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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
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
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

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
Spirit issues going concern warning
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Spirit issues going concern warning

NEW YORK (AP) — Spirit Airlines said it might not continue to operate if its financial results don’t improve faster than it previously expected. The budget airline emerged from bankruptcy…
Posted by John McCarthy August 13, 2025
ExxonMobil signs deal to explore for oil and gas near Trinidad despite criticism
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

ExxonMobil signs deal to explore for oil and gas near Trinidad despite criticism

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — ExxonMobil signed a deal on Tuesday to explore a vast area near Trinidad and Tobago for oil and gas, even as the twin-island nation faces pressure to focus…
Posted by John McCarthy August 13, 2025
Zelenskiy in Berlin for online meeting with Trump, European leaders
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Zelenskiy in Berlin for online meeting with Trump, European leaders

BERLIN (Reuters) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Berlin on Wednesday for a German-hosted virtual meeting with Donald Trump and European leaders, two days before the U.S. president meets Russian…
Posted by John McCarthy August 13, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy with a touch of rain, potential for impact from Erin this weekend, high 91
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Cloudy with a touch of rain, potential for impact from Erin this weekend, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny late this morning, then becoming partly cloudy, then becoming variably cloudy late. Isolated showers this morning, then scattered…
Posted by John McCarthy August 13, 2025
U.S. indicts Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue,’ offers $5 million reward for capture
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

U.S. indicts Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue,’ offers $5 million reward for capture

WASHINGTON — Haiti’s most notorious gang leader has been indicted by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., after which the FBI announced a $5 million bounty for information leading to his…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2025

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