiracy and kidnapping racket from the inside of a Haitian jail, denied any gang affiliation or…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Zelenskiy says he won’t join Istanbul talks after Putin sent ‘decorative’ delegation
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Zelenskiy says he won’t join Istanbul talks after Putin sent ‘decorative’ delegation

ISTANBUL — Russia's Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face to face with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Turkey on Thursday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine's…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Sayif Brooks gets 8 years for driving through 79-year-old man
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Sayif Brooks gets 8 years for driving through 79-year-old man

KINGSHILL — Sayif Brooks, 32, of St. Croix, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for negligent homicide by motor vehicle, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea said…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Carnival Cruise Line SLAMMED by mourning woman who was refused a refund for her ‘forced’ cancelled vacation
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Carnival Cruise Line SLAMMED by mourning woman who was refused a refund for her ‘forced’ cancelled vacation

MIAMI — A woman who suffered a tragic miscarriage just days before she was set to embark on a cruise has claimed that the cruise line is now refusing to…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Pepsi, Coca-Cola to blame for plastic waste crisis in the USVI, lawsuit alleges
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Environmental News

Pepsi, Coca-Cola to blame for plastic waste crisis in the USVI, lawsuit alleges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands government is suing PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over the companies' alleged roles in the territory's "dire" plastic waste problem. The lawsuit claims the companies…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025

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