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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Cuba struggles to ease power cuts amid reduced fuel supplies from Venezuela, Mexico
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Cuba struggles to ease power cuts amid reduced fuel supplies from Venezuela, Mexico

HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba's imports of crude and fuel in the first 10 months of the year fell more than a third compared with the same period of 2024 as…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2025
Trump’s White House tried to slow-walk a vote on the Epstein files. It failed.
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Trump’s White House tried to slow-walk a vote on the Epstein files. It failed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House was quietly lobbying senators to slow-walk a vote to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein even as President Donald Trump publicly…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2025
Cops ID dead body found in bushes near Castle Burke
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Cops ID dead body found in bushes near Castle Burke

FREDERIKSTED – Police are investigating after a bullet-riddled body was found in the bushes near Castle Burke on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Malik "CTE" Anthony Francis, 33, of Frederiksted, was…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2025
Trade between Latin America and the Caribbean due to grow in 2025 despite US tariff policy,  ECLAC report shows 
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Trade between Latin America and the Caribbean due to grow in 2025 despite US tariff policy,  ECLAC report shows 

SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Trade between Latin America and the Caribbean will likely grow in 2025 despite broad U.S. tariffs across the region, which have had a weaker impact than initially…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2025
Mostly cloudy with widely separated thunderstorms, high 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Mostly cloudy with widely separated thunderstorms, high 86

Once again, you can expect shower and thunderstorm activity across the islands, with highest chance of flooding in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said. "Don't forget your umbrella and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2025
Can iguana poop make you sick? What the experts say
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Can iguana poop make you sick? What the experts say

MIAMI (CBS) — Iguanas are becoming a growing health concern in South Florida, with doctors and residents warning that the invasive reptiles can spread salmonella through their droppings and even their bites — a…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2025
Caribbean nations tell UK: Help us ‘clean up mess’ you made
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Caribbean nations tell UK: Help us ‘clean up mess’ you made

LONDON (Reuters) — A delegation from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reparations commission visiting London for the first time urged Britain on Tuesday to help Caribbean nations "clean up the mess" left behind…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2025
Trump, floating talks with Maduro, declines to rule out troops in Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Trump, floating talks with Maduro, declines to rule out troops in Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Monday he has not ruled out putting American forces on the ground in Venezuela, while expressing a willingness to hear directly from…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2025
‘DUKES’ OF HAZARD stalked 11-year-old girl in his class, wrote her 60 love letters. He got probation.
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

‘DUKES’ OF HAZARD stalked 11-year-old girl in his class, wrote her 60 love letters. He got probation.

BEAUFORT — A South Carolina elementary school teacher who showered an 11-year-old former student with over 60 “love letters,” gifts and unwanted hugs pleaded guilty to harassment — but will…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2025
Shower and thunderstorm activity increases today
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Shower and thunderstorm activity increases today

Today St. Croix will see clouds and sun with widely-separated thunderstorms this morning and a high of 87, AccuWeather said. The high risk of rip currents continues in St. Croix,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 18, 2025

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