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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy in the morning with a brief shower or two; otherwise, a blend of sun and clouds for a high of 89. AccuWeather…
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The roof of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican capital collapsed during a merengue concert, killing at least 124 people and injuring hundreds more. Politicians, athletes and a…
SAN JUAN (WABC) — An 81-year-old woman who has been stranded with her emotional support animal, a pet parrot, in Puerto Rico is coming home to New York City. Maria Fraterrigo…
TAMPA (MH) — A 27-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash while helping his younger brother who broke down on the side of the highway, Florida Highway Patrol said.…
BEIJING (MN) — While studying coral reefs in the South China Sea, tiny “vibrant red” creatures — less than half an inch wide — caught the attention of researchers. Divers…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — More than 260 people were killed during recent gang attacks on two communities in Haiti’s capital, according to a report on Monday by the U.N. political mission in Haiti that…
"Don't let some of these politicians go around saying, you know, because I'm telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass. They are. They are dying to…
NEW YORK (DB) — An American Airlines flight was forced to turn around mid-way through its journey after a passenger began causing a disturbance over a wrong meal. Passengers on a flight…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has revoked two licenses it had granted in recent years for the development of offshore natural gas projects between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela,…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Boat Expo, recognized as the Caribbean's premier boat show, is set to open its doors in just 36 days at the IGY Marine Yacht…