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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
US judge tosses case against ex-FBI chief Comey, rebuking Trump prosecutor
Posted inBreaking News National News U.S. Department of Justice

US judge tosses case against ex-FBI chief Comey, rebuking Trump prosecutor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S. judge on Monday tossed out criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey based on a procedural error, an extraordinary setback for the Justice Department…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
US to label Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

US to label Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. The designation is…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs

CIENAGA DE ZAPATA, Cuba (Reuters) — Buzz, buzz, slap! This mosquito-ridden lagoon deep in the Zapata Swamp, the Caribbean's largest intact wetland, is ground-zero for a humble but dedicated restoration…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the Caribbean

The US has used claims of a ‘war on drugs’ to justify its attacks, which have resulted in 83 deaths that the UN has called extrajudicial executions Amid growing tensions…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Venezuela rejects ‘ridiculous’ US plan to designate Cartel de los Soles as terrorist organization
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Venezuela rejects ‘ridiculous’ US plan to designate Cartel de los Soles as terrorist organization

CARACAS (Reuters) — The Venezuelan government today rejected what it called a "ridiculous" U.S. plan to designate the "nonexistent" Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization, ahead of Washington's expected…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
Posted inBreaking News National News

OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press is back in a courtroom today defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81

"It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia," his wife, Latifa Chambers, wrote on Instagram. NEW…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Times of sun and clouds with a passing shower or two, high 87
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Times of sun and clouds with a passing shower or two, high 87

Today our area will be mostly sunny with passing showers, the National Weather Service said. Breezy winds are forecast across our area in the coming days, according to the NWS.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
China guarantees Venezuelan ‘sovereignty’ amid US war buildup
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China guarantees Venezuelan ‘sovereignty’ amid US war buildup

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said he will continue to support Venezuela in “safeguarding its sovereignty and national security, national dignity and social stability.” In a letter sent to President Nicolás Maduro on the eve…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2025
Ukraine strikes Russia’s main power plant in Moscow
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Ukraine strikes Russia’s main power plant in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Ukraine struck a heat and power station in the Moscow region today with drones, triggering a major fire and cutting off heating for thousands in one of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2025

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