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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa estimated at up to $4.2 billion, says Verisk
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa estimated at up to $4.2 billion, says Verisk

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa's strike on Jamaica are expected to range between $2.2 billion and $4.2 billion, according to estimates from data analytics firm Verisk (VRSK.O), opens…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2025
Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2025
Trade Winds ‘perturbation’ brings breezy conditions and showers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Trade Winds ‘perturbation’ brings breezy conditions and showers

Today St. Croix will be breezy with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a couple of morning showers, AccuWeather said. High 90. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2025
Trump’s Caribbean military buildup: a war on drugs or a regime-change campaign?
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Trump’s Caribbean military buildup: a war on drugs or a regime-change campaign?

War ships are cruising the Caribbean. U.S. missiles are obliterating motorboats in two oceans. And bombers are buzzing Venezuela, where sources say the Trump administration has identified targets on land…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Accused stalker used dating app to send strangers to victim’s home
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Accused stalker used dating app to send strangers to victim’s home

APPLETON — A Wisconsin man is accused of stalking a person and using a dating app to send strangers to their home. Matthew J. Huebschman, 30, is charged with one…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Fans beg Mama June to take off her rings as she shows ‘raw’ blistered fingers
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News Health News

Fans beg Mama June to take off her rings as she shows ‘raw’ blistered fingers

Former Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star Mama June Shannon, 46, had fans concerned on November 1, 2025, after sharing a video of her fingers looking raw and blistered from…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Man rapes woman walking down sidewalk because he was a virgin
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Man rapes woman walking down sidewalk because he was a virgin

VADNAIS HEIGHTS — A Minnesota man was arrested after authorities say he attacked and raped a woman who was walking on a sidewalk. Just before 8 p.m. October 28, a…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
6 people dead, 25 hospitalized due to Listeria outbreak linked to recalled pasta meals
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6 people dead, 25 hospitalized due to Listeria outbreak linked to recalled pasta meals

A listeria outbreak linked to recalled prepared pasta meals has left six people dead and numerous others hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to data…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
How the US is preparing a military staging ground near Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

How the US is preparing a military staging ground near Venezuela

SAN JUAN — The United States military is upgrading a long-abandoned former Cold War naval base in the Caribbean, a Reuters visual investigation has found, suggesting preparations for sustained operations…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Nelson Navarro accused of breaking into woman’s home, strangling her
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Nelson Navarro accused of breaking into woman’s home, strangling her

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man is accused of breaking into a woman's house and strangling her, authorities said. Nelson Navarro, 39, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025

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