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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.

For many Americans, the word “concentration camp” evokes another country, a time long ago and a facility operating in the dark of night, away from the prying eyes of an…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means the end of the real pursuit of happiness
Posted inBreaking News Health News Humanitarian News

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means the end of the real pursuit of happiness

The narrow approval by Congress of President Donald Trump’s megabill, which he dubbed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” will transform the collective pursuit of happiness that millions of Americans aspire…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
2 dead after driver tries to pass lead car and crashes into wall at Limetree
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

2 dead after driver tries to pass lead car and crashes into wall at Limetree

CHRISTIANSTED — Two people are dead — the driver and the passenger — after a motorist tried to pass a lead car on the shoulder of the Limetree Bay Road…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
Death toll from Texas floods reaches 70, including 21 children
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 70, including 21 children

HUNT, Texas (Reuters) — The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 70 today, including 21 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
Snakes on a Plane 2? Passenger caught with 16 live reptiles on board
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Snakes on a Plane 2? Passenger caught with 16 live reptiles on board

While the 2006 film Snakes On A Plane is a work of fiction as far as what the animals get up to onboard and why they are there is concerned, the basic…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia
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Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold, officials said on Wednesday. The snake was found…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
St. Croix: Times of sun and clouds, hazy, thunderstorm, high 90
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Times of sun and clouds, hazy, thunderstorm, high 90

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will have times of sun and clouds, with a thunderstorm in spots and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience mainly…
Posted by John McCarthy July 6, 2025
Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine ‘widespread,’ Dutch defense minister says
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Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine ‘widespread,’ Dutch defense minister says

THE HAGUE (Reuters) — Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to…
Posted by John McCarthy July 5, 2025
How to prepare for a hurricane, as forecasters expect a busy 2025 storm season
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Puerto Rico News

How to prepare for a hurricane, as forecasters expect a busy 2025 storm season

HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days…
Posted by John McCarthy July 5, 2025
Georgia killer spits at prosecutors moments after he’s sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his child’s mother outside daycare center
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Georgia killer spits at prosecutors moments after he’s sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his child’s mother outside daycare center

ATLANTA — A Georgia murderer spat at the prosecution team who had successfully argued he receive three life sentences for fatally shooting his daughter’s mother while she held their child.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 5, 2025

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