Skip to content
Virgin Islands Free Press Virgin Islands Free Press

Virgin Islands Free Press/Latest News and Updates

  • Home
  • #12664 (no title)
  • Blog
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • My account
  • Refund and Returns Policy
  • Shop
  • V.I. FREE PRESS SUPPORT
  • About Us
  • Location
  • Contact Us
  • facebook.com
  • twitter.com
  • t.me
  • instagram.com
  • youtube.com
Subscribe

Posts by John McCarthy

  • Home
  • John McCarthy
  • Page 31
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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
US charges 19 with flooding Washington Square Park with drugs
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

US charges 19 with flooding Washington Square Park with drugs

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed charges today against 19 people who they said ran a year-round open-air drug market in Washington Square Park, distributing millions of doses…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
Serial fraudster Daliqua Moses finally captured on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Serial fraudster Daliqua Moses finally captured on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman sought repeatedly by local police for check fraud and related crimes was finally apprehended on St. Thomas, authorities said. Daliqua Moses, 27, was arrested and…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
Therese Williams accused of pointing gun at Wendy’s employee in ‘dispute’ at restaurant
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Therese Williams accused of pointing gun at Wendy’s employee in ‘dispute’ at restaurant

CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix woman was charged with assault for allegedly pointing a gun at a Wendy's employee during "a dispute "at its Sunny Isle Shopping Center restaurant, authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
4 killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific: Hegseth
Posted inBreaking News Military News National News

4 killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific: Hegseth

WASHINGTON (ABC) — Four people were killed in the latest U.S. military airstrike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
Veterans health care network flags changes for USVI, Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Veterans health care network flags changes for USVI, Puerto Rico

TAMPA —  The Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Antonio Sánchez as the new executive director of the VA Caribbean Healthcare System which serves…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
‘The helpers need help’. Food banks brace for impact as SNAP cliff looms.
Posted inBreaking News Business News Health News

‘The helpers need help’. Food banks brace for impact as SNAP cliff looms.

WASHINGTON (NPR) — Chris Jones and Mary Ann Edwards have been volunteering at the Llano Food Pantry in central Texas for several years. It's a tight-knit group, where food recipients…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
Two brothers convicted of selling black-market HIV drugs to pharmacies, patients
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Health News

Two brothers convicted of selling black-market HIV drugs to pharmacies, patients

Two brothers were found guilty on Wednesday of buying tens of millions of dollars worth of black-market HIV drugs and reselling them to numerous pharmacies, including two in Miami Beach.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
How to help those impacted by Hurricane Melissa
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

How to help those impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a devastating Category 5 storm, tied for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history. The deadly storm has also caused devastation in Cuba, Haiti…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
A mix of sun and clouds with a passing shower, high 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

A mix of sun and clouds with a passing shower, high 90

Today St. Croix can expect a passing shower or two; otherwise, we'll see a blend of sun and clouds and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
In Hurricane Melissa’s wake, Jamaican expats can only wait and pray
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

In Hurricane Melissa’s wake, Jamaican expats can only wait and pray

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York chef Kemoy Gordon last spoke to his cousin in Jamaica on Monday, as his family prepared to leave their beachside home on the western…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2025

Posts pagination

Previous page 1 … 29 30 31 32 33 … 943 Next page
Copyright 2025 — Virgin Islands Free Press. All rights reserved. Bloghash WordPress Theme
Scroll to Top