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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) proudly celebrates the recognition of two of its pristine beaches, Trunk Bay in St. John and Magen's Bay in St. Thomas, as a top 10…
HOUSTON — Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday. He was 76 years old. A two-time heavyweight…
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mainly cloudy and humid with a little rain and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. St. Croix will be breezy in the afternoon;…
MIAMI — The federal government has recently detained Cubans with I-220A documents during immigration check-ins in Miami, creating panic and uncertainty in South Florida’s immigrant communities Immigration lawyers estimate that…
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on…
In January, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from a massive ice shelf in Antarctica, revealing an underwater world never before seen by humans. An international team of…
SAN JUAN (AP) — A new partnership between U.S. maritime company Crowley and Spain-based Naturgy Energy Group announced this week is expected to increase the amount of liquified natural gas…
CRUZ BAY — Governor Albert Bryan brought more than a listening ear to the Adrian Senior Center on Thursday — he brought lunch. In a heartfelt gesture of community and…
CHRISTIANSTED — A California native has admitted to stealing nearly $400,000 from the St. Croix law firm that employed her, authorities said. Nicole Morales, 48, a resident of St. Croix,…