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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Police investigating shooting that left 3 ‘males’ injured in Strawberry
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Police investigating shooting that left 3 ‘males’ injured in Strawberry

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after three males were injured in a shooting at Estate Strawberry on Tuesday, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the 911 Emergency Call Center…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
Puerto Rico’s government sues private power company as chronic outages damage appliances
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Puerto Rico’s government sues private power company as chronic outages damage appliances

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a private power company, claiming it is responsible for damages to customers’ appliances caused by chronic power…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Education News

Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake

BRIDGETOWN (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
Help cops find Steven Moore wanted for domestic violence on St. Croix
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Crime News

Help cops find Steven Moore wanted for domestic violence on St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find a man wanted for an incident of domestic violence on St. Croix, authorities said. Steven Moore, 30, is being sought for disturbance…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
US-Japan trade deal averts worst for global economy
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

US-Japan trade deal averts worst for global economy

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Japan's trade agreement with the U.S. could serve as the benchmark for many other deals currently being negotiated with Washington, and the global economy could just about support the…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
Teen mom locked her crying 2-year-old child in sweltering car to watch ‘Smurfs’ movie undisturbed
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Teen mom locked her crying 2-year-old child in sweltering car to watch ‘Smurfs’ movie undisturbed

LAKE CITY — An 18-year-old Utah mother locked her crying 2-year-old child in a sweltering car so she could watch the “Smurfs” movie at a theater undisturbed, according to local police. Tripura…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, passing showers, high 91
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, passing showers, high 91

CJRISTIANSTED —  Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and breezy with a passing shower or two and a high of 91, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
Second man ‘swept away’ after Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowning incident is in critical condition
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Second man ‘swept away’ after Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowning incident is in critical condition

SAN JOSE — New details are emerging in the shocking death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner. The Cosby Show actor drowned while swimming on a family trip in Costa Rica on Sunday, July 20. He was 54.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 22, 2025
Teen killed, another left with severed arm in gruesome jet ski crash
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Teen killed, another left with severed arm in gruesome jet ski crash

SYDNEY — A 15-year-old boy is dead and a 14-year-old has had his arm severed in a horrific jet ski accident in Sydney, Australia’s south. Emergency services were called to the…
Posted by John McCarthy July 22, 2025
An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention
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An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention

GREENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters)— For 125 days in her immigration detention cell, Ingrid Mejia replayed in her head the day she was separated from her 3-year-old son. Mejia, a 25-year-old farmworker from…
Posted by John McCarthy July 22, 2025

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