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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Hurricane Erin likely to steer north of USVI but we may still feel some impacts
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Erin likely to steer north of USVI but we may still feel some impacts

While it’s looking very likely that Hurricane Erin will avoid landfall in the USVI, the territory will likely still feel some effects - mainly in the form of tropical storm…
Posted by John McCarthy August 15, 2025
In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Environmental News

In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms

LIVE OAK COUNTY, TEXAS (Reuters)— He was only eight years old in 1973, but fifth-generation Texas rancher Kip Dove remembers spending countless days trotting up to sick and dying cattle…
Posted by John McCarthy August 15, 2025
Puerto Rico cashes in on Bad Bunny as thousands flock to the island for his concerts
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

Puerto Rico cashes in on Bad Bunny as thousands flock to the island for his concerts

VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tourists slipped into borrowed red polyester vests from the Puerto Rico supermarket where Bad Bunny once worked, grinning as they posed for photographs in the superstar’s…
Posted by John McCarthy August 15, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny with a couple of showers in the morning, high 91
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St. Croix: Partly sunny with a couple of showers in the morning, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED —Today: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Highs around 93. Temperature falling this afternoon. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20…
Posted by John McCarthy August 15, 2025
Caribbean officials warn of heavy rains and big waves as Tropical Storm Erin nears
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Caribbean officials warn of heavy rains and big waves as Tropical Storm Erin nears

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in the northern Caribbean warned today of heavy rains and dangerous swells as Tropical Storm Erin approached the region. The storm is expected to remain…
Posted by John McCarthy August 14, 2025
Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home.
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home.

When Thongbue Wongbandue began packing to visit a friend in New York City one morning in March, his wife Linda became alarmed. “But you don’t know anyone in the city…
Posted by John McCarthy August 14, 2025
US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has ordered the deployment of U.S. air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two…
Posted by John McCarthy August 14, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, morning shower, heat advisory, high 91
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St. Croix: Partly sunny, morning shower, heat advisory, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today: Hazy this morning. Variably cloudy with scattered showers this morning, then partly cloudy with isolated showers this afternoon. Highs around 94. Temperature falling this afternoon. East winds…
Posted by John McCarthy August 14, 2025
When will Erin become a hurricane? See the forecast timeline
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

When will Erin become a hurricane? See the forecast timeline

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Erin managed to form in a relatively rough patch of the Atlantic, surrounded by dry air and average temperature waters. That could change in the next…
Posted by John McCarthy August 13, 2025
Doctor accused of killing daughter on Miami visit no longer faces murder charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Doctor accused of killing daughter on Miami visit no longer faces murder charge

MIAMI — Oklahoma pediatrician Neha Gupta was portrayed by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office as a mother who staged her daughter’s murder to look like an accidental drowning. But just weeks…
Posted by John McCarthy August 13, 2025

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