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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Help cops find Courtney Matthias wanted for assault in St. John
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Crime News

Help cops find Courtney Matthias wanted for assault in St. John

CRUZ BAY Police need your help today to find a man wanted in St. Thomas. Courtney L. Matthias, 55, of St. Thomas, is currently being sought by police in connection…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
Trump calls wind, solar bad for power grid. Texas shows otherwise
Posted inBreaking News Business News Environmental News

Trump calls wind, solar bad for power grid. Texas shows otherwise

HOUSTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump claims that rapid adoption of solar and wind power has made U.S. electricity unstable and expensive, justifying his bid to end most subsidies for…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
Barbados to be test case for first regional debt swap scheme
Posted inBusiness News Caribbean News Environmental News

Barbados to be test case for first regional debt swap scheme

BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Barbados is set to become the first nation to use a new standardised debt swap facility aimed at helping multiple countries use money for development projects instead…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
St. Croix: Breezy, mix of sun and clouds, afternoon shower, high 91
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Breezy, mix of sun and clouds, afternoon shower, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with a blend of sun and clouds and a brief afternoon shower or two and a low of 91, AccuWeather said. Tonight…
Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
Coast Guard rescues 6 kite surfers off Ocean Park beach
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Coast Guard rescues 6 kite surfers off Ocean Park beach

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Station San Juan and Puerto Rico Police marine units rescued six kite surfers who were beset by weather off Ocean Park Beach in Puerto Rico…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2025
Russian sabotage campaigns growing more dangerous, Europeans warn
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Russian sabotage campaigns growing more dangerous, Europeans warn

LONDON (AP) — It was almost midnight when a truck driver resting in his cab heard the crackling of flames at a warehouse in east London storing equipment for Ukraine. He grabbed…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2025
Grok faces four years in prison for ‘insulting’ Turkey’s PM Erdogan
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

Grok faces four years in prison for ‘insulting’ Turkey’s PM Erdogan

Grok has been blocked in Turkey for allegedly insulting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The prosecutor's office is investigating because insulting the president is a criminal offense in Turkey…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2025
Haitian photojournalist’s work displayed at Montreal exhibition
Posted inArt News Breaking News Caribbean News

Haitian photojournalist’s work displayed at Montreal exhibition

"For me, this is proof that the work I do has an impact within the international community, which reinforces my sense of pride,” Clarens Siffroy said in an interview with…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2025
Missing U.S. tourist Travis Wyant found dead in Saint Lucia; drowning suspected
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Missing U.S. tourist Travis Wyant found dead in Saint Lucia; drowning suspected

CASTRIES —An American tourist who went missing while vacationing in Saint Lucia has been found, ABC News reported. The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force confirmed that the search for Travis…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2025
Body found in search for Brian Tarrence on Turks and Caicos was a short walk from where New Yorker vanished
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Body found in search for Brian Tarrence on Turks and Caicos was a short walk from where New Yorker vanished

COCKBURN TOWN — A decomposing body found on Turks and Caicos during the search for missing New Yorker Brian Tarrence was just a short walk from his hotel, according to a new…
Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2025

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