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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
St. Thomas man accused of extorting sex, money and explicit photos from teen
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St. Thomas man accused of extorting sex, money and explicit photos from teen

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was arrested on a slew of felony charges this weekend for allegedly demanding a young woman give him explicit photos, money and sex. Jo'Vaughn Carey…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2025
Trump’s troops take over Washington D.C. law enforcement
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Military News

Trump’s troops take over Washington D.C. law enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new picture of law enforcement in the nation’s capital began taking shape Tuesday as some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration began arriving.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2025
US teen influencer has been stranded in the Chilean Antarctic since landing without permission
Posted inBreaking News National News

US teen influencer has been stranded in the Chilean Antarctic since landing without permission

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — What was intended as a fundraising mission for cancer research has become a nightmare for American teen influencer Ethan Guo, who has been stuck since June in a…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2025
Boy trapped under car saved when witnesses gather to lift it
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Boy trapped under car saved when witnesses gather to lift it

DELTONA — A boy seen being “dragged” under a slow-moving car was rescued when witnesses teamed up to lift the vehicle, according to investigators in Florida. The boy was taken…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2025
Royal Caribbean is banning this seemingly harmless activity on cruise ships
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean is banning this seemingly harmless activity on cruise ships

If you’ve ever sailed on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, you’ll notice that there is a large amount of greenery in the center of the ship. That space of greenery is…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2025
Royal Caribbean passenger plans to file lawsuit after water slide partially breaks, injuring him
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Royal Caribbean passenger plans to file lawsuit after water slide partially breaks, injuring him

MIAMI — A man who was a passenger onboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas cruise ship last week has hired an attorney after he was injured on the “Frightening…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2025
St. Croix: Intervals of clouds and sunshine with a thunderstorm, high 91
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St. Croix: Intervals of clouds and sunshine with a thunderstorm, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be variably cloudy, then becoming partly cloudy this late morning and early afternoon, then becoming variably cloudy. Scattered showers. Hazy. Highs around 94. East…
Posted by John McCarthy August 12, 2025
SOB traffic stop nets fugitive from justice with gun, drugs, ammunition
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SOB traffic stop nets fugitive from justice with gun, drugs, ammunition

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A VIPD Special Operations Bureau initiative yielded a wanted fugitive from Georgia with a cache of drugs, gun and ammunition, authorities said. Roshawn Fabien, 46, of St.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025
Vashti Iyantha Gumbs tried to cash 2 forged checks for $130,000, VIPD says
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Vashti Iyantha Gumbs tried to cash 2 forged checks for $130,000, VIPD says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Detectives with the Virgin Islands Police Department’s Economic Crime Unit arrested 23-year-old Vashti Iyantha Gumbs of Estate Thomas, St. Thomas, in connection with two separate incidents involving…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025
FBI arrests Julian Garcia-Cabrera for carjacking in Puerto Rico
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FBI arrests Julian Garcia-Cabrera for carjacking in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Devin J. Kowalski, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), San Juan Field Office, announced today the arrest of Julian Garcia-Cabrera. Garcia-Cabrera was…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2025

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