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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Arizona sues over Speaker Johnson’s refusal to swear in Democrats’ newest congresswoman
Posted inBreaking News National News

Arizona sues over Speaker Johnson’s refusal to swear in Democrats’ newest congresswoman

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Arizona’s attorney general has sued the US House of Representatives over Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat an Arizona member of Congress – who was elected…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Lots of clouds, breezy in the morning, then a little rain in the afternoon
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Lots of clouds, breezy in the morning, then a little rain in the afternoon

Shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today across the region, with higher chance of flooding over southern and eastern portions of Puerto Rico. If driving through those areas, be aware…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Florida man locked up nearly 3 years after cutting wife’s tongue in half
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Florida man locked up nearly 3 years after cutting wife’s tongue in half

MIAMI — A Florida man who brutally assaulted his wife with a large kitchen knife in December 2022 has been jailed, police say, nearly three years after an attack that…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2025
Help cops find Daliqua Moses wanted for forgery on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Help cops find Daliqua Moses wanted for forgery on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a woman wanted for financial fraud on St. Thomas. DALIQUA MOSES, 27, of Hospital Ground, is currently being sought by the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2025
2026 tight end Isaiah Pina commits to Virginia Tech
Posted inBreaking News National News Sports News

2026 tight end Isaiah Pina commits to Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech has added a unique athlete to its 2026 recruiting class. Groveland (Florida) South Lake tight end Isaiah Pina has committed to the Hokies, giving Tech its first tight end pledge…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2025
US military strikes suspected drug vessel in the Pacific
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

US military strikes suspected drug vessel in the Pacific

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. military killed two alleged drug smugglers in a strike against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2025
8 Americans arrested as Bahamas police seize guns and cash from docked boat
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

8 Americans arrested as Bahamas police seize guns and cash from docked boat

NASSAU (CBS) — Police in the Bahamas arrested eight Americans and seized weapons, ammunition and a "considerable sum of undeclared cash" in a multiagency operation on Tuesday. The Royal Bahamas…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2025
US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2025
VIDOH sets new schedule for Vital Records and Statistic Office
Posted inBreaking News Health News St. Croix News

VIDOH sets new schedule for Vital Records and Statistic Office

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Vital Records and Statistics (VRS) Office is reminding the public of its designated days and hours for in-person visits for services. Vital Records…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2025

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