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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Puerto Rico nightclub shooting leaves 1 teen dead, 5 other people wounded
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Puerto Rico nightclub shooting leaves 1 teen dead, 5 other people wounded

SAN JUAN (AP) — A nightclub shooting in western Puerto Rico early today left one teenager dead and five other people wounded, including two women in serious condition, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2025
Judge in Grenada sentences 3 escaped prisoners found guilty in killing of US yachting couple
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Judge in Grenada sentences 3 escaped prisoners found guilty in killing of US yachting couple

ST. GEORGE'S (AP) — Three escaped prisoners from the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada who were accused of killing an elderly U.S. couple last year after hijacking their catamaran have been sentenced. Ron Mitchell,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2025
Teacher charged with raping student, 13, had ditched husband for boy she called her ‘crystal meth’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Teacher charged with raping student, 13, had ditched husband for boy she called her ‘crystal meth’

The Los Angeles-area special ed teacher accused of raping a 13-year-old student in her car had ditched her husband for the teen – whom she referred to as her “crystal meth,” according to…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2025
Engaged female teacher accused of making out with an 11-year-old begs to be allowed around kids again
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Engaged female teacher accused of making out with an 11-year-old begs to be allowed around kids again

The Wisconsin teacher charged for 'making out' with an 11-year-old student has filed to dismiss her case and asked to be allowed around children again, court documents reveal.  Madison Bergmann, 24, was…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2025
Teacher in big trouble ‘after getting pregnant by student, 13, and busted by boy’s father who realized baby looked like his son’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Teacher in big trouble ‘after getting pregnant by student, 13, and busted by boy’s father who realized baby looked like his son’

CAPE MAY — A former New Jersey teacher reportedly lied to her friends when they asked her about the father of her baby, whom she is accused of conceiving with a 13-year-old former…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2025
Sheldon Hendrickson faces domestic violence charge after assault
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Sheldon Hendrickson faces domestic violence charge after assault

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is facing a domestic violence charge after a woman reported an assault to police. Sheldon Hendrickson, 44, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2025
St. Croix: Breezy, some sun with increasing clouds, some rain, high 91
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Breezy, some sun with increasing clouds, some rain, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with some sun, then increasing clouds, a brief shower or two this morning, followed by a little rain in the afternoon and…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2025
Coast Guard rescues 4 seaman aboard disabled vessel
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

Coast Guard rescues 4 seaman aboard disabled vessel

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard cutter Joseph Doyle and a Station San Juan boat crew assisted four mariners aboard the disabled vessel Sueño I off Carolina, Puerto Rico, Wednesday. Assisted…
Posted by John McCarthy July 31, 2025
Haitians file class-action lawsuit to stop Trump administration from ending TPS
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Haitians file class-action lawsuit to stop Trump administration from ending TPS

WASHINGTON — A group of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status is challenging the Trump administration’s end of legal protections from deportation for nationals of Haiti. The class-action lawsuit was filed…
Posted by John McCarthy July 31, 2025
5-year-old escapes home, tells neighbor 3 family members were killed
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

5-year-old escapes home, tells neighbor 3 family members were killed

JACKSONVILLE —  A 5-year-old girl pounded on a neighbor’s door for help when a family member shot and killed three women at her house, Florida authorities said. Nassau County Sheriff…
Posted by John McCarthy July 31, 2025

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