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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
A court in Trinidad blocks extradition of former FIFA vice president Jack Warner to the US
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

A court in Trinidad blocks extradition of former FIFA vice president Jack Warner to the US

PORT-OF-SPAIN (AP) — Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner won a decade-long court battle on Tuesday against being extradited to the U.S. to face corruption charges in a bribery scandal involving soccer’s…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2025
Colombia’s president calls for criminal investigation into Trump over Caribbean strikes
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Colombia’s president calls for criminal investigation into Trump over Caribbean strikes

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials involved in this month’s deadly strikes on boats in…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2025
A new generation of musicians is revitalizing the music scene in Cuba
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

A new generation of musicians is revitalizing the music scene in Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2025
Cloudy with a couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm, watch for flooding
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Cloudy with a couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm, watch for flooding

Attention U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico! The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor two systems with a high chance of development in the next seven days in the western…
Posted by John McCarthy September 24, 2025
Father, son arrested after family dispute turns violent in Fortuna
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Father, son arrested after family dispute turns violent in Fortuna

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Police are investigating after responding to a domestic violence call in Fortuna on St. Thomas Saturday morning. Edmundo Zayas, 66, was arrested Monday and charged with simple…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2025
Man accused of threatening woman and her child at gunpoint
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man accused of threatening woman and her child at gunpoint

FREDERIKSTED – A St. Croix man is accused of pointing a firearm at a woman and her child during an argument, authorities said. Michael Weeks was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2025
Two tropical depressions could threaten Bahamas, Caribbean this week
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Two tropical depressions could threaten Bahamas, Caribbean this week

Hurricane Gabrielle has weakened but is still a Category 4 hurricane as of the 2 p.m. National Hurricane Center update on Tuesday, September 23, although dangerous rip currents may affect east coast…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2025
U.S. naval forces have sunk a fourth suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, Trump says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

U.S. naval forces have sunk a fourth suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, Trump says

U.S. naval forces have conducted another lethal strike on a vessel President Donald Trump said was tied to a designated terrorist organization involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean. The…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2025
Carnival cruise passenger from US reported missing after leaving ship early, telling crew she ‘did not want to be found’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Carnival cruise passenger from US reported missing after leaving ship early, telling crew she ‘did not want to be found’

BONAIRE — A Carnival cruise passenger was reported missing after she left the ship during a stop in the Caribbean with her luggage in tow and told the perplexed crew…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2025
Man dies after being shot on Fort Lauderdale Beach
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Man dies after being shot on Fort Lauderdale Beach

FORT LAUDERDALE — A car crash into a Fort Lauderdale seawall early Tuesday morning led police to discover a man with a gunshot wound to the chest Officers responded around…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2025

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