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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Trump confirms conversation with Venezuela’s Maduro
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Trump confirms conversation with Venezuela’s Maduro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2025
Caribbean leaders kept in the loop as Trump weighs next steps in region
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Caribbean leaders kept in the loop as Trump weighs next steps in region

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. military officials met with Caribbean leaders last week as the Trump administration has escalated its firepower in the region as part of what it calls a campaign…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2025
Partly sunny with a shower in our area this afternoon, high 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Partly sunny with a shower in our area this afternoon, high 88

Increasing thunderstorm potential today into tonight. An approaching upper-level trough and cooling temperatures aloft will create favorable conditions for isolated thunderstorms later today into tonight. Localized flooding impacts are possible,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2025
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season ends today
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season ends today

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season proved to be consequential, even though no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S for the first time since 2015. Three Category 5 hurricanes formed during…
Posted by John McCarthy November 30, 2025
Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety," but gave no further details, stirring anxiety and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 30, 2025
Dominican Republic grants US access to restricted areas for its deadly fight against drugs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Dominican Republic grants US access to restricted areas for its deadly fight against drugs

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced this week that he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight…
Posted by John McCarthy November 30, 2025
Breezy with clouds breaking for some sun and a couple brief showers late a.m.
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Breezy with clouds breaking for some sun and a couple brief showers late a.m.

Today St. Croix will see breezy conditions with the clouds breaking for some sun, AccuWeather said. We'll have a couple of brief showers late this morning and a high of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 30, 2025
Help cops find Jamen ‘Amo’ Brathwaite wanted for murder
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Crime News

Help cops find Jamen ‘Amo’ Brathwaite wanted for murder

 KINGSHILL — Police are asking for your assistance to find a man on St. Croix. Jamen R. "Amo" Brathwaite, 25, of Bethlehem Village, is wanted in connection to a homicide,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 29, 2025
‘Such a travesty.’ Advocates for Haiti blast Trump administration’s move to end TPS
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

‘Such a travesty.’ Advocates for Haiti blast Trump administration’s move to end TPS

The Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status, TPS, for up to a half million Haitians prompted an immediate wave of criticism from non-profit organizations working in Haiti, community…
Posted by John McCarthy November 29, 2025
Trinidad’s leader backtracks and says US Marines are in the country working on airport radar
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Trinidad’s leader backtracks and says US Marines are in the country working on airport radar

PORT-OF-SPAIN (AP) — The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago retracted comments where she asserted that no U.S. Marines were currently in the twin-island nation — a development that comes as the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 29, 2025

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