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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Main Street homicide victim ID’d by police
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Main Street homicide victim ID’d by police

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Detectives investigating the homicide that occurred on Main Street in St. Thomas on July 11, 2025, made contact with the deceased next of kin, who positively identified…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2025
Puerto Rico law criminalizes hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender people under 21
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Puerto Rico law criminalizes hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender people under 21

SAN JUAN (CBS) — Puerto Rico's governor has signed a bill that prohibits hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from activists…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2025
Horrific slew of injuries suffered by baby girl born AFTER her mother was murdered
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Horrific slew of injuries suffered by baby girl born AFTER her mother was murdered

A newborn girl who survived after her mother was tragically shot to death by her boyfriend in Pennsylvania is suffering from devastating injuries that may leave her unable to ever walk. Tanyiah…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2025
Man says Tylenol and whiskey inspired $6,900 lottery ticket theft
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Man says Tylenol and whiskey inspired $6,900 lottery ticket theft

UMATILLA — An odd pairing of Tylenol PM and whiskey is being blamed for a store worker helping himself to $6,900 worth of lottery tickets on the shelves, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2025
Authorities investigate 1,500 tarantulas discovered inside cake boxes at German airport
Posted inBreaking News International News Police News

Authorities investigate 1,500 tarantulas discovered inside cake boxes at German airport

More than 1,000 tarantulas were discovered in cake boxes at an airport in Germany. According to The Guardian, ABC News and Fox News, roughly 1,500 young spiders were put inside plastic containers that were…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2025
Ex-boyfriend poisons woman’s vodka, facial products after breakup
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Ex-boyfriend poisons woman’s vodka, facial products after breakup

DELTONA — A woman found out her ex-boyfriend tried to poison her when a family member drank from her bottle of vodka and tasted bleach, Florida authorities said. Now, 23-year-old…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2025
St. Croix: Breezy, sun and clouds, stray a.m. thunderstorm, high 91
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Breezy, sun and clouds, stray a.m. thunderstorm, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with sun and clouds and a stray morning thunderstorm and a high of 91, AccuWeeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience mainly…
Posted by John McCarthy July 17, 2025
Help cops find Akeem Forbes wanted in St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Crime News

Help cops find Akeem Forbes wanted in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are advising that you Be On The Lookout (BOLO) for a wanted suspect in St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Akeem Forbes, 33, of…
Posted by John McCarthy July 16, 2025
Trump’s approval on immigration falls to lowest level of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Trump’s approval on immigration falls to lowest level of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's public approval rating on immigration fell in recent weeks to 41%, the lowest since his return to the White House, as Americans took a dour…
Posted by John McCarthy July 16, 2025
Georgia police dog dies after being left in hot car; deputy fired
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Georgia police dog dies after being left in hot car; deputy fired

ATLANTA (ABC) — A Georgia sheriff's deputy has been fired after a police dog died in their hot car, according to the Dade County Sheriff's Office. In a statement shared…
Posted by John McCarthy July 16, 2025

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