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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Honduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation threat
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Honduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation threat

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras President Xiomara Castro ’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised mass…
Posted by John McCarthy January 5, 2025
St. Thomas man killed in Bovoni
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Thomas man killed in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Bovoni on St. Thomas Saturday night. Jahkeem Joseph, 25, was positively identified by a family member…
Posted by John McCarthy January 5, 2025
HIGH SURF ADVISORY: NWS warns of waves breaking 12-feet-high
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

HIGH SURF ADVISORY: NWS warns of waves breaking 12-feet-high

SAN JUAN — Pulses of northerly swells and increased winds across the region will bring choppy seas today and into this week, the National Weather Service said this morning. As a result,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 5, 2025
Man dies after waiting 5 and a half hours for service at St. Croix hospital
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Police News

Man dies after waiting 5 and a half hours for service at St. Croix hospital

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man died after waiting five a half hours for service in the ER at the Juan F. Luis Hospital, authorities said. The case began at…
Posted by John McCarthy January 5, 2025
Stacey Plaskett protests at speaker vote: U.S. ‘has a territory and a colonies problem’
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News National News

Stacey Plaskett protests at speaker vote: U.S. ‘has a territory and a colonies problem’

WASHINGTON — U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett protested the nonvoting status of the Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories Friday— sparking mixed reactions after she accused the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 5, 2025
Venezuelan oil transferred at new ship-to-ship spot in the Caribbean, tanker
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Venezuelan oil transferred at new ship-to-ship spot in the Caribbean, tanker

CARACAS — Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA this week began using a new location near La Borracha island in the Caribbean sea for transferring Venezuelan crude from one ship to…
Posted by John McCarthy January 4, 2025
A good reason to visit the British Virgin Islands: The Anegada Lobster Festival
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

A good reason to visit the British Virgin Islands: The Anegada Lobster Festival

ROAD TOWN. Tortola — Most travelers who have heard of the British Virgin Islands are familiar with Tortola and maybe even Jost Van Dyke and Virgin Gorda. Almost no one,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 4, 2025
Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be ambassador to the Bahamas. Trump made…
Posted by John McCarthy January 4, 2025
It’s Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

It’s Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo

BERLIN (AP) — For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it’s finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents. Trees that didn’t find a home this festive season were…
Posted by John McCarthy January 4, 2025
Trump’s sentencing is set for Jan. 10. Here’s what could happen next
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Trump’s sentencing is set for Jan. 10. Here’s what could happen next

NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future U.S. president, the judge in President-elect Donald Trump ‘s hush money…
Posted by John McCarthy January 4, 2025

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