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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
‘No life left.’ Haitians find no home to return to as ‘Barbecue’ calls for peace
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

‘No life left.’ Haitians find no home to return to as ‘Barbecue’ calls for peace

“I don’t have anywhere to go. I don’t have anywhere to go.” Rose Marie Michel paced frantically in the middle of a once-bustling street in Port-au-Prince’s Delmas 30 neighborhood, overcome…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
Chance sighting during tiger survey leads to first-of-their-kind photos in India
Posted inBreaking News International News Tourism News

Chance sighting during tiger survey leads to first-of-their-kind photos in India

During a tiger survey at a wildlife sanctuary in India, conservationists noticed a “large-sized” mammal. The brief glimpse intrigued them and led them to set up more trail cameras for…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
Electrical pole fire closes 2 St. Thomas elementary schools
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Education News

Electrical pole fire closes 2 St. Thomas elementary schools

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Thomas–St. John District, is notifying parents and guardians that both Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School and Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary School will…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s inaugural USVI Billfish Shootout results
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Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s inaugural USVI Billfish Shootout results

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The catch and release of a blue marlin earned the team aboard the USVI-based charter boat, Double Header, the top prize of $5,000.00 in the inaugural and first…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
VIDE speaks to ‘ongoing review of past incidents at Joseph Gomez Elementary School’
Posted inBreaking News Education News Police News

VIDE speaks to ‘ongoing review of past incidents at Joseph Gomez Elementary School’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education said today it "acknowledges the ongoing investigation into serious allegations concerning past incidents at Joseph Gomez Elementary School" in St. Thomas.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
Breezy and overcast with a passing shower this morning, high 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Breezy and overcast with a passing shower this morning, high 90

Today we can expect showers and thunderstorms with muggy heat indices, the National Weather Service said. Tonight we can expect partly cloudy conditions and a low of 76, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2025
Rodent nest at Wendy’s among the worst restaurant inspections in Florida
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Rodent nest at Wendy’s among the worst restaurant inspections in Florida

Roaches, dangerously thawed fish and rodents gnawing and pooping highlight the seven South Florida restaurants that failed inspection last week. The seven restaurants on the Sick and Shut Down List…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2025
Former Miami-Dade police officer guilty of molesting young girls, jury says
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Former Miami-Dade police officer guilty of molesting young girls, jury says

A former Miami-Dade police officer on Thursday afternoon was found guilty of molesting three young girls over the span of a decade. Daniel Ramos-Aviles, 42, put his head down and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2025
Cop turned off body camera, raped woman at traffic stop. She sues
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Cop turned off body camera, raped woman at traffic stop. She sues

KILLEN, Alabama — A police officer in Alabama asked a woman how she wanted to “get out of this” during a traffic stop, then he handcuffed and raped her in…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2025
FAA extends ban on U.S. commercial aircraft landing in parts of Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

FAA extends ban on U.S. commercial aircraft landing in parts of Haiti

The Federal Aviation Administration is once more extending its ban on U.S. commercial carriers landing in Haiti’s capital. The current ban, which was set to expire on Monday, September 8,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2025

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