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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only “minor details” to settle, official says, but no word from Russia
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only “minor details” to settle, official says, but no word from Russia

GENEVA (CBS) — A U.S. official told CBS News today that Ukraine's government had "agreed to a peace deal" brokered by the Trump administration to stop Russia's nearly four-year assault.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2025
Unemployed son dressed as dead mom to collect her pension in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ scam while hiding her body at home
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Unemployed son dressed as dead mom to collect her pension in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ scam while hiding her body at home

An unemployed son impersonated his dead mother to collect thousands of euros a year from her pension in what Italian authorities have dubbed a “Mrs. Doubtfire scandal,” according to local…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2025
Jamaica says 6 dead from infectious disease leptospirosis after Hurricane Melissa
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Jamaica says 6 dead from infectious disease leptospirosis after Hurricane Melissa

KINGSTON — Jamaica is seeing an outbreak of leptospirosis and is urging anyone who is experiencing symptoms from the infectious disease to seek immediate medical care. A serious public health…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2025
Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top military officer is visiting American troops Monday in Puerto Rico and on a Navy warship in the region, where the U.S. has amassed an unusually large fleet…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2025
Breezy with times of sun and clouds, high 87
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Breezy with times of sun and clouds, high 87

Occasional showers today, breezy winds and a moderate risk of rip currents from this afternoon into Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Small Craft should exercise caution tonight across the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2025
White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act for two more years, as millions of Americans face…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Hundreds of Christian schoolchildren kidnapped again in Nigeria
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Hundreds of Christian schoolchildren kidnapped again in Nigeria

ABUJA (BBC) — Fifty of the 303 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria on Friday have escaped, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (Can). Can…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Grandmother of girl found dead on Carnival cruise says she died from ‘asphyxia’
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Grandmother of girl found dead on Carnival cruise says she died from ‘asphyxia’

TITUSVILLE, Florida — The grandmother of a girl whose body was found underneath a bed on Carnival cruise ship earlier this month said the FBI told the family the teen…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
One man held in connection to Magician Nightclub shooting
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

One man held in connection to Magician Nightclub shooting

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was detained after a shooting near a Richmond nightclub over the weekend. No injuries were reported. Juan Aponte Ramos, 27, was arrested and charged…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
US labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist organization, ramping up pressure
Posted inBreaking News Military News National News

US labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist organization, ramping up pressure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States today formally designated Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, layering additional terrorism-related sanctions on the group it has said includes…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025

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