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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Tomorrow: cloudy with a couple of showers, high 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Tomorrow: cloudy with a couple of showers, high 88

Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the islands, increasing the flooding threat. If driving, be prepared to see puddles cover the road, reduce your visibility, and lightning are likely throughout…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2025
Chauncey Billups allegedly tipped off NBA gambling ring Trail Blazers planned to tank upcoming game: feds
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Chauncey Billups allegedly tipped off NBA gambling ring Trail Blazers planned to tank upcoming game: feds

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups apparently leaked insider info to gamblers that his team was planning to tank so they could place bets and win big, federal court…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Cops launch appeal to ID shooter at Four Winds Plaza
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Cops launch appeal to ID shooter at Four Winds Plaza

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the person of interest depicted in the photograph above. This individual is wanted in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Guns, ammunition found in search of accused burglar’s residence in Golden Rock
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Guns, ammunition found in search of accused burglar’s residence in Golden Rock

CHRISTIANSTED — Police found two handguns and ammunition inside the residence of an accused burglar in Estate Golden Rock, authorities said. Victor Murray III was arrested and charged with carrying…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Boston woman faces theft charge after $20,000 goes missing from Liberty VI
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Boston woman faces theft charge after $20,000 goes missing from Liberty VI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Massachusetts woman is facing theft charges after being accused of stealing $20,000.00 from the telecommunications company she worked for in St. Thomas, authorities said. Khadijah R.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Russia bombs kindergarten in Kharkiv, Ukraine says
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Russia bombs kindergarten in Kharkiv, Ukraine says

KYIV — Russian forces struck a kindergarten in Kharkiv with killer drones on Wednesday morning, according to top Ukrainian officials. “There was a direct hit on a private kindergarten in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
UN experts say US strikes against Venezuela in international waters amount to ‘extrajudicial executions’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

UN experts say US strikes against Venezuela in international waters amount to ‘extrajudicial executions’

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. strikes against Venezuela in international waters are a dangerous escalation and amount to "extrajudicial executions," a group of independent United Nations experts said on Tuesday.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Arizona sues over Speaker Johnson’s refusal to swear in Democrats’ newest congresswoman
Posted inBreaking News National News

Arizona sues over Speaker Johnson’s refusal to swear in Democrats’ newest congresswoman

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Arizona’s attorney general has sued the US House of Representatives over Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat an Arizona member of Congress – who was elected…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Lots of clouds, breezy in the morning, then a little rain in the afternoon
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Lots of clouds, breezy in the morning, then a little rain in the afternoon

Shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today across the region, with higher chance of flooding over southern and eastern portions of Puerto Rico. If driving through those areas, be aware…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025

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