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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Police say they rescued Caribbean Airlines pilot kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police say they rescued Caribbean Airlines pilot kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A Caribbean Airlines pilot who was kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago has been rescued following a police operation in which one of the suspects was killed, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday for an unexpected…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Times of sun and clouds with a passing morning shower or two, high 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Times of sun and clouds with a passing morning shower or two, high 90

Expect your Tuesday to be warm to hot with thunderstorms and a heat advisory, the National Weather Service said. HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Family brawl ends in mother’s arrest for allegedly assaulting minor daughter
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Family brawl ends in mother’s arrest for allegedly assaulting minor daughter

FREDERIKSTED — A female minor told police her mother picked a fight with her while she was sleeping in her bedroom. Christin Willie, 39, was arrested and charged with simple…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
St. Croix man charged after firefighter ‘assaulted’ while battling blaze
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Croix man charged after firefighter ‘assaulted’ while battling blaze

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was charged after allegedly assaulting a firefighter who was battling a blaze near Sunny Isle. Miguel Sanchez, 30, was arrested and charged with aggravated…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
Teacher indicted for sexual assault acts against 12-year-old female student
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Teacher indicted for sexual assault acts against 12-year-old female student

Orel Sharon, a middle-school English teacher, was indicted on Sunday by the prosecution on charges of severe acts of sexual assault, carried out against a student of his who was just…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
New Jersey teacher, 37, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 students
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

New Jersey teacher, 37, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 students

WALL TOWNSHIP (Fox News)— A New Jersey school teacher has admitted to sexually assaulting two of her teen students, prosecutors said.  Julie Rizzitello, 37, pleaded guilty last week to two counts of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
Venezuela to boost troops to tackle drug trafficking as US strengthens military in Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Venezuela to boost troops to tackle drug trafficking as US strengthens military in Caribbean

CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela pledged on Sunday to sharply boost troops in coastal states to tackle drug trafficking - a move that comes after the U.S. ordered the deployment of…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
‘No life left.’ Haitians find no home to return to as ‘Barbecue’ calls for peace
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

‘No life left.’ Haitians find no home to return to as ‘Barbecue’ calls for peace

“I don’t have anywhere to go. I don’t have anywhere to go.” Rose Marie Michel paced frantically in the middle of a once-bustling street in Port-au-Prince’s Delmas 30 neighborhood, overcome…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025

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