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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Man charged with attempted murder after drive-by shooting in Upper Love
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man charged with attempted murder after drive-by shooting in Upper Love

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man faces attempted murder and related charges after being linked to a drive-by shooting in Upper Love earlier this year. Elijah Spencer, 23, was arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy June 10, 2025
Trump’s California troop deployment is impeachable, CBC chair says
Posted inBreaking News Military News National News

Trump’s California troop deployment is impeachable, CBC chair says

WASHINGTON — The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus said President Donald Trump should be impeached over the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles in response to recent…
Posted by John McCarthy June 10, 2025
The ACLU demands the US release and return a Dominican woman living legally in Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

The ACLU demands the US release and return a Dominican woman living legally in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — In late May, a 47-year-old woman from the Dominican Republic was detained by police in Puerto Rico after she entered a municipal building seeking a permit to sell…
Posted by John McCarthy June 10, 2025
Former Oriental bank teller accused of bilking 90-year-old out of $100,000
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Former Oriental bank teller accused of bilking 90-year-old out of $100,000

FREDERIKSTED — A former bank teller, who now works as a clerk at the Frederiksted Post Office, has been accused of orchestrating a sophisticated financial scheme that defrauded a 90-year-old…
Posted by John McCarthy June 10, 2025
American-Caribbean history moment: Teenage George Washington in Barbados
Posted inAt VIFreep Black History News Caribbean News

American-Caribbean history moment: Teenage George Washington in Barbados

Did you know that the father of the United States of America went to Barbados as a teenager as moral support for his ailing half-brother? George Washington visited Barbados in…
Posted by John McCarthy June 10, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, afternoon shower, high 89
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, afternoon shower, high 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a stray shower this afternoon and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy…
Posted by John McCarthy June 10, 2025
Cuban students seek concessions as frustration grows over internet rate hikes
Posted inCaribbean News Consumer News Education News

Cuban students seek concessions as frustration grows over internet rate hikes

HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuban students clamored for further concessions to roll back a rate hike on internet data, saying a decision on Monday to offer them discounted access did not…
Posted by John McCarthy June 9, 2025
California man gets just 8 months for threatening to kill postal employees
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California man gets just 8 months for threatening to kill postal employees

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Simon Peters, 42, of California, was sentenced on Friday, June 6, 2025 to 8 months’ imprisonment, followed by 30 months of supervised release, for threatening to kill…
Posted by John McCarthy June 9, 2025
How Trump defanged the Justice Department’s political corruption watchdogs
Posted inBreaking News National News U.S. Department of Justice

How Trump defanged the Justice Department’s political corruption watchdogs

WASHINGTON — Created after the Watergate scandal, the U.S. Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section has fought political corruption for nearly half a century. Five months into President Donald Trump’s second…
Posted by John McCarthy June 9, 2025
Day at the beach ends with assault charge after water bottle incident
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Day at the beach ends with assault charge after water bottle incident

CHRISTIANSTED — A day at the beach ended badly for a woman who allegedly clapped a man over the head with a frozen water bottle as he was driving. Shakeria…
Posted by John McCarthy June 9, 2025

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