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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Desperate Putin begging Trump for help as he’s losing war to Ukraine
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Desperate Putin begging Trump for help as he’s losing war to Ukraine

KYIV (Reuters) — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned today that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and freedom — or Washington’s backing — over a U.S. peace plan that endorses key Russian demands,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
Elementary school student says assistant principal took him out of class to sexually assault him
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Elementary school student says assistant principal took him out of class to sexually assault him

CHARLOTTE AMALE — An elementary school student has come forward with shocking allegations that a assistant principal on St. Thomas took him out of class to sexually assault him. Clifton…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
Curaçao makes soccer history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Curaçao makes soccer history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island country Curaçao will go to the 2026 World Cup as the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the marquee event…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
President Trump, here’s a plan to end Venezuela’s dictatorship
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

President Trump, here’s a plan to end Venezuela’s dictatorship

Now that President Trump has deployed the largest U.S. warship in the Caribbean and Venezuela’s dictatorship fears an imminent U.S. attack, he should urgently offer an exit strategy to Venezuela’s…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
VIPA makes important announcement about St. Thomas airport hours
Posted inBreaking News Business News St. Thomas News

VIPA makes important announcement about St. Thomas airport hours

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority made an important announcement about the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas this afternoon. "Starting December 1, 2025, Cyril E. King…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
Kertis Tonge Jr. gets life for murder at Lorraine Village
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Kertis Tonge Jr. gets life for murder at Lorraine Village

KINGSHILL - Kertis Tonge, Jr., 34, was given a sentence of life without parole for the 2024 murder of Quanza Heath, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea said today. This…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
Venezuela says opposition leader will become fugitive if she collects Nobel
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Venezuela says opposition leader will become fugitive if she collects Nobel

CARACAS (BBC) — Venezuela's opposition leader will be considered a "fugitive" if she travels to Norway to collect her Nobel Peace Prize, the nation's attorney general has said. Tarik William…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
Dominican Republic court strikes down gay sex ban in the police and armed forces
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Dominican Republic court strikes down gay sex ban in the police and armed forces

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has issued a landmark ruling ending a ban that criminalized same-sex conduct within the country’s police department and its armed forces.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
Venezuela’s military in spotlight thanks to US military presence in Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Venezuela’s military in spotlight thanks to US military presence in Caribbean

ISTANBUL, Turkiye — An infographic titled "US military presence in the Caribbean puts spotlight on Venezuela's military power" created on November 21, 2025. After the US carried out a massive…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4 million, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction
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Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4 million, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction

A painting by Gustav Klimt has sold for a record-breaking $236.4m (£179.7m, A$364m) with fees, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction and the most expensive work of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2025

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