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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Babysitter checking for monsters finds man hiding under child’s bed
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Babysitter checking for monsters finds man hiding under child’s bed

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (CBS) — A babysitter in Kansas found a troubling surprise after a child she was watching complained there was a "monster" hiding. The babysitter found a man…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2025
USVI gets its first droponic trailer freight farm
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

USVI gets its first droponic trailer freight farm

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Education's Sustainability and Agricultural Education (SAE) Division is excited to announce the arrival and installation of the territory's first-ever hydroponic trailer freight farm,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2025
UN warns of ‘severe’ human rights abuses in Haiti as illegal weapons proliferate
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

UN warns of ‘severe’ human rights abuses in Haiti as illegal weapons proliferate

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A steady stream of illegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase in gang violence and leading to severe human rights abuses, according to a U.N. report released Thursday. More…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2025
Bodies of 2 men found in burnt truck at school identified by FBI
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Bodies of 2 men found in burnt truck at school identified by FBI

FREDERIKSTED — Police on St. Croix said the FBI identified the charred bodies of two men found in a pickup truck engulfed in flames last August near the former Good…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2025
Ramon Gantier Jr. arrested on gun charge after falling asleep under a pool table in a bar
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Ramon Gantier Jr. arrested on gun charge after falling asleep under a pool table in a bar

CHRISTIANSTED – "Have gun, will travel" was the title of an old TV western. But for one St. Croix man, he only got as far as Peter's Rest - before…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2025
St. Croix: partly sunny and breezy, a shower after noon and a high of 89
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: partly sunny and breezy, a shower after noon and a high of 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and breezy, with a shower in places this afternoon and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2025
Police chief pooped on floor and spiked office coffee with Adderall, Viagra
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Police chief pooped on floor and spiked office coffee with Adderall, Viagra

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey (MN) — A New Jersey police chief is accused of extensive workplace misconduct that includes defecating on the floor, sticking an officer’s genitals with a needle,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 27, 2025
At least 6 dead after submarine carrying tourists on a reef tour in Red Sea sinks off Egypt
Posted inBreaking News International News Tourism News

At least 6 dead after submarine carrying tourists on a reef tour in Red Sea sinks off Egypt

CAIRO (AP) — A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada on Thursday, leaving six Russians dead,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 27, 2025
Primary school teacher who sued after colleague imitated famous Lilt catchphrase in Caribbean accent loses racial discrimination case
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Primary school teacher who sued after colleague imitated famous Lilt catchphrase in Caribbean accent loses racial discrimination case

LONDON — A primary school teacher sued for race discrimination after a colleague put on a Caribbean accent and said "Totally Tropical Taste" to imitate a soft drink advert catchphrase.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 27, 2025
What we know about the Tufts University PhD student detained by federal agents
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

What we know about the Tufts University PhD student detained by federal agents

BOSTON (CNN) — As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they…
Posted by John McCarthy March 27, 2025

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