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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
SAN JUAN — The core of powerful Major Hurricane Lee now located at latitude 18.9 N and longitude 55.5 W, is expected to pass well north of the U.S. Virgin…
SAN JUAN (AP) — Hurricane Lee charged through warm Atlantic waters today as the season’s first Category 5 storm, threatening to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean. The hurricane…
SAN JUAN — Hurricane Lee is now located at latitude 16.9 N and longitude 51.3 W, will continue to move west-northwest during the next few days. In the latest update…
SAN JUAN — For the first time in its history, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) selected a woman as special agent in charge of the San Juan office to lead operations…
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man is accused of using his former employer's account to rack up at least $1,517.66 in gasoline charges after leaving the company. Jason Phipps, 47,…
SAN JUAN — Hurricane Lee was located at latitude 16.4 N and longitude 50.0 W, at 11:00 a.m. today is expected to continue moving west-northwest at 15 mph. In the…
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Port Authority’s rescue firefighters at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix performed a water salute Wednesday to welcome home U.S. Air Force Captain…
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard set Port Condition WHISKEY Wednesday for all seaports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands due to Hurricane Lee. The Coast Guard strongly…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A key witness in the case accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents after leaving office has entered into a deal with prosecutors to…
FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help today to find a wanted man on St. Croix. Omani "Mani" Abraham, 29, of St. Croix, is wanted for destruction of property-domestic violence, the…