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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
US-Venezuela tensions rise as US warships arrive in the Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

US-Venezuela tensions rise as US warships arrive in the Caribbean

CARACAS (Reuters) - Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rising amid a large U.S. naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters, which U.S. officials say aims…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2025
Deal to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt crumbles as some bondholders walk away
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Deal to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt crumbles as some bondholders walk away

SAN JUAN (AP) — A plan to restructure more than $9 billion in debt held by Puerto Rico’s ailing power company hit a big snag this week after a group of bondholders…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2025
Some sunshine giving way to clouds and occasional rain this afternoon
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Some sunshine giving way to clouds and occasional rain this afternoon

Extreme Heat Warning Coastal and urban areas of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico face extreme heat 10 AM–5 PM daily over the next few days. Be sure to…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2025
Woman arrested for DUI after crashing into marked police vehicle
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Woman arrested for DUI after crashing into marked police vehicle

CHRISTIANSTED – A woman was arrested for driving while impaired after crashing into a marked police vehicle earlier this week. Sarah Vasquez was arrested and charged with driving under the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday sentenced nine suspects for helping erase criminal records of thousands of people, including convicted rapists and hitmen, to between six…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies as a…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
Irish missionary among 8 people freed in Haiti after being kidnapped during attack on orphanage
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Irish missionary among 8 people freed in Haiti after being kidnapped during attack on orphanage

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child are among eight people who have been freed in Haiti by kidnappers after being held for almost a month following an…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
St. Thomas woman accused of cashing fraudulent ARPA check
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

St. Thomas woman accused of cashing fraudulent ARPA check

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 20-year-old woman faces charges for allegedly cashing a fraudulent ARPA check, authorities said. Jeannia S. Caleb, of St. Thomas, was arrested and charged with passing forged…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
US seeks UN authorization for new ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to tackle escalating violence in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

US seeks UN authorization for new ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to tackle escalating violence in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
Georgia 8th grade teacher takes plea bargain to avoid ‘aggravated sexual molestation’ charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Georgia 8th grade teacher takes plea bargain to avoid ‘aggravated sexual molestation’ charge

STATESBORO, Georgia — Amy Bass Jackson, a Bulloch County middle school teacher accused of molesting a teenage student last July, shook visibly Wednesday as she pled guilty to three of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025

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