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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Couple arrested when each tells on the other after domestic disturbance
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Couple arrested when each tells on the other after domestic disturbance

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix couple was arrested after each party pointed the finger at the other after police were called to investigate a domestic disturbance. Jahmali Johannes, 32, was…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
Man steals rescue vehicle for joyride, but is caught red-handed in it, cops say
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man steals rescue vehicle for joyride, but is caught red-handed in it, cops say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man accused of stealing a rescue vehicle and taking it on a joyride in St. Thomas has been jailed. Janijah Benjamin, 36, was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
Colombia President Petro floats union with Venezuela amid U.S. military buildup
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Colombia President Petro floats union with Venezuela amid U.S. military buildup

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suggested recreating Gran Colombia – the early 19th Century country that included modern day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama – on multiple occasions over the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
Health teams with Oasis Terrace to host free Thanksgiving meal for homeless
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

Health teams with Oasis Terrace to host free Thanksgiving meal for homeless

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — This Thanksgiving, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is partnering with Oasis Terrace to host a free Thanksgiving Day Community Feast for individuals and families in need and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
Trump threatens to dock pay of absent air-traffic controllers
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Trump threatens to dock pay of absent air-traffic controllers

WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened to dock the pay of air-traffic controllers who don’t return to work, as flight cancellations and delays spread across the country because of the government…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
Prison guards shaved his dreadlocks. Now the Supreme Court will decide if he can sue
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Prison guards shaved his dreadlocks. Now the Supreme Court will decide if he can sue

Lower courts condemned the treatment of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, but found that a federal law protecting religious rights barred him from suing prison officials for money WASHINGTON — Damon…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
Consumer sentiment at lowest level ever as worries build over shutdown
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Consumer sentiment at lowest level ever as worries build over shutdown

ANN ARBOR — Worries over the government shutdown surged in the early part of November, pushing consumer sentiment to its lowest in more than three years and just off its…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
Argument over music choice leads to speaker damage, DV charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Argument over music choice leads to speaker damage, DV charge

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man is facing a domestic violence charge after a heated argument led to property damage, authorities said. J’Lorn Henley, 20, was arrested and charged with…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
Help cops find Genesis Selkridge wanted in connection to gun incident in bar
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Crime News

Help cops find Genesis Selkridge wanted in connection to gun incident in bar

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —The Virgin Islands Police Department is asking for your help to find a woman wanted on St. Thomas. Genesis Selkridge, 25, of Rosendahl, is wanted in connection to…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025
U.S. strikes kill six as Trump expands maritime war on suspected drug traffickers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

U.S. strikes kill six as Trump expands maritime war on suspected drug traffickers

WASHINGTON — The United States carried out two lethal strikes in the Eastern Pacific against vessels allegedly operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” killing six men suspected of narcotics trafficking, Defense…
Posted by John McCarthy November 10, 2025

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