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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
AI was asked: ‘With Trump in power as a convicted felon, is the U.S. Department of Justice on the side of the COPS or the CRIMINALS?’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

AI was asked: ‘With Trump in power as a convicted felon, is the U.S. Department of Justice on the side of the COPS or the CRIMINALS?’

The answer Gemini gave might just surprise you! Assessing the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) alignment with either "cops" or "criminals" under President Trump's administration is complex, as different perspectives…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2025
Kai James gets 10 years for cocaine trafficking on St. Croix
Posted inBreaking News U.S. Department of Justice

Kai James gets 10 years for cocaine trafficking on St. Croix

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Kai James, 37, of St. Croix, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and six yearsof supervised release by District Judge Mark A. Kearney, Acting United States…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2025
Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following a newspaper’s revelation that she told President Donald Trump that his name appeared in the files…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2025
This Caribbean island just ranked the safest in 2025 for its low crime—and it’s a hurricane-free destination, too
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

This Caribbean island just ranked the safest in 2025 for its low crime—and it’s a hurricane-free destination, too

ORANJESTAD — With its laid-back charm and crystal-clear waters, the Caribbean often feels like a living postcard. And while many of the islands live up to that image, recent U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2025
4 US cruise ship passengers accused of smuggling drugs and detained in Bermuda
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

4 US cruise ship passengers accused of smuggling drugs and detained in Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Authorities in Bermuda said that they arrested four U.S. cruise ship passengers accused of drug possession. Police said in a statement that the suspects had a “significant quantity…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2025
St. Croix: Breezy with times of clouds and sunshine, high 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Breezy with times of clouds and sunshine, high 90

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with times of clouds and sunshine mainly later and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2025
3 Haitian police officers killed and one missing as gangs overrun a central region
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

3 Haitian police officers killed and one missing as gangs overrun a central region

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Three Haitian policemen and an informant were killed and a fourth officer is missing in the country’s central region, where gang violence has surged, Haiti’s National Police…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
CIB investigates armed carjacking at Drake’s Seat in St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

CIB investigates armed carjacking at Drake’s Seat in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE - The Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating an armed carjacking which took place on scenic Magen's Bay Road Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
Invasive carnivore plaguing Florida can completely absorb skeletons
Posted inBreaking News National News

Invasive carnivore plaguing Florida can completely absorb skeletons

MIAMI — The invasive Burmese pythons plaguing Florida have an almost supernatural ability to absorb skeletons and scientists say they have finally found out how it’s done. Turns out the…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
Baby smaller than grapefruit at birth breaks Guinness World Record on 1st birthday
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Baby smaller than grapefruit at birth breaks Guinness World Record on 1st birthday

IOWA CITY, Iowa  — Nash Keen’s life was in jeopardy in the few hours following his birth, which came 133 days early. The baby born at a 21-week gestational age…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025

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