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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A 4.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded north of the British Virgin Islands yesterday, Centro Meteorológico de Puerto Rico y el Caribe reported. The tumbler shook up…
CHRISTIANSTED — When Rudy Giuliani needs a little extra cash, what does he do and where does he go? He gets on a iron horse and flies immediately to St. Croix…
SAN JUAN — Two tropical wave has a medium chance of formation in the next seven days in the far eastern and central Atlantic. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms located over…
NEW YORK (Reuters) — JPMorgan Chase and the U.S. Virgin Islands traded new accusations this week in legal filings over their relationships with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The largest…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are looking for one of two men arrested with cocaine during a routine traffic stop in St. Thomas on March 21. Javier Francisco Feliciano, 56, of…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who is accused of strangling his sister during an argument in late July was arrested by police in St. Thomas on Monday afternoon. Andrew R.…
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a naked man was accused of damaging property and vehicles at an apartment complex in town. Jesse Martinez, 35, was arrested and charged with…
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said it wanted to dispell rumors that a new Health Advisory has been issued recommending social distancing and wearing of masks to…
ATLANTA (Reuters) — Former President Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of…
We start this Tuesday with more heat reports for all the islands. How will you feel today? The apparent temperature (the one the human body actually feels) will exceed 102…