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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Satanist janitor sentenced after putting poop and ‘bodily fluid’ in kids’ school food
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Satanist janitor sentenced after putting poop and ‘bodily fluid’ in kids’ school food

BRIDGETON (NYP) — An elementary school janitor in New Jersey has been sentenced to eight years in jail after admitting he deliberately contaminated students’ cafeteria food with feces and bodily fluids. Giovanni…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
Pregnant teen found safe after vanishing with 40-year-old man
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Pregnant teen found safe after vanishing with 40-year-old man

OMAHA (KSS) — A pregnant teenager whose disappearance sparked a months-long AMBER Alert in multiple states has been found safe, Wisconsin authorities say. Sophia Franklin, missing since Feb. 2 from…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
Trump stokes trade war as world reels from tariff shock
Posted inBreaking News Business News International News

Trump stokes trade war as world reels from tariff shock

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports sparked threats of retaliation on Thursday, as companies and governments rushed to count the costs from an…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
Journalists in Haiti defy bullets and censorship to cover unprecedented violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Journalists in Haiti defy bullets and censorship to cover unprecedented violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jean-Jacques Asperges once relished returning home after a long day working at a radio station in one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists. He…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
Teacher had sex with student in classroom
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Teacher had sex with student in classroom

CHICAGO (TMZ) — An Illinois teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student she tutored allegedly began messaging him using a digital school platform, which prosecutors say ramped up into…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, windy, a passing shower or 2 and a high of 87
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Partly sunny, windy, a passing shower or 2 and a high of 87

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and windy with a passing shower or two and a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be rather…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
‘Cowboy’ customer shoots ‘drug dealer’ in the ‘buttocks’ and walks away with the swag without paying, cops say
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

‘Cowboy’ customer shoots ‘drug dealer’ in the ‘buttocks’ and walks away with the swag without paying, cops say

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a marijuana deal broke bad when the customer refused to pay for his "goods" at the point of sale and then simply walked away…
Posted by John McCarthy April 2, 2025
Woman’s body found on Fisher Street
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Woman’s body found on Fisher Street

CHRISTIANSTED — Virgin Islands police discovered the decomposing body of a woman in St. Croix late Tuesday morning. An emergency dispatcher got a call at 11:23 a.m. from a concerned…
Posted by John McCarthy April 2, 2025
Elon Musk dramatically steps down from DOGE in shock move after Trump expressed private doubts
Posted inBreaking News Business News Health News

Elon Musk dramatically steps down from DOGE in shock move after Trump expressed private doubts

WASHINGTON (DM) — President Donald Trump has told his Cabinet and inner circle that Elon Musk is stepping back from his government role. The Tesla and Space X founder will soon be returning to the business…
Posted by John McCarthy April 2, 2025
Democrats’ win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk
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Democrats’ win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real loser of the election…
Posted by John McCarthy April 2, 2025

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