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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica’s farmers and fishers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica’s farmers and fishers

The updates sent by friends and neighbors on WhatsApp confirmed what fisher Prince Davis already feared: Hurricane Melissa put a hole in the stern of his 50-foot (15-meter) fishing boat,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Breezy winds along the coasts as more stable weather sets in
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Breezy winds along the coasts as more stable weather sets in

Today: St. Croix will be breezy with sun and some clouds and an afternoon shower in places., AccuWeather said. High 90. Tonight: St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions with…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible "fast" military action in Nigeria if the West African nation…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
Russia denounces ‘excessive’ US military force in Caribbean, backs Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Russia denounces ‘excessive’ US military force in Caribbean, backs Venezuela

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia's foreign ministry denounced on Saturday "excessive military force" by the United States in the Caribbean Sea deployed as part of a drive against drug trafficking and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
580,000 bottles of a blood pressure drug recalled over cancer risk, FDA says
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

580,000 bottles of a blood pressure drug recalled over cancer risk, FDA says

The Federal Drug Administration said drugmakers have recalled more than 580,000 bottles of a blood pressure medication over concerns that it may include a cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based drugmaker Teva…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime

The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
Guyana arrests incoming opposition leader following US extradition request
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Guyana arrests incoming opposition leader following US extradition request

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in Guyana arrested the South American country’s incoming opposition leader on Friday following an extradition request from the U.S. government. Azruddin Mohamed, one of Guyana’s wealthiest citizens, was…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
U.S. boat bombings violate international law, UN human rights chief says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

U.S. boat bombings violate international law, UN human rights chief says

The Trump administration’s deadly bombing campaign of alleged drug-running vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean violate international law and should be investigated, the United Nations’ top human rights…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025
Are the deadly US strikes on alleged drug vessels legal?​
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Are the deadly US strikes on alleged drug vessels legal?​

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) — U.S. strikes against suspected drug vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean have killed dozens of what the Trump administration says are drug trafficking terrorists responsible for thousands…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2025

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