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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Former hardware store clerk charged with theft, VIPD says
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Former hardware store clerk charged with theft, VIPD says

CHRISTIANSTED — A former Gallows Bay Hardware employee is accused of conspiring with a manager to fraudulently cash some of the store's supply of gift cards. Alicia Caleb, 55, was…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has nearly doubled to 680,000, according to a new UNICEF report released Wednesday that warns minors are…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
Soccer match between Argentina, Puerto Rico moved from Chicago to Florida amid immigration crackdown
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Soccer match between Argentina, Puerto Rico moved from Chicago to Florida amid immigration crackdown

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida amid the immigration crackdown in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
Florida man faces first-degree murder charge after his wife overdoses on cocaine
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Florida man faces first-degree murder charge after his wife overdoses on cocaine

HIALEAH — A Florida man faces a first-degree murder charge after his wife overdosed on cocaine that police say he supplied her earlier this year. The woman died at Palmetto…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
20-year-old reports mom missing, then cops find bones in burn pit
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

20-year-old reports mom missing, then cops find bones in burn pit

CLINTON — An Indiana man reported his mother missing, and now he’s accused of killing her and disposing of her body, authorities say. Nicholas Yates, 20, of Clinton, is charged…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
How many alleged drug boats has the US attacked? It depends on who you ask
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

How many alleged drug boats has the US attacked? It depends on who you ask

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — How many suspected drug boats has the U.S. military destroyed in the waters off Venezuela? It might be as high as six or as low as four,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
Caribbean island residents ask court to order Dutch state to take climate action
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Caribbean island residents ask court to order Dutch state to take climate action

THE HAGUE (Reuters) — Residents of the Dutch-Caribbean told a court on Tuesday that climate change had made life on their island of Bonaire unbearably hot and dry and asked judges to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
Trump says US hit another boat off Venezuela coast
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Trump says US hit another boat off Venezuela coast

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia (Reuters) — U.S. forces hit another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, adding that…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
Substitute teacher, 30, allegedly video chatted underage student while naked in shower to arrange sex
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Substitute teacher, 30, allegedly video chatted underage student while naked in shower to arrange sex

BARREN COUNTY — A Kentucky substitute teacher has been accused of exposing her breasts during an in-shower video chat with an underage student to arrange a sex meetup, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025
Mostly cloudy with occasional morning rain and a thunderstorm, high 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Mostly cloudy with occasional morning rain and a thunderstorm, high 90

Tropical Storm Jerry: No watches or warnings are in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico at this time, AccuWeather said. Hurricane Jerry will begin affecting St. Croix's…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2025

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