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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
6 people dead, 25 hospitalized due to Listeria outbreak linked to recalled pasta meals
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

6 people dead, 25 hospitalized due to Listeria outbreak linked to recalled pasta meals

A listeria outbreak linked to recalled prepared pasta meals has left six people dead and numerous others hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to data…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
How the US is preparing a military staging ground near Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

How the US is preparing a military staging ground near Venezuela

SAN JUAN — The United States military is upgrading a long-abandoned former Cold War naval base in the Caribbean, a Reuters visual investigation has found, suggesting preparations for sustained operations…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Nelson Navarro accused of breaking into woman’s home, strangling her
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Nelson Navarro accused of breaking into woman’s home, strangling her

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man is accused of breaking into a woman's house and strangling her, authorities said. Nelson Navarro, 39, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica’s farmers and fishers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica’s farmers and fishers

The updates sent by friends and neighbors on WhatsApp confirmed what fisher Prince Davis already feared: Hurricane Melissa put a hole in the stern of his 50-foot (15-meter) fishing boat,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Breezy winds along the coasts as more stable weather sets in
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Breezy winds along the coasts as more stable weather sets in

Today: St. Croix will be breezy with sun and some clouds and an afternoon shower in places., AccuWeather said. High 90. Tonight: St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions with…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible "fast" military action in Nigeria if the West African nation…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
Russia denounces ‘excessive’ US military force in Caribbean, backs Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Russia denounces ‘excessive’ US military force in Caribbean, backs Venezuela

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia's foreign ministry denounced on Saturday "excessive military force" by the United States in the Caribbean Sea deployed as part of a drive against drug trafficking and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
580,000 bottles of a blood pressure drug recalled over cancer risk, FDA says
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

580,000 bottles of a blood pressure drug recalled over cancer risk, FDA says

The Federal Drug Administration said drugmakers have recalled more than 580,000 bottles of a blood pressure medication over concerns that it may include a cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based drugmaker Teva…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime

The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025

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