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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
U.S., Caribbean community condemn plans by gangs, allies to overthrow Haiti government
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

U.S., Caribbean community condemn plans by gangs, allies to overthrow Haiti government

PORT-AU-PRINCE (MH) — The U.S. State Department and the Caribbean Community are condemning looming threats by a powerful gang coalition in Haiti to escalate violence against residents in an effort…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean

LONDON (DM) — A Jamaican rapist has escaped deportation because his criminal record in Britain means he "might not be eligible for witness protection" in his home country. The convicted…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
British teacher taken hostage at gunpoint in Trinidad – before managing to escape by jumping out of the trunk of kidnapper’s car
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

British teacher taken hostage at gunpoint in Trinidad – before managing to escape by jumping out of the trunk of kidnapper’s car

PORT OF SPAIN — A British teacher was taken hostage at gunpoint in the Caribbean before managing to jump out of the kidnapper's car boot and make an escape. Zaheer…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
Fire reveals remains of girl missing since 2023. Dad is now charged
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Fire reveals remains of girl missing since 2023. Dad is now charged

TALLAHASSEE (MN) — The 2023 case of a 12-year-old girl who reportedly walked away from home in the middle of the night has taken a dramatic turn, with her dad…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
Puerto Rico revisits short-term rental regulation with new Senate bill
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Puerto Rico revisits short-term rental regulation with new Senate bill

SAN JUAN — Efforts to regulate short-term rentals (STRs) in Puerto Rico continue with the first public hearing for the latest bill to tackle a complex issue that affects multiple…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
USVI exempt from Imposing Trump tariff due to quirk of history
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

USVI exempt from Imposing Trump tariff due to quirk of history

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands is eyeing an opportunity to benefit from President Donald Trump’s dramatic attempt to reorder global trade by trying to exploit its unique status…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, died Sunday. He was 89. He was a prolific author and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny with a shower in spots, high of 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Partly sunny with a shower in spots, high of 90

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny with a shower in spots and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy with a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
Ervin Christophe arrested for DUI driving near church in Grove Place
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Ervin Christophe arrested for DUI driving near church in Grove Place

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested for impaired driving near a church in Grove Place on Saturday night, authorities said. Ervin Christophe, 65, was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy April 13, 2025
Declassified Cold War-era CIA files detail Soviet clash with aliens who witnesses say turned soldiers to stone
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Declassified Cold War-era CIA files detail Soviet clash with aliens who witnesses say turned soldiers to stone

MOSCOW (NYP) —A declassified Cold War-era file from the CIA has gone viral over its coverage of a supposed clash between Soviet soldiers and a UFO, whose passengers reportedly turned the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 13, 2025

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