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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Trump wants to end food stamps for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Plaskett warns
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs National News

Trump wants to end food stamps for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Plaskett warns

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett used the opening of the Agriculture and Food Fair in Estate Lower Love on Saturday to issue a stern warning to residents of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Occasional showers and life-threatening rip currents
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Occasional showers and life-threatening rip currents

SAN JUAN — A perturbation in the atmosphere is expected to reach our area today, which will increase shower activity in the islands, the National Weather Service said. We can…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: “You are not fit for continued employment”
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: “You are not fit for continued employment”

Probational federal employees who lost their jobs on Thursday as part of the Trump administration's mass firing of government workers expressed shock and anger at the terminations, which they contend will hurt the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Imprisoned ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ couple to seek pardons from Trump
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Imprisoned ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ couple to seek pardons from Trump

Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to federal prison in 2022 after being convicted of defrauding banks out of millions of dollars. The imprisoned reality television couple known for the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025
Shower activity and breezy conditions persist for the islands
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Shower activity and breezy conditions persist for the islands

SAN JUAN — The National Weather Service says we can expect the shower activity to continue during the morning hours, mainly in the windward sections of the islands. Temperatures will…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025
Bryan lauds bipartisan bill to extend rum cover-over rate
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Bryan lauds bipartisan bill to extend rum cover-over rate

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan said that a bipartisan piece of legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday by Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and Congressman…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025
Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
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Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided

NEW YORK (AP) — To President Donald Trump, it’s a hotbed of “waste, fraud and abuse” whose only purpose is to “destroy people” and whose staff amounts to a “vicious…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025
Senator mourns loss of beloved cultural icon Wayne ‘Bully’ Petersen
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Senator mourns loss of beloved cultural icon Wayne ‘Bully’ Petersen

FREDERIKSTED — Senator Angel Bolques Jr. humbly joins the Virgin Islands community in mourning the profound loss of Wayne “Bully” Petersen, a true cultural treasure whose legacy will forever echo…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2025
U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team dominates U.S. Virgin Islands 22-0 to kick off 2025 CONCACAF qualifiers
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U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team dominates U.S. Virgin Islands 22-0 to kick off 2025 CONCACAF qualifiers

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team kicked off the 2025 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers with a dominant 22-0 victory against the U.S. Virgin Islands this week. The…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2025

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